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GE
Energy
EX2100
Excitation System
Total Control Solutions with OEM Expertise

Worldwide Experience and
Innovative Technology
As a worldwide leader in
excitation systems, GE Energy
has both the experience and the
advanced technology to design
and install the “right size” control
solution for your application.
Building on over a century of
world-class quality service—and
unmatched field experience—
GE Energy continually develops
innovative technology that
evolves with your needs.
Maximum Performance and Reliability
Whether it’s a GE or non-GE excitation system or generator,
our EX2100 excitation retrofits provide flexible, advanced
technology that helps ensure optimum performance from
your power generation equipment. This world-class control
offering has been successfully applied to both new and
retrofit systems for steam, gas, and hydro turbine
generators worldwide.
Providing total control solutions for systems requiring up to
8,000A of field current, the smart, simple design approach
of the EX2100—with its extensive self-diagnostics capability
and available on-line repair of most control system
components—allows you to maximize the availability of
your generation assets.
50+ years of excitation technology at GE
EX2100
EX2000
GE Silco V
Brushless
Busfed
Shunt SCR
With over 6000 static excitation
systems supplied worldwide
during the past 40 years, our
EX2100 controls specialists know
how to work with you from the
design stage through
commissioning—while offering a
comprehensive array of support
services to provide you with an
optimized control solution.
GE Silco IV
GENERREX
ALTERREX
GE Silco II/III
SCT/PPT
DC Rotating DC
EX2000
Rotating DC
SCT/PPT
EX2100
Busfed
ALTERREX
GE Silco V
Brushless
Shunt SCR
GENERREX
GE Silco IV
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Years of Production
GE Silco II/III
2
0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000
Total units produced

Custom-Engineered for your Application and
Configuration Needs
Designed with the unique need of retrofits in mind, the
EX2100 is available for a wide range of applications—
including a variety of voltage regulators up to 450 amps dc,
compound source systems, as well as potential source
systems up to 8,000 amps dc.
The proven EX2100 system provides a number of redundancy
options that allow you to choose the protection level you need.
In addition to single control and power bridge designs, GE’s
EX2100 can be configured with redundant controls and power
bridges for your high value assets where availability is critical.
This wide range of configurations gives you the flexibility to
manage both your reliability and budgetary needs.
Our in-depth domain knowledge and innovative technology
allows us to custom-engineer the optimum control system
across a full range of generator sizes and manufacturers,
providing you with:
Total Solutions Provider
GE’s commitment to your control solution continues long
after the system is integrated into your power plant.
Whether it is applied to a new or retrofit exciter for gas,
steam, or hydro turbines, we also offer a variety of long-term
support services to ensure that you continue to reap the
benefits of the EX2100 excitation system. Unlike many of our
competitors who can only provide the electronics, GE
continues to be the most comprehensive supplier in the
market today, providing our customers with the benefit of
access to over 100 years of experience in the design and
maintenance of turbomachinery and generation systems.
You can be sure that GE will fully understand not only the
electrical and mechanical impact of complex retrofits, but
the economic impact as well. Our goal is to ensure reliable
operation of your excitation system and your critical
turbine-generator asset.
• Maximum performance
• Long term support
• Increased protection
• Reduced life cycle costs
The EX2100 Advantage — OEM Expertise and Technology
Features
Full product line from small regulators to large static exciters
Simplex and triple modular redundant control configurations
On-line repair of redundant controls, fans, and power bridges (optional)
Controls only retrofits
Power system stabilizer software
Advanced field ground detection (Also available as a stand-alone module)
Local and remote operator stations on Ethernet network with access to
powerful data collection and analysis tools
Windows ® -based maintenance tools with advanced diagnostics
configuration, editors, and analysis software
Common operator stations, maintenance tools, and networks with GE’s
turbine controls
Benefits
A single control platform for wide range application
Scalable redundancy for cost effective reliability
Maximum availability
Cost effective solutions for aging controls
Improved stability through digital control
Accurately determines location and magnitude of ac & dc grounds for
outage planning and minimum downtime
Ease of operation with better quality data to make informed decisions on
requipement performance
Quickly identify and correct system issues for optimum performance and
availability
Ease of operation and maintenance of turbine-generator sets wth
minimum on-going training

Our Solutions Approach Makes a Difference
While reliable hardware is a vital component in providing the right solution for your control needs, it is only one part of the
equation for success. It is our experience and application expertise that truly differentiates a good product from a great
solution. Instead of providing a “one size fits all” solution, our engineering and design teams integrate hardware and software
products to the particular needs of your power generation facility.
In addition to GE Energy’s extensive experience designing and installing excitation systems, we also draw upon companywide
resources to incorporate best practices and breakthrough technologies into our control systems. This access to GE’s
innovative worldwide businesses and to GE Global Research means that we can continually improve our product in order to
respond to, and anticipate, our customers’ current and future needs. With an established tradition of continually evolving our
technology, GE invests more than $3 billion annually in research and development to help us find better answers for today’s
power generation challenges, while delivering advanced solutions designed to extend the life of vintage systems.
Products like the EX2100 Digital Front End and the EX2100 Alterrex Diode Bridge provide migration paths for many of GE’s
large installed base of products, enhancing aging systems with modern control and power conversion technologies and
maximizing your controls modernization investment. You can count on GE to continue to deliver new features and functions
at a competitive price and to develop innovative ways to reduce the cost and impact of rapidly evolving digital technologies
over the life of the equipment.
Flexibility and Customization
As the original equipment manufacturer for the full range of high performance generation equipment from five to more than
1000 megawatts, we have developed a complete line of EX2100 retrofits to replace aging generator control systems with
fully digital platforms—improving reliability and performance. These retrofit offerings include the following:
Fossil & Nuclear Steam Turbines
Aero & Frame Combustion Turbines
Digital Front
Ends
Voltage
Regulators
"Static
Systems/
Conversions"
Digital Front
Ends
Voltage
Regulators
"Static
Systems/
Conversions"
GE Silco IV / V
X
X
X
GE Analog Busfed
GE Shunt SCR
GE EX2000
GE SCT/PPT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Brushless Regulator
X
X
Brushless Regulators (PMG Source)
X
X
Westinghouse WTA Regulator
X
Rotating DC and MG Sets
X
X
X
X
Alterrex*
X
X
Generrex*
X
Westinghouse Mark III Brushless
X
Note: The EX2100 family of products can be applied to most GE and non-GE products and applications

Lean Six Sigma Quality
Our commitment to Six Sigma translates to continual
improvement of our design, manufacturing, and installation
processes. By incorporating lean manufacturing techniques
and rigorous Six Sigma design and testing methodologies,
the enhanced quality of GE’s generator controls results in a
proven excitation system that provides maximum reliability
and performance. By the time an EX2100 is delivered to
your site, it has undergone discrete component testing
during board manufacturing, board and module testing
during assembly and a comprehensive final unit inspection
and test process.
Control System Toolbox and ToolboxST*
GE’s powerful Toolbox and ToolboxST software allows
maintenance personnel to easily configure and maintain
the EX2100 by viewing and changing parameters within
the security of encrypted passwords. Also available from
the software are dynamic data and trend recorders with
high speed capture resolutions from 0.5 msec to 5.0 msec,
and live trending configurable at 32 msec and above.
Live, animated graphics screens make commissioning,
programming, and troubleshooting more intuitive. When
the EX2100 is paired with the family of GE’s Mark* VI or
VIe turbine controls and DCS products, Toolbox and
ToolboxST becomes the single interface for all system
engineering needs.
Hydro Turbines
Digital Front
Ends
X
Voltage
Regulators
"Static
Systems/
Conversions"
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

Total Solution Capabilities
Single-Source Solution Provider
When you incorporate GE Energy’s application expertise
into your project, you gain the assurance of single point
responsibility for a comprehensive excitation system
solution. Choose from engineering and design packages
that fully integrate the new EX2100 hardware and functions
into the site electrical, protective, and control systems, as
well as civil, mechanical, and structural engineering to
provide a trouble-free installation. Total scope installation
and construction services, commissioning, and long term
system support services are also available.
24/7 Solutions
GE Energy is equipped with the domain knowledge and
application expertise to provide the expert service you need.
The EX2100 excitation system is backed by an extensive field
services organization to help ensure that your control solution
operates reliably and at maximum performance. Whether
commissioning a new unit, a retrofit installation, or providing
maintenance and troubleshooting support, GE Energy’s
highly skilled EX2100 specialists are available to provide you
with field services almost anywhere on the globe.
GE’s optional OnSite Support* remote monitoring and
diagnostics service enables you to contact a team of
engineers with in-depth system knowledge of your system
hardware and software and extensive power generation
field experience. They are available on a 24/7 basis. When
you call, they can connect to your EX2100 to identify
problems and recommend solutions to help you avoid unscheduled
outages or quickly resume profitable power
generation.
Dedicated Service and Support
GE provides a full range of services and support capabilities
for the EX2100 excitation system, including:
• Engineering, services, and products
• Application expertise to drive custom solutions
• Design, installation, and documentation packages
• Total scope services, including civil, mechanical, structural,
and electrical engineering
• Interconnecting AC, DC, IsoPhase bus, or cable
• Protective relays and generator protection panels
• Power System Stabilizer tuning study
• Remote diagnostics
• Nuclear grade retrofit packages and DCN support
• Project management: life cycle support for installation,
commissioning, and preventive maintenance

CASE HISTORIES:
Meeting the Customer’s Needs
Digital Front End Retrofit Package Installed in
25% of Typical Time
To meet the stringent outage and budgetary goals of a
U.S.-based utility, GE Energy was able to cut installation
time by 75% for an excitation upgrade solution that
provided advanced controls technology—while maximizing
the plant’s operational flexibility.
Looking for a way to improve reliability of their peaking
fleet, the customer chose the GE EX2100 Digital Front End
to modernize their existing GE Analog Busfed exciters.
Enabling a much shorter scheduled outage and a simplified
installation scope, the EX2100 package was installed in
25% of the time and at about half the cost of the
competing retrofit offer. This EX2100 Digital Front-End
exciter retrofit allowed a timely and cost-effective upgrade
to the utility’s aging and troublesome analog control
electronics—providing them with a highly reliable digital
control and protection platform for eight units where
reliability was important but capital was tight.
Creating Reliable Infrastructure to Support
Economic Growth
In early 2006—at a 1200 MW coal fired power generation
plant in Datong City—GE commissioned the first EX2100
excitation system in China. The EX2100 platform was selected
because it provided the plant with an advanced digital control
application that delivers flexible, user-friendly performance
with high system reliability. This unit marked the first of
more than 40 EX2100 multibridge systems now in operation
or on order for plants in the People’s Republic of China.

At GE Energy we have the expertise and the advanced
technology necessary to engineer your control system
solution for optimum results. To find out how we can
maximize the performance of your excitation system,
contact:
GE Energy
3800 North Wilson Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
800-835-5182
+1-970-461-5201
energy.controlsolutions@ge.com
Visit us online at
www.ge-energy.com/oc
Six Sigma is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.
*Alterrex, Generrex, ToolBoxST, and Mark are
trademarks of the General Electric Company
*OnSite Support is a servicemark of the
General Electric Company.
GEA-14850 (05/07)