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VOLTAGE CONTROL
In a modern power system, electrical energy from the generating station is delivered to the ultimate consumers through a network…
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LONG TRANSMISSION LINES
It is well known that line constants of the transmission line are uniformly distributed over the entire length of the…
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MEDIUM TRANSMISSION LINES
In short transmission line calculations, the effects of the line capacitance are neglected because such lines have smaller lengths and…
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PERFORMANCE OF SINGLE PHASE SHORT TRANSMISSION LINES
As stated earlier, the effects of line capacitance are neglected for a short transmission line. Therefore, while studying the performance…
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CLASSIFICATION OF LINES
The important considerations in the design and operation of a transmission line are thedetermination of voltage drop, line losses and…
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CORONA
When an alternating potential difference is applied across two conductors whose spacing is large as compared to their diameters, there…
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CONDUCTORS
Commonly used conductor materials: The most commonly used conductor materials for over head lines are copper, aluminium, steel cored aluminium,…
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INDUCTIVE INTERFERENCE WITH NEIGHBOURING COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS
It is usual practice to run telephone lines along the same route as the power lines. The transmission lines transmit…
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CAPACITANCE OF A SINGLE PHASE TWO-WIRE LINE
Consider a single phase overhead transmission line consisting of two parallel conductors A and B spaced d metres apart in…
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CONCEPT OF SELF-GMD AND MUTUAL-GMD
The use of self geometrical mean distance (abbreviated as self-GMD) and mutual geometrical mean distance (mutual-GMD) simplifies the inductance calculations,…
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INDUCTANCE OF A SINGLE PHASE TWO-WIRE LINE
A single phase line consists of two parallel conductors which form a rectangular loop of one turn. When an alternating…
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PARAMETERS OF SINGLE AND THREE PHASE TRANSMISSION LINES WITH SINGLE AND DOUBLE CIRCUITS
CONSTANTS OF A TRANSMISSION LINE A transmission line has resistance, inductance and capacitance uniformly distributed along the whole length of…