EEET 2106 Power System Analysis & Control

Assignment 1, 2010
By Eric Lee
S3170722

1. Data has been significantly rounded off, for more accurate data, please
refer to diagram in Appendix A

Bus Data(9 busses) Base MVA = 100 MVA

Name Type Vmag Vang P load Q load P Gen Q Gen
pu MW MVAR MW
Bus1 Slack 1.1 0 0 0 234 48
Bus2 P-V 1.05 -4.67 22 12 38 -8
Bus3QC P-V 1.01 -11.92 94 19 0 21
Bus4 P-Q 1.02 -9.64 48 -4 0 0
Bus5 P-Q 1.03 -8.48 8 2 0 0
Bus6QC P-V 1.08 -13.96 44 21 0 17
Bus7int P-Q 1.05 -12.64 0 0 0 0
Bus8QC P-V 1.09 -12.64 0 0 0 25
Bus9 P-Q 1.03 -14.35 44 24 0 0

2. Results from varying Q on bus #9 in 5 MVAR steps

(For tabulated results, refer to Appendix B)

Comment: As Bus #9’s reactive power increases, V magnitude

decreases. This can be explained by looking at the equation for
calculating the reactive power (receiving end) of a transmission line:

In a practical line, is at around 90o, while is usually kept below 35o.

Consequently, Q is most affected by changes in voltage magnitude.
Assuming VS does not change significantly, the only way for Q to increase
is to decrease VR.

Comment: When Bus #9’s Q MVAR increases, the voltage angle

decreases by an insignificant amount. Looking at the previous equation, it
can be seen that a varying Q will not have much effect on the resultant
load angle δ .
Comment: As active power has not changed, it makes sense that the
active power loss is also unaffected.

Comment: As the reactive power on Bus #9 increases, so does the total

amount of Q on the entire system. A 34.3 MVAR increase in Bus #9
resulted in a 37 MVAR increase in the total Q. This discrepancy is due to
reactive power loss in various elements in the system, such as in the
transmission lines.
3. Results from varying P in 5 MVAR steps (For tabulated results, refer to
Appendix C)

Comments: As Bus #9’s active power increases, so does the total active
power loss. When more active power is transmitted across the entire
system, it can be expected that there will be more loss.
 Comment: To calculate the active-power on the receving end of a
transmisison line, the following equation can be used:

As mentioned previously, β is close to 90, consequently, a change in PR

will significantly affect the load angle, and have a minimal affect on the
voltage magnitude, as shown in the graph below.

4. With the compensator at bus #8 switched off, bus #9’s Voltage (p.u.)
magnitude was changed from 1.03 to 0.98pu.