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Technical Paper: Convection-Cooled Bridges Offer New Solution to Old Alterrex Water-Cooled Bridges
Air-cooled retrofit solutions for water-cooled Alterrex.
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Technical Paper: Brushless Rotating Exciter Conversion to Main Field Static Exciter System
Retrofit a brushless rotating exciter to a static exciter main field system.
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Technical Paper: Avoiding Loss of Voltage Sensing Runaway for Generator Excitation Systems
Protective safeguards built into excitation systems to manage loss of voltage sensing events and prevent damage.
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Technical Paper: Application of Static Excitation
The static exciter system – including the power control devices, power transformer and automatic voltage regulator.
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Technical Paper: Alternate Solutions to Replacing Aged Static Exciter Systems
Replacing the analog portion of a static exciter system with a digital front-end controller into the existing power rectifier bridge(s).
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Application Note: RSC-D250REPLACE
This application note explains how the DECS-250 Digital Excitation Control System can be applied as a replacement for the DECS-200. It highlights hardware compatibility, simplified installation, and enhanced control, monitoring, and communications capabilities available with the DECS-250 platform.
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Application Note: RSC-D250AUTO
This application note explains how the DECS-250 automatically tunes PID control parameters to optimize generator voltage regulation and dynamic response. It describes the auto-tuning process and highlights tools that simplify commissioning and improve excitation system performance.
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Application Note: SP-DC-CONTACTR, Spanish
This Spanish-language application note describes a solid-state field discharge retrofit solution for existing rotating excitation systems. It highlights how the upgrade improves field discharge performance, increases reliability, and reduces maintenance associated with aging field contactors.
