1. SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,INDORE(M.P)
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGG.

2. OBJECTIVE OF THE LECTURE
Short, Medium & long transmission line and their representation.
Nominal T, Nominal Л, Equivalent T and equivalent Л network models.
ABCD constants for symmetrical & asymmetrical network.
regulation & efficiency of all types of lines.
Surge Impedance loading.
Interpretation of long line equation and its equivalent equation.
Tuned power lines.
Power flow through transmission line.
Circle diagram.
Method of voltage control.
Static & rotating VAR generator.
transformer control.

3. High Voltage Transmission Line

4. Short Transmission Lines
When the length of an overhead transmission line is up to about 50 km and the line voltage is comparatively low (< 20 kV) it is usually considered as a short transmission line Due to smaller length and lower voltage, the capacitance effects are small and hence can be neglected. Therefore, while studying the performance of a short transmission line, only resistance and inductance of the line are taken into account.

5. Medium Transmission Lines
When the length of an overhead transmission line is about km and the line voltage is moderately high (>20 kV < 100 kV) it is considered as a medium transmission line Due to sufficient length and voltage of the line, the capacitance effects are taken into account. For purposes of calculations, the distributed capacitance of the line is divided and lumped in the form of condensers shunted across the line at one or more points.

6. Long Transmission Lines
When the length of an overhead transmission line is more than 150 km and line voltage is very high (> 100 kV) it is considered as a long transmission the line constants are considered uniformly distributed over the whole length of the line and rigorous methods are employed for solution.

7. Performance of Single Phase Short Transmission Lines
the effects of line capacitance are neglected for a short transmission line. only resistance and inductance of the line are taken into account. I = load current R = loop resistance i.e., resistance of both conductors XL = loop reactance VR = receiving end voltage, cos φR = receiving end power factor (lagging) VS = sending end voltage, cos φs = sending end power factor

8. Equivalent circuit & phasor diagram of the Short line
for lagging load power factor

10. OC = OF = OA + AF = OA + AG + GF
= OA + AG + BH
∴ VS = VR+IRcosφR+IXLsinφR

16. Medium Transmission Lines Nominal T Model
the whole line capacitance is assumed to be concentrated at the middle point of the line and half the line resistance and reactance are lumped on its either side , full charging current flows over half the line.

18. Nominal π Model
capacitance of each conductor (i.e., line to neutral) is divided into two halves one half being lumped at the sending end and the other half at the receiving end

20. Long Transmission Lines
in order to obtain fair degree of accuracy in the performance calculations of long lines, the line constants are considered as uniformly distributed throughout the length of the line. Figure shows the equivalent circuit of a 3-phase long transmission line on a phase-neutral basis. The whole line length is divided into n sections, each section having line constants 1/n of those for the whole line.

21. For Long Transmission Lines The following points may by noted : (i) The line constants are uniformly distributed over the entire length of line as is actually the case. (ii) The resistance and inductive reactance are the series elements. (iii) The leakage susceptance (B) and leakage conductance (G) are shunt elements. The leakage susceptance is due to the fact that capacitance exists between line and neutral. The leakage conductance takes into account the energy losses occurring through leakage over the insulators or due to corona effect between conductors. Admittance = (iv) The leakage current through shunt admittance is maximum at the sending end of the line and decreases continuously as the receiving end of the circuit is approached at which point its value is zero.

22. Analysis of Long Transmission Line
Figure shows one phase and neutral connection of a 3-phase line with impedance and shunt admittance of the line uniformly distributed. z = series impedance of the line per unit length y = shunt admittance of the line per unit length Y = total shunt admittance of the line Z = total series impedance of the line

23. Generalized Constants for Transmission Lines

25. Medium lines Nominal T model

31. Medium lines Nominal π model
line-to-neutral capacitance is divided into two halves ; one half being concentrated at the load end and the other half at the sending end

33. Surge Impedance Loading
The surge impedance loading (SIL) of the line is defined as the power delivered to a purely resistive load equal in value to the surge impedance of the line

34. TUNED POWER LINE
In the long transmission line model, if the shunt conductance and series resistance are neglected
then
where l is the length of the line. This simplifies ABCD constants and the following relationship results
This will be an ideal situation to operate a transmission line.
The receiving end voltage and currents are equal to the sending end voltage and current. The line has a flat voltage profile.

35. FERRANTI EFFECT
As the transmission line length increases, the receiving end voltage rises above the sending end voltage, due to line capacitance. This is called the Ferranti effect

36. Voltage Control
Importance of Voltage Control When the load on the supply system changes, the voltage at the consumer’s terminals also changes. The variations of voltage at the consumer’s terminals are undesirable and must be kept within prescribed limits. Methods of Voltage Control (i) By excitation control (ii) By using tap changing transformers (iii) Auto-transformer tap changing (iv) Booster transformers (v) Induction regulators (vi) By synchronous condenser (rotating VAR Generator)

37. Booster transformer
The secondary of the booster transformer is connected in series with the line whose voltage is to be controlled. The primary of this transformer is supplied from a regulating transformer fitted with on-load tap-changing gear. The booster transformer is connected in such a way that its secondary injects a voltage in phase with the line voltage.

38. Induction regulator
An induction regulator is essentially a constant voltage transformer one winding of which can be moved w.r.t. the other, thereby obtaining a variable secondary voltage. The primary winding is connected across the supply while the secondary winding is connected in series with the line whose voltage is to be controlled. When the position of one winding is changed w.r.t. the other, the secondary voltage injected into the line also changes. There are two types of induction regulators single phase and 3-phase.

39. Static VAR Generator
They maintain Bus voltage & generate reactive power & makes Power factor approx unity.