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KB, KI, KH

Low, intermediate, and high band gains (Type PSS4B)

KC

Rectifier loading factor proportional to commutating reactance

KCD

OEL cooldown gain

KCI

Exciter output current limit adjustment (Type ST6B)

KD

Demagnetizing factor, a function of exciter alternator reactances

KE

Exciter constant related to self-excited field

KETL

Terminal voltage limiter gain (Type DEC1A)

KF, KF1, KF2,

KN

Excitation control system stabilizer gains

KFB

Gain associated with optional integrator feedback input signal to UEL

KFF

Pre-control gain constant of the inner loop field regulator (Type ST6B)

KG

Feedback gain constant of the inner loop field regulator (Type ST3A, ST6B)

KH

Exciter field current feedback gain (Type AC2A), exciter field current limiter gain (Type
AC6A)

KH1, KH2

High band differential filter gains (Type PSS4B)

KH11, KH17

High band first lead-lag blocks coefficients (Type PSS4B)

KI

Potential circuit gain coefficient

KI1, KI2

Intermediate band differential filter gains (Type PSS4B)

KI11, KI17

Intermediate band first lead-lag blocks coefficients (Type PSS4B)

KL, KI, KH

Low, intermediate, and high band gains (Type PSS4B)

KL1, KL2

Low band differential filter gains (Type PSS4B)

KL11, KL17

Low band first lead-lag blocks coefficients (Type PSS4B)

KLR

Exciter output current limiter gain

KM

Forward gain constant of the inner loop field regulator (Type ST3A, ST6B)

KN

Excitation system stabilizer gain (Type AC3A)

KP

Potential circuit gain coefficient

KPA, KIA

Voltage regulator proportional and integral gains (Type ST6B, AC7B)

KPM, KIM

Voltage regulator proportional and integral gains (Type ST4B)

KPR, KIR, KDR

Voltage regulator proportional, integral, and derivative gains (Type ST4B, AC7B, AC8B)

KR

Constant associated with regulator and alternator field power supply (Type AC3A)

KRAMP

OEL ramped limit rate

KS

PSS gain (Type PSS1A)

KS1, KS2, KS3

PSS gains (Type PSS2B, PSS3B)

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KUC

UEL center setting

KUF

UEL excitation system stabilizer gain

KUI

UEL integrator gain

KUL

UEL proportional gain

KUR

UEL radius setting

KV

Fast raise/lower contact setting (Type DC3A)

LV GATE

Model block with two inputs and one output, the output always corresponding to the lower
of the two inputs.

Integer filter constant (Type PSS2A)

Integer filter constant (Type PSS2A)

OVEX

Indication of synchronous machine being overexcited

P'

Synchronous machine normalized real output power (for VT = 1.0 pu)

P06

Real power values for endpoints in UEL2 model

pf

Power factor

PFNORM

Voltage representing power factor (between 0 and 2)

PFREF

PF controller reference voltage (determined to satisfy initial conditions)

PT

Synchronous machine real output power

Q'

Synchronous machine normalized reactive output power (for VT = 1.0 pu)

Synchronous machine reactive power

Q06

Reactive power values for endpoints in UEL2 model

QREF

Reference value of reactive power for UEL limiter

QREF

Var controller reference voltage (determined to satisfy initial conditions)

QT

Synchronous machine reactive output power

RC

Resistive component of load compensation

SE

Exciter saturation function

SE[EFD1 or
EFD2]

Exciter saturation function value at the corresponding exciter voltage, EFD

SE[VE1 or VE2]

Exciter saturation function value at the corresponding exciter voltage, VE, back of commutating reactance

T1, T2

PSS transducer time constants (Type PSS3B)

T1, T3, T10

PSS lead compensating time constants

T2, T4, T11

PSS lag compensating time constants

T5

PSS washout time constant

T6, T7

PSS transducer time constants

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T8

PSS filter time constant

TA, TB, TC,

TB1, TC1, TK

Voltage regulator time constants

TAN

Discontinuous controller time constant (Type DEC1A)

TD1

Discontinuous controller time constant (Type DEC2A)

TD2

Discontinuous controller washout time constant (Type DEC2A)

TDR

Reset time delay (Type DEC3A); lag time constant (Type AC7B, AC8B)

TE

Exciter time constant, integration rate associated with exciter control

TF

Excitation control system stabilizer time constant

TF2, TF3

Excitation control system stabilizer time constants (Type AC5A)

TG

Feedback time constant of inner loop field voltage regulator (Type ST6B)

T H, TJ

Exciter field current limiter time constants

TH1, TH2, ,
TH12

High band time constants (Type PSS4B)

TI1, TI2, , TI12

Intermediate band time constants (Type PSS4B)

TK

Regulator lead time constant (Type AC6A)

TL, TI, TH

Low, intermediate, and high band time constants (Type PSS4B)

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TM

Forward time constant of inner loop field regulator (Type ST3A)

TOFF

Time adjuster change signal is off

TON

Time adjuster change signal is on

TPFC

PF controller time delay

TR

Regulator input filter time constant

TRH

Rheostat travel time (Type DC3A)

TU1, TU3

UEL lead time constants

TU2, TU4

UEL lag time constants

TUL

Time constant associated with optional integrator feedback input signal to UEL

TUP

UEL real power filter time constant

TUQ

UEL reactive power filter time constant

TUV

UEL voltage filter time constant

TVARC

Var controller time delay

TW1, TW2, TW3,

TW4, TW5

PSS and DEC washout time constants

VA

Regulator internal voltage

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