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W. H. Kersting, Life Fellow, IEEE
Milsoft Utility Solutions
used to determine the location of the needed regulators and
Abstract – Step voltage regulators are the work horse of the control settings. The power flow program must be capable
distribution feeders for maintaining the voltage at every of modeling both the shunt capacitors and the step voltage
customer’s meter to be within the ANSI standards. A step regulators. The modeling of step voltage regulators can be
voltage regulator can be viewed as a tap changing complex. It is critical that the program is able to model the
autotransformer. This paper will apply a model of the step compensator circuit since this is the control that determines
voltage regulator. The IEEE 13 Node Test Feeders will be when a tap change is necessary. The compensator model will
used to demonstrate how the regulator is controlled in order include the desired voltage to be held within a specified
to maintain the desired voltage for full load, light load and bandwidth at the “regulation point” and the R and X settings.
future load conditions. The coordination of step voltage The R and X settings model that line impedance from the
regulators with shunt capacitors will be included. location of the regulator to the regulation point. This paper
will utilize a distribution power flow program
Index Terms – Step voltage regulators, shunt capacitors, (Windmil™[2]) to demonstrate how the locations of
compensator settings, ANSI voltage standards, IEEE Test regulators can be determined and then how the compensator
Feeders setting are determined.
As the load on the feeder changes, every customer’s voltage The task for the distribution engineer is to design and
will vary so that the ANSI standard may not be satisfied. The operate the distribution feeder so that under normal steady-
regulation of the voltages requires some method to regulate state conditions the voltages at the meters will lie within
the voltages as the load change. The two most common Range A and the voltage unbalance will not exceed 3%.
methods are the application of switched shunt capacitors and The ANSI voltage standards provide the basis for
step voltage regulators. The step voltage regulators may be establishing guidelines for an acceptable voltage profile from
located in the distribution substation or downstream from the the substation to the most remote customer. An example of a
substation. The distribution planning engineer must have a typical voltage profile is shown in Fig. 1.
means of analyzing the feeder voltages in the present and into
the future. A distribution system power flow program can be
W. H. Kersting is a consultant to Milsoft Utility Solutions and a partner in
WH Power Consultants, Las Cruces, NM.
Corresponding e-mail for this paper: bjkersting@zianet.com
Laterals
Preventive
Autotransformer N1
Sub Reg
IS
R Reversing
128 S Switch
126 Max Load + Series L
Winding
124
IL
122
Min Load L
120
VS N2 +
Control
118 CT
116
Shunt
Winding
Control VL
114 PT
- -
Reg First Reg. Last Last
Output Customer Point Xfm Customer
SL
Figure 1 – Voltage Profiles
Figure 2 – Type B Step Voltage Regulator
Fig. 1 shows a typical voltage profile from the substation to
the most remote customer for both maximum and minimum Note that the input to the Type B step voltage regulator is
load conditions. Under maximum load conditions it is across the series and shunt windings. The Type A step
usually assumed, on a 120 volt base, that there will be a one voltage regulator would have the load side connected across
volt drop through the service drop, a two volt drop through the series and shunt windings. In Fig. 2 when a change in
the secondary and a three volt drop through the transformer. taps is required the preventive autotransformer changes the
With an acceptable low voltage of 114 volts at the customer’s number of turns on the series winding ( N 2 ).
meter, this requires that the input voltage to the transformer
should not be lower than 120 volts under the maximum load IV. THE STEP VOLTAGE REGULATOR MODEL
condition. When running a power flow study that models
down to the primary of the distribution transformers all The model for a step regulator is developed in
voltages must lie between 126 and 120 volts. Notice in Fig. 1 Reference[4]. For a single-phase type B regulator the
that a “regulation point” has been defined. The idea here is relationships between the source voltage and current to the
that as load varies, the regulation point becomes the pivot output voltage and current are given by:
point for the profile. In other words, the voltage at the
regulation point will remain constant as the load varies. In 1
Fig. 1 it is shown that during minimum load conditions the VL = �
VS
aR
output of the regulator has been reduced and the voltage at
the last customer is greater. This is the desired operating I L = aR �
IS (2)
condition that is the basis for determining the settings for the N2
control circuit (compensator) of the substation voltage where: aR = 1 m
regulator. Note also in Fig. 1 that there are laterals tapped off N1
the main feeder so that the current leaving the regulator will In (2) the minus sign is when the regulator is in the raise
not be the same as the current arriving at the regulation point. position and the plus sign for the lower position.
The actual number of turns on the series and shunt
III. THE STEP VOLTAGE REGULATOR windings is not known, however, each change in tap changes
the voltage by 5/8% or 0.00626 per unit. Therefore the
A step voltage regulator consists of an autotransformer and effective regulator ratio can be given by:
a load tap changing mechanism. The voltage change is
obtained by changing taps on the series winding of the aR = 1 m0.00625 �
Tap (3)
autotransformer. The position of the tap is controlled by the
compensator circuit. Standard step-regulators contain a In (2) and (3) the minus sign is for the regulator in the
reversing switch enabling a ±10% regulator range, usually in raise position, the plus sign is when the regulator is in the
16 steps up and 16 steps down. This amounts to a 5/8% lower position.
change per step or 0.75 volts change per step on a 120 volt Single-phase regulators can be connected in wye, delta and
base. Step regulators can be connected in a Type A or Type B open delta for three-phase lines. For all of the connections
connection according to the ANSI/IEEE C57.15-1986 the general three-phase model is shown in Fig. 3. [4]
standard [3]. The more common Type B connection is shown
in Figure 2.
I S abc I L abc
MVA rating
Iline R line jXline
CTp CTs
Ic
VS abc VL abc kVLLhi kVLLlow
R c + jX c Reg. Point
VS abc = a VL abc
1:1
I S abc = d I L abc + Vdrop -
+ +
Figure 3 – Three Phase Voltage Regulator Model N PT :1 VR
Voltage
Vreg Relay
- -
In Fig. 3 if the regulators are connected in wye the voltages
will be the line-to-neutral voltages. If the regulators are
connected in delta (open or closed) the voltages will be line-
F Figure 4 – Compensator Circuit
to-line. In all cases the currents will be the line currents by
phase.
The goal of the compensator circuit is such that the voltage
The general equations for three regulators connected in
across the compensator voltage relay will be a scale model of
grounded wye are:
the actual voltage at the regulation point. Another way of
looking at it is to have the per-unit voltage of the
� VAG � � aR _ a 0 0 �� Vag � compensator voltage relay equal to the per-unit voltage at the
� � � �� � regulation point. In order to make this happen the per-unit R
� VBG �= � 0 aR _ b 0 �� �Vbg �
� �� � (4) and X settings must equal the per-unit equivalent line
� V �
�CG � � 0 0 aR _ c ��Vcg � impedance from the regulator output to the regulation point.
The compensator settings are input in units of volts and are
VLG ABC = a �
VLG abc determined according to Equation 6.
�1 � CT
� 0 0 � Zcomp = Zline � Volts (6)
aR _ a N pt
� �
� IA � � ��Ia �
1 Zline = equivalent line impedance in ohms
� IB � � ��I �
�
� �= � 0 aR _ b
0
��b � (5) where: CT = current transformer primary rating
�
� IC �� � ��
�Ic �
�
1 � N pt = potential transformer ratio
�0 0
� aR _ c �
� � The potential transformer ratio is determined by
I ABC = d �
I abc
VLN rated
N pt = (7)
Note in (4) and (5) that each regulator can have different 120
tap settings.
The primary rating of the current transformer ( CT p ) is
V. THE COMPENSATOR CIRCUIT
selected to be at least equal to the rated feeder current. For
The changing of taps on a regulator is controlled by the most compensator controls the secondary current ( CTs ) is
“line drop compensator”. A simplified circuit of an analog 0.2 amps.
compensator and how it is connected to the feeder through a The “voltage level” setting is the voltage on a 120-volt base
potential transformer and a current transformer is shown in that will be held at the regulation point. To limit the number
Fig. 4. of tap changes made as load changes a “bandwidth” is set so
There are four settings that are required for the that the taps are only changed when the relay voltage is
compensator circuit. Whether the compensator is analog or outside of the bandwidth. This is illustrated in Fig. 5. The
digital, the following settings must be made. bandwidth is two times the allowed deviation above or below
1. Compensator R and X settings the set voltage level.
2. Voltage Level: the desired voltage to hold at the In Fig. 5 the voltage level has been set at 122 volts with a
regulation point 2 volt bandwidth. Since each tap changes the voltage by 0.75
3. Bandwidth: defines the allowed variance of the volts, it is possible (and not unusual) that two different tap
regulation point voltage centered on the desired settings can occur for the same load condition.
Voltage Level.
4. Time Delay: the time delay before a tap change is
made when the voltage relay voltage is not within
the bandwidth
1
2
Voltage Level
123
122 Bandwidth = 2 V
121 9 8 3 6 7
127.5
With the potential transformer ratio and current
transformer ratings determined and line equivalent line 125
impedance computed for each phase, Equation 13 is used to
determine the R and X settings in volts. 122.5
Node Voltage
Vc 120
VI. THE IEEE 13-NODE TEST FEEDER
117.5
The IEEE 13 Node Test Feeder [8] is modified to
demonstrate how the compensator settings are determined. 115
The one-line diagram is shown in Fig. 6.
112.5
110
1 2 3 4 5
Node
Node Voltage
2400 125
CT p = 700 N pt = N pt = 20
120 Vc 122.5
120
Define voltages and currents at 1.05 PU and no 117.5
Reg. 115
2521.87 ej 0 112.5
Vreg = 2521.87 e j 120 deg
110
1 2 3 4 5
2521.87 ej 120 deg
Node
Node Voltages
127.5 125
Vc 122.5
Node Voltage
125
Vc 120
122.5
117.5
120
115
117.5 112.5
115 110
1 2 3 4 5
112.5
Node
110
1 2 3 4 5
Node
Figure 9 – Voltage Profile with Regs and Caps Figure 11 – Full Load and 300 kvar Switched Off
Figure 9 demonstrates that with the regulator and the shunt For this condition, the reactive powers supplied by the
capacitors all node voltages are within the desired limits. The source are:
next concern is what happens when the load is reduced to its
daily minimum? For this example it will be assumed that the Phase A: -59 kvar
minimum load for the feeder is 50% of full load. The phase Phase B: -40 kvar
C voltage profile is shown in Figure 10. Phase C: -59 kvar
112.5 125
Vc 122.5
110
1 2 3 4 5 120
Node 117.5
115
Figure 10 – 50% of Full Load
112.5
For this case the reactive powers supplied by the source 110
1 2 3 4 5
are:
Node
Phase A: -361 kvar
Phase B: -345 kvar Figure 12 – 10% Load Growth
Phase C: -368 kvar
It is noted that the output voltage of the regulator exceeds
This indicates that approximately 300 kvar per phase the maximum allowed voltage of 126 volts. Once again this
should be switched off during this minimum load condition.
problem can be corrected by installing additional shunt
capacitors. This paper has demonstrated how wye connected step
The reactive powers supplied by the source are: voltage regulators located in the substation can be set to hold
a desired voltage at the regulation point. The application of
Phase A: 97 kvar shunt capacitors is included to demonstrate that the regulators
Phase B: 142 kvar and capacitors work together to hold the desired voltage at
Phase C: 308 kvar the regulation point for full load, minimum load and future
load conditions.
This study indicates that 100 kvar per phase of shunt
capacitors can be added to the feeder. Node 4 capacitor bank The methods demonstrated in this paper are used to
will be increased by 100 kvar per phase. regulate the voltages on the IEEE 34 Node Test Feeder [9].
125
Vc
Systems and Equipment Voltage Ratings (60) Hertz,
122.5
ANSI C84.1-1995, National Electrical
120 Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn, Virginia, 1996.
117.5 2. Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc. Product Documents
115 [Online}, Available: http://www.milsoft.com/
112.5 3. IEEE Standard Requirements, Terminology and Test
Code for Step-Voltage and Induction Regulators,
110
1 2 3 4 5 ANSI/IEEE C57.15-1996, Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers, New York, 1988.
Node 4. W. H. Kersting, Distribution System Modeling and
Analysis, 2007, CRC Press, Baca Raton, Florida.
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level at Node 4 for all of the cases studied. Because all of Available:
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Node Voltage for Each Case
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