A fault in an electrical system is an abnormality in the component or circuit, which results in a shift from the intended values of specific parameters. These shifts can have a debilitating effect on the system and can even be hazardous. Therefore, identifying the fault and its effect beforehand can reduce its occurrence. A more economical approach is to create a digital model of the system and perform a computer simulation of the whole system by introducing faults. It will save time, money, and resources.
A rotor winding fault is an internal fault of the rotor windings. It can occur due to various reasons like short-circuiting of the windings, breakage of wire insulations, or overheating of the windings, to name a few. The source of these faults is majorly due to manufacturing defects or poor maintenance of the generator. When the generator functions in a faulty state like this, it can cause catastrophic failure of the machine, and in most cases, the damage is beyond the scope of repair. If the fault occurs in one phase of the rotor windings, it is called a Single-Phase winding fault, and if it occurs in two-phase, it is called a Double-Phase winding fault. The paper studies the effects of both these faults on the machine to that of a healthy generator.
The single-phase fault was modeled by removing/deleting one of the rotor windings from the model. For the double-phase fault, another winding from the adjacent slot in the rotor was removed/deleted. These faults have a deleterious effect on the working life of the machine. Therefore, identifying and simulating the influence of these faults can reduce or avoid the repercussions in wind turbines.
A
fault
in an electrical
system
is an abnormality in the component or circuit, which results in a shift from the intended values of specific parameters. These shifts can have a debilitating
effect
on the
system
and can even be hazardous.
Therefore
, identifying the
fault
and its
effect
beforehand can
reduce
its occurrence. A more economical approach is to create a digital model of the
system
and perform a computer simulation of the whole
system
by introducing
faults
. It will save time, money, and resources.
A rotor
winding
fault
is an internal
fault
of the rotor
windings
. It can occur due to various reasons like short-circuiting of the
windings
, breakage of wire
insulations
, or overheating of the
windings
, to name a few. The source of these
faults
is
majorly
due to manufacturing defects or poor maintenance of the generator. When the generator functions in a faulty state like this, it can cause catastrophic failure of the machine, and
in most cases
, the damage is beyond the scope of repair. If the
fault
occurs in one phase of the rotor
windings
, it
is called
a Single-Phase
winding
fault
, and if it occurs in two-phase, it
is called
a Double-Phase
winding
fault
. The paper studies the effects of both these
faults
on the machine to that of a healthy generator.
The single-phase
fault
was modeled
by removing/deleting one of the rotor
windings
from the model. For the double-phase
fault
, another
winding
from the adjacent slot in the rotor
was removed
/deleted. These
faults
have a deleterious
effect
on the working life of the machine.
Therefore
, identifying and simulating the influence of these
faults
can
reduce
or avoid the repercussions in wind turbines.