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E. (Electrical) / Eighth Semester/ f r-na/
Time: O3:00 hrs. Full Marks: gO /pass Marks: 32
BEG424EL: Power Transmission and Distiibution System Design
Candidates are retluiredto giue tlieir ansuters in their outn uords as far
as practicable.
All questions calra equal ma*s. The marks allotted for each sub-qtrcstioit
ts speaf.ed alang zfs side. Assume necessary data if required..
Answer FIVE questions.
State anri justify whether the following statements are true or
-L^1 @ false.
I 4x4=16
I (a) The effective way to increase corona inceptiou voltage is to
incr"ease the conductor size.

(bl rhe insulators are designec so rhat it u'iil Duncture beiore 1t geis
flashover
(c) The height of tolver is function of voltage only.
(d) Nefivork distrlbutron s.vstem is rlcre reliable than radial
s!-sterl
te the various air clearances required for 22O kV singie
transmission line. 8

choose rnost economicai and standard voitage level and number

of circuits for 180 MW pou.er over a distanl:e of 1O0 Km. g

3i$) For a 3-phase 5A HZ transniission line to deli,,,er 100 fufiV of

power over 8O Km, 132 kV srngle circuit line with foilou ins air
clearances of phase conductor has been decicied to cests:.r.
Suggest the best suitable conductor r*iirich meets iciicu'r-:.
technical criterion:
{i) Satisfy the thermal limit ,e
(ii) Efficiency of the line not to be t]:rarr 94ok
(iii) No corona in fair'"veatl:er conrlition

Contd.
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rD
25m

2.5m

9m
C
Derir-e the reiation for sag when two support
structure are in
difierent levei. Also derive the condition for virtual
sag. g
To tra:ts:lil a given arnorllLt of porver to a giverr
distance, <louhle
circuit line r+irh a ciouble earth rvire is chosen for which
the
foliowing design steps are completed, compute t}:e
rnost
L- economical span. 16
Jp411t*) D*u. I'lrim) H.{mr I{r{m) Il,(ra)
5.27 t:.t t4 i4.998 17.818
6.21 iL l48 1s.968 1 .4t1
irlil
l.) r4.208 17.A28 r9.848 30.474
Jl:r 8.4i 15.338 18.158
i(n :0.978 I i.604
9.65 r6.558 i 9.178 22.198 32.824

The porver conductor has ma_xirnum u.orking

tension of 6000 kg
and diameter of 4 cm. the earrh x,ire has maxinrum
tension of
2000 kg and diameter of 2 cnt, assume 8Oo%
as torver A, 157o as
B and 57o as iower C anci the wind force is
100 kg/m2.
the relationship betu,een LLF and LF
tt 6
are the adr,-antages of string insulator? Explain
insulator configuration.
in brief
,1

I)erive the expression for the porner ioss anrr

vortage drop of
distribution feeder considering uniformlv rlistributed
lcrlcl 6
Write short rrores on:
pf ,/tot.. forecasting
4x4=16
of grid systeur
"rfl,:y:rages , techniques
y"O center selecrion (dir{r4ethods of irnproving string
efficiency
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Appcndix-A

lewthinhn .
po19er inMW*lW
forrnulc 5'5
I. Most economical voitage empirical -L--+r.6 cos{* JVc* 150

2201$' 4001ff'
il. Stmdard voltage: 66kv, 132*r'
capability currrs witt assumPtion of single circuit
ilL Tablc-A-1: tnnsrrission linc
transrlission rio" t'gu *"'T;imr frrtor(ra'f)
l,ath(tm)
2'15
Bo/z
225
160
1.75
240
135
320
1.00
480 '0'?5
640 '
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for -G[ffiwitnttano
I miu wet
systcm I min drY GflD-
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-- _m-- 251- 160
680 1550 -._
v. oY6r vo
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1
-1 4
5
6_
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9
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1025
11
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585 --_Trf_
13
14 ---f, 555

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20 1
741
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Minirnum Air clearance (too
of safety is 30cq..
r* nak) and factor#"*i J"sv is 8 inc'h'
h].?ffi [''tffi &Hrui[o'oG''*) "a