tutorial3
tutorial3
1. Find the self GMD for each conductor configuration shown in Figure 1. [(a)GMR =
1.7036r; (b)GMR = 1.6921r]
Figure 1:
Figure 2:
3. Determine the inductance of a single phase transmission line consisting of three conduc-
tors of 2.5 mm radii in the ‘go’ conductor and 5 mm radii in the return conductor. The
configuration of line is as shown in figure 3.[(a)L = 1.42mH/km; (b)L = 1.485mH/km]
Figure 3:
4. Determine the inductance per km of a transposed double circuit 3 phase line shown in
figure 4. Each circuit of the line remains on its own side. The dia of the conductor is
2.532 cm. [L = 0.606mH/km]
Figure 4:
5. Determine the inductance per km per phase of a double circuit 3 phase line arranged as
shown in figure 5. The radius of each conductor is 15 mm. [L = 0.51035mH/km/ph]
Figure 5:
6. Find the inductive reactance per phase in Ω/m and the capacitive reactance to neutral
in Ω − m for a three phase line that has equilaterally spaced conductors of ACSR ‘Dove.
The distance between lines of various phases is 3.048m and the operating frequency is
60 Hz. From standard table, Dove GMR = 0.00954024 m, Dia of Conductor = 0.02354
m. [XL = 4347.86 × 10−7 Ω/m/ph, XC = 0.000265266 × 1012 Ω − m/ph]
7. A 3 phase double circuit line is composed of 300,000-cmil 26/7 Ostrich conductors ar-
ranged as shown in Figure 6. Find the 60 Hz inductive reactance and capacitive reactance
in Ω/km/ph and Ω − km/ph. From standard table, Ostrich GMR = 0.00697 m, Dia of
Conductor = 0.017272m. [XL = 2311 × 10−7 Ω/m/ph ,
XC = 0.000141117 × 1012 Ω − m/ph]
8. Each conductor of the bundled conductor line shown in figure. is ACSR, ’pheasant’.
Find (a) the inductive reactance in ohms per km per phase for d=45 cm. (b) the per
unit series reactance of the line if its length is 160 km and the base is 100 MVA, 345
kV. (c) the capacitive reactance to neutral of the line in ohm-km/phase. From standard
table, GMR=0.0466 ft (convert this into meters), outside diameter of each conductor is
1.382 inches (convert this into meters) and system frequency=60 Hz. [(a)XL =
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0.365Ω/km/phase; (b)Xp.u = 0.049p.u; (c)Xcn = 0.22589 × 10 Ω − km/ph to neutral]
Figure 6:
Figure 7:
10. Determine the capacitance and charging current per km when transmission line conduc-
tors are
(a) placed as given in figure 2 and operated at 132 kV. Radius of conductor is 0.4 cm.
(b) spaced horizontally with 3 m spacing. Dia of conductor is 20 mm. [(a)C =
8.928 × 10−9 F/km, Ic = 0.2136A/km; (b)C = 9.356 × 10−9 F/km, Ic = 0.224A/km]
11. Determine the capacitance and charging current per km when the transmission line given
in figure 4 operates at 220 kV - 50 Hz, diameter of conductor is 2.5 cm. [C =
0.019056µF/km, Ic = 0.76A/km]