CALCULATION SHEET FOR NEUTRAL

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GROUNDING TRANSFORMER AND
RESISTOR
FOR GENERATOR

1.0 CONNECTION

Legend :
(1) GSU Transformer
(2) Surge Arrestor
(3) Power Cable/Bus duct
(4) Generator
(5) Neutral Grounding Transformer
(6) Neutral Grounding Resistor
(7) Voltage relay for grounding detector
2.0 DATA FOR CALCULATION symbol unit value
(a) Generator capacitance to ground per phase Cg f 0.21
(b) Surge protection capacitance per phase Cs f 0.25
(c) Capacitance of transformer busduct and generator Cbt f 0.15
transformer to ground per phase
Total capacitance to ground per phase, C = (Cg + Cs + Cbt) = 0.61 f
(d) Generator Line to Line voltage, VL-L = 11 kV
(e) NG transformer Secondary voltage = 220 V
(f) Rated Frequency, f = 50 Hz
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3.0 CALCULATION FOR FAULT CURRENT (ZERO PHASE SEQUENCE

CURRENT), IF DURING LINE TO GROUND FAULT AND THE CHARGING
CAPACITY (CAPACITIVE kVA)

Capacitive reactance, Xc = 1/ (C) = 1/ (2 x x f x C) = 5218.2 ohm

Fault current (Zero phase sequence current) , IF = 3 x (1/Xc) x (VL-L / 3) = 3.65 Amp

Capacitive kVA = (VL-L / 3) x IF = 23.18 kVA

4.0 RATING OF NEUTRAL GROUNDING TRANSFORMER

The capacity of neutral grounding transformer has been considered equal to 3 times the
capacitive kVA as calculated above to account for 10 % voltage variation & to avoid
excessive magnetic inrush and the capacity is applied on basis of 1 minute rating.

Accordingly,

Transformer kVA (continuous) = (3 x Capacitive kVA) / K = 8.54 10 kVA

Where, K= 4.7 (Ratio of capacity of 1 minute rating to that of continuous rating )

The rating of neutral grounding transformer shall be as follows:

Continuous rating = 10 kVA

Primary/Secondary Voltage = 11000 V / 220 V

Frequency, f = 50 Hz

Type = Single phase, dry type

One minute capacity = 47 KVA

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5.0 RATING OF SECONDARY RESISTOR

Secondary Current of neutral grounding transformer is given by Ir=N x IF = 182.5 Amp

Where, N= 11000/220 = 50 (Grounding Transformer turns ratio)

The kW loss in secondary resistor during the ground fault will be equal to the capacitive
kVA.

Therefore,

Secondary resistor R = (Capacitive kVA x 1000) / Ir2 = 0.69596 Ohm 0.696 Ohm
Further, final value of Current capacity of resistor (IR) has been increased 10 % to account
for max. 10 % voltage variation,

Therefore,

IR = (182.5 x 1.1) = 200.75 201 Amps.

Therefore, the rating of the Secondary Resistor shall be as follows:

Resistance , R = 0.696 Ohm

Rated Current, IR = 201 Amp

Duty = 1 Minute