A 3-phase, 3-wire system has a normal voltage of 10-4 kV between the lines. It is supplied by a generator having positive, negative and zero sequence reactances of 0-6, 0-5 and 0.2 per phase respectively. Calculate the fault current which flows when a line-to-line fault occurs at the generator terminals.

A 3-phase, 3-wire system has a normal voltage of 10-4 kV between the lines. It is supplied by a generator having positive, negative and zero sequence reactances of 0-6, 0-5 and 0.2 per phase respectively. Calculate the fault current which flows when a line-to-line fault occurs at the generator terminals.

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

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Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Publisher:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Chapter9: Unsymmetrical Faults

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