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SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
Omar S. Mazzoni, Ph.D., P.E.
President
Systems Research International, Inc.
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7.1
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.5
7.5
7.6
7.9
7.11
7.11
7.13
7.14
7.14
7.15
7.16
7.2
Calculation Procedure
1. Select Base Values
Select VAbase 150 MVA, Vbase 13.8 kV, and fbase 60 Hz. From these values,
other base quantities may be derived.
2. Calculate rms Stator Phase Current Base, Is(base)
Is(base) (MVAbase 1000)/(3 kVbase) (150)(1000)/(3)(13.8) 6276 A.
3. Calculate Peak Stator Phase Current Base, is(base)
The current is is(base) 2Is(base) (2)(6276) 8876 A.
4. Calculate Stator Base Impedance, Zs(base)
Zs(base) kV2base /MVAbase 13.8 2/150 1.270 .
5. Calculate Stator Base Inductance, Ls(base)
Ls(base) Zs(base) /base 1.270/377 3.37 103 H.
6. Calculate Field Base Current, ifd(base)
The current is ifd(base) (Lad/Lafd)is(base) (0.0056/0.0138) 8876 3602 A.
7. Calculate Field Base Impedance, Zfd(base)
Zfd(base) (MVAbase 106)/i2fd(base) (150 106)/36022 11.56 .
8. Calculate Field Base Inductance, Lfd(base)
Lfd(base) Zfd(base) /base 11.56/377 30.66 103 H.
9. Calculate Field Base Voltage, efd(base)
The voltage is efd(base) (MVAbase 106)/ifd(base) (150 106)/3602 41,644 V.
10. Calculate Direct-Axis Armortisseur Base Current, ikd(base)
The current is ikd(base) (Lad /Lakd)is(base) (0.0056/0.0054)(8876) 9204 A.
11. Calculate Direct-Axis Amortisseur Base Impedance, Zkd(base)
Zkd(base) (MVAbase 106)/i2kd(base) (150 106)/92042 1.77 .
12. Calculate Direct-Axis Amortisseur Base Inductance, Lkd(base)
Lkd(base) Zkd(base) /base 1.77/377 4.70 103 H.
13. Calculate Quadrature-Axis Amortisseur Base Current, ikq(base)
The current is ikq(base) (Laq/Lakq)is(base) (0.0058/0.0063)(8876) 8172 A.
14. Calculate Quadrature-Axis Amortisseur Base Impedance, Zkq(base)
Zkq(base) (MVAbase 106)/i2kd(base) (150 106)/81722 2.246 .
15. Calculate Quadrature-Axis Amortisseur Base Inductance, Lkq(base)
Lkq(base) Zkq(base) /base 2.246/377 5.96 103 H.
16. Calculate Base Mutual Inductance Between Amortisseur and Field, Lfkd(base)
Lfkd(base) (ifd(base) /ikd(base))Lfd(base) (3602/9204)(30.66 103) 12 103 H.
17. Calculate Base Flux Linkage, s(base)
s(base) Ls(base)is(base) (3.37 103) 8876 29.9 Wb turns.
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
7.3
Calculation Procedure
1. Calculate Per-Unit Values for Lad and Ll
From the previous example, Ls(base) 0.00337 H. Therefore, Lad Lad/Ls(base)
0.0056/0.00337 1.66 p.u. and Ll Ll/Ls(base) 0.0004/0.00337 0.12 p.u. (Note: Bar
over symbol designates per-unit value.)
2. Calculate Per-Unit Value of d-Axis Synchronous Inductance, L d
Ld Lad Ll 1.66 0.12 1.78 p.u.
3. Calculate Per-Unit Value of d-axis Synchronous Reactance, X d
X d Ld. By choosing fbase 60 Hz, the rated frequency of the machine is f
60/fbase 60/60 1. It also follows that 1 and X d Ld 1.78 p.u.
4. Calculate L ffd , L kkd , L afd , and L akd
L ffd Lffd/Lfd(base) 0.0535/(30.66 103) 1.74 p.u. Lkkd Lkkd/Lkd(base) 0.0087/
(4.7 103 ) 1.85 p.u. Lafd Lafd /Ls(base)(is(base)/ifd(base)) 0.0138/(0.00337)(8876/
3602) 1.66 p.u. Ladk Ladk/[2/3(Lkd(base)ikd(base)/is(base))] 0.0054/( 2/3)(4.7 103)(9204/
8876) 1.66 p.u.
5. Calculate L afd
Lfd Lffd Lafd 1.74 1.66 0.08 p.u.
6. Calculate L kd
Lkd Lkkd Lakd 1.85 1.66 0.19 p.u.
7. Calculate Per-Unit Values of d-axis Transient Inductance, L
d and X
d
L
d X
d Lad Lfd / Lffd L1 (1.66)(0.08)/1.74 0.12 0.196 p.u.
7.4
Calculation Procedure
1. Calculate rfd and rkd
The quantities are rfd rfd /Zfd(base) 0.0072/11.56 6.23 104 p.u. and rkd rkd /
Zkd(base) 0.028/1.77 0.0158 p.u.
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
7.5
do
Tdo (1/ rkd)( Lkd Lfd Lad / Lffd) (1/0.0158)[0.19 (0.08)(1.66/1.74)] 16.9 p.u.
Calculation Procedure
1. Calculate Per-Unit Transient Short-Circuit Time Constant, T
d
T
d (1/ rfd)[Lfd Ll Lad/(Ll Lad)] [1/(6.23 104)][0.08 (0.12)(1.66)/(0.12
1.66)] 308 p.u.
2. Calculate Per-Unit Subtransient Short-Circuit Time Constant, T do
1
1
Lfd
rkd
(1/Lad) (1/Lfd) (1/Ll)
1
0.0158
1
15 p.u.
0.19 (1/1.66) (1/0.08)
(1/0.12)
7.6
FIGURE 7.1
Calculation Procedure
1. Determine Reference
If the VA and V base values are equal to the machine ratings, Is(base) (MVA
1000)/3 kV (100)(1000)/(3)(13.8) 4184 A. Because the base voltage has been
taken as 13.8 kV, the per-unit rms terminal voltage is E t 1.0 p.u. From this, the per-unit
peak voltage, et E t 1.0 p.u. Quantity et will be chosen as the reference phasor: et
1.0 0 p.u.
2. Locate q-Axis
Calculate a fictitious voltage E q E q/, where is the machine internal power angle.
E q may be calculated by E q et it(r j X q). But it 1.0
p.u., where
cos1
0.8 36.9. Therefore, E q 10 1.036.9 j1.84 2.3835 p.u. Power
angle 35.
3. Calculate the d- and q-axis Components
The d- and q-axis components may now be found by resolving et and it into components along the d- and q-axes, respectively: eq et cos (1.0)(0.819) 0.819 p.u.
ed et sin (1.0)(0.574) 0.574 p.u. and iq it cos(
) 1.0 cos (35
36.9) 0.311 p.u. id it sin(
) 0.951 p.u.
4. Calculate E I
Voltage E I lies on the q-axis and represents the d-axis quantity, field current. E I
X ad ifd eq X did rid 0.819 (1.84)(0.951) 2.57 p.u.
5. Draw Phasor Diagram
The phasor diagram is drawn in Fig. 7.1.
GENERATOR-CAPABILITY CURVE
The generator-capability curve, supplied by the manufacturer, is used to determine the
ability of a generator to deliver real (MW) and reactive (Mvar) power to a network.
Determine the capability curve, in per-unit values, of a generator with the following
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
7.7
FIGURE 7.2
A generator-capability curve.
7.8
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
7.9
FIGURE 7.3 Capability curves for a hydrogen inner-cooled generator rated at 983
MVA, 0.85 pf, 22 kV.
GENERATOR REGULATION
Determine the regulation of a generator with the following characteristics: armature resistance Ra 0.00219 p.u.; power factor 0.975; and open-circuit, zero power-factor and
short-circuit saturation as in Fig. 7.4.
Calculation Procedure
1. Calculate Potier Reactance, X p
Use the relation E0 E 3IaXp from zero power-factor conditions, where E0
voltage at no load, Ia armature current at full load, and E is the terminal voltage. In
Fig. 7.4, RD RE DE; therefore, DE 3IaXp. By definition, Xp IaXp / (VLL/
3) DE/V LL DE/RE 0.43 p.u.
2. Calculate Voltage behind Potier Reactance, E p
From Fig. 7.4, Ep 1.175 p.u.
7.10
FIGURE 7.4
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
7.11
FIGURE 7.5
current.
GENERATOR SHORT-CIRCUIT
RATIO
Calculate the short-circuit ratio (SCR) for
a generator having characteristic curves
shown in Fig. 7.4.
Calculation Procedure
1. Determine Excitation Value for Full-Load Current, IFSI , on the Short-Circuit
Curve
IFSI 0A 1.75 p.u.
2. Determine Excitation, IFV, Required to Produce Full Voltage on Open-Circuit
Curve
IFV GK 1.06 p.u.
3. Calculate Short-Circuit Ratio (SCR)
SCR GK/0A 1.06/1.75 0.6.
7.12
FIGURE 7.7
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
7.13
GENERATOR EFFICIENCY
Determine the efficiency of a generator having the same basic characteristics of the generator in the Generator Regulation example. Additional data include armature full-load
current Ia 28,000 A; core and short-circuit losses as in Fig. 7.7; friction and windage
loss, 500 kW (from drive motor input); armature resistance Ra 0.0011 /phase; excitation voltage at rated load, 470 V; excitation current for air-gap line, 3200 A; and output
voltage 25 kV.
Calculation Procedure
1. Compute Core Loss
From Fig. 7.7 and the Potier voltage, Ep , (Fig. 7.4), for E p 1.175 p.u., core loss
2100 kW.
2. Determine Short-Circuit Loss
From Fig. 7.7, for 1.0 p.u. line current, short-circuit loss 4700 kW.
3. Calculate Armature-Copper Loss
Armature-copper loss I2a R a (28,000)2(0.0011) 862,000 W 862 kW.
4. Calculate Stray-Current Loss
Stray-current loss short-circuit loss armature-copper loss 4700 862
3838 kW.
5. Calculate Power for Excitation
Power for excitation field voltage IFL (470)(2.4)(3200)/1000 3610 kW,
where IFL is from the Generator Regulation example.
6. Determine the Total Losses
500 kW
2,100
862
3,838
3,610
10,910 kW
7.14
Calculation Procedure
1. Calculate Rated Load Angle,
The angle is tan 1 [ X q cos Ia /(Ia X q sin V )] tan1 {(1.8)(0.80)(1.0)/
[(1.0)(1.80)(0.6) 1]} 35.
2. Calculate Synchronizing Power Coefficient, Pr
Pr (rated kW)/(rated load angle 2/360) (75)(1000)/(35)(2/360) 122,780
kW/rad.
Calculation Procedure
1. Calculate Generator Line-to-Neutral Voltage, VL-N
VL-N (26 kV)/3 15 kV.
2. Calculate Total Capacitance, CT
CT (1.27 0.12 0.01 0.024) F 1.424 F.
3. Calculate Total Capacitive Reactance, XCT
XCT 1/2 fCT 1/(6.28)(60)(1.424 106) 1864 .
4. Select R XCT to Limit Transient Overvoltage during a Line-to-Ground Fault
Assume a 19.92/0.480-kV transformer. The resistance reflected to the primary is R
N 2R, where R is the required resistor. Solve R R
N 2, where N 19.92/0.480 41.5,
and find R 1864/41.52 1.08 .
5. Calculate Transformer Secondary Voltage, Vs , during a Line-to-Ground Fault
Vs V/N 15,000/41.5 361 V.
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
7.15
POWER-FACTOR IMPROVEMENT
An industrial plant has a 5000-hp induction motor load at 4000 V with an average power
factor of 0.8, lagging, and an average motor efficiency of 90 percent. A new synchronous
motor rated at 3000 hp is installed to replace an equivalent load of induction motors. The
synchronous motor efficiency is 90 percent. Determine the synchronous motor current
and power factor for a system current of 80 percent of the original system and unity
power factor.
Calculation Procedure
1. Calculate Initial System Rating, kVAo
The rating is kVAo (hp/)(0.746/pf) (5000/0.9)/(0.746/0.8) 5181 kVA, where
is efficiency.
2. Calculate Initial System Current, Io
Io kVA/3 V 5181 / (3)(4) 148 A.
3. Calculate New System Current, I
I 0.8Io (0.8)(746) 598 A (see Fig. 7.8).
4. Calculate New Induction-Motor Current, Ii
Ii 0.746 hp /3 V pfi (0.746)(2000)/(3)(4)(0.9)(0.8) 299 A.
5. Calculate Synchronous-Motor Current, Is
Is [(Ii sin i)2 (I Ii cos i)2]1/2 {[(299)(0.6)]2 [598 (299)(0.8)]2}1/2
(149.42 358.82 )1/2 401.1 A
6. Calculate Synchronous-Motor Power Factor, pfs
The power factor is pfs 358.8/401.1 0.895.
Related Calculations. For verification, the synchronous motor horsepower, hps, should
equal 3000 hp, where hps 3VIspfs / 0.746 (3)(4)(401.1)(0.9)(0.895)/0.746 3000 hp.
7.16
FIGURE 7.8
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