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Induced Voltages

09/17/2009 5:31 PM

Situation -

There are two three phase circuits 120/240 Delta with one of the transformers centered tapped. Both circuits are individual transformers making up a three phase delta bank. Circuit A comes from Line Southwest and circuit B comes from the North.

These circuits are parallel networks to make up 800 amps per phase. Circuit A has two conductors per phase entering a single PVC conduit making up A phase, then same for B phase and C phase. B Phase has a center tap so a neutral is created to produce 120 volts.

Circuit B is an identical make up.

When both circuit enter the automatic transfer switch both lines and load cable inter mix lying on one another.

Question:

If Circuit B loose voltage, the transfer switch transfers to circuit A. Because all the cables are mixed together a situation accrued where the sensing voltage on A, B, and control power shorted together. Is this induced voltage from circuit A creating self inductance?

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Re: Induced Voltages

09/18/2009 4:08 PM

YES

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Re: Induced Voltages

09/19/2009 12:37 PM

Absolutely. ANY current flow is going to induce EMF due to the electromagnetic properties exemplified by the age-old "left hand current rule" and, at the atomic level, Coulomb's Law. The solution is to adjust the pick up current sensitivity, inherent in the ATS.

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