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Calculation of Ra given Ta
Description: Given Ta where do I enter it in ETAP generator editor?
Category:

Synchronous generator

Type:

Calculation

Keywords:

Ta, Ra, armature constants

Calculation of Ra having Ta is the only armature value you can enter in ETAP impedance page
of generator.
Per page 161, of EPRIs Power System Stability and Control b y P. Kundur,
the equation for T
T

Xq

Xd

T
As you can see,
is equivalent to Ta and per ANSI standard, ETAP utilizes Xd/Ra and Xd
to calculate Ra which is used for SC calculations.

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