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EPTD - W5 - Mid (Bundle Conductor & Earth Effect)

The document discusses bundle conductors used in electrical power transmission, highlighting their structure, advantages, and mathematical calculations for inductance and capacitance. Bundle conductors consist of multiple sub-conductors per phase, which help reduce line reactance, corona, surge impedance, and radio interference. Additionally, it explains the effect of earth on capacitance and the method of Image Charge for accounting this effect.

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EPTD - W5 - Mid (Bundle Conductor & Earth Effect)

The document discusses bundle conductors used in electrical power transmission, highlighting their structure, advantages, and mathematical calculations for inductance and capacitance. Bundle conductors consist of multiple sub-conductors per phase, which help reduce line reactance, corona, surge impedance, and radio interference. Additionally, it explains the effect of earth on capacitance and the method of Image Charge for accounting this effect.

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Electrical Power Transmission &

Distribution

Dept. of EEE
American International University-Bangladesh
Bundle Conductor
A bundle conductor is
a conductor made up of two or more
sub-conductors and is used as one
phase conductor.
For voltages greater than 220 kV it is
preferable to use more than
one conductor per phase which is
known as Bundle conductor.
 Generally each phase has two or
three or four conductor.

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Bundle Conductor

 Generally each phase has two or


three or four conductor.
 Conductors of a phase are
grouped together by a
metallic structure called
spacers.
 The spacers help maintaining
constant distance between
the conductors throughout
length, avoid clashing of
conductor among themselves
and also connect them in
parallel.

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Advantages of Bundle Conductors

Bundling reduces the line reactance


The most important advantage of bundled conductors is its ability to
reduce Corona.
Bundling reduces surge impedance.
It also reduces radio interference

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Math

GMR for Inductance


Calculation GMR for Inductance
Calculation

𝐷𝑠𝑏 = 𝐷𝑠 × 𝑑 𝑏
𝐷𝑠𝐶 = 𝑟×𝑑

3 𝑏 3
𝐷𝑠𝑏 = 𝐷𝑠 × 𝑑 2 𝐷𝑠𝐶 = 𝑟 × 𝑑2

4 𝑏 4
𝐷𝑠𝑏 = 1.09 𝐷𝑠 × 𝑑 3 𝐷𝑠𝐶 = 1.09 𝑟 × 𝑑 3

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Math
Problem 1: Each conductor of the bundled conductor line as shown in Fig. 3 is ACSR Pheasant. Find
the inductive reactance in ohm per kilometers per phase for d = 45 cm. Also find the per unit series
reactance of the line if its length is 160 km and base is 100 MVA, 345 kV, 60 Hz

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Math
Problem 2: Problem 2: Find the capacitance to neutral of the line shown in Fig. 3 in ohm
kilometers per phase.

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Math
Problem 3: Each conductor of the bundled conductor line as shown in Fig. 4 is ACSR Pheasant.
Find the capacitive reactance to neutral of the line in ohm-kilometers per phase.

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Effect of Earth on Capacitance
 Earth affects the capacitance of a transmission line
because, its presence alters the electric field of the line.
 For an isolated charged conductor the electric flux lines
are radial and are orthogonal to the cylindrical
equipotential surfaces.
 The earth level is an equipotential surface, therefore
the flux lines are forced to cut the surface of the earth
orthogonally.
 This effect of the presence of earth can be accounted
for by the method of Image Charge introduced by Lord
Kelvin.

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Effect of Earth on Capacitance

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Effect of Earth on Capacitance

 From the above two equations, it is evident that the effect of earth is to increase the capacitance
of a line (i.e. since 𝐻12>𝐻1in general)
 If the conductor are high above the earth compared to the distance among them (means 𝑯𝟏
becomes very larger than D), the effect of earth on the capacitance of the transmission line can be
neglected.

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