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Impedance diagram: 25 MVA generator, two motors

Short answer

On 25 MVA base: X_G1=0.15, X_T1=0.0839, Z_line=0.0346+j0.1124, X_T2=0.0906, X_M1=0.2396, X_M2=0.3594 pu. Base voltages: 13.8 kV, 120.23 kV, 13.28 kV.

A one-line diagram of a three-phase power system is shown in figure below. Compute the per unit values taking generator rating as the base in the generator circuit and draw the impedance diagram of the power system shown in figure below. The system has the following data: G1: 25 MVA, 13.8 kV, X = 0.15 p.u.; T1: 30 MVA, 13.2/115 kV, X = 0.11 p.u.; T2: Three single units each rated 10 MVA, 69Y/13.2Δ kV, X = 0.11 p.u.; M1: 15 MVA, 13 kV, X = 0.15 p.u.; M2: 10 MVA, 13 kV, X = 0.15 p.u.; Series impedance of transmission line: Z = 20 + j65 Ω. [Figure: G1 → T1 (Δ on generator side, Y grounded on line side) → transmission line → T2 (Y grounded on line side, Δ on motor side) → bus feeding motors M1 (Y, grounded) and M2 (Y, grounded).]

Base: 25 MVA and 13.8 kV in the generator circuit. T2 is read as three single-phase units of 69/13.2 kV connected Y (line side) – Δ (motor side).

Base voltages

  • Generator zone: Vb1=13.8V_{b1} = 13.8 kV
  • Line zone (T1 13.2/115 kV): Vb2=13.8×11513.2=120.23V_{b2} = 13.8\times\frac{115}{13.2} = 120.23 kV
  • T2 line-to-line ratio: 693/13.2=119.51/13.269\sqrt{3}/13.2 = 119.51/13.2 kV. Motor zone: Vb3=120.23×13.2119.51=13.28V_{b3} = 120.23\times\frac{13.2}{119.51} = 13.28 kV
Zb2=120.23225=578.18 ΩZ_{b2} = \frac{120.23^2}{25} = 578.18\ \Omega

Per-unit values (25 MVA base)

XG1=0.15 puXT1=0.11×2530×(13.213.8)2=0.0839 puZline=20+j65578.18=0.0346+j0.1124 puXT2=0.11×2530×(13.213.28)2=0.0906 puXM1=0.15×2515×(1313.28)2=0.2396 puXM2=0.15×2510×(1313.28)2=0.3594 pu\begin{aligned} X_{G1} &= 0.15\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T1} &= 0.11\times\frac{25}{30}\times\left(\frac{13.2}{13.8}\right)^2 = 0.0839\ \text{pu}\\ Z_{line} &= \frac{20 + j65}{578.18} = 0.0346 + j0.1124\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T2} &= 0.11\times\frac{25}{30}\times\left(\frac{13.2}{13.28}\right)^2 = 0.0906\ \text{pu}\\ X_{M1} &= 0.15\times\frac{25}{15}\times\left(\frac{13}{13.28}\right)^2 = 0.2396\ \text{pu}\\ X_{M2} &= 0.15\times\frac{25}{10}\times\left(\frac{13}{13.28}\right)^2 = 0.3594\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}
ElementBase kVpu value
G113.8j0.15
T113.8j0.0839
Line120.230.0346 + j0.1124
T2 (30 MVA bank)13.28j0.0906
M113.28j0.2396
M213.28j0.3594

Impedance diagram

    j0.0839  0.0346+j0.1124  j0.0906
 +--/\/\/-------/\/\/--------/\/\/--+-------+
 |   T1          line          T2   |       |
j0.15                          j0.2396  j0.3594
 |                                  |       |
(Eg)                             (Em1)   (Em2)
 |                                  |       |
 +----------------------------------+-------+
              reference bus

Answer: XG1=0.15X_{G1}=0.15, XT1=0.0839X_{T1}=0.0839, Zline=0.0346+j0.1124Z_{line}=0.0346+j0.1124, XT2=0.0906X_{T2}=0.0906, XM1=0.2396X_{M1}=0.2396, XM2=0.3594X_{M2}=0.3594 pu (25 MVA; 13.8 / 120.23 / 13.28 kV).

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