Per-Unit Conversion

James Slegers

Single-Phase Relationships
Base Current, A = baseV A1 base voltage. VLN base voltage, VLN base current, A
2

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Base Impedance, = Base Impedance, =

(base voltage, VLN ) base, V A1

Base Power, W1 = baseV A1 Base Power, V AR1 = baseV A1 Per Unit impedance of an element = Actual impedance, Base impedance,

Line-to-Line and Line-to-Neutral

Base Three Phase Kilovolt-ampere = Base kV A3 Base Line-to-Line Voltage = Base kVll Base kV A3 3 (7) (8)

Base Per-Phase Kilovolt-ampere = Base kV A1 = Base Line-to-Line Voltage = Base kVln =

(9) (10)

Base kVll 3

3-Phase Consideration

Conventionally, a given value of a base voltage in a three-phase system is a line-to-line voltage, and a given value of base kilo-volt-amperes or base megavolt-amperes is the total three-phase base. Base Current, A = baseV A3 3 base voltage, Vll (base voltage, VLl ) base, V A3
2

(11)

Base Impedance, =

(12)