ee aC ne Start Complete Exam Preparation (8) PO ocd ea DOr ely Cres ag Exc jownload App Question View this Question Online > A50 Hz overhead line has line to earth capacitance of 1 pF. It is decided to use an earth fault neutralizer. Determine the reactance to neutralize the capacitance of entire length of the line. This question was previously asked in Paper (Held on 17 Dec 2020) View all PGCIL Diploma Trainee Papers > 1, 106192 2. 20009 3. 12619 4. 1000 Q ‘Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: 1061Crack AE & JE - Gates eet ganas Detailed Solution Peterson coi + Peterson coil is an iron cored inductor used to connect the neutral of the three-phase system to the earth. In other words, the neutral of the three-phase system is grounded through the Peterson coil. + Generally, this grounding is used to minimize the capacitive charging current or earth fault neutralizer during the fault in the lines. + This also eliminates the arcing ground, so it is also called an Are suppression coil. Connection diagram of Peterson coil for LG fault: 000. A (Peterson coi Let's consider that LG fault has happened at phase C. Then the current flowing through the phase Cle= la + Ie The current through the Peterson coil |, = Vph/ w L Where Vpy = phase voltage of a 3 - phase system, w is the angular frequency, Lis the inductance of Peterson coil But the fault current lc = 3 Vph / Xc Here, Xc is the capacitive reactance and Xe = 1/ wC Therefore to neutralize the fault current, Von/ w L = 3 Vph / Xe => Ww b= 3 wo => L=1/3weC WhereC = capacitance of charging capacitor Thus to neutralize the capacitive charging current or earth fault, the value of the inductive reactance of the Peterson coil is equal to 1/ 36. Calculation: Given, f=50Hz—= w = 2nf= 100n C= 1pF From the above concept, if decided to use an earth fault neutralizer then the reactance to neutralize (X,) will be, Tp=24= 1 X_ = 10610