4.4.

3 Calculation of Interrupting Line to Line Faults for Main

Buses
Using the same set of equation as in Momentary
Calculation, the interrupting calculation will be performed in fault
points

where

Medium Voltage

Circuit

breakers are

used

as

overcurrent protection device.

For Bus 1 (Fault Point F1)

The fault point impedance derived from 3-phase fault
calculation at F1 is the positive sequence impedance for fault point
with the driving voltage equal to 1 pu as shown in figure 4.39.

Z TH,F1,INT,1 Z TH,F1,INT 0.0007465 j0.0204532 pu

0.0007465
+j0.020453

Ia1

1pu
Reference
Figure 4.39 Interrupting Positive Sequence Impedance for
Fault point 1

Consequentially, the negative sequence network is equal to

the positive sequence network impedance as shown in figure 4.40.

Z TH,F1,INT,2 Z TH,F1,INT 0.0007465 j0.0204532 pu

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0.0007465
Ia2

+j0.020453

Reference
Figure 4.40 Interrupting Negative Sequence Impedance for
Fault point 1
Using these three impedance networks and from the
relation on equation 4.5 where I a1=-Ia2

and Ia0=0, the equivalent

network diagram is shown in figure 4.41 where the two impedance

networks are connected in parallel.

Ia1

0.0007465

0.0007465

+j0.020453

+j0.020453

1 pu

Ia2

Figure 4.41 Equivalent Sequence Impedance for Fault point 1

Using equation 4.7, the value of the positive and negative
sequence impedance is calculated below.

Ia1 Ia2

VF
Z TH,INT,1 Z TH,INT,2

1
0.0007465 j0.0204532 0.0007465 j0.0204532
1
Ia1
0.001493 J0.040906
Ia1

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Ia1 0.891075 - J24.413438 pu

Ia2 Ia1 -0.891075 j24.413438 pu
Using equation 4.8 and 4.9 to calculate the line b and c fault current

Ib j 3 Ia1
Ib j 3 0.891075 - j24.413438

Ib -42.285316 - j1.543387 pu
Ib=42.313/-117.9090 pu
Actual value
Ib=42.313/-117.9090 x IBASE 13.8kV
Ib=42.313/-117.9090 x 418.369 A
IINT,SYM,RMS,LL = Ib=-Ic = 17,702.645 A

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The

table

below

shows

the

summary

of

results

by

performing the same calculation procedure as the above for the rest
of the major buses (F2, F3 , F4 , F5, F6 and F7) using the Microsoft
Excel

developed

by

the

author.

Table

4.30

Summarize

the

interrupting Line to Line short circuit currents for the main buses.
These values along with other Interrupting fault currents will be
used to evaluate the Interrupting Capacity of Medium Voltage circuit
breakers.

Table 4.30 Summary of Interrupting Line to Line Faults

Fault
Point
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5

Fault Location

Momentary Line To Line Faults

13.8kV Power Plant

Bus
Primary terminals of
TRM1
6.9kV switchgear
(bus)
Primary terminals
TRL3A
Primary terminals
TRL3B

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IINT,SYM,RMS (A)
17,702.645
17,594.831
15,602.676
15,247.777
15,209.767

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