Power System Analysis EE 471

Unbalanced Faults
Learning objectives
• Unbalanced fault analysis using Zbus and network reduction
technique
Single line-to-ground fault
Line-to-line fault
Double-line to ground fault
Single line-to-ground fault
Line-to-line fault
Double line-to-ground fault
Unbalanced fault analysis using Zbus
Unbalanced fault analysis using Zbus
Unbalanced fault analysis using Zbus
Example [Ref. Power system analysis, Hadi Saadat]

Find
a) Single line-to-ground fault
b) line-to-line fault
C)double line-to-ground fault
Zf=j0.1 pu for all cases
Unbalanced fault analysis using Zbus
Zero-sequence
impedance diagram

positive-sequence
impedance diagram
Unbalanced fault analysis using Zbus
Unbalanced fault analysis using Zbus
Unbalanced fault analysis using Zbus