Tutorial 7 Synchronous Machines
Tutorial 7 Synchronous Machines
2. A 6.6 kV, 3-phase, 50 Hz, star-connected alternator gave the following data for
open circuit, short circuit and full-load ZPF test: per phase armature resistance is
0.2 Ω. Calculate the voltage regulation at full load current of 500 A at 0.8 pf lagging by
the following methods: (a) emf method (b) mmf method (c) ZPF method.
If (A) 3.2 5.0 7.5 10.0 14.0
Eoc (kV) 3.1 4.9 6.6 7.5 8.24
Isc (A) 500 778 1170 - -
(ZPF) V (kV) - 1.85 4.24 5.78 7.0
[Ans. (a) 31.77 % (b) 13.52 % (c) 17.32 %]
4. A 3-phase star-connected alternator is rated 1600 kVA, 13.5 kV. The armature
effective resistance and synchronous reactances are 1.5 Ω and 30 Ω per phase
respectively. Calculate the percentage regulation for a load of 1280 kW at (a) 0.8
pf lag (b) upf (c) 0.8 pf lead. [Ans. (a) 18.6 % (b) 3.227 % (c) -11.991 %]
10. A salient-pole synchronous generator with negligible resistance, has the fol-
lowing per unit parameters: Xd = 0.8 and Xq = 0.5. If this generator is supplying
rated kVA at rated voltage and at 0.8 pf lagging, compute the load angle and the
excitation emf. [Ans. 17.10, 1.603 pu]