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1) Step applied on the generator voltage reference (= 5%)
Automatic Voltage Regulation
Generator at no load
generator voltage
1.1
1.05
0.95
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
t
excitation voltage
4.5
3.5
2.5
1.5
1
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
t
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2) Step applied on the generator voltage reference (= 5%)
Automatic Voltage Regulation ( Power factor=1)
Generator at load
generator voltage
1.1
1.05
0.95
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
t
excitation voltage
6
5.5
4.5
3.5
2.5
1.5
1
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
t
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reactive power
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
t
generator current
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
t
.....after the step at load, current and reactive power increase
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3) Load rejection at nominal load .
Automatic Voltage Regulation
Generator Voltage
1.15
1.1
1.05
0.95
0.9
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Excitation voltage
-1
-2
-3
-4
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
…..The excitation voltage reaches a negative value in order to take the
generator to its nominal voltage
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4) Load rejection ( at power factor = 1 ).
Generator voltage
….With load rejection at power factor =1 the generator voltage reaches a
lower value
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Short circuit on the grid ( duration= 0.2 seconds)
Automatic Voltage Regulation
generator voltage
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
t
excitation voltage
7
-1
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
t
……the generator after the short circuit ( → forcing excitation voltage) will
match the grid.