Purpose
There are several reasons for using a per-unit system:
- Similar apparatus (generators, transformers, lines) will have similar per-unit impedances and losses expressed on their own rating, regardless of their absolute size.
- Use of the constant is reduced in three-phase calculations.
- Per-unit quantities are the same on either side of a transformer, independent of voltage level
- By normalizing quantities to a common base, both hand and automatic calculations are simplified.
The per-unit system was developed to make manual analysis of power systems easier. Although power-system analysis is now done by computer, results are often expressed as per-unit values on a convenient system-wide base.
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