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The Excitation system generates variable DC voltage and current to the rotating field to regulate the terminal voltage of the generator within the permissible operating range.
There are two basic excitation systems in operation today: Brushless excitation systems, with rotating exciter machines and Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR), or Static excitation systems (SES) feeding rotor directly from thyristor bridges via brushes
Digital Exciters
If you are the owner of a turbine generator set built after 1990 you are most likely operating with the original Digital Excitation system. Depending on the vintage of your digital system you may have found that the OEM no longer supports your system or the OEM has sent a junior engineer with little experience in the field. This is very frustrating because with the OEM
TC&E can offer you a service solution that will meet all your service needs. Our excitation engineers are factory trained to work on several digital excitation systems. Please refer to our extensive list of digital systems below that our engineers are trained to work on. Contact TC&E today to further discuss maintenance and testing options available to you for your digital excitation systems.
Let us help you maintain your Digital Exciters
DIGITAL EXCITERS
- GE EX2000
- EX2100
- EX2100e
- ABB Unitrol
- Hitachi
- Basler DECS series AVR’s
- Brush AVR’s
Analog Exciters
Analog Exciters have proven to be very reliable systems. However, as these systems continue to get older, many utilities are faced with the decision to continue maintaining analog exciters or upgrading them with newer technology. The reuse of the rectifier bridges has become increasingly popular as rectifier bridge technology utilized years ago has exhibited high reliability and proven to remain in excellent operating condition. Hence, replacing only the analog controls due to obsolescence and keeping the power SCR rectifier bridges may be a favorable economic solution for an excitation system upgrade.
Let us help you maintain or upgrade your Analog Exciters
TC&E can provide guidance on these types of decisions as well as provide the technical field solutions for either maintaining or upgrading your current exciter. Please contact us for further discussion and a quote.
ANALOG EXCITERS
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GE SCT-PPT
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GE Alterrex
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GE Generrex
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GE Bus Fed/Potential Source
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GE Shunt
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GE Amplidyne
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Basler SSE
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EM Regulator
Reliability
Using the latest technology, components, and lessons learned through decades of experience, TC&E can ensure complete reliability for both start-up and continuous operation.
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