T R A N S F O R M E R M V A S I Z I N G U S I N G E T A P B y W aqar H u ss a i n Electrical Dept.
In ower s stems transformer is one of man devices whose proper size is critical to the design of a power delivery system. ETAP has com lied the information contained on standards ANSI – IEEE C57, IEC 60076-2 and IEC 60726 into a program that can easily determine the proper size of a power transformer
r i n h f ll w i n f r E T A P k i n n i for trafo MVA sizing Altitude Type (dry or liquid fill) Expected future growth Short circuit requirement (trafo impedence and BIL)
The two winding transformer MVA sizing calculation sizes the following parameters of a transfomer Rated MVA Maximum MVA Percentage impedance Maximum MVA is 1.25 times the rated MVA for ONAN – ONAF trafo.
. Transformer Loading This section allows you to find the operating load ca cu a e rom oa ow ana ys s or connec e load to this transformer and then use either load for sizin ur oses Also you can manually enter the loading for the transformer While sizing transformer based on connected load, spares can also be included
. Load Variation Growth Factor – For allowance for future growth. Growth transformer. If “Use growth factor for max MVA” is checked, then it is used for calculating the max MVA Load Factor – is 100 % if the transformer carries required load continuously all the time
. Installation ETAP adjusts the calculated required Rated MVA b a s e d o n t r a fo ’ s a l t i t u d e v a l u e . F o r e x a m l e f o r L i u i d Immersed Forced Air Cooled trafo, the MVA rating is derated by factor 0.5 % for every 330 ft above 3300 . Ambient Temp. ETAP adjusts the required Rated MVA
. Im edance B a s ic I m u l s e L ev e l B I L L i m i t - E T A P u t i l i z e s t h i s value for determining the trafo minimum impedance according to ANSI – IEC standards Limit Short Circuit kA – If this option is checked, then ETAP calculates % impedance based on short circuit ,
. Larger size, Required size or smaller size
Type (Liquid fill or Dry) , … Class (ONAN, ONAN-ONAF, OFAF etc …) Primary Winding kV rating
One of the factors to be considered while sizing a trafo is the voltage drop on start. According to IEEE Brown Book, the voltage at terminals of starting motor should not fall below 80% of rated voltage for typical NEMA design B motors T h i s v o l t a g e d r o p i s p r o p o r t i o n a l t o t h e r e g u l a t i o n o f t r a f o d u r i n g m o t o r s t a r t The voltage drop at trafo secondary (regulation) during motor start is inversely proportional to trafo short circuit kVA and directly proportional to motor starting kVA The Transformer MVA Sizing Module of ETAP does not take into account this factor. The regulation of trafo can be checked by Motor Starting Study on ETAP
A roximate volta e dro on the transformer secondar can be calculated by the following formula Where = P = Peak Load on trafo in kVA other than largest Motor S = Short circuit capacity of trafo in kVA
UCH2 Unit Auxiliary Transformer sizing using ETAP
– Standard: IEC Type: Liquid Fill Sub type: mineral oil ass: - emp. r se: Primary V = 14.5 kV Sec. V = 6.6 kV
– Plant ETAP model a e v n a d l u o a p t e e r a c o t i n g n e l o c t e a d d o n a transformer Unit Auxiliary transformer to be sized Lum 1 of 13869 kVA represents the UCH2 operating BOP load other than 1 No. circulation water pump motor. The lump load contains all and loading factors of different loads
Based on Operating rans ormer oa , growth factor (for max MVA or ONAF) and 28 degree C ambient tem . , the recommended size by ETAP is 20-25 MVA at ONAN-ONAF Here worst case load is considered for GT, HRSG , by HET. (This load is included as “lump 1” in ETAP model)
U C H 2 L O A D F L O W A T 3 D I FF E R E N T U N I T A U X . T R A F O R A T I N G S – W O R S T C A S E L O A D I N G 16 ‐ 20 MVA trafo 20 ‐ 25 MVA trafo 25 ‐ 31.5 MVA trafo % Z = 10, X\R = 22.2 % Z = 10, X\R = 22.2 % Z = 10, X\R = 22.2 Trafo Input kVA 16198 16046 15932 Trafo Output kVA 15217 15286 15339 – Increase in trafo output kVA as trafo rating is increased. ? Decrease in trafo input kVA as trafo rating is increased. ? Trafo % Z is taken rated trafo, ETAP performs Load flow at ONAN rating 20 % of the lump model is static as contant at 10 % regulation at trafo sec. the static load consumes more k V A
ETAP MOTOR START STUDY AT 3 DIFFERENT TRAFO R A T I N G S – N O R M AL C A S E L O A D I N G M o t o r S t a r t i n g A n a l y s i s For Circulation Water Pump Motor Load Flow before M o t o r s t a r t Trafo Input MVA Load Flow at M o t o r s t a r t Motor start (steady state) 16 ‐ 20 MVA trafo % Z = 8, X\R = 22.2 . . . 20 ‐ 25 MVA trafo % Z = 8, X\R = 22.2 20 ‐ 25 MVA trafo % Z = 10, X\R = 22.2 13.655 21.345 15.333 13.632 20.865 15.277 If Normal loading is considered . , the sizing module recommends 16 – 20 M V A t r a f o
ETAP MOTOR START STUDY AT 3 DIFFERENT TRAFO R A T I N G S – N O R M AL C A S E L O A D I N G … . . C O N T D Motor Starting Analysis Motor Terminal Pump Motor Trafo sec. Voltage at Motor Start Motor Terminal 16 ‐ 20 MVA trafo % Z = 8, X\R = 22.2 20 ‐ 25 MVA trafo % Z = 8, X\R = 22.2 ‐ % Z = 10, X\R = 22.2 Start State 88.35% 92.09% 98.38% 90.34% 94.18% 99.49% 88.35% 92.09% 98.38% Motor Rated Voltage: Please note that the motor rated voltage is 6.3 kA where as the MV bus and trafo sec. rated voltage is 6.6 kV As per IEEE Standard 399-1997, IEEE Recommended Practice for Industrial and Commercial Power System Analysis (Brown Book), the Voltage at terminal of Motor during starting shall not fall below 80 % of rated voltage. Hence this condition is satistfied for all the three d iff e r e n t t r a f o r a ti n g s For ONAN – ONAF rated trafo, ETAP performs Motor Start at ONAN r a t i n g
C AL C U L A T I O N O F T R A F O S E C . V O L T A G E A T M O T O R S T A R T U S I N G F O R M U LA …… C O M P A R I S O N calculated using ETAP T r a f o s e c . V o l t a g e a t M o t o r S t a r t Formula Motor Starting Analysis Pump Motor 16 ‐ 20 MVA trafo % Z = 8, X\R = 22.2 88.35% 87.36% 20 ‐ 25 MVA trafo % Z = 8, X\R = 22.2 90.34% 89.89% 20 ‐ 25 MVA trafo 88.35% 87.35% Almost same results using formula and ETAP, confirms the validity of the formula used in UCH2 trafo sizing calculations = , = . Starting kVA of motor = Full Load kVA x 6 = 11412 kVA Peak load on trafo excluding motor load = 13869 kVA