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EXPERIMENT # 2
TRANSMISSION LINE PARAMETERS

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EXPERIMENT 2
Transmission Line Parameters
Objectives
To expose the basic programming of MATLAB using M-Files editor that can be
used in power system analysis.
To know how to use MATLAB for calculating transmission line parameters.
Tools
(1) MATLAB
Introduction
The purpose of transmission network is to transfer electric energy from generating units
at a various locations to the distribution system which ultimately supplies the loads.
Transmission lines also interconnected neighboring utilities which permits not only
economic dispatch of power regions during normal condition, but also transfer of power
between regions during emergencies. All transmission lines in power system exhibit the
electrical properties if resistance, inductance, capacitance and conductance. The
inductance and capacitance are due to the effects of magnetic and electric fields around
the conductor.
This experiment is to expose the student how to use MATLAB as a tool that can be used
to calculate the transmission line parameters.

Line resistance
The resistance of the conductor is very important in transmission efficiency evaluation
and economic studies. The dc resistance of a solid round conductor at a specified
temperature is given by:
Rdc =

l
A

(1)

where = conductor resistivity

l = conductor length
A=conductor cross-sectional area.
The conductor resistance increases as temperature increases. This change can be
calculated as:

R2 = R1

T + t2
T + t1

(2)

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where R2 and R1 are conductor resistances at t2 and t1 -C, respectively. T is the

temperature constant that depend on conductor material. For aluminum T 228.
Line inductance
The general equation of inductance per conductor per m/km length for single phase
transmission line is given as:
L = 2 x10 7 ln

D
re

0.25

H /m

or

L = 0.2 ln

D
re 0.25

mH / km

(3)

where D is distance of two conductors and r is the radius of the conductor.

Line capacitance
The general equation of capacitance between conductors is given as:

C ab =

0
D
ln
r

(4)

Example:
A single-phase transmission line 35 km long consists of two solid round conductors, each
having a diameter of 0.9 cm. The conductor spacing is 2.5 m, calculate the equivalent
diameter of a fictitious hollow, thin-walled conductor having the same equivalent
inductance as the original line. What is the value of the inductance per conductor?

Solution:
Initially, the calculation for the example above is as follow:

r = e-0.25r = e-0.25(0.9/2)=0.35 cm,

Thus, d = 0.7 cm.
From equation (3):
L = 0.2 ln (2.5/0.35x10-2)=1.314 mH/km
The inductance per conductor is lL = (35) x (1.314) = 46 mH.

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Sample program:
length = 35;
r = 0.9/2 %actual radius;
r1 = r*exp(-0.25) % GMR;
d = 2*r1 % equivalent diameter
L = 0.2*log(2.5/0.35e-2)
L1 = L*length

Result at command window:

The comparison between calculation and MATLAB gives the same result!

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Task for the day

1. An 11 kV, 60 Hz single phase, two wire transmission line consist of aluminum
conductors with radius of 20 mm. The two conductors are spaced 1.5 m apart, the
transmission line is 25 km long and the temperature of conductors is 20C.
(Ignore skin effect).
a)

Calculate the series resistance per kilometer of this transmission line.

[2 marks]

b)

Calculate the series inductance per kilometer of this transmission line.

[2 marks]

c)

Calculate the series capacitance per km of this transmission line

[2 marks]
d)

Calculate the total series impedance of this transmission line

[2 marks]
e)

Calculate the total shunt admittance of this transmission line.

[2 marks]
2. Write MATLAB program for problem 1. Show the results at command window
by using print screen function.

Report Format
Your report must have:
- Cover Page
- Hand calculation
- MATLAB program written in your m file
- Results
- Analysis/Discussion
- Conclusion

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