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Date : 14/08/2014
Country : Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Estimated calculations of GCB short-circuit currents

(According to annex A of std IEEE C37-013-1997)
Electrical datas
Generator
Frequency
Service power
Service voltage
Mini service voltage
Reactances
synchronous direct axis Xd
"
transient direct axis X'd
"
subtransient direct axis X"d
Time constant armature short-circuit Ta
"
transient short-circuit T'd
"
subtransient short-circuit T"d
Generator Circuit Breaker
Minimum opening time to
Transformer Network +
estimate additional
contribution of the other
Generator

(Hz)
(MVA)
(kV)
(kV)
(pu)
(pu)
(pu)
(ms)
(ms)
(ms)
(ms)

60
260
18
18
2,17
0,245
0,16
420
770
26
47

Power
Voltage HV
Short circuit impedance
X/R

(MVA)
(kV)
(%)

550 estimated (290MVA+260MVA)

380
14
38,7

Power
Voltage HV
Short circuit impedance
X/R

(MVA)
(kV)
(%)

2
0,59
6
40 estimated

Voltage
Short circuit power
X/R

(kV)
(GVA)

380
16,2
24,3

Voltage
Short circuit power
X/R

(kV)
(MVA)

0,59
40 estimated
6 estimated

Auxiliary Transformer

HV Network

MV Network

Abstract :

Reactance calculation
Fault on generator side (System source fault)
Fault on transformer side (Generator source fault)
Fault on out of phase

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NOTE: these calculations are only given for information as it is not to GCB manufacturer
to determine the short-circuit currents.

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AHT - Villeurbanne
Date : 14/08/2014
Country : Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tender : 20025550-24-26
1 Reactances calculation:
Nota 1 : Reactances are calculated with nominal power and nominal voltage
Nota 2 : All reactances are in m
Generator in subtransient

"
g

"
d

X"d =
Ta =
/T
=

199,380
420
1,26

Z"g =

1,260

X'd =

305,31

Z'g =

1,26

=
=

82
2,12

Zt =

2,12

=
=

9720
243

Zta =

243

=
=

20
0,82

Zr =

0,82

=
=

8100
1350

Zmt =

1350

ms

+j 199,38

Generator in transient

+j 305,31

Step up transformer
X t X 't U 2 / P
Rt X t /( X / R )

+j 82

Auxiliary transformer
Xta X ' ta *U 2 / P
Rta Xta /( X / R )

+j 9720

HV network
Xr U

/ P

Rr Xr /( X / R )

+j 20

MV network
Xmt U 2 / P
Rmt Xmt /( X / R)

+j 8100

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2 Fault on generator side (N1) - System source fault:
Fault N1
Zta
G

GCB

Zmt

Zt

Zr

Isc sym =

102,47

Equivalent to :
Fault N1
G

Z eq

GCB

Zta + Zmt =
Zt + Zr =

1593
2,94

+j 17820
+j 102

With : 1 / Z eq 1 /( Z ta Z mt ) 1 /( Z t Z r )
Then

Zeq =

2,96

+j 101,42

- Symmetrical value :
Icc

sym

U/

3X

eq

kA

- Asymmetrical value :
Asymmetrical rate with the minimum opening time to :
GCB contact parting time tcp=to+1/2 cycle=
X / R =
F dc e ( t / ) =
(a)
Iccasym Icc sym

55
90,938
0,55

1 2 Fdc

ms
ms

f =

377

1,27

1 2 F dc

Isc asym =

Percentage of asymmetry (formula (a)):

130,14

kA

55

3 Fault on transformer side (N2) - Generator source fault:

3/1

at tcp =

55 ms

(GCB contact parting time)

Fault N2

Z eq

GCB

- Symmetrical value :
Isc ( P / U 3 )((1 / X d" 1 / X d' )e ( t / T "d ) (1 / X d' 1 / X d )e ( t / T 'd ) 1 / X d )
With : X"d = 0,16 pu
P = 260 MVA
T'd = 770 ms

X'd = 0,245 pu
U = 18 kV
tcp = 55 ms

Isc sym= 34,14 kA

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Xd = 2,17 pu
T"d = 26 ms
Ta = 420 ms

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- Asymmetrical value :

I dc (1 / X d" )e ( t / Ta ) ( P 2 / U 3 ) =
Icc asym

2
sym

2
dc

64,66

kA

73,119

kA

Isc asym = 73,12 kA

Percentage of asymmetry:
3/2

at t =

134

(tcp + 5ms to take into account arc voltage and

with Rarc = 7*10-3 Ohm)

60 ms

- Symmetrical value :
With : X"d = 0,16 pu
P = 260 MVA
T'd = 770 ms

X'd = 0,245 pu
U = 18 kV
t = 60 ms

Xd = 2,17 pu
T"d = 26 ms
Ta = 65 ms

Isc sym = 33,58 kA

- Asymmetrical value :
Idc =
Icc asym

2
2
I sym
I dc

29,41

kA

44,635

kA

Isc asym = 44,64 kA

Percentage of asymmetry:

62

4 Fault on out of phase (90 condition):

Isc (P 2 / U 3)(((1/(Xd" Xt X s ) 1/(Xd' Xt Xs ))e(t / T") (1/(Xd' Xt Xs ) 1/(Xd Xt Xs ))e(t / T ' ) 1/(Xd Xt Xs ))

where : T " Td" ( X d' / X d" ) ( X d" X s X t ) /( X d' X s X t )

T ' Td' ( X d / X d' ) ( X d' X s X t ) /( X d X s X t )

- Symmetrical value :
= 2

Isc sym = 29,66 kA

- Asymmetrical value :
Equivalent impedance is : Z'g + Zeq =

4,22+j406,73

Time constant is :

256

ms

Percentage of asymmetry is:

81

Isc asym= 44,99 kA

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