Assignment-I (Power System Stability and Control EE16103)
Assignment-I (Power System Stability and Control EE16103)
Assignment-I (Power System Stability and Control EE16103)
Assignment-I
1. Why both damping and synchronizing torque are important for stability analysis? Justify
your answer using graphical representation.
2. Is equal area criterion applicable for-multi machine system. Justify your answer.
4. Two generators rated at 4-pole, 50 Hz, 50 MW, 0.85 p.f (lag) with moment of inertia
28,000 kg-m2 and 2-pole, 50Hz, 75 MW, 0.82 p.f (lag) with moment of inertia 15,000 kg-
m2 are connected by a transmission line. Find the inertia constant of each machine and the
inertia constant of single equivalent machine connected to infinite bus. Take 100 MVA
base.
5. A three phase fault occurs at point P as shown at the mid-point on line 2 of the Fig. 1.
Determine the power angle characteristic for the system with the fault persisting. The
generator is operating at a terminal voltage of 1.05 p.u and the infinite bus is at 1.0 p.u.
voltage. The generator is supplying 0.8 p.u power to the infinite bus. Take H=5.5
MJ/MVA.
Fig. 1.
6. A four pole synchronous generator rated no MVA 12.5 KV, 50 HZ has an inertia constant
of 5.5 MJ/MVA
(i) Determine the stored energy in the rotor at synchronous speed.
(ii) When the generator is supplying a load of 75 MW, the input is increased by 10 MW.
Determine the rotor acceleration, neglecting losses.
(iii) If the rotor acceleration in (ii) is maintained for 8 cycles, find the change in the torque
angle and the rotor speed in rpm at the end of 8 cycles.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
x 'd =0.25 pu; |E|=1.25 p.u; |V|=1.0 p.u; X1= X2=0.4 p.u.
Initially the system is operating stable while delivering a load of 1.25 p.u. Determine the
stability of the system when one of the lines is switched off due to a fault. Also Determine
the maximum value of the rotor swing.
9. If the fault in the previous question no. 5, is cleared at the end of 2.5 cycles determine the
swing curve and examine the stability of the system.
10. A synchronous generator represented by a voltage source of 1.1 p.u in series with a
transient reactance of j0.15 p.u and an inertia constant H=4 sec is connected to an infinite
bus through a transmission line shown in Fig. 4. The line has a series reactance of j0.40
p.u while the infinite bus is represented by a voltage source of 1.0 p.u.
Fig. 4.
The generator is transmitting an active power of 1.0 p.u when a 3-phase fault occurs at
its terminals. Determine the critical clearing time and critical clearing angle. Plot the
swing curve for a sustained fault.
11. The Fig. 5 below shows a generator connected to a metropolitan system through high-
voltage lines. Per unit reactances of generators, transformers and transmission lines are
marked on the figure. Compute critical clearing angle for a three phase fault at point P
when the generator is delivering 1.0 p.u power. The voltage behind transient reactance is
1.2 p.u for the generator and the voltage of infinite bus is 1.0 p.u.
Fig. 5
12. The single line diagram of a three-phase power system is given in Fig. 6. The generator is
delivering 1.0 p.u power to the infinite bus. The pre-fault power angle equation is P e = 2.10
sinδ. Calculate the critical clearing angle and critical clearing angle and critical clearing
time when the system is subjected to a 3-phase fault at point P, i.e., sending-end of the
short line. The fault is cleared by opening the circuit breaker 5. The inertia constant H=5
MJ/MVA.
Fig. 6