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Introduction
Calculation Methodology
This calculation is based on standard impedance formulae and Ohm's law. To the
author's knowledge, there are no international standards that govern voltage drop
calculations during motor start.
It should be noted that the proposed method is not 100% accurate because it is a static
calculation. In reality, the voltage levels are fluctuating during a transient condition, and
therefore so are the load currents drawn by the standing loads. This makes it essentially
a load flow problem and a more precise solution would solve the load flow problem
iteratively, for example using the Newton-Rhapson or Gauss-Siedel algorithms.
Notwithstanding, the proposed method is suitably accurate for a first pass solution.
The calculation has the following six general steps:
Step 1: Construct the system model and assemble the relevant equipment
parameters
Step 2: Calculate the relevant impedances for each equipment item in the
model
Step 3: Refer all impedances to a reference voltage
Step 4: Construct the equivalent circuit for the voltage levels of interest
Step 5: Calculate the initial steady-state source emf before motor starting
Step 6: Calculate the system voltages during motor start
Network feeders: fault capacity of the network (VA), X/R ratio of the
network
Generators: per-unit transient reactance, rated generator capacity (VA)
Where
Synchronous Generators
The transient resistance and reactance of a synchronous generator can be estimated by
the following:
Where
Where
Where
Standing Loads
Standing loads are lumped loads comprising all loads that are operating on a particular
bus, excluding the motor to be started. Standing loads for each bus need to be
calculated.
The impedance, resistance and reactance of the standing load is calculated by:
Where
Motors
The motor's transient impedance, resistance and reactance is calculated as follows:
Where
Where
Using the winding ratio, impedances (as well as resistances and reactances) can be
referred to the primary (HV) side of the transformer by the following relation:
Where
).
This can be done using the standard formulae for series and parallel impedances,
keeping in mind that the rules of complex arithmetic must be used throughout. This
simplification to a "Near" Thvenin equivalent circuit should be done both with the
motor off (open circuit) and the motor in a starting condition.
Since we assume that there is nominal voltage at the PCC, the initial source emf can be
calculated by voltage divider:
Where
will be calculated.
Where
Where
Worked Example
The worked example here is a very simple power system with two voltage levels and
supplied by a single generator. While unrealistic, it does manage to demonstrate the key
concepts pertaining to motor starting calculations.
Parameters
= 4,000 kVA
Generator G1
= 11,000 V
= 0.33 pu
= 0.85 pu
Generator Cable C1
Length = 50m
Size = 500 mm2
= 950 kVA
= 11,000 V
= 0.84 pu
= 250 kW
= 11,000 V
= 106.7 A
Motor M1
= 6.5 pu
= 0.85 pu
= 0.30 pu
Motor Cable C2
Length = 150m
Size = 35 mm2
= 1,600 kVA
= 11,000 V
= 415 V
= 0.06 pu
= 12,700 W
Transformer TX1
Transformer Cable C3
= 0%
Length = 60m
Size = 120 mm2
= 600 kVA
= 415 V
= 0.80 pu
Resistance () Reactance ()
Generator G1
0.65462
9.35457
Generator Cable C1
0.00261
0.00413
106.98947
69.10837
Motor M1
16.77752
61.02812
Motor Cable C2
0.1002
0.01725
0.60027
4.49762
Transformer Cable C3
0.01176
0.00576
0.22963
0.17223
The resistance and reactance of the standing load referred to the 11kV side is now, R =
161.33333 and X = 121.00 .
Similarly the equivalent load impedance during motor starting (with the motor
impedances included) can be calculated as as follows:
Vac