In low-to-medium power generating sets, a self powered brushless excitation system is typically employed. This solution is cost-effective, simple and compact, but it suffers from an unreliable voltage build-up at start-up, a slow dynamic response and a relatively low efficiency for the exciter. The push towards more effective, reliable and efficient products has recently led to consider excitation systems equipped with permanent magnet exciters and controlled rotating converters, but their diffusion is limited by their higher complexity and cost. This paper investigates the utilization of a hybrid excitation for the exciter, aiming to join the benefits of field windings and permanent magnets. As a case study, this concept is applied to a commercial mid-size generating set adopting an industrial perspective, aiming to maximize the benefits while minimizing the required modifications in the system design. After a preliminary analysis, a consequent-pole layout with surface-mounted bonded magnets is then selected as the most effective solution. Theoretical considerations, numerical analysis and experimental validation are reported to show that the hybrid excitation concept can actually lead to significant reduction of exciter field losses as well as to other appreciable side benefits with a very limited impact on the present design of the generating set.

A Consequent-Pole Hybrid Exciter for Synchronous Generators

Paolo Bolognesi;
2021-01-01

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In low-to-medium power generating sets, a self powered brushless excitation system is typically employed. This solution is cost-effective, simple and compact, but it suffers from an unreliable voltage build-up at start-up, a slow dynamic response and a relatively low efficiency for the exciter. The push towards more effective, reliable and efficient products has recently led to consider excitation systems equipped with permanent magnet exciters and controlled rotating converters, but their diffusion is limited by their higher complexity and cost. This paper investigates the utilization of a hybrid excitation for the exciter, aiming to join the benefits of field windings and permanent magnets. As a case study, this concept is applied to a commercial mid-size generating set adopting an industrial perspective, aiming to maximize the benefits while minimizing the required modifications in the system design. After a preliminary analysis, a consequent-pole layout with surface-mounted bonded magnets is then selected as the most effective solution. Theoretical considerations, numerical analysis and experimental validation are reported to show that the hybrid excitation concept can actually lead to significant reduction of exciter field losses as well as to other appreciable side benefits with a very limited impact on the present design of the generating set.
2021
Nuzzo, Stefano; Bolognesi, Paolo; Decuzzi, Giovanni; Giangrande, Paolo; Galea, Michael
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