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parimalam
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Droop CT to be Shorted When Running Single, Why?

09/28/2012 7:02 AM

Hi All,

Good day. Why all the AVR drawings shows that to short the Droop CT when running single. I understand that all the Un used CT secondary needs to be shorted when not connected to the system with the appropriate burden. In case of AVR the droop CT is connected to the AVR and the burden resistor is installed on the AVR, but one switch is shown to short the CT when the Alternator running as single and to open the switch when alternator is running as parallel.

My Question

1. Why we need to shrot when running single

2. What happens if we dont short when running single.

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Re: Droop CT to be shorted when running single, why?

09/28/2012 7:20 AM

CT will burst on full load.To prevent this, it is shorted. In fact, whenever CT secondary is open in any of the applications, it is shorted, because on load, open circuit voltage induced is much much more than the rated voltage, leading to flash over / bursting of CT.

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Re: Droop CT to be shorted when running single, why?

09/28/2012 7:51 AM

Hi Harry, Thanks.

Undetstood, un used CT secondary need to be shroted, my question is to know why CT to be shorted when not running on Parallel while it is connected to AVR and it has Burden resistor is installed.

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Re: Droop CT to be Shorted When Running Single, Why?

09/28/2012 8:42 AM

Is your answer HERE ?
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Re: Droop CT to be Shorted When Running Single, Why?

09/28/2012 10:13 AM

Hi Joshi,

Good day. I could not find the answer from the link that you have given.

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Re: Droop CT to be Shorted When Running Single, Why?

09/28/2012 10:19 AM

The answer is that when you are running Isolated there is no need for droop compensation, it is only used when you are running in parallel with other machines when drrop is necessary to make sure the vars are shared with other machines.

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09/28/2012 7:58 PM

Hi RAMConsult,

Good day. thanks, please advice what if we kept the droop CT connected to the AVR while single running? Is there going to be any issues?

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Re: Droop CT to be Shorted When Running Single, Why?

09/29/2012 10:46 AM

Hi

What will happen is that as the current from your generator increases/decreases during running, the voltage with alter from your rated voltage. This does not happen when you are connected to the grid as the grid holds the voltage. It is set to droop when connected to the grid in order that your generator shares VARs with the grid.

However, when you disconnect and run single you do not need to share VARs with the system. And to prevent the voltage swaying with the current the droop needs to be neutralised. This is done by shorting the CT
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Re: Droop CT to be Shorted When Running Single, Why?

09/29/2012 8:21 PM

Hi Mark,

Good day. Thanks a lot, you have given very good explanation and my doubts are cleared.

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