| 5 | Symmetrical Components and Sequence Impedances |
5.1 Introduction
In general, it can be said that truly balanced three-phase systems exist only in theory. In reality, many systems are very nearly balanced and for practical purposes can be analyzed as if they were truly balanced systems. However, there are also emergency conditions (e.g., unsymmetrical faults, unbalanced loads, open conductors, or unsymmetrical conditions arising in rotating machines) where the degree of unbalance cannot be neglected. To protect the system against such contingencies, it is necessary to size protective devices, such as fuses and circuit breakers, and set the ...
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