Physical & Electrical Characteristics Report

Project Name: 132 kV Project

3/19/2020 6:01:54 AM GMT (or UTC) Project Location: Africa
Comparison Comparison Comparison
Conductor Information Base Conductor
Conductor #1 Conductor #2 Conductor #3
Type INVAR ACCC® ACCC® ACCC®
150 mm² 188 mm² 230 mm² 220 mm²
Size ( Unit - Code Word)
XTACIR-150 mm2 ROVINJ WACO COPENHAGEN
Aluminum Area (mm²) 150.0 187.8 230.1 219.9
Diameter (mm) 16.700 17.094 19.558 18.288
Rated Strength (kN) 62.6 71.1 114.8 72.8
Weight (kg/km) 725.9 576.4 721.0 661.0
Electrical Characteristics
DC Resistance at 20°C (ohms/km) 0.1867 0.1487 0.1212 0.1272
AC Resistance at 25°C (ohms/km) 0.1903 0.1520 0.1240 0.1301
AC Resistance at 75°C (ohms/km) 0.2238 0.1819 0.1488 0.1557
Conductors per phase 1 1 1 1
Number of Circuits 1 1 1 1
Ampacity (A) at Temperature (°C) (60) - 357 (60) - 398 (60) - 451 (60) - 436
Ampacity (A) at Temperature 2 (°C) (75) - 451 (75) - 503 (75) - 573 (75) - 552
Ampacity (A) at Temperature 3 (°C) (100) - 565 (100) - 629 (100) - 719 (100) - 691
Ampacity (A) at Rated Operating Temp (°C) (210) - 863 (180) - 882 (180) - 1,013 (180) - 972
Ampacity (A) at Maximum Temp (°C) (240) - 922 (200) - 929 (200) - 1,067 (200) - 1,025
Solar Absorptivity 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80
Emissivity 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45
Economic Analysis
Line Losses (175.00 km, 800 Peak Amps)
Steady-State Temperature (ºC) at Peak Ampacity 181 149 118 126
Resistance at Peak Operating Amps (ohm/km) 0.29483 0.22631 0.17000 0.18166
First Year Line Losses (MWh) 726,336 557,530 418,807 447,544
Difference in First Year Line Losses vs Base Conductor(MWh) -- -168,806 -307,529 -278,792
% Difference in First Year Line Losses vs Base Conductor (%) -- -23 (%) -42 (%) -38 (%)
First Year Line Loss Savings vs. Base Conductor Base Conductor
-- 253,208,675 461,293,453 418,188,150
(INR/Year)
Line Loss Savings per meter of Conductor vs Base Conductor
-- 482.30 878.65 796.55
(INR/m/Year)
30 year Line Loss Savings vs Base Conductor (INR) -- 7,596,260,239 13,838,803,603 12,545,644,487
Difference in First Year COЇGenerated vs Base Conductor (MT) -- -167,624 -305,376 -276,841
Generation Savings
Generation Capacity Required to Supply Line Losses (MW) 82.92 63.64 47.81 51.09
Difference in Generation Capacity vs Base Conductor (MW) -- -19.27 -35.11 -31.83
Difference in Capital Cost of Capacity vs Base Conductor (INR) -- -87,000 -158,000 -143,000

Assumptions and Inputs:

Line and Load: Line Length (km) = 175.00, Voltage (kV) = 132, Voltage Type = AC, Phases/Circuit = 3,
Peak Amps = 800, Total Peak Power (MVA) = 183,Load Factor (%) = 90.
Environmental Inputs: Sun Radiation (W/m²) = 1045.0, Ambient Temp. (ºC) = 25.0, Elevation (m) = 0, Wind Angle (deg.) = 90,
Latitude (neg = South) = -9, Wind (m/sec) = 0.56.
Wind/Ice or Cold Temperature Sag/Tension: Temperature (°C) = , Windspeed(Loading) (km/hr) = 0.0, Safety Factor (N/m) = 0.00,
Radial Ice Thickness (mm) = , Ice Density (kg/m³) = 0.
Economic: Cost of Energy Generation (INR/MWh) = 1500.00, Installed Generation Cost (INR/kW) = 4.50, COЇ (kg/kWh) = 0.993.

Note 1:Conductor Ampacity and Temperature calculations based on IEEE 738-2006.

Note 2:Red Text: Maximum Conductor Temperature Exceeded