Standstill Frequency Response Test and Validation of a Large Hydrogenerator

Abdelghafour Belqorchi, Ulas Karaagac, Jean Mahseredjian, Innocent Kamwa

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Abstract

This paper intends to contribute to the revision process of the IEEE Standard 115 by demonstrating the applicability of the standstill frequency response (SSFR) test on large salient pole hydrogenerators. The presented SSFR tests are carried out on a 55.6-MVA salient pole machine with laminated rotor, non-continuous damper windings, and a nonintegral slot number. The IEEE-115 SSFR test procedure is applied with special care to rotor positioning as well as accurate data acquisition in the low-frequency range. The maximum likelihood estimation method is utilized for machine parameter identification from the SSFR tests. Obtained parameters are compared with design values in addition to the ones obtained using traditional 'sudden no-load three-phase short-circuit,' Dalton-Cameron and 'open stator d-Axis transient time constant' methods. The accuracy of parameters is also confirmed by comparing the measured three-phase short-circuit current waveforms with the ones obtained by simulating the SSFR-based machine models in an electromagnetic transient-Type software. Unlike previous SSFR test cases on large salient pole hydrogenerators, accurate results are obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8586973
Pages (from-to)2261-2269
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Systems
Volume34
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2019

Keywords

  • Equivalent circuits
  • frequency response, hydrogenerator
  • operational parameters
  • parameter determination
  • salient pole
  • synchronous machine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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