- 2073 Shrawan · 10 marks
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:
| Equipment | MVA rating | Voltage rating | X1 pu | X2 pu | X0 pu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generator, G1 | 50 | 11 kV | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.05 |
| Generator, G2 | 50 | 11 kV | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| Transformer, T1 | 50 | 11/220 kV | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Transformer, T2 | 50 | 11/220 kV | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 |
| Line-1 | 50 | 220 kV | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.42 |
| Line-2 | 50 | 220 kV | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.42 |
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: 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
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j0.03 j0.024
(i) Sequence networks
Lines in parallel: , pu.
Positive sequence (emfs , ):
E1-j0.2-(1)-j0.1-(2)-j0.06-(3)-j0.075-(4)-j0.15-E2
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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 .
- T2 star side (bus 3) grounded through : bus 3 to reference through ; G2 is behind the Δ, so isolated.
ref-j0.1-(2)-j0.21-(3)-j0.165-ref
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F
G1 zero seq: j0.05 isolated; G2: j0.03+3(j0.024) isolated
pu (not needed for L-L fault).
(ii) L-L fault at bus 3
Thevenin impedances:
Sequence currents:
Fault current:
Base current at 220 kV:
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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