EX2100

EX2100

TM

Excitation System

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Product Overview

Availability
1999 - 2000

EX2100

Product Overview

Design Phase

2000

Beta Testing at GE Power Plant

2001

2002 - 2003

Initial Commercial Units

7FA, 7FB, 9FA
Expanded Applications
H, LST, 6FA, 9E, 6B, LM6000

Phased Product Introduction

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EX2100

Product Overview

Excitation System
Customer CTQs
Results from Customer Survey
54 US & 27 International Utilities

1
2
3
4

Reliability
Performance
Cost
Functionality

CUSTOMER DRIVEN DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS

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EX2100

Existing Bridge

Over Designed
Excess Current Capacity
Excess Voltage Capability
Air Cooled (High CFM)
Blower Noise (85 dB)
dB

Next Generation Bridge

Optimized Design
Optimized Current Capacity
Optimized Voltage Capability
Air Cooled (Low CFM)
Reduced Noise
Improved cooling Efficiency
Increase reliability. On-line repair
of fans, reduce MTTR.

Improve Customer CTQs

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NPI Process Overview

Execution

Planning
Customer Need

Multigeneration
Product
Justify
Plan

DP0

Specify

DP1

Business Team

Design

DP2

How

Product Overview

Cost Out / Growth

Implement

DP3

NPI
What, Why

DP0:

EX2100

Launch

DP4

Support

Business Team/Sales
Recipe
Ready

Done

Sustain

Define CTQs, business needs, assign project leader .. Business Team Lead

DP0-1 : Develop top down design plan, manufacturing plan, marketing plan, test plan, target costs,
metrics, budget, schedule, risk plan, finalize scorecard structure

DP1-2 : Design, Optimize, Test and Document: product, process, equipment, marketing tools,
OTR systems; validate with customers. Prioritize from scorecard analyses

DP2-3 : Implement and verify product, process, equipment, marketing tools and OTR/ service systems
Conduct training and hands off pilot run, obtain agency certifications, validate with Beta tests
Audit, approve and freeze all processes and transfer responsibility to process owners
Resolve startup issues and train business product owners

DP3-4 : Postmortem project, transfer product responsibility to product owners

Global Execution . . . Customer to Customer. . . Cross Geography and Business
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Customer

NPI Overview

EX2100

KEY CTQs
1. High Reliability
2. Integration to MK VI
3. Break Control &
PCM Tie
4. Small Size

Phase 1:
New Silco based Bridge
1000Amps & 2000Amps
1000VAC
OLR for control & cooling

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Product Overview

MODULAR FAMILY PLATFORM

N
C1

Single Control
N

or
C1

N Bridges

or

C2

N+1 Bridges

or

Dual Control

N+2 Bridges

Phase 2:
Serves higher end machines
such as LST & 9H
>1000VAC up to 1500VAC
Parallel up to 8000Amps N/N+1/N+2
OLR for bridge

Control and Bridge Configurations

M1 Control
with
I/O, OP
Interface

PCM
1

PCM
2

M2 Control
with
I/O, OP
Interface
C Control
Selection
Logic &
Protection

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Product Overview

Dual Controls/Warm Backup:

M1 controls PCM 1
M2 controls PCM 2
C decides on control selection
C also provides protective
functions
Availability: First shipment in Apr 01

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Communication One - Line

E th e rn e t (E G D , M o d b u s , R D S /A L M , S D I)

ACLA

DSPx - M 1

DPM

ACLA

DPM

S e r ia l M o d b u s

Is B u s - 1

DSPx - P

Is B u s - 3

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Is B u s - 2

DSPx - M 2

S e r ia l M o d b u s

Product Overview

Communication One - Line

GE ToolBox

Modbus

SDI

EX2100

GE HMI

EGD
RDS/
ALM

Ethernet
E Modbus

DCS
Computer

EGD, SDI, E MODBUS

RDS/ALM

Modbus

RS-232

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Next
Generation
Exciter

EGD, SDI
RDS/ALM

Mark VI
Controller

Product Overview

System Architecture

EX2100

Product Overview

Plant DCS Network

Ethernet: GSM
Modbus
RS232/485 Modbus

Typical 207FA Network

Time Synch
HMI

HMI

Engineer's
Station

Unit Data Highway - Ethernet

GT Mark VI

EX2100

Gas Turbine #1

GT Mark VI

EX2100

Gas Turbine #2

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Static Starter

GT Mark VI

EX2100

Steam Turbine

Keypad

EX2100

Exciter
Control

Start

Aut
o

Comman
d

Menu

Ma
n

Voltage
Level

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Stop

Product Overview

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Operator Interface On Mark VI HMI

Product Overview

Windows NT
Client / Server
Cimplicity GUI
Dual Servers
Trending 40ms
Logging
System Alarms 40ms
Diagnostic Alarms 40ms
Sequence Of Events 1ms

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Software Maintenance Tools

EX2100

Product Overview

Same Toolbox As Mark VI

Programmable
Floating Point
Dynamic Data
Drag & Drop Points
Math Blocks
Editors for
Application Software
I/O Assignments
Tuning Constants

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Password Protection
Diagnostics Access
Trending
Forcing (logic & analog)

EX2100 Features and Benefits

EX2100

Product Overview

Triple Modular
Redundancy (TMR)
protection with optional
warm back-up config.

Three processors and critical I/O racks that are

triplicated to reduce single points of failure which
increases mean time between forced outages
(MTBFO)

Field ground detector

Minimizes trouble-shooting time by finding

location and magnitude of ground fault; patented
design

Standard communication to Mark VI

Exciter can interface with turbine and generator

for complete system integration

Low noise fans

Reduce background sound for more operatorfriendly environment

Power system
stabilizer

Eliminates system blackouts caused by electrical

disturbances

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EX2100 Features and Benefits

EX2100

Product Overview

Bottom and top entry

for controls and power

Easy access for installation

Online repair option

Decreases number of forced outages caused by

excitation system failures

Test and setup wizards

Makes start-up, operation, diagnostics, and

maintenance quick and easy

Simulation for operator

training

Saves time and money with real-time, on-site

training

Warm versus hot

back-up

Allows testing of back-up control and bridge while

on-line and facilitates automatic transfer between
main and back-up

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Differences Between EX2100 and EX2000

FEATURE
Improved
Reliability

EX2100
DFSS approach in design cycle

EX2100

Product Overview

EX2000
Not Available

Extensive system simulation

work and data analysis
Designed MTBFO of 175,000 hrs
Eliminated blower motors
and blower motor transformer
but not forced cooling

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Blower motors
and blower motor
transformer exist

Differences Between EX2100 and EX2000

FEATURE

EX2100

EX2100

Product Overview

EX2000

TMR

All generator trips will be 2 out of 3

All critical sensing functions to be TMR

Not Available

Cable and
Cable Entry

Bottom and top entry for both

controls and bridge

Top entry only

Customer to utilize standard power cables

Special cable is required

Bus tabs are provided inside panel to facilitate

top or bottom power connections

Additional tap boxes on

top of panel are required
for power connections

Warm versus Allows testing of back-up control and bridge

hot back-up while online
Allows automatic transfer between main and
back-up
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Backup bridge is connected to a dummy load

Not Available

Differences Between EX2100 and EX2000

FEATURE

Break control
and bridge tie

EX2100

EX2100

Product Overview

EX2000

Single control with single bridge

Single control, single bridge

Redundant control with single bridge

Not Available

New controls with older bridges

Not Available

Warm back-up

Hot back-up

= available
Online repair
option

Controls and power supply

Not Available

Cooling fans -- draw out fan

removable with bridge doors closed

Not Available

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EX2100

J-FRAME HOT BACKUP

(CURRENT)

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Product Overview

EX2100 Beta Unit

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EX2100

Product Overview

EX2100 Beta Unit

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EX2100

Product Overview

EX2100 Beta Unit

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EX2100

Product Overview

EX2100 Beta Unit

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EX2100

Product Overview

EX2100 Beta Unit

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EX2100

Product Overview

Circuit Card And Connectors

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EX2100

Product Overview

EX2100 Lab Facilities

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EX2100

Product Overview