PE 351

Power System Analysis

Lecture5: Per unit representation

Dr. Shahid Alam

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering
Sciences and Technology
s.alam@giki.edu.pk
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Per Unit Example

Solve for the current, load voltage and load power

in the circuit shown below using per unit analysis
with an SB of 100 MVA, and voltage bases of
8 kV, 80 kV and 16 kV.

Original Circuit
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Per Unit Example, cont’d

8kV 2
Z BLeft   0.64
100 MVA
80kV 2
Z BMiddle   64
100 MVA
16kV 2
Z BRight   2.56
100 MVA Same circuit, with
values expressed
in per unit.

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Per Unit Example, cont’d

1.00
I   0.22  30.8 p.u. (not amps)
3.91  j 2.327
VL  1.00  0.22  30.8  
    p.u.
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VL
SL  
VL I L*  0.189 p.u.
Z
SG  1.00  0.2230.8  30.8p.u.
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Per Unit Example, cont’d

To convert back to actual values just multiply the

per unit values by their base values

V LActual  0.859  30.8 16 kV  13.7  30.8 kV

S LActual  0.1890 100 MVA  18.90 MVA
SGActual  0.2230.8 100 MVA  22.030.8 MVA
100 MVA
I Middle
B   1250 Amps
80 kV
Middle  0.22  30.8 Amps  275  30.8
I Actual
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