What is isochronous control? And droop control? When should you use isochronous speed control
and when droop? What is reactive droop compensation? In this post I will answer these questions.
In the droop speed control mode the speed will decrease by a fixed percentage when the
generator is loaded from no-load to full load. This provides a stable working point for each load in
case of parallel operation.
Isochronous Speed Control – speed and frequency return to speed setpoint after a load change.
Droop Speed Control – speed and frequency will decrease when the load increases.
The droop slope is a fixed setting mostly between 3 and 5%. But the operator or power
management system can adjust the speed setpoint in order to:
return to the rated frequency in stand-alone operation
change the generator active power (MW) in parallel operation
In the droop voltage control or reactive droop compensation mode the voltage will decrease by
a fixed percentage when the generator is loaded from no-load to full load. This provides a stable
working point for each load in case of parallel operation.
Constant Voltage Control – voltage returns to the voltage setpoint if reactive load changes.
Droop Voltage Control – voltage will decrease if the reactive load increases.
The droop slope is a fixed setting mostly between 2 and 4%. But the operator or power
management system could adjust the voltage setpoint in order to:
See also
References
Woodward Application Note 01302 – Speed Droop and Power Generation, 1991
Woodward Manual 26260 – Governing Fundamentals and Power Management, 2004
Basler Electric Technical Paper – Parallel Operation with a Network System, 2002
Basler Electric Technical Paper – Voltage Regulator and Parallel Operation, 2002
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