NR Electric Co., Ltd.

PCS-9400

Excitation system is an important part of generator that is used

to inject the exciting current into rotor to estabilish the magnetic
field. The excitation system need to maintain the generator
voltage level and is required to act on power system static and
transient conditions.

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Generator Excitation System

NR provides microprocessor-based excitation system to improve

generator performance and reduce maintenance costs. It offers
the comprehensive control strategies for different applications,
such as power system stabilizer, optimum control or adaptive
control, etc. It also can be customized to meet the various
specifications of specific project. The current rating is available
from 100A up to 7000A and the voltage rating is available from
100V up to 700V.

PPC-AI

ET

ETA

UT1

UT2
AC380V

AC220V
DC220V

OPT

DCP
DCSDCS DCP

OPT

OU
OUTT
CLB

TV1
Y

ACF

COM
COM

ACF

TA(ABC)

AC380V

2PCS-9410A

AC380V

AC380V

AC380V

PULSE

PULSE

AC220V
DC220V

4PPC-SR

AC380V

AC380V M

AC380V

AC380V

PULSE

PULSE

PCS-9425

PU
PULL

PCS-9425

CPU
CPU

PCS-9425

AC
ACA A

PCS-9425

TV2

FBK

PPC-BK + PPC-BR

R
ZnO

ZnO
Trigger

Crowbar

Trigger

Crowbar

Shaft
Voltage
Inhibition

Principle diagram of static excitation for 600MW generator

Figure 1 Static Excitation for 600MW Generator

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Functions

Perform the maximum excitation limit and the minimum

excitation limit for the generator according to operational
requirements.

Maintain the terminal voltage at a given value by adjusting

the strength of the magnetic field when the generator loads
changes.

System Configuration

Reasonably distributing the reactive power between the

generator units in parallel.

NRs excitation system consists of numerical excitation

regulator, thyristor rectifier, diode valve rectifier, de-excitation
equipment and auxiliary cabinets. According to the different
requirements of each excitation mode, the above equipments
can be flexibly tailored to combine the compatible solution.

Improve the stability of power system, including static

stability, transient stability and dynamic stability.
Do de-excitation to reduce the extent of the damage in case
of internal fault of generator.

G
CT
ET

VT

PCS-9410A

PCS-943X

PCS-9420

Figure 2 PCS-9400A Self-excitation Excitation System

EX

ET

VT

PCS-9420

CT

PCS-943X

VT

CT

PCS-9420

PCS-9410B

PCS-9410A

Figure 3 PCS-9400B Two-machine Separate Excitation System

PEX

PCS-9420

EX

PCS-9421

PCS-943X

VT
PCS-9410C

Figure 4 PCS-9400C Three-machine Separate Excitation System

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ET

PCS-9420

PCS-9421

EX

PCS-943X

CT

VT
PCS-9410C

PEX

EX

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Figure 5 PCS-9400C Three-machine Plus Transformer Separate Excitation System

G
CT

VT
PCS- 9410C
PCS-9420

PCS943X

Figure 6 PCS-9400D Brushless Excitation System

DEX

PCS-9420

PCS943X

G ET

CT
DEX

VT
PCS-9410A

PCS943X

PCS-9420

G ET

CT
VT
PCS-9410K

Figure 7 PCS-9400E DC Exciter Excitation System

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PCS-941X Digital Excitation Regulator

It consists of dual-channel configuration or three-channel
configuration. Each channel is an independent regulation
unit based on advanced hardware platform, which is based
on multi-processor system including PowerPC, DSP and
FPGA. The system provides all essential functions, such
as PID regulation+ PSS strategy, many closed-loop and
open-loop control laws, difference regulation, many limiters
and protections, i.e. under-excitation limiter, over-excitation
limiter, false strong excitation limiter, peak current limiter,
V/F limiter, overvoltage protection on no-load, TV signal
failure protection etc. And self-diagnose function, faulttolerance control element, oscilloscope and event recording
function are all equipped with. The HMI with a LCD and a
9-button keypad is friendly to users. And it is also easy to
communicate with PC at higher level. Ethernet interface,
optical fiber interface and RS-232/RS-485 serial ports are
supplied for communication.
PCS-9420 Thyristor Rectifier
A lot of levels of current output are supplied to match the
requirements of users, i.e. 250A, 800A, 1200A, 1800A,
2400A and 3000A. Parallel-connected multi-cabinet
operational mode is adopted. The coefficient of equalizing
current is larger than 0.9. Aluminum Radiator or Heat Pipe
Radiator can be selected alternatively.
PCS-9421 Diode Rectifier
A lot of levels of current output are supplied to match the
requirements of users, i.e. 1800A, 2400A and 3000A.
Parallel-connected multi-cabinet operational mode is
adopted. The coefficient of equalizing current is larger
than 0.9. Aluminum Radiator or Heat Pipe Radiator can be
selected alternatively.

PCS-943X De-excitation Equipment

Linear or nonlinear resistor and magnetic blow-out switch
are supplied in de-excitation equipment. And overvoltage
protection is also equipped with.
PCS-944X Auxiliary Equipment
Special devices for complicated requirements and logic
circuits are equipped with the cabinet.

Features
The Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) uses highperformance CPU as the core hardware, and adopts high
precise multi-point AC sampling technology, and all the
control, regulation, protection function are realized by the
module designed software.
Rectifier cabinet can withstand high capacity, with air wind
cooling system.
A lot of elements and protections are supplied for complete
control function of excitation system.
Parallel-connected dual-cabinet operational mode without
switchover process has more reliability.
Trending and recording data are provided. The user can
record the data one second before fault. The system
measures AC current and voltage of generator, active power,
reactive power and power factor, etc.
The user can configure and troubleshoot the PCS-9400 via
the communication network.

Technical Data

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SCR (Silicon Controlled Rectifier) control angular resolution

0.00045

AD conversion resolution

1pu/2-16, 16-bit

Sampling type

AC sampling directly, 72 points per cycle

Adjustment speed

4000 times/s (Adjustment period 0.25ms)

Voltage regulating range

1% ~ 130% Ugn (settable)

Phase shift range

0~180

Voltage response time

<0.04s (up), <0.08s (down)

Frequency response range

5 ~ 1000Hz

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