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Abstract— Transient stability analysis has become one of the leads to the impulsive transient. Transient stability studies are
major analyses in the power system to ensure the system stability important because the effect of common problem that rose
to withstand a major disturbance. The effect of transient when transient occurs can lead to malfunction of electronic
occurrence can lead to malfunction of electronic control controlled equipment. Moreover, the insulators may shatter
equipment. Transient analysis can be conducted using simulation
when high fault current flows in the transmission line,
software package. One of the commercial simulation software
package that used by industry worldwide is Siemens Power damaging the poles transformer and other equipment
System Simulation for Engineering (PSS/E). This research paper connected to the line. This problem may cause the adjustable
highlights the usage of PSS/E to analyze Sarawak’s Grid System speed drive to shut down abruptly.
stability using the simplest dynamic model that has been The objective of this paper is to analyze the transient
embedded into the program. To observe transient analysis using stability of a practical data in Sarawak Power System by
PSS/E, basic machine model such as generator, exciter and analyzing the characteristic of machine states namely; rotor
governor were used by varying default data in the program to angle, machine speed, terminal voltage and output electrical
find the best simulation output. This paper also analyzed the power with respect to the fault critical clearing time (CCT)
theory of critical clearing time (CCT) of fault occurrence
after the occurrence of a three-phase fault at the respective
between a transmission line near to the generator and far from
the generator. CCT appears to be lesser when the fault occurs at transmission line. This paper also test the theory of critical
a transmission line near to the generator. On the contrary, when clearing duration time when the fault occurred far from the
fault occurs far from the generator, the duration of CCT is generator and critical clearing time when fault occurs at the
greater. The stability of the system is observed based on the line closer to the generator.
machine rotor angle, machine speed, output electrical power and
terminal voltage. II. POWER SYSTEM SIMULATOR FOR ENGINEERING (PSS/E)
Power System Simulator for Engineering (PSS/E) is a
Keywords-Transient Stability Analysis; PSS/E; Critical Clearing
simulation software product from Siemens. The simulation
Time;
program consists of comprehensive transmission system
I. INTRODUCTION planning including optimal power flow and transient stability
analysis. The analysis that can be performed using PSS/E
Stability studies are generally categorized into two major includes load flow analysis and transient analysis. Load flow
areas: steady state stability and dynamic stability. Steady state analysis is performed under the category of steady-state
stability is the ability to regain synchronism after encountering analysis while transient stability is performed under dynamic
slow and small disturbance while dynamic stability is the analysis. In load flow analysis, PSS/E investigates the load
ability to regain synchronism after encountering small flow stability in a network. The generation and load must have
disturbance in the long time frame [1]. Transient is an event a small difference in order to achieve stability. Transient
occurs that is undesirable and momentarily in nature and analysis was performed in PSS/E to examine the immediate
categorized under dynamic stability [2]. Transient stability response after fault condition and inspect the fault critical
arises in power system in determining the stability of the clearing time (CCT). This paper uses the technique of trial and
system to withstand the transient conditions following a major error method in determining the CCT of the system. The fault
disturbance [1]. Transient analysis can be divided into two duration was increased gradually using the step time of 0.01s
types: oscillatory transient and impulsive transient. Oscillatory until the system appears to be unstable by observing
transient is a sudden, non-power frequency change in the machine’s rotor angle as a reference point. The CCT is
steady-state condition and bidirectional variation in voltage, obtained by calculating the midpoint between the fault time
current or both in power line. Impulsive transient is also a when the system starts to be unstable and the time before that
sudden, non power frequency change in the steady-state (where the system still in stable state). The stability of the
condition but unidirectional variation in voltage, current or system can be observed by using the Simulation Output File,
both in power line [2]. Capacitor switching commonly embedded within PSS/E. The procedure in running transient
happens in the power system internally, leads to the oscillatory stability analysis is shown in the flowchart in Figure 1.
transient while lightning occurs externally in the system and
+ Id
X d − X 'd +
X q − X 'q Iq
Figure 3. Simplified Excitation System in PSS/E
' ''
X −X
q q
TABLE II. EXCITER DATA FOR SEXS MODEL FOR SARAWAK’S GRID SYSTEM
(X 'q − X q ) 2
X 'q' − X ι
1 1 X 'q − X 'q'
Tq' 0S Tq''0S X 'q − X ι − ψq
''
X − Xι
q
'
X − Xι
q
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C. Turbine-Governor Model (TGOV1) inspect the worst condition, the same fault is applied to the
The turbine-governor models are designed to give nearest transmission line from bus 4501 to bus 9501. The
representations of the effects of power plants on power system second case study using Sarawak practical data is to inspect
stability. They are not intended to be used in studies of the the CCT during fault occurrence far from the generator.
detailed behavior of individual plants. Because of the wide Taking further transmission line connecting Grid area with
variety in the details of individual turbine controls, the PSS/E Bintulu area, the fault is applied between the bus 5501 and
models do not attempt to give a high degree of exactness for 3501. The Sarawak’s Grid network was reconstructed in
any given plant; rather they represent the principal effects PSS/E and was illustrated in the Figure 21 under appendix
inherent in conventional steam turbine, gas turbine, nuclear, section.
and hydro plants. Governor model used in this research paper
TABLE IV. SUMMARY OF MACHINE AND LOAD DATA
is TGOV1, a simple model representing governor action and
the reheater time constant effect for a steam turbine. The ratio, Bus PG (MW) QG (Mvar)
Machine 1509 101.4 -27.9
T2/T3, equals the fraction of turbine power that is developed 1101 0.0 0.0
by the high-pressure turbine. T3 is the reheater time constant, Bus PL (MW) QL (Mvar)
and T1 is the governor time constant. The TGOV1 governor Load 3101 12.2 0.0
3115 0.0 0.0
diagram is shown in Figure 4 below.
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Figure 5. Plots of rotor angle at all generator (tct = 0.10). (Stable) Figure 9. Plots of rotor angle at all generator (tct = 0.11). (Unstable)
Figure 6. Plots of voltage at all busses (tct = 0.10). (Stable) Figure 10. Plots of voltage at all busses (tct = 0.11). (Unstable)
Figure 7. Plots of Speed at all generator (tct = 0.10). (Stable) Figure 11. Plots of Speed at all generator (tct = 0.11). (Unstable)
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Figure 13. Plots of rotor angle at all generator (tct = 0.17). (Stable) Figure 17. Plots of rotor angle at all generator (tct = 0.18).
(Unstable)
Figure 14. Plots of voltage at all busses (tct = 0.17). (Stable) Figure 18. Plots of voltage at all busses (tct = 0.18). (Unstable)
Figure 15. Plots of Speed at all generator (tct = 0.17). (Stable) Figure 19. Plots of Speed at all generator (tct = 0.18). (Unstable)
Figure 16. Plots of electrical power at all generator (tct = 0.17). Figure 20. Plots of electrical power at all generator (tct = 0.18).
(Stable) (Unstable)
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