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This document discusses the design of distribution substations and feeders. It addresses: 1) Types of substation bus configurations including their one-line diagrams, operating voltages, main drawbacks, and advantages. 2) Calculations for a sample distribution substation and feeders including: maximum load per feeder, required substation size, substation spacing, voltage drop, and ampere loading based on either thermally loaded or voltage drop limited feeders using given conductor and load data. 3) Key results of the sample calculations including maximum load per feeder, required substation size, substation spacing, total voltage drop from feed point to end of main, and percent of conductor ampacity used

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This document discusses the design of distribution substations and feeders. It addresses: 1) Types of substation bus configurations including their one-line diagrams, operating voltages, main drawbacks, and advantages. 2) Calculations for a sample distribution substation and feeders including: maximum load per feeder, required substation size, substation spacing, voltage drop, and ampere loading based on either thermally loaded or voltage drop limited feeders using given conductor and load data. 3) Key results of the sample calculations including maximum load per feeder, required substation size, substation spacing, total voltage drop from feed point to end of main, and percent of conductor ampacity used

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ECE668 Distribution Systems Engineering

Assignment # 6 Solution
Distribution Substation Design Aspects

1. Discuss briefly the different types of substation bus configurations. Your answer should address the
following:
a. The one line diagram of the electric circuit.
b. The possible operating voltages for each configuration.
c. The main drawbacks of each configuration.
d. The main advantages of each configuration
Lecture 6, Section 3

2. A distribution substation services a square area with the substation at the center of the square.
Assume that the substation is served by four three phase four wire 13.2/22.9 KV grounded-wye
primary feeders. The feeder mains are made of either #2 AWG copper or #1/0 ACSR
conductors. The three phase open wire overhead lines have a geometric mean spacing of 37 in
between phase conductors. Assume a lagging-load power factor of 0.9 and a 1000 KVA/mi2
uniformly distributed load density.

From tables, the conductor ampacity for #2 AWG copper is 230A.

(a) Consider thermally loaded feeder mains:


Since, the thermally limited case is considered, therefore, the feeder conductor is equal to
its current carrying capacity, i.e. I = Imax = 230 A.

(i) Maximum load per feeder.


S feeder = 3 x VLL x I max
= 3 x 22.9 x 230
= 9122.7 KVA

(ii) Substation size.


S substation = 4 x S feeder
= 4 x 9122.57
= 36490.8 KVA

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(iii) Substation spacing, both ways.
S feeder = A feeder x D
9122.7 = l 42 x 1000
∴ l 4 = 3.02 mi
∴ Substation Spacing , both Ways = 2 l 4 = 6.04 mi

(iv) Total percent voltage drop from the feed point to the end of the main.
From Fig. 1, k for #2 AWG copper at 22.9 kV is 0.00025
2
%VD4 = x k x D x l 43
3
2
= x 0.0025 x 1000 x (3.02) 3
3
= 4.59 %

(b) Consider voltage drop-limited feeders which have 3% voltage drop and find:
(i) Substation spacing, both ways.
2
%VD4 = x k x D x l 43
3
2
3 = x 0.00025 x 1000 x l 43
3
l 4 = 2.621 mi
∴ Substation Spacing , both Ways = 2 l 4 = 5.242 mi

(ii) Maximum load per feeder.


S feeder = A feeder x D = l 42 x 1000
S feeder = (2.621) 2 x 1000
= 6869.641 KVA

(iii) Substation size.


S substation = 4 x S feeder
= 4 x 6869.641
= 27.47856 MVA

(iv) Ampere loading of the main in per unit of conductor ampacity.


S feeder 6869.941
I= = = 173.196 A
3 x VLL 3 x 22.9

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I 173.196
∴ I pu = = = 0.753
I max 230

Fig. 1 K constant curves for copper conductors with 0.9 lagging power factor

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