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The document discusses power transmission line constants including geometric mean radius and inductance calculations for single and bundled conductors. Examples are provided to calculate inductance and capacitance for different transmission line configurations.

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PGTD Lecture 8

The document discusses power transmission line constants including geometric mean radius and inductance calculations for single and bundled conductors. Examples are provided to calculate inductance and capacitance for different transmission line configurations.

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POWER

GENERATION,
TRANSMISSION Power Transmission

AND
DISTRIBUTION
TRANSMISSION LINE
CONSTANTS

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Geometric Mean Radius
• For stranded conductors, GMR is obtained from the manufacturer’s data
1
−
• For solid conductors 𝐷𝑠 = 𝑟𝑒 4

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Geometric Mean Radius
• Determine the GMR of the conductors in terms of 𝑟 for both conductors shown below

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Geometric Mean Radius
• A stranded conductor consists of seven identical strands each having a radius 𝑟 as shown in
figure. Determine the GMR of the conductor in terms of 𝑟.

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GMD and GMR
• One circuit of a single-phase transmission line is composed
of three solid 0.25 cm radius wires. The return circuit is
composed of two 0.5 cm radius wires. The arrangement of
conductors is shown in figure. Find the inductance due to the
current in each side of the line and the inductance of the
complete line in henrys per meter.

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GMD and GMR
• One circuit of a single-phase transmission line is composed of three solid 0.5 cm radius wires.
The return circuit is composed of two 2.5 cm radius wires. The arrangement of conductors is
shown in figure. Find the inductance due to the current in each side of the line and the inductance
of the complete line in henrys per meter.

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Bundled Conductors
• Multiple conductors per phase
• Two, three or four for EHV
• 8, 12, even 16 for UHV
• Advantages:
• Reduced inductive reactance
• Reduced voltage gradient
• Increased corona critical voltage
• More power carrier ability
• Amplitude and duration of high frequency vibrations reduced
• Disadvantages
• Increased wind and ice loading
• Complex suspension strings
• Increased cost
• Increased clearance requirements at structures

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GMR of Bundled Conductors
• For two conductors
𝐷𝑠𝑏 = 𝐷𝑠 × 𝑑
• For three conductors
3
𝐷𝑠𝑏 = 𝐷𝑠 × 𝑑 2
• For four conductors
4
𝐷𝑠𝑏 = 1.09 𝐷𝑠 × 𝑑 3
• GMR for capacitance calculations
• For two conductors
𝑏
𝐷𝑠𝐶 = 𝑟×𝑑
• For three conductors
𝑏 3
𝐷𝑠𝐶 = 𝑟 × 𝑑2
• For four conductors
𝑏 4
𝐷𝑠𝐶 = 1.09 𝑟 × 𝑑 3
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Example
• A 500-kV three-phase transposed line is composed of one ACSR 1,272,000 cmil, 45/7 Bittern
conductor per phase with horizontal conductor configuration as shown in figure. The conductors
have a diameter of 1.345 in and a GMR of 0.5328 in. Find the inductance and capacitance per
phase per kilometer of the line

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Example
• The line in previous example is replaced by two ACSR 636,000 cmil, 24/7 rook conductors which
have the same total cross-sectional area of aluminum as one Bittern conductor. The line spacing as
measured from the center of the bundle is the same as before and is shown in figure. The
conductors have a diameter of 0.977 in and a GMR of 0.3924 in. Bundle spacing is 18 in. Find the
inductance and capacitance per phase per kilometer of the line and compare it with previous
example.

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Example
• A 735-kV three-phase transposed line is composed of four ACSR, 954,000 cmil, 45/7 rail
conductors per phase with horizontal conductor configuration as shown in figure. Bundle spacing
is 18 in. Find the inductance and capacitance per phase per kilometer of the line. The GMR is
1.173 cm while the conductor diameter is 2.959 cm.

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Reference
Electric Power Transmission System Engineering
Turan Gonen
Third Edition

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