TROUBLE SHOOTING

OF GENARATORS AND
EXCITERS

COMMON GENERATOR PROBLEMS

STATOR LINE TO LINE / EARTH FAULT
ROTOR INTERTURN / EARTH FAULT OIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM

HIGH VIBRATION PROBLEM

ABNORMAL OPERATIONS LIKE MOTORING EXCITER PROBLEMS

STATOR LINE TO LINE / EARTH FAULT

PROBLEM
DAMAGE / CRACK OF WINDING INSULATION AND FLASHOVER BETWEEN TWO PHASES OR ONE PHASE TO EARTH LEADING TO PERMANENT PUNCTURE OF INSULATION AND FAULT

PROBABLE REASONS
MOSTLY DUE TO MECHANICAL DAMAGE OF INSULATION DURING ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY, OVERHAULING ETC. LOOSE CORE VIBRATION LEADING TO RUBBING OF INSULATION LOOSE / DAMAGED CORE LEADING TO INTENSE LOCALISED HEATING AND CHARRING OF INSULATION

STATOR LINE TO LINE / EARTH FAULT

SUDDEN SHORT CIRCUIT LEADING TO HIGH OVERHANG FORCES

PROBABLE REMEDIES
CARE SHOUD BE TAKEN DURING ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY TO AVOID ANY MEACHANICAL DAMAGE TO WINDING ATTENDING TO LOOSE CORE DURING OVERHAULING MONITORING OF ALL WINDING AND CORE TEMPERATURES SUDDEN SHORT CORCUIT PROTECTION

ROTOR INTERTURN / EARTH FAULT

PROBLEM
ROTOR INTERTURN INSULATION FAILURE LEADING TO DRAWING OF HIGH EXCITATION CURRENT

CRACK DAMAGE OF TROUGHS OR DAMAGE OF INSULATION UNDER REATINING RINGS LEADING TO ROTOR EARTH FAULT

PROBABLE REASONS
SHIFTING OF INTERTURN INSULATION CRACK / CHARRING OF INSULATION DUE TO MECHANICAL DAMAGE / OVERHEATING

PROBABLE REMEDIES
MONITORING OF ROTOR IMPEDENCE VALUES AT REGULAR INTERVALS REMOVAL OF RETAINING RINGS AND RECTIFICATION

OIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM

PROBLEM
LEAKAGE OF BEARING OIL INSIDE THE GENERATOR LEADING TO LOOSENEING OF OVERHANG TYING SYSTEM

PROBABLE RASONS
HIGHER SCRAPPER FINS CLEARANCES

PROBABLE REMEDIES
PROPER ADJUSTMENT OF SCRAPER FIN CLEARANCES DURING OVERHAULING AS PER DESIGN VALUES
REPLACEMENT OF WORN OUT SCRAPERS

HIGH VIBRATION PROBLEM

PROBLEM
HIGH VIBRATION OF GENERATOR / EXCITER BEARINGS

PROBABLE REASONS
HIGHER BEARING CLEARANCES DAMAGE IN BEARING BABBIT ROTOR BALANCE GOT DIATURBED

PROBABLE REMEDIES
ADJUST BEARING CLEARANCES, REPLACE IN CASE OF BABBIT DAMAGE

TRIM BALANCING AT SITE

ABNORMAL OPERATION
PROBLEM
ABNORMAL OPERATIONS LIKE MOTORING, PRESENCE OF FOREGN OBJECTS INSIDE THE GENERATOR

PROBABLE REASONS
ACCIDENTAL CLOSURE OF GENERATOR CB LEADING TO MOTORING

PROBABLE REMEDIES
PROPER MAINTENANCE OF CB THOROUGH INSPECTION OF GENERATOR STATOR AND ROTOR BEFORE CLOSING OF END COVERS FOR POSSIBILITY OF PRESENCE OF FOREIGN OBJECTS

EXCITER PROBLEMS
PROBLEM
LOOSENING OF PMG STATOR FROM THE YOKE

DIODE / FUSE FAILURE

EARTH FAULT OF ARMATURE OR FIELD WINDING

PROBABLE REASONS
INSUFFICIENT LOCKING OF PMG
OVERVOLTAGE ACROSS DIODES MECHANICAL DAMAGE OF WINDING

PROBABLE REMEDIES
PROPER LOCKING OF PMG REPLACEMENT OF DIODE / FUSE