Electrical Technology

GENERATOR OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

GENERATOR OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION One type of overvoltage in a generator is due to transient surges caused by lightning or switching …

GENERATOR ROTOR PROTECTION There are several different types of rotor protection, each type guarding the rotor against a particular type …

OPERATION OF INDUCTION GENERATOR Under normal operation of a synchronous generator, the field created by the rotor windings locks in …

GENERATOR COOLANT FAILURE PROTECTION Some of the larger generators have stator windings that are cooled by water circulating through the …

GENERATOR BACKUP PROTECTION There are two types of backup protection that might be applied to a generator: backup of relays …

GENERATOR VIBRATION PROTECTION Vibration protection is also a part of the turbine protection system and is not normally supplied or …

GENERATOR OVERHEATING PROTECTION Overheating of a synchronous generator may occur due to one of the following causes: 1. Overload2. Failure …

PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The devices in switching equipment are referred to by numbers, with appropriate suffix letters when …

TIRRIL REGULATOR In this type of regulator, a fixed resistance is cut in and cut out of the exciter field …

WHAT IS VOLTAGE CONTROL? In a modern power system, electrical energy from the generating station is delivered to the ultimate …