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Reactance diagram: 90 MVA generator (25%), two motors

Short answer

On 90 MVA base: X_G=0.25, X_T1=0.0446, X_line=0.4269, X_T2=0.0310, X_M1=0.2231, X_M2=0.2789 pu. Base voltages: 11 kV, 145.2 kV, 12.70 kV.

A 90 MVA, 11 kV 3-phase generator has a reactance of 25%. The generator supplies two motors through transformers and transmission line shown in figure below. The transformer T1 is a 3-phase, 100 MVA, 10/132 kV, 6% reactance. The transformer T2 is composed of three single phase units each rated at 30 MVA, 66/10 kV with 5% reactance. The connection of T1 and T2 are shown in figure. The motors are rated at 50 MVA and 40 MVA, both 10 kV and 20% reactance. Taking the generator rating as base, draw the per unit reactance diagram. The reactance of the line is 100 Ω. [Figure: G1 → T1 (Δ on generator side, Y grounded on line side) → Line → T2 (Y grounded on line side, Δ on motor side) → bus feeding M1 (Y, grounded) and M2 (Δ).]

Base: 90 MVA and 11 kV in the generator circuit (generator rating). Base voltages in other zones follow the line-to-line turns ratios.

Base voltages

  • Generator zone: Vb1=11V_{b1} = 11 kV
  • Line zone (T1 is 10/132 kV): Vb2=11×13210=145.2V_{b2} = 11\times\frac{132}{10} = 145.2 kV
  • T2: three single-phase 66/10 kV units connected Y (line side) – Δ (motor side), so line-to-line ratio is 663/10=114.32/1066\sqrt{3}/10 = 114.32/10 kV. Motor zone:
Vb3=145.2×10114.32=12.70 kVV_{b3} = 145.2\times\frac{10}{114.32} = 12.70\ \text{kV} Zb2=145.2290=234.26 ΩZ_{b2} = \frac{145.2^2}{90} = 234.26\ \Omega

Per-unit reactances (on 90 MVA)

XG=0.25 puXT1=0.06×90100×(1011)2=0.0446 puXline=100234.26=0.4269 puXT2=0.05×903×30×(1012.70)2=0.0310 puXM1=0.2×9050×(1012.70)2=0.2231 puXM2=0.2×9040×(1012.70)2=0.2789 pu\begin{aligned} X_G &= 0.25\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T1} &= 0.06\times\frac{90}{100}\times\left(\frac{10}{11}\right)^2 = 0.0446\ \text{pu}\\ X_{line} &= \frac{100}{234.26} = 0.4269\ \text{pu}\\ X_{T2} &= 0.05\times\frac{90}{3\times30}\times\left(\frac{10}{12.70}\right)^2 = 0.0310\ \text{pu}\\ X_{M1} &= 0.2\times\frac{90}{50}\times\left(\frac{10}{12.70}\right)^2 = 0.2231\ \text{pu}\\ X_{M2} &= 0.2\times\frac{90}{40}\times\left(\frac{10}{12.70}\right)^2 = 0.2789\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}
ElementX (pu, 90 MVA base)
Generator0.2500
T10.0446
Line (100 Ω)0.4269
T20.0310
Motor M10.2231
Motor M20.2789

Reactance diagram

     j0.0446   j0.4269   j0.0310
 +---/\/\/-----/\/\/-----/\/\/---+--------+
 |    T1        line       T2    |        |
j0.25                         j0.2231  j0.2789
 |                               |        |
(Eg)                           (Em1)    (Em2)
 |                               |        |
 +-------------------------------+--------+
            reference bus

Answer: On 90 MVA base: XG=0.25X_G = 0.25, XT1=0.0446X_{T1} = 0.0446, Xline=0.4269X_{line} = 0.4269, XT2=0.0310X_{T2} = 0.0310, XM1=0.2231X_{M1} = 0.2231, XM2=0.2789X_{M2} = 0.2789 pu; base voltages 11 kV, 145.2 kV and 12.70 kV.

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