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Compensation capacity for 15 MW, 33 kV load

Short answer

Using short-line model (Z=25.495∠78.69° Ω) and power equations, to deliver 15 MW, 33 kV at 0.8 lag with equal sending voltage, compensation of 17.39 MVAr capacitive is required. With that compensator and receiving voltage dropping to 28 kV, an extra 3.52 MW at 0.8 lag can be supplied.

A three-phase overhead line has resistance and reactance per phase of 5 and 25 ohm, respectively. The load at the receiving-end is 15 MW, 33 kV, 0.8 power factor lagging. Find the capacity of the compensation equipment needed to deliver this load with a sending-end voltage of 33 kV. Calculate the extra load of 0.8 lagging power factor which can be delivered with the compensating equipment (of capacity as calculated above) installed, if the receiving-end voltage is permitted to drop to 28 kV.

Treat it as a short line: A=1∠0∘A = 1\angle0^\circ, B=Z=5+j25=25.495∠78.69∘ ΩB = Z = 5 + j25 = 25.495\angle78.69^\circ\ \Omega. With line kV and three-phase MW/MVAr, the receiving-end power circle equations are:

PR=∣VS∣∣VR∣∣Z∣cos⁡(θ−δ)−∣VR∣2∣Z∣cos⁡θQR=∣VS∣∣VR∣∣Z∣sin⁡(θ−δ)−∣VR∣2∣Z∣sin⁡θ\begin{aligned} P_R &= \frac{|V_S||V_R|}{|Z|}\cos(\theta-\delta) - \frac{|V_R|^2}{|Z|}\cos\theta \\ Q_R &= \frac{|V_S||V_R|}{|Z|}\sin(\theta-\delta) - \frac{|V_R|^2}{|Z|}\sin\theta \end{aligned}

with θ=78.69∘\theta = 78.69^\circ.

Part 1: Compensation for ∣VS∣=∣VR∣=33|V_S| = |V_R| = 33 kV

33×3325.495=42.714,33225.495cos⁡θ=8.377,33225.495sin⁡θ=41.885\frac{33\times33}{25.495} = 42.714,\quad \frac{33^2}{25.495}\cos\theta = 8.377,\quad \frac{33^2}{25.495}\sin\theta = 41.885

Active power condition:

15=42.714cos⁡(78.69∘−δ)−8.377cos⁡(78.69∘−δ)=0.5473⇒δ=21.87∘\begin{aligned} 15 &= 42.714\cos(78.69^\circ-\delta) - 8.377 \\ \cos(78.69^\circ-\delta) &= 0.5473 \Rightarrow \delta = 21.87^\circ \end{aligned}

Reactive power the line can deliver at this condition:

QR=42.714sin⁡(56.82∘)−41.885=−6.14 MVArQ_R = 42.714\sin(56.82^\circ) - 41.885 = -6.14\ \text{MVAr}

The load needs QL=15tan⁡(cos⁡−10.8)=11.25Q_L = 15\tan(\cos^{-1}0.8) = 11.25 MVAr (lagging), and the line itself needs 6.14 MVAr fed into its receiving end. So the compensator must supply:

QC=11.25−(−6.14)=17.39 MVArQ_C = 11.25 - (-6.14) = 17.39\ \text{MVAr}

Part 2: Extra load with ∣VR∣=28|V_R| = 28 kV and the same QCQ_C

33×2825.495=36.242,28225.495cos⁡θ=6.031,28225.495sin⁡θ=30.154\frac{33\times28}{25.495} = 36.242,\quad \frac{28^2}{25.495}\cos\theta = 6.031,\quad \frac{28^2}{25.495}\sin\theta = 30.154

For a new load PP at 0.8 pf lag, the line must deliver QR=0.75P−17.39Q_R = 0.75P - 17.39. So:

P=36.242cos⁡(78.69∘−δ)−6.0310.75P−17.39=36.242sin⁡(78.69∘−δ)−30.154\begin{aligned} P &= 36.242\cos(78.69^\circ-\delta) - 6.031 \\ 0.75P - 17.39 &= 36.242\sin(78.69^\circ-\delta) - 30.154 \end{aligned}

Solving these together (eliminating PP):

δ=31.33∘,P=18.52 MW,QR=−3.49 MVAr\delta = 31.33^\circ,\quad P = 18.52\ \text{MW},\quad Q_R = -3.49\ \text{MVAr}

Check: 0.75×18.52−17.39=−3.490.75 \times 18.52 - 17.39 = -3.49 MVAr.

Extra load =18.52−15=3.52= 18.52 - 15 = 3.52 MW.

Answer: Compensator capacity ≈ 17.39 MVAr; extra load ≈ 3.52 MW at 0.8 pf lag (total 18.52 MW at 28 kV).

✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)

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