Experiment No: 2

AIM :- To find the capacitance of a three core cable.

PROBLEM :Find the capacitance of 3 core cable having following geometry.
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Diameter of core 5cm.

Thickness of the insulation around each core 2cm.
Thickness of the insulation around the 3 cores together 2cm.
Dielectric around each core is the paper and outer most insulator material is
mica.
5. Boundary condition is 11kV in the core and outermost insulator is at 0kV.

SOLUTION :Formula
1. C = Q / V
2. E = 0.5*C*V^2

OBSERVATIONS :Voltage = 11000 Volts

Charge = 4.12095e-008 Coulombs

CALCULATIONS :1. C = Charge/Voltage = 4.12095e-008/11000 = 3.74631pC

2. E = 0.5*C*V^2 or C = 0.000226649/(0.5*110002) = 3.74626 pC

RESULTS :Stored Energy = 0.000226649 Joules

Capacitance C = 3.746264 pF