Electric Power Systems

Exam #1: 10/07/2014

1 Part
Exercise 1
A three-phase, six-pole, 50 Hz induction motor is supplied by a line-to-line voltage of V = 400 V. The
windings of the machine are Y-connected and the transformer ratio between the stator and the
rotor windings is m = 1.2. The stator and rotor resistances are = 0.0348 and = 0.0566 ,
respectively, while the reactance of the rotor windings computed with respect to the stator
frequency is = 0.3929 .
In no-load operating conditions, the motor absorbs a current = 15 while the measured iron
losses are = 900 .
In normal operating conditions, the mechanical power applied to the machine shaft is = 83.572
kW and the rotor speed is = 945 [/].
Neglecting the voltage drops in the stator phases and the mechanical losses determine:
1. the phasor of the current absorbed by the motor in no-load conditions ( );
2. the phasor of the rotor current in normal operating conditions;
3. the phasor of the stator current in normal operating conditions;
4. the electric power absorbed by the motor from the electrical grid and the efficiency of the motor
in normal operating conditions.

Exercise 2
Consider the following electrical network
1

2
L1

Linea
Ext Grid

G
L2

L1
L2
L3

L3

L
[km]
30
50
45

xl
[/km]
0.25
0.38
0.33

Vn
[kV]
132
132
132

3
D

Generator G
G

Demand D
G

An
[MVA]
100

Vn
[kV]
132

Vn
[kV]
132

Real power output: PG

[MW]
60

Absorbed real power: PD

[MW]
87

Operating voltage: VG
[kV]
135

Power factor
[-]
0.9 - lagging

After careful examination of the network topology:

1. determine the bus admittance matrix;
2. identify the bus types for Power Flow (PF) computation;
3. choose the starting profile for the iterative process of PF;
4. write the PF system of equations and compute the initial power mismatches (residues);
5. perform one PF iteration using the Gauss method (compute the bus voltage phasors);

2 Part
Answer only one of the two following questions
1. Describe the rotating magnetic field via the various methods to generate it. Provide the
proof of the Galileo Ferraris theorem.
2. Show how to obtain the capability curves for a synchronous generator and comment their
structure.

Answer only one of the two following questions

1. Gauss method: describe the methodology, provide the graphical interpretation of the
method, obtain the canonical form and describe how to apply it for power flow
computations.
2. Primary and secondary frequency control.