Voltage Collapse And Sympathy Trips 2 Objectives Identify the symptoms an electric system displays...

Voltage CollapseAnd Sympathy Trips

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Objectives

• Identify the symptoms an electric system displays preceding a Voltage Collapse.

• Identify the 2 types of System Load and how each is affected by Low Voltage.

• Recognize the definition of Dynamic Instability.

• Identify the definition of Surge Impedance Loading (SIL) of a transmission line and the effects of a line loaded above or below its SIL.

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• Define Voltage Stability

• Define Voltage Collapse

Objectives

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Recognizing a Voltage Collapse

IEEE Definitions:•Voltage Stability

– is the ability of a system to maintain voltage so that when load is increased, power will increase, so that both power and voltage are controllable.

•Voltage Collapse– is the condition by which voltage instability leads to loss of

voltage in a significant part of the system.

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IEEE Definitions:•Voltage Security

– is the ability of a system, not only to operate stably, but also to remain stable (as far as the maintenance of system voltage is concerned) following any reasonably credible contingency or adverse system change.

– A system enters a state of voltage instability when a disturbance, increase in load, or system changes causes voltage to drop quickly or drift downward, and operators and automatic system controls fail to halt the decay. The voltage decay may take just a few seconds or ten to twenty minutes. If the decay continues unabated, steady-state angular instability or voltage collapse will occur.

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Surge Impedance Loading

The SIL is the loading in MW at which the MVAR from the natural capacitance of a line exactly cancels the MVAR the line needs to support its voltage.

At Surge Impedance Loading

MW MWMVAR MVAR

Source Load


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Below Surge Impedance Loading

MW MW

Source Load

MVAR MVAR


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Above Surge Impedance Loading

Source

MWMVAR

Load

MWMVAR


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• Loss of Synchronization:

The point at which the generating unit loses its electrical bond with the system and begins to over speed and “slip poles”.

• Active (MW)Active power is what does the work in the system.

• Resistive Loads (MW)During a voltage dip resistive load current will decrease.

• Inductive (Motor) Loads (MW & MVAR)During a voltage dip motor load current will increase - the lower the voltage, the more current they draw.


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• Reactive (MVAR)

– MVARs are produced by capacitive loads like transmission lines capacitor banks and generators.

– MVARs are absorbed by inductive loads, like transformers, reactors, motors and generators.

– MVARs are needed to support voltage and produce magnetic fields in the AC system.


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Generator Excitation Systems

• The excitation system maintains the desired terminal voltage by means of automatic controls that measure the terminal voltage and compare it to the preset (“desired”) value.

• The AVR is the device that controls the “set point” automatically to the excitation system.

• When the AVR is in manual mode the set point will not be controlled and will not respond to disturbances that require voltage support.

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• As voltage rises above the set point the generator excitation system begins to lower the excitation current and consume MVARs.

• The generator will continue to absorb MVARs until it reaches its Under Excitation Limit and at that point will trip to prevent the generator from overheating and damaging rotor windings.

• At this point the generator is dangerously close to “slipping a pole” if there is a large voltage fluctuation on the transmission system.


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• As voltage drops below the set point the generator excitation system begins to raise the excitation current and provide MVARs.

• The generator will continue to produce MVARs until it reaches its Over Excitation Limit and will trip to prevent damage to the generator.


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• The connection strength of the generator to the transmission system is determined by the strength of the excitation system field on the generator. – The further the generator goes into the lead the weaker the

connection becomes.

• In order to understand the relationship between the generator and transmission we must discuss power angle.


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Power Angle Review

δV1 V2

XL

Bus 1 Bus 2

Sending BUS Receiving Bus

Power Angle

P= V1 V2 sinδ XL

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1 - Remote Generation

Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen


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2 - Local Load center

Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen


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3 - 345KV Transmission Lines

Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen


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Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen

0 90 180

Maximum Flow

Current Flow

30

FLOW

Power Angle


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Gen Station A

Load CenterFLOW

Current Flow

Power Angle180900

Maximum Flow

60


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Machine Dynamic Stability

• During steady state operation the turbine throttle valve is adjusted so that the mechanical power is equal to the mechanical load applied to the generator.

• During the dynamic period these two quantities will not be equal and the turbine-generator rotor will over speed.

• The change in electrical output results in an immediate change in the mechanical load applied by the generator to the turbine-generator rotor assembly. This results in an imbalance between the mechanical power from the turbine and the mechanical load applied by the generator.


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• Since the generator electric angle is related to the position of the rotor. Any change in the rotor speed (due to the imbalance) will, in turn, result in changes in the generator output. There will be an interaction between the system and rotor speed.

• The term “equal area criteria” is used to describe the comparison of the area that represents the energy stored in the turbine generator during the acceleration period and the area that represents the energy removed from the turbine generator in the deceleration period.

Machine Dynamic Stability

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MW

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30 60 90 120 150 180

Turbine Mechanical Power (Input)

With 3 Lines (Pre-Disturbance)

With 1 Line (Post-Disturbance)

Power – Angle Curve Trip of One Line

Angle in degrees

If one line trips: The power angle drops from the initial operating point (A) to point (B). This is because, for an instant, the phase angle is at its original value of 30 deg. The

electrical power is now less than the mechanical power.


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MW

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Angle in degrees

The turbine – generator accelerates. The acceleration advances the generator rotor phase angle increasing the δ between busses. As the angle increases from 30 to about 50 the power output increases from point (B) to point (C).


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MW

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Angle in degrees

The turbine –generator begins to decelerate from (C) to (D). Once the unit reaches (D) it has increased the phase angle to approx. 60 (E) and continues to output the MW value from pre disturbance.


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• If the system is operating with a δ close to 90 deg. and we attempt to transmit more power across the line by putting more power into the turbine on the sending generator the phase angle will increase beyond 90 deg. and the power transfer would decrease.

• If the phase angle exceeds 90 deg. the rotors on the sending end generators will begin accelerating and the rotors on the receiving end generators will decelerate.


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Gen Station A

Load CenterFLOW

Current Flow

Power Angle180900

Maximum Flow


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MW

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Angle in degrees

Transmission Tripping

The transmission line trips at about 60 degrees. The power angle drops to (B).

The turbine decelerates from (B) to (C).

The turbine is now at 60 Hz and the power angle is at 70 degrees. The turbine continues to decelerate to maintain speed.

The turbine reaches maximum deceleration.

At (D) the turbine is accelerating again and now has a power angle of close to 120 degrees.

The area inside (A), (B) and (C) is larger than the area inside (C) and (D) and is therefore outside of the “equal area criteria” rule and this turbine will go out of step with the system if not tripped.

With 2 Lines (Post-Disturbance)


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The power supplied by the turbine remains constant during the dynamic period. The rotor speed increases storing the energy developed by the turbine during the time that the generator output is zero.

The δ between the turbine mechanical power and the electrical power is called the accelerating power.

A three phase fault occurs near the generator:

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Loss of Synchronization

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Extended Power Angle Curve during Loss of Synchronism

90 180 270 360 450

TWO LINES IN SERVICE

Generator at 600 MW

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Seconds after an instability event occurs: The fault accelerates the generator sufficiently to make it unstable. Where the decelerating area is less than the accelerating area.

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Acceleration Area


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The generator goes through a deceleration area. Once the generator goes beyond the initial deceleration area: The turbine mechanical power becomes greater than the electrical power out of the generator.

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90 180 270 360 450

Deceleration Area

Acceleration Area


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The generator begins accelerating again. As it does the electrical power out of the generator goes to zero as the generator rotor angle approaches 180 degrees

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90 180 270 360 450

Deceleration Area

Acceleration Area

Acceleration Area


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At 180 Degrees: The generator is accelerating very rapidly. Beyond this point the generator electric power reverses and flows into the generator.

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90 180 270 360 450

Deceleration Area

Acceleration Area

Acceleration Area


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The acceleration continues: Through the negative part of the power angle curve. From point (F) through point (C’) the electrical power into the generator adds to the mechanical power from the turbine and accelerates the rotor assembly to an extremely high rate.

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90 270 360 450

Deceleration Area

Acceleration Area

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The acceleration continues: At this point the generator begins to act like an induction generator running ahead of system speed.

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Deceleration Area

Acceleration AreaGovernor begins to reduce turbine mechanical power

(F) (C’)


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90 180 270 360 450

Deceleration Area


(F) (C’)

Loss of Synchronization: If the generator is not tripped quickly It will begin to run out of step with the system.


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90 180 270 360 450

Deceleration Area


(F) (C’)

Loss of Synchronization: With reduced power from the turbine and with “induction power” flowing out of the generator the generator will experience rapid reversals in “synchronizing” power.


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90 180 270 360 450

Deceleration Area


(F) (C’)

Loss of Synchronization: A generator that experiences these kind of rapid power reversals is said to be “slipping poles”.


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90 180 270 360 450

Deceleration Area


(F) (C’)

Loss of Synchronization: At this point the magnetic bonds between rotor and stator are too weak to keep the generator electrically connected to the system.


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• Voltage control problems are not new to the utility industry but the problems in the past were primarily associated with the transfer of power from remote generation sites to load centers.

• The main symptoms of voltage collapse are – low voltage profiles, heavy reactive power flows, inadequate reactive support, and heavily loaded systems.

• The collapse is often precipitated by low-probability single or multiple contingencies.


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- In high voltage transmission systems, the inductive reactance of a line is typically muchgreater than the resistance of the line

-It is very difficult to transfer reactive power long distances. When attempts are made, the reactive losses are often so large that system voltages fall as reactive power reserves areused up.

Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen


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Generation MW

Load MW

Generation MW Generation MVAR

1.0 % PU

1.0 % PU

Generation MVAR

Load MVAR

Load MW Load MVAR

9000

6000

1150

1000

6000 1000

115030003000MW

To transfer 3000MW the lines require 300MVARs

345KV

345KV

Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen


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Generation MW

Load MW


1.0 % PU

1.0 % PU

Summer

Generation MVAR

Load MVAR

Load MW Load MVAR

9000

6000

1150

1000

6000 1000

11503000

3600MW

9600 1262

6600 1100

1200

To transfer 3600MW the lines now require 362MVARs

345KV

345KV

Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen


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Generation MW

Load MW


1.0 % PU

1.0 % PU

Summer + in Texas

Generation MVAR

Load MVAR

Load MW Load MVAR

9000

6000 1000

30004500MW

9600 1262

6600 1100

1200

To transfer 4500MW the lines now require 453MVARs 7500 1245

149810,500

.97 % PU

345KV

345KV334.7KV

Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen


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Generation MW

Load MW


1.0 % PU

Summer + in Texas + Murphy's Crew is on

Generation MVAR

Load MVAR

Load MW Load MVAR

6000 1000

3000

1245

1200

10,500 1498

7500

.97 % PU

345KV

334.7KV

Gen Station A

Load CenterAnd Gen


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• Transient Instability:

A voltage phase angle instability that occurs due to a slow-clearing transmission system fault.

Transient instability occurs when a fault on the transmission system near the generating plant is not cleared rapidly enough to avoid a prolonged unbalance between mechanical and electrical output of the generator.

• Dynamic Instability

Dynamic instability is the condition that occurs when a fast-acting generator AVR control amplifies, rather than damps, some small low frequency oscillations that can occur in a power system.


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• Dynamic Instability can occur anywhere the load is remote from the generation.

• Fast excitation systems are important to improve transient stability, however, a fast-responding excitation system can also contribute a significant amount of negative damping.

• Fast excitation systems can reduce the natural damping torque of the system, causing un-damped megawatt oscillations after a disturbance such as a system fault. This type of event can occur if the generator is interconnected to a weak system and loads are far from the generating plant. (October 2006, Gibbons Creek)

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October 3rd 2006 College Station Loss of Load Event

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1. CCVT on 138 KV Gibbons Creek to RoansPrairie fails


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2. Relay failure leads to explosion of CCVT,tripping of 3 345/138 KV transformers and clearing of both 345 KV busses. Major 345 KV path for North to Houston cut

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3. Loss of Gibbons Creek 345/138 KV transformers and area generationleft only one 138 KV line to supply Bryan/College Station area. Additional lossof generation (1200 MW total) triggers NERC DCS event and LaaRs shed.

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Oscillation Range

LOCALVoltage Oscillation

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Voltage Oscillation: Atkins 69kv 10/3/2006 17:10~10/3/2006 18:30

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Voltage Oscillation: HLK 69kv

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Voltage Oscillation: JEWET 69kv

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Possible Reason

• The voltage oscillation (instability) only existed around the College Station area and the voltage oscillation frequency was small(2~3mins/cycle), the transient stability, dynamic stability issues can be excluded.

• The reason for this voltage oscillation issue is possibly due to a “weak link” between College Station and the rest of ERCOT system, which is a steady state voltage stability issue.

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Possible Reason

• Motor load may try to reconnect to the system when the voltage level reaches normal levels, however, the starting of the motor/load would consume high reactive power, which would then decrease voltage. The voltage oscillation was most likely due to the interaction of motor load.

• The recorded historical data showed this kind of scenario.

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Atkins 69kv Load vs Voltage

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4. Line overload and difficulty maintaining voltage in area necessitated Shedding of about 339 MW of load to prevent complete collapse of the area

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Generation Response during Dynamic Periods

As the system begins to swing through these unstable dynamic periods….

1. The generator excitation system begins to respond in the opposite direction.

2. As the voltage on the system increases the voltage on the excitation system decreases to hold the voltage set point on the AVR. Conversely as the voltage on the system decreases the voltage on the excitation system will increase to achieve the AVR set point.

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3. The voltage “swings” on the system will increase with every cycle due to the over response of the AVR.

4. During high system voltage:

The generator will swing to the leading side of the excitation “D” curve consuming VARs from the system. If the under-excitation relay setting is reached the unit will trip to prevent loss of synchronization.

5. During low system voltage:

The generator will swing to the lagging side of the excitation “D” curve and produce VARs to increase system voltage. In this situation if the over-excitation relay setting is reached the unit will trip to prevent generator stator core damage.

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Questions?

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Questions

1. List the symptoms an electric system displays preceding a Voltage Collapse.

a) Low voltage profiles, heavy reactive power flows, inadequate

reactive support, and heavily loaded systems.

b) Transmission and generation outages

c) Generation de-ratings that create overloaded transmission

d) None of the above

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Questions

2. Identify the two types of system load and how each is affected by low voltage.

a) Capacitive loads - During a low voltage period these loads assist by providing voltage support. Resistive loads - During low voltage conditions resistive current will increase.

b) Resistive loads - During a voltage dip resistive load current will decrease. Inductive (Motor) loads - During a voltage dip motor load current will increase - the lower the voltage, the more current they draw.

c) Load is not affected by low voltage

d) Inductive loads - During a voltage dip motor load current will decrease – the lower the voltage, the less current they draw. Capacitive loads - During a low voltage period these loads decrease the voltage on the transmission system.

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3. Dynamic Instability is defined as:

a) Dynamic instability is the condition that occurs when a slow-acting generator AVR amplifies a small low frequency oscillation.

b) Dynamic instability is the ability of the AVR to respond to a fast-acting small low frequency disturbance.

c) Dynamic instability is the condition that occurs when a fast-acting generator AVR control amplifies, rather than damps, some small low frequency oscillations that can occur in a power system.

d) Dynamic instability is the condition that occurs when the stability of the system becomes transient.

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4. IEEE defines Voltage Stability as: a)The ability of a system to maintain voltage so that when load is increased, power will increase, so that both power and voltage are controllable.b)The ability to control voltage with static devises on the transmission system to prevent the use of dynamic control from generators. c)The ability of the system to maintain stable voltage within voltage parameters. d)The stability of generation after a system disturbance.

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5. IEEE defines Voltage Collapse as: a)The process by which voltage instability leads to loss of voltage in a significant part of the system.b)The point at which voltage drops to a point where it is no longer controllable by switchable devices.c)The voltage increases to a point where it becomes unstable and begins tripping generation. d)Voltage collapse on the system that causes generation to over speed and slip a pole.

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