Calculate for full-load and unity p.f., the natural period of oscillation of a 50-Hz, 10,000-kVA, 11-kV alternator driven at 1500 r.p.m. and connected to an infinite bus-bar. The steady short-circuit current is four times the full-load current and the moment of inertia of the rotating mass is 17,000 kg-m2.

Calculate for full-load and unity p.f., the natural period of oscillation of a 50-Hz, 10,000-kVA, 11-kV alternator driven at 1500 r.p.m. and connected to an infinite bus-bar. The steady short-circuit current is four times the full-load current and the moment of inertia of the rotating mass is 17,000 kg-m2.

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305632134

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

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

Chapter6: Power Flows

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6.45P

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