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Per unit circuit of three-generator system, 30 MVA base

Short answer

On 30 MVA base, XG1=0.24, XG2=0.30, XG3=0.1976, XT1=0.10, XT2=0.20, XT3=0.108, XL1=0.2722, XL2=0.2042 pu. Base voltages are 6.6, 115, 6.6, and 11.5 kV. Connect these reactances in series branches with grounded generator buses on the per-unit circuit.

Figure below shows a single line diagram of a power system. The ratings of the generators and transformers are given below: G1: 25 MVA, 6.6 kV, XG1 = 0.20 pu; G2: 15 MVA, 6.6 kV, XG2 = 0.15 pu; G3: 30 MVA, 13.2 kV, XG3 = 0.15 pu; T1: 30 MVA, 6.6Δ–115Y kV, XT1 = 0.10 pu; T2: 15 MVA, 6.6Δ–115Y kV, XT2 = 0.10 pu; T3: single phase units each rated 10 MVA, 6.9/69 kV, XT3 = 0.10 pu. Draw the per unit circuit diagram using base values of 30 MVA and 6.6 kV in the circuit of generator 1. [Figure: G1 (25 MVA, 6.6 kV, Y grounded) → T1 (Δ–Y grounded, 6.6/115 kV) → Line-1 j120 Ω → junction bus; from the junction T2 (Δ–Y grounded, 6.6/115 kV) up to G2 (15 MVA, 6.6 kV, Y grounded); and Line-2 j90 Ω → T3 (Y–Y grounded, √3×69/√3×6.9 kV) → G3 (30 MVA, 13.2 kV, Y grounded).]

Base: 30 MVA, 6.6 kV in the G1 circuit. Base voltages change by the line-to-line turns ratio of each transformer.

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 6.9/69 kV single-phase units, so its line-to-line ratio is 3×69/3×6.9=119.5/11.95\sqrt3\times69/\sqrt3\times6.9 = 119.5/11.95 kV, i.e. 10 : 1:
Vb,G3=115×6.969=11.5 kVV_{b,G3} = 115\times\frac{6.9}{69} = 11.5\ \text{kV}

Per-unit values (30 MVA base)

XG1=0.20×3025=0.24 puXG2=0.15×3015=0.30 puXG3=0.15×3030×(13.211.5)2=0.1976 puXT1=0.10 puXT2=0.10×3015=0.20 puXT3=0.10×303×10×(11.9511.5)2=0.1080 puXL1=120440.83=0.2722 puXL2=90440.83=0.2042 pu\begin{aligned} X_{G1} &= 0.20\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} &= 0.10\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T2} &= 0.10\times\frac{30}{15} = 0.20\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T3} &= 0.10\times\frac{30}{3\times10}\times\left(\frac{11.95}{11.5}\right)^2 = 0.1080\ \text{pu}\\ X_{L1} &= \frac{120}{440.83} = 0.2722\ \text{pu}\\ X_{L2} &= \frac{90}{440.83} = 0.2042\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}
ElementBase kVX (pu)
G16.60.2400
G26.60.3000
G311.50.1976
T16.6/1150.1000
T26.6/1150.2000
T3115/11.50.1080
Line-11150.2722
Line-21150.2042

Per-unit circuit

    j0.10   j0.2722       j0.2042   j0.108
 +--/\/\/---/\/\/----+----/\/\/-----/\/\/---+
 |   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=0.108X_{T3}=0.108, XL1=0.2722X_{L1}=0.2722, XL2=0.2042X_{L2}=0.2042 pu.

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