PERFORMANCE OF A DOUBLE-STAR SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR WITH BRIDGE RECTIFIED OUTPUT

In this paper, the performance of a double-star synchronous generator with bridge rectified output is studied from the fundamental machine equations. The generator has two stator windings shifted by pi/6 electrical radians, which with their bridges can be connected either in series or in parallel. Therefore the double-star synchronous generator with rectifier load can have two major operation modes. Using the fundamental machine equations, the expressions of displacement angles and commutation angles are derived under these operation modes. The performance of the double-star synchronous generator with bridge rectified output can be predicted from given load current, field current, generator speed, bridge delay angle and its parameters. Theoretical results are compared with experimental results obtained from a laboratory machine.