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Topic 4 Industrial Power Quality
Topic 4 Industrial Power Quality
INDUSTRIAL
POWERQUALITY
Topic4
BEF44903
By:Engr.Dr.Kok BoonChing (JEK2013)
Outlines
4.1MotorStartingStudies
4.2ApplicationofIndustrialPowerFactorCorrection
4.3HarmonicsTreatmentinIndustrialPowerSystems
4 4 V lt
4.4VoltageSagAnalysis
S A l i
4.5FlickerAnalysis
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4.1MotorStartingStudies
Directon
Directonlinestarting
Whenitisswitchedon,the
motorbehaveslikea
motor behaves like a
transformerwithits
secondary,formedbythe
verylowresistancerotor
cage,inshortcircuit.
Thereisahighinduced
currentintherotorwhich
resultsinacurrentpeakin
pp y
themainssupply
Currentonstarting=5to8
ratedCurrent
Torqueonstarting(ST)=0.5
to1.5ratedtorque(RT)
4.1MotorStartingStudies
Stardeltastarting
Star
Theprincipleistostartthe
motorbyconnectingthestar
motor by connecting the star
windingsatmainsvoltage,
whichdividesthemotors
ratedstarvoltageby3.
Thestartingcurrentpeak
(SC)isdividedby3,
SC=1.5to2.6RC(RCrated
Current).
Asthestartingtorque(ST)is
As the starting torque (ST) is
proportionaltothesquareof
thesupplyvoltage,itisalso
dividedby3:
ST=0.2to0.5RT(RTRated
Torque)
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4.1MotorStartingStudies
Resistancestatorstarting
Themotorstartsatreduced
voltagebecauseresistorsare
voltage because resistors are
insertedinserieswiththe
windings.
Whenthespeedstabilises,the
resistorsareeliminatedand
themotorisconnected
directlytothemains.This
p
processisusuallycontrolled
y
byatimer.
Thestartingcurrentand
torquevaluesaregenerally:
SC=4.5RC
ST=0.75RT
4.1MotorStartingStudies
Autotransformerstarting
Inthefirstplace,the
autotransformerisstar
connected,thenthemotoris
connectedtothemainsviapart
oftheautotransformerwindings.
Thestarconnectionisopened
beforegoingontofullvoltage.
Thisoperationtakesplacewhen
thespeedbalancesoutatthe
endofthefirststep.
The piece of autotransformer
Thepieceofautotransformer
windinginserieswiththemotor
isshortcircuitedandthe
autotransformerisswitchedoff.
Thevaluesobtainedare:
SC=1.7to4RC
ST=0.5to0.85RT
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4.1MotorStartingStudies
Slipringmotorstarting
Aslipringmotorcannotbe
starteddirectonlinewithits
started direct on line with its
rotorwindingsshortcircuited,
otherwiseitwouldcause
unacceptablecurrentpeaks.
Resistorsmustthereforebe
insertedintherotorcircuitand
thengraduallyshortcircuited.
Thecurrentabsorbedismore
The current absorbed is more
orlessproportionaltothe
torquesupplied.Forexample,
forastartingtorqueequalto2
RT,thecurrentpeakisabout2
RC.
4.1MotorStartingStudies
Softstarterstarting
Thisisaneffectivestarting
systemforstartingand
system for starting and
stoppingamotorsmoothly.
Controlbycurrentlimitation
setsamaximumcurrent(3to
4xRC)duringthestarting
stageandlowerstorque
performance.Thiscontrolis
especiallysuitable for
turbomachines
turbomachines (centrifugal
(centrifugal
pumps,fans).
Controlbytorqueadjustment
optimises torque
performanceinthestarting
processandlowersmains
inrushcurrent.Thisissuited
toconstanttorquemachines.
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4.1MotorStartingStudies
Frequencyconverterstarting
Thisisaneffectivestarting
systemtousewheneverspeed
mustbecontrolledandadjusted.
Itspurposesinclude:
startingwithhighinertialoads,
startingwithhighloadsonsupplies
withlowshortcircuitcapacity,
optimisation ofelectricity
consumption adapted to the speed
consumptionadaptedtothespeed
of"turbomachines".
Itisasolutionprimarilyusedto
adjustmotorspeed,starting
beingasecondarypurpose.
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Voltagedrop/dip
VoltageFlicker
PQduring
Motor
Starting
Inrushcurrent
Voltage/Current
Harmonics
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EXAMPLE4.1:Voltagedropduringmotorstarting
An
plans
to
A industrial
i d t i l customer
t
l
t
connect a new induction motor
to the power supply system as
shown in the diagram.
Using the permissible level of
voltage fluctuations as a
criterion, decide whether the
motor should be installed.
For the planned number of 20
starts per hour the voltage
change: Kmax = 3%
SupplySystem
ZS =(1.55+j1.66)m
1MVA
11kV/415V
%Z=5%
X/R=5
PCC
ZL =(25+j60)m
M
75kW
415V
PFStart =0.3
KSOC =7kVA/kW
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PowerFactorinSinusoidal Situations
R
Vsin (t)
v(t ) V1 sin(0t 1 )
i (t ) I1 sin(0t 1 )
PFtrue
Pavg
S
MotorLoad
(Linear)
Pavg
Vrms I rms
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Forthepurelysinusoidal case,
PFtrue PFdisp
Pavg
P2 Q2
V1 I1
cos(1 1 )
2
2
V1 I1
2 2
cos(1 1 )
wherePFdisp iscommonlyknownas
thedisplacementpowerfactor,and
where(11)isknownasthe
power factor angle
powerfactorangle.
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EffectofPFonPowerLosses
7.00
P
PowerLosses(pu)
6.00
5.00
Displacementpowerfactor
greatlyaffectslosses
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
0.90
0.80
0.70
0.60
0.50
0.40
PF
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PowerFactorinNonsinusoidal Situations
Whensteadystateharmonicsarepresented,the
When steady state harmonics are presented the
voltagesandcurrentscanberepresentedby
Fourierseriesoftheform,
Vrms
i (t ) I k sin( k0t k )
k 1
I rms
Vk2
k 1 2
I k2
k 1 2
V
k 1
2
krms
I
k 1
2
krms
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Totalharmonicdistortion(ordistortionfactor),
THDV
2
Vkrms
k 2
100%
V1rms
THDI
2
I krms
k 2
I1rms
V
k 2
2
k
100%
V1
100
00%
I
k 2
I1
2
k
100
00%
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Truepowerfactor,
PFtrue
Pavg
V1rms I1rms
1
1 (THDV / 100)
1 (THDI / 100) 2
EXAMPLE4.2
Calculatethetruepowerfactorforthefollowingmeasurements:
Frequency (Hz)
Frequency(Hz)
Voltage (V)
Voltage(V)
Current (A)
Current(A)
50
5030
4150
150
1570
9.525
250
5010
5.840
350
5020
1.235
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EffectofPFtrueonPowerLosses
8.00
Pow
werLosses(pu)
7.00
6.00
NonLinearLoad
5.00
4.00
3.00
Linear Load
LinearLoad
2.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
0.90
0.80
0.70
0.60
0.50
0.40
PF
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Averagepowerfactorvaluesforthemostcommonlyused
equipmentandappliances
4.2ApplicationofIndustrialPFC
Why to improve
Whytoimprove
thepower
factor?
Reduction
of losses
oflosses
(kW)in
Reduction
ofvoltage cables
drop
Increasein
available
power
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Reductionin
Reduction thecostof
ofcablesize electricity
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Howtoimprovvethepowerfacctor?
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Automatic
capacitorbanks
Fixedcapacitors
Attheterminalsof
inductivedevices(motors
andtransformers)
Atthebusbars ofa
generalpowerdistribution
board
Atbusbars supplying
numeroussmallmotors
andinductive
Attheterminalsofa
heavilyloadedfeeder
y
cable
Incaseswherethelevelof
loadisreasonably
constant
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IndentifySystemRequirements
Frequencyandvoltage
(system&capacitors)
Totalsystemloading(P&Q)
OverallPFandtargetPF
CapacitorSizing
Considerharmonicscondition(capacitor
voltage > system voltage) frequency?
voltage>systemvoltage),frequency?
CalculatecompensatedQaccordingtothe
system needs
systemneeds.
AnalysisforPossiblePQ
Resonanceeffect?
Switchingtransient?
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4.2ApplicationofIndustrialPFC
(Design)
QC Q1 Q2
25
KFactor
PFDesired
PFOriginal
0.85
0.86
0.87
0.88
0.50
0 51
0.51
0.52
0.53
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Differencesinvoltage/frequencylevelbetweenthe
supplysystem andthecapacitor usedwillproduce
differentinjectedreactivepowerintothesystem.
different injected reactive power into the system
Thefactortobeconsideredisasfollows:
QCAP
V
QS CAP
VS
f
QCAP QS CAP
fS
where,
where
QCAP =Effectivereactivepowerprovidedbycapacitor
QS =Effectivereactivepowerinjectedintosupplysystem
VCAP =Capacitorvoltagelevel
VS =Supplysystemvoltagelevel
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EXAMPLE4.3
Incoming
3phase,50Hz,400V
C1
C2
M1
M2
L1
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Component
M1
M2
L1
C1
C2
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Description
8unitsof3phaseinductionmotor,eachoneratedat2kVA,
0.78laggingpowerfactorwith88%efficiency.
24unitsofsinglephaseconveyormotor,connectedinbalance
3phasecoordination,eachoneratedat300W,0.82lagging
powerfactorwith78%efficiency.
Lumploads,ratedat10kVAr,0.9laggingpowerfactor.
6 steps power factor corrector with the switching arrangement
6stepspowerfactorcorrectorwiththeswitchingarrangement
of(1:1:2:2:4:4).Theunitcapacitorusedisratedat525V,
2kVAr.
3stepspowerfactorcorrectorwiththeswitchingarrangement
of(1:2:3).Theunitcapacitorusedisratedat440V.
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Analysetheaveragepowerfactorofthisfactorywhenboth
powerfactorcorrectors,C1andC2aredisabled.
RecommendtheproperkVAr ratingfortheunitcapacitorused
inC2ifthepowerfactorforthegroupmotorcircuit,M1isto
becorrectedatleastto0.95lagging.AssumeC2isswitchedto
step3.
AnalyseagaintheaveragepowerfactorforthisfactoryifC1
andC2areswitchedtostep4andstep2,respectively.
d C2
it h d t t 4 d t 2
ti l
IftheC1andC2inFigureareaccidentallyswitchedtoits
maximumstepsandL1isdisconnectedduetotheshortcircuit
event,predicttheoverallpowerfactorforthisinstallation.
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SomeissuesinPFCapplication:
Avoidnuisancetrips
causebycapacitor
switchingtransients
Currentlimiting
fusesat150%to
175%ofthe
capacitorrated
current
Donotsettootight
ortooloose
Protection
Capacitorshouldbe
dischargetoa
residualvoltageof
50V,1minuteafter
itisdisconnected
Greaterswitching
transientswillbe
resulted if not
resultedifnot
properlydischarged
Capacitor
Discharge
Avoidresonanceas
itincreasesthe
heatingand
dielectricstresses
Seriesresonance
mightcausezero
voltageatsome
frequencies
Parallelresonances
willamplify
harmonicsat
specificfrequencies
Harmonics
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Series
Series
Resonance
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Parallel
Parallel
Resonance
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Resonance
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Whentohavefiltertoeliminatetheharmonics?
Powerfactor
correction(kvar)is
greaterthan25%of
the transformer kVA
thetransformerkVA
Noproblemis
expectedif
below15%
RISK
Harmonicproducing
load(e.g.driveload)
isgreaterthan40%of
the transformer kVA
thetransformerkVA
kVAtransformer
Z transformer kVAr
Noproblemis
expectedifbelow
25%
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CAPACITORSWITCHINGTRANSIENTS
Capacitorswitchingtransientisanormalsystem
Capacitor switching transient is a normal system
eventthatcanoccurwheneveracapacitoris
energised.
Typically,deenergising acapacitordoesnot
causeasystemtransient.
Thetransientoccursbecauseofthedifference
betweenthesystemvoltageandthevoltageon
thecapacitor.
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Themagnitudeofthetransientwillvarybased
ontwovariablesatthetimeoftheswitching.
on two variables at the time of the switching.
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Thesevariablesaretheinitialvoltageonthe
capacitor(trappedcharge,usuallyclosetozeroifthe
capacitorhasbeenallowedtodischarge)andthe
instantaneoussystemvoltageatthetimeofthe
switching.
Thegreaterthedifferencebetweenthesetwo
voltages,thegreaterthemagnitudeofthetransient.
Theworstcasetransientwilloccurwhenthesystem
h
ll
h
h
voltageisatpeakvoltageandthereisatrapped
chargeonthecapacitorofpeaksystemvoltageat
theoppositepolarity.
4.2ApplicationofIndustrialPFC
I transient VS VC
C
L
38
Where,
VS :Instantaneoussystemvoltage(V)
VC :Instantaneouscapacitorvoltage(V)
C:CapacitorvalueinF
L:InductancevalueinH
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BACKTOBACKCAPACITORSWITCHING
Thissituationoccurswhenasecondcapacitoris
This situation occurs when a second capacitor is
switchedoninclose(electrical)proximitytoa
previouslyenergised capacitor.
Inthiscaseahigherfrequencytransientinitially
occursasthepreviouslyenergised capacitor
sharesitschargewiththenewlyenergized
capacitor.
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Figurebelowshowstheenergisation ofa50
kVAr,480Vcapacitorstepwithtrappedcharge
kVAr, 480 V capacitor step with trapped charge
andwith150kvar ofothercapacitorstepsin
service.
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MINIMISINGCAPACITORTRANSIENTS
Therearetwobasicwaystominimizecapacitor
There are two basic ways to minimize capacitor
switchingtransients.
Switchthecapacitoratapointintimewhenthe
systemvoltagematchesthevoltageonthe
capacitor,evenifthereisatrappedcharge.
Insertsomeimpedance,resistanceorinductance,in
I
i
d
i
i d
i
thecircuittominimise thetransient(limitthe
capacitorinrushcurrent,thusminimising the
resultingvoltageoscillation).
4.3HarmonicsTreatmentin
IndustrialPowerSystems
Fundamental(50Hz)
Fifthharmonic(250Hz)
Thirdharmonic(150Hz)
Resultingwaveform
42
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Thisperiodicphenomenon(harmonics)canbe
representedbyaFourierseriesasfollows:
represented by a Fourier series as follows:
n
y (t ) Y0 Yn 2 sin nt n
n 1
where:
Accordingto
standards,harmo
nicordersabove
40 areneglected.
Y0 =theamplitudeoftheDCcomponent,whichisgenerally
= the amplitude of the DC component which is generally
zeroinelectricalpowerdistribution(atsteadystate),
Yn =theRMSvalueofthenth harmoniccomponent,
n =phaseangleofthenthharmoniccomponentwhent=0.
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Harmonicssourcesin
pp
industrialapplications:
Staticconverters(n=kp
1ofcurrentharmonics)
Arcfurnaces
Lighting(dischargelamps
orfluorescentlamps
producing3rd harmonics)
Variablespeeddrives
Weldingmachines
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Oneofthemostcommonharmonicssourcesin
industrialapplicationsisrectifierloads.
industrial applications is rectifier loads.
Theharmonicloadcurrentdemandsofrectifiers
maybecalculatedfromtherectifierformulasto
findI1,thenfindtheoddharmonics(Single
phase)or5,7,11,13th harmonics(sixpulse)
using1/hrule
/
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Example4.4
A1000kVA
A 1000 kVA threephasesixpulserectifierserves
three phase six pulse rectifier serves
a2000VDCloadusingthedelayangletohold
theDCvoltageconstantoverallloadsinthe
range100kWto250kW.Thesupplytransformer
isratedat1100kVA,13.8kV/6900V,x=20%,50
Hz.Estimatethefifthandseventhharmonic
currentsonthehighvoltagesideofthe
transformerinthe100kWand250kWoperating
range.
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Solution:
Findtransformerreactance,
Find transformer reactance
X base
VLL2 (6900V ) 2
43.28
1100kVA
S
3 2
VLL cos(( )
cos( ) cos( )
PFdisp cos(
3LS
dc
2LS I dc
2VLL
SixpulseRectifierFormula
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At250kW,
3 2
8.656 250kW
6900cos 3
2000
2000
71.003
cos( ) cos
2LS I dc
2VLL
cos(71.003 ) cos(71.003)
2(8.656)(250kW / 2000)
2 (6900)
13.042
PFdisp cos( / 2) 0.216
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IndustrialPowerSystems
S
I1
50
P
250kW
1157 kVA
PFdisp
0.216
S
48.405 A
3 VLL ( P )
1
I 5 I1 9.68 A
5
1
I 7 I1 6.92 A
7
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At100kW,
3 2
8.656 100kW
6900cos 3
2000
2000
74.990
cos( ) cos
2LS I dc
2VLL
cos(74.990 ) cos(74.990)
2(8.656)(100kW / 2000)
2 (6900)
5.206
PFdisp cos( / 2) 0.2149
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IndustrialPowerSystems
S
I1
52
P
100kW
465.33kVA
PFdisp 0.2149
S
19.468 A
3 VLL ( P )
1
I 5 I1 3.89 A
5
1
I 7 I1 2.78 A
7
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CurrentHarmonicValue(A)
Summary
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
I5(250kW)
I7(250kW)
I5(100kW)
I7(100kW)
HarmonicOrderbyApplicationPower
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CONSEQUENCESOFHARMONICS
INSTANTANEOUS
INSTANTANEOUS
EFFECTS
LONGTERM
LONGTERM
EFFECTS
Disturbcontrollers
Additionalheatingon
inductiveloads/equipment
Additionalerrorsin
inductiondiskelectricity
meters
Vibrationsandnoise
Disturbprotectivedevices
Interferenceon
communicationandcontrol
circuits
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Somesymptomscausedbyharmonics:
Voltagenotching
Erraticelectronicequipmentoperation
Computerand/orPLClockups
Overheating(motors,cables,transformers,neutrals)
Motorvibrations
Audiblenoiseintransformersandrotatingmachines
Nuisancecircuitbreakeroperation
Timingordigitalclockerrors
Electricalfires
Voltage/generatorregulatormalfunctioning
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Compatibilitylevelsforvoltagetolerance,voltageunbalanceand
powerfrequencyvariations
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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HarmonicStandardforIndustrialNetworks IEC6100024:2002
Oddharmonicsnonmultipleofthree
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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HarmonicStandardforIndustrialNetworks IEC6100024:2002
Oddharmonicsmultipleofthree
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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HarmonicStandardforIndustrialNetworks IEC6100024:2002
Evenharmonics
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Compatibilitylevelsfortotalharmonicdistortion
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Harmonicmitigationmethods:
Passivefilter(ortunedfilter)
Passive filter (or tuned filter)
Activefilter
Multipulse transformer
Harmonicsmitigationtransformer
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Passivefilter
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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TunedFilter
hn
fn
f0
XC
kV 2
QC
Xn
Q
XC
1
X L 0 LC
Xn X LXC L / C
Z F (h) R j hX L X C / h
Z F (h) R 2 hX L X C / h
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EXAMPLE4.5
Aseriesfilteristunedtothe11
A series filter is tuned to the 11th harmonic.
harmonic
GivenXC =405Ohm.Calculatethefilter
elements.Takethequalityfactor(Q)as50.
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EXAMPLE4.6
Whatisthetuningorderandthequalityfactor
What is the tuning order and the quality factor
fora36kVseriestunedfilterwithXC =544.5
Ohms,XL =4.5OhmsandR=0.825Ohms?
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Activefilter
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Multipulse transformer
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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Harmonicsmitigationtransformer
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IndustrialPowerSystems
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4.4VoltageSagAnalysis
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4.4VoltageSagAnalysis
72
IEEEStd.11591995/MSIEC61000
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4.4VoltageSagAnalysis
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Maincausesofvoltagesagsinindustrialpower
systems:
Faults inthesystem,includinglightningstrike
Transformerenergising
Heavyloadswitching,mainlylargemotor (>300HP)
Typesofvoltagesags:
Sudden
SinglePhaseSags
PhasetoPhaseSags
ThreephaseSags
Q
EXAMPLE
Startinglargemotorsorby
electricalfaultsinsidethefacility
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SinglePhaseSags
Themostcommonvoltagesags,over70%,aresingle
The most common voltage sags over 70% are single
phaseeventswhicharetypicallyduetoaphaseto
groundfaultoccurringsomewhereonthesystem.
Thisphasetogroundfaultappearsasasinglephase
voltagesagonotherfeedersfromthesame
substation Typical causes are lightning strikes tree
substation.Typicalcausesarelightningstrikes,tree
branches,animalcontactetc.Itiscommontosee
singlephasevoltagesagsto30%ofnominalvoltage
orevenlowerinindustrialplants.
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PhasetoPhaseSags
2Phase,phasetophasesagsmaybecausedby
2 Phase phase to phase sags may be caused by
treebranches,adverseweather,animalsor
vehiclecollisionwithutilitypoles.Thetwophase
voltagesagwilltypicallyappearonotherfeeders
fromthesamesubstation.
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ThreephaseSags
y
p
g
Symmetrical3phasesagsaccountforlessthan20%
ofallsageventsandarecausedeitherbyswitching
ortrippingofa3phasecircuitbreaker,switchor
recloser whichwillcreatea3phasevoltagesagon
otherlinesfedfromthesamesubstation.3phase
sagswillalsobecausedbystartinglargemotors but
this type of event typically causes voltage sags to
thistypeofeventtypicallycausesvoltagesagsto
approximately80%ofnominalvoltageandare
usuallyconfinedtoanindustrialplantorits
immediateneighbours.
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4.4VoltageSagAnalysis
Meteringsystems?
Metering systems?
Monitoringsystems?
Accuracyproblems?
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Motorquality?Speed
Motor quality? Speed
variation?Motordrives
effects?
EFFECTSOF
VOLTAGESAGS
ControlSystem?PLC?
Electronicprocesscontrols?
Sensors?Computercontrols?
VSD?
Industrialprocesses?
Manufacturingstoppage?
Restartproduction?
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Thedipmagnitudeduringafaultisdependent
ontwoimpedances,thesourceimpedance,
on two impedances, the source impedance, ZS
andtheimpedancetothefault,ZF
VPCC
ZF
E
ZS ZF
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Industrialcustomerswhohaveinvestedheavily
inproductionequipmentwhichissusceptibleto
in production equipment which is susceptible to
voltagesagsmusttakeresponsibilityfortheir
ownsolutionstovoltagesagsorlosesome
benefitfromtheirinvestment.
Voltagesagsareafactoflife
theycannotreadilybe
eliminatedfromregularutility
systems.
Replacementofcomponentsor
devices,whichareespecially
sensitive,withlessvoltage
sensitivesubstitutesor
installationofsomeformof
protectionagainstvoltagesags.
4.4VoltageSagAnalysis
Identifythe
Problem
Equipment
Identification
Whichequipment
issusceptibleto
unplanned
stoppages?
Identifythe
VoltageSags
Determinethe
Determine the
frequency,depth
anddurationof
thevoltagesags
Measurethe
Problem
InstallMetering
Installationofan
electronicmeter
withwaveform
capturecapability
Record
Unplanned
Production
Stoppages
pp g
MeterCostvs.
Costof
Unplanned
Production
Stoppage
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Choosea
Solution
Calculatethetype
ofvoltagesag
correctionof
expectedfuture
voltagesag
events
Correctthe
problemby
changingsome
sensitive
components
Identifythesize
oftheloadtobe
protectedinkVA
anditssupply
voltage
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Somepossiblevoltagesagscorrectionmethods:
Ferroresonant
Transformer
Uninterruptible
PowerSupply
(UPS)
Flywheeland
Motor
Generator(MG)
Dynamic
Voltage
Restorer(DVR)
StaticVar
Compensator
(SVC)
SagProofing
Transformers
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Ferroresonant Transformer
Alsoknownasaconstantvoltagetransformer(CVT),isa
Also known as a constant voltage transformer (CVT), is a
transformerthatoperatesinthesaturationregionofthe
transformerBHcurve.
Voltagesagsdownto30%retainedvoltagecanbemitigated
usingthistechnique.
Ferroresonant transformersareavailableinsizesuptoaround25
kVA.
kVA
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UninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)
UPSmitigatevoltagesagsbysupplyingtheloadusingstored
UPS mitigate voltage sags by supplying the load using stored
energy.
Upondetectionofavoltagesag,theloadistransferredfromthe
mainssupplytotheUPS.
BlockDiagramofanofflineUPS
BlockDiagramofanonlineUPS
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FlywheelandMotorGenerator(MG)
Flywheelsystemsusetheenergystoredintheinertiaofarotating
Flywheel systems use the energy stored in the inertia of a rotating
flywheeltomitigatevoltagesags.
Theflywheelisacceleratedtoaveryhighspeedandwhena
voltagesagoccurs,therotationalenergyofthedecelerating
flywheelisutilised tosupplytheload.
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DynamicVoltageRestorer(DVR)
DVRinjectsvoltageintothesystemin
ordertobringthevoltagebackuptothe
levelrequiredbytheloadduringvoltage
sag.
Injectionofvoltageisachievedbya
switchingsystemcoupledwitha
transformerwhichisconnectedinseries
with the load
withtheload.
ThedifferencebetweenaDVRwith
storageandaUPSisthattheDVRonly
suppliesthepartofthewaveformthathas
beenreducedduetothevoltagesag,not
thewholewaveform.
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StaticVar Compensator(SVC)
ASVCisashuntconnectedpowerelectronicsbaseddevice
A SVC is a shunt connected power electronics based device
whichworksbyinjectingreactivecurrentintotheload,thereby
supportingthevoltageandmitigatingthevoltagesag.
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SagProofingTransformers
Alsoknownasvoltagesag
Also known as voltage sag
compensators,arebasicallya
multiwindingtransformer
connectedinserieswiththeload.
Effectiveforvoltagesagsto
approximately40%retained
voltage.
g
Onlyavailableforrelativelysmall
loadsofuptoapproximately5
kVA.
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Flickerisdefinedasthevariationintheluminosity
p
g
producedinalightsourcebecauseoffluctuationsin
thesupplyvoltage.
Themainsourcesofflickerarelargeandfastload
variationsindustrialloads,suchaselectricarc
furnaces,motors,rollingmills,mash
welders electric welders and electric boilers
welders,electricwelders,andelectricboilers.
Thevoltageflickerischaracterised byvariationof
voltagemagnitudeintherangeof10%ofnominal
voltageandwithfrequencies between0.2to30Hz.
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Rectangularfluctuationatafrequencyof8.8Hzandanamplitude
V=0.4V(i.e.,V/V=40%),whichmodulatesamainssignalof
50HzandamplitudeV=1V.
50 H
d
li d V 1 V
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