Electric Generators Handbook: Synchronous Generators offers a thorough introduction to electrical energy and electricity generation, including the basic principles of electric generators.

Electric Generators Handbook: Synchronous Generators supplies the tools necessary to design, validate, and deploy the right power generation technologies to fulfill tomorrow's complex energy needs.

Features:

• Provides a comprehensive survey of all types of synchronous generators in a convenient, unified reference
• Covers the various topologies, steady state, transients, modeling, performance, control, design, and testing
• Offers a detailed discussion of the major prime movers for generators, modeling of transients, and their use in active power control of electrical generators
• Includes self-contained coverage of synchronous generators not available in any other single source

Contents

Electric Energy and Electric Generators

• Major Energy Sources
• Electric Power Generation Limitations
• Electric Power Generation
• From Electric Generators to Electric Loads

Principles of Electric Generators

• The Three Types of Electric Generators
• Synchronous Generators
• Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators
• The Homopolar Synchronous Generator
• Induction Generator
• The Wound Rotor (Doubly-Fed) Induction Generator (WRIG)
• Parametric Generators
• Electric Generator Applications

Prime Movers

• Steam Turbines
• Steam Turbine Modeling
• Speed Governors for Steam Turbines
• Gas Turbines
• Diesel Engines
• Stirling Engines
• Hydraulic Turbines
• Wind Turbines

Large and Medium Power Synchronous Generators: Topoligies and Steady State

• Construction Elements
• Excitation Magnetic Field
• The Two-Reaction Principle of Synchronous Generators
• The Armature Reaction Field and Synchronous Reactances
• Equations for Steady State with Balanced Load
• The Phasor Diagram
• Inclusion of Core Losses in the Steady-State Model
• Autonomous Operation of Synchronous Generators
• Synchronous Generator Operation at Power Grid (in Parallel)
• Unbalanced-Load Steady-State Operation
• Measuring Xd, Xq, Z-, Z0
• The Phase-to-Phase Short-Circuit
• The Synchronous Condenser

Synchronous Generators: Modeling for (and) Transients

• The Phase-Variable Model
• The d-q Model
• The Per unit (P.U.) d-q Model
• The Steady State via the d-q Model
• The General Equivalent Circuits
• Magnetic Saturation Inclusion in the d-q Model
• The Operational Parameters
• Electromagnetic Transients
• The Sudden Three-Phase Short-Circuit from No Load
• Standstill Time Domain Response Provoked Transients
• Standstill Frequency Response
• Asynchronous Running
• Simplified Models for Power System Studies
• Mechanical Transients
• Small Disturbance Electromechanical Transients
• Large Disturbance Transients Modeling
• Finite Element SG Modeling
• SG Transient Modeling for Control Design

Control of Synchronous Generators in Power Systems

• Speed Governing Basics
• Time Response of Speed Governors
• Automatic Generation Control (AGC)
• Time Response of Speed (Frequency) and Power Angle
• Voltage and Reactive Power Control Basics
• The Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) Concept
• Exciters
• Exciter's Modeling
• Basic AVRs
• Underexcitation Voltage
• Power System Stabilizers (PSSs)
• Coordinated AVR-PSS and Speed Governor Control
• FACTS-Added Control of SG
• Subsynchronous Oscillations
• Subsynchronous Resonance

Design of Synchronous Generators

• Specifying Synchronous Generators for Power Systems
• Output Power Coefficient and Basic Stator Geometry
• Number of Stator Slots
• Design of Stator Winding
• Design of Stator Core
• Salient-Pole Rotor Design
• Damper Cage Design
• Design of Cylindrical Rotors
• The Open-Circuit Saturation Curve
• The On-Load Excitation mmf F1n
• Inductances and Resistances
• Excitation Winding Inductances
• Damper Winding Parameters
• Solid Rotor Parameters
• SG Transient Parameters and Time Constants
• Electromagnetic Field Time Harmonics
• Slot Ripple Time Harmonics
• Losses and Efficiency
• Exciter Design Issues
• Optimization Design Issues
• enerator/Motor Issues

Testing of Synchronous Generators

• Acceptance Testing
• Testing for Performance (Saturation Curves, Segregated Losses, Efficiency)
• Excitation Current under Load and Voltage Regulation
• The Need for Determining Electrical Parameters
• Per Unit Values
• Tests for Parameters under Steady State
• Tests to Estimate the Subtransient and Transient Parameters
• Subtransient Reactances from Standstill Single-Frequency AC Tests
• Standstill Frequency Response Tests (SSFRs)
• Online Identification of SG Parameters

Index

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