Power System

Basics of
Transmission Line
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➢ Shape and Size of Conductor:

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Q. What is the disadvantage of using
stranded hard drawn copper for overhead
transmission lines.
A. Low tensile strength
B. Corrosion
C. Skin effect
D. High cost
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➢ Rating of Transmission Line:

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➢ Insulation Level:
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➢ Transmission Towers:
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H1 = Minimum permissible grounded
clearance
H2 = Maximum sag of the conductor
H3 = Vertical spacing between top and
bottom conductor
H4 = Vertical distance between the
ground wire and top conductors
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➢ Selection of Voltage Level:

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➢ Discrimination Between HV,EHV & UHV levels:

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Q. For same power transfer and same
efficiency , if the operating voltage of the
line is increases by ‘n’ times, then the area
of the cross-section of the conductor is
reduced by _____
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Q. When a fixed, amount of power is to be

transmitted, the efficiency of
transmission increases when:
A. Voltage increases, power factor
remains same
B. Voltage increases, power factor
increases
C. Voltage decreases, power factor
decreases
D. Voltage constant, power factor
decreases
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➢ Conductor Types:
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Q. What is the function of steel wire in ACSR
conductors?
A. Compensate for skin effect
B. Take care of surges
C. Reduced capacitance and inductance
D. Additional mechanical strength
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Q. For a stranded conductor of 6 layers, the
total number of individual wire will be
_____
A. 137
B. 86
C. 91
D. 74
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Q. A stranded conductor having three layers

has each strand diameter of 5 mm, then
total diameter of the stranded conductor
will be ________ mm.
A. 40 mm
B. 25 mm
C. 35 mm
D. 45 mm
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Q. If a single conductor of radius 4 cm is

designed by using a bundles conductor
system having four conductors in each
phase/group, then radius of each sub
conductor will be ______ cm.
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Q. A hypothetical two sub-conductor system

is to be designed as four sub-conductor
bundles system as shown in figure. The
value of radius r3 will be _____ cm
Given: r1 = 2 cm, r2 = 1 cm
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