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Impedance diagram: three generators, j100 and j130 Ω lines

Short answer

Using a 30 MVA base with voltage bases 6.6/115/6.6/11.5 kV, per-unit reactances are: X_G1=0.24, X_G2=0.30, X_G3=0.1976, X_T1=0.10, X_T2=0.20, X_T3=0.432, X_L1=0.2268, X_L2=0.2949 pu.

Compute the per unit values taking a common base and draw the impedance diagram of a power system shown in figure below. The system has the following data: Generators: G1: 25 MVA, 6.6 kV, X = 0.2 p.u.; G2: 15 MVA, 6.6 kV, X = 0.15 p.u.; G3: 30 MVA, 13.2 kV, X = 0.15 p.u. Transformers: T1: 30 MVA, 6.6/115 kV, X = 0.1 p.u.; T2: 15 MVA, 6.6/115 kV, X = 0.1 p.u.; T3: three 1-ph units of 10 MVA, 69/6.9 kV, X = 0.4 p.u. [Figure: G1 (Y, grounded) → T1 (Δ–Y grounded) → line j100 Ω → junction bus; from the junction T2 (Y grounded on bus side, Δ on generator side) up to G2; and line j130 Ω → T3 (Y–Y, grounded) → G3 (Y, grounded).]

Common base: 30 MVA, 6.6 kV in the G1 circuit. Base voltages in other zones follow the line-to-line ratios.

Base voltages

  • G1 zone: 6.6 kV
  • Line zone (T1 6.6/115 kV): 115 kV, Zb=115230=440.83 ΩZ_b = \frac{115^2}{30} = 440.83\ \Omega
  • G2 zone (T2 115/6.6 kV): 6.6 kV
  • G3 zone: T3 is a Y–Y bank of 69/6.9 kV units, so the line-to-line ratio is 119.5/11.95 kV (10 : 1). Then Vb=115/10=11.5V_b = 115/10 = 11.5 kV

Per-unit values (30 MVA)

XG1=0.2×3025=0.24 puXG2=0.15×3015=0.30 puXG3=0.15×3030×(13.211.5)2=0.1976 puXT1=0.1×3030=0.10 puXT2=0.1×3015=0.20 puXT3=0.4×303×10×(11.9511.5)2=0.432 puXL1=100440.83=0.2268 puXL2=130440.83=0.2949 pu\begin{aligned} X_{G1} &= 0.2\times\frac{30}{25} = 0.24\ \text{pu}\\ X_{G2} &= 0.15\times\frac{30}{15} = 0.30\ \text{pu}\\ X_{G3} &= 0.15\times\frac{30}{30}\times\left(\frac{13.2}{11.5}\right)^2 = 0.1976\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T1} &= 0.1\times\frac{30}{30} = 0.10\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T2} &= 0.1\times\frac{30}{15} = 0.20\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T3} &= 0.4\times\frac{30}{3\times10}\times\left(\frac{11.95}{11.5}\right)^2 = 0.432\ \text{pu}\\ X_{L1} &= \frac{100}{440.83} = 0.2268\ \text{pu}\\ X_{L2} &= \frac{130}{440.83} = 0.2949\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}
ElementX (pu, 30 MVA)
G10.2400
G20.3000
G30.1976
T10.1000
T20.2000
T30.4320
Line j100 Ω0.2268
Line j130 Ω0.2949

Impedance diagram

    j0.10   j0.2268       j0.2949   j0.432
 +--/\/\/---/\/\/----+----/\/\/-----/\/\/---+
 |   T1     line 1   |    line 2     T3     |
j0.24              j0.20 (T2)            j0.1976
 |                   |                      |
(E1)               j0.30 (G2)             (E3)
 |                   |                      |
 |                 (E2)                     |
 +-------------------+----------------------+
           reference (neutral) bus

Answer: XG1=0.24X_{G1}=0.24, XG2=0.30X_{G2}=0.30, XG3=0.1976X_{G3}=0.1976, XT1=0.10X_{T1}=0.10, XT2=0.20X_{T2}=0.20, XT3=0.432X_{T3}=0.432, XL1=0.2268X_{L1}=0.2268, XL2=0.2949X_{L2}=0.2949 pu (base 30 MVA; 6.6 / 115 / 6.6 / 11.5 kV).

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