CHAPTER 1 Introduction

1.1 Project Overview

JG Summit Petrochemicals Group (JGSPG) consists of
JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation (JGSPC) and JG Summit
Olefins Corporation (JGSOC) which are both wholly owned
subsidiaries of JG Summit Holdings, Inc (JGSHI). JGSPG has a
250-hectare

fully

integrated,

world-class,

PEZA-accredited

manufacturing complex in Brgy. Simlong, Batangas City, 120

km south of Manila.
JG Summit Petrochemical Corporations has three (3)
polymer plants namely Polyethylene 1, Polyethylene 2 and
Polypropylene

which are

currently

producing

a combined

capacity of 510 kTA of resins per year.

On the other hand JG Summit Olefins Corporation is
producing polymer grade Ethylene and Propylene that are both
exported overseas and used by JGSPC as its main raw material
for producing PE and PP resins.
Power to the entire petrochemical complex is coming
from its own 74MW Diesel power plant located inside the
complex. The power plant also increases its capacity from its
original rating of 47MW through additional generating units.
From 2011 to 2014, PE plants undergo a major debottlenecking project (PE Expansion Project) to increase the
capacity from 200kTA to 320kTA. The Basic Engineering was
handled by JGSPCs Project Engineering group which the author
was part of the team and with its technology vendor from US
while

Detailed

Engineering,

Project

and

Construction

Management were handled by Toyo-Thai Engineering PTE LTD

of Thailand.
Part of the PE Expansion project was the expansion of
the existing substation to cater the additional load requirement
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such as motors, lightings, instrument and control systems and

process heaters. These additional loads have a combined total
capacity requirement of about 33.3MVA which the existing
substation cannot cater.
Construction of the said plant has been completed last
April 2004 while pre-commissioning, commissioning and startup
activities were completed last June 2014.

Figure1.1 JGSPC (front) and JGSOC (back) Complex

The

substation

of

interest

consist

of

52MVA

13.8kV/6.9kV Delta-wye (solidly grounded) transformer, two(2)

x

3MVA

6.9kV/480V

Delta/wye

transformer,

MV

6.9kV

switchgears, five(5) large induction motors, Power factor

correction capacitors and two(2) spare feeder intended for
future requirement (see Figure 1.2 for Single Line Diagram).

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Generator
8 sets
8.375MVA
13.8kV
Bus 1
NEW
Polyethylene
Plant no. 2

Estimated equivalent Loads

Momentary:
Z=0.000639 + j 0.019257
p.u (10MVA base)

TRM1
40/52MVA
13.8kV/6.9kV

Interrupting:
Z=0.000685 + j 0.021452
p.u (10MVA base)

Bus 2

TRL3A
3MVA
13.8kV/480
M

PE-KM5806 PE-YM7601
540W
4850W
6.9kV
6.9kV

TRL3B
3MVA
13.8kV/480

PE-KM8601 PE-KM8639
250W
315W
6.9kV
6.9kV

Bus 3

Bus 4

Figure 1.2 System Single Line Diagram

1.2

Project Objectives

This technical report has the following objectives

1.

To determine the positive, negative and zero

sequence impedance network and admittance models from

the point of connection Power Plant Bus (BAC908), Power
transformers and loads;
2.

To perform load flow study by determining the

bus voltages, Load terminal voltages, voltage drop, power

flows, current flow and power factor from Power plant bus
(point of connection) up to each 480V loads;
3.

To perform analysis on the load flow result and

provide recommendation for system improvement.

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4.

To perform short circuit study for both momentary

and interrupting three(3) phase fault, single line to ground,

line to line and double line to ground fault from the point of
connection at the power plant up to each 480V loads and
determine the minimum and maximum fault current at each
protective devices connection points;
5.

To perform motor starting analysis for medium

voltage motors and low voltage motors that are 100kW and
above by determining the impact of each motor starting
scenario to the power system and evaluate each big motors
starting performance;
6.

To design the time-current coordination of the

overcurrent protective devices and motor overload protective

devices.

1.3

Project Scope and Limitations

As depicted in figure 1.2, this power system study will

from the JGSPCs Power Plant connection point at BAC908

13.8kV feeder, up to the 480V loads. As summarized on table
1.3.1 Load flow study will be conducted from the BAC908
feeder, the 52MVA power transformer, the 6.9kV Motor loads,
the 2 x 3MVA transformer and its 480V loads. Short circuit study
covers from the downstream of BAC908 up to 480V loads. The
Equivalent momentary and interrupting fault impedances at the
connection point were already provided by an earlier study of
the original power system before the PE plant expansion. This
equivalent model will be utilized in the short circuit analysis.

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Table 1.3.1 Summary of Study Coverage

Analysis Type

Coverage or scope

Load Flow Study

From BAC 908 down to all PE2

power system up to 480V loads

Short Circuit Study

Fault point at TRM1 primary and

secondary, 6.9kV bus, 6.9kV
loads, TRL3A/B primary and
secondary, 480V bus and 480V
loads

Device Coordination Study

From BAC 908 protection down

to all the protective devices of
PE2 power system.

Large Motor Starting Study

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Table 1.3.2 Summary of Sub-Study Area

Analysis Type

Sub-Study Area

Power

System 1. Impedance model

Model

2. Admittance Model
3. Load Model

Load Flow Study 1. Bus voltage and Load Voltage Calculation

2. Current and Power Flow Calculation
3. Voltage Drop Calculation
4. Power Factor Calculation
5. Voltage Drop Evaluation
6. Transformer and Bus Bar Loading Evaluation
7. Power Flow Evaluation
Short

Circuit 1. 3-phase fault at various location (Momentary

Study

Symmetrical, Asymmetrical and peak)

2. SLG Fault at various location
3. Line to Line Fault at various Location
4. Double

Line to ground fault

at various

location

Device

1. TCC coordination of all MV Loads and critical

Coordination
Study
Large

LV Loads
2. Grounding System Evaluation

Motor 1. Motor Starting Analysis

Starting Study

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