Reactive Power Management

- Case study
-- Nandan Pathak (AE)

ICT -2

ICT -1

200 MW
160 MVAR

200 MW
160 MVAR

G-3

G-4

160 MW
135 MVAR

G-5

160 MW
135 MVAR

220 kV Parli
Bus

220 kV
Girwali Bus

LOAD

160 MW
140 MVAR

LOAD

GENERATION

LOAD:
870 MW
730 MVAR

A ) GENERATORS:
a) High MVAR drawl
b) High excitation current
B) ICT:
a) Overloading due to MVAR
b) Low voltage on 220 kV bus ( 200 kV)

C) LOAD:
11 kV side:
a) Overload tripping
b) Very low voltages
c) Conductor snapping
d) Local load shedding
440 V side:
a) Failure of transformers
b) Conductor snapping

A) High seasonal load especially agriculture

during October to March
B) Failure of reactive compensation

A) Identification of areas
a) Beed district
b) Solapur district
c) Nanded district
d) Pabhani district
e) Latur district

A) Identification of radial feeders

220 kV
Girwali Bus
220 kV Nanded
160 MW 100 MVAR

220 kV Parbhani
100 MW 80 MVAR

132 kV Parli
Bus

132kV Beed
80 MW 60 MVAR

132 kV
Girwali Bus
132 kV Latur -1
90 MW 75 MVAR

132 kV Latur -2
60 MW 45 MVAR

On similar lines loaded 11 & 33 feeders were identified.

I) Reactive power compensation available :

i. Substation ----- 164 MVAR
ii. Switched capacitors on 11kV 240 MVAR (0.6 X405)
II) Focus Area 11 kV , 0.6 MVAR capacitors
a. Repairs in a central laboratory
b. On site replacement, checking, modification, training

Modifications adopted for

optimum compensation

1. Cell rating 0.66 Mvar at 12 kV

2. De-rating at Low Voltage
3. Modification
A. Fixed capacitors
B. Addition to basic scheme

4. On site demonstrations
5. Team visit Nasik , Pune (R ),
Kolhapur, Sangli,Parbhani

1. Reduction in overload tripping of 11 kV &

33 kV feeders.
2. Reduction in blowing of HG fuses at 33/11
kV transformers.
3. Reduction in conductor snapping.
4. Improvement in voltage profiles

LT
105 Volts to 190 volts
11kV 7.6 kV to 9.8 kV

ICT -2

ICT -1

250 MW (200)
100 MVAR(160)

250 MW(200)
100MVAR(160)

G-3

G-4

G-5

200 MW(160) 200 MW

60 MVAR(135) 60 MVAR

195 MW(150)
80 MVAR(140)
220 kV Parli
Bus

220 kV
Girwali Bus

LOAD

LOAD

GENERATION

~
Voltage changes:
220 kV
132 kV
33 kV

LOAD:
1095 MW (870)
400 MVAR (730)

215 kV (200 kV)

125 kV (106 kV)
31 kV (27 kV)

Radial load changes

132 kV
Girwali
Bus
132 kV Latur 2
132 kV Latur 1
105 MW 40 MVAR 70 MW 30 MVAR
(90 MW 75 MVAR) (60 MW 45 MVAR)

~
132 kV
Parli Bus

132kV Beed
95 MW 30 MVAR
(80 MW 60 MVAR)

KWH recorded on 11kV Matkuli feeder from 132 / 11 kV T/F at 132 kV Ashti substation
MONTH
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

KWH 1998
791500
545000
667900
539400
512000
164400*
313900
310400
330600
500300
530400
307300*

KWH 1999
1101100
938100
819800
790900
473200
459800
1170300
948000
630400
706100
854700
1104100

KWH 2000
1014800
699100
663300*
87400*
-*
167700*
442100
490900
342700
350100
626000
542000

KWH 2001
401700
239400
262200
183400
275400
43800**

---Load shifted to another feeder --- Load of other feeder taken on this feeder
** --- kWh meter stopped due to leading PF
Note:
0.6 MVAR capacitor bank recommissioned at village Pandharee on Dt.28.11.2000
0.6 MVAR capacitor bank added at same location on Dt.4.12.2000
New 0.6 MVAR capacitor bank commissioned at Pokharni Phata on Dt.8.12.2000

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600000
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400000
2001

200000

Energy savings on 11 kV Matkuli feeder

Month

Forecasted Energy sent

out (kWH)

Actual Energy sent out

(kWH)

Savings
(kWH)

Remark

Dec 2000

689997

542000

147997

21.45

Jan 2001

624172

401700

222472

35.60

Feb 2001

520905

239400

281505

54.00

Mar 2001

562029

265200

296829

52.00

Apr 2001

511766

183400

328366

64.10

May 2001

451451

275400

176051

39.00

Total

3360320

1907100

1453220

43.24

1.System requires high order reactive compensation.

2.Use of fixed value non switched/seasonal manual switched

capacitors is economical.
3. Complementary switching for optimum compensation.
4. Dedicated setup for overall line loss reduction.