// Electric Machinery and Transformers // Irving L kosow // Prentice Hall of India // 2nd editiom // Chapter 6: AC DYNAMO VOLTAGE RELATIONS-ALTERNATORS // Example 6-4 clear; clc; close; // Clear the work space and console. // Given data kVA = 100 ; // kVA rating of the 3-phase alternator V_L = 1100 ; // Line voltage of the 3-phase alternator in volt // dc-resistance test data E_gp1 = 6 ; // generated phase voltage in volt V_l = E_gp1 ; // generated line voltage in volt I_a1 = 10 ; // full-load current per phase in A cos_theta_b1 = 0.8 ; // 0.8 PF lagging (case b) cos_theta_b2 = 0.8 ; // 0.8 PF leading (case b) sin_theta_b1 = sqrt( 1 - (cos_theta_b1)^2 ); // (case b) sin_theta_b2 = sqrt( 1 - (cos_theta_b2)^2 ); // (case b) // open-circuit test data E_gp2 = 420 ; // generated phase voltage in volt I_f2 = 12.5 ; // Field current in A // short-circuit test data I_f3 = 12.5 ; // Field current in A // Line current I_l = rated value in A // Calculations // Assuming that the alternator is Y-connected // case a : I_a_rated = (kVA*1000)/(V_L*sqrt(3)); // Rated current per phase in A I_a = sqrt(3)*I_a_rated ; // Rated Line current in A R_dc = V_l/(2*I_a1); // effective dc armature resistance in ohm/winding R_ac = R_dc * 1.5 ; // effective ac armature resistance in ohm.phase R_a = R_ac ; // effective ac armature resistance in ohm.phase from dc resistance test Z_p = E_gp2 / I_a ; // Synchronous impedance per phase X_s = sqrt( Z_p^2 - R_a^2 ); // Synchronous reactance per phase // case b : V_p = V_L / sqrt(3); // Phase voltage in volt (Y-connection) // At 0.8 PF lagging E_gp1 = ( V_p*cos_theta_b1 + I_a_rated * R_a ) + %i*( V_p*sin_theta_b1 + I_a_rated * X_s); E_gp1_m=abs(E_gp1);//E_gp1_m=magnitude of E_gp1 in volt E_gp1_a=atan(imag(E_gp1) /real(E_gp1))*180/%pi;//E_gp1_a=phase angle of E_gp1 in degrees V_n1 = E_gp1_m ; // No-load voltage in volt V_f1 = V_p ; // Full-load voltage in volt VR1 = ( V_n1 - V_f1 )/ V_f1 * 100; // percent voltage regulation at 0.8 PF lagging // At 0.8 PF leading E_gp2 = ( V_p*cos_theta_b2 + I_a_rated * R_a ) + %i*( V_p*sin_theta_b2 - I_a_rated*X_s); E_gp2_m=abs(E_gp2);//E_gp2_m=magnitude of E_gp2 in volt E_gp2_a=atan(imag(E_gp2) /real(E_gp2))*180/%pi;//E_gp2_a=phase angle of E_gp2 in degrees V_n2 = E_gp2_m ; // No-load voltage in volt V_f2 = V_p ; // Full-load voltage in volt VR2 = ( V_n2 - V_f2 )/V_f2 * 100 ; // percent voltage regulation at 0.8 PF leading // Display the results disp("Example 6-4 Solution : "); printf(" \n Assuming that the alternator is Y-connected "); printf(" \n a: R_dc = %.1f ohm/winding ", R_dc ); printf(" \n R_ac = %.2f ohm/phase ", R_ac ); printf(" \n Z_p = %.2f ohm/phase ", Z_p ); printf(" \n X_s = %.2f ohm/phase \n", X_s ); printf(" \n b: At 0.8 PF lagging "); printf(" \n Percent voltage regulation = %.1f percent \n", VR1 ); printf(" \n At 0.8 PF leading "); printf(" \n Percent voltage regulation = %.1f percent ", VR2 );