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    The document calculates the current contributions from a source and capacitor to a fault using a current divider method. It is given source and capacitor impedances, voltage, and base values. It first calculates the equivalent impedance of the source and capacitor in parallel. It then finds the fault current and divides this between the source and capacitor based on their relative impedances, obtaining the current contributions from each component in amps and per unit.

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    An example calculation of a transmission capacitor bank fault.

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    The document calculates the current contributions from a source and capacitor to a fault using a current divider method. It is given source and capacitor impedances, voltage, and base values. It first calculates the equivalent impedance of the source and capacitor in parallel. It then finds the fault current and divides this between the source and capacitor based on their relative impedances, obtaining the current contributions from each component in amps and per unit.

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    Capacitor Bank Fault Calculator

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    The document calculates the current contributions from a source and capacitor to a fault using a current divider method. It is given source and capacitor impedances, voltage, and base values. It first calculates the equivalent impedance of the source and capacitor in parallel. It then finds the fault current and divides this between the source and capacitor based on their relative impedances, obtaining the current contributions from each component in amps and per unit.

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    Given:

    𝑍𝑠 = 𝑗0.05; 𝑍𝑐𝑎𝑝 = −𝑗0.83; 𝑉 = 1.0 𝑝𝑢; 100 𝑀𝑉𝐴 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒

    Then:
    𝑗0.05 ∗ −𝑗0.83
    𝑍𝑆 ||𝑍𝑐𝑎𝑝 = = 𝑗0.053205
    𝑗0.05 − 𝑗0.83

    1.0 𝑝𝑢𝑉
    𝐼𝐹 = = −𝑗18.7952 𝑝𝑢
    𝑗0.053205

    Current divider, Cap:


    𝑍𝑆 𝑗0.05
    𝐼𝑐𝑎𝑝 = 𝐼𝐹 ∗ = −𝑗18.7952 𝑝𝑢 ∗ = 𝑗1.20482 𝑝𝑢
    𝑍𝑆 + 𝑍𝑐𝑎𝑝 𝑗0.05 − 𝑗0.83

    100 𝑀𝑉𝐴
    𝐼𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 = = 358.603 𝐴
    161 𝑘𝑉⁄√3

    𝐼𝑐𝑎𝑝 = 𝑗1.20482 𝑝𝑢 ∗ 358.603 𝐴 = 432∠90° 𝐴

    Current divider, Source:


    𝑍𝑐𝑎𝑝 −𝑗0.83
    𝐼𝑐𝑎𝑝 = 𝐼𝐹 ∗ = −𝑗18.7952 𝑝𝑢 ∗ = −𝑗20.0 𝑝𝑢
    𝑍𝑆 + 𝑍𝑐𝑎𝑝 𝑗0.05 − 𝑗0.83

    𝐼𝑐𝑎𝑝 = −𝑗20.0 𝑝𝑢 ∗ 358.603 𝐴 = 7172∠ − 90° 𝐴

    Note: conventions for these are from the equipment terminals towards the fault.

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