On Ljungstrom Turbo-generator system, each rotor is directly coupled with each turbine rotor, oppositely rotating. Each rotor is symmetrical electrically and mechanically, and runs in the opposite directions inside of each stator of equal construction, electrically and mechanically. The stator windings are connected electrically in parallel, while rotor windings are in series, and excited by one exciter, which in connected to one of rotors. Exciting ampere is controlled by one field regulator, in series with two rotor windings.
At no load starting, with high resistance of field regulator, or weak excitation of generater fields, both rotors attain to different final speed, in ordinary case, the exciter side get smaller final speed. With 2-pole 1000-3000 KW machines, the write has observed 600-800r.p.m. differe- nee between two final r.p.m.'s. In ordiua.ry constructed turbo generators, synchronism is impossible at so large slip as600-800/3600×2=8-12%.
Energy communication between two synchronous machines of different cycles, has not fixed direction, and is generally periodical. During one half-period, when energy is flowing from high cycle side, to low cycle side, the cycle or speed difference decreases, while during the next one halfperiod when energy is flowing from low cycle side to high cycle side, the cycle or speed difference increases, at the same amount of increment. But in Ljungstrom turbo generator system, by the aid of electrical circuit-, completed by rotor wedge, both rotors large-slipped, come into synchronism, with moderate exciting ampere. These phenomena can be observed directly, during no load saturation test. The writer has experienced that both rotors were out of step, at lower pact of no load situation test, and i both rotors could not come into step, lin the. test to determine synchronous impedance, at weak excitation. With high rotor exciting ampere, the action of wedge circuit becomes effective i. e. lower cycle rotor acts as an induction motor to the higher cycle, and higher cycle rotor acts as an induction generator to the lower cycle, and the cycle difference decreases. so long as cycle difference exists.
If the final slip both sides is within the slip, corresponding to the critical slip as synchronous machines, both rotors suddenly come into synchronism, and phase difference answeres the small unbalance of torque between both sides. The writer has studied the relation between the critcal slip as synchronous machine, and final speed as synchronous induction machines, with examples of actual machines of this type, manufactured by Mitsubishis Elec. Engineering Co., where the writer is cencerned with their manufac- ture, according to the following items.
1. Preface
2. Power Oscillation between synchronous machines of different Frequency, specially referenced to Ljungstrom Turbo-generntor set.
3. Power Communication bctweeu Induction Synchronous machines, under different Frequency, specially referenced to Ljungstrom Turbogenerator set.
4. Ljungstrom Turbo-generator Characteristics, based on no of revolution
a. Exciter Characteristic.
b. Generator Characteristic.
5. Exciting Characteristics of Ljungstrom Turbo-generator set.
6. Semmary of Numerical Calculation and List of Symbols
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