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connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/15/2009 6:07 AM

I have connected two 5mva(66/11kv) transformer in parallel of same specifications and input supply is same for both transformer ie 66kv and checked R Y B sequence through PT's found both in forward direction and when i connected a single test lamp accross R-phase of first transformer PT and R-phase of second transformer PT , i found test lamp glowing bright ie getting 220 volts (PT's are 11KV/110volts) so as i know test lamp should not glow for same phase and for other phases voltage will be about 110v ,so anybody please help me to this problem

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#1

Re: connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/15/2009 9:29 AM

Check the 3-phase grouping connections of the PTs. May be one of the PT grouping connection is reversed.

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#2

Re: connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/15/2009 12:23 PM

Star point of PT should be identical,check connection of star point of PT.If not identical then reverse start point.

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Re: connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/15/2009 5:06 PM

Has this same reading occured at Y and B?

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Re: connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/21/2009 9:20 PM

yes it reads around 220volts for one of phase and 110 votls for other two phases for Y and B phase

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Re: connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/16/2009 4:27 AM

Forget about phase rotation, two transformers can have both their phase rotation in the same direction but still be out of phase.

Using a HT tester verify that the voltage between R on TX #1 And R on TX#2 is = TO 0 volts, do the same to the rest of the phases.

A safe way to do it is to conect your HT tester to another phase and confim that the Voltage does increase. (Just To confirm that the tester is OK.)

Caution if you connect these TXs in parallel with out being in phase.....BANG !!!

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#5

Re: connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/17/2009 12:37 PM

Your Main Xformers may be of identical ones, are your PTs identical? Check PTs Vector Groups.

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Re: connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/17/2009 10:46 PM

That is what I have said in (1) above.

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Re: connecting two power transformer in parallel

11/21/2009 9:16 PM

thanks for the helping me , but i am surprised that same thing i have checked in LT system ie in 11/0.420KV,when i connected a double test lamp across LT side of two transformer(for both tfr's input source is same ie from diesel generator of 10MW) R-phase and i found test lamp glows bright and voltage measured around 486volts (both tfr's are of same make and same vector group ie Dyn11) and that to other phases it reads 220volts so then i changed input side connection of one transformer and checked found double test lamp across R-phase of one tfr and R-phase of another LT side not glowing so i got Wat i needed but didn't understand how it could happen so plz help me for this also

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