RSO : Recurrent surge oscilloGRAPH test (RSO) on rotor field winding 
          TESTING for detecting interturn or  EARTH faultS.

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1.0      FAULTS IN GENERATOR ROTOR

Faults in generator rotor (main field winding) are classified in two categories,

          1.1   Winding to rotor body (Earth Faults)

          1.2   Winding to winding (Interturn Faults)

Earth fault can be detected with the help of an insulation tester. However, interturn faults are not easily detected. A Rotor with single earth fault can run without any operational problem whereas, rotor with interturn fault will have an excessive vibrations.

2.0     WHAT IS RSO

       The rotor reflectometer uses technique of time domain reflectometer. Application of testing rotors by time domain reflectometer method is known as RSO (Recurrent
       Surge Oscillograph test).

3.0     HOW THIS TECHNIQUE WORKS

       In this method, DC pulse of 12V DC is applied between one end of rotor and the body through a pulse generator. The traces at the end of the winding and the reflected
       waveform at input end of winding are captured using two channel digital storage oscilloscope.

                If the voltage step is applied from each end of the rotor winding then two oscilloscope traces will be obtained which will be superimposed. A healthy rotor without any earth
                fault or interturn fault will have identical traces from both ends. For faulty rotor these traces will be asymmetrical forming a loop as indicated below in Fig 1.

4.0     FAULT DETECTION.

       Detection of faults can be done by

       4.1   Testing of stationary rotor within generator (unexcited).

       4.2   Testing of rotor when removed from generator.

       4.3   Testing of rotor in running condition (unexcited).

5.0  TEST EQUIPMENT

Recurrent Surge Oscillograph test is carried out with,

Rotor Reflectometer,   Type: TDR

                                 Make: Convex Design Ltd. Bristol, England.

This instrument is a world renowned, highly accurate Rotor Reflectometer for Recurrent Surge Oscillograph test on rotor field winding.

 

 6.0    EXPERIENCE

        Power-Linker group is already working for condition monitoring and diagnostic analysis of Transformers, Generators, Motors etc. for

        past few years. The features of RSO test equipments used by Power-Linker can be viewed at : http://www.convexdesign.co.uk / tdr100.htm

        You may write to us for RSO test on main rotor field winding or any other condition monitoring and diagnostic test, which are being carried out by POWER-LINKER.

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