Transmission Line
GATE Electrical Engineering · Power Systems - Transmission Line Analysis · 1992-2026
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All concepts →For the balanced 3-phase transmission line shown, consider the following cases: Case-1: |V1| = 1.1 p. u., |V2| = 0.9 p. u., Z = 0.75∠0° p. u. and θ12 = θ1 - θ2 = 0° Case-2: |V1| =...
A 50 Hz, 275 kV line of length 400 km has the following parameters: Resistance, R = 0.035 $$\Omega$$/km; Inductance, L = 1 mH/km; Capacitance, C = 0.01 $$\mu$$F/km; The line is rep...
The valid positive, negative and zero sequence impedances (in p.u.), respectively, for a 220 kV, fully transported three-phase transmission line, from the given choices are
A three-phase 50 Hz, 400 kV transmission line is 300 km long. The line inductance is 1 mH/km per phase, and the capacitance is 0.01 µF/km per phase. The line is under open circuit...
Consider a lossy transmission line with V₁ and V₂ as the sending and receiving end voltages, respectively. Z and X are the series impedance and reactance of the line, respectively....
The series impedance matrix of a short three-phase transmission line in phase coordinates is [Zs Zm Zm; Zm Zs Zm; Zm Zm Zs]. If the positive sequence impedance is (1 + j 10) Ω, and...
The nominal-π circuit of a transmission line is shown in the figure. Impedance Z = 100∠80° Ω and reactance X = 3300 Ω. The magnitude of the characteristic impedance of the transmis...
The bus admittance matrix for a power system network is $[-j39.9 \quad j20 \quad j20 \\ j20 \quad -j39.9 \quad j20 \text{ pu.} \\ j20 \quad j20 \quad -j39.9]$ There is a transmissi...
Consider an overhead transmission line with 3-phase, 50 Hz balanced system with conductors located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of length Dab = Dbc = Dca = 1m as show...
A 3-phase, 50 Hz generator supplies power of 3MW at 17.32 kV to a balanced 3-phase inductive load through an overhead line. The per phase line resistance and reactance are 0.25$\Om...
The figure shows the single line diagram of a power system with a double circuit transmission line. The expression for electrical power is 1.5 sin δ, where δ is the rotor angle. Th...
The series impedance matrix of a short three-phase transmission line in phase coordinates is $$\left[ {\matrix{ {{Z_s}} & {{Z_m}} & {{Z_m}} \cr {{Z_m}} & {{Z_s}} & {{Z_m}} \cr {{Z_...
A single-phase transmission line has two conductors each of 10 mm radius. These are fixed at a center-to-center distance of 1 m in a horizontal plane. This is now converted to a th...
For a $$400$$ $$km$$ long transmission line, the series impedance is $$(0.0 + j0.5)$$ $$\Omega /km$$ and the shunt admittance is $$(0.0 + j5.0)$$ $$\mu \,mho/km.$$ The magnitude of...
For a fully transposed transmission line
The horizontally placed conductors of a single phase line operating at $$50$$ $$Hz$$ are having outside diameter of $$1.6$$ cm, and the spacing between centers of the conductors is...
In a long transmission line with $$r, l, g$$ and $$𝑐$$ are the resistance, inductance, shunt conductance and capacitance per unit length respectively, the condition for distortion...
Shunt reactors are sometimes used in high voltage transmission systems to
A nuclear power station of $$500$$ $$MW$$ capacity is located at $$300$$ km away from a load center. Select the most suitable power evacuation transmission configuration among the...
A $$50$$ $$Hz$$ synchronous generator is initially connected to a long lossless transmission line which is open circuited at the receiving end. With the field voltage held constant...
For a fixed value of complex power flow in a transmission line having a sending end voltage $$V$$, the real power loss will be proportional to
An extra high voltage transmission line of length $$300$$ km can be approximate by a lossless line having propagation constant $$\beta = 0.00127$$ radians per km. then the percenta...
A lossless transmission line having Surge Impedance Loading $$(SIL)$$ of $$2280$$ $$MW.$$ A Series capacitive compensation of $$30$$% is emplaced. Then $$SIL$$ of the compensated t...
The total reactance and total susceptance of a lossless overhead $$EHV$$ line, operating at $$50$$ $$Hz,$$ are given by $$0.045$$ pu and $$1.2$$ pu respectively. If the velocity of...
The concept of an electrically short, medium, and long line is primarily based on the
The $$A, B, C, D$$ constant of a $$220$$ $$kV$$ line are: $$A = D = 0.94\,\angle \,10,\,\,\,B = 130\,\angle \,730,\,\,\,C = 0.001\,\angle \,900.\,\,$$ If the sending end voltage of...
The concept of an electricity short, medium and long line is primarily based on the
The parameters of transposed overhead transmission line are given as: self reactance $${X_s} = 0.4\,\,\Omega /km$$ and Mutual reactance $$\,{X_m} = 0.1\,\,\Omega /km.\,\,$$ The pos...
The generalized circuit constants of a $$3$$-phase, $$220$$ $$kV$$ rated voltage, medium length transmission line are $$A = D = 0.936 + j\,0.016 = 0.936\angle {0.98^ \circ }$$ $$B...
A $$800$$ $$kV$$ transmission line is having per phase line inductance of $$1.1$$ $$mH/km$$ and per phase line capacitance of $$11.68$$ $$nF/km.$$ Ignoring the length of the line,...
The ABCD parameters of a $$3$$-phase overhead transmission line are $$\,A = D = 0.9\angle {0^ \circ }.\,\,B = 200\,\angle {90^ \circ }\,\,\Omega \,\,\,$$ and $$\,\,C = 0.95\, \time...
A $$3$$-phase, $$11$$-$$kV$$ generator feeds power to a constant power unity power factor load of $$100$$ $$MW$$ through a $$3$$-phase transmission line. The line-to-line voltage a...
A long wire composed of a smooth round conductor runs above and parallel to the ground (assumed to be a large conducting plane). A high voltage exists between the conductor and the...
Consider a long, two-wire line composed of solid round conductors. The radius of both conductors is $$0.25$$ cm and the distance between their centers is $$1$$m. If this distance i...
The conductors of a $$10$$ $$km$$ long, single phase, two wire line are separated by a distance of $$1.5$$ $$m.$$ The diameter of each conductor is $$1$$ $$cm.$$ If the conductors...
A 132 kV transmission line AB is connected to a cable BC. The characteristic impedances of the overhead line and the cable are 400$$\Omega $$ and 80$$\Omega $$ respectively. Assume...
A lossless radial transmission line with surge impedance loading
A transmission line has equal voltages at the two ends, maintained constant by two sources. A third source is to be provided to maintain constant voltage (equal to end voltages) at...
$$A$$ $$220$$ kV, $$20$$ km long, $$3$$-phase transmission line has the following $$A, B, C, D$$ constants. $$A=D=0.96$$$$\angle {3^0},$$ $$\,B = 55\angle {65^0}\,\,\Omega /$$ phas...
The load carrying capability of a long AC transmission line is
A cable has the following characteristics. $$L = 0.201\,\,\mu H/m\,\,$$ and $$\,C = 196.2\,pF/m.\,$$ The velocity of wave propagation through the cable is
For a $$500$$ Hz frequency excitation, a $$50$$ km short power line will be modeled as
The insulation level of a $$400$$ kV, EHV overhead transmission line is decided on the basis of
The surge impedance of a $$400$$ km long overhead transmission line is $$400$$ $$\Omega $$. For a $$200$$ km length of the same line, the surge impedance will be
The charging current of a $$400$$ kV transmission line is more than that of a $$220$$ kV line of the same length.
A three phase overhead transmission line has its conductors horizontally spaced with spacing between adjacent conductors equal to 'd'. If now the conductors of the line are rearran...
The inductance of a power transmission line increases with