Question # 1:

A series-tuned filter is tuned to the 11th harmonic. If XC = 650 , determine the following:
a. The reactor size of the filter.
b. The characteristic reactance of the filter Xr.
c. The size of the reactor resistance, if the filter quality factor Qf is 90.

Solution
XC 650
XL 5.37
h2 112
X r X L X C 5.37 650 59.1
X r 59.1
R 0.656
Qf 90

Question # 2:
For a 34.5-kV series tuned filter that has XC = 423.5 , XL = 3.5 , determine the following:
a. The tuning order of the filter hr.
b. The reactive power delivered by the capacitor bank, QCap .
c. The rated size of the filter, QFilter.
d. If the filter is used to suppress the resonance at the 11th harmonic, determine the short-circuit
MVA at the filters location. Determine

Solution
XC 423.5
hr 121 11
XL 3.5

QCrated
VCLL 2

34.5 10
3 2
2810.5 kVAR, Q filter
h2
QCrated
112
2810.5 kVAR 2833 kVAR
XC 423.5 h2 1 112 1
MVASC hr2QCrated 112 2810.5 103 338.8 106 338.8 MVA

Question #3:
A three-phase Y-Y-connected 230/13.8-kV 80-MVA transformer with reactance XT = 19% is
supplying a 50-MVA load at a lagging PF of 0.9. At the low-voltage bus of 13.8 kV, a three-phase
Y-connected capacitor bank is to be connected to the PF to 0.95. A distribution engineer is asked to
investigate the problem, knowing that the short-circuit MVA at the 230-kV bus is 1600 MVA. Use
a MVA base of 100 MVA and determine the following:
a. The current bases for the high- and low-voltage sides in amps.
b. The impedance bases for the high- and low-voltage sides in Ohms.
c. The transformer impedance in pu and Ohms.
d. The short-circuit reactance of the power system at the 230-kV bus in pu and Ohms.
e. The short-circuit reactance of the power system at the 13.8-kV bus in pu and Ohms.
f. The short-circuit MVA at the 13.8-kV bus in pu and MVA.
g. The real power of the load at the lagging PF of 0.9 in pu and MW.
h. The size of the capacitor bank needed to correct the PF to 0.95 lagging in pu and MVAR
i. The reactance of the capacitor per phase in pu and Ohms.
j. The resonant harmonic at which the interaction between the capacitors bank and system
inductance initiates resonance.
k. The reactance of the capacitor per phase in pu and Ohms if the capacitor bank is connected in
delta.

Solution
 1 MVASC 1600
MVASC Pu 16 pu
X spu MVABase 100
1 1
X spu 0.0625 pu
MVASCpu 16 pu
MVABase 100 10 6
I BaseHV 251 A
3V LLBaseHV 3 230 10 3
MVABase 100 10 6
I BaseLV 4183.7 A
3V LLBaseLV 3 13.8 10 3

Z BaseHV
V2
LLHV

230 10 3 2
529
MVABase 100 10 6

Z BaseLV
2
V LLLV


13.8 10 3
1.9
2

MVABase 100 10 6
MVAnewBase 19 100
Z Tpu %Z T 0.2375 pu
MVAoldBase 100 80
Z TLV Z Tpu Z TBaseLV 1.9 0.2375 0.451
Z THV Z Tpu Z TBaseHV 529 0.2375 125.6
1 1
X SC 230 kV pu 0.0625 pu , or
MVASC 230 kV 16 pu

X SC 230 kV
V LL 2

230kV 2 33.0625, X X SC 230 kV 33.0625
SC 230 kV pu 0.0625 pu
MVASC 230 kV 1600 MVA Z BaseHV 529
X SC 13.8kV pu X SC 230kV pu X T pu 0.0625 0.2375 0.30 pu , or
X SC 13.8kV X SC 13.8kV pu Z Base LV 0.30 pu 1.9 0.57
1 1
MVASC 13.8kv pu 3.33 pu
X SC 13.8kV pu 0.30
MVASC 13.8kv MVASC 13.8kv pu MVABase 3.33 pu 100MVA 333 MVA
PL MW 45
PL MVAL * PF 50 MVA * 0.9 45 MW , PL pu 0.45 pu
MVA Base 100
1 cos 1 (0.9) 25.8, 2 cos 1 (0.95) 18.2
QC PL tan(1 ) tan( 2 ) PL tan(25.8) tan(18.2) 6.96 MVAR
QC MVAR 6.96
QC pu 0.0696 pu
MVABase 100

X C Y
2
VCLL

13.8kv 2 27.36 , C 1 1
96.95 F
X C Y 2 60 27.36
Y
QC 6.96MVAR
X C 27.36 1 1
X C pu 14.4 pu , or X C pu 14.4 pu
Z BaseLV 1.9 QC pu 0.0696
XC 14.4
hr 48 6.93 7
XL 0.3
1 1
X C 3 X C Y 3 * 27.36 82 , C 32.32 F
X C 2 60 82
X C pu 3 X C Ypu 3 *14.4 pu 43.2 pu , or
X C 82
X C pu 43.2 pu
Z BaseLV 1.9