Types of Electromechanical Voltage Regulators | Power Plants

The following points highlight the two main types of electromechanical voltage regulators used in power plants. The types are: 1. Tirril Automatic Voltage Regulator 2. Brown-Boveri Automatic Voltage Regulator. Type # 1. Tirril Automatic Voltage Regulator: It is a vibrating type voltage regulator, in which a fixed resistance is cut in and cut out of the exciter field circuit of [...]