LEAL: EE 151L LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1: TRANSMISSION LINE PARAMETERS
EE 151L Laboratory Activity 1:
Transmission Line Parameters
Edmund Anthony S. Leal
Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University
San Fernando City, Philippines
elea05352l@student.dmmmsu.edu.ph
I. I NTRODUCTION
T HIS report’s intention is to familiarize us students in
using programs that design and calculates transmission
line parameters. Transmission lines function is to transport
electric energy from various producing units to the distribution
system, which eventually serves the load. Transmission lines
also connect adjacent utilities, allowing not just economical
power dispatch within areas during normal conditions, but
also power transfer across regions during crises.The function
[GMD, GMRL, GMRC] = gmd is developed for the computa-
tion of GM D, GMRL, and GMRc for single-circuit, double-
circuit vertical, and horizontal transposed lines with up to four
bundled conductors. Using the code written by Hadi Saadat,
we are able compute for the inductance and capacitance per
phase per kilometer of the line.
II. D ISCUSSION 1
Resistance, inductance, capacitance, and shunt conductance
are the four major characteristics of a transmission line. These
parameters are spread equally along the line. As a result, it
is also known as the transmission line’s distributed parame-
ter.The effects of magnetic and electric fields around the wire
cause inductance and capacitance.These characteristics are
required for the creation of transmission line models for use
in power system analysis. The shunt conductance accounts for
leakage currents in the air that pass over insulators and ionized
channels. Leakage currents are insignificant in comparison to
the current flowing through transmission lines and can be
ignored. The series impedance is formed by the inductance
and resistance, whereas the shunt admittance is formed by the
capacitance and conductance. The magnetic flux is caused by
the current flow in the transmission line. When the current
in the transmission line changes, the magnetic flux changes as
well, causing emf to be generated in the circuit. The size of the
inducing emf is determined by the rate of change of the flux.
Emf produced in the transmission line resists current passage
in the conductor, and this characteristic is known as the line’s
inductance. Air serves as a dielectric medium in transmission
lines. This dielectric material acts as a capacitor between
the conductors, storing electrical energy and increasing the
capacitance of the line. The conductor’s capacitance is defined
as the presence of charge per unit of potential difference.In
short transmission lines, capacitance is insignificant, but in
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long transmission lines, it is the most essential characteristic.
It has an impact on the system’s efficiency, voltage control,
power factor, and stability. Between the conductors, air acts
as a dielectric medium. Because of dielectric defects, when
an alternating voltage is applied to a conductor, some current
flows through the dielectric medium. This type of current is
known as leakage current. The leakage current is affected by
air conditions and pollutants such as moisture and surface
deposits.The flow of leakage current between the conductors
is termed as shunt conductance. It is evenly dispersed over the
whole length of the line. The sign Y symbolized it, and it is
measured in Siemens.
III. D ISCUSSION 2
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R EFERENCES
[1] H. Saadat, Power System Analysis, USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc., 1999, pp 129-133