Summary This article proposes a comparison between mathematical modeling and experimental results of the electric interactions of a synchronous and an induction generator. The electric system is composed by a synchronous generator operating in parallel with the induction generator, both through a common bus, connected to nonlinear loads. Measurements are made at several points for different system configurations presenting the repowering effect. The analysis of the harmonic flow and the sensitivity of the system parameters are performed. To make predictions in the system, a validated computational model with experimental data is proposed. The results obtained comparing the mathematical modeling and experimental tests show the increase of the active power by the induction generator, as well as the circulation of harmonic currents in the common bus. The results obtained through the computational model present predictions of load unbalance and increase in the system harmonic distortions. The sensitivity analysis confirms the induction generator influences on the system harmonic flow.

The purpose of this work is to determine the values of electrical parameters of synchronous and induction machines to validate electrical interactions between an induction generator and a synchronous generator. The generators are connected in two ways: (i) isolated from the common bus and (ii) parallel to the common bus in steady state, subject to nonlinear load. They are old and refurbished machines; thus, the parametric regression methodology is used to determine the electrical parameter values. After the computational model validation, analyses are performed by various system configurations to confirm the repowering and to analyze the system harmonic current flow. The results obtained comparing the computer simulation and experimental tests prove that the validated model represents the real system. With an experimentally validated computational model, it is possible to verify the occurrence of system repowering and the increased value of harmonic distortions in the induction generator terminals, acting as a preferential path for harmonic currents.

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