EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONA Course Material onTRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONByMr. S.VIJAYASSISTANT PROFESSORDEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERINGSASURIE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGVIJAYAMANGALAM – 638 0561SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
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EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONUNIT I STRUCTURE OF POWER SYSTEM9Structure of electric power system: generation, transmission and distribution; Types of AC andDC distributors – distributed and concentrated loads – interconnection – EHVAC and HVDCtransmission -Introduction to FACTS.UNIT II TRANSMISSION LINE PARAMETERS9Parameters of single and three phase transmission lines with single and double circuits Resistance, inductance and capacitance of solid, stranded and bundled conductors, Symmetricaland unsymmetrical spacing and transposition - application of self and mutual GMD; skin andproximity effects - interference with neighboring communication circuits - Typicalconfigurations, conductor types and electrical parameters of EHV lines, corona discharges.UNIT III MODELLING AND PERFORMANCE OF TRANSMISSION LINES9Classification of lines - short line, medium line and long line - equivalent circuits, phasordiagram, attenuation constant, phase constant, surge impedance; transmission efficiency andvoltage regulation, real and reactive power flow in lines, Power - circle diagrams, surgeimpedance loading, methods of voltage control; Ferranti effect.UNIT IV INSULATORS AND CABLES9Insulators - Types, voltage distribution in insulator string, improvement of string efficiency,testing of insulators. Underground cables - Types of cables, Capacitance of Single-core cable,Grading of cables, Power factor and heating of cables, Capacitance of 3- core belted cable, D.Ccables.UNIT V MECHANICAL DESIGN OF LINES AND GROUNDING9Mechanical design of transmission line – sag and tension calculations for different weatherconditions, Tower spotting, Types of towers, Substation Layout (AIS, GIS), Methods ofgrounding.TOTAL: 45PERIODSTEXT BOOKS:1. D.P.Kothari , I.J. Nagarath, ‘Power System Engineering’, Tata McGraw-Hill PublishingCompany limited, New Delhi, Second Edition, 2008.2. C.L.Wadhwa, ‘Electrical Power Systems’, New Academic Science Ltd, 2009.3. S.N. Singh, ‘Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution’, Prentice Hall of IndiaPvt. Ltd, New Delhi, Second Edition, 2011.REFERENCES:1. B.R.Gupta, , S.Chand, ‘Power System Analysis and Design’New Delhi, Fifth Edition, 2008.3SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION2. Luces M.Fualken berry ,Walter Coffer, ‘Electrical Power Distribution and Transmission’,Pearson Education, 2007.3. Hadi Saadat, ‘Power System Analysis,’ PSA Publishing; Third Edition, 2010.4. J.Brian, Hardy and Colin R.Bayliss ‘Transmission and Distribution in Electrical Engineering’,Newnes; Fourth Edition, 2012.5. G.Ramamurthy, “Handbook of Electrical power Distribution,” Universities Press, 2013.4SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONSLNOCONTENTSPAGE NOUNIT I STRUCTURE OF POWER SYSTEM1.1).Basic Electric Power111.2).Structure Of Power System121.3).Components Of Power System12Elements Of Power System13Generation, Transmission And Distribution Of Electric Power131.4.1)Introduction131.4.2)Basic Idea Of Generation14Distribution S ystems – General161.5.1)Distribution System161.5.2)Classification Of Distribution Systems171.5.3)AC Distribution171.5.4)D.C. Distribution191.5.5)Overhead Versus Underground System201.5.6)Connection Schemes Of Distribution System211.5.7)Requirements Of A Distribution System231.5.8)Design Considerations In Distribution System24A.C. Distribution -Introduction241.6.1)A.C. Distribution Calculations251.6.2)Methods Of Solving A.C. Distribution Problems251.3.1)1.4).1.5)1.6)5SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONTypes Of D.C. Distributors281.7.1)D.C. Distributor Fed At One End — ConcentratedLoading301.7.2)Uniformly Loaded Distributor Fed At One End311.7.3)Distributor Fed At Both Ends — Concentrated Loading321.7.4)Uniformly Loaded Distributor Fed At Both Ends33Ehvac And Hvdc Transmission System361.8.1)Merits & Demerits Of Hvdc371.8.2)Economical Comparision Ehvac And Hvdc37Concept Of Facts381.7)1.8)1.9)UNIT II TRANSMISSION LINE PARAMETERSParameters Of Single And Three Phase TransmissionLines With Single And Double Circuits39Constants Of A Transmission Line39Inductance Of A Single Phase Two-Wire Line402.2.1)Inductance Of A 3-Phase Overhead Line422.2.2)Symmetrical Spacing.432.2.3)Unsymmetrical Spacing.442.3)Spiraling And Bundle Conductor Effect462.4)Concept Of Self-GMD And Mutual-GMD472.5)Skin Effect492.6)Proximity Effect49Capacitance Of A Single Phase Two-Wire Line502.1).2.1.1)2.2).2.7)6SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONCapacitance Of A 3-Phase Overhead Line512.8)Inductive Interference With NeighbouringCommunication Circuits532.9)Conductors55Types Of Conductor55Corona572.7.1)2.9.1)2.10)UNIT III MODELLING AND PERFORMANCE OF TRANSMISSIONLINESClassification Of Lines - Introduction61Classification Of Overhead Transmission Lines61Performance Of Single Phase Short Transmission Lines623.2.1)Three-Phase Short Transmission Lines633.2.2)Effect Of Load P.F. On Regulation And Efficiency643.3).Medium Transmission Lines653.4).Long Transmission Lines69Analysis Of Long Transmission Line (RigorousMethod)703.5)Circle Diagrams723.6)Surge Impedance Loading73Voltage Control - ICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION3.7.1)Importance Of Voltage Control743.7.2)Location Of Voltage Control Equipment753.8)Ferranti Effect86UNIT IV INSULATORS AND CABLES4.1).4.1.1)4.2).4.3).Insulator - Introduction88Insulating Material88Types Of Insulator91Potential Distribution Over Suspension Insulator String954.4).String Efficiency964.5).Methods Of Improving String Efficiency974.6).Testing Of Insulator994.7).Insulator Testing Types100Insulated Cable - Introduction103Underground Cables1034.9).Construction Of Cables1034.9.1)Insulating Materials For Cables1044.10).Classification Of Cables106Grading Of Cables1134.8).4.8.1)4.11)8SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONUNIT V MECHANICAL DESIGN OF LINES AND GROUNDING5.1).Mechanical Design Of Transmission Line1205.1.1) Sag In Overhead Lines1205.1.2) Calculation Of Sag1215.1.3)Effect Of Wind And Ice Loading1225.1.4)Vibration Damper1245.1.5)Stringing Chart1255.1.6)Sag Template1255.2)Tower Spotting1265.3)Towers1285.3.1)General Description Of The Tower1285.3.2)Type Of Towers128Substation - Introduction1305.4.1)Classification Of Sub-Stations1305.4.2)Substation Layout132Methods Of Grounding133Grounding - Introduction1335.4)5.5)5.5.1)9SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION5.5.2)Neutral Grounding1345.5.3)Methods Of Neutral Grounding135QUESTION BANK140-154MODEL QUESTION PAPERSUNIT ISTRUCTURE OF POWER SYSTEM10SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONStructure of electric power system: generation, transmission and distribution; Types of AC andDC distributors – distributed and concentrated loads – interconnection – EHVAC and HVDCtransmission -Introduction to FACTS.1.1 BASIC ELECTRIC POWERElectric power is the product of two quantities: current and voltage. These two quantitiescan vary with respect to time (AC power) or can be kept at constant levels (DC power).Mostrefrigerators, air conditioners, pumps and industrial machinery use AC power whereas mostcomputers and digital equipment use DC power (the digital devices you plug into the mainstypically have an internal or external power adapter to convert from AC to DC power).AC power has the advantage of being easy to transform between voltages and is able tobe generated and utilised by brushless machinery. DC power remains the only practical choice indigital systems and can be more economical to transmit over long distances at very high voltages(see HVDC)The ability to easily transform the voltage of AC power is important for two reasons:Firstly, power can be transmitted over long distances with less loss at higher voltages. So inpower systems where generation is distant from the load, it is desirable to step-up (increase) thevoltage of power at the generation point and then step-down (decrease) the voltage near the load.Secondly, it is often more economical to install turbines that produce higher voltages than wouldbe used by most appliances, so the ability to easily transform voltages means this mismatchbetween voltages can be easily managed Solid state devices, which are products of thesemiconductor revolution, make it possible to transform DC power to different voltages,build brushless DC machines and convert between AC and DC power.Nevertheless devices utilising solid state technology are often more expensive than theirtraditional counterparts, so AC power remains in widespread use1.2 STRUCTURE OF POWER SYSTEM11SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION1.3 COMPONENTS OF POWER SYSTEMSingle Line Diagram:In single line representation of power system, the components of the system arerepresented by standard symbols & the transmission lines are represented by straight lines.“Hence a single line diagram is diagrammatic of power system in which the components arerepresented by their symbols and the interconnection between them is shown by straight lines”.1.3.1 ELEMENTS OF POWER SYSTEM12SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONPower transformers:Power transformers are used generation and transmission network for stepping-up thevoltage at generating station and stepping-down the voltage for distribution. Auxiliarytransformers supply power to auxiliary equipments at the substations.Current transformers (CT):The lines in substations carry currents in the order of thousands of amperes. Themeasuring instruments are designed for low value of currents. Current transformers areconnected in lines to supply measuring instruments and protective relays.Potential transformers (PT):The lines in substations operate at high voltages. The measuring instruments are designedfor low value of voltages. Potential transformers are connected in lines to supply measuringinstruments and protective relays. These transformers make the low voltage instruments suitablefor measurement of high voltages. For example a 11kV/110V PT is connected to a power lineand the line voltage is 11kV then the secondary voltage will be 110V.Circuit breaker (CB):Circuit breakers are used for opening or closing a circuit under normal as well asabnormal (faulty) conditions. Different types of CBs which are generally used are oil circuitbreaker, air-blast circuit breaker, and vacuum circuit breaker and SF6 circuit breaker.Isolators or Isolating switches:Isolators are employed in substations to isolate a part of the system for generalmaintenance. Isolator switches are operated only under no load condition. They are provided oneach side of every circuit breaker Bus-bar: When number of lines operating at the same voltagelevels needs to be connected electrically, bus-bars are used. Bus-bars are conductors made ofcopper or aluminum, with very low impedance and high current carrying capacity. Differenttypes of bus-bar arrangements are single bus bar arrangements, single bus-bar withsectionalisation, double bus-bar arrangements, sectionalized double bus-bar arrangement, doublemain and auxiliary bus-bar arrangement, breaker and a half scheme/1.5 Breaker scheme, and ringbus-bar scheme1.4 GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER1.4.1 INTRODUCTIONIn this lesson a brief idea of a modern power system is outlined. Emphasis is given tocreate a clear mental picture of a power system to a beginner of the course ElectricalTechnology. As consumers, we use electricity for various purposes such as:1. Lighting, heating, cooling and other domestic electrical appliances used in home.2. Street lighting, flood lighting of sporting arena, office building lighting, powering PCsetc.3. Irrigating vast agricultural lands using pumps and operating cold storages for variousagricultural products.4. Running motors, furnaces of various kinds, in industries.13SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION5. Running locomotives (electric trains) of railways.The list above is obviously not exhaustive and could be expanded and categorized in detailfurther. The point is, without electricity, modern day life will simply come to a stop. In fact, theadvancement of a country is measured by the index per capita consumption of electricity – moreit is more advanced the country is.1.4.2 BASIC IDEA OF GENERATIONPrior to the discovery of Faraday’s Laws of electromagnetic discussion, electrical powerwas available from batteries with limited voltage and current levels. Although complicated inconstruction, D.C generators were developed first to generate power in bulk. However, due tolimitation of the D.C machine to generate voltage beyond few hundred volts, it was noteconomical to transmit large amount of power over a long distance. For a given amount ofpower, the current magnitude (I P/V), hence section of the copper conductor will be large.Thus generation, transmission and distribution of d.c power were restricted to area of fewkilometer radius with no interconnections between generating plants. Therefore, area specificgenerating stations along with its distribution networks had to be used.ExamplesThermal, hydel & nuclear power stations In this section we briefly outline the basics ofthe three most widely found generating stations – thermal, hydel and nuclear plants in ourcountry and elsewhere.Thermal plantWe have seen in the previous section that to generate voltage at 50 Hz we have to run thegenerator at some fixed rpm by some external agency. A turbine is used to rotate the generator.Turbine may be of two types, namely steam turbine and water turbine. In a thermal power stationcoal is burnt to produce steam which in turn, drives the steam turbine hence the generator (turboset). In figure the elementary features of a thermal power plant is shown. In a thermal powerplant coil is burnt to produce high temperature and high pressure steam in a boiler. The steam ispassed through a steam turbine to produce rotational motion. The generator, mechanicallycoupled to the turbine, thus rotates producing electricity. Chemical energy stored in coal after acouple of transformations produces electrical energy at the generator terminals as depicted in thefigure. Thus proximity of a generating station nearer to a coal reserve and water sources will bemost economical as the cost of transporting coal gets reduced. In our country coal is available inabundance and naturally thermal power plants are most popular. However, these plants pollutethe atmosphere because of burning of coals.14SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONStringent conditions (such as use of more chimney heights along with the compulsory useof electrostatic precipitator) are put by regulatory authorities to see that the effect of pollution isminimized. A large amount of ash is produced every day in a thermal plant and effectivehandling of the ash adds to the running cost of the plant. Nonetheless 57% of the generation inout country is from thermal plants. The speed of alternator used in thermal plants is 3000 rpmwhich means 2-pole alternators are used in such plants.TransmissionThe power plants typically produce 50 cycle/second (Hertz), alternating-current (AC)electricity with voltages between 11kV and 33kV. At the power plant site, the 3-phase voltage isstepped up to a higher voltage for transmission on cables strung on cross-country towers. Highvoltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV) transmission is the next stage from power plant totransport A.C. power over long distances at voltages like; 220 kV & 400 kV. Where transmissionis over 1000 kM, high voltage direct current transmission is also favoured to minimize the losses.Sub-transmission network at 132 kV, 110 kV, 66 kV or 33 kV constitutes the next link towardsthe end user. Distribution at 11 kV / 6.6 kV / 3.3 kV constitutes the last link to the consumer,who is connected directly or through transformers depending upon the drawl level of service.The transmission and distribution network include sub-stations, lines and distributiontransformers. High voltage transmission is used so that smaller, more economical wire sizes canbe employed to carry the lower current and to reduce losses. Sub-stations, containing step-downtransformers, reduce the voltage for distribution to industrial users. The voltage is furtherreduced for commercial facilities. Electricity must be generated, as and when it is needed sinceelectricity cannot be stored virtually in the system.DistributionThere is no difference between a transmission line and a distribution line except for thevoltage level and power handling capability. Transmission lines are usually capable oftransmitting large quantities of electric energy over great distances. They operate at highvoltages. Distribution lines carry limited quantities of power over shorter distances. Voltagedrops in line are in relation to the resistance and reactance of line, length and the current drawn.For the same quantity of power handled, lower the voltage, higher the current drawn and higherthe voltage drop. The current drawn is inversely proportional to the voltage level for the samequantity of power handled. The power loss in line is proportional to resistance and square of15SCEELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
EE 6402TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONcurrent. (i.e. PLOSS I2R). Higher voltage transmission and distribution thus would help tominimize line voltage drop in the ratio of voltages, and the line power loss in the ratio of squareof voltages. For instance, if distribution of power is raised from 11 kV to 33 kV, the voltage dropwould be lower by a factor 1/3 and the line loss would be lower by a factor (1/3)2 i.e., 1/9.Lower voltage transmission and distribution also calls for bigger size conductor on account ofcurrent handling capacity needed.1.5 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS – GENERALThe electrical energy produced at the generating station is conveyed to the consumersthrough a network of transmission and distribution systems. It is often difficult to draw a linebetween the transmission and distribution systems of a large power system. It is impossible todistinguish the two merely by their voltage because what was considered as a high voltage a fewyears ago is now considered as a low voltage. In general, distribution system is that part ofpower system which distributes power to the consumers for utilization.The transmission and distribution systems are similar to man’s circulatory system. Thetrans- mission system may be compared with arteries in the human body and distribution systemwith capillaries. They serve the same purpose of the ultimate consumer in the city with the lifegiving blood of civilization–electricity. In this chapter, we shall confine our attention to thegeneral introduction to distribution.1.5.1 Distribution SystemThat part of power system which distributes
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