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The per unit impedance of a synchronous machine is 0.242. If the base voltage is increased by 1.1 times, the per unit value will be
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Given: Initial per unit impedance Z_{pu(old)} = 0.242. Base voltage V_{new} = 1.1 * V_{old}. Base MVA (SbтАЛ) remains constant.
Initial per unit impedance Z_{pu(old)} = 0.242. Base voltage V_{new} = 1.1 * V_{old}. Base MVA (SbтАЛ) remains constant.
Zpu(new)тАЛ=Zpu(old)тАЛ├Ч(Sb(old)тАЛSb(new)тАЛтАЛ)├Ч(Vb(new)тАЛVb(old)тАЛтАЛ)2
Identify the base impedance relationship
Per unit impedance is defined as ZpuтАЛ=ZbaseтАЛZactualтАЛтАЛ, where ZbaseтАЛ=SbтАЛVb2тАЛтАЛ. Substituting this, we get ZpuтАЛ=Vb2тАЛZactualтАЛ├ЧSbтАЛтАЛ.
ZpuтАЛтИЭVb2тАЛ1тАЛ
Apply the scaling factor
Given VnewтАЛ=1.1VoldтАЛ and keeping the actual impedance ZactualтАЛ and base MVA SbтАЛ constant, the new per unit impedance relates to the old one as Zpu(new)тАЛ=Zpu(old)тАЛ├Ч(VoldтАЛ/VnewтАЛ)2.
Zpu(new)тАЛ=0.242├Ч(1.11тАЛ)2
Calculate the result
Calculating the square of the ratio: 1.1┬░2=1.21. Then, Zpu(new)тАЛ=0.242/1.21=0.2.
Zpu(new)тАЛ=0.2
D is correct because the new per unit impedance is calculated as 0.242/1.1┬░2=0.2, which is not listed in the provided options A, B, or C.
Always remember that base change formulas in per-unit systems rely on the square of the voltage ratio. This is a common pitfall in Power Systems analysis during fault calculations.