EP321
ELECTRIC Power
Sheet No. 1 : Transmission Line
[1]. A single phase 60 Hz generator supplies on inductive load of
4500 Kw at a power factor of 0.8 lagging by means of an 20Km
long overhead short transmission line. The line resistance and
inductance is 0.0195 ohm and 0.60 mH per Km. The voltage at the
receiving end is required constant at 10.2 KV. Find the sending
end voltage, voltage regulation and efficiency of the line.
[2]. A 220 KV, three phase short transmission line is 60 Km long.
The resistance is 0.15 ohm/Km and the inductance is 1.4 mH/Km.
Use the short line model to find the voltage and power at the
sending end and the voltage regulation and efficiency when the
line is supplying a three phase load of
(a) 300MVA at 0.8 pf lagging at 220 KV
(b) 300MVA at 0.8 pf leading at 220 KV
[3]. Determine the efficiency and regulation of 3-phase, 150 Km
long, 50 Hz transmission line delivering 20 MW at a power factor
of 0.8 lagging and 66 KV to a balanced load. Resistance of the line
is 0.075 ohm/Km, 1.5 cm outside diameter, 2 meter spacing
between centers. Use nominal pi method.
[4]. Determine the voltage, current and power factor at the sending
end of a 3-phase 50 Hz overhead transmission line 160 Km long
delivering a load of 100MVA at 0.8 pf lagging and 132 KV to a
balance load. R=0.16 ohm, L= 1.2mH/Km and C=0.0082 uf/Km.
Use nominal pi method.
ELECTRIC Power
Sheet No. 2 (Sag of Transmission line )
1- A transmission line conductor has been suspended freely from two
towers and has taken the form of a catenary that has c =487.68m. The
span between the two towers is 155 m, and the weight of the
conductor is 1160 Kg/Km. calculate the following:
a- Length of conductor, Sag
b- Maximum and minimum value of conductor tension using catenary
method.
c- Approximate value of tension by using parabolic method.
2- A transmission line conductor has been suspended freely from two
towers and has taken the form of a catenary that has c =450m. The
span between the two towers is 140 m, and the weight of the
conductor is 1000 Kg/Km. calculate the following:
a. Length of conductor (l)
b. Sag (d)
c. Maximum and minimum value of conductor tension using catenary
method. (Tmax)
d. Approximate value of tension by using parabolic method (T).
3. A transmission line conductor has been suspended freely from two
towers and has taken the form of a catenary that has c =350m. The
span between the two towers is 124 m, and the weight of the
conductor is 865 Kg/Km. calculate the following:
a. Length of conductor (l)
b. Sag (d)
4. A stress-crossing overhead transmission line has a span of 150 m over
the steam. Horizontal wind pressure is 20 KG/m2 and the thickness of ice is
1.25 cm. Diameter of conductor is 2.80 cm and weight is 1520 Kg/Km, and
an ultimate strength of 12900 Kg. Use a factor of safety of 2 and 912 Kg/m 3
for the weight of ice. Using the parabolic method, determine the following:
(a) Weight of ice in Kg per meter
(b) Total vertical load on conductor in Kg/m
( c) Horizontal windforce exerted on line in Kg/m
(d) Effective load acting on conductor in Kg/m
(e ) Sag in M
(f ) Vertical sag in Meter
