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Fault Level

The document details the fault level calculation and earthing design for a 1250KVA transformer station at Veekay Mall, Perintalmanna, fed from a nearby 110kV substation. It outlines the impedance calculations for both the 11kV and low voltage sides, resulting in fault levels of 150 MVA and 21.4 MVA respectively, with corresponding fault currents. Additionally, it specifies the earthing requirements, including the number of plates and sizes of copper strips needed for effective grounding.

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Fault Level

The document details the fault level calculation and earthing design for a 1250KVA transformer station at Veekay Mall, Perintalmanna, fed from a nearby 110kV substation. It outlines the impedance calculations for both the 11kV and low voltage sides, resulting in fault levels of 150 MVA and 21.4 MVA respectively, with corresponding fault currents. Additionally, it specifies the earthing requirements, including the number of plates and sizes of copper strips needed for effective grounding.

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FAULT LEVEL CALCULATION & EARTHING DETAILS FOR THE 1250KVA

TRANSFORMER STATION AT VEEKAY MALL, PERINTALMANNA.

Feeding arrangements :- The proposed 11KV substation is fed from 110kV Perintalmanna substation
situates 2KM from site. The substation is having 2nos 20MVA Transformer with percentage impedance
of 10.67%. The fault level of the 110kv bus is 873.36MVA . The existing feeder is of mink ACSR
conductor and values taken for calculation :
o
1. Resistance per phase of conductor at 60 C = 0.5 ohm/km
-4
2. Inductance of line/phase/km = L = (2log D/r + 0.5) 10 Henry/km
where D is the spacing between lines in mm=1000 & r radius in mm=5.5
L = 0.0015666
Inductive reactance XL = 2 II X 50 X L = 100 X II X 0.0015666 = 0.4919 ohm/km

110KV BUS

110KV/11KV
20MVA
Trf.

11KV Line

11kV/433V, 1250kVA Tr.

for 2Km of line XL = 0.4919 X 2 = 0.9838

Base MVA taken as 100MVA


Source impedance = 100 X 100 = 11.45%
873.36
% impedance of 10MVA transformer = 10 X 100 = 100 %
at base MVA 10

% impedance of other 10MVA transformer = 100%

Effective impedance of transformers = 100x100 = 50


100+100

Line resistance ref. = 0.5 X 2 X 100 X 100 = 82.6


to base 11 X 11

Line reactance ref. = 0.9838 X 100 X100 = 81.3


to base 11 X 11

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Line impedance = 2 2
 ( 82.6 )+(81.3 ) = 114.5%
Total % impedance upto 11KV bus at station referred to
base MVA = 11.45 + 50+ 114.5 = 175.95
Fault level at 11KV bus = 100 X 100 = 56.8MVA
of proposed station 175.95

A minimum fault level of 150 MVA at 11kV bus is taken for calculation.
Fault current on 11KV side = 150 MVA = 7.87KA
3 X 11
LT side
The % impedance of 1250KVA Transformer is 5%
Taking base MVA as 100MVA as before
Transformer % impedance ref. to base = 5 X 100 = 400%
1.25
% impedance corresponding to
150MVA fault level = 100 x 100 = 66.67%
150

Total% impedance upto 433 Volts bus = 66.67 + 400 = 466.67

Fault level on [Link] = 100 X 100 = 21.4MVA


466.67

Fault current on [Link] = 21.4 = 28.5KA


3 X 0.433
Earthing design
Soil resistivity at site as per reading taken was 193ohm meter
.
3
Allowable current density = 7.57 X 10 = 314.6A/sqm
for plate electrode ----------
 3 X 193
Taking the fault current on H T side 7.87KA for calculation of earth pits
No. of 1200 X 1200 X 12mm plates needed to dissipate the above
fault current = 7.87 X 1000 = 8.6 = 9nos
314.6 X 2.88

Cu strip size needed for earthing on HT side = 7870 = 66.7sqmm = 25 x 3 mm Cu.


118
Cu strip size needed for earthing on LT side = 28500 = 242 = 40 x6 mm Cu
118

Size of earth strip for transformer neutral earthing – 50X6 mm Cu


Interlinking of earth pits done by 40X6 mm Cu

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