GOWTHAM MAHENDRAN

At 100% Grid Voltage:

Without OLTC: The auxiliary load bus voltage is 97.19%

With OLTC: The bus voltage is bought to 99.99% with the use of OLTC settings. Since Generator has
AVR control, the voltage on the generator bus will be controlled by the generator itself. Hence, the
OLTC is provided on the HV side to regulate the voltage on the LV load side.

With minimum Grid Voltage:

Without OLTC: When the grid voltage is 95%, the generator injects reactive power to maintain the
voltage constant on the generator bus. But the voltage level on the load bus and the transformer HV
side bus are less than acceptable limits.

With OLTC: When the OLTC is provided on the HV side of the transformer to regulate the LV side load
bus voltage, then the load bus voltage is increased to nominal percentage. But, the 110kV bus
voltage is less than the limits. Though the generators maximum reactive power capability is 26.25
MVAr, the generator is absorbing reactive power to maintain the generator bus voltage at 100%. The
tap is -8.75% and the voltage is increased on the generator bus. This is the reason that the generator
is absorbing reactive power instead of delivering it.
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Now, the generator terminal voltage is increased to 103% to see whether the generator can supply
reactive power to bring the voltage of the HV side bus within limits. Now, the generator is supplying
reactive power but only 1.99 MVAr.

To make the generator deliver its maximum reactive power, the no load voltage of the transformer is
increased from 6kV to 6.5kV and hence the generator is supplying its maximum reactive power and
the voltage on the transformer HV side is bought to acceptable limits.

Hence, the percentage tapping of the transformer must be selected carefully based on the
applications.