Static Excitation System Research Articles

A Static Excitation System for Industrial and Utility Steam Turbine-Generators

A new type of static excitation system for large generators is described, and its application features discussed. The component and performance specifications of the equipment are enumerated, and the results of tests presented to indicate the realization of design and performance objectives.

Design and Tests of a Static Excitation System for Industrial and Utility Steam Turbine-Generators

This paper contains a description of the theory of operation and an equivalent circuit of a new static excitation system for large generators. Design considerations, including protective features and rectifier cooling system, are discussed, and confirmatory factory qualification tests are listed.

A high-speed voltage-regulating and static-excitation system for A-C aircraft generators

WITHIN the past few years there has been developed a new type of voltage-regulating and static-excitation system for a 40-kva (kilovolt-ampere) a-c aircraft generator. The system is unique in its manner of excitation control, and exhibits rather remarkable performance. This paper describes the system and its principle of operation, and presents performance data.

Design of generating equipment for Electra turboprop aircraft

WITH the advent of the Electra turboprop aircraft, a new phase was introduced in the type of electric power generated and distributed on commercial aircraft. Previously to this time, nearly all commercial aircraft used a 28-volt d-c system. However, the requirement for higher rated systems and the requirement of the load equipment for a-c power resulted in the Electra using the 115/200-volt 3-phase Y-connected a-c system. Many models of military aircraft had already used a-c systems but the systems in production at that time mainly used rotating exciter generators with sensitive protection relays. At the time that the Electra design was initiated a static excitation system with magnetic amplifier controls and protection was under development. This system was developed in order to increase reliability and provide closer limits of system performance. This static excitation system has been applied to the Electra and this paper discusses its design features.