_Ctrl_1 {"WidgetCla

{"IsHide": {"ButtonSty
{"Captcha":{"Heading":"Enter the number displayed below
_Ctrl_2
e number displayed below.","Message":"This is to verify that you are a human visitor, to prevent automated form
prevent automated form submissions.","OkButton":"OK","CancelButton":"Cancel","ErrorMessage":"Your answer
orMessage":"Your answer is incorrect, please try again."},"RequiredField":{"ErrorMessage":"The fields with the r
ge":"The fields with the red border are required.","OkButton":"OK","DDLDefaultRequiredText":"Please Select"},"W
dText":"Please Select"},"WizardButton":{"Next":"Next","Previous":"Previous","Cancel":"Cancel","Finish":"Finish"}
Cancel","Finish":"Finish"},"ToolbarButton":{"Submit":"Submit","Print":"Print","PrintAll":"Print All","Reset":"Reset"
Print All","Reset":"Reset","Update":"Update","Back":"Back"},"BrowserAndLocation":{"Browsers":[{"Name":"iexp
rowsers":[{"Name":"iexplore.exe"},{"Name":"chrome.exe"}],"ConversionPath":"S:\\Peter Steciuk\\CALCULATORS
er Steciuk\\CALCULATORS"},"AdvancedSettingsModels":[],"Dropbox":{"AccessToken":"","AccessSecret":""},"Spre
,"AccessSecret":""},"SpreadsheetServer":{"Username":"","Password":"","ServerUrl":""},"ConfigureSubmitDefau
,"ConfigureSubmitDefault":{"Email":"peter.steciuk@nepsi.com"}}
Northeast Power Systems, Inc.
66 Carey Road, Queensbury, NY
SOURCE
The figure to the left shows a typical arrangement for an RVSS +actiVAR TM application. The actiVARTM
RVSS +actiVAR Performance Calculations & Graphs

DI STRI BUT I ON
can be sized smaller than a stand alone acitiVAR application as the RVSS mitigates a portion of the inrush current
Xs eleviating the requirement for a fully rated actiVARTM.

LI NE
The following spreadsheet provides voltage sag mitigation performance and resulting motor torque for various
The use of an actiVARTM +RVSS system also allows for soft starting of the motor providing VFD start performance at a
values of current/voltage limitation by the RVSS. It also provides expected RVSS performance enhancements for an Xr
fraction of the cost of a VFD starter.
RVSS that is used in combination with an actiVAR tm. (PCC)

Vp
CUSTOMER The actiVAR is designed for outdoor placement in the substation. Unlike VFD drives, it does not need an E-House, or
The actiVARtm extends the performance of the RVSS into larger motors and weaker power systems by supporting TRANSFORMER
Vs SYNCH switchgear, and associated controls where multiple motors are to be started. Harmonics are not a concern as
the primary and secondary voltage bus voltage during motor starts. When used in combination, the actiVAR tm CT
V Customer Bus the actiVARTM filters and mitigates any hamronic concerns when the RVSS is in operation.
+RVSS provide soft mechanical starts, low harmonic current injection (as the actiVARtm filters while in the on state)
and superior voltage sag performance.
The actiVARTM can be packaged with RVSS starters as well as power factor correction capacitors/filters. The
CT
packageing of these components into a single piece of equipment reduces switchgear requirements, foot print area,
The spreadsheet is a first order approximation of RVSS performance and RVSS +actiVAR performance based on
engineering cost, procurement cost, and installation cost.
motor and system inductive reactance (system resistance is ignored). All calculations are done in per unit on the
motors kVA and voltage base. VALVE SOFT SOFT
START START BY PASS Check out http://nepsi.com/products/thyristor-switched-harmonic-filter-banks/ for more information on the actiVARTM,
actiVAR other calculators, spread sheet tools, case studies, as well as other NEPSI products.
Required Data: CONTROL

Motor nameplate data, motor starting torque (in per unit of full load torque), primary side short circuit level (in REACTOR
MVA), and service transformer nameplate data are required to obtain expected primary and secondary voltage
sags levels at time of starting. NEPSI recommends a voltage sag no greater than 4% at the PCC and 10% at the CAPACI TOR

motor during motor starting. MOTOR MOTOR

6 6
MVAR MVAR
5,000HP 5,000HP
Since most medium voltage motor have stating torques of less the 1.0 PU, RVSS settings below 0.5 do not allow 12 MVAR
actiVAR
TM

even the easiest loads to start.

Input Data Per Unit Calculations and Calculated Results

Motor HP: 7000 Motor KVA Rating: 5384

Motor Voltage (kV): 6.6 Motor PU Impedance (XM): 0.278
Motor Power Factor (%): 100 Transformer PU Impedance on Motor Base: 0.031
Motor Efficiency (%): 97 Source PU Impedance on Motor Base: 0.072
Lock Rotor kVA/HP: 2.764 Locked Rotor Amps With No Source Impedance: 1695 RVSS Performance Showing Torque, Primary Voltage and Motor Bus (Secondary Bus) Voltage for Various RVSS Values RVSS & 11000 kvar actiVAR
Source Short Circuit MVA at PCC: 75 Locked Rotor Amps in Per Unit: 3.59
Transformer MVA: 10 Max PU Locked Rotor Amps with Source Impedance: 2.62
Transformer Impedance (%): 5.75 Maximum Starting Current (amps): 1238
actiVAR Rating to Istart with Secondary Bus Primary Bus
Per Unit Rated Starting Torque: 0.7 Full Load Amps: 471 Secondary Fully Compensate Istart with 11000 kvar PU Voltage With PU Voltage
Primary Voltage Sag Limit (PU): 0.96 Per Unit Xc of actiVAR: 0.535 RVSS Setting Istart PU of Rated Starting Starting Per Unit Secondary Bus PU Primary Bus PU Istart Primary Voltage Voltage Sag for the RVSS Start 11000 kvar actiVAR 11000 kvar With 11000
Secondary Voltage Sag Limit (PU): 0.8 (n)**** ILRA** Torque*** Torque* Voltage Voltage (amps) Sag Limit Limit (kvar) actiVAR (PU)* (amps)** actiVAR kvar actiVAR
Enter actiVAR rating (kvar): 11000 (Enter kvar rating of actiVAR if one is to be used, otherwise enter 0) 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.000 1.000 0 0.96 0.8 0.019348 -2.31 -1091 1.238 1.166
actiVAR Voltage rating L-L (kV): 6.9 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.982 0.987 83 0.96 0.8 967.4 -2.04 -964 1.210 1.147
Enter proposed RVSS Setting: 0.75 (A value of 0 to 1.0 Per Unit) 0.1 0.10 0.01 0.01 0.964 0.975 163 0.96 0.8 1934.8 -1.79 -843 1.184 1.128
Load Starting Torque: 0.04 (PU Based on Full Load Torque of Motor) 0.15 0.14 0.02 0.01 0.948 0.963 241 0.96 0.8 2902.2 -1.54 -727 1.158 1.111
0.2 0.19 0.03 0.02 0.931 0.952 316 0.96 0.8 3869.6 -1.30 -615 1.134 1.094
0.25 0.23 0.05 0.04 0.915 0.941 388 0.96 0.8 4837 -1.08 -509 1.111 1.077
0.3 0.27 0.07 0.05 0.900 0.930 458 0.96 0.8 5804.4 -0.86 -406 1.088 1.062
0.35 0.31 0.10 0.07 0.886 0.920 525 0.96 0.8 6771.8 -0.65 -308 1.067 1.047
0.4 0.35 0.12 0.09 0.871 0.910 591 0.96 0.8 7739.2 -0.45 -213 1.046 1.032
0.45 0.39 0.15 0.10 0.858 0.900 654 0.96 0.8 8706.6 -0.26 -122 1.027 1.019
0.5 0.42 0.18 0.12 0.844 0.891 715 0.96 0.8 9674 -0.07 -34 1.008 1.005
0.55 0.46 0.21 0.15 0.831 0.882 775 0.96 0.8 10641.4 0.11 50 0.989 0.992
0.6 0.49 0.24 0.17 0.819 0.873 832 0.96 0.8 11608.8 0.28 131 0.971 0.980
0.65 0.52 0.27 0.19 0.806 0.865 888 0.96 0.8 12576.2 0.45 210 0.954 0.968
0.7 0.56 0.31 0.22 0.795 0.857 943 0.96 0.8 13543.6 0.61 286 0.938 0.956
0.75 0.59 0.34 0.24 0.783 0.848 995 0.96 0.8 14511 0.76 359 0.922 0.945
0.8 0.62 0.38 0.27 0.772 0.841 1046 0.96 0.8 15478.4 0.91 430 0.906 0.935
0.85 0.65 0.42 0.29 0.761 0.833 1096 0.96 0.8 16445.8 1.06 498 0.891 0.924
0.9 0.68 0.46 0.32 0.751 0.826 1145 0.96 0.8 17413.2 1.20 564 0.877 0.914
0.95 0.70 0.49 0.35 0.740 0.819 1192 0.96 0.8 18380.6 1.33 629 0.863 0.904
1 0.73 0.53 0.37 0.730 0.812 1238 0.96 0.8 19348 1.46 691 0.849 0.895

*Based on Full Load Torque Rating of Motor * Istart = Current Through Secondary of Service Transformer
RVSS Voltage Sag Mitigation Performance & Torque Versus RVSS Per Unit Current/Voltage Setting

** LRA = Locked Rotor Amps with No Source Impedance. Istart = Accounts for Source Impedance and RVSS Setting
Per Unit (Voltage or Torque)
*** Based on Per Unit Starting Torque as Read off of Torque Speed Curve at 0 Speed (locked Rotor Torque) ** Negatigve Values of Istart means system is overcompensated by the actiVAR and is
**** This represents the per unit of normal locked rotor current (no source impedance) or per unit voltage to motor during softstart producing reactive power in excess of the RVSS setting. Choose a higher RVSS setting or
consider a lower actiVAR reactive power rating.
RVSS Per Unit Current
Setting (n) Per Unit Torque Per Unit Secondary Volt age Per Unit Primary Voltage Primary Voltage Sag Limit
Secondary Voltage Sag Limit