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Neutral Grounding Reactor Size

02/03/2010 11:54 AM

I need help sizing a neutral grounding reactor so the Isc 3p=Isc SLG

Reactor sizing:

Isc SLG=3(E/1.73) / (x''d+x2+x0) and Isc 3p=(E/1.73)/x''d

3(E/1.73) / (x''d+x2+x0)= (E/1.73)/x''d

Add new reactance

3(E/1.73) / (x''d+x2+x0)+3xnew=(E/1.73)/x''d

The reason I chose 3xnew is for the sum of the single line to ground faults

Zbase=480V^2/3125kVA = .073

x''d .1194

x2=.1166

x0=.0081

Isc 3p= (480/1.73) / x''d = 2319/Zbase = 31780A

31780A=3(E/1.73) / [(x''d+x2+x0)+3xnew]

Convert from pu

31780A=3(480/1.73) / [(.018 ohms)+3xnew]

3xnew = .0084 therefore the new neutral grounding reactance for the generator is .0028 ohms

Thoughts…

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Re: Neutral grounding reactor size

02/03/2010 1:39 PM

A quick look on the web produced a number of good results.

http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=261837&page=6

And formulas

http://www.scribd.com/doc/22470494/IEEE-Std-C62-92-5-1992

I have never dealt with "Neutral grounding reactors" (NGR), but if this is a "neutral grounding resistor" (also called Neutral earthing resistor and NGR to make things more confusing <sigh>), 0.0028 ohms seems way to low and impractical (its effectively a direct short to ground with a very large cross sectional diameter cable or bus bar). Do you mean "neutral grounding resistors"?

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