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The document contains a series of problems related to synchronous generators, including calculations of generated voltage, excitation voltage, power angles, and current for various scenarios. It also discusses the control of reactive power output and conditions for synchronizing an alternator to an infinite bus. Additionally, it addresses the effects of increasing steam input while maintaining constant excitation on generator performance.

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Tutorial 5 Chapter 7

The document contains a series of problems related to synchronous generators, including calculations of generated voltage, excitation voltage, power angles, and current for various scenarios. It also discusses the control of reactive power output and conditions for synchronizing an alternator to an infinite bus. Additionally, it addresses the effects of increasing steam input while maintaining constant excitation on generator performance.

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Tutorial 5 – Chapter 7

1. A 9375 kVA, three-phase, star-connected, 13.8 kV, 50Hz turbine generator has an
armature resistance of 0.064 Ω per phase and a synchronous reactance of 1.79 Ω per
phase. Find the full load generated voltage per phase at:
(i) Unity power factor.
(ii) A power factor of 0.8 lagging.

[Answer: (i) 8023 5.02 V (ii) 8246 3.72 V ]

2. A 50 MVA, three-phase, 13.8 kV, 50 Hz synchronous generator has a synchronous


reactance of 3 Ω per phase and negligible resistance. The generator is delivering rated
power at 0.85 power factor lagging at the rated terminal voltage to an infinite bus.

(i) Calculate the excitation voltage Ef per phase and the power angle .

(ii) With the excitation held constant at the value found in part (i) above, the driving
torque is reduced until the generator is delivering 22 MW. Determine the
armature current and the power factor.

[Answer: (i) Ef = 12.47 kV/Phase  = 25.32 (ii) Ia = 1673.7 A pf = 0.55 lag]

3. A 60 MVA, 69.3 kV, three-phase synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance


of 15 Ω per phase and negligible armature resistance.
(i) The generator is delivering rated power at 0.8 power factor lagging at the rated
terminal voltage to an infinite bus. Determine the magnitude of the generated emf
per phase and the load angle (power angle) δ.
(ii) If the generated emf is 36 kV per phase, what is the maximum three-phase
power that the generator can deliver before losing its synchronism?

[Answers: (i) Ef = 44.9 kV,  = 7.676⁰ (ii) 288 MW]

4. A 75 MVA 69 kV 3phase generator has a synchronous reactance of 10  per phase


and negligible resistance. The generator delivers 40 percent of the rated MVA at a
power factor of 0.9 lagging and at rated voltage to an infinite bus.
(i) Determine the magnitude of the generated voltage per phase and the power
angle .
(ii) Determine the power factor, If the excitation is held constant at the value
determined in part (i) and the steam input is increased so that the generator
delivers 80 percent of the rated MVA.

[Answers: (i)  = 3.16⁰ (ii) 0.985 lagging]


5. A 200 MVA, 16 kV, 60 Hz synchronous generator has negligible resistance and
synchronous reactance of 1.65 per unit. When it is operating on an infinite bus having a
voltage of 15 kV, the internal emf Ef and the power angle δ of the machine are found to
be 24 kV (line-to-line) and 27.4°.
(i) Determine the magnitude and phase angle of the line current.
(ii) Determine the real and reactive power delivered to the infinite bus.
(iii) Now the mechanical power input and the field current of the generator are
changed so that the magnitude of the line current is reduced by 25 % and the
phase angle of the current remains the same as in part (i). Determine the new
value of the internal emf Ef and the load angle δ.

[Answers: (i) 3478.4 29.74° (ii) 78.46 MW, 44.83 MVAR, (iii) 12.36 kV,
δ = 22.78° ]

6. A 11 kV, 50 Hz alternator with a synchronous reactance of 8 Ω and negligible resistance


was delivering 200 A at unity power factor to an infinite bus. The infinite bus voltage is
11 kV.

(i) Calculate the generated emf per phase and the load angle .

(ii) Now the mechanical power input to the alternator is doubled with the
excitation held constant. With the aid of a phasor diagram determine the
current supplied by the alternator stator winding and its power factor.

[Answers: (i) 6.55 kV, 14.14° (ii) 407.8 A, 0.981 leading]

7. Explain, with the aid of a phasor diagram, how the reactive power output of the
synchronous generator operating on an infinite bus could be controlled while maintaining
the steam input at a constant value.

8. State the conditions that should be satisfied before synchronising an alternator to an


infinite bus.

9. A synchronous generator connected to an infinite bus is supplying 50 % of its rated


power at a lagging power factor. Discuss the consequences of increasing the steam
input to the prim mover of the generator while maintaining the excitation at a constant
value.

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