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Use of Bus Reactor and Line Reactor

08/28/2013 3:09 AM

This is regarding Bus reactor and line reactor.

Recently I visit a substation where 400kV 10 numbers of 200Km line are connected to the substation. Each Line has it's own line reactor and each bus has it's bus reactor.

Please tell me what is the requirement of bus reactor if line reactor is present? Also, is it possible to use line reactor as bus reactor and how?

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Re: Use of Bus Reactor and Line Reactor

08/28/2013 5:44 PM

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Re: Use of Bus Reactor and Line Reactor

08/29/2013 9:22 AM

You need to ask the person(s) who designed the substation. The requirement for line and/or bus reactors depends on criteria as are determined from the load flow, system stability, and fault current studies done for the particular electrical system and location. Line reactors often are used to compensate for line capacitance, mitigate voltage transients due to switching, and to limit fault currents, especially with underground transmission lines. Bus reactors are also used for voltage transient mitigation and fault current limiting, particularly in the case where there are multiple "strong" sources (nearby generators) feeding into the station.

The best way to learn why they are there is to investigate the design parameters for that particular station.

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Re: Use of Bus Reactor and Line Reactor

08/29/2013 10:19 AM

In most cases when a line is disconnected from a substation the associated line reactor is also disconnected/isolated from the bus.

The bus reactor is for maintaining the inductance of the system when the line reactors) are out of service andalso to supplement the system on an as-needed basis.

Any time a line is connected to the bus and the bus reactor is on-line/active the inductance is presented both on the line and on the bus and vice versa.

Inductance values are additive and the amount of inductance added to the system is controlled by the power grid management system.

Adding inductance to a system is used to offset the capacitance of the line(s) which varies due to load, humidity, weather, line distance, generator excitation, and temperature.

A line reactor and bus reactor are interchangable as long as they are rated for the same voltage however, the system may suffer power factor issues if there is not enough inductance available to satisfy the system design dynamics.

The method required for interchanging a bus reactor with a line reactor is dependent on the substation physical layout design, location of ADS, and bus configuration.

If the interchange is not facilitated by switching configuration it may be possible to install temporary interconnecting cables an/or overhead jumpers to make the needed connections. (To be performed by trained, professional, competent personnel only.)

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Re: Use of Bus Reactor and Line Reactor

10/05/2013 6:45 AM

does it mean that bus reactor and line reactor are same in construction and technical features???i mean the difference in name is just because of the application that one is connected with line and another with bus?????

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