The document discusses motor starting dynamics and acceleration. It explains why motor starting studies are important, how to model motors, different circuit models, characteristic curves, calculation methods, and features for simulating motor starting.
The document discusses motor starting dynamics and acceleration. It explains why motor starting studies are important, how to model motors, different circuit models, characteristic curves, calculation methods, and features for simulating motor starting.
The document discusses motor starting dynamics and acceleration. It explains why motor starting studies are important, how to model motors, different circuit models, characteristic curves, calculation methods, and features for simulating motor starting.
The document discusses motor starting dynamics and acceleration. It explains why motor starting studies are important, how to model motors, different circuit models, characteristic curves, calculation methods, and features for simulating motor starting.
Why to Do MS Studies? • Ensure that motor will start with voltage drop • If Tst<Tload at s=1, then motor will not start • If Tm=Tload at s<sr, motor can not reach rated speed • Torque varies as (voltage)^2
• Ensure that voltage drop will not disrupt other loads
• Utility bus voltage >95% • 3% Sag represents a point when light flicker becomes visible • 5% Sag represents a point when light flicker becomes irritating • MCC bus voltage >80% • Generation bus voltage > 93%
Why to Do MS Studies? • Ensure motor feeders sized adequately (Assuming 100% voltage at Switchboard or MCC) • LV cable voltage drop at starting < 20% • LV cable voltage drop when running at full-load < 5% • HV cable voltage drop at starting < 15% • HV cable voltage drop when running at full-load < 3%
• Maximum motor size that can be started across the line
• Motor kW < 1/6 kW rating of generator (islanded) • For 6 MW of islanded generation, largest motor size < 1 MW
Calculation Methods I • Static Motor Starting – Time domain using static model – Switching motors modeled as Zlr during starting and constant kVA load after starting – Run load flow when any change in system
• Dynamic Motor Starting
– Time domain using dynamic model and inertia model – Dynamic model used for the entire simulation – Requires motor and load dynamic (characteristic) model