Abstract: The present invention allows increasing the net electric power supplied to the network by the solar thermal power plants of the cylindrical parabolic collector type by using the solar field in a more efficient manner, generating steam to drive the main ancillaries by means of steam turbines (turbo pumps), reducing electric consumption of the ancillary services and therefore increasing the net electric power of the plant. On days when the solar radiation is greater than the designed radiation, part of the solar field must stop being used since the generator and the turbine would exceed its designated power. The present system proposes harnessing the unused portion of the solar field for generating steam to drive the main ancillaries of the plant, energy which would otherwise not be harnessed. In addition, the overall operating performance of the ancillary service pumps is better when using steam to drive the pumps through a steam turbine (turbo pumps) instead of driving them with electric motors (motor pumps).

Abstract: The invention relates to a rapid deexcitation system for synchronous machines (1) with indirect excitation by means of an excitation machine (2) and rotating rectifier bridge (8) comprising: a deexcitation impedance (10) connected between the field winding (5) of the synchronous machine (1) and the rotating rectifier bridge (8); a controller (9) connected in parallel with the deexcitation impedance (10); a control circuit (11) of the controller (9) configured to: keep the controller (9) closed such that the rotating rectifier bridge (8) directly feeds the field winding (5) of the synchronous machine (1) during normal operation of the synchronous machine (1); open the controller (9) such that the deexcitation impedance (10) remains in series with the field winding (5) and with the rotating rectifier bridge (8) when the synchronous machine is to be deexcited.