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Fig. 13.52 Diagram of System in The Vicinity of A 7000 MW Nuclear Power Plant

The document discusses a simulation of a 7000 MW nuclear power plant becoming unstable and losing synchronism. As the 8 units at the plant become unstable, the rest of the power system becomes generation deficient. The instability causes the rotor angles of all machines in the system to drift. Out-of-step protection does not operate for unit G3, which becomes monotonically unstable. Mho distance relays protect the transmission lines connected to the plant, and would isolate the unstable plant from the rest of the system following loss of the 500 kV circuits.

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Fig. 13.52 Diagram of System in The Vicinity of A 7000 MW Nuclear Power Plant

The document discusses a simulation of a 7000 MW nuclear power plant becoming unstable and losing synchronism. As the 8 units at the plant become unstable, the rest of the power system becomes generation deficient. The instability causes the rotor angles of all machines in the system to drift. Out-of-step protection does not operate for unit G3, which becomes monotonically unstable. Mho distance relays protect the transmission lines connected to the plant, and would isolate the unstable plant from the rest of the system following loss of the 500 kV circuits.

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Fig. 13.

52 Diagram of system in the vicinity of a 7000 MW nuclear power plant

Simulation: A 5 second simulation was performed G3 is seen to lose synchronism and becomes monotonically unstable
similar behaviour for the other 7 units of the nuclear plant

As G1 to G8 become unstable, the rest of the system becomes generation deficient


absolute angles of all machines in the system drift slightly

Fig. 13.53 Rotor angle time response

Analysis:
How does the system come apart as a result of instability? Out-of-step protection does not operate on G3

Fig. 13.54 Unit G3 out-of-step protection

Line Protection:
Mho distance relays have zone 1 coverage of about 75% of line length, and zone 2 over-reach of about 125% of line length Apparent impedance enters the zone 2 relays at bus 1 and enters zone 1 and zone 2 relays at bus 7

zone 1 relay at bus 7 would trip circuit 3 at bus 7 and send a transfer trip signal to breakers at bus 1 which would then trip circuit 3 at bus 1 true for the companion 500 kV circuit (#4) which would be tripped in an identical manner
Following the loss of the 500 kV circuits (at approximately 0.8 seconds), the remaining 230 kV circuits would become extremely over-loaded and would be lost through protection actions, thereby completely isolating the unstable plant from the system Impedance plot shows the impedance swing crosses the circuit at a point about 84% of the line length from bus 1

represents the electrical centre following the disturbance, and is theoretically where separation occurs

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