Three-phase short-circuit currents, power system ‘The synchronous generator in Figure 7.3 is operating at rated MVA, 0.95 pf. lagging and at 5% above rated voltage when a bolted three-phase short cir- ccuit occurs at bus 1. Calculate the per-unit values of (a) subtransient fault ‘current; (b) subtransient generator and motor currents, neglecting prefault ‘current; and (¢) subtransient gencrator and motor currents including prefault ‘current. 1 tr, 1 2 TOMA TOOMVA — Xcq= 209 100MVA 100 Miva, raeky 138 «/198KVY eWYISava 138k x= 015 X=010 Xeo1 © x= 020 L. Lov ow wo Boa fae ‘a. Using a 100-MVA base, the base impedance in the zone of the transmis} FO ceerereetteet eeeterreer Ee ‘The subtransient generator and motor currents, including prefault current, i ~/32787 2 ‘b. Using (7.45) the subtransient fault current at bus 1 is, ae, = He = 1 05L0. "Zi jo.ts0s ‘which agrecs with the result in Example 7.3, part (a). The voltages at buses Land 2 during the fault arc, from (7.4.7), zu 5 =(1-28)re=0 Pee eros . = (1-28) re= (1-289) roy -ossnyer eat ee the voltage drop from bus 2 to 1 divided by the impedance of the line and 1 transformers T; and T; - =j9.079 per unit 0.9342 —0 TSie + Xr + Xt) _~F03050 Losers 8.2081)” = 2.079 per unit © Using (7.4.5) the subtransient fault current at bus 2 is & o, — Ee 1.03/07 _ FaTRpS 7 ITSSS per unit and from (7.4.7), 70.0458 — BOER) 1.05202 = 0.7039/0" 0.7030 — 0 Seay 70.3050 72-308 per unit