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Ybus with nominal π model, line lengths

Short answer

Calculate each line's total series reactance (0.001 pu/km × length) and shunt susceptance (0.0016 pu/km × length), split half at each end. Series admittance is 1/(jX); diagonal elements sum series admittances plus half susceptances; off-diagonals are negative of series admittances. Ybus = [[-ij14.76, j10, j5], [j10, -ij12.10, j2.5], [j5, j2.5, -ij7.02]] pu.

The single line diagram of a power system is shown in figure below. If the per km line series reactance is 0.001 pu and shunt susceptance is 0.0016 pu, find bus admittance matrix using nominal pi-model of lines. [Figure: three buses; line 1-2 is 100 km, line 1-3 is 200 km, line 2-3 is 400 km]

With the nominal π model, each line's total series reactance is x×lengthx \times \text{length} and its total shunt susceptance B=b×lengthB = b \times \text{length} is split as B/2B/2 at each end. Resistance is not given, so it is taken as zero.

Given: x=0.001x = 0.001 pu/km, b=0.0016b = 0.0016 pu/km.

Step 1: Line parameters

LineLength (km)XX (pu)y=1/jXy = 1/jX (pu)Total BB (pu)B/2B/2 (pu)
1-21000.1−j10-j100.160.08
1-32000.2−j5-j50.320.16
2-34000.4−j2.5-j2.50.640.32

Step 2: Diagonal elements

YiiY_{ii} = sum of series admittances at bus ii + sum of half-line-charging susceptances at bus ii:

Y11=(−j10−j5)+j(0.08+0.16)=−j14.76Y22=(−j10−j2.5)+j(0.08+0.32)=−j12.10Y33=(−j5−j2.5)+j(0.16+0.32)=−j7.02\begin{aligned} Y_{11} &= (-j10 - j5) + j(0.08 + 0.16) = -j14.76 \\ Y_{22} &= (-j10 - j2.5) + j(0.08 + 0.32) = -j12.10 \\ Y_{33} &= (-j5 - j2.5) + j(0.16 + 0.32) = -j7.02 \end{aligned}

Step 3: Off-diagonal elements

Y12=Y21=−y12=j10Y13=Y31=−y13=j5Y23=Y32=−y23=j2.5\begin{aligned} Y_{12} &= Y_{21} = -y_{12} = j10 \\ Y_{13} &= Y_{31} = -y_{13} = j5 \\ Y_{23} &= Y_{32} = -y_{23} = j2.5 \end{aligned}

Result

Ybus=[−j14.76j10j5j10−j12.10j2.5j5j2.5−j7.02] puY_{bus} = \begin{bmatrix} -j14.76 & j10 & j5 \\ j10 & -j12.10 & j2.5 \\ j5 & j2.5 & -j7.02 \end{bmatrix}\ \text{pu}

Answer: Y11=−j14.76Y_{11} = -j14.76, Y22=−j12.10Y_{22} = -j12.10, Y33=−j7.02Y_{33} = -j7.02, Y12=j10Y_{12} = j10, Y13=j5Y_{13} = j5, Y23=j2.5Y_{23} = j2.5 pu. The shunt charging only reduces the magnitude of the diagonal terms; off-diagonal terms are unaffected.

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