5.426MW APGENCO POWER PLANT Fault Level Calculation: Input Data

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5.

426MW APGENCO POWER PLANT Fault level calculation


Input Data
Step up Transformer capacity at Plant

3.75 MVA

Step up Transformer capacity at Plant

2.5 MVA

Transformer % Impedence

6.25 %

HV Voltage

33 kV

LV Voltage

0.315 kV

Full Load current at HV 3.75MVA

=
=

Full Load current at HV 2.5MVA

=
=

Full Load current at LV

=
=

3.75
1.732

x
x

1000
33

2.50
x
1.732
x
43.74 A

1000
33

1.1
1.732

x
x

1000
0.315

x
6.25

100

65.61 A

2016.20 A

Fault level at HV for 3.75mva


Fault level at HV

=
=

65.60990972

1049.76 A

Fault level at HV for 2.5mva


Fault level at HV

=
Fault level at LV

=
=

43.74

x
6.25

100

x
6.25

100

699.84
2016.20

32259.25 A

Transformers in parallel in HV side at Out door HT Breaker panel


Fault level will get doubled as the transformers are in parallel
Hence fault level at HV bus

2.00

2099.52

1.25

1049.8

2099.517111

Taking safety margin of 25%


Final fault level at HV bus

=
Total two transformers =2 *2624

2624
5248.79

i.e. -- 15 kA

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