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    Charging Current in Transmission

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    When voltage is applied to a transmission line, a charging current flows between the conductors due to the dielectric medium's imperfections. This charging current is associated with the line's capacitance. The strength of the charging current depends on the voltage, frequency, and capacitance of the line. It is calculated using equations that relate the current to the line-to-line capacitance in farads and the capacitive reactance in ohms.

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    Charging Current in Transmission

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    When voltage is applied to a transmission line, a charging current flows between the conductors due to the dielectric medium's imperfections. This charging current is associated with the line's capacitance. The strength of the charging current depends on the voltage, frequency, and capacitance of the line. It is calculated using equations that relate the current to the line-to-line capacitance in farads and the capacitive reactance in ohms.

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    When voltage is applied to a transmission line, a charging current flows between the conductors due to the dielectric medium's imperfections. This charging current is associated with the line's capacitance. The strength of the charging current depends on the voltage, frequency, and capacitance of the line. It is calculated using equations that relate the current to the line-to-line capacitance in farads and the capacitive reactance in ohms.

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    When voltage is applied to a transmission line, a charging current flows between the conductors due to the dielectric medium's imperfections. This charging current is associated with the line's capacitance. The strength of the charging current depends on the voltage, frequency, and capacitance of the line. It is calculated using equations that relate the current to the line-to-line capacitance in farads and the capacitive reactance in ohms.

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    Charging Current in Transmission

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    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

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    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

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    where Vt = line-to-line voltage in volts.

    Significance of charging current

    1. It reduces the load current, due to which line losses decreases,


    and hence the efficiency of the line is increased.
    2. It improves the power factor of the transmission line.
    3. Charging current improves the load capacity of the line.
    4. It improves the voltage regulation of the line because the
    voltage drop is quite small.

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