EE 416 TUTORIAL 1

1. (a) Explain the term midpoint shunt compensation. With the aid of single line diagram and
power angle curve, explain how midpoint shunt compensation improves the stability of the
transmission system.

(b) Two-machine power system transmission line has magnitude voltages of 132kV, 50Hz to
both sending and received ends referring at the sending end. The line impedance is j20Ω. In
order to increase active power transmitted to the line to 377MW, the line was shunt
compensated at the middle using TCR method with maximum current through TCR of
IL(max)= 3kA. Calculate;
(i). The angle between the end voltages (δ)
(ii).The line current.
(iii). Reactive power before and after compensation
(iv). The current through the TCR
(v). Inductor required by the TCR and delay angle of TCR thyristor.

2. The transmission line with reactance XL = j10Ω presented in Fig. 1 is operated at 50 Hz with
voltages of and Vs =150kV0 and Vr =150kV− 200.

Fig. 1. Uncompensated transmission line scheme

Fig. 2. Transmission line with midpoint shunt compensation scheme

a) Draw the phasor diagram for voltages and current of the line and calculate the active power
transmitted by the line, the line current, the voltage at the midpoint, and the reactive power
provided by the end generators
b) A shunt compensator is connected at the midpoint, as shown in Fig. 2. Calculate the current
Im of the compensator
c) Calculate the active and reactive power injected by the compensator in order to increase
the power flow to 850 MW.
d) If the compensator is a static compensator (SVC), with one delta-connected thyristor-
controlled reactor (TCR) and two identical capacitive steps (TSC, delta connected),
calculate the required capacitance in the conditions given in (b). Assuming that the current
rating of the SVC in the inductive range is half of that in the capacitive range, calculate the
size of the inductor required.