CHECK FOR CORONA OF THE CONDUCTOR (3 PHASE, BUNDLE CONDUCTOR,

BASED ON IEEE 6905)

Type of conductor: TACSR 800/55

Nominal outer diameter (D): 38.4 mm
Number of conductor: 2
Ambient air temperature: 400 C
Design Altitude (A): <150 m

The corona onset gradient for conductor

c
Ec = m E0 Da (1+ ) (eqn. D.1, IEEE 605-2008)
√ Da r c
= 20.59 kV/cm

Where,
E0 = Empirical constant = 21.1 kV/cm
C = Empirical constant = 0.301 cm-1
m = The conductor irregularity factor = 0.85
rc = Conductor outside radius = 1.92 cm
T0 = Common basis of temperature = 250 C
T = The temperature of ambient air = 400 C
Da = The relative air density
273+T 0 P 273+T 0 A
=( 273+T ) P 0 =( 273+T ) (1- 10 )

= 0.9378
Average voltage gradient at the surface of 3 phase bundle conductor
V1
Ea = nrln 2 he = 5.64 kV/cm (eqn. D.12 IEEE 605-2008)
ℜ

V1 = 110% of the line to ground voltage = 83.83 kV

N = the number of subconductors in the bundle = 2
r= the conductor radius = 1.92 cm
re = the equivalent single conductor radius of bundled semi-conductors
s n−1
= r (g × r ¿ n (eqn. D.11 IEEE 605-2008)

= 6.2 cm

g= constant 1 for bundle of 1,2 or 3

s = the distance between conductors = 20 cm
he = the equivalent distance from center of conductor to ground plane for three
phases
hD
= (eqn. D.8. IEEE 605-2008)
√ 4 h 2+ D 2
= 148.84 cm
h= the conductor center distance from ground = 1200 cm
D = the phase to phase spacing for three phases = 300 cm
Maximum voltage gradient at the surface of the conductor
he
Em = he−ℜ Ea ( eqn. D.13 IEEE 605-2008)

= 5.88 kV/cm

The equivalent single conductor radius of bundle subconductors

s n−1
= r (g × r ¿ n (eqn. D.11 IEEE 605-2008)

= 6.2 cm

he = the equivalent distance from center of conductor to ground plane for three
phases
hD
= (eqn. D.8. IEEE 605-2008)
√ 4 h 2+ D 2
= 148.84 cm
h= the conductor center distance from ground = 1200 cm
D = the phase to phase spacing for three phases = 300 cm

Conclusion: Maximum voltage gradient (Em) is lower than corona onset gradient
(Ec)
Em: 5.88 kV/cm (rms) < Ec: 20.59 kV/cm (rms)

SUITABLE