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Performance Data

Steady state voltage variation

※Calculation of starting capacity of largest motor 90kW
Throughout the range from no-load to rated
= √3× voltage× starting current
load at rated power factor, the following voltage
= √3× 0.44× (269.9× 7.6× 0.65^2)
regulating accuracies are achieved
≒660 [KVA]
THYRIPART Generator reactance (X’’’D)
excitation
Isolated operation X’’’D = 0.282+0.151 = 0.2165
(without droop compensation device) UN± 0.5% 2

Parallel operation Formula for calculating starting load reactance XL ;

(with droop compensation device) UN± 2.5%
XL = generator capacity
starting capacity of thrown-on load
The voltage variation of alternators with droop
= 880 ≒ 1.334
compensation device can be improved to that of 660
Synchronous Alternators
Three-Phase Brushless

isolated operation value by short-circuiting the

Voltage drop △V is calculated by the following formula ;
droop compensation devices, while not in
△V = X’’’D × 100
parallel operation. X’’’D + XL

= 0.2165 × 100
0.2165 + 1.334

Calculation example ≒14%

It is assumed that three-phase induction motor

with squirrel-cage rotor maybe switched on to △V : Allowable momentary voltage drop
an unloaded brushless constant voltage (Max. - 15% according to LRS requirement)
synchronous alternator. X’D : Direct-axis transient reactance of generator
X’’D : Direct-axis sub-transient reactance of generator

Generator Data
Alternator type HFC7 504-10 Note
If the voltage variation exceeds the given value, the load is to
Capacity 880 KVA
be reduced by an appropriate starting circuit with induction
PF 0.8 motors; otherwise, a larger frame size of alternator is
Voltage 450 V necessary.
X’d 28.2%=0.282 pu.
X’’d 15.1%=0.151 pu.

Motor Data Short-circuit current and short-

Capacity 170 kW circuit rating
PF 88.5% Owing to the load dependent operation of the
Efficiency 93.5% static excitation system, the alternator meets
Nominal Current(In) 269.6 A the requirements for the lowest possible
Starting Current(Is) 760% at direct on line starting voltage dips and rapid voltage recovery (like in
Starting Method Auto-TR 65% tap starting case of sudden loading with large squirrel-cage
induction motors).
Momentary voltage drop caused by starting of The excitation principle employed features
load is calculated by the following formula; sustained short-circuit currents of
approximately 3 to 5 times of the rated current.
This enables the use of selective protective
relays. The alternator must be relieved from the
sustained short-circuit current in 5 seconds.