A two-factor saturation model for synchronous machines with multiple rotor circuits

It is generally felt that no major accuracy breakthrough in predicting the steady-state and transient performance of synchronous machines could be achieved without taking proper account of the iron saturation effects as well as eddy-current losses. Although the two issues were often treated separately in the past, this paper attempts to unite them by developing a general model covering both the main-path magnetic saturation and frequency effects in the dynamic equations. Mathematical analysis in the d-q space pinpoints cross-saturation coupling which, a priori, does not seem to be symmetrical for salient-pole machines. Yet the model is theoretically sound, since it fulfils at least the physical constraints using energy balance principles. Some test points from a 555-MVA turbine-generator are used for an initial assessment the model's capability to predict the field current and internal angle for various loading conditions.

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