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    kW Line Losses Metered?

    This may sound a little stupid but I was just wondering if the kW losses (due to I^R) is also metered by the kWHour meter. I believe that the kWHour meter can see this but unfortunately it cannot distinguish between losses and useful power.
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    Transformer Secondary Conductor Sizing

    I was trying to look for the same in CEC but couldn't find it. In case I missed something, does the CEC code have similar requirement?
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    Transformer Secondary Conductor Sizing

    Waross, There is primary circuit breaker and a secondary circuit breaker. However, the secondary cirucit breaker is in the switchgear interconnected by cables. My question, dealt more with the fact that if the cables have a 125% factor, does it necessarily mean that the switchgear bus bars...
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    Transformer Secondary Conductor Sizing

    What I am trying to get is for example: I have a 13.8-0.48kV, Delta-Wye (solidly grounded) 1.5MVA power transformer feeding a downstream 480V switchgear. The secondary full load is 1804.22A. Assuming no deration, the calculated required ampacity will be 1.25 x 1804.22 = 2255.30A. In CEC Table...
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    Transformer Secondary Conductor Sizing

    Hi all, I am aware that NEC requires 125% over-rating factor maintained on top of cable deration. I have a transformer with a secondary full load current. I'm sizing it to be equal to 125%FLA/de-rating factors...then select the cable size. However, if these cables are connected to a...
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    Breaker Test X/R Ratio

    Thanks dpc, I will take note of that.
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    Breaker Test X/R Ratio

    Good news guys. I got hold of the switchgear datasheet and it is indicated that: Symmterical Current = 40kA Close and Latch Current = 108kA (64kA) Peak There goes 40 x 1.6 = 64kA, 40 x 2.7 = 108kA It seems that the breaker is sized as per IEEE Std C37.010-1999 (on a Symmetrical Current Basis).
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    Distance Operation Due to inrush

    Some modern distance relays have 2nd harmonic restraint logically built-in to the relay via digital comparators like the AREVA Micom P442 relays. Some relays have a 50 element that is used to supervise the distance element such that it is set higher than the maximum line in-rush but below the...
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    Breaker Test X/R Ratio

    I would like to inquire as to what X/R ratio medium voltage circuit breakers are generally tested to sustain their S.C. ratings. Appreciate any help. Thank you.
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    Motor Calculated FLA

    I have a 75HP motor with power factor 0.85,efficiency of 0.95 and load factor of 0.98. The nominal voltage is 600V and the motor utilization voltage is 575V I have a spread sheet showing a FLA calculation using the motor utilization voltage which would end up to be 69.57A. Using nominal...
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    Thevenin Equivalent Utility Impedances

    I looked at one SKM training manual and it stated that if the "system impedance" check box is selected, the SKM program will use the system short circuit capacity to calculate the equivalent positive sequence impedance and the swing bus voltage drop is calculated given the total power supplied...
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    Thevenin Equivalent Utility Impedances

    The problem we are facing is that this 3.7% 25kV line drop affects the input primary voltage of our transformer (96.3% 25kV nominal) and consequently drops the secondary voltage (including transformer impedance) of our pump station main transformer which is where we are getting the 4.16kV Pump...
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    Thevenin Equivalent Utility Impedances

    We putting up a new substation for a pump station facility. The new main transformer is a 10/13MVA, 25kV-4.16/2.4kV, Z=5.06% power transformer fed from a 25kV Utility Line. The Utility provided us these information, System Information At the Transfromer Primary (our 10/13MVA transformer)...
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    Thevenin Equivalent Utility Impedances

    Does this mean that for a Load Flow study, we should always consider 1.0 P.U. voltage at the in-feed or unless the transmission line impedances are given and then we have to model them into our SLD model?
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    Thevenin Equivalent Utility Impedances

    I have received a Utility Data for me to model the Utility in the SKM program. The Data gave me the LLL, LL and LG maximum utility fault contribution. It also specified the "Thevenin Impedance" in X1, R1 and Xo, Ro at 100MVA utility Base. I assume that these impedances are in P.U. However...

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