SAMPLE PROBLEMS IN TRANSMISSION LINES diameter is 1.2 cm.

Find the charging current per

phase.
1. In a three-phase transmission line the three 10. A 13.2 KV, 3-mile transmission line is composed
conductors are placed at the corners of a triangle of 336, 400 cmil, 26/7 (Linnet) ACSR has GMR
of sides 1.5 m, 3 m and 2.6 m respectively. If the of 0.0244 ft and a resistance of 0.306 ohm per
diameter of each conductor is 1.4 cm and the mile. The conductors are spaced horizontally 3 ft
conductors are transposed, calculate the apart. What is the series impedance?
inductance per phase per km of the line. 11. A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission
2. A single-circuit three-phase transposed line is composed of 2-ACSR 336, 400 cmil, 30/7
transmission line is composed of four ACSR, Oriole conductor per phase with horizontal
1,272,00-cmil conductor per phase with configuration: D12 = 7 ft, D23 =7 ft, D13 =14
horizontal configuration of 14 m between ft. The line spacing is measured from the center
centers of the bundle. The bundle spacing is 45 of the bundled conductors. The distance
cm. The diameter of each conductor in the between the conductors of the bundle is 6
bundle is 3.574 cm and GMR of 1.419 cm. inches. The conductors have a diameter of 0.741
Determine the inductance per phase per km of inch and a GMR of 0.02255 ft. Find the
the line. capacitance per phase for 20 km of the line in
3. Determine the capacitance of an 80 km long 3- microfarads.
phase, 50 Hz overhead transmission line 12. A 200 km line has a resistance of the line per
consisting of 3 conductors, each of 1.8 cm in phase per km is 0.08 Ω, a susceptance per phase
diameter and spaced 2.4 m at the corners of an
per km = 6 x 10-6 mho and a reactance per
equilateral triangle.
phase per km is 0.8 Ω. Using nominal T method,
4. The conductors of a 3-phase, 3-wire system are
determine constant B in the line.
transposed and are arranged in a horizontal
13. A three-phase transmission line is 300 mi long
configuration with D12 = D23 = 1.8 m; D31 =
and serves a load of 400 MVA, with 0.8 lagging
2D12. If the diameter of each conductor is 2.2
power factor at 345 KV. The ABCD constants of
cm, solve for the inductance of the line per phase
the line are: A = D = 0.818 cis 1.3˚; B = 172.2
per km.
cis 84.2˚; C = 0.001933 cis 90.4˚. Find the
5. A three-phase line is designed with equilateral
receiving end line to neutral voltage at no-load.
spacing of 16 ft. It is decided to build the line
14. The ABCD constants of a three-phase
with horizontal spacing (D13 = 2D12 = 2D23).
transmission line are: A = D = 0.936 + j0.016 B
The conductors are transposed. What should be
= 33.5 + j138 C = (-5.18 + j914) x 10^(-6) The
the spacing between adjacent conductors in
load at the receiving end is 50 MW at 220 KV
order to obtain the same inductance as in the
with a pf of 0.9 lagging. Find the voltage
original design?
regulation of the line. Assume that the
6. Calculate the loop inductance per km of a single-
magnitude of the sending end voltage remains
phase overhead line consisting two conductors
the same.
each 1 cm in diameter and 1.2 m apart.
15. A three-phase short transmission line has a per
7. A three-phase 60 Hz transmission line has its
phase impedance of 0.3 + j0 4 Ω The receiving
conductors arranged in a triangular formation so
that two of the distances between conductors end voltage is 6 351 volts per phase and the
are 25 ft and the third distance is 42 ft. The voltage regulations is not exceed 5 percent.
Calculate the total line loss when it is supplying
conductors are ACSR Osprey (GMR = 0.0284 ft).
maximum power.
Determine the inductive reactance per phase per
mile. 16. A 10-km long, single-phase short transmission
8. A three-phase, 60 Hz transmission line has its line has0 5 < 60 Ω/km impedance. The line
conductors arranged in a triangular formation so supplies a 316.8 kW load at 0.8 power factor
that two of the distances between conductors lagging. What is the voltage regulation if the
are 25 ft and the third is 42 ft. The conductors receiving and voltage is 3.3 kV?
are ACSR Osprey having a diameter of 0.879
inch. Determine the capacitive reactance to
neutral in ohm-miles.
9. A three-phase 132 KV, 100 km, 50 Hz single
circuit line has a horizontal spacing with 3.5 m
between adjacent conductors. The conductor