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Transmission & Distribution System: Avijit Saha Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, UIU
Transmission & Distribution System: Avijit Saha Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, UIU
EEE 471
Avijit Saha
Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, UIU
Insulator
Insulators
It is secured to
cross-arm on the
pole.
Conductor
passes through
groove and is
bound by
annealed wire of
same material as
the conductor
Not economical
beyond 33 kV
Avijit Saha EEE 471 Dept. of EEE, UIU
Suspension Type
For voltages >33 kV
Consists of a number of
porcelain discs connected
in series by metal links in
the form of a string
Conductor suspended at
bottom end of string
Each unit or disc
designed for low voltage,
say 11 kV
If working voltage is 132
kV, then 11 discs in series
will be provided on string
Avijit Saha EEE 471 Dept. of EEE, UIU
Strain Type
When there is a dead end of line or there is
corner or sharp curve strain insulators are used.
Vn+1
= Vn + (V1+V2+……Vn) K
For Practice
Example 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5, 8.10, 8.11
Assignment 02 (i)
Tutorial 1, 2, 5, 7, 8