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38kV to 208V Voltage drop

09/29/2011 3:02 PM

am designing a 38kV transmission system that feeds delta wye transformers at from 2500kVA to 150kVA in the USA. When I enter all of the data into SKM and perform the load flow and Voltage drop calculations the combined votlage drop from the point of connection to the secondary of the low voltage transformer total 6-8%.

Q1) The NEC requires the voltage drop to be limited to 5%, but I am at the transmission level - are there any standars that govern the higher voltage levels?

Q2) To prevent my calculations from showing such a high voltage drop is it customary practice to utilize the transformer taps in the SKM project. How else can this be fixed?

Q3) Typically do voltage drop calculations restart at the secondary of the transformer?

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Re: 38kV to 208V Voltage drop

09/29/2011 3:42 PM

Q1 The NEC does not require that you maintain 5%. It suggest that you do so. This is an engineering decision. What is the secondary voltage at the transformers?

Q2 For that load you should have close to zero VD at 38 KV

Q3 Usually the VD calculations begin at the secondary of the transformer. What is the voltage level at the 2500 kva transformer with the load? At the 150 KVA with load?

If seems as though the secondary conductors you are using are too small and too long to handle the load with out the voltage drop.

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