Complex MVA Method – Part 3 – Filipino Engineer

In Part 2, we have seen how to combine MVAs connected in parallel. That is actually the easy part. In this part of the tutorial, we will be dealing with MVAs in series.

The calculation of MVAs in series is more complicated than those connected in parallel. However, in order to make life much easier, we will be dealing with two methods.

Approximation Method
Exact Method

In the approximation method, the X/R margin of error is about 2-12% depending on the magnitude of angle between the two MVAs.

Let:
S right MVA
P right MW
Q right MVAR
$theta right {{tan^{-1}}{X/R}}$

Approximation Method
${1/P_TOTAL}={1/P_1}+{1/P_2}+{1/P_3}+ ... + {1/P_n}$ - (1)

${1/Q_TOTAL}={1/Q_1}+{1/Q_2}+{1/Q_3}+ ... + {1/Q_n}$ - (2)

${1/S_TOTAL}={1/S_1}+{1/S_2}+{1/S_3}+ ... + {1/S_n}$ - (3)

${X/R}={{Q_TOTAL}/{P_TOTAL}}$ - (4)

Exact Method
In this method, we will only be calculating two(2) MVA values at a time.

${S_TOTAL}={S_1}*{S_2}/{{S_1}+{S_2}}$ - (5)

Please note that these are vector quantities and not planar quantities.

${S_1}*{S_2} = ({P_1+j{Q_1}})*({P_2+j{Q_2}})$ - (6)

${S_1} + {S_2} = ({P_1} + {P_2}) + j({Q_1+Q_2})$ - (7)

For purposes of this tutorial, we will only be dealing with the approximation method of calculation. The exact method is only presented to provide some comparative presentation.

In Part 4, I will be presenting examples on the Complex MVA Method.

Complex MVA Method – Part 3

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