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#EX-NEBB July 2010

Basler Offers Solutions for Replacing Aging SF and GX Regulators

The NEBB is a sixmodel series of voltage regulators designed by ABB Oslo in the 1970s. There are an estimated 5000 units currently operating in the world, mainly in marine and offshore applications and some on-shore generators. NEBB AVRs were basic designs using the available technology of the time and met the application needs. See Table 1. Other than the diodes, no specific protection was included and generator operation on a network needed additional components to provide power regulation. The de-excitation circuit was generally composed of a tripping coil controlled by external protection devices. Figure 1: Single line diagram representing an SF2 bk or SR7 voltage regulator. Typically, this AVR was controlling 800 to 2500 Kva generators. Now, Basler Proposed Renovation Solutions for products or parts replacement have become extremely difficult to obtain. Basler has experience in the renovathe SF Regulators tion of these systems and can offer solutions either using Option 1 the existing exciter or replacing it. The first is dedicated to brushless generators where the NEBB SF7 was usually mounted inside the generator terminal box. In this configuration, the brushless exciter was maintained. To replace it, Basler offered a

NEBB AVR Type Parallel Droop Operation Compounding Circuit Current/Voltage Output

SF2 No No

SF2a Yes No

SF2 ak Yes Yes 50 to 110 Vdc 115 to 140 Adc

SF2 b Yes No

SF2 bk Yes Yes SF7 Yes Yes 190 Vdc 9 Adc

Figure 2: Basler DECS-200 mounted in cabinet with MVC300 1

Table 1: NEBB Product Range

DECS-200 mounted in a cabinet and equipped with an MVC 300 (manual voltage control) to provide an additional manual back up device.

Option 2

The second is a complete conversion of the brushless system to a static operation. This was done by removing the excitation system Figure 3: Option 2 - Complete and associated conversion of the brushless system to a compound circuits, static operation via Basler cabinet including the exciter. In order to meet space requirements, a doublesided cubicle was designed to accommodate control and power components in one single-door panel.

Solutions for the GX 300 and 500 Regulators

First introduced in 1986, the GX 300 and GX 500 were replacements for the former NEBB voltage regulators. Designed to operate in Shunt or PMG powered applications, the analogue systems have been the ABB excitation system standard for several years until the Basler DECS-15

became its standard replacement both for new and renovation equipment. They were used primarily in brushless exciter applications where the exciter was controlling the main field of the generator. These AVRs generally required several external modules to provide exciter diode monitoring, manual control and other features. Nowadays the DECS-200 offers a complete solution Figure 5: Basler replaces the aging to cater to the regulator with a DECS-200 on a replacement of standard mounting plate these AVRs in one package or in dual application with bumpless transfer from the main operating unit to its back up AVR. The Basler proposed renovation solution is a standard mounting plate generally sized or adapted to meet the space previously taken by the GX AVR. The DECS-200 and DECS-400 offer superior functionalities and capabilities that enables users to extend the life span of generators and better protect them from harmful conditions. Table 2 on the next page summarizes these additional features. Visit www.basler.com and download more information on Basler's Compact Digital Pre-packaged AVR Mounting Plate Solutions. You also can download Bulletin SZM for details on Baslers DECS-200 and Bulletin SZF for more information on the features of the DECS-400. You can also access product documentation and Application Notes on the web site. To discuss your specific application, consult the Basler factory at (618) 654-2341.

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Figure 4: GX 300 and GX 500 were replacements for NEBB voltage regulators

GX 300 Regulator Features

The GX 300 typically included the following: Three phase voltage sensing Measurement of reactive current for parallel operation Frequency fall-off voltage limitation Auto-Follow control in dual channel systems (option) External control of Var/PF and voltage Minimum/maximum settings for the excitation current

FUNCTIONS AVR CONTROL FIELD CURRENT REGULATION CONTROL MODES FIELD VOLTAGE REGULATION VAR/PF CONTROL PARALLEL COMPENSATION AUTO-TRACKING BETWEEN CONTROL MODES AUTO-TRACKING WITH OPTIONAL UNIT UNDER/OVER EXCITATION LIMITING STATOR CURRENT LIMITING GENERATOR PROTECTION EXCITER DIODE MONITOR UNDERFREQUENCY COMPENSATION OR VOLT/HZ LIMITER GENERATOR BACK UP PROTECTION Field Overvoltage Field Overcurrent Generator Overvoltage Generator Undervoltage Loss of Field Loss of Sensing Voltage INSTRUMENTATION OSCILLOGRAPHY / EVENT RECORDING GENERATOR PARAMETERS METERING TRENDING / LIVE MONITORING COMMUNICATION PORTS RS485 RS232 Ethernet

DECS-200 / DECS-400 YES YES DECS 400 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

NEBB SF REGULATOR YES

GX 300 YES

EXTERNAL MODULE EXTERNAL MODULE NO NO

EXTERNAL MODULE EXTERNAL MODULE YES NO NO EXTERNAL MODULE NO YES YES YES YES NO

EXTERNAL MODULE EXTERNAL MODULE UNDERFREQUENCY UNDERFREQUENCY COMPENSATION COMPENSATION ONLY ONLY

YES

NO

NO

YES YES DECS-400 YES YES DECS-400

Table 2: Comparison of Features

NO NO NO

NO NO NO

NO

NO

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