Parallel Operation Of Series Generators

Series generators are rarely used in industry for supplying loads. Some applications
like electric braking may employ them and operate two or more series generates in parallel .Fig. 39 shows two series generators connected in parallel supplying load current of I1 and I2.If now due to some disturbance E1 becomes E1 +_E1 then the excitation of the machine I increases, increasing the load current delivered. As the total current is I the current supplied by machine II reduces, so also its excitation and induced emf. Thus machine I takes greater and greater fraction of the load current with machine II shedding its load. Ultimately the current of machine II becomes negative and it also loads the first machine. Virtually there is a short circuit of the two sources; the whole process is thus highly unstable. One remedy is for a problem as this is to make the two fields immune to the circulating current between the machines. This is done by connecting an equalizer between the fields as shown in Fig. 39-a . With the equalizer present, a momentary disturbance does not put the two machines out of action. A better solution for such problems is to cross connect the two fields as shown in Fig. 39-b. A tendency to supply a larger current by a machine strengthens the field of the next machine and increases its induced emf  This brings in stable conditions for operation rapidly.