SHEET (2)
Performance of Short Transmission Lines
1. Draw the phasor diagram of the short line for lagging load power factor, taking:
- VR as a reference
- IR as a reference
For each case, write the sending end voltage equation.
2. Deduce an expression for voltage regulation of a short transmission line for lagging
load power factor, in terms of receiving end voltage and current, line impedance, 𝜑R .
Show the difference in expression for both unity and leading power factor.
3. A single phase overhead transmission line delivers 1100 kW at 33 kV at 0·8 p.f.
lagging. The total resistance and inductive reactance of the line are 10 Ω and 15 Ω
respectively. Determine: (i) sending end voltage (ii) sending end power factor (iii)
percentage regulation and (iv) transmission efficiency.
4. What is the maximum length in km for a 1-phase transmission line having copper
conductor of 0·775 cm2 cross-section over which 200 kW at unity power factor and at
3300V are to be delivered? The efficiency of transmission is 90%. Take specific
resistance as 1.725 μ Ω cm.
5. A single phase 11 kV line with a length of 15 km is to transmit 500 kVA. The
inductive reactance of the line is 0·5 Ω/km and the resistance is 0·3 Ω/km. Calculate the
efficiency and regulation of the line for 0·8
lagging power factor.
6. A single phase transmission line is delivering 500 kVA load at 2 kV. Its resistance is
0·2 Ω and inductive reactance is 0·4 Ω. Determine the voltage regulation if the load
power factor is (i) 0·707 lagging (ii) 0·707 leading.
7. Estimate the distance over which a load of 15000 kW at a p.f. 0·8 lagging can be
delivered by a 3-phase transmission line having conductors each of resistance 1 Ω per
kilometer. The voltage at the receiving end is to be 132 kV and the loss in the
transmission is to be 5%.
9. A 3-phase line delivers 3600 kW at a p.f. 0·8 lagging to a load. If the sending end
voltage is 33 kV, determine (i) the receiving end voltage (ii) line current (iii)
transmission efficiency. The resistance and reactance of each conductor are 5·31 Ω and
5·54 Ω respectively.
10. A short 3-φ transmission line with an impedance of (6 + j 8) Ω per phase has sending
and receiving end voltages of 120 kV and 110 kV respectively for some receiving end
load at a p.f. of 0·9 lagging. Determine (i) power output and (ii) sending end power
factor.
11. A 3-phase, 50 Hz, 16 km long overhead line supplies 1000 kW at 11kV, 0·8 p.f.
lagging. The line resistance is 0·03 Ω per phase per km and line inductance is 0·7 mH
per phase per km. Calculate the sending end voltage, voltage regulation and efficiency
of transmission.