Problem 4.7: A 80 MVA, 4-pole, 60-Hz synchronous generator operates at 0.90 power factor lagging. Its cylindrical rotor of 5 m length and 1.5 m diameter has the average mass density of 8.3 g/cm³. Assuming that the turbine rotor has inertia 1.5 x generator rotor inertia, determine the inertia constant H of this turbine-generator set.

Problem 4.7: A 80 MVA, 4-pole, 60-Hz synchronous generator operates at 0.90 power factor lagging. Its cylindrical rotor of 5 m length and 1.5 m diameter has the average mass density of 8.3 g/cm³. Assuming that the turbine rotor has inertia 1.5 x generator rotor inertia, determine the inertia constant H of this turbine-generator set.

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

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

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Chapter6: Power Flows

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