Troubleshooting sheet for electric trouble of the generators

parallel operation

excessive voltage drop with load

narrow voltage control range
defect with control module
circulation current under lower

voltage control impossible

voltage increase with load

voltage & current hunting

higher droop & PF drop

excessive reactive current

defect with thyristor

lower max. voltage

no voltage built up
lower reactive current

voltage hunting
high voltage

half voltage
low voltage

KVAr hunting

different P.F
KW hunting
fault--------

load
possible cause

no wiring link 0 0 0
wiring link wrong point 0 0 0 0 0 0 @ 0
AVR Usoll wrong setting 0 0 0 0 0 @ 0 0
Vr.TN wrong setting 0 0 0
internal defect @ 0 0 0 0 0 0
discontinuity 0 @ 0 0
power
blocking fail 0 0
thyrister
gate electrode fail 0 0 0

measuring discontinuity 0 0
transformer internal defect 0 0 0 0 0 0
[T7.T8]
wiring link wrong point 0 0 0
discontinuity @ 0 0 0

reference wiring link wrong point 0 @ 0 0

value setter incorrect no-load setting @ @ @ 0
[VR]
short cicuit in leads 0 0
improper contact at T/B 0 0 0
discontinuity 0 0 0
series resister
excessive resitance @ 0 0
[R1]
lower resistance @ 0 0 0 0

intermidiate discontinuity 0 0 0 0
transformer short cicuit in leads 0 0
[T4.T5]
wiring link wrong point 0 0 0 0 0 0
discontinuity 0 0 0 0 0
excessive resitance 0 0 0 0
tandem
potentiamete lower resistance 0 0
r [R2]
different resistances @
wiring link wrong point 0 0 0 0 0 0 @ @

reactor discontinuity @ 0
[L]1 smaller reactor gap @ 0
rectifier discontinuity 0 0 0
transformer
[T6] improper tap setting @ @ 0 @ @ @ 0 0

steady rectifier discontinuity @

[V1] burnt or internal defect @

rotating discontinuity 0 0 0 0
rectifier [V2] burnt or internal defect @
varistor internal short circuit 0
discontinuity @ 0
currrent
transformers wiring link wrong point 0 0 0
internal defect 0 0
[T1,T2,T3]
setting to lower power @ @ 0
+F1 & -F2 wrong polarity 0
note : @ -- with high possibility, check first
 Troubleshooting sheet for electric trouble of the generators
parallel operation

excessive voltage drop with load

narrow voltage control range
defect with control module
circulation current under lower

voltage control impossible

voltage increase with load

voltage & current hunting

higher droop & PF drop

excessive reactive current

defect with thyristor

lower max. voltage

no voltage built up
lower reactive current

voltage hunting
high voltage

half voltage
low voltage

KVAr hunting

different P.F
KW hunting
fault--------

load
possible cause

no wiring link 0 0 0
wiring link wrong point 0 0 0 0 0 0 @ 0
AVR U wrong setting 0 0 0 0 0 @ 0 0
K,T,R47 wrong setting 0 0 0
internal defect @ 0 0 0 0 0 0
discontinuity 0 @ 0 0
power
blocking fail 0 0
thyrister
gate electrode fail 0 0 0

measuring discontinuity 0 0
transformer internal defect 0 0 0 0 0 0
(AVR inside) wiring link wrong point 0 0 0
discontinuity @ 0 0 0

reference wiring link wrong point 0 @ 0 0

value setter incorrect no-load setting @ @ @ 0
[VR] short cicuit in leads 0 0
improper contact at T/B 0 0 0
discontinuity 0 0 0
series resister
excessive resitance @ 0 0
[R48]
lower resistance @ 0 0 0 0
discontinuity 0 0 0 0
intermidiate
transformer short cicuit in leads 0 0
[T4] wiring link wrong point 0 0 0 0 0 0
discontinuity 0 0 0 0 0

potentiomete excessive resitance 0 0 0 0

r (AVR inside) lower resistance 0 0
[S] different resistances @
wiring link wrong point 0 0 0 0 0 0 @ @

reactor discontinuity @ 0
[L1] smaller reactor gap @ 0
rectifier discontinuity 0 0 0
transformer
[T6] improper tap setting @ @ 0 @ @ @ 0 0
rotating discontinuity 0 0 0 0
rectifier
V2 burnt or internal defect @
varistor internal short circuit 0
discontinuity @ 0
currrent
transformers wiring link wrong point 0 0 0
internal defect 0 0
[T1,T2,T3]
setting to lower power @ @ 0
+F1 & -F2 wrong polarity 0
note : @ -- with high possibility, check first