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Negative Sequence Impedance
The MMF produced by negative sequence armature current rotates in a
direction opposite to the rotor and hence opposite to the dc field winding.
Therefore the reactance of the machine will be different from that for the
positively rotating sequence.
Zero Sequence Impedance
The zero sequence impedance of the synchronous machine is quite
variable and depends on the nature of the stator windings. In general, these will
be much smaller than the corresponding positive and negative sequence
reactance.
Sequence Impedances for a Transmission Link
Consider a three-phase transmission link of impedance Z
L
per phase.
The return (or neutral) impedance is Z
N
. If the system voltages are unbalanced,
we have a neutral current I
N
. Thus,
CBAN
IIII
++=
The voltage drops
∆
V
A
,
∆
V
B
, and
∆
V
C
across the link are as shown below:
NNLCC
NNLBB
NNLAA
ZIZIV
ZIZIV
ZIZIV
+=∆
+=∆
+=∆
In terms of sequence voltages and currents, we have
()
NL
L
L
ZZIV
ZIV
ZIV
3
00
+=∆
=∆
=∆
−−
++
Therefore the sequence impedances are given by:
L
L
NL
ZZ
ZZ
ZZZ
=
=
+=
+
−
3
0
The impedance of the neutral path entered into the zero sequence impedance in
addition to the link’s impedance Z
L
. However, for the positive and negative
sequence impedances, only the link’s impedance appears.