Power System Protection-- Assignment #2

Assignment #2

Part1: Fault Current Calculation

Part2: Restriking Voltage and Recovery
Voltage

4th year grade students 2017/2018

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Q1: In the following Power System, Using MVA method

a-Calculate the fault current at Bus2
B-Fault current contributions from both Gen & Motor?

Q2: In Power System in Q1,Solve Using PU method

Q3: Calculate the symmetrical fault current at the secondary terminals of a 10

MVA XFMR using both the PU-Method & the MVA Method. Use 15 MVA & 69
kV base values for the transmission line.

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Q4: In the following Power System, Using MVA method

a-Calculate the fault current at Bus2

Q5: For 132 kV system, the reactance and capacitance up to the location of CB
is 3 ohm and 0.015 F respectively, Calculate the following:
(a) The frequency of transient oscillation
(b) The maximum value of restriking voltage across the contact of CB
(c) Time for maximum value of restriking voltage
(d) The maximum value of RRRV
(e) Time for maximum RRRV
(f) The average RRRV

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Q6: For 50 Hz alternator with grounded neutral has inductance of 1.6 mH,
connected to busbar through CB with capacitance 0.003 F, the CB open when
the value of current is 7500 A ,Calculate the following:
(a) The frequency of transient oscillation
(b) The maximum value of restriking voltage across the contact of CB
(c) Time for maximum value of restriking voltage
(d) The maximum value of RRRV
(e) Time for maximum RRRV
(f) The average RRRV
Q7: In a short on a 132 Kv, 3 phase system, the breaker gave the following
results: pf of fault is 0.4, recovery voltage 0.95 of full line voltage; the natural
frequency of transient 16 kHz. Calculate the following:
(a) The restriking voltage equation
(b) The maximum value of restriking voltage across the contact of CB
(c) Time for maximum value of restriking voltage
(d) The maximum value of RRRV
(e) Time for maximum RRRV
(f) The average RRRV

Q8: The circuit breaker is rated 2500A, 1500 MVA, 33 KV oil CB; Calculate the
following:

(a) The rated normal current

(b) Breaking current
(c) Making current

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Q9: For 220 kV system in figure, the reactance and capacitance up to the
location of CB is 8 ohm and 0.025 F respectively, a resistance of 600 ohm is
connected across the contact of CB, the Calculate the following:
(a) The natural frequency of oscillation
(b) The damped frequency of oscillation
(c) The critical value of resistance which will give no transient oscillation
(d) The value of resistance which will give damped frequency one-fourth
of the natural frequency of oscillation

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