Charging Current in Transmission Line

In a transmission line, air acts as a dielectric medium between the

conductors. When the voltage is applied across the sending end of the
transmission line, current starts flowing between the conductors (due to
imperfections of the dielectric medium). This current is called the charging
current in the transmission line.

In other words, we
can say, the current associated with the capacitance of a line is known as
the charging current.The strength of the charging current depends on the
voltage, frequency, and capacitance of the line. It is given by the equations
shown below.

For a single-phase line, the charging current

Where, C= line-to-line in farads

Xc= capacitive reactance in ohms
V= line voltage in volts
 Also,
reactive volt-ampere generated by the line = charging volt-amperes of the
lines

For a three phase line, the charging current

phase

where Vn =voltage to neutral in

volts = phase voltages in volts
Cn = capacitance to neutral in farads

Reactive volt-ampere generated by the line = charging volt-amperes of the

lines