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U1 Generator and Excitation Flashcards

1
Q

What causes the U1 Generator Unit Differential (Unit HEA) to roll?

A
  • Emergency Trip Pushbutton ***
  • Loss of Stator Cooling Water
  • 26KV Bus Duct Ground Fault (Backfeed)
  • Generator Differential
  • Generator Ground
  • Generator Overcurrent During Startup
  • Exciter Differential
  • Exciter Field Breaker Open
  • Main Transformer Differential
  • Main Transformer Sudden Pressure
  • UAT Differential
  • UAT Ground
  • UAT Sudden Pressure Trip
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2
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What does the U1 Generator Overall Differential (Overall HEA) Trip?

A
  • Turbine Trip (33VED)
  • Breaker Failure Relays (trips other yard bkrs)
  • Reverse power (Gen Motoring U1)
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3
Q

What does the Main Exciter do?

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  • Generates 3-phase 600v AC that is applied to the stationary rectifiers
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4
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What has to be done prior to closing the Exciter Field Breaker on U1?

A
  • Voltage Regulators must be in Manual prior to closing

- Both O and O1 output breakers must be open for Exciter Field Bkr to open

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5
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Will the Exciter Field Breaker open with the Gen Output breakers closed?

A
  • No, it will not
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6
Q

How do you close the Exciter Field Breaker?

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  • Switch must be held in closed until the Exciter Field Breaker is completely closed (Manual only, no automatic closures)
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7
Q

How are the output bushing cooled in U1?

A
  • By generator gas (H2)
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8
Q

What are the 33 VED (Turbine Trip Relay) actuation signals with a 30 sec delay?

A 
- All 4 Main Turbine Stop Valves are closed, and At least one valve out of each of the Reheat Stop/Intercept Valve pairs is closed 
AND 
- 4/4 Stop valves closed
- 2/3 EHC Oil # low 800#
(C8) (Turbine Trip)
or
- Rx trip bkrs open
- SI
- P14 (Hi Hi SG lvl (67%) 2/3 on 1 SG)
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9
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What does 33 VED (Turbine Trip Relay) trip??

A
  • Trips Overall HEA
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10
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What delays, if any, does the Unit differential (Unit HEA) relay have?

A
  • 30 sec delay after a Rx trip
    (allows RCPs to coast down to cool)
  • No delay for Transformer or Generator Trips
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11
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What delays, if any, does the Overall differential relay (Overall HEA) have?

A
  • 30 sec delay after a Rx trip
    (allows RCPs to coast down to cool)
  • No delay for Transformer or Generator Trips
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12
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What provides power to the Unit Diff Relay (Unit HEA)?

A
  • 250v DC (Train B)
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13
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What provides power to the Overall Diff Relay (Overall HEA)?

A
  • Switchyard 125 VDC
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14
Q

What provides power to 33 VED (Turbine Trip Relay)?

A
  • 250v DC Train A
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15
Q

What is the H2 cooling flowpath?

A
  • Fans both ends –> Turbine and colector ends –> along rotor shaft and stator core –> through gaps –> vent holes –> back through center of rotor and stator —> coolers –> back to suction of the fan
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16
Q

What is MVARS in?

A
  • capacitive / underexcited
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17
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What is MVARS out?

A

Inductive / overexcited

18
Q

What can being underexcited cause?

A
  • can cause slip of poles
19
Q

How should the Generator Synchoscope rotating before closing the output breakers?

A
  • slowly in the fast direction (Gen Frequency should be higher than Grid Frequency)
20
Q

How are the Generator Rectifiers cooled on Unit 1?

A
  • Stator Cooling Water
21
Q

What do the Thyrister Converters do?

A
  • Regulates the firing angle to change the voltage of field of the main exciter on U1
22
Q

What does the H2 cool on the U1 Generator?

23
Q

What is the main exciter powered by on Unit 1?

24
Q

If you lose the main generator excitation system on U1, do you will the U1 Main Generator trip?

25
Q

Can the Exciter Filed Breaker be manually mechanically operated?

A
  • No, it can not
26
Q

How many rectifiers are required to be in service on U1 to keep the Main Generator online?

A
  • 5 of 6

Allows maintenance

27
Q

What is the Gen Conditon Monitor looking for in the generator?

A
  • Products of combustion
28
Q

Describe how the Voltage Regulator works in auto?

A
  • controls terminal Voltage (using voltage droop)
29
Q

Describe how the Voltage Regulator works in manual?

A
  • controls when the SCR fires to control field Current
30
Q

All of the following actions will occur when the Emergency Unit Trip Pushbutton is depressed.

Which ONE of the following is the only DIRECT action that occurs when the pushbutton is depressed?

A. Main Turbine valves close.

B. Unit Differential relays operate.

C. Reactor Trip breakers open.

D. Main Generator Output breakers open.

A
  • B. Unit Differential relays operate.
31
Q

What has to be done prior to opening the Exciter Field Breaker on U1?

A
  • Both O and O1 output breakers must be open for Exciter Field Bkr to open
32
Q

What are the common Unit and Overall HEA Actions?

A
  • Turbine Trip
  • Trip Exciter Field Breaker
  • Turn excitation OFF
  • Trip generator output breakers (O and O1)
  • Fast Transfer from UAT to RAT
  • Start time delay circuits for breaker failure
  • Start sequence monitor and oscillograph
  • Arms Main Transformer Deluge
  • DCS input
  • Enables shutdown of Main Transformer Cooling
33
Q

What are the Unit HEA Actions?

A
  • Disables Main Generator - Neutral Ground Relay
  • Disables 26 KV Iso Phase Bus Neutral Ground
  • Trips Stator Water Pumps
  • Alarm “Unit Differential Operated”
34
Q

What are the Overall HEA Actions?

A
  • Alarm “Unit Overall Differential Operated”

- Alarm “Turbine Valve Overall Diff Trip” (IF 33 VED Turbine trip relay is energized)

35
Q

What is on TDB 11-5 (Main Gen Capability Curve)?

A
  • MVARS and H2 Pressure inputs
36
Q

If you have a channel fault on your voltage regulator, what will happen?

A
  • it will swap to standby channel
37
Q
  • If Voltage regulator system calls for swap to other channel or to Manual and the swap fails to occur, what happens?
A
  • In 2-3 secs, an Excitation Trip will occur
38
Q

What does the Exciter Overcurrent protection do?

A
  • Causes a Channel Fault which will switch over to the standby channel which protects against short circuits
39
Q

The voltage regulator system will automatically transfer to REMOTE control when?

A
  • if the Local Panel keypad is disconnected from the system
40
Q

What are the 33 VED (Turbine Trip Relay) actuation signals with no delay?

A 
- All 4 Main Turbine Stop Valves are closed, and At least one valve out of each of the Reheat Stop/Intercept Valve pairs is closed
AND 
All of the following:
- No RX Trip bkrs are open (P-8)
- No SI 
- No P-14 (hi-hi SG level)
41
Q

When does the Unit and Overall HEA’s not have a 30 Sec delay?

A
  • on a transformer trip or generator trip
42
Q

What is the flowpath of U1 Main Generator?

A

600v AC –> Step Down Transformer (167v AC) –> Exciter Field Bkrs –> Voltage Regulators (v DC) –> Slip Rings –> Main Exciter (v AC) –> Field Rectifiers (v DC) –> Slip Rings –> Main Gen (AC) –> Main Transformer

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