NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF THE TRANSIENT STABILITY PROBLEM
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,,
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IZVIZVIZV
=
210
,, ZZZ are called the zero-, positive-, and negative-sequence impedances, respectively.
The positive- and negative-sequence impedances of any balanced static three-phase circuit are
equal. For rotating machinery, however, the positive-sequence impedance usually differs from
the negative-sequence impedance because of the interaction between the stator and rotor
windings. The zero-sequence impedance depends on the sign of the mutual impedance in the
original circuit. If the self and mutual impedances are of the same sign, as in the case of a
transmission line or cable, the zero-sequence impedance is higher than the positive- or negative-
sequence impedance. In a three-phase machine, the mutual impedance is of opposite sign from
the self impedance, and the zero-sequence impedance is lower than the positive- or negative-
sequence impedance.
Since the generated voltages are of positive-sequence, the generated power of a synchronous
machine and the synchronizing power between the various synchronous machines of a power
system are positive-sequence power. Therefore, the positive-sequence network is of primary
interest in a stability study.
Analysis of Unsymmetrical Faults
Unsymmetrical faults occur as single line-to-ground faults, line-to-line faults, double line-to-
ground faults, or one or two open conductors. The path of the fault current from line-to-line or
line-to-ground may or may not contain impedance.
For the purpose of analyzing fault at any point in a power system, the system can be replaced by
the Thevenin's voltage in series with a Thevenin's impedance. The phase voltage and current
relationships at the point of fault can then be written in matrix form as
V
abc
= E
abc
– Z
abc
I
abc
(4.45)
where
V
abc
= vector of phase voltages at point of fault
E
abc
= vector of Thevenin or system internal voltage
I
abc
= vector of phase currents flowing out of the system and into the fault
Z
abc
= matrix of the Thevenin impedances, assumed symmetric
In terms of the symmetrical components, equation (4.45) becomes
V
012
= E
012
– Z
012
I
012
(4.46)
In expanded form, equation (4.46) can be written as
−
=
2
1
0
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
I
I
I
Z
Z
Z
E
V
V
V
(4.47)
210
,, ZZZ are the zero-, negative- and positive-sequence Thevenin inpedances of the respective
sequence networks, measured between point of fault and the reference bus. Note that since the
generated voltages are assumed to be balanced before the fault, 0
20
=
aa
EE , and
aa
EE
1
.