Maximum Over Voltage 14.3 KV Frequency 50 Hz Generator Transformer Details: Transformer Primary Voltage 33 KV Transformer Secondary Voltage 11 KV Capacitance Per Phase: Generator Winding Capacitance / Phase 0.22 Farad Generator Connection Capacitance / Phase 0.001 Farad Generator Transformer Capacitance / Phase 0.006 Farad Generator Transformer Connection Capacitance / Phase 0 Farad Transformer Cabale Capacitance / Phase 0.0003 Farad Surge Arrestor Capacitance / Phase 0.25 Farad Other Capacitance / Phase Farad Total Zero Sequence Capacitance (C): 0.47730 Farad Total Zero Sequence Capacitance Reactance to Ground (Xc): 6672.35 /Phase Neutral Earthing Transformer Size: Primary Voltage of the Grounding Transformer (Vp) 11 KV Secondary Voltage of the Grounding Transformer (Vs) 240 Volt Turns Ratio of the Grounding Transformer (N) 45.83 Neutral Earthing Transformer % Reactance (X%) 4% 0.04 Neutral Earthing Transformer Reactance in PU (Xpu) 0.04 PU Neutral Earthing Transformer Base KV (Bv) 0.24 KV Calculation Size of Neutral Earthing Transformer (NET) Jignesh.Parmar, www.electricalnotes.wordpress.com, jiguparmar@yahoo.com 1 2 :Calculate Size of Neutral Earthing Transformer: Phase to Neutral Voltage (Vp1) 6.35 KV VL/1.732 % of Force field condition for Neutral Earthing Transformer 30% 1.3 Phase to Neutral Voltage under Force Field Condition (Vf) 8.26 KV Vf=Vp1x 1.3 Capacitive charging current/phase (Ic) 1.24 Amp Ic=Vf / Xc Total Capacitive charging current (It) 3.71 Amp It=3xIc Rating of Neutral Earthing Transformer (Pr) 40.83 KVA Pr=VpxIt Neutral Earthing Transformer overloading factor 2.6 Size of Neutral Earthing Transformer (P) 16 KVA P=Pr/ 2.6 Residual Capacitive reactance (Xct) 2224.12 Xct=Xc / 3 Required Resistance value at secondary side (Rsec) 1.059 Rsec=Xct / (NxN) Required Grounding Resistor value at primary side (Rp) 2224.12 Rp=Xct Neutral Earthing Transformer Secondary Current 65.44 Amp Neutral Earthing Transformer Secondary Resistor Current (for 30 Seconds) 221.18 Amp Neutral Earthing Transformer Reactance Base(Base X): 3.67 Neutral Earthing Transformer Reactance (X) 0.15 X=Xpu x Base X Neutral Earthing Transformer X/R Ratio 0.14 Fault current through Neutral (single line to ground fault) (If) 2.86 Amp If=Vp1/Rp :Results: Rating of Neutral Earthing Transformer (P) 16 KVA Short time Rating of Neutral Earthing Transformer 41 KVA Ratio of Neutral Earthing Transformer 11000 /240 Volt Neutral Earthing Transformer Secondary Current 65.44 Amp Required Grounding Resistor value at primary side (Rp) 2224.12 Required Resistance at secondary side (Rsec) 1.06 Neutral Earthing Transformer Secondary Resistor Current (for 30 Seconds) 221.18 Amp Calculation Size of Neutral Earthing Transformer (NET) 3 4 5 6