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LEROY SOMER
AC GENERATOR

MLN BLOCK 405, ALGERIA

OPERATOR TRAINING

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ALTERNATOR DESCRIPTION

TYPE
LEROY SOMER LSA 56 BVL 85 4 POLE
Rated output 5625 KV A
Voltage 5500 V
Rotor 4369kg
Total Weight 14550kg

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Leroy Somer Alternator

Enclosure

NDE DE Bearing
Connections Connections
Bearing LV HV

AIR IN AIR OUT

Rotating Alternator Gearbox

Diodes

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TYPICAL SECTION LEROY SOMER TYPE A56

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ALTERNATOR DESCRIPTION CONT.

The rotor is supported in two end frame mounted oil lubricated

sleeve bearings.
Oil is pressure fed to the drive end bearing from the main gearbox
driven oil pump and is part of the common
engine/gearbox/generator lubrication system.
The non-drive end bearing is of the oil bath type. The oil used in
the bearings and the common lubrication system is Mobil Jetoil 2

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ALTERNATOR DESCRIPTION

SPEED 1500 rpm.

ENCLOSURE to IP23
FEATURES
Revolving Field.
Salient Pole.
Brushless.
Air Cooled.
Designed for continuous duty.
Self-ventilating.
Foot mounted.

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STATOR AND ROTOR

STATOR
Fabricated steel frame, with laminated silicon steel core and
radial vent ducts;Windings packed in slots and resin
impregnated.
ROTOR
Shaft forged from high tensile steel.
Pole body laminated and fitted onto one shaft.
Pole windings are varnished copper strip vacuum impregnated.

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COOLING:
Cooling through the common enclosure ventilation system.
Air is drawn through a screen in the on the inlet end (Non Drive
End) of the alternator by a shaft mounted fan.
Discharge is at the Drive End.
Air circulation maintained by the Enclosure Vent fan.

Inlet Enclosure vent fan Exhaust

alternator turbine

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AVR and EXCITATION

Automatic Voltage Regulator: Leroy Somer R630

Controls the excitation of generator according to its program.
Exciter Unit
Brushless type mounted on main rotor shaft.
Located inboard of the NDE bearing.
Rectifier bridge of six diodes mounted outboard of the NDE
bearing.
AC current induced in the rotating element of the excitation unit is
converted to a DC current through a rectifier bridge made up of a
set of six rotating diodes mounted on the end of the rotor shaft.
The DC current is then applied to the rotor

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BOOSTER CT

BOOSTER
TRANSFORMER

GENERATOR EXCITATION
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AVR and EXCITATION

The excitation system comprises two assemblies :

The excitation armature, generating a three-phase current, coupled
with the three-phase rectifier bridge (comprised of six diodes)
which supplies the excitation current to the generator revolving
field. The excitation armature and the rectifier bridge are mounted
on the generator rotor shaft and are interconnected electrically
with the revolving field of the machine.
The excitation field winding (1) is supplied with a d.c. control
current from the Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR). This
produces an a.c. current in the excitation armature (2) which is
transformed to d.c by the rotating diodes (3) and applied as the
excitation current to the revolving field (4) to increase or decrease
power output through the machine stator (5).

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AVR and EXCITATION

5 1
1.Excitation Field Winding
2.Excitation Armature
3.Rotating Diode Bridge
4.Revolving Field 4 2
5.Machine Stator
3

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Neutral
HV
Output
(rotor)

(exciter

armature)

GCP
Instrumentation

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ALARM & TRIP LEVELS

Alarms:
Stator Winding ............... 130C
Bearing Metal ................. 77C
Generator Air Outlet ...... 70C
Drive End Vibration........ 60m

Shutdowns:
Stator Winding ............... 135C
Bearing Metal ................ 82C
Drive End Vibration....... 75m

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GENERATOR RELATED SHUTDOWNS

GEN. D.E. BEARING TEMP HIGH - Bearing temp. >82C - Lack of oil
cooling. Check for oil cooler fault including: fan, thermostatic valve;
insufficient flow; bearing damage.
GEN. NON D.E.BEARING TEMP HIGH - Bearing temp. >82C - Lack of oil
cooling. Check level and replenish the oil in the dip ring bearing.
GENERATOR D.E. VIBRATION HIGH Generator drive end vibration >75m
peak to peak - bearing failure or rotor out of balance. Check rotor diodes
and fuses;Check for loose components on rotor; Check bearings for
damage; If no other cause is found check rotor windings for earth fault.
GENERATOR N.D.E. VIBRATION HIGH Generator vibration >75m peak
to peak - peak - bearing failure or rotor out of balance. Check rotor
diodes and fuses; Check for loose components on rotor; Check bearings
for damage; If no other cause is found check rotor windings for earth
fault.

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GENERATOR RELATED SHUTDOWNS

GENERATOR STATOR TEMP HIGH - Stator temp >135C - Overloading,

faulty ventilation, electrical fault
GENERATOR EXIT AIR TEMPERATURE HIGH - Exit air temp >70C
indicates the temperature of the rotor - Overloading, faulty ventilation,
electrical fault.
GENERATOR PANEL MCB - MCB tripped within the Control Panel
Excess current being drawn due to circuit fault. Identify faulty MCB
circuit and repair/replace as necessary.

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GENERATOR RELATED SHUTDOWNS

OVER FREQUENCY- Generator frequency high and breaker closed
Possible causes include change in power demand (grid fault); increase in
speed ; fuel valve fault.
UNDER FREQUENCY - Generator frequency low and breaker closed.
Possible causes include change in power demand (grid fault); speed
demand change; fuel valve fault.
UNDER VOLTAGE - Undervoltage relay trip generator voltage low.
Possible causes - external short on terminals; grid disturbance; loss of
excitation; see Generator Manual.
OVER VOLTAGE - Over Voltage Relay trip . Possible causes include a
large change in power demand; increase in speed; fuel valve fault;
generator fault; grid supply fault.

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