Assignment 2
Assignment 2
Problem No. 1
A single phase 50 Hz generator supplies an inductive load of 6500 kW at a lagging power factor of 0.85
by means of a 60 km overhead transmission line. The line has the following parameters;
1. Resistance 0.0235 ohms
2. Inductance 0.65 mH/km
The voltage at the receiving end is desired to be kept constant at 17.5 kV. Find;
a) Sending end voltage
b) Voltage regulation
c) Sending end current
d) A, B, C, D constants
e) Value of Shunt capacitors to reduce the voltage regulation to 70% of that obtained in (b)
f) Compare the transmission line efficiency of the cases; with and without shunt capacitors.
Problem No. 2
A 140 km long, 60 Hz, three phase overhead transmission line delivers a load of 120 MVA at 0.85 pf
lagging to a balanced load of 132 kV. Line parameters are;
Problem No. 3
A three phase power of 600 MW is to be transmitted to a substation located 310 km from a source of power.
For a preliminary line design assume the following parameters:
Vs = 1 per unit, VR = 0.8 per unit, λ=5000 km, Zc=320 Ω and δ=36.87
a) Based on the practical line load ability equation determine a nominal voltage level for the transmission
line.
b) For the transmission voltage obtained in (a) calculate the theoretical maximum power that can be
transferred by the transmission line.
Problem No. 4
A three phase, 50 Hz, 400 kV transmission line is 300 km long. The line inductance is 0.97 mH/km per
phase and capacitance is 0.0115 μF/km per phase. Assume a loss less line. Determine:
a) Line phase constant β
b) Surge impedance
c) Velocity of propagation
d) Line wavelength