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(Since load is balanced)
RMS. voltage between line and neutral = V volts
Power factor of lighting load, cos @ = 1 (assumed)
P
current, h= 2
Load curren ¥
losses, JR, = ae
nese Pag = BR, =A EY AL
Ppl
crsectional are, 09 = 5
7 Ppl
Volume of copper required = 35a, ct
akon a (er)
_35P%p? 35 | 4P*pl”
© BBogV? 3X4” BoggV?
4P*pl?
=02017% F pz (Since neatral is onehalf the erose-seetion ofthe outer)
Hence, in case of3-phase, 4-wire A.C. system the volume of copper required will 0.2017 times
Srequred in wire D.C. system. (Ans.)
S
|
-njy E8MPle 11.3.A 60 km Long transmission line supplies a load of 6 MVA at 0.8 pf lagging at
-manit transmission efficiency of 88 percent. Calculate the volume of aluminium conductor
“ihe forthe line in the following cases :
0 Single phase ttwo-wire system.
bs Three:phase, three-wire system.
{wert of aluminium conductor as 2.84 x 10°C,
‘got Given: Length of the transmission line = 6 km ; Load supplied = 6MVA, 08 pf
on Yee, V= 38 kV ; Transmission efficiency = 88 per cent.
neta, 2uwire system:
‘ansmitted = MVA x cos 6 = 6 x 0.
24.8 MW=48 x 10°W
Lig,
"8 (1 - z) x Power transmitted
100
= (1~ 0,88) x 4.8 x 10° = 0.576 x 10° Wsuwek 8}
EE 'YSTEM "Nate
I
ot .
power, 6410" 181.84
~~ 33x 10°
ent, ly =
SS cross-sectional area ofthe conductor, then,
Let, . 2 (0!
PR, = 2 (2)
Line losses 1
afjol _ 2x (1818)? «(2.84 x 10) x 60 x 107
cross-sectional area, z~”~«0B76x 10%
= 1.955 x 10 m?
lume of conduct yr required
Vatu oo er ia) = 2x (1.955 x 10-4) x 60 x 10 = 23.46 m8. (Ang)
ii B-phase, 3-wire system :
Apparent power 6X10" _ ing a7 4
Line current, = ene ee aI
at, y= Cross-sectional area ofthe conductor, then
4 2 (0!
Line oases, Pg = 319R= 3 x} (2
BiRpl _ 8104.97)? x 2.84 x 10%) x 60 x 10°
Poss 0576 x 10'
= 9.78 x 10° m?
Volume of conductor required = Sag! = 3 x (9.78 x 10-*) x 60 x 10? = 17.60 m?. (ADs)
sawing Himay booted that volume of conductor and hence weight required is less in cose
swire system,
for, cross-sectional area, a
Example 11.4. Determine the weight of copper required for a 3-phase transmission
ee RV between lines a load of 80 MW at ‘ageing ph of 8. The length ofthe lire a
dang ena lene” of transmission is 90 percent. The neutral point is earthed. The resister
"hos a ins Lem? X-section is 0.046 0. The density of copper is 0.0981N/em
te the might of copper required for D.C. transmission of the sa™® aut ms
ree ‘age between the lines double that of the peak voltage tothe
ven, pBthation. Given Line voltage
i Efficiency of transmission = guee
‘r0ss-Section = 0.046 0; D
V=380 kV; Load = 80 MW ; pf =0.8sleneth ft
enaty of Resistance ofthe conductor having 1 kM Coe
Weight of copper required St Nem
eaulred
case AG tenn eet
Line current, 80% 10°
W8x380x107 nog 7 SLBA
Powerloss in theline = (
1-20)
op) *80=8 MW = 8 x 10°W40
systems
we
toss in the conductors is 8 * 10° W,
as PR 088
see, weight of copper for 3 conductors of 120 km length
hace = 3 x (120 x 1000) x 4.78 x 0.0981
= 168810 N or 168.81 kN. (Ans.)
| 1 :
auctor =} x (8x 108
pies per conductor = 3 i
‘ 8x10
emt = 1560
Resistance por cond! 3x 519"
use
ductor porkm = 2158 «gg
pesistance per conductor pe 120
a = 2046 = 50478 em?
conductor are O96
juctor per metre run = 0.0478 x 100 = 4.78 cm?
jume of copper conductor per metr
eee wera 0816
:D.C. transmission :
© Let, V,= Maximum A.C. volts to neutral, and
ower supplied in watts,
‘Thea, D.C. voltage between lines = 2 V,, (Given)
case
2
Lees (DC. —
¥,
RMS valueofline voltage = J3 x Ya.
3 v2
Live curren -
ine urrnt I = .
Bx Byncos9 Ev cone
a v2
1 r
P bsiAc) 31,48, 3] —P.
= V8
"othe sss are same, therefore,
PR 2PR | m4
Wn BV costo Ry 3cos*@
sistance « :
—t
sectional area’
‘ea ofonductor in D.C. _ 39 id
Wat conductorin ac. ~ 4° 8m
qatar nC 2 9
2,
ay 29 = cos od
Weitht ocopperin A.C. = 3% °8°¢
Since in D.C. there are 2 wires and in A.C. there are 3 wires
ae aPOWER syste, “
“
- oma
ost
= 08 16881 = 54.024. (Ans)
eno, weight ofeondvetorsin D.C. = SF
cic threesphae, three-wire line i converted ing
Example 15.1 dou Ce masimum voltage t earth os that ofthe ace 18 ey
tarot eo PO The apa ofthe line ifthe tranamission loss remaing cee
meer ofthe AC. Load to Be unity. "
mine
hc asting double-ieeut three-phase threo-wire line containing.
Sola inleaeuit ewo-poletwo-wire DC, line, itisessumed thar the ie 78 macy |
mam the sam
Fig. 11.24 shows a 2swire D.C. system, for which J, is the line eur-
rent, Bis the resistance of conductor.
Power transmitted, Py = VI
|
‘Total FR os for both the conductors = 21,¢R =
Total ine otes forall the 6 conductors,
2
«2(FY cr =6(F
Pugh dx2 (BY er =0(4) x
lu Three-phase, three-zire star-conneeted system:
‘This system is shown in Fig. 11.25, Maximum value of voltage
between the outer and the neutral = V volts
RMS value ofvoage per phate» J volt
IF yi ther. phase current, R the resistance of each condue-
tor and ot the power factor of oad then
v
Py=BVyqLy008 = 3x i tye
lyn 08 9= 84 Ig 1
Br,
wv
Line losses = 3/1
‘Total ine losses for 2 such 2+ circuits, Pu)y= 2x3 (@
Ones
RY vap,¥
6 (8) R=6| 22 A _ 2p,
¥, av | Ror, a Wr
R_3 )
7 = 212 wr
A ).
w
'¢ capacity of 3-phase double circuit lines is bYSYSTEMS ia
pe rowen S
ye 11.6.An existing single-phase A.C. system comprising of two overhead conductors is
ams joa thre phase, S-vire system by providing an additional condactor of orev
avon entae of additional load that can be transmsted by the three phase conten fie
‘
and percentage line losses remain the same in both the syerne
ine voll
eg em a Single-phase current,
I,= Three-phase current,
R= Resistance of each conductor, and
ower factor in both the systems
solution. Let
one
ssinglephase sytem
Otel, P= Vong
Tiss = 212
Lie ss =
RR
cag line oss = EF 100
Tose
i) Three-phase system :
\pyrertransmitted, P= V5VI, cos 9
/ Line loss = 912R
3RR
se line loss = —3— x 100
| Fae ne = Ei cos
Since the age line loss remains same in both the systems (given), therefore,
3ER 2
= E100 or 1
Bivis ease s=
2
! Py= LVI, c00¢= VBV (21) cos 9= 247, 089
“ae altonl load that can be transmitted
R-R_ 2VIyc086~Vieose
BR Vi,cosé
additional load can be transmitted by converting single-phase line to
veline (Ans,)
sfttmple 1.2. Show that fora given amount of power tobe transmitted over agiven distance,
sa PP 8 nversely proportional tothe square ofthe voltage
Soar geizlder @ n-phase system of transmission as
"Vs Votape to neutral,
2reR
Thang”
100 = 100
Hence, 100 per cent.
15 Current lagging V by angle, ¢ on each phase of the
R. System, and
Tha pa sitance of each line conductor
Power tranamitted by each phase,
P. Meosy
“Tog EW, and
Poet 22 sw
—— kWiphase
1000 0
Pe phase, PsTEA ENGIN
408 INE
x (in terms of power ty
it)
“
ctor, lenght offline and the cross-secti
sreay |
tho eon
1000 P*p! |
Pron” Feta Pu? 08"¢ |
ame terse = (0 ara
natu ever a given Teng with a fixed power
stor ea given amount of pose oe rasa i sa
there iva spocife Kimit fixed for the voltage to be employe
Timit reaches when the cost of conductor, nse,
tors and the ercetion cost ts “minimum”
power tobe transmitted, generation vole
and length of transmission are known) is found as follows
‘a standard voltage of transmission and work out the
In ease of any transmission li 5
poyond which nothing is gained economically, The
tor, supports, transformer, stcitel
“the economical transmission volta
Inga lighting aves
Lhe a unre the eattage .ABeoved
41.7. CHOICE OF TRANSMISSION VOLTAGE
following xs
We tentatively choose :
G@ Transformers, atthe generating and receiving ends f
wa) Si ng of isolators, bus-bars, circuit breakers, relay’ etc.)
uit) Lightning arrestor.
tchyear (cons
(uv) Insutators
(w) Supports (ineluding the X-arms and other fittings)
(vi) Conductor cost.
‘The total sum of all the costs gives the total capital
cost of transmission for the voltage considered. Similar cal-
culations are made for various standard voltages. Then a
carve is drawn for total cost of transmission against the
transmission voltage, as shown in Fig. 11.27. The lowest,
point A on the curve represent optimum voltage to be cho-
‘sen (Asa rough guide the working voltage may be taken as
(06 KV per km, this figure in practice varies from 0.4 to
(0.8). Practically, itis not possible to determine the economie
voltage by the use of this method, Hence, to avoid compli
cations and labour, the following empirical formalue areYou might also like