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Current Limiting Reactor

The document discusses current limiting reactors, which are inductive coils used to limit short circuit currents during fault conditions in electrical systems. It outlines their main functions, drawbacks, and various locations where they can be installed, such as in generators, feeders, and bus bars. The document also highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each reactor type in relation to fault management and power regulation.

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  • fault management,
  • reactor disadvantages,
  • fault current,
  • reactor impact,
  • reactor operation,
  • reactor functionality,
  • generator reactors,
  • protection mechanisms,
  • reactor performance,
  • reactor sizing
162 views8 pages

Current Limiting Reactor

The document discusses current limiting reactors, which are inductive coils used to limit short circuit currents during fault conditions in electrical systems. It outlines their main functions, drawbacks, and various locations where they can be installed, such as in generators, feeders, and bus bars. The document also highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each reactor type in relation to fault management and power regulation.

Uploaded by

adarshsinghee22b1511
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
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Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • fault management,
  • reactor disadvantages,
  • fault current,
  • reactor impact,
  • reactor operation,
  • reactor functionality,
  • generator reactors,
  • protection mechanisms,
  • reactor performance,
  • reactor sizing

POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS

CURRENT LIMITING REACTOR

Professor S T Nagarajan
Department of Electrical Engineering
Current Limiting Reactor
• The current limiting reactor is an inductive coil having a large
inductive Reactances in comparison to their resistance and is used for
limiting short circuit currents during fault conditions.
• It is installed in feeders and ties, in generators leads, and between bus
sections, for reducing the magnitude of short circuit currents and the
effect of the respective voltage disturbance.
• Current reactor allows free interchange of power under normal
condition, but when the fault occurs the disturbance is restricted by
the current reactor to the faulty section.
Main Function of Current Limiting Reactor
• The main purpose of the current limiting reactor is that its reactance
should not decrease when a large short current flows through its
windings.
• When the fault current exceeds about three times rated full-load
current then large cross section iron cored reactor is used for limiting
the fault current.
• The iron-cored reactor produces hysteresis and eddy current loss due
to which more power is consumed as compared to air cored reactor.
Normally, in an air cored reactor, the total losses are of the order of
5% of KVA rating of the reactor.
Drawbacks of current limiting reactor
• When the reactor is installed on the network, the total percentage
reactance of the circuit increases.
• It decreases the power factor and thus the regulation becomes
poorer.
Location of Reactors
• Generators Reactors
• Generator reactors are inserted between the
generator and the generator bus. Such
reactors protect the machines individually.
• In power station generator, reactors are
installed along with the generators. The
magnitude of reactors is approximately
about 0.05 per unit.
• The main disadvantages of such type of
reactors are that if the fault occurs on one
feeder, then the whole of the system will be
adversely affected by it.
Location of Reactors
• Feeders Reactors
• Reactors, which is connected in series with the
feeder is called feeders reactor.
• When the fault occurs on any one feeder, then
the voltage drops occur only in its reactors and
the bus bar is not affected much. Hence the
machines continue to supply the load.
• The other advantage is that the fault occurs on a
feeder will not affect the others feeders, and
thus the effects of fault are localized.
• The disadvantage of such type of reactors is that
it does not provide any protection to the
generators against short circuit faults occurs
across the bus bars.
Location of Reactors
• Bus-Bar Reactor
• When the reactors are inserted in the bus bar, then it
is called bus-bar reactors. The constant voltage drop
and constant power loss in reactors may be avoided
by inserting the reactors in the bus bars.
• Bus-Bar Reactors (Ring System)
• Bus-bar reactors are used to tie together the
separate bus sections. In this system sections are
made of generators and feeders and these sections
are connected to each other to a common bus bar.
• When the fault occurs on any one feeders, only one
generator feeds the fault while the current of the
other generator is limited because of the presence of
the bus-bar reactors.
Location of Reactors
• Bus-bar Reactors (Tie-Bus System)
• This is the modification of the above
system. In tie-bus system, the
generator is connected to the
common bus-bar through the
reactors, and the feeder is fed from
generator side.
• The operation of the system is similar
to the ring system, but it has got
additional advantages. In this system,
if the number of sections is
increased, the fault current will not
exceed a certain value, which is fixed
by the size of the individual reactors.

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