Patent ID: 8164312

Claim:
A system, comprising: a generator including field winding that is configured to generate a magnetic field in response to receiving a field excitation current and a generator terminal that is configured to generate an output voltage that is a function of the field excitation current applied to the field winding; a generator step-up transformer coupled to the generator terminal of the generator, that is configured to adjust the output voltage generated from the generator terminal for interconnection with an electrical power distribution network, wherein the generator step-up transformer operates on a maximum tap selection; an excitation system that is configured to supply the field excitation current to the field winding of the generator; and an excitation system compensator that is configured to regulate the field excitation current supplied by the excitation system to the generator, wherein the regulated field excitation current effectuates a change in the output voltage at the generator terminal as a function of reactive power generated from the generator to reduce generator-sourced fault current contribution to the electrical power distribution network.