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Assignment No.
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Course: EE-356: Power Transmission, Distribution and Utilization
Course Instructor: Dr Farhan Mahmood
Deadline: Monday, December 12, 2022
Instructions:
 Late submissions will not be accepted.
 Use A4 Sheets for Your Assignment. Clearly state Name and registration number.
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Q1. A 69-kV, three-phase short transmission line is 16 km long. The line has a per phase series impedance
of 0.125 + j0.4375 Ω per km. Determine the sending end voltage, voltage regulation, the sending end power,
and the transmission efficiency when the line delivers:
(a) 70 MVA, 0.8 lagging power factor at 64 kV.
(b) 120 MW, unity power factor at 64 kV.
Q2. Shunt capacitors are installed at the receiving end to improve the line performance of Q1. The line
delivers 70 MVA, 0.8 lagging power factor at 64 kV. Determine the total MVAR and the capacitance per
phase of the Y-connected capacitors when the sending end voltage is:
(a) 69 kV.
(b) 64 kV.
Q3. A 230-kV, three-phase transmission line has a per phase series impedance of z = 0.05 + j0.45 Ω per
km and a per phase shunt admittance of y = j3.4 × 10−6 siemens per km. The line is 80 km long. Using the
nominal-π model, determine:
(a) The transmission line ABCD constants. Find the sending end voltage and current, voltage regulation,
the sending end power and the transmission efficiency when the line delivers:
(b) 200 MVA, 0.8 lagging power factor at 220 kV.
(c) 306 MW, unity power factor at 220 kV.
delivers 200 MVA, 0.8 lagging power factor at 220 kV.
(a) Determine the total MVAR and the capacitance per phase of the Y-connected capacitors when the
sending end voltage is 220 kV.
Q5. A three-phase, 345-kV, 60-Hz transposed line is composed of two ACSR 1,113,000, 45/7 Bluejay
conductors per phase with flat horizontal spacing of 11 m. The conductors have a diameter of 3.195 cm
and a GMR of 1.268 cm. The bundle spacing is 45 cm. The resistance of each conductor in the bundle is
0.0538 Ω per km and the line conductance is negligible. The line is 150 Km long. Using the nominal-π
model, determine the ABCD constant of the line.
Q6. The ABCD constants of a three-phase, 345-kV transmission line are:

A = D = 0.98182 + j0.0012447; B = 4.035 + j58.947; C = j0.00061137
The line delivers 400 MVA at 0.8 lagging power factor at 345 kV. Determine the sending end quantities,
voltage regulation, and transmission efficiency
Q7. A three-phase transmission line has a per phase series impedance of z = 0.03 + j0.4 Ω per km and a per
phase shunt admittance of y = j4.0 × 10−6 siemens per km. The line is 125 km long. Obtain the ABCD
constants of the transmission line. Determine the receiving end quantities, voltage regulation, and the
transmission efficiency when the line is sending 407 MW, 7.833 MVAR at 350 kV.
Q8. A three-phase, 765-kV, 60-Hz transposed line is composed of four ACSR 1,431,000, 45/7 Bobolink
conductors per phase with flat horizontal spacing of 14 m. The conductors have a diameter of 3.625 cm and
a GMR of 1.439 cm. The bundle spacing is 45 cm. The line is 400 km long, and for the purpose of this
problem, a lossless line is assumed.
(a) Determine the transmission line surge impedance Zc, phase constant β, wavelength λ, the surge
impedance loading SIL, and the ABCD constant.
(b) The line delivers 2000 MVA at 0.8 lagging power factor at 735 kV. Determine the sending end quantities
and voltage regulation.
(c) Determine the receiving end quantities when 1920 MW and 600 MVAR are being transmitted at 765
kV at the sending end.
(d) The line is terminated in a purely resistive load. Determine the sending end quantities and voltage
regulation when the receiving end load resistance is 264.5 Ω at 735 kV.
Q9. The transmission line of Q8 is energized with 765 kV at the sending end when the load at the receiving
end is removed.
(a) Find the receiving end voltage.
(b) Determine the reactance and the MVAR of a three-phase shunt reactor to be installed at the receiving
end in order to limit the no-load receiving end voltage to 735 kV.
Q10. The transmission line of Q8 is energized with 765 kV at the sending end when a three-phase short-
circuit occurs at the receiving end. Determine the receiving end current and the sending end current.
delivers 2000 MVA, 0.8 lagging power factor. Determine the total MVAR and the capacitance per phase
of the Y-connected capacitors to keep the receiving end voltage at 735 kV when the sending end voltage is
765 kV.
Q12. Series capacitors are installed at the midpoint of the line of Q8, providing 40 percent compensation.
Determine the sending end quantities and the voltage regulation when the line delivers 2000 MVA at 0.8
lagging power factor at 735 kV.
Q13. Series capacitors are installed at the midpoint of the line of Q8, providing 40 percent compensation.
In addition, shunt capacitors are installed at the receiving end. The line delivers 2000 MVA, 0.8 lagging
power factor. Determine the total MVAR and the capacitance per phase of the series and shunt capacitors
to keep the receiving end voltage at 735 kV when the sending end voltage is 765 kV. Find the sending end
quantities and voltage regulation for the compensated line.
Q14. The ABCD constants of a lossless three-phase, 500-kV transmission line are:
A = D = 0.86 + j0
B = 0 + j130.2
C = j0.002
(a) Obtain the sending end quantities and the voltage regulation when line delivers 1000 MVA at 0.8
lagging power factor at 500 kV.
To improve the line performance, series capacitors are installed at both ends in each phase of the
transmission line. As a result of this, the compensated ABCD constants become:
where Xc is the total reactance of the series capacitor. If Xc = 100 Ω
(b) Determine the compensated ABCD constants.
(c) Determine the sending end quantities and the voltage regulation when line delivers 1000 MVA at
0.8 lagging power factor at 500 kV.
Q15. A three-phase 420-kV, 60-HZ transmission line is 463 km long and may be assumed lossless. The
line is energized with 420 kV at the sending end. When the load at the receiving end is removed, the voltage
at the receiving end is 700 kV, and the per phase sending end current is 646.66 90⁰ A.
(a) Find the phase constant β in radians per km and the surge impedance Zc in Ω.
(b) Ideal reactors are to be installed at the receiving end to keep |VS| = |VR| = 420 kV when load is removed.
Determine the reactance per phase and the required three-phase MVAR.
Q16. A three-phase power of 3600 MW is to be transmitted via four identical 60- Hz transmission lines for
a distance of 300 km. From a preliminary line design, the line phase constant and surge impedance are
given by β = 9.46×10−4 radian/km and Zc = 343 Ω, respectively. Based on the practical line loadability
criteria determine the suitable nominal voltage level in kV for each transmission line. Assume V S = 1.0 pu,
VR = 0.9 pu, and the power angle δ = 36.87⁰.

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