EHV / UHV Power Transmission

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Department of Electrical Engg, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - India
 Projected Power Scenario in the Country

•** Source- Planning commission report on IEP

Electricity is a concurrent subject in India - both central and state governments are
responsible for the development of electricity sector.
The Central Transmission Utility (CTU), plays an important role in the planning of
new transmission systems as well as strengthening of existing networks.
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Evolution of Grid Interconnection in India

National

Regional

1990’s
State
1970’s
Local
1960’s
1950’s

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Department of Electrical Engg, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - India
 National Grid
1 August 2006
North synchronized
Regional Grids
5 With Central Grid
State Utilities March 2003
33
West synchronized •NEW Grid
With East & Northeast

South
October 1991
Grid
East and Northeast
synchronized

Central Grid

North

East
West
Northeast
South Inter – Regional
Capacity:
Five Regional Grids
22 GW
Five Frequencies
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 Evolution of National Grid

• Grid management on regional basis started in sixties.

• One Nation One Grid synchronously connect all the regional grids there
will be one national frequency
• 31st Dec 2013, Southern Region connected to Central Grid in
Synchronous mode with the commissioning of 765kV Raichur-Solapur
Transmission line thereby achieving
'ONE NATION'-'ONE GRID'-'ONE FREQUENCY'.
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International POWER Interconnections Bhutan

Nepal Tala: 1020 MW

Chukha: 336 MW
Over 16 links of 132/33/11 KV
Kurichu: 60 MW
•Radial links with Nepal
•Net import by India
•Net import by Nepal

India- Bhutan synchronous links

400 kV Tala-Binaguri D/C
400 kV Tala-Malbase-Binaguri
220 kV Chukha-Birpara D/C
220 kV Chukha-Malbase-Birpara
132 kV Kurichu-Bongaigaon

Bangladesh
400 KV AC line between Baharampur(India)
and Bheramara(Bangladesh) with 500 MW
HVDC sub-station at Bheramara

Sri – Lanka
Madurai(India) & Anuradhapura(Sri-Lanka)
through ±500 KV HVDC under sea cable
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STANDARD TRANSMISSION VOLTAGES
• Voltages adopted for transmission of bulk power have to conform to standard
specifications formulated in all countries (internationally accepted).
• Necessary in view of import, export, domestic manufacture and use.
• L-to-L voltages adopted in India as per IS Std are:

• Maximum operating voltages specified should in no case be exceeded in any

part of system, since insulation levels are designed based on these..

• Therefore primary responsibility of a design engineer to provide sufficient

& proper type of reactive power at suitable places in the system.

• For voltage rises, capacitive compensation (Shunt reactors, Static VAR & Tap changers)
• for voltage drops, inductive compensation (Syn condensers, series cap, tap changers) is
usually provided.

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 Transmission Technology

World’s Highest
World’s longest Voltage level – Test station
multi-terminal Charged in Oct.’12
HVDC to harness renewable
Hydro Power from North-east

Voltage (kV) 1200kV

800kV HVDC
765kV

World’s longest multi-terminal ±800 kV HVDC Biswanath

Chariali, North-Eastern Region to Agra, Northern Region
500kV (1730kms) Power transmission 6000-8000 MW.
HVDC
400kV
Raigarh-Pugalur 800 kV UHVDC system will connect Raigarh in
220kV Central India to Pugalur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

•The 1830-km link with a capacity of 6,000 MW

1977 1990 2000 2002 2012 2017-18

Year
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Price comparison for AC and HVDC for 2000MW

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Transmission System Development – Issues

To meet growing requirement, development of strong transmission system

between resource generation and bulk consumption centers are required.

However, development of transmission system involves following issues:

• Minimization of Right of Way
• Protection of flora & fauna, wild life
• Creation of long distance high capacity transmission corridors to enable
minimum cost per MW transfer as well as Optimal Transmission losses
• Minimal Impact on Environnent
• Strengthening of National Grid

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