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L-L fault current in kA at bus 3

Short answer

Pre-fault voltage 0.95 pu, Thevenin Z1=Z2=j0.1385 pu (50 MVA, 220 kV base). Sequence current I_a1=0.95/(j0.277)= -j3.431 pu; L-L fault current = √3×3.431=5.94 pu = 0.78 kA.

Figure below shows the power system network. i) Draw positive, negative and zero sequence networks ii) Determine fault current in kA if line to line fault occurs at Bus 3.

System Data:

EquipmentMVA ratingVoltage ratingX1 puX2 puX0 pu
Generator, G15011 kV0.20.20.05
Generator, G25011 kV0.150.150.03
Transformer, T15011/220 kV0.10.10.1
Transformer, T25011/220 kV0.0750.0750.075
Line-150220 kV0.120.120.42
Line-250220 kV0.120.120.42

The pre-fault voltage at Bus-3 is 0.95 p.u at common base of G1. [Figure: G1 (Y, solidly grounded) - bus 1 - T1 (Δ/Y grounded) - bus 2 - Line 1 and Line 2 in parallel - bus 3 - T2 (Y grounded through j0.03 on bus 3 side / Δ) - bus 4 - G2 (Y, grounded through j0.024)]

Base: 50 MVA, 11 kV (generators), 220 kV (lines); all data are on this base. Pre-fault voltage at bus 3: Vf=0.95V_f = 0.95 pu, no load.

Single line diagram

 G1      T1               Line-1              T2      G2
 (~)-(1)-)(-(2)======================(3)-)(-(4)-(~)
 Yg      D  Yg     Line-2 (parallel)     Yg   D     Yg
                                         |          |
                                       j0.03     j0.024

(i) Sequence networks

Lines in parallel: X1=X2=0.12/2=0.06X_1 = X_2 = 0.12/2 = 0.06, X0=0.42/2=0.21X_0 = 0.42/2 = 0.21 pu.

Positive sequence (emfs E1E_1, E2E_2):

 E1-j0.2-(1)-j0.1-(2)-j0.06-(3)-j0.075-(4)-j0.15-E2
                             |
                             F

Negative sequence: same reactances (0.2, 0.1, 0.06, 0.075, 0.15), no emfs, all ends to reference.

Zero sequence:

  • G1 is behind the Δ of T1, so it is isolated; T1 connects bus 2 to reference through j0.1j0.1.
  • T2 star side (bus 3) grounded through j0.03j0.03: bus 3 to reference through j(0.075+3×0.03)=j0.165j(0.075 + 3\times0.03) = j0.165; G2 is behind the Δ, so isolated.
 ref-j0.1-(2)-j0.21-(3)-j0.165-ref
                     |
                     F
 G1 zero seq: j0.05 isolated;  G2: j0.03+3(j0.024) isolated

Z0=j0.31∥j0.165=j0.1077Z_0 = j0.31 \| j0.165 = j0.1077 pu (not needed for L-L fault).

(ii) L-L fault at bus 3

Thevenin impedances:

Z1=j(0.2+0.1+0.06) ∥ j(0.075+0.15)=j0.36 ∥ j0.225=j0.1385 puZ2=Z1=j0.1385 pu\begin{aligned} Z_1 &= j(0.2+0.1+0.06)\ \|\ j(0.075+0.15) = j0.36\ \|\ j0.225 = j0.1385\ \text{pu} \\ Z_2 &= Z_1 = j0.1385\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}

Sequence currents:

Ia1=−Ia2=VfZ1+Z2=0.95j0.2769=−j3.431 puI_{a1} = -I_{a2} = \frac{V_f}{Z_1+Z_2} = \frac{0.95}{j0.2769} = -j3.431\ \text{pu}

Fault current:

∣If∣=∣Ib∣=∣Ic∣=3×3.431=5.942 pu|I_f| = |I_b| = |I_c| = \sqrt3 \times 3.431 = 5.942\ \text{pu}

Base current at 220 kV:

Ibase=50×1063×220×103=131.2 AI_{base} = \frac{50\times10^6}{\sqrt3 \times 220\times10^3} = 131.2\ \text{A} If=5.942×131.2=779.7 A=0.780 kAI_f = 5.942 \times 131.2 = 779.7\ \text{A} = 0.780\ \text{kA}

Answer: L-L fault current at bus 3 ≈ 5.94 pu ≈ 0.78 kA.

✓ Answer checked by Claude Sonnet 5.5

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