Analysis of applicability of external power supply equivalents for short circuit currents’ calculations in 1x25 kv traction network

Researching subject which are presented in article is the emergency modes in 25 kV traction power supply systems caused by the short circuits (SC). The research purpose consisted in the analysis of calculation SC currents errors evolving from the reactances determined by SC power at the simplified modeling of external network. For achievement of formulated purpose comparative calculations of SC currents for a number of standard schemes of 25 kV system when using full models in phase coordinates and with use of simplified electric power system (EPS) reactances are executed. Modeling has shown that calculations of SC currents of contact network of deadlock substation by EPS reactances give the acceptable accuracy for feeder current of substation near which there is a short circuit. The calculation error of remote substation feeder current can reach +100% at SC power on inputs of substation about 300 MV·A, but decrease to values about 10% at the SC power of 2500 … 3000 MV·A. At food of group of traction substations from two 110 kV lines calculation error for equivalent reactances it is much less, however at SC power about 300 MV·A errors reach 35% and decrease to 10% at SC power on substation inputs more than 550 MV·A. Variant of traction substations power supply from two 220 kV power lines differs in small calculation errors of SC currents for equivalent external power supply reactances: differences from full scheme don't exceed 9% at SC powers of 1200 MV·A or more. The received results can be used at improvement existing and creation of new definition techniques for SC currents in 25 kV traction networks.