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Generator Trip in Reverse Power

01/04/2012 6:43 AM

Rolls-Royce Bergen 2nos. KVGS 18G4 Leory Somer alternator 4500 KVA ( engine no. 1 & 3) and 2 nos. B35:40V 20AG Engine, AVK alternator 10600 KVA ( engine no. 4 & 5) runs in parallel operation in droop mode giving power in local grid and load feeder,

Reverse power setting

Engine 1 to 5 -3.0% delay time 3.0 second

Grid Cabinet -5.0% ,, ,, 10.0 second

Synchronization is static type.

if Grid VCB is trip instantly engine no. 5 (10600KVA) trip in reverse power. before trip total generation is around 20 MW and Grid export is 7 to 8 MW.

what is the remedy.

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Re: Generator Trip in Reverse Power

01/04/2012 8:00 AM

Just a guess, but when the 10600 KVA generator picks up the additional load from the the tripped 4500 KVA generator it slows and loses sync. with the grid. The current lag allows feedback that looks like, and actually is, reverse power. The best remedy would be seperate transmission lines for each Gen Set.

Are these two opposeing engines driving each genarator? Which generator carries the load feeder, which I assume is a local transformer.

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Re: Generator Trip in Reverse Power

01/05/2012 12:17 AM

alternator is separate for each engine, giving power in a common bus where load feeders and grid feeder are connected.

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Re: Generator Trip in Reverse Power

01/06/2012 12:31 AM

When grid VCB trips, there is excess power available in the generator system. This would boost the frequency of the generators prompting the engine governors to control the fuel input and in turn the generator output. In case the engine-5 governor response happens to be faster than the others, it is likely that the other generators drive power in to the engine-5 prompting it to trip on reverse power. A couple of questions:

  • Why the engine reverse power setting is 3%, it can as well be 5% (for all the engines).
  • Reverse power protection should always include a time delay like 2sec to prevent engine trip during momentary power swings. You didn't mention of this!
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Re: Generator Trip in Reverse Power

01/06/2012 4:13 AM

well, you are right, but my question is engine no. 4 is same rating as well as engine no. 5 then why engine no. 5 is tripped all time, engine no. 4 why not?

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