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Guideform Specification: DECS-250N Brush AVR Retrofit (PDF)
This guideform specification defines the requirements, control functions, protection features, communications, monitoring capabilities, excitation limiters, and performance characteristics of the DECS-250N retrofit solution for replacing Brush A30, MAVR, or MicroAVR voltage regulators on brushless synchronous generators.
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Guideform Specification: DECS-250N Brush AVR Retrofit (DOC)
This guideform specification defines the requirements, control functions, protection features, communications, monitoring capabilities, excitation limiters, and performance characteristics of the DECS-250N retrofit solution for replacing Brush A30, MAVR, or MicroAVR voltage regulators on brushless synchronous generators.
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Application Note: EX-RG3
This application note explains how the DECS-250N serves as a modern replacement for obsolete Siemens RG3 voltage regulators. It highlights the benefits of digital excitation control, including improved performance, negative field forcing, and power system stabilizer functionality for large generator applications.
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One of Basler’s First SSE’s Still Carrying the Load of a 2MW Generator
This case study highlights the long-term reliability of one of Basler’s early Static Excitation Systems (SSE), demonstrating how the system has continued supporting a 2 MW generator for decades while providing dependable excitation control and voltage regulation.
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This case study highlights how DGC-2020HD controllers were used to create a reliable alternative power generation source for an oil field services operation, demonstrating successful generator integration, load management, remote monitoring, and power system control to maximize efficiency and redundancy.
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Replacing an Aging GE System with a DECS-2100 Excitation System
This case study highlights the replacement of an aging GE excitation system with a DECS-2100 Excitation Control System, demonstrating how the retrofit overcame complex installation challenges to modernize generator excitation control and restore reliable operation at a utility power generation facility.
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DECS-150 Upgrade at Offshore Drilling Platform
This case study highlights a DECS-150 upgrade on an offshore drilling platform, demonstrating how replacing legacy analog voltage regulators improved excitation control performance, enabled generator synchronization capabilities, simplified installation, and enhanced reliability for offshore power generation applications.