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Reg. No. :

Question Paper Code : X 10382

B.E./B.Tech. Degree Examinations, november/december 2020

Sixth Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
EE 8007 – ehvac transmission
(Regulations 2017)

Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks

Answer all questions

Part – A (10×2=20 Marks)

1. Write the voltage levels are recognized in India as per IS-2026 for line-to-line
voltages.

2. Define ‘Bundle spacing’.

3. What are the effects of surface voltage gradient on conductors in a bundle ?

4. Give the expression for the value of the gradient factor.

5. What are the causes for an overhead line generates an electrostatic field and
a magnetic field ?

6. Describe the role of shunt reactors employed in EHV line.

7. List the factors that involved in audible noise generated by a line.

8. Write the formula for peak value applies to the various settings of the noise
meter for repetitive pulses.

9. What is the significance of current density as a design factors under steady

state in EHV ?

10. What are the problems usually associated with transmission lines ?
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Part – B (5×13=65 Marks)

11. a) A single-circuit 3-phase 50 Hz 400 kV line has a series reactance per phase
of 0.327 ohm/km. Neglect line resistance. The line is 400 km long and the
receiving end load is 600 MW at 0.9 p.f. lag. The positive-sequence line
capacitance is 7.27 nF/km. In the absence of any compensating equipment
connected to ends of line, calculate the sending-end voltage. Work with and
without considering line capacitance. The base quantities for calculation
are 400 kV, 1000 MVA.
(OR)
b) Explain the properties of bundle conductor and derive the relation between
bundle spacing and bundle radius. Also derive the expression for Geometric
mean radius of bundle.

12. a) Derive the expression for maximum surface voltage gradients of bundles
with more than 2 sub-conductors.
(OR)
b) Explain the effect of high electrostatic field on human beings, animals,
plant life, vehicles, fences, buried pipe lines.

13. a) Explain the electrostatic induction on un energized circuit of a D/C line.

(OR)
b) Explain about no load voltage, charging currents and MVAR at power
frequency.

14. a) Explain charge-voltage diagram of corona with neat diagram.

(OR)
b) With help of block diagram of Radio Noise Meter and circuit for measuring
Radio Influence Voltage (RIV), explain the measurements of RI and RIV.

15. a) Explain in detail of the factors to be considered for design of EHV line based
on steady state.
(OR)
b) List the important electrical characteristics that govern the performance of
an EHV cable and derive the expression for electric stress in dielectric.
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Part – C (1×15=15 Marks)

16. a) The configurations of some EHV lines for 400 kV to 1200 kV are given.
Calculate req for each.
i) 400 kV : N = 2, d = 2r = 3.18 cm, B = 45 cm (3)
ii) 750 kV : N = 4, d = 3.46 cm, B = 45 cm (4)
iii) 1000 kV : N = 6, d = 4.6 cm, B = 12 d (4)
iv) 1200 kV : N = 8, d = 4.6 cm, R = 0.6 m. (4)

(OR)

b) Explain the design procedure with necessary equation for 400 kV, 400 km
line to transmit 1000 MW using shunt-reactor compensation at both ends
for no load condition and switched capacitors for load condition for voltage
control at buses.

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