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Reactance diagram: 20 MVA generator, 15 kV/25 MVA base

Short answer

Using base 25 MVA, 15 kV at generator, line base 300 kV, load base 30 kV. Per-unit reactances: generator j0.0672, T1 j0.1344, line j0.05, T2 j0.1793. Load consumes 0.6 p.u. at 0.9 lag, represented as impedance 0.6667 + j0.3229 p.u.

A 20 MVA, 11 kV three-phase synchronous generator has a sub-transient reactance of 10%. It is connected through three identical single-phase Δ-Y connected transformers of 5000 kVA, 11/127.02 kV with a reactance of 15% to a high voltage transmission line having a total series reactance of j180 Ω. At the end of the HT transmission line, three identical single-phase star/star connected transformers of 5000 kVA, 127.02/12.702 kV with a reactance of 20%. The load is drawing 15 MVA at 20 kV at 0.9 pf lagging. Draw a single line diagram of the network and determine the reactance diagram. Choose a common base of 15 kV and 25 MVA.

Single line diagram

  G         T1 (3 x 1-ph)     line       T2 (3 x 1-ph)
 (~)--||--[ D | Y ]----------j180----[ Y | Y ]----> Load
 20 MVA     5 MVA each                  5 MVA each   15 MVA
 11 kV      11/127.02 kV                127.02/      20 kV
 X"=10%     X=15%                       12.702 kV    0.9 lag
                                        X=20%

Transformer bank ratings

  • T1 (Δ–Y): 3×5=153\times5 = 15 MVA. Line voltages: 11 kV / 3×127.02=220\sqrt3\times127.02 = 220 kV.
  • T2 (Y–Y): 15 MVA, 220 kV / 3×12.702=22\sqrt3\times12.702 = 22 kV.

Base values

Assumption: the 15 kV base is taken in the generator circuit, with Sb=25S_b = 25 MVA.

SectionBase kVZbZ_b (Ω)
Generator159
Line15×220/11=30015\times220/11 = 3003002/25=3600300^2/25 = 3600
Load300×22/220=30300\times22/220 = 3036

Per-unit reactances

XG=0.10×2520(1115)2=0.0672XT1=0.15×2515(1115)2=0.1344Xline=1803600=0.05XT2=0.20×2515(220300)2=0.1793\begin{aligned} X_G &= 0.10\times\frac{25}{20}\left(\frac{11}{15}\right)^2 = 0.0672\\ X_{T1} &= 0.15\times\frac{25}{15}\left(\frac{11}{15}\right)^2 = 0.1344\\ X_{line} &= \frac{180}{3600} = 0.05\\ X_{T2} &= 0.20\times\frac{25}{15}\left(\frac{220}{300}\right)^2 = 0.1793 \end{aligned}

Load

15 MVA at 20 kV and 0.9 lagging: S=15/25=0.6S = 15/25 = 0.6 p.u., V=20/30=0.6667V = 20/30 = 0.6667 p.u.

S=0.6∠25.84∘=0.54+j0.2615 p.u.S = 0.6\angle25.84^\circ = 0.54 + j0.2615\ \text{p.u.}

As a series impedance:

ZL=∣V∣2S∗=0.666720.6∠25.84∘=0.7407∠25.84∘=0.6667+j0.3229 p.u.Z_L = \frac{|V|^2}{S^*} = \frac{0.6667^2}{0.6}\angle25.84^\circ = 0.7407\angle25.84^\circ = 0.6667 + j0.3229\ \text{p.u.}

Reactance diagram

  j0.0672   j0.1344    j0.05    j0.1793
 +-/\/\------/\/\------/\/\------/\/\----+
 |                                       |
(Eg)                              0.6667 + j0.3229
 |                                     (load)
 +----------------- reference -----------+
Elementp.u. (25 MVA, 15 kV gen base)
Generatorj0.0672
T1j0.1344
Linej0.0500
T2j0.1793
Load0.6667 + j0.3229 (0.54 + j0.2615 p.u. power)

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