EEL303: Power Engineering - 1

Transmission Line Inductance Calculation Part 2

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Generic Formula To Calculate Inductance

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Inductance of Bundled / Composite Conductors

Single Phase Line

Each conductor in bundle X carries i/n current Each conductor in bundle Y carries -i/m current

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Applying above equation for conductor a of bundle X, flux linkages of conductor a:

a = 2 10
2 10

i 1 1 1 1 ln r ' + ln D + ln D + L + ln D n a ab ac an i 1 1 1 1 ln D + ln D + ln D + L + ln D m aa ' ab ' ac ' am

m n

a = 2 10 i ln
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Daa ' Dab ' Dac ' L Dam r 'a Dab Dac L Dan
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La =

a
i n

= 2n 10 ln

m n

Daa ' Dab ' Dac ' L Dam r 'a Dab Dac L Dan

Similarly, inductance of conductor b:

Lb =

b
i n

= 2n 10 ln

m n

Dba ' Dbb ' Dbc ' L Dbm Dab r 'b Dbc L Dbn

Average inductance of each of the conductor of bundle X:

La + Lb + Lc + L + Ln Lav = n
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Bundle X is composed of n conductors in parallel. The inductance of bundle X is:

Lav La + Lb + Lc + L + Ln LX = = n n2

LX = 2 10 ln

mn

(Daa ' Dab ' Dac ' L Dam )(Dba ' Dbb ' Dbc ' L Dbm )L (Dna ' Dnb ' Dnc ' L Dnm ) n (r ' D D L D )(D r ' D L D )L (D D D L r ' ) a ab ac an ba b bc bn na nb nc n
2

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GMD LX = 2 10 ln GMR
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(Geometric Mean Distance) (Geometric Mean Radius)

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GMRX

GMRY GMD

GMD = mn (Daa ' Dab ' Dac ' L Dam )(Dba ' Dbb ' Dbc ' L Dbm )L (Dna ' Dnb ' Dnc ' L Dnm ) GMRX = n (r 'a Dab Dac L Dan )(Dba r 'b Dbc L Dbn )L (Dna Dnb Dnc L r 'n )
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Problem: Find GMR of three symmetrically placed conductors of go path of a single phase line as shown in the figure. r = 2 cm

50 cm

50 cm

50 cm

r ' = 2e 1/ 4 = 0.7788r = 1.56cm

GMR = (1.56 50 50 )

1/ 3

= 15.7cm

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Problem: One circuit of single phase transmission line is composed of three solid 0.25 cm radius wires shown as side X in the figure. The return circuit depicted as side Y is composed of two 0.5 cm radius wires. Find inductance of each side of line in H/m.
9m

GMD between X and Y d

a
6m

GMD = 6 (Dad Dae )(Dbd Dbe )(Dcd Dce )

GMR for Side X

b
6m

GMRX = 9 (Daa Dab Dac )(Dba Dbb Dbc )(Dca Dcb Dcc )
c Where,

Daa = Dbb = Dcc = r ' = 0.7788r = 0.7788 0.25 10 2

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Problem: One circuit of single phase transmission line is composed of three solid 0.25 cm radius wires shown as side X in the figure. The return circuit depicted as side Y is composed of two 0.5 cm radius wires. Find inductance of each side of line in H/m.
9m

GMR for Side Y d

a
6m

GMRY = 4 (Ddd Dde )(Dee Ded )

Where,

b
6m

Ddd = Dee = r ' = 0.7788r = 0.7788 0.5 10 2

c

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Problem: One circuit of single phase transmission line is composed of three solid 0.25 cm radius wires shown as side X in the figure. The return circuit depicted as side Y is composed of two 0.5 cm radius wires. Find inductance of each side of line in H/m.
9m

a
6m

LX = 2 10 7 ln
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GMD GMRX

b
6m

GMD LY = 2 10 ln GMRY
L = LX + LY
Y

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Three Phase Symmetrical Bundled Line

La = 2 10 7 ln GMD GMR

GMD D GMR = (r '1 d12 d13 d14 )

1/ 4

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Inductance of Three Phase Transposed Line

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a: Position 1, b: Position 2, c: Position 3

1 1 1 a1 = 2 10 ia ln + ib ln + ic ln r' D12 D31

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a: Position 2, b: Position 3, c: Position 1

1 1 1 a 2 = 2 10 ia ln + ib ln + ic ln r' D23 D12

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a: Position 3, b: Position 1, c: Position 2

1 1 1 a 3 = 2 10 ia ln + ib ln + ic ln r' D31 D23

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Average flux linkage of a

a =
2 10 7 a = 3

a1 + a 2 + a 3
3

1 1 1 3ia ln + ib ln + ic ln r' D12 D23 D31 D12 D23 D31

D12 D23 D31 a = 2 10 ia ln r'

7 3

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Average inductance per phase:

La = 2 10 ln

Deq r'

H /m

Deq = 3 D12 D23 D31

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Problem: A single circuit three phase transposed line operated at 60 Hz has configuration as shown in the figure. Radius of each of the conductor is 0.0373 meter. Calculate per phase inductance.

20

20

38

GMR = r ' = 0.7788 0.0373

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GMD = D eq = 3 20 20 38 = 24.8

GMD L = 2 10 ln H /m GMR

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Calculation for Unsymmetrically Bundled Transposed Three Phase Line

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GMRR = i (r 'a Dab Dac L Dai )(Dba r 'b Dbc L Dbi )L (Dia Dib Dic L r 'i )
2

Product of distance between each conductor of R phase to every other conductor of phase R

GMRY =

j2

(r '

Dab Dac L Daj )(Dba r 'b Dbc L Dbj )L (D ja D jb D jc L r ' j )

Product of distance between each conductor of Y phase to every other conductor of phase Y

GMRB =

k2

(r 'a Dab Dac L Dak )(Dba r 'b Dbc L Dbk )L (Dka Dkb Dkc L r 'k )

Product of distance between each conductor of B phase to every other conductor of phase B

GMR phase = 3 GMRR GMRY GMRB

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GMDRY = ij (Daa ' Dab ' Dac ' L Daj )(Dba ' Dbb ' Dbc ' L Dbj )L (Dna ' Dnb ' Dnc ' L Dij )
i: total conductors in phase R line j: total conductors in phase Y line
Product of distance between each conductor of R phase and every conductor of Y phase

GMDYB =

jk

(Daa ' Dab ' Dac ' L Dak )(Dba ' Dbb ' Dbc ' L Dbk )L (Dna ' Dnb ' Dnc ' L D jk )

j: total conductors in phase Y line k: total conductors in phase B line

Product of distance between each conductor of Y phase and every conductor of B phase

GMDBR = ki (Daa ' Dab ' Dac ' L Dai )(Dba ' Dbb ' Dbc ' L Dbi )L (Dna ' Dnb ' Dnc ' L Dki )
k: total conductors in phase B line i: total conductors in phase R line
Product of distance between each conductor of B phase and every conductor of R phase

GMD phase = 3 GMDRY GMDYB GMDBR

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GMR phase = 3 GMRR GMRY GMRB GMD phase = 3 GMDRY GMDYB GMDBR

L phase = 2 10 ln

GMD phase GMR phase

H /m

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Use of Tables To Calculate Inductive Reactance

GMD X L = 2fL = 2f 2 10 ln /m GMR
7

GMD X L = 2.022 10 f ln / mi GMR

3

This value for a stranded conductor is given in inches in standard table

Use GMR as given in table instead of r

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GMD X L = 2.022 10 f ln / mi GMR

3

1 X L = 2.022 10 f ln + 2.022 10 3 f ln GMD / mi GMR

3

Xa inductive reactance at 1 ft spacing

Xd inductive reactance spacing factor

These values are directly given in the standard data table

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Important
In standard data table, GMR of stranded conductor (as shown) is given (in inches). In this case, use this GMR value in all formulae instead of r (or 0.7788 x r) to calculate GMR of bundle
r

If conductor is a solid conductor, with radius given as r, r = 0.7788 x r should be used in all formulae to calculate GMR of bundle

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