Line and Cable Modelling_ELE3113_2017

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1. When one conductor and three conductors run above a perfectly-conductive earth plate respectively as
shown in the following figure, explain how to calculate the inductance and capacitance as in   L  I
and Q  C  V .

dij = distance between ith and jth conductor

Dij = average distance between the ith and the image of the jth conductor (=Dji)
r = conductor radius
Ia Ib
2
1 Ic
3

3'

1'
2'

Figure of question 1

According to the inductance and capacitance matrix obtained from   L  I and Q  C  V . Explain the
reason why overhead lines need transposition. Illustrate how to transpose the above three conductors
system.
[Answer: refer to slides p12-40]

2. A 50Hz unearthed single-phase line consists of two parallel conductors 30 cm apart. If each conductor has
a diameter of 4 mm, calculate the inductive reactance of a 500 m length of the line.
[Answer:0.33 ]

3. A 220 kV, 3-phase, 50 Hz overhead line is 50 km long and consists of 3 conductor groups a,b,c arranged
in horizontal flat formation, with spacings ab = 5 m, bc = 5 m, and ac = 10 m. Each group consists of two
round subconductors spaced 20 cm apart, and the radius of each subconductor is 2 cm. The line is fully
transposed.

(a) Calculate the positive-sequence and zero-sequence inductive reactance of the line per phase.
(b) Calculate the positive-sequence and zero-sequence capacitive reactance of the line per phase.
Assume that the lines are at a height of 15m above a perfectly-conducting earth.
[Answer:14.88 ; 29.73 ; 5266 ; 10682 ]

4. An 11 kV unearthed single-phase overhead line is 12 km long and consists of two conductors of 12 mm

diameter spaced 0.8 m apart in flat formation 6 m above the ground. Derive the elements of an equivalent
capacitance network which will represent the line.
[Answer: 0.0358 F between conductors; 0.0648 F from each conductor to earth.]

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5. A telephone conductor (t) runs parallel to a 3-phase, 50 Hz power line (a,b,c) as shown. If the power line
carries a balanced 3-phase current of 1000 A, calculate the voltage (in magnitude and phase relative to
phase a) induced in a 1 km length of the telephone conductor. Assume a perfectly conducting earth.
[Answer: 13.76 V]

6m 6m 10m

15m
t

5m

Figure of question 5

6. A 275 kV cable has the following parameters (per phase), R: 0.06 Ω/km, XL: j0.2 Ω/km, C: 0.17 µF/km.
The thermal rating of the cable is 1000 A, using the short line model, calculate the sending end current,
voltage and injected power based on the following loads being applied to the end of 75 km length of
cable, 125 MVA @ 0.98pf lagging (per phase), 1 pu receiving end voltage. [Answers: refer to slides p59]

7. Use the medium line model to calculate above question again. [Answers: refer to slides p59]

8. Consider a lossless system of overhead line of impedance Z1 = 500 Ω in series with a cable of impedance
Z2 = 50 Ω. The cable is terminated open circuit. The line is long so we can ignore the reflections from the
sending end.
Calculate the coefficient for voltage analysis:
the line-cable reflection coefficient [Answer: -0.818]
the line-cable refraction/transmission coefficient [Answer: 0.182]
the cable-line reflection coefficient [Answer: 0.818]
the cable-line refraction/transmission coefficient [Answer: 1.818]
Construct the Bewley lattice diagram.

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