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Lecture No.

19
EE-440: Electrical Machines

Chapter 4. Synchronous Generator


4.7 MEASURING SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR MODEL PARAMETERS
Open-circuit test
• The first step in the process is to perform the open-circuit test on the generator.
• To perform this test, the generator is turned at the rated speed, the terminals are
disconnected from all loads, and the field current is set to zero.
• Then the filed current is gradually increased in steps, and the terminal voltage is
measured at each step along the way.
• With the terminals open, IA = 0, so EA is equal to Vø. It is thus possible to construct a
plot of EA (or VT) versus IF from this information. This plot is the so-called
open-circuit characteristic (OCC) of a generator.
• With this characteristic, it is possible to find the internal generated voltage of the
generator for any given field current. A typical open-circuit characteristic is shown in
Figure 4-17a.
Open-circuit test
Short-circuit test
• The second step in the process is to conduct the short-circuit test. To perform the
short-circuit test, adjust the field current to zero again and short-circuit the terminals of
the generator through a set of ammeters.
• Then the armature current IA or the line current IL is measured as the field current is
increased. Such a plot is called a short-circuit characteristic (SCC) and is shown in
Figure 4.17b.
• It is essentially a straight line. To understand why this characteristic is a straight line,
look at the equivalent circuit shown in Figure 4.18a. Notice that when the terminals are
short-circuited, the armature current IA is given by

and its magnitude is just given by


Short-circuit test
Short-circuit test
Calculating synchronous reactance (Xs)
Calculating resistance (RA) of armature winding

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