EEE 471/591: Power System Analysis [Face-to-Face]

Spring 2019 Homework #6

Due on Feb 22 (Friday), 2019 at 11:59 PM (MST)
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Problem 1 (25 Points)

A 60-Hz, single-phase two-wire overhead line has solid cylindrical copper conductors with a 1.5 cm
diameter. The conductors are arranged in a horizontal configuration with 0.6m spacing. Calculate the
capacitance-to-neutral in F/m and the admittance-to-neutral in S/km for this single-phase line. Neglect
the effect of the earth plane.

Problem 2 (25 Points)

A 60-Hz, three-phase three-wire overhead line has solid cylindrical conductors arranged in the form of
an equilateral triangle with 6-ft conductor spacing. The conductor diameter is 0.7 in. Calculate the
capacitance-to-neutral in F/m and the admittance-to-neutral in S/km for the three-phase line. Neglect the
effect of the earth plane.

Problem 3 (25 Points)

A 230-kV, 60-Hz, three-phase completely transposed overhead line has one ACSR 795 kcmil conductor
(the Condor conductor) per phase and flat horizontal phase spacing, with 7.7m between adjacent
conductors. Calculate the capacitance-to-neutral in F/m and the admittance-to-neutral in S/km for the
three-phase line. Also calculate the line-charging current magnitude in kA/phase if the line is 110 km in
length and is operated at 230 kV. Neglect the effect of the earth plane.

Problem 4 (25 Points)

A bundled 500-kV, 60-Hz, three-phase completely transposed overhead line has three ACSR 1351 kcmil
conductors per bundle, with 0.8m between conductors in the bundle. The horizontal phase spacings
between bundle centers are 7, 7, and 14m. Calculate the capacitance-to-neutral in F/m and the
admittance-to-neutral in S/km for the line. Also calculate the total reactive power in Mvar/km supplied
by the line capacitance when it is operated at 500 kV. Neglect the effect of the earth.