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A gas turbine power generation system is configured by a gas turbine, a main power generator which is coupled to a rotor of the gas turbine through a rotation shaft, a rotation rectifier which converts a three-phase AC current into a DC current and transfers the DC current to a field magnet winding

A gas turbine power generation system is configured by a gas turbine, a main power generator which is coupled to a rotor of the gas turbine through a rotation shaft, a rotation rectifier which converts a three-phase AC current into a DC current and transfers the DC current to a field magnet winding wire of the main power generator, an AC exciter which is configured by an armature winding wire, a d-axis field magnet winding wire, and a q-axis field magnet winding wire, and transfers the three-phase AC current generated at the armature winding wire to the rotation rectifier, an excitation device which drives the AC exciter at the time of start-up of the main power generator, and an excitation power supply which supplies a current to the excitation device.

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1. An excitation device of an AC exciter comprising: at least one single-phase inverter configured to supply a current to a plurality of field magnet winding wires of a synchronous apparatus that is the AC exciter, wherein the field magnet winding wires comprise two axes, wherein the at least one si

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An excitation device of an AC exciter comprising: at least one single-phase inverter configured to supply a current to a plurality of field magnet winding wires of a synchronous apparatus that is the AC exciter, wherein the field magnet winding wires comprise two axes, wherein the at least one single-phase inverter comprises a plurality of switching elements,wherein the at least one single-phase inverter performs an inverter operation during a case of AC excitation by configuring the switching elements in a first operation configuration, the at least one single-phase inverter performs a chopper operation during a case of DC excitation by configuring the switching elements in a second operation configuration, and excitement power is supplied to a power generator by the synchronous apparatus, and wherein during the case of DC excitation, at least one of the plurality of switching elements is repetitively switched between an “ON” state and an “OFF” state to perform the chopper operation. 2. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 1, wherein at least two of the plurality of switching elements are configured to perform the chopper operation, andwherein during the DC excitation, when a first switching element of the portion of the plurality of the switching elements performs the chopper operation via switching, a polarity of an output voltage of the at least one single-phase inverter is positive and when a second switching element of the portion of the plurality of the switching elements performs the chopper operation via switching, the polarity of an output voltage of the at least one single-phase inverter is negative. 3. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 1, further comprising a converter which converts an AC current into a DC current, wherein, during the AC excitation and the DC excitation, a voltage control switching operation of the at least one single-phase inverter is constant, the at least one single-phase inverter is controlled by the converter, and thereby an output voltage of the at least one single-phase inverter is controlled. 4. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 3, wherein at least two of the plurality of switching elements are configured to perform the chopper operation, andwherein during the DC excitation, when a first switching element of the portion of the plurality of the switching elements performs the chopper operation via switching, a polarity of an output voltage of the at least one single-phase inverter is positive and when a second switching element of the portion of the plurality of the switching elements performs the chopper operation via switching, the polarity of an output voltage of the at least one single-phase inverter is negative. 5. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 1, wherein the at least one single-phase inverter comprises two single-phase inverters, wherein, during the DC excitation, if one of two single-phase inverters fails, the failed single-phase inverter is separated from the other single-phase inverter. 6. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 1, further comprising a battery or a capacitor which ears supply power to the at least one single-phase inverter. 7. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 1, wherein during the AC excitation, an output frequency of the at least one single-phase inverter is constant, an output voltage or an output current is controlled, and thereby a field magnet voltage of the synchronous apparatus, and a voltage or a ratio between voltage and frequency of an armature of the synchronous apparatus, are maintained constant. 8. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 1, wherein during the AC excitation, an output frequency of the at least one single-phase inverter is decreased in accordance with an increase of rotation speed of the synchronous apparatus, an output voltage or an output current is controlled, and thereby a field magnet voltage of the synchronous apparatus, and a voltage or a ratio between voltage and frequency of an armature of the synchronous apparatus, are maintained constant. 9. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 2, wherein during the DC excitation, the at least two switching elements, configured to perform the chopper operation, are reversed in active chopper operation, and a number of active chopper operations of the switching elements is equalized. 10. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 4, wherein during the DC excitation, the at least two switching elements, configured to perform the chopper operation, are reversed in active chopper operation, and a number of active chopper operations of the switching elements is equalized. 11. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 9, wherein during active chopper operation of the first switch: the first switching element switches between an “ON” state and an “OFF” state for a duration of the active chopper operation of the first switch, andthe second switching element maintains one of an “ON” state or an “OFF” state for the duration of the active chopper operation of the first switch. 12. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 10, wherein during active chopper operation of the first switch: the first switching element switches between an “ON” state and an “OFF” state for a duration of the active chopper operation of the first switch, andthe second switching element maintains one of an “ON” state or an “OFF” state for the duration of the active chopper operation of the first switch. 13. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 1, wherein: the plurality of switches comprise first, second, third, and fourth switches,the first operation configuration comprises pulse width modulation operation of the plurality of switches, andthe second operation configuration comprises operating the first switch between an “ON” state and an “OFF” state during the chopper operation, maintaining the second switch and the third switch in an “OFF” state during the chopper operation, and maintaining the fourth switch in an “ON” state during the chopper operation. 14. The excitation device of the AC exciter according to claim 1, wherein: the plurality of switches comprise first, second, third, and fourth switches,the first operation configuration comprises pulse width modulation operation of the plurality of switches, andthe second operation configuration comprises operating the first switch between an “ON” state and an “OFF” state during the chopper operation, maintaining the second switch and the third switch in an “ON” state during the chopper operation, and maintaining the fourth switch in an “OFF” state during the chopper operation.