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Homework 3
Due date: May 29, 2015
1. Calculate the inductive reactance in ohms per mile for the 500-kV, double-circuit, bundleconductor line with three subconductors of 0.0431-ft GMR and with 18-in. bundle separation.
Assume conductor configurations as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1

2. Calculate the inductive reactance in ohms per mile for the 345-kV, double-circuit, bundleconductor line with two subconductors per bundle at 18-in bundle spacing. Assume
subconductor's GMR is 0.0497 ft and conductor configuration is as shown in Figure 2.
3. Calculate the inductive reactance in ohms per mile for the 345-kV, double-circuit, bundleconductor line with two subconductors per bundle at 18-in. bundle spacing. Assume
subconductor's GMR is 0.0373 ft, and conductor configuration is as shown in Figure 3.
4. Calculate the capacitive reactance in ohm-kilometers of a bundled 60-Hz three-phase line
having three ACSR Rail conductors per bundle with 45cm between conductors of the bundle.
The spacing between bundle centers is 9, 9, and 18 m.
5. Three ACSR Drake conductors are used for a three-phase overhead transmission line operating
at 60 Hz. The conductor configuration is in the form of an isosceles triangle with sides of 20,
20, and 38 ft. (a) Find the capacitance-to-neutral and capacitive reactance-to-neutral for each 1mile length of line. (b) For a line length of 175 mi and a normal operating voltage of 220 kV,
determine the capacitive reactance-to-neutral for the entire line length as well as the charging
current per mile and total three-phase reactive power supplied by the line capacitance.
6. A three-phase 60-Hz, 125-km overhead transmission line has flat horizontal spacing with three
identical conductors. The conductors have an outside diameter of 3.28 cm with 12 m between
adjacent conductors. (a) Determine the capacitive reactance-to-neutral in -m per phase and the
capacitive reactance of the line in per phase. Neglect the effect of the earth plane. (b)
Assuming that the conductors are horizontally placed 20 m above ground, repeat (a) while
taking into account the effect of ground. Consider the earth plane to be a perfect conductor.
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Figure 3

7. (a) In practice, one deals with the capacitive reactance of the line in ohms mi to neutral. Show
that
2
= F/m line-to-neutral
can be rewritten as

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= +
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8.
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Where = () is the capacitive reactance spacing factor,

1
= is the capacitive reactance at 1-ft spacing,

and = 4.1 106 / = 0.06833 106 at f=60 Hz.

Determine the capacitive reactance in ohmmile for the line of Problem 1. Assume the
conductor's outside diameter is 1.302 in. Neglect earth effect.
Determine the capacitive reactance in ohmmile for the line of Problem 2. Assume the
conductor's outside diameter is 1.502 in. Neglect earth effects.
Determine the capacitive reactance in ohmmile for the line of Problem 3. Assume the
conductor's outside diameter is 1.165 in.
A 60-Hz three-phase line composed of one ACSR Bluejay conductor per phase has flat
horizontal spacing of 11m between adjacent conductors. Compare the capacitive reactance in
ohm-kilometers per phase of this line with that of a line using a two-conductor bundle of ACSR
26/7 conductors having the same total cross-sectional area of aluminum as the single-conductor
line and the 11-m spacing measured between bundles. The spacing between conductors in the
bundle is 40cm.
A three-phase transposed line is composed of one ACSR, 1,431,000-cmil, 47/7 Bobolink
conductor per phase with flat horizontal spacing of 11m as shown in Figure 4. The conductors
have a diameter of 3.625 cm and a GMR of 1.439cm. The line is to be replaced by a threeconductor bundle of ACSR, 477,000-cmil, 26/7 Hawk conductors having the same
crosssectional area of aluminum as the single-conductor line. The conductors have a diameter
of 2.1793cm and a GMR of 0.8839cm. The new line will also have a flat horizontal
configuration, but it is to be operated at a higher voltage and therefore the phase spacing is
increased to 14m as measured from the center of the bundles as shown in Figure 5. The spacing
between the conductors in the bundle is 45cm. Determine (a) The percentage change in the
inductance. (b) The percentage change in the capacitance.

Figure 4

Figure 5

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