Impact of six phase transmission line faults on turbine-generator shaft torsional torques

This paper explores the impact of six-phase transmission line faults and their subsequent fault clearing and reclosing on the torsional torques induced in turbine-generator shafts. In this context, investigations have been conducted on a large turbine-generator unit connected to a sample power system. The paper presents also a comparison between the torsional stresses induced in the turbine-generator shafts during these events with their corresponding disturbances of a three-phase transmission system. The results of these investigations are presented in the form of typical time responses as well as parametric studies. The EMTP is used for the simulation studies. The studies conclude that six-phase transmission line faults generally induce torsional torques in the turbine-generator shaft whose magnitudes are relatively higher than those induced due to transmission line faults in a three-phase system. This conclusion is true for both sustained faults and faults followed by clearing and high-speed reclosing operations.