Investigation of bearing current in a gas turbine generator due to static excitation system

• Main Authors: Ahmed M.S., Mahdi H.F.
• Other Authors: 57189239738
• Format: Conference paper
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023
• Subjects: Bearing current; Breakdown voltage; Electrical discharge machining (EDM); Shaft voltage; Static excitation system; Electric breakdown; Electric discharge machining; Electric discharges; Gas turbines; Power plants; Static electricity; Turbogenerators; Bearing currents; Electrical discharge machining; Excitation winding; Shaft-bearing system; Simulation model; Static excitation; Electric grounding
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

Shaft voltage and bearing current have become a serious problem in large power plants, the investigation of shaft voltage and bearing current in rotating machines have generated much attention in the field of electrical engineering. In this paper we present an investigation of bearing current phenom...