Calculations of GCB short-circuit currents (As per IEEE - C37.

013 Annexure-A)
Electrical datas :
Generator
Frequency
Service power
Service voltage
Mini service voltage
Reactances
synchronous direct Xd
transient X'd
subtransient X"d
Time constant armature short circuitTa
""
transient T'd
""
subtransient T"d
w
Circuit breaker
Minimum Opening time

(Hz)
(MVA)
(kV)
(kV)
(pu)
(pu)
(pu)
(ms)
(ms)
(ms)
2*Pi*f

50.00
48
11
9.90
0.97
0.327
0.195
188
1600
57
314.29

(ms)

40

Power (3 Phase)
Voltage LV
Voltage HV
Short circuit impedance
X/R

(MVA)
(kV)
(kV)
(%)

55
11.00
132
10.2675
45

Power
Voltage HV
Short circuit impedance
X/R

(MVA)
(kV)
(%)

1.6
11.00
6
40.00

Voltage
Short circuit power
Time Constant
X/R
Short circuit Current

(kV)
(GVA)
ms

Voltage
Short circuit power
X/R

(kV)
(MVA)

0.9

Transformer network

Tolerance
7.5%

Auxiliary transformer

Estimated

HV Network

(KA)

132.00
9.14
45
14.14
40

MV Network

Input Cells

Calculated Cells

1/2

11.00
300
9

Calculated
Calculated

All impedances are in Milli Ohms

Generator in subtransient
X"d
R"g = X"d/wTa
Z"g = R"g+jX"d
Generator in subtransient
X'd
Z'g = R'g+jX'd

& Calculated with nominal power & minimum Voltage

398.165625
6.73877992
6.73877992021277+398.165625j

X"d*(Service voltage)^2 / Service power

667.693125
6.73877992021277+667.693125j

X'd*(Service voltage)^2 / Service power

Step up Transformer on LV Side

Xt = X't*U^2/P
Rt = Xt/(X/R)
Zt = Rt+jXt

182.96685
4.06593
4.06593+182.96685j

X't*(Service voltage)^2 / Service power

Auxiliary Transformer
Xta = X'ta*U^2/P
Rta = Xta/(X/R)
Zta = Rta+jXta

3675.375
91.884375
91.884375+3675.375j

X'ta*(Service voltage)^2 / Service power

HV Network
Xr = U^2/P
Rr = Xr/(X/R)
Zr = Rr+jXr
MV Network
Xmt = U^2/P
Rmt = Xmt/(X/R)
Zmt = Rmt+jXmt

10.71737875
0.757794457
0.757794457274827+10.7173787528868j

(Service voltage)^2 / Service power

326.7
36.3
36.3+326.7j

(Service voltage)^2 / Service power

Fault on Generator side (N01) - System source fault:-

Zta + Zmt
Zt + Zr
(Zta+Zmt)(Zt+Zr)
(Zta+Zmt)+(Zt+Zr)

128.184375+4002.075j
4.82372445727483+193.684228752887j
-774520.483681482+44132.198867394j
133.008099457275+4195.75922875289j

Zeq.

4.66179657051774+184.74380871797j

-774520.483681482+44132.198867394j
Zeq. =
(Zta+Zmt)(Zt+Zr)/(Zta+Zmt)+(Zt+Zr)

184.743809

Symmetrical Value
Icc sym

34.37754859

Asymmetrical Value
Contact Perting Time t
Tau = X/R*w
t/tau
-(t/tau)
Fdc = e
2
(1+2*Fdc )

41
0.126
0.325156113
0.722414567
1.430

Icc asym = Icc sym*(1+2*Fdc2)

49.14625712

kA

35.1217702

kA

72.24145668

Percentage of asymetry (formula)

126.093278

kA

Icc sym(in KA) = U/1.732*Xeq

ms
ms

t=(to+1/2 cycle)
Time Constant

Fault on Transformer side (N 2) - Generator source fault:-

at t =
Symmetrical Value
-(t/T"d)

41

ms

0.487

j 0.72

(t/T"d)

0.974700534

0.025625

(t/T'd)

Isc sym=

10.11585453

kA

Asymmetrical Value
-(t/Ta)
e

0.804057008

0.21808511

Idc

14.68934072

kA

Icc asym

17.83556121

kA

Percentage of asymetry (formula)

102.6797331

-(t/T'd)

-(t/T"d) +

2/2

Isc sym= ((P/U3)(1/X"d-1/X'd)e

e-(t/T'd)
(1/X'd-1/Xd)
+ 1/Xd)

(t/Ta)