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List of Publications by Department for the Academic Year Performance Improvement of Brushless Generator Voltage Regulation by Using a Controlled Non Linear Discharge Resistor

Abstract

Abstract: The fast de-excitation capability of Synchronous Generators (SG) using Standard Brushless Excitation (SBE) system is one of the most challenging problems. Thus, supplementary de-excitation system may be necessary to improve the dynamic performance of the voltage regulation for SG. This paper aims to provide an advanced dynamic de-excitation system based on a de-excitation power structure connected to the rotor winding of the SG and associated with a dedicated de-excitation control strategy. This proposed system consists of an IGBT connected in parallel with a non linear discharge resistor and controlled continuously by a dedicated PID controller to provide a fast dynamic de-excitation during loads rejections or excitation shutdowns. An excitation H∞ voltage regulator is also designed by considering the de-excitation system as perturbations. Consequently, the stability of the system is ensured during the dynamic operation of the discharge system. A comparison between the SBE and the proposed de-excitation system is presented and analyzed. Realistic simulation results show significant improvement in the dynamic regulation of the generator terminal voltage in terms of voltage overshoot, response time and stability.

Author(s)

Abdallah Barakat

Journal/Conference Information

International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM),Conference Type: International, ISBN: 978-1-5386-2477-7, Organized By: IEEE, Proceeding Format: Electronic editions, Conference Date: 09/03/2018,