Parallel Redundancy for 2-pole Generators

70-449kW at 3,000-3,600rpm

Brushless Excitation System

Series Diode Redundancy for 2-pole Generators
265-700kW at 3,000-3,600rpm

Converteam Electric Machinery’s (EM) brushless excitation system

Electric
provides Machinery’s (EM) brushless
high reliability throughexcitation system
elimination of brushes, collector
provides high reliability through elimination of brushes, collector
rings and carbon dust, which in turn greatly reduces inspection and
rings and carbon dust, which in turn greatly reduces inspection and
maintenance
maintenance costs.
costs. Rotating
Rotating rectifier
rectifier redundancy
redundancy with detection
with detection of of
diodefailure
diode failure while
while in operation
in operation allows
allows for more
for more convenient
convenient
maintenance
maintenance intervals.
intervals.
• No exciter outboard bearing is required
Top row (L to R): Rotating rectifiers with armature;
Stationary exciter field
which eliminates alignment problems
associated with three bearing
Bottom row (L to R): Rotating rectifier wheel; Rotating
armature and rectifiers
arrangements.
• No carbon dust problems. The exciter
• 100% series redundant diodes
operates in the same enclosure as the
provided to ensure continuous
generator.
service.
• The shaft driven permanent magnet
• No exciter
pilot outboard
exciter bearing
provides is
a reliable source o
required which eliminates align-
exciter field power that eliminates bulk
ment problems associated with
power transformer and dependence on
three bearing arrangements.
station battery for field flashing.
• • No carbon
Short dustsustaining
circuit problems. The
capability
exciter operates in the same
provides fault current support.
enclosure as the generator.
• No heavy bus work or cable connection
• Theareshaft
required
drivenbetween
permanent excitation
cubicle
and thepilot
magnet generator, thus simplifying
exciter provides a
reliable source of exciter field
installations.
power that eliminates bulky
• power
Largetransformer
expensive and field
circuit breaker an
field discharge
dependence resistor
on station are not
battery for required
Top row (L to R): PMG with armature and rectifiers; Armature with rectifiers
field flashing.
Bottom row (L to R): Fuse side of diode wheel; Exciter assembly with PMG stator and exciter field • Compact voltage regulator hardware
Experience How the brushless exciter for installation and control panel or
How generator
provides the brushless
main exciter • Short circuit sustaining capability
Experience
• EM has over a century of design and providesswitchgear
fault currenteliminates
support. large excitation
fieldprovides
excitation.generator main cubicles.
• Converteam
manufacturing
EMexperience,
has over a and moreof
century
design
than 500 units installed.
and manufacturing experience,
field excitation. • No heavy bus work or cable connections
• Various designs are available to match
and more than 500 units installed. • Various designs are available to match are required between excitation cubicles
• EM is the industry leader in brushless voltage and current requirements. and the generator, thus simplifying
voltage and current requirements.
• Converteam
excitation forEM is theturbine
2-pole industry
leader in installations.
brushless excitation for 2-pole turbine
generators. • Ability to fit various shaft and mounting
• Ability to fit various shaft and mounting

WARRANTY
generators. configurations.
configurations. • Large expensive field circuit breaker and
• EM brushlessEM exciters are utilized field discharge resistor are not required.
• Converteam brushless excitersby
are • •
No No collector
collector rings, rings,
brushes brushes
or or
utilized
generator
by manufacturers worldwide
generator manufacturers
worldwide
to meet their brushless requirements. commutators
commutators whichwhich
requirerequire maintenance,
maintenance, • Compact voltage regulator hardware
to meet their brushless adjustments
adjustmentsand inspections.
and inspections. for installation and control panel or
requirements.
switchgear eliminates large excitation
• 100% parallel redundant fused diodes are cubicles.
provided to ensure continuous service.
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AUTOMATIC
VOLTAGE
REGULATOR
CONTROL PKG

CCCT
PERMANENT MAGNET
GENERATOR GENERATOR
FIELD (IF FURNISHED)

PMG FIELD
(IF FURNISHED)

EXCITER
FIELD
STATOR

ROTATING COMPONENTS

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RADIO TELEMETRY (OPTIONAL)
DIODE MODULE TROUBLE/FIELD
GROUND DETECTION

Functional diagram of exciter with Permanent Magnet Generator.

WARRANTY
Brushless
Brushless excitation
excitation providesprovides
The rotating rectifier is a three phase
under the bearing journal which is then
full wave diode bridge. 100% diode
increased
increased reliability
reliability and and applied to the main generator field winding.
redundancy provides 100% of full rating
reduced maintenance costs.
reduced maintenance costs.
with a diode out of service. Converteam Electric Machinery
The rotating rectifier is a three phase
The Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) 800 Central Avenue NE
The Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) full
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seriesdiode bridge. 100%
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supplies high frequency AC power to the Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
supplies high frequency AC power to the redundancy
are connected provides 100%Since
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diode failure
voltage regulator. The voltage regulator UnitedElectric
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voltage regulator. The voltage regulator with a diode
results out of service.
in shorting of a diode, the
receives voltage and reactive current Tel: +1 800
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378 8000
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feedback provided by potential and current Fax: +1Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
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Failure of 100%
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is detected in series. Since diode
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reactive current feedback. Comparing Tel: +1 612
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reactive current feedback. Comparing results in shorting
telemetry systemof(optional).
a diode, the
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these signals to a reference setpoint in the
voltage regulator, the voltage regulator
voltage regulator, the voltage regulator
provides a controlled variable DC current
provides a controlled variable DC current
to the stationary field of the rotating
to the stationary field of the rotating
exciter. With its stationary field and
exciter. With its stationary field and
rotating armature, the exciter generates
rotating armature, the exciter generates
three phase high frequency AC output. This
three phase high frequency AC output. This
output is rectified by the rotating rectifiers.
output is rectified by the rotating rectifiers.
This DC current is fed via conductors to the
This DC current is fed via conductors to the
center of the rotor shaft and carried by a
center of the rotor shaft and carried by a
special lead bar in the hollow shaft area
special lead bar in the hollow shaft area
under the bearing journal which is then
applied to the main generator field winding.
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Field ground detection is provided without www.electricmachinery.com
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
full rating. Failure of a diode in module(s)
slip rings by means of a transmitter Tel: +1 412 967 0765
is detected during operation by a radio
mounted on the diode wheel assembly.
telemetry system (optional).
A light signal is sent across an airgap to France Tel: +33 1 77 31 20 00
a stationary receiver and relay to indicate Germany Tel: +49 30 76 22 0
Field ground detection is provided without
presence of a ground. UK Tel: +44 1788 563563
slip rings by means of a transmitter
Brazil Tel: +55 31 3330 5800
mounted on the diode wheel assembly.
China Tel: +86 21 6442 1666
A light signal is sent across an airgap to
India Tel: +91 44 2440 0900
a stationary receiver and relay to indicate
Russia Tel: +7 495 225 1916
presence of a ground.
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