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Chapter Five
Chapter Five
Synchronous Machines
By Yimam A.
June 8, 2022
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Outline
1 Introduction
2 Synchronous Generator Construction
3 The internal generated voltage of a synchronous generator
4 The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator
5 Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator
6 Power and torque in synchronous generators
7 The synchronous generator operating alone
8 Parallel operation of AC generators
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this chapter the students should be able to:
Understand the working principle & the equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator.
Sketch phasor diagrams for a synchronous generator.
Know the equations for power and torque in a synchronous generator.
Understand the conditions required to parallel two or more synchronous generators.
Understand the operation of synchronous generators in parallel with a very large
power system (or infinite bus).
Understand the static stability limit of a synchronous generator
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Introduction
Introduction
Synchronous generators or alternators are used to convert mechanical power derived
from steam, gas, or hydraulic-turbine to ac electric power.
In synchronous machines, the armature winding either exports ac power (synchronous
generator) or imports ac power (synchronous motor) where as the field winding is
always energized from dc source
A three phase synchronous machine is doubly excited AC machines because its field
winding is energized from dc source and its armature winding is connected to ac
source.
A synchronous generator called an alternator and is universally employed for the
generator of three-phase power.
The generation of emf, in general depends on the relative motion between the field
flux and armature winding.
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Introduction
Cont...
In view of this, an ac generator, alternator or synchronous generator may have either
rotating field poles and stationary armature or
rotating armature and stationary field pole.
But practically most of the alternators prefer rotating field type construction with
stationary armature due to certain advantages.
Synchronous machines are constructed with high power armature winding on the
stator and low power field winding on the rotor, though small synchronous machines
with the reverses arrangement may also be built.
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Introduction
Cont...
The machines generating ac emf are called alternators or synchronous generators.
While the machine accepting input from AC supply to produce mechanical output are
called synchronous motors.
Both these machines work at a specific constant speed called synchronous speed and
hence in general called synchronous machines.
All the modern power stations consists of large capacity three phase alternators.
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Synchronous Generator Construction
Construction of Synchronous Generator
For synchronous machines, the field windings are on the rotor, so the terms rotor
windings and field windings are used interchangeably.
Similarly, the terms stator windings and armature windings are used interchangeably.
Generally a synchronous generator must have at least 2 components:
1 Stator Windings or Armature Windings
2 Rotor Windings or Field Windings
a) Salient Pole
b) Non Salient Pole
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Salient Pole
Also called projected pole type as all the poles are projected out from the surface of
the rotor.
The field winding is provided on the pole shoe.
These rotors have large diameter and small axial length.
Mechanical strength of salient pole type is less, this is preferred for low speed
alternators ranging from 125 rpm to 500 rpm.
The prime movers used to drive such rotor are generally water turbines and I.C.
engines.
Number of salient poles is between 4 to 60.
Non salient pole rotors are normally used for rotors with 2 or 4 poles rotor, while
salient pole rotors are used for 4 or more poles rotor.
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Figure 1: Salient pole type rotor
Figure 2: Smooth Cylindrical Rotor
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Non-salient pole
This is also called smooth cylindrical type or non projected pole type or round rotor
construction.
The slots are covered at the top with the help of steel or manganese wedges.
The poles are not projecting out and the surface of the rotor is smooth which
maintains uniform air gap between stator and the rotor.
These rotors have small diameters and large axial lengths. This is to keep peripheral
speed within limits.
These are mechanically very strong and thus preferred for high speed alternators
ranging between 1500 to 3000 rpm.
Number of poles is usually 2 or 4.
The prime movers used to drive such type of rotors are generally steam turbines,
electric motors.
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Synchronous Generator Construction
Cont...
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A dc current must be supplied to the field circuit on the rotor.
There are two common approaches to supplying this dc power:
1 Supply the dc power from an external dc source to the rotor by means of slip rings and
brushes.
2 Supply the dc power from a special dc power source mounted directly on the shaft of the
synchronous generator
Synchronous generator stators are normally made of preformed stator coils in a
double layer winding.
The winding itself is distributed and chorded in order to reduce the harmonic content
of the output voltages and currents
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The speed of rotation of a synchronous generator
The speed of rotation of a synchronous generator
Synchronous generators are by definition synchronous, meaning that the electrical
frequency produced is locked in or synchronized with the mechanical rate of rotation
of the generator.
The rate of rotation of the magnetic fields in the machine is related to the stator
electrical frequency
nm =
120fe
p
Where nm = rotation of synchronous machines magnetic field in rpm.
fe = electrical frequency in Hz
p = number of poles
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The internal generated voltage of a synchronous generator
The internal generated voltage of a synchronous generator
The magnitude of the voltage induced in a given stator
EA = Kϕω
Where ϕ = flux in the machine
ω =speed of rotation of the machine
k = constant representing the construction of the machine
The internal generated voltage EA is directly proportional to the flux and to the
speed, but the flux itself depends on the current flowing in the rotor field circuit.
Since EA is directly proportional to the flux, the internal generated voltage EA is
related to the field current.
A plot of the exciting field current versus internal generated voltage of alternator is
known as magnetization curve or the open circuit characteristic
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The internal generated voltage of a synchronous generator
Cont...
Figure 3: Magnetization curve
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The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator
The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator
The voltage EA is the internal generated voltage produced in one phase of a
synchronous generator.
However, this voltage EA is not usually the voltage that appears at the terminals of
the generator.
In fact, the only time the internal voltage EA is the same as the output voltage Vϕ of
a phase is when there is no armature current flowing in the machine.
Why is the output voltage Vϕ from a phase not equal to EA?
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The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator
Cont...
There are a number of factors that cause the difference between EA and Vϕ
The distortion of the air-gap magnetic field by the current flowing in the stator,
called armature reaction.
The self inductance of the armature coils.
The resistance of the armature coils.
The effect of salient-pole rotor shapes.
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The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator
Cont...
If a load is attached to the terminals of the generator, a current flows.
But a three-phase stator current flow will produce a magnetic field of its own in the
machine.
This stator magnetic field distorts the original rotor magnetic field, changing the
resulting phase voltage. This effect is called armature reaction because the armature
(stator) current affects the magnetic field which produced it in the first place.
With two voltages present in the stator windings, the total voltage in a phase is just
the sum of the internal generated voltage EA and the armature reaction voltage Estat
Vϕ = EA + Estat
If X is a constant of proportionality,Estat = −jXIA
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The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator
Cont...
In addition to the effects of armature reaction, the stator coils have a self inductance
and a resistance.
If the stator self-inductance is called LA (and its corresponding reactance is called
XA) while the stator resistance is called RA , then the total difference between EA
and Vϕ is given by
Vϕ = EA − jXAIA − jXIA − RAIA
Vϕ = EA − j (XA + X) − RAIA
Vϕ = EA − jXsIA − RAIA
Where XS - Synchronous reactance (X + XA)
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The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator
Cont...
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The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator
Cont...
The internal field circuit resistance and the external variable resistance have been
combined into a single resistor RF .
EA < δ◦
= Vϕ < 0◦
+ IA < ±θ◦
(RA + jXS)
Figure 4: Per-phase equivalent circuit
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Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator
Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator
Because the voltages in a synchronous generator are AC voltages, they are usually
expressed as phasors.
Since phasors have both a magnitude and an angle, the relationship between them
must be expressed by a two dimensional plot.
When the voltages within a phase (Vϕ, EA, jXSIA, and RAIA) and the current IA in
the phase are plotted in such a fashion as to show the relationships among them, the
resulting plot is called a phasor diagram.
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Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator
Cont...
(a) At unity power factor (b) At lagging power factor
(c) At leading power factor
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Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator
Cont...
For a given phase voltage and armature current, a larger internal generated voltage
EA is needed for lagging loads than for leading loads.
Therefore, a larger field current is needed with lagging loads to get the same terminal
voltage, because EA = kϕω and ω must be constant to keep a constant frequency.
For a given field current and magnitude of load current, the terminal voltage is lower
for lagging loads and higher for leading loads.
In real synchronous machines, the synchronous reactance is normally much larger
than the winding resistance RA, so RA is often neglected in the qualitative study of
voltage variations.
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Power and torque in synchronous generators
Power and torque in synchronous generators
Figure 6: Power flow diagram
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Power and torque in synchronous generators
Cont...
Not all the mechanical power going into a synchronous generator becomes electrical
power out of the machine.
The difference between input power and output power represents the losses of the
machine.
The difference between the input power to the generator and the power converted in
the generator represents the mechanical, core, and stray losses of the machine.
Pin = τappωm Pconv = τindωm = 3EAIA cos γ
Pout =
√
3VLIL cos θ = 3VϕIA cos θ
Qout =
√
3VLIL sin θ = 3VϕIA sin θ
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Power and torque in synchronous generators
Cont...
If the armature resistance RA is
ignored since XS ≫ RA and
Assuming that load connected to it is
lagging in nature.
When RA is assumed to be
zero,Pout = Pconv
Since Pconv = τindωm, the induced
torque is:
τind =
3VϕEA
ωmXS
sin δ
Since the resistances are assumed to
be zero , there are no electrical losses
in this generator,
Power converted from mechanical form
to electrical form Pconv in a
synchronous generator and the torque
induced τind in the rotor of the
generator are dependent on the torque
angle δ.
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Power and torque in synchronous generators
Cont...
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Power and torque in synchronous generators
Cont...
The power produced by a synchronous generator depends on the angle between Vϕ
and EA which is δ.
δ is known as the internal angle or torque angle of the machine.
IA cos θ =
EA
XS
sin δ Pout = 3VϕIA cos θ
P =
3VϕEA
XS
sin δ
The maximum power that the generator can supply occurs when δ = 90◦ or sin δ = 1
which gives the static stability limit.
Pmax =
3VϕEA
XS
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Power and torque in synchronous generators
Measuring Synchronous Generator Model Parameters
In order to completely describe the behavior of a real synchronous generator,the
equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator that has been derived contains three
quantities that must be determined
1 The saturation characteristic: relationship between IF and flux (and therefore between
IF and EA)
2 The synchronous reactance
3 The armature resistance
The above three quantities could be determined by performing the following three
tests:
1 Open circuit test
2 Short circuit test
3 DC test
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Power and torque in synchronous generators
1. Open circuit test
To perform this test:
The generator is rotated at the rated speed
The terminals are disconnected from all loads, and
The field current is set to zero and increased to maximum.
Record values of the terminal voltage and field current value
With the terminals open, IA = 0, so EA is equal to Vϕ.
It is thus possible to construct a plot of EA or VT versus IF from this information.
This plot is called open circuit characteristic(OCC) of a generator.
The linear portion of an OCC is called the air gap line of the characteristic.
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Figure 7: OCC of a synchronous generator
Figure 8: SCC of a synchronous generator.
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2. Short circuit test
To perform the short-circuit test:
Generator is rotated at rated speed
Adjust the field current to zero and
Short-circuit the terminals of the generator through a set of ammeters.
Then the armature current IA or the line current IL is measured as the field current is
increased.
Such a plot is called a short circuit characteristic (SCC) of a generator.
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Cont...
The internal machine impedance is
given by
ZS =
q
R2
A + X2
S =
EA
IA
Since XS ≫ RA, equation reduces to
XS ≈
EA
IA
=
Eϕ,OC
IA
If EA and IA are known for a given
situation, then XS can be found.
Therefore, an approximate method for
determining the synchronous reactance
XS at a given field current is
1 Get the internal generated voltage
EA from the OCC at that field
current.
2 Get the short circuit current now
IA,SC at that field current from the
SCC.
3 Find XS by applying the equation
above.
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3. DC test
The purpose of the DC test is to determine RA.
A variable DC voltage source is connected between two stator terminals.
The DC source is adjusted to provide approximately rated stator current, and the
resistance between the two stator leads is determined from the voltmeter and
ammeter readings.Then
RDC =
VDC
IDC
If the stator is Y connected, RDC = RDC
2
If the stator is ∆ connected, RDC = 3
2RDC
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Power and torque in synchronous generators
Short Circuit Ratio(SCR)
The ratio of the field current required
for the rated voltage at open circuit to
the field current required for the rated
armature current at short circuit is
called short circuit ratio of a
generator.
SCR =
If,oc
If,sc
=
oa
od
=
ab
de
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The synchronous generator operating alone
The synchronous generator operating alone
The behavior of a synchronous generator under load varies greatly depending on the
power factor of the load and on whether the generator is operating alone or in parallel
with other synchronous generator.
We shall disregard RA and rotor flux is assumed to be constant unless it is stated
that the field current is changed.
Also, the speed of the generator will be assumed constant, and all terminal
characteristics are drawn assuming constant speed.
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The synchronous generator operating alone
The effect of load changes on a synchronous generator operating alone
Assumptions:
Field resistor has not been changed, field current is kept constant, hence flux is
constant.
Generator rotor speed is maintained constant.
Therefore EA is constant.
Load increase:
An increase in the load is an increase in the real and/or reactive power drawn from
the generator.
Such a load increase increases the load current drawn from the generator.
Because the field resistor has not been changed, the field current is constant, and
therefore the flux ϕ is constant.
Since the prime mover also keeps a constant speed ω, the magnitude of the internal
generated voltage EA = Kϕω is constant.
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The synchronous generator operating alone
Initially Lagging pf
Load is increased with the lagging power factor maintained.
Magnitude of IA will increase but will maintain the same angle with reference to Vϕ
(due to power factor is maintained lagging)
XSIA will also increase and will maintain the same angle. Since
EA = Vϕ + jXSIA
jXSIA must stretch between Vϕ at an angle of 0◦ and EA, which is constrained to be
of the same magnitude as before the load increase.
EA has to remain constant.
Hence the only element which would change to compensate would be Vϕ
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The synchronous generator operating alone
Cont...
Figure 9: At lagging power factor
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The synchronous generator operating alone
Initially Unity pf
Load is increased with the unity power factor maintained.
Magnitude of IA will increase but will maintain the same angle with reference to Vϕ
(due to power factor is maintained unity)
XSIA will also increase and will maintain the same angle. Since
EA = Vϕ + jXSIA
EA has to remain constant
Hence the only element which would change to compensate would be Vϕ .
Changes in Vϕ would be decreasing but it would be less significant as compared to
when the load is lagging.
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Cont...
Figure 10: At unity power factor
Figure 11: At leading power factor
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The synchronous generator operating alone
Initially Leading pf
Load is increased with the leading power factor maintained.
Magnitude of IA will increase but will maintain the same angle with reference to Vϕ
(due to power factor is maintained leading)
XSIA will also increase and will maintain the same angle. Since
EA = Vϕ + jXSIA
EA has to remain constant
Hence the only element which would change to compensate would be Vϕ .
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Cont...
Note
However, in practical it is best to keep the output voltage of a generator to be
constant, hence EA has to be controlled which can be done by controlling the field
current IF . Varying IF will vary the flux in the core which then will vary EA
accordingly.
Generally
1 If lagging loads (+Q or inductive reactive power loads) are added to a generator, Vϕ, and
the terminal voltage VT decrease significantly.
2 If unity power factor loads (no reactive power) are added to a generator, there is a slight
decrease in Vϕ and the terminal voltage.
3 If leading loads (-Q or capacitive reactive power loads) are added to a generator, Vϕ and
the terminal voltage will rise.
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The synchronous generator operating alone
Voltage regulation and efficiency of synchronous generator
The voltage regulation (VR) of a generator is
V R =
Vnl − Vfl
Vfl
× 100%
Where Vnl is the no load voltage of the generator
Vfl is the full load voltage of the generator
A convenient way to compare the voltage behavior of two generators is by their
voltage regulation.
For lagging loads, VR would be very positive
For leading loads, VR would be very negative.
For unity loads, VR would be positive
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Cont...
In practical it is best to keep the output voltage of a generator to be constant, hence
EA has to be controlled which can be done by controlling the field current IF .
Varying IF will vary the flux in the core which then will vary EA accordingly.
Efficiency of synchronous generator
η =
Pout
Pin
× 100%
=
Pout
Pout + losses
× 100%
@ Examples
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Parallel operation of AC generators
Parallel operation of AC generators
For all usual generator applications, there is more than one generator operating in
parallel to supply the power demanded by the loads.
Why synchronous generators are operated in parallel?
1 Handling larger loads-Several generators can supply a bigger load than one machine by
itself.
2 Maintenance can be done without power disruption-Having many generators operating
in parallel allows one or more of them to be removed for shutdown and preventive
maintenance.
3 Increasing system reliability-The failure of anyone of them does not cause a total power
loss to the load.
4 Increased efficiency-If only one generator is used and it is not operating at near full load,
then it will be relatively inefficient.
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Parallel operation of AC generators
The conditions required for paralleling
Paralleling two or more generators must be done carefully as to avoid generator or
other system component damage.
Before connecting a generator in parallel with another generator, it must be
synchronized.
A generator is said to be synchronized when it meets all the following conditions
1 The rms line voltages of the two generators must be equal.
2 The two generators must have the same phase sequence.
3 The phase angles of the two phases must be equal.
4 The oncoming generator (the new generator) must have a slightly higher operating
frequency as compared to the frequency of the running system.
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Frequency-power and voltage-reactive power characteristics of SG
All generators are driven by a prime mover, which is the generator’s source of
mechanical power.
All prime movers tend to behave in a similar fashion as the power drawn from them
increases, the speed at which they turn decreases.
The decrease in speed is in general non linear, but some form of governor mechanism
is usually included to make the decrease in speed linear with an increase in power
demand
Whatever governor mechanism is present on a prime mover, it will always be adjusted
to provide a slight drooping characteristic with increasing load.
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Cont...
The speed droop (SD) of a prime mover is defined as:
SD =
nnl − nfl
nfl
× 100%
Where nnl is the no-load prime mover speed
nfl is the full-load prime mover speed.
Typical values of SD are 2% – 4%.
Most governors have some type of set point adjustment to allow the no-load speed of
the turbine to be varied.
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Cont...
Since mechanical speed is related to the electrical frequency and electrical frequency
is related with the output power, hence we will obtain the following equation:
P = sp (fnl − fsys)
Where P= output power
fnl = no load frequency of the generator
fsys = operating frequency of system
sp = slope of curve in kW/Hz or MW/Hz
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Cont...
Figure 12: n vs P curve for a typical prime
mover
Figure 13: f vs P curve for the generator
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When a lagging load is added to a
synchronous generator, its terminal
voltage drops.
When a leading load is added to a
synchronous generator, its terminal
voltage increases.
It is possible to make a plot of
terminal voltage versus reactive power.
Figure 14: VT vs Q curve of SG
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Cont...
When a single generator is operating alone, then
For any given real power, the governor set points control the generator operating
frequency (fe) of the power system.
For any given reactive power, the field current controls the generator’s terminal
voltage (VT ) of the power system.
Real and reactive power supplied will be the amount demanded by the load attached
to the generator-the P and Q supplied cannot be controlled by the generator’s
controls.
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Operation of generators in parallel with large power systems
Changes in one generator in large power systems may not have any effect on the
system.
A large power system may be represented as an infinite bus system.
An infinite bus is a power system so large that its voltage and frequency do not vary
regardless of how much real and reactive power is drawn from or supplied to it.
The power frequency characteristic and the reactive power-voltage characteristic are
shown below.
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Cont...
Figure 15: f vs P
Figure 16: VT vs Q
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Cont...
Consider adding a generator to an infinite bus supplying a load.
The frequency and terminal voltage of all machines must be the same.
Therefore, their power-frequency and reactive power voltage characteristics can be
plotted with a common vertical axis.
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Figure 17: A SG operating in parallel with an
infinite bus
Figure 18: The frequency-power diagram
(house diagram) for a SG in parallel with an
infinite bus.
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The effect of increasing the governor’s set points
If an attempt is made to increase the speed of the generator after it is connected to
the infinite bus, the system frequency cannot change and the power supplied by the
generator increases.
EA sin δ has increased, while the magnitude of EA remains constant, since both the
field current IF and the speed of rotation is unchanged.
As the governor set points are further increased the no-load frequency increases and
the power supplied by the generator increases.
As the power output increases, EA remains at constant magnitude while EA sin δ is
further increased.
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Cont...
Figure 19: The house diagram
Figure 20: The effect of increasing the
governor’s set point on the phasor diagram
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Field current control effects
Increasing the governor set point will increase power but will cause the generator to
absorb some reactive power.
By adjusting the field current of the machine, it is possible to make it to make the
generator supply or consume reactive power Q.
If the power supplied is constant as the field current is changed, then the distances
proportional to the power in the phasor diagram (IA cos θ &EA sin δ) cannot change.
When the field current is increased, the flux ϕ increases, and therefore (EA = kϕω)
increases.
If EA increases, but EA sin δ must remain constant, then the phasor EA must “slide”
along the line of constant power.
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Cont..
Figure 21: The effect of increasing the generator’s field current
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Cont...
For a generator operating in parallel with an infinite bus:
1 Frequency and terminal voltage of generator is controlled by the connected system.
2 Changes in governor set points will control real power to be supplied.
3 Changes in field current will control the amount of reactive power to be supplied.
Note that
These effects are only applicable for generators in a large system only.
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Parallel operation of AC generators
Generators in parallel with other generators of the same size
In this system, the basic constraint is that the sum of the real and reactive powers
supplied by the two generators must equal the P and Q demanded by the load.
The system frequency is not constrained to be constant, and neither is the power of a
given generator constrained to be constant.
Ptot = Pload = PG1 + PG2
Qtot = Qload = QG1 + QG2
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Parallel operation of AC generators
Cont...
Figure 22: A generator connected in parallel with another machine of the same size
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 65 / 76
Chapter Five
Parallel operation of AC generators
Cont...
Unlike the case of an infinite bus, the
slope of the frequency-power curve of
G1 is of the same order of magnitude
as that of G2.
The power frequency diagram right
after G2 is connected to the system is
shown to the right.
In order for G2 to come in as a
generator, its frequency should be
slightly higher than that of G1.
Figure 23: The house diagram at the moment
generator 2 is paralleled with the system.
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 66 / 76
Chapter Five
Parallel operation of AC generators
Cont...
When 2 generators are operating
together in parallel, an increase in
governor set points on one of them
1 Increases the system frequency.
2 Increases the power supplied by that
generator, while reducing the power
supplied by the other one.
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 67 / 76
Chapter Five
Parallel operation of AC generators
Cont...
When 2 generators are operating
together in parallel and the field
current of G2 is increased,
1 The system terminal voltage is
increased.
2 The reactive power Q supplied by
that generator is increased, while the
reactive power supplied by the other
generator is decreased.
3 To bring the voltage down, the field
current of G1 must be reduced.
@ Examples
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 68 / 76
Chapter Five
Synchronous generator capability curve
Synchronous generator capability curve
The operation of the synchronous generator is restricted by the following factors
Heating limit of the armature winding
Heating limit of the field winding
Maximum Power limit
The capability curve is a graphic representation of the limit of the operating
condition.
The curve is plotted in a complex power plane (S = P + jQ). The curve is derived
from the phasor diagram (with Ra = 0)
The stator and rotor heat limits, together with any external limits on a synchronous
generator, can be expressed in graphical form by a generator capability diagram.
Assume that a voltage phasor as shown, operating at lagging power factor and its
rated value.
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 69 / 76
Chapter Five
Synchronous generator capability curve
Cont...
ª The capability curve of the synchronous
generator represent power limits of the
generator, hence there is a need to convert
the voltage phasor into power phasor.
Horizontal component(Voltage)
OA = IaXs cos (90◦
− θ) = IaXs sin θ
Vertical component(Voltage)
AB = IaXs sin (90◦
− θ) = IaXs cos θ
Figure 24: Phasor diagram with Ra = 0
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 70 / 76
Chapter Five
Synchronous generator capability curve
Cont...
The conversion factor needed to
change the scale of the axes from volts
to volt amperes (power units) is
3Vϕ
XS
:
P =
3Vϕ
XS
(XSIA cos θ) = 3VϕIA cos θ
Q =
3Vϕ
XS
(XSIA sin θ) = 3VϕIA sin θ
S =
3Vϕ
XS
(XSIA) = 3VϕIA
Figure 25: Power diagram
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 71 / 76
Chapter Five
Synchronous generator capability curve
Cont...
On the voltage axes, the origin of the
phasor diagram is at Vϕ on the
horizontal axis, so the origin on the
power diagram is at
Q =
3Vϕ
XS
(−Vϕ)
=
−3V 2
ϕ
XS
The field current is proportional to the
machine’s flux, and the flux is
proportional to EA = kϕω .
The length corresponding to EA on
the power diagram is
DE =
−3EAVϕ
XS
Any point that lies within both circles is a
safe operating point for the generator
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 72 / 76
Chapter Five
Synchronous generator capability curve
Cont...
The operation limit is imposed due to armature current limit (Ia) and field current
limit (If ).
The length of the phasor O′
B′
representing apparent power decides the limit of armature
current.
The length of the phasor C′
B′
representing maximum power decides the limit of field
current
The armature current cannot exceed the circular locus and the field current cannot
exceed the circular locus.
The operating region of the synchronous generator lies within the common region
between the two circular loci.
The synchronous generator capability curve is the overlapping region of the two
limiting circular loci.
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 73 / 76
Chapter Five
Synchronous generator capability curve
Cont...
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 74 / 76
Chapter Five
Synchronous generator capability curve
Cont...
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 75 / 76
Chapter Five
Questions
Thank You!
By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 76 / 76

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Synchronous Generators

  • 1. Chapter Five Chapter Five Synchronous Machines By Yimam A. June 8, 2022 By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 1 / 76
  • 2. Chapter Five Outline 1 Introduction 2 Synchronous Generator Construction 3 The internal generated voltage of a synchronous generator 4 The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator 5 Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator 6 Power and torque in synchronous generators 7 The synchronous generator operating alone 8 Parallel operation of AC generators By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 2 / 76
  • 3. Chapter Five Learning Objectives At the end of this chapter the students should be able to: Understand the working principle & the equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator. Sketch phasor diagrams for a synchronous generator. Know the equations for power and torque in a synchronous generator. Understand the conditions required to parallel two or more synchronous generators. Understand the operation of synchronous generators in parallel with a very large power system (or infinite bus). Understand the static stability limit of a synchronous generator By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 3 / 76
  • 4. Chapter Five Introduction Introduction Synchronous generators or alternators are used to convert mechanical power derived from steam, gas, or hydraulic-turbine to ac electric power. In synchronous machines, the armature winding either exports ac power (synchronous generator) or imports ac power (synchronous motor) where as the field winding is always energized from dc source A three phase synchronous machine is doubly excited AC machines because its field winding is energized from dc source and its armature winding is connected to ac source. A synchronous generator called an alternator and is universally employed for the generator of three-phase power. The generation of emf, in general depends on the relative motion between the field flux and armature winding. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 4 / 76
  • 5. Chapter Five Introduction Cont... In view of this, an ac generator, alternator or synchronous generator may have either rotating field poles and stationary armature or rotating armature and stationary field pole. But practically most of the alternators prefer rotating field type construction with stationary armature due to certain advantages. Synchronous machines are constructed with high power armature winding on the stator and low power field winding on the rotor, though small synchronous machines with the reverses arrangement may also be built. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 5 / 76
  • 6. Chapter Five Introduction Cont... The machines generating ac emf are called alternators or synchronous generators. While the machine accepting input from AC supply to produce mechanical output are called synchronous motors. Both these machines work at a specific constant speed called synchronous speed and hence in general called synchronous machines. All the modern power stations consists of large capacity three phase alternators. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 6 / 76
  • 7. Chapter Five Synchronous Generator Construction Construction of Synchronous Generator For synchronous machines, the field windings are on the rotor, so the terms rotor windings and field windings are used interchangeably. Similarly, the terms stator windings and armature windings are used interchangeably. Generally a synchronous generator must have at least 2 components: 1 Stator Windings or Armature Windings 2 Rotor Windings or Field Windings a) Salient Pole b) Non Salient Pole By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 7 / 76
  • 8. Chapter Five Synchronous Generator Construction Salient Pole Also called projected pole type as all the poles are projected out from the surface of the rotor. The field winding is provided on the pole shoe. These rotors have large diameter and small axial length. Mechanical strength of salient pole type is less, this is preferred for low speed alternators ranging from 125 rpm to 500 rpm. The prime movers used to drive such rotor are generally water turbines and I.C. engines. Number of salient poles is between 4 to 60. Non salient pole rotors are normally used for rotors with 2 or 4 poles rotor, while salient pole rotors are used for 4 or more poles rotor. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 8 / 76
  • 9. Chapter Five Synchronous Generator Construction Cont... Figure 1: Salient pole type rotor Figure 2: Smooth Cylindrical Rotor By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 9 / 76
  • 10. Chapter Five Synchronous Generator Construction Non-salient pole This is also called smooth cylindrical type or non projected pole type or round rotor construction. The slots are covered at the top with the help of steel or manganese wedges. The poles are not projecting out and the surface of the rotor is smooth which maintains uniform air gap between stator and the rotor. These rotors have small diameters and large axial lengths. This is to keep peripheral speed within limits. These are mechanically very strong and thus preferred for high speed alternators ranging between 1500 to 3000 rpm. Number of poles is usually 2 or 4. The prime movers used to drive such type of rotors are generally steam turbines, electric motors. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 10 / 76
  • 11. Chapter Five Synchronous Generator Construction Cont... By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 11 / 76
  • 12. Chapter Five Synchronous Generator Construction Cont... A dc current must be supplied to the field circuit on the rotor. There are two common approaches to supplying this dc power: 1 Supply the dc power from an external dc source to the rotor by means of slip rings and brushes. 2 Supply the dc power from a special dc power source mounted directly on the shaft of the synchronous generator Synchronous generator stators are normally made of preformed stator coils in a double layer winding. The winding itself is distributed and chorded in order to reduce the harmonic content of the output voltages and currents By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 12 / 76
  • 13. Chapter Five The speed of rotation of a synchronous generator The speed of rotation of a synchronous generator Synchronous generators are by definition synchronous, meaning that the electrical frequency produced is locked in or synchronized with the mechanical rate of rotation of the generator. The rate of rotation of the magnetic fields in the machine is related to the stator electrical frequency nm = 120fe p Where nm = rotation of synchronous machines magnetic field in rpm. fe = electrical frequency in Hz p = number of poles By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 13 / 76
  • 14. Chapter Five The internal generated voltage of a synchronous generator The internal generated voltage of a synchronous generator The magnitude of the voltage induced in a given stator EA = Kϕω Where ϕ = flux in the machine ω =speed of rotation of the machine k = constant representing the construction of the machine The internal generated voltage EA is directly proportional to the flux and to the speed, but the flux itself depends on the current flowing in the rotor field circuit. Since EA is directly proportional to the flux, the internal generated voltage EA is related to the field current. A plot of the exciting field current versus internal generated voltage of alternator is known as magnetization curve or the open circuit characteristic By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 14 / 76
  • 15. Chapter Five The internal generated voltage of a synchronous generator Cont... Figure 3: Magnetization curve By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 15 / 76
  • 16. Chapter Five The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator The voltage EA is the internal generated voltage produced in one phase of a synchronous generator. However, this voltage EA is not usually the voltage that appears at the terminals of the generator. In fact, the only time the internal voltage EA is the same as the output voltage Vϕ of a phase is when there is no armature current flowing in the machine. Why is the output voltage Vϕ from a phase not equal to EA? By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 16 / 76
  • 17. Chapter Five The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator Cont... There are a number of factors that cause the difference between EA and Vϕ The distortion of the air-gap magnetic field by the current flowing in the stator, called armature reaction. The self inductance of the armature coils. The resistance of the armature coils. The effect of salient-pole rotor shapes. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 17 / 76
  • 18. Chapter Five The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator Cont... If a load is attached to the terminals of the generator, a current flows. But a three-phase stator current flow will produce a magnetic field of its own in the machine. This stator magnetic field distorts the original rotor magnetic field, changing the resulting phase voltage. This effect is called armature reaction because the armature (stator) current affects the magnetic field which produced it in the first place. With two voltages present in the stator windings, the total voltage in a phase is just the sum of the internal generated voltage EA and the armature reaction voltage Estat Vϕ = EA + Estat If X is a constant of proportionality,Estat = −jXIA By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 18 / 76
  • 19. Chapter Five The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator Cont... In addition to the effects of armature reaction, the stator coils have a self inductance and a resistance. If the stator self-inductance is called LA (and its corresponding reactance is called XA) while the stator resistance is called RA , then the total difference between EA and Vϕ is given by Vϕ = EA − jXAIA − jXIA − RAIA Vϕ = EA − j (XA + X) − RAIA Vϕ = EA − jXsIA − RAIA Where XS - Synchronous reactance (X + XA) By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 19 / 76
  • 20. Chapter Five The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator Cont... By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 20 / 76
  • 21. Chapter Five The equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator Cont... The internal field circuit resistance and the external variable resistance have been combined into a single resistor RF . EA < δ◦ = Vϕ < 0◦ + IA < ±θ◦ (RA + jXS) Figure 4: Per-phase equivalent circuit By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 21 / 76
  • 22. Chapter Five Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator Because the voltages in a synchronous generator are AC voltages, they are usually expressed as phasors. Since phasors have both a magnitude and an angle, the relationship between them must be expressed by a two dimensional plot. When the voltages within a phase (Vϕ, EA, jXSIA, and RAIA) and the current IA in the phase are plotted in such a fashion as to show the relationships among them, the resulting plot is called a phasor diagram. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 22 / 76
  • 23. Chapter Five Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator Cont... (a) At unity power factor (b) At lagging power factor (c) At leading power factor By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 23 / 76
  • 24. Chapter Five Phasor diagram of a synchronous generator Cont... For a given phase voltage and armature current, a larger internal generated voltage EA is needed for lagging loads than for leading loads. Therefore, a larger field current is needed with lagging loads to get the same terminal voltage, because EA = kϕω and ω must be constant to keep a constant frequency. For a given field current and magnitude of load current, the terminal voltage is lower for lagging loads and higher for leading loads. In real synchronous machines, the synchronous reactance is normally much larger than the winding resistance RA, so RA is often neglected in the qualitative study of voltage variations. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 24 / 76
  • 25. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Power and torque in synchronous generators Figure 6: Power flow diagram By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 25 / 76
  • 26. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Cont... Not all the mechanical power going into a synchronous generator becomes electrical power out of the machine. The difference between input power and output power represents the losses of the machine. The difference between the input power to the generator and the power converted in the generator represents the mechanical, core, and stray losses of the machine. Pin = τappωm Pconv = τindωm = 3EAIA cos γ Pout = √ 3VLIL cos θ = 3VϕIA cos θ Qout = √ 3VLIL sin θ = 3VϕIA sin θ By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 26 / 76
  • 27. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Cont... If the armature resistance RA is ignored since XS ≫ RA and Assuming that load connected to it is lagging in nature. When RA is assumed to be zero,Pout = Pconv Since Pconv = τindωm, the induced torque is: τind = 3VϕEA ωmXS sin δ Since the resistances are assumed to be zero , there are no electrical losses in this generator, Power converted from mechanical form to electrical form Pconv in a synchronous generator and the torque induced τind in the rotor of the generator are dependent on the torque angle δ. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 27 / 76
  • 28. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Cont... By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 28 / 76
  • 29. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Cont... The power produced by a synchronous generator depends on the angle between Vϕ and EA which is δ. δ is known as the internal angle or torque angle of the machine. IA cos θ = EA XS sin δ Pout = 3VϕIA cos θ P = 3VϕEA XS sin δ The maximum power that the generator can supply occurs when δ = 90◦ or sin δ = 1 which gives the static stability limit. Pmax = 3VϕEA XS By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 29 / 76
  • 30. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Measuring Synchronous Generator Model Parameters In order to completely describe the behavior of a real synchronous generator,the equivalent circuit of a synchronous generator that has been derived contains three quantities that must be determined 1 The saturation characteristic: relationship between IF and flux (and therefore between IF and EA) 2 The synchronous reactance 3 The armature resistance The above three quantities could be determined by performing the following three tests: 1 Open circuit test 2 Short circuit test 3 DC test By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 30 / 76
  • 31. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators 1. Open circuit test To perform this test: The generator is rotated at the rated speed The terminals are disconnected from all loads, and The field current is set to zero and increased to maximum. Record values of the terminal voltage and field current value With the terminals open, IA = 0, so EA is equal to Vϕ. It is thus possible to construct a plot of EA or VT versus IF from this information. This plot is called open circuit characteristic(OCC) of a generator. The linear portion of an OCC is called the air gap line of the characteristic. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 31 / 76
  • 32. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Cont... Figure 7: OCC of a synchronous generator Figure 8: SCC of a synchronous generator. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 32 / 76
  • 33. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators 2. Short circuit test To perform the short-circuit test: Generator is rotated at rated speed Adjust the field current to zero and Short-circuit the terminals of the generator through a set of ammeters. Then the armature current IA or the line current IL is measured as the field current is increased. Such a plot is called a short circuit characteristic (SCC) of a generator. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 33 / 76
  • 34. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Cont... The internal machine impedance is given by ZS = q R2 A + X2 S = EA IA Since XS ≫ RA, equation reduces to XS ≈ EA IA = Eϕ,OC IA If EA and IA are known for a given situation, then XS can be found. Therefore, an approximate method for determining the synchronous reactance XS at a given field current is 1 Get the internal generated voltage EA from the OCC at that field current. 2 Get the short circuit current now IA,SC at that field current from the SCC. 3 Find XS by applying the equation above. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 34 / 76
  • 35. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators 3. DC test The purpose of the DC test is to determine RA. A variable DC voltage source is connected between two stator terminals. The DC source is adjusted to provide approximately rated stator current, and the resistance between the two stator leads is determined from the voltmeter and ammeter readings.Then RDC = VDC IDC If the stator is Y connected, RDC = RDC 2 If the stator is ∆ connected, RDC = 3 2RDC By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 35 / 76
  • 36. Chapter Five Power and torque in synchronous generators Short Circuit Ratio(SCR) The ratio of the field current required for the rated voltage at open circuit to the field current required for the rated armature current at short circuit is called short circuit ratio of a generator. SCR = If,oc If,sc = oa od = ab de By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 36 / 76
  • 37. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone The synchronous generator operating alone The behavior of a synchronous generator under load varies greatly depending on the power factor of the load and on whether the generator is operating alone or in parallel with other synchronous generator. We shall disregard RA and rotor flux is assumed to be constant unless it is stated that the field current is changed. Also, the speed of the generator will be assumed constant, and all terminal characteristics are drawn assuming constant speed. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 37 / 76
  • 38. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone The effect of load changes on a synchronous generator operating alone Assumptions: Field resistor has not been changed, field current is kept constant, hence flux is constant. Generator rotor speed is maintained constant. Therefore EA is constant. Load increase: An increase in the load is an increase in the real and/or reactive power drawn from the generator. Such a load increase increases the load current drawn from the generator. Because the field resistor has not been changed, the field current is constant, and therefore the flux ϕ is constant. Since the prime mover also keeps a constant speed ω, the magnitude of the internal generated voltage EA = Kϕω is constant. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 38 / 76
  • 39. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone Initially Lagging pf Load is increased with the lagging power factor maintained. Magnitude of IA will increase but will maintain the same angle with reference to Vϕ (due to power factor is maintained lagging) XSIA will also increase and will maintain the same angle. Since EA = Vϕ + jXSIA jXSIA must stretch between Vϕ at an angle of 0◦ and EA, which is constrained to be of the same magnitude as before the load increase. EA has to remain constant. Hence the only element which would change to compensate would be Vϕ By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 39 / 76
  • 40. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone Cont... Figure 9: At lagging power factor By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 40 / 76
  • 41. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone Initially Unity pf Load is increased with the unity power factor maintained. Magnitude of IA will increase but will maintain the same angle with reference to Vϕ (due to power factor is maintained unity) XSIA will also increase and will maintain the same angle. Since EA = Vϕ + jXSIA EA has to remain constant Hence the only element which would change to compensate would be Vϕ . Changes in Vϕ would be decreasing but it would be less significant as compared to when the load is lagging. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 41 / 76
  • 42. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone Cont... Figure 10: At unity power factor Figure 11: At leading power factor By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 42 / 76
  • 43. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone Initially Leading pf Load is increased with the leading power factor maintained. Magnitude of IA will increase but will maintain the same angle with reference to Vϕ (due to power factor is maintained leading) XSIA will also increase and will maintain the same angle. Since EA = Vϕ + jXSIA EA has to remain constant Hence the only element which would change to compensate would be Vϕ . By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 43 / 76
  • 44. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone Cont... Note However, in practical it is best to keep the output voltage of a generator to be constant, hence EA has to be controlled which can be done by controlling the field current IF . Varying IF will vary the flux in the core which then will vary EA accordingly. Generally 1 If lagging loads (+Q or inductive reactive power loads) are added to a generator, Vϕ, and the terminal voltage VT decrease significantly. 2 If unity power factor loads (no reactive power) are added to a generator, there is a slight decrease in Vϕ and the terminal voltage. 3 If leading loads (-Q or capacitive reactive power loads) are added to a generator, Vϕ and the terminal voltage will rise. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 44 / 76
  • 45. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone Voltage regulation and efficiency of synchronous generator The voltage regulation (VR) of a generator is V R = Vnl − Vfl Vfl × 100% Where Vnl is the no load voltage of the generator Vfl is the full load voltage of the generator A convenient way to compare the voltage behavior of two generators is by their voltage regulation. For lagging loads, VR would be very positive For leading loads, VR would be very negative. For unity loads, VR would be positive By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 45 / 76
  • 46. Chapter Five The synchronous generator operating alone Cont... In practical it is best to keep the output voltage of a generator to be constant, hence EA has to be controlled which can be done by controlling the field current IF . Varying IF will vary the flux in the core which then will vary EA accordingly. Efficiency of synchronous generator η = Pout Pin × 100% = Pout Pout + losses × 100% @ Examples By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 46 / 76
  • 47. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Parallel operation of AC generators For all usual generator applications, there is more than one generator operating in parallel to supply the power demanded by the loads. Why synchronous generators are operated in parallel? 1 Handling larger loads-Several generators can supply a bigger load than one machine by itself. 2 Maintenance can be done without power disruption-Having many generators operating in parallel allows one or more of them to be removed for shutdown and preventive maintenance. 3 Increasing system reliability-The failure of anyone of them does not cause a total power loss to the load. 4 Increased efficiency-If only one generator is used and it is not operating at near full load, then it will be relatively inefficient. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 47 / 76
  • 48. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators The conditions required for paralleling Paralleling two or more generators must be done carefully as to avoid generator or other system component damage. Before connecting a generator in parallel with another generator, it must be synchronized. A generator is said to be synchronized when it meets all the following conditions 1 The rms line voltages of the two generators must be equal. 2 The two generators must have the same phase sequence. 3 The phase angles of the two phases must be equal. 4 The oncoming generator (the new generator) must have a slightly higher operating frequency as compared to the frequency of the running system. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 48 / 76
  • 49. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Frequency-power and voltage-reactive power characteristics of SG All generators are driven by a prime mover, which is the generator’s source of mechanical power. All prime movers tend to behave in a similar fashion as the power drawn from them increases, the speed at which they turn decreases. The decrease in speed is in general non linear, but some form of governor mechanism is usually included to make the decrease in speed linear with an increase in power demand Whatever governor mechanism is present on a prime mover, it will always be adjusted to provide a slight drooping characteristic with increasing load. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 49 / 76
  • 50. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... The speed droop (SD) of a prime mover is defined as: SD = nnl − nfl nfl × 100% Where nnl is the no-load prime mover speed nfl is the full-load prime mover speed. Typical values of SD are 2% – 4%. Most governors have some type of set point adjustment to allow the no-load speed of the turbine to be varied. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 50 / 76
  • 51. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... Since mechanical speed is related to the electrical frequency and electrical frequency is related with the output power, hence we will obtain the following equation: P = sp (fnl − fsys) Where P= output power fnl = no load frequency of the generator fsys = operating frequency of system sp = slope of curve in kW/Hz or MW/Hz By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 51 / 76
  • 52. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... Figure 12: n vs P curve for a typical prime mover Figure 13: f vs P curve for the generator By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 52 / 76
  • 53. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... When a lagging load is added to a synchronous generator, its terminal voltage drops. When a leading load is added to a synchronous generator, its terminal voltage increases. It is possible to make a plot of terminal voltage versus reactive power. Figure 14: VT vs Q curve of SG By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 53 / 76
  • 54. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... When a single generator is operating alone, then For any given real power, the governor set points control the generator operating frequency (fe) of the power system. For any given reactive power, the field current controls the generator’s terminal voltage (VT ) of the power system. Real and reactive power supplied will be the amount demanded by the load attached to the generator-the P and Q supplied cannot be controlled by the generator’s controls. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 54 / 76
  • 55. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Operation of generators in parallel with large power systems Changes in one generator in large power systems may not have any effect on the system. A large power system may be represented as an infinite bus system. An infinite bus is a power system so large that its voltage and frequency do not vary regardless of how much real and reactive power is drawn from or supplied to it. The power frequency characteristic and the reactive power-voltage characteristic are shown below. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 55 / 76
  • 56. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... Figure 15: f vs P Figure 16: VT vs Q By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 56 / 76
  • 57. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... Consider adding a generator to an infinite bus supplying a load. The frequency and terminal voltage of all machines must be the same. Therefore, their power-frequency and reactive power voltage characteristics can be plotted with a common vertical axis. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 57 / 76
  • 58. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... Figure 17: A SG operating in parallel with an infinite bus Figure 18: The frequency-power diagram (house diagram) for a SG in parallel with an infinite bus. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 58 / 76
  • 59. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators The effect of increasing the governor’s set points If an attempt is made to increase the speed of the generator after it is connected to the infinite bus, the system frequency cannot change and the power supplied by the generator increases. EA sin δ has increased, while the magnitude of EA remains constant, since both the field current IF and the speed of rotation is unchanged. As the governor set points are further increased the no-load frequency increases and the power supplied by the generator increases. As the power output increases, EA remains at constant magnitude while EA sin δ is further increased. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 59 / 76
  • 60. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... Figure 19: The house diagram Figure 20: The effect of increasing the governor’s set point on the phasor diagram By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 60 / 76
  • 61. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Field current control effects Increasing the governor set point will increase power but will cause the generator to absorb some reactive power. By adjusting the field current of the machine, it is possible to make it to make the generator supply or consume reactive power Q. If the power supplied is constant as the field current is changed, then the distances proportional to the power in the phasor diagram (IA cos θ &EA sin δ) cannot change. When the field current is increased, the flux ϕ increases, and therefore (EA = kϕω) increases. If EA increases, but EA sin δ must remain constant, then the phasor EA must “slide” along the line of constant power. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 61 / 76
  • 62. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont.. Figure 21: The effect of increasing the generator’s field current By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 62 / 76
  • 63. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... For a generator operating in parallel with an infinite bus: 1 Frequency and terminal voltage of generator is controlled by the connected system. 2 Changes in governor set points will control real power to be supplied. 3 Changes in field current will control the amount of reactive power to be supplied. Note that These effects are only applicable for generators in a large system only. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 63 / 76
  • 64. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Generators in parallel with other generators of the same size In this system, the basic constraint is that the sum of the real and reactive powers supplied by the two generators must equal the P and Q demanded by the load. The system frequency is not constrained to be constant, and neither is the power of a given generator constrained to be constant. Ptot = Pload = PG1 + PG2 Qtot = Qload = QG1 + QG2 By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 64 / 76
  • 65. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... Figure 22: A generator connected in parallel with another machine of the same size By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 65 / 76
  • 66. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... Unlike the case of an infinite bus, the slope of the frequency-power curve of G1 is of the same order of magnitude as that of G2. The power frequency diagram right after G2 is connected to the system is shown to the right. In order for G2 to come in as a generator, its frequency should be slightly higher than that of G1. Figure 23: The house diagram at the moment generator 2 is paralleled with the system. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 66 / 76
  • 67. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... When 2 generators are operating together in parallel, an increase in governor set points on one of them 1 Increases the system frequency. 2 Increases the power supplied by that generator, while reducing the power supplied by the other one. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 67 / 76
  • 68. Chapter Five Parallel operation of AC generators Cont... When 2 generators are operating together in parallel and the field current of G2 is increased, 1 The system terminal voltage is increased. 2 The reactive power Q supplied by that generator is increased, while the reactive power supplied by the other generator is decreased. 3 To bring the voltage down, the field current of G1 must be reduced. @ Examples By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 68 / 76
  • 69. Chapter Five Synchronous generator capability curve Synchronous generator capability curve The operation of the synchronous generator is restricted by the following factors Heating limit of the armature winding Heating limit of the field winding Maximum Power limit The capability curve is a graphic representation of the limit of the operating condition. The curve is plotted in a complex power plane (S = P + jQ). The curve is derived from the phasor diagram (with Ra = 0) The stator and rotor heat limits, together with any external limits on a synchronous generator, can be expressed in graphical form by a generator capability diagram. Assume that a voltage phasor as shown, operating at lagging power factor and its rated value. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 69 / 76
  • 70. Chapter Five Synchronous generator capability curve Cont... ª The capability curve of the synchronous generator represent power limits of the generator, hence there is a need to convert the voltage phasor into power phasor. Horizontal component(Voltage) OA = IaXs cos (90◦ − θ) = IaXs sin θ Vertical component(Voltage) AB = IaXs sin (90◦ − θ) = IaXs cos θ Figure 24: Phasor diagram with Ra = 0 By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 70 / 76
  • 71. Chapter Five Synchronous generator capability curve Cont... The conversion factor needed to change the scale of the axes from volts to volt amperes (power units) is 3Vϕ XS : P = 3Vϕ XS (XSIA cos θ) = 3VϕIA cos θ Q = 3Vϕ XS (XSIA sin θ) = 3VϕIA sin θ S = 3Vϕ XS (XSIA) = 3VϕIA Figure 25: Power diagram By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 71 / 76
  • 72. Chapter Five Synchronous generator capability curve Cont... On the voltage axes, the origin of the phasor diagram is at Vϕ on the horizontal axis, so the origin on the power diagram is at Q = 3Vϕ XS (−Vϕ) = −3V 2 ϕ XS The field current is proportional to the machine’s flux, and the flux is proportional to EA = kϕω . The length corresponding to EA on the power diagram is DE = −3EAVϕ XS Any point that lies within both circles is a safe operating point for the generator By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 72 / 76
  • 73. Chapter Five Synchronous generator capability curve Cont... The operation limit is imposed due to armature current limit (Ia) and field current limit (If ). The length of the phasor O′ B′ representing apparent power decides the limit of armature current. The length of the phasor C′ B′ representing maximum power decides the limit of field current The armature current cannot exceed the circular locus and the field current cannot exceed the circular locus. The operating region of the synchronous generator lies within the common region between the two circular loci. The synchronous generator capability curve is the overlapping region of the two limiting circular loci. By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 73 / 76
  • 74. Chapter Five Synchronous generator capability curve Cont... By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 74 / 76
  • 75. Chapter Five Synchronous generator capability curve Cont... By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 75 / 76
  • 76. Chapter Five Questions Thank You! By Yimam A. Chapter Five June 8, 2022 76 / 76