{"id":18949,"date":"2019-08-07T16:18:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T20:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reivax.com\/us\/?p=18949"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T17:45:21","slug":"combined-exciter-governor-woodward-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reivax.com\/us\/combined-exciter-governor-woodward-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Combined Exciter\/Governor Woodward Gateshaft"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_id=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Combined Excitation\/Governor system delivered for a 3.3MVA hydro unit in Canada, replacing a Woodward Gate Shaft mechanical governor and an AVR with obsolete components<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project scope included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bolinha\">\n<li>One (1) cabinet for excitation and governor control including some unit automation functions<\/li>\n<li>Electrical-hydraulic interface for the existing wicket gate distribution valve<\/li>\n<li>Speed sensing system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By eliminating hardware associated with a separate governor controller and a separate excitation controller, a combined controller is able to achieve a higher Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), hence increasing the overall reliability of the generating unit.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"grve-element grve-box-icon grve-small grve-side-icon grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape\" style=\"\"><i class=\"grve-text-primary-2 fa fa-bolt\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"grve-box-content\">  <p class=\"\">Please click on the button below to read the full version of this Reivax Case Study.<\/p><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"grve-element grve-divider\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-line-divider grve-border\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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