COMMISSIONING PROCEDURE OF GENERATOR FOR

FIRST SYNCHRONISATION
AT STANDSTILL
1. INSULATION RESISTANCE (PH-E ,PH- PH AS APPLICABLE )
MEASUREMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO BE TAKEN
i)
PILOT EXCITER
ii)
MAIN EXCITER
iii)
GENERATOR
2.WINDING RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO BE
TAKEN
iv)
PILOT EXCITER
v)
MAIN EXCITER
vi)
GENERATOR
3. ROTOR IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT, GROUNDFAULT DETECTION
4. TESTING OF PTs, CTs AND ALL RELAYS
5. LOOP CHECKING OF ALL PROTECTION CIRCUITS AND PRIMARY
INJECTION TEST
6. LIST OF RECOMMENDED RELAY TESTING & RELAY SETTINGS KEPT
7. GT BACKCHARGING AND SYNCHRONISATION CIRCUIT CHECKING
8. READINGS OF STATOR CORE,WINDING AND TOOTH TEMPERATURES,HOT
GAS AND COLD GAS ,SEAL OIL TEMPERATURES,GENERATOR AND EXCITER
BEARING TEMPERATURES,GENERATOR FRONT AND REAR VIBRATIONS,
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WATER ,SEAL OIL PRESSURES.( GENERATOR
PARAMETERS)
9. EARTH SWITCHES OF BOTH GCBs SHOULD BE OPENED .
10. ALL THREE PHASES OF GENERATOR TERMINALS ARE TO BE ISOLATED
FROM GCB AND SHORTED TOGETHER FOR SHORT CIRCUIT TEST.
AT FULL SPEED NO LOAD
SHORT CIRCUIT TEST
11. GENERATOR MAY BE EXCITED IF 90 % SPEED CONTACT FROM TURBINE
CONTROL PANEL ALLOWS TO DO SO.
12. BY INCREASING THE EXCITATION CURRENT,GENERATOR CURRENT
MAY BE NOTED. A GRAPH BETWEEN THESE TWO PARAMETERS MAY BE

DRAWN. FROM WHICH, SHORT CIRCUIT RATIO CAN BE CALCULATED

AND COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE TEST REPORT SUPPLIED ALONG
WITH GENERATOR.
13. CHECK FOR THE OPERATION OF CURRENT OPERATED PROTECTIONS
LIKE VOLTAGE DEPENDANT OVERCURRENT,OVERCURRENT
14. AFTER PUTTING OFF THE EXCITER AND TRIPPING THE PRIME MOVER,
THREE PHASE TERMINAL SHORTINGS OF GENERATORS MADE MAY BE
OPENED.
15. GENERATOR PARAMETERS TO BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME BEFORE &
AFTER TRIPPING PRIME MOVER
OPEN CIRCUIT TEST
16. GENERATOR MAY BE EXCITED AND 21 KV TERMINAL VOLTAGE MAY BE
ACHIEVED
17. OVERVOLTAGE TEST MAY BE CARRIED OUT .
18. NEGATIVE PHASE SEQUENCE PROTECTION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY
SHORTING ANY TWO PHASES
19. LINKS BETWEEN GCB AND GENERATOR TERMINALS MAY BE PUT.
20. FIELD FAILURE,UNDER FREQUENCY TRIPS CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY
ADJUSTING THE SET VALUES.
21. GENERATOR PARAMETERS TO BE TAKEN AGAIN.
SYNCHRONISATION
22. GENERATOR TRANSFORMERS HAS TO BE BACKCHARGED. GRID
VOLTAGE OF ALL THREE PHASES IN THE RELAY PANEL TO BE
MEASURED.
23. IF PHASE IN-PHASE OUT OF GENERATOR AND GRID SUPPLY ARE TO BE
CHECKED AND FOUND OK,THEN CHECK SYNC RELAY GIVES
PERMISSION TO CLOSE GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH CAN BE
MONITORED VIA SYNCHROSCOPE.
24. IF NO PROTECTION OPERATES, GCB CAN BE CLOSED.
25. LOW FOR WARD POWER OF GENERATOR MAY BE CHECKED WHENEVER
THE PRIME MOVER TRIPS,GENERATOR WILL TRIP ON THIS PROTECTION.
26. REVERSE POWER PROTECTION WILL COME INTO PICTURE ONLY IF
LOW FORWARD POWER PROTECTION FAILS.
27. GENERATOR PARAMETERS MAY BE TAKEN JUST BEFORE AND AFTER
SYNCHRONISATION AND AT VARIOUS LOADS ,STEPBYSTEP, UPTO FULL
LOAD.
28. GENERATOR MAY BE LOADED IF ALL PARAMETERS ARE NORMAL.