SN EN 60034-16-1 : 1995

Committees responsible
National foreword
Foreword
1 Scope
2 General
2.1 Excitation system
2.2 Exciter
2.3 Excitation control
2.4 Field winding terminals
2.5 Excitation system output terminals
2.6 Rated field current IfN
2.7 Rated field voltage UfN
2.8 No-load field current Ifo
2.9 No-load field voltage Ufo
2.10 Air-gap field current Ifg
2.11 Air-gap field Ufg
2.12 Excitation system rated current IEN
2.13 Excitation system rated voltage UEN
2.14 Excitation system ceiling current Ip
2.15 Excitation system ceiling voltage Up
2.16 Excitation system no-load ceiling voltage Upo
2.17 Excitation system on-load ceiling voltage UpL
2.18 Excitation system nominal response VE
3 Exciter categories
3.1 Rotating exciter
3.2 Static exciter
4 Control functions
4.1 Voltage regulator
4.2 Load current compensator
4.3 Overexcitation limiter
4.4 Underexcitation limiter
4.5 Volts per hertz limiter
4.6 Power system stabilizer

Describes terms applicable to the excitation systems of synchronous rotating electrical machines. Covers excitation system, excitation control, field winding terminals, excitation system output terminals, rated field current, no load field current, no load field voltage, air gap field current, air gap field, exciter categories and control functions.