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Ferranti Effect

1. The document provides an instruction manual for studying the Ferranti Effect using a laboratory setup with a 3-phase alternator, ammeter, voltmeter, and rheostat. 2. The Ferranti Effect causes the voltage at the receiving end of a long transmission line to be greater than the voltage at the sending end due to the capacitive reactance of the line. 3. The manual describes using a pi circuit model to represent the transmission line and explains that the receiving end voltage is higher than the sending end voltage under open circuit conditions for the line, but lower under full load conditions.

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Ferranti Effect

1. The document provides an instruction manual for studying the Ferranti Effect using a laboratory setup with a 3-phase alternator, ammeter, voltmeter, and rheostat. 2. The Ferranti Effect causes the voltage at the receiving end of a long transmission line to be greater than the voltage at the sending end due to the capacitive reactance of the line. 3. The manual describes using a pi circuit model to represent the transmission line and explains that the receiving end voltage is higher than the sending end voltage under open circuit conditions for the line, but lower under full load conditions.

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

FOR
FERRANTI EFFECT
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED
1. Three phase alternator Rating: 400V, 5kVA, 1500 rpm.
2. Ammeter
3. Voltmeter
4. Rehostate
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
Experimental Setup for Studying The Ferranti Effect

Ferranti

Effect

A long transmission line/cables draws a substantial quantity of


charging current. If such a line/cable is open circuited or very lightly
loaded at the receiving end, the voltage at receiving end may become greater
than voltage at sending end due to capacitive reactance. This is known as
Ferranti Effect. Both capacitance and inductance is responsible to produce
this effect. The capacitance (which is responsible for charging current) is

negligible in short line but significant in medium line and appreciable in


long line. Hence, this phenomenon occurs in medium and long lines. The
figure shown below is representing a transmission line by an equivalent
pi()-model.

The voltage rise is proportional to the square of the line

length.

The Line capacitance is assumed to be concentrated at the receiving end.


In

the

OM
OC

phasor

=
=

receiving

Charging

MN
NP

diagram

current

end
drawn

=
=

shown

above

voltage

by

capacitance

Vr
=

Resistive
Inductive

reactance

Ic
drop
drop

Therefore; OP = Sending end voltage at no load and is less than receiving


end voltage (Vr) Since, resistance is small compared to reactance;
resistance can be neglected in calculating Ferranti effect. From -model,
Vs=Vr-Impedance drop Under open circuit condition Ir=0 and hence,
Vs=Vr-IcR-jwL*Ic i.e. receiving end voltage is greater than sending end
voltage and this effect is called Ferranti Effect. It is valid for open circuit
condition

of

long

line.

When load current is increased of R-L loads the resultant current is not
remains leading, because of the inductive drop. Hence, receiving end voltage
(Vr) is lesser than sending end voltage (Vs) under full load conditions.

PROCEDURE.
1. Switch on the main supply.
2. Connect both voltmeter across receiving end & sending end.
3. Note down the sending end voltage Vi, and receiving end voltage Vo.
4. Repeat the steps with different voltage.

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