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ECE524: Transient RC Response
Define units:
MW 1000kW MVA MW MVAR MW kJ 1000J
3 6
ms 10 sec μs 10 sec pu 1
Each phase of a 3-phase capacitor bank is rated at 60MVA at 13.8/SQRT(3) kV. A second
bank has a rating of 30 MVA at 13.8/SQRT(3) kV. The two are to be paralleled by
momentarily connecting them through a 100 ohm stainless steel resistor (one for each phase),
which will be subsequently shorted out.
What will be the peak current during the switching operation?
Analytical Solution
Known parameters:
VratedLL 13.8kV ω 2 π60Hz
Qc1_1phase 60MVA Rlimiting 100ohm
Qc2_1phase 30MVA
Since the banks appear to be Y connected:
2
VratedLL
Xc1 Xc1 1.06 Ω
3Qc1_1phase
2
VratedLL
Xc2 Xc2 2.12 Ω
3Qc2_1phase
1
C1 C1 2507.17 μF
ω Xc1
1
C2 C2 1253.58 μF
ω Xc2
2
Vpk VratedLL Vpk 11.27 kV
3
Initial voltages:
Vc1_0 Vpk Vc2_0 Vpk
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Initial current:
Vc1_0 Vc2_0
Ipk Ipk 225.35 A Current limiting resistor
Rlimiting has big impact:
We also need to calculate the energy dissipated in the resistor:
1 C1 C2
Vc1_0 Vc2_0
2
Ediss_R Ediss_R 212.21 kJ
2 C1 C2
Computer Simulation Results:
Calculate Vfinal as a check.
Qinit Vc1_0 C1 Vc2_0 C2 Qinit 14.12 C
Qfinal Qinit
Both capacitors see the same final voltage since the resistor current is 0, so:
Qfinal = Vfinal C1 Vfinal C2
Qfinal
Vfinal Vfinal 3.756 kV
C1 C2
Time constant:
C1 C2
Rlimiting 83.57 ms
C1 C2
ATPDraw schematic:
100ohm
I IS
VC1 VC2
U
U
U(0)
U(0)
2507.17uF
+
1253.58uF
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Charging current
250
*10 IpkATP 225.33A Peak current matches
calcuation
200
150
100
50
0
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 *10 0.8
(f ile prob26.pl4; x-v ar t) c:VC1 -IS
Capacitor Voltages:
12
*10 3
4 Settle to 3756.6V
-4
-8
-12
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 *10 0.8
(f ile prob26.pl4; x-v ar t) v :VC1 - v :VC2 -
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ATP Input Data File:
BEGIN NEW DATA CASE
C --------------------------------------------------------
C Generated by ATPDRAW February, Saturday 23, 2008
C A Bonneville Power Administration program
C by H. K. Høidalen at SEfAS/NTNU - NORWAY 1994-2006
C --------------------------------------------------------
C dT >< Tmax >< Xopt >< Copt >
5.E-5 1.
500 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
C 345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
/BRANCH
C < n1 >< n2 ><ref1><ref2>< R >< L >< C >
C < n1 >< n2 ><ref1><ref2>< R >< A >< B ><Leng><><>0
VC1 2507.2 2
VC2 1253.6 2
IS VC2 100. 0
/SWITCH
C < n 1>< n 2>< Tclose ><Top/Tde >< Ie ><Vf/CLOP >< type >
VC1 IS .01 1.E3 1
/INITIAL
2VC1 11270.
2VC2 -11270.
3VC1 11270.
3VC2 -11270.
/OUTPUT
BLANK BRANCH
BLANK SWITCH
PSCAD Schematic Note that there is a charging circuit for each capacitor now
Timed Timed Timed
Breaker Breaker Breaker
BRK Logic BRK1 Logic BRK2 Logic
Closed@t0 Open@t0 Closed@t0
BRK BRK1 BRK2
Vc1 I1 100.0 [ohm] Vc2
0.001 [ohm]
0.001 [ohm]
2507.17 [uF]
1253.58[uF]
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Resistor Current
I1
0.225
0.200
0.175
0.150
0.125
y (kA)
0.100 Imax 225.35A
0.075
0.050
0.025
0.000
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40
Voltages across C1 and C2
Vc1 kV
15.0
10.0
5.0 Vfinal 3754V
y (kV)
0.0
-5.0
-10.0
-15.0
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20
