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Product: GENERATOR SET
Model: G3520C GENERATOR SET GZM
Configuration: G3520C Generator Set GZM00001-UP
Systems Operation
Caterpillar Digital Voltage Regulator (CDVR)
Media Number -RENR7941-06 Publication Date -07/01/2010 Date Updated -07/07/2010
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Reactive Voltage Droop
SMCS - 4467
The parameters that are related to voltage regulation with reactive droop are listed below.
Rated Generator Voltage
Generator PT Primary Voltage Rating
Generator PT Secondary Voltage Rating
Voltage Setpoint
Generator Frequency
Knee Frequency
Integral Gain
Derivative Gain
Proportional Gain
Loop Gain
Generator CT Current Primary Rating
Generator CT Current Secondary Rating
Load Compensation Mode
Droop Percentage
Rated Generator Current
When generators operate in parallel, two primary objectives are for the generators to share both the
real power requirements and the reactive power requirements of the system electrical load. The
engine governors will control sharing of the real power requirements (kW) and the voltage regulator
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will control sharing of the reactive power requirements (KVAR) of the total system load. If the
output voltage of one generator is slightly higher than the other generators, it will supply lagging
reactive current to the other generators connected in the group. This current will circulate between
generators, possibly causing ampere overloading. One method of minimizing this effect is to cause
an individual generator's output voltage to sag, or "droop", in proportion to the lagging reactive
current flow from it as measured with a current transformer (CT). For proper reactive load sharing,
the regulator must know the rated generator output current, the CT current at rated generator current
and the desired percentage of output voltage droop when the generator is at rated reactive output
current.
As reactive lagging generator output current increases, the regulator will cause the output voltage to
droop (lower the voltage) proportionally. If the measured reactive output current is leading, the
output voltage will rise. In either case, this action will tend to reduce the reactive current for better
KVAR sharing with other units. The droop percentage controls how much the generator output
voltage will vary for a given amount of reactive current. It is important that the connected CT
polarity is correct for the voltage to droop with lagging current flow. The CT must be installed on
phase B. Reactive droop compensation is mutually exclusive to line droop compensation. These two
functions work opposite of one another and can not be used at the same time.
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