Reactive Power Management
- Case study
-- Nandan Pathak (AE)
ICT -1 ICT -2 G-3 G-4 G-5
160 MW 160 MW 160 MW
200 MW 200 MW 135 MVAR 140 MVAR
135 MVAR
160 MVAR 160 MVAR
220 kV Parli
220 kV Bus
Girwali Bus
LOAD LOAD
GENERATION LOAD:
~
870 MW
730 MVAR
A ) GENERATORS:
a) High MVAR drawl
b) High excitation current
B) ICT:
a) Overloading due to MVAR
b) Low voltage on 220 kV bus ( 200 kV)
C) LOAD:
11 kV side:
a) Overload tripping
b) Very low voltages
c) Conductor snapping
d) Local load shedding
440 V side:
a) Failure of transformers
b) Conductor snapping
A) High seasonal load especially agriculture
during October to March
B) Failure of reactive compensation
A) Identification of areas
a) Beed district
b) Solapur district
c) Nanded district
d) Pabhani district
e) Latur district
A) Identification of radial feeders
220 kV
Girwali Bus ~ ~
220 kV Nanded 220 kV Parbhani
160 MW 100 MVAR 100 MW 80 MVAR 132 kV Parli
Bus
132kV Beed
132 kV 80 MW 60 MVAR
Girwali Bus
132 kV Latur -1 132 kV Latur -2
90 MW 75 MVAR 60 MW 45 MVAR
On similar lines loaded 11 & 33 feeders were identified.
I) Reactive power compensation available :
i. Substation ----- 164 MVAR
ii. Switched capacitors on 11kV – 240 MVAR (0.6 X405)
II) Focus Area – 11 kV , 0.6 MVAR capacitors
a. Repairs in a central laboratory
b. On site replacement, checking, modification, training
Modifications adopted for
optimum compensation
1. Cell rating 0.66 Mvar at 12 kV
2. De-rating at Low Voltage
3. Modification
A. Fixed capacitors
B. Addition to basic scheme
4. On site demonstrations
5. Team visit – Nasik , Pune (R ),
Kolhapur, Sangli,Parbhani
1. Reduction in overload tripping of 11 kV &
33 kV feeders.
2. Reduction in blowing of HG fuses at 33/11
kV transformers.
3. Reduction in conductor snapping.
4. Improvement in voltage profiles
LT 105 Volts to 190 volts
11kV 7.6 kV to 9.8 kV
ICT -1 ICT -2 G-3 G-4 G-5
200 MW(160) 200 MW 195 MW(150)
250 MW (200) 250 MW(200) 60 MVAR(135) 60 MVAR 80 MVAR(140)
100 MVAR(160) 100MVAR(160)
220 kV Parli
220 kV Bus
Girwali Bus
LOAD LOAD
GENERATION LOAD:
~
1095 MW (870)
400 MVAR (730)
Voltage changes:
220 kV 215 kV (200 kV)
132 kV 125 kV (106 kV)
33 kV 31 kV (27 kV)
Radial load changes
132 kV
~ ~
Girwali
Bus 132 kV
132 kV Latur –1 132 kV Latur –2 Parli Bus
105 MW 40 MVAR 70 MW 30 MVAR
(90 MW 75 MVAR) (60 MW 45 MVAR) 132kV Beed
95 MW 30 MVAR
(80 MW 60 MVAR)
KWH recorded on 11kV Matkuli feeder from 132 / 11 kV T/F at 132 kV Ashti substation
MONTH KWH 1998 KWH 1999 KWH 2000 KWH 2001
January 791500 1101100 1014800 401700
February 545000 938100 699100 239400
March 667900 819800 663300* 262200
April 539400 790900 87400* 183400
May 512000 473200 -* 275400
June 164400* 459800 167700* 43800**
July 313900 1170300 442100
August 310400 948000 490900
September 330600 630400 342700
October 500300 706100 350100
November 530400 854700 626000
December 307300* 1104100 542000
•---Load shifted to another feeder --- Load of other feeder taken on this feeder
•** --- kWh meter stopped due to leading PF
Note:
0.6 MVAR capacitor bank recommissioned at village Pandharee on Dt.28.11.2000
0.6 MVAR capacitor bank added at same location on Dt.4.12.2000
New 0.6 MVAR capacitor bank commissioned at Pokharni Phata on Dt.8.12.2000
1200000
1000000
800000 1998
1999
600000
2000
400000 2001
200000
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Energy savings on 11 kV Matkuli feeder
Month Forecasted Energy sent Actual Energy sent out Savings Remark
out (kWH) (kWH) (kWH)
Dec 2000 689997 542000 147997 21.45
Jan 2001 624172 401700 222472 35.60
Feb 2001 520905 239400 281505 54.00
Mar 2001 562029 265200 296829 52.00
Apr 2001 511766 183400 328366 64.10
May 2001 451451 275400 176051 39.00
Total 3360320 1907100 1453220 43.24
1.System requires high order reactive compensation.
2.Use of fixed value non switched/seasonal manual switched
capacitors is economical.
3. Complementary switching for optimum compensation.
4. Dedicated setup for overall line loss reduction.
