NPTEL Online Certification Course

<Power Electronics Applications in Power Systems>

<Assignment 02>: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

(Common data for Q1-Q7)

Consider a balanced, 3-phase, 50 Hz system with symmetrical lossless transmission lines, each of
length 800 km with the line inductance (L) and capacitance (C) as 0.9 mH/km and 15 nF/km,
respectively. The receiving end side voltage ( VR ) is 735 kV and the load current ( I R ) is 3 kA lagging

the receiving end side phase voltage by 10 .

1. Determine the load impedance of a given phase for which the transmission line voltage remains the
same throughout its length. Also, determine the phase constant (  ).

a. 244.94 Ω, 3.67 10−6 rad/km

b. 244.94 Ω, 1.154×10-3 rad/ km

c. 244.94 kΩ, 3.67 10−6 rad/ km

d. 244.94 kΩ, 1.154  10−3 rad/ km

Sol: (b)

L 0.9 10−3
Zc = = = 244.94 
C 15 10−9

 =  LC = 100  0.9 10−3 15 10−9 = 1.154 10−3 rad/ km.

2. Determine the sending end line voltage ( VS ).

a. 735 kV
b. 679.01kV
c. 424.35 kV
d. 1176.08kV

Sol: (d)
 Consider a given phase of the balanced 3-phase system.

VS = 3  VS − phase

Where, VS − phase is the phase voltage at the sending end side.

VR 0
VS − phase = cos(  l ) + jI R Z c sin(  l ) kV
3

 l = 1.154 10−3  800 = 0.923 rad = 52.89

1
VS − phase =  7350  cos(52.89 ) + j (3 − 10 )  244.94  sin(52.89 ) kV
3
= 679.0158.20 kV

VS = 3  679.0158.20 = 1176.0858.20 kV

VS = 1176.08 kV

3. Determine the sending end current ( I S ).

a. 3.00 kA
b. 2.53 kA
c. 2.08 kA
d. 3.50 kA

Sol: (c)

VR 0 / 3
I S = I R cos(  l ) + j sin(  l ) kA
Zc

7350
I S = 3 − 10  cos(52.89 ) + j  sin(52.89 ) = 2.0830.91 kA
3  244.94

I S = 2.08 kA

4. Determine the line voltage at 500 km from the receiving end side.
a. 1005.01kV
 b. 793.92 kV
c. 735 kV
d. 580.24 kV

Sol: (a)

Let V phase ( x) be the phase voltage at x km from the receiving end side and V ( x) be the line voltage.

VR 0
Vphase ( x) = cos(  x) + jI R Z c sin(  x) kV
3

 x = 1.154 10−3  500 = 0.577 rad = 33.06

7350
V phase ( x) =  cos(33.06) + j (3 − 10 )  244.94  sin(33.06) = 580.2442.87 kV
3
V ( x) = 1005.01 kV

5. Determine the line current at 500 km from the receiving end side.
a. 2.08 kA
b. 3.50 kA
c. 2.53 kA
d. 3 kA

Sol: (c)

VR 0 / 3
I ( x) = I R cos(  x) + j sin(  x) kA
Zc

7350
I ( x) = 3 − 10  cos(33.06 ) + j  sin(33.06 ) = 2.5311.60 kA
3  244.94

I ( x) = 2.53 kA

6. If Vx and I x denote the phase voltage and line current, respectively, at x = 500 km from the receiving

end side, then the sending end phase voltage is

a. Vx cos(800  ) + jI x Z c sin(800  ) kV
 b. VR cos(500 ) + jI R Z c sin(500 ) kV

c. VR cos(300 ) + jI R Z c sin(300 ) kV

d. Vxcos(300β) + jIx Zcsin(300β) kV

Sol: (d)
Let VR − phase be the phase voltage at the receiving end side.

VS − phase = VR − phase cos(800  ) + jI R Z c sin(800  )

= VR − phase cos((300 + x)  ) + jI R Z c sin((300 + x)  )
= VR − phase cos(300  ) cos( x ) − VR − phase sin(300  ) sin( x ) + jI R Z c sin(300  ) cos( x )
+ jI R Z c cos(300  ) sin( x )
= VR − phase cos( x ) + jI R Z c sin( x )  cos(300  )
 VR − phase 
+ j  I R cos( x ) + j sin( x )  Z c sin(300  )
 Zc 
= Vx cos(300  ) + jI x Z c sin(300  ) kV

7. If Vx and I x are the phase voltage and line current, respectively, at x = 500 km from the receiving

end side, then the sending end line current is

Vx
a. I x cos(500 ) + j sin(500 ) kA
Zc

VR
b. I R cos(500 ) + j sin(500 ) kA
Zc

Vx
c. Ixcos(300β) + j sin(300β) kA
Zc

VR
d. I R cos(300 ) + j sin(300 ) kA
Zc

Sol: (c)
 VR − phase
I S = I R cos(800  ) + j sin(800  )
Zc
VR − phase
= I R cos((300 + x)  ) + j sin((300 + x)  )
Zc
VR − phase
= I R cos(300  ) cos( x ) − I R sin(300  ) sin( x ) + j sin(300  ) cos( x )
Zc
VR − phase
+j cos(300  ) sin( x )
Zc
 VR − phase 
=  I R cos( x ) + j sin( x )  cos(300  )
 Zc 
j
+ VR − phase cos( x ) + jI R Z c sin( x )  sin(300  )
Zc
Vx
= I x cos(300  ) + j sin(300  ) kA
Zc

8. Given a symmetrical and reciprocal power transmission line with parameters A, B, C, and D. If A =
0.603 and B = j195.33 Ω, then C = ________?
a. 195.33 Ω
b. 195.33 ℧
c. j0.0032 Ω
d. j0.0032 ℧

Sol: (d)

Since the transmission line is symmetrical, 𝐴 = 𝐷 = 0.603.

For reciprocity, 𝐴𝐷 − 𝐵𝐶 = 1

Therefore,
𝐴𝐷 − 1 0.6032 − 1
𝐶 = = = 𝑗0.0032 ℧
𝐵 𝑗195.33

9. Consider a 3-phase, 50 Hz, lossy power-transmission line characterized by distributed parameters

per unit length as series resistance 𝑅 = 0.132 Ω/𝐾𝑚, series inductance 𝐿 = 0.88 𝑚𝐻/𝐾𝑚, shunt
conductance 𝐺 = 20 µ𝑆/𝑘𝑚, and shunt capacitance 𝐶 = 13 𝑛𝐹/𝐾𝑚. The characteristic impedance
( Z c ) of the transmission line is
 a. 𝟏𝟐𝟐. 𝟓𝟏∠𝟐𝟔. 𝟒𝟕∘ Ω
b. 260.18 Ω
c. 1.54 mΩ
d. 384.62∠26.45∘ Ω
Sol: (a)

z R + j L 0.132 + j100  0.88 10−3

Zc = = = = 122.5126.47  .
y G + jC 20 10−6 + j100 13 10−9
10. The phase constant (  ) of the transmission line corresponding to the parameters given in Q9 is
a. 1.154 × 10−3 rad/km
b. 3.38 × 10−6 rad/km
c. 𝟏. 𝟓𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 rad/km
d. 1.06 × 10−3 rad/km
Sol: (c)

 = imag ( yz ) = imag ( )
( R + j L)(G + jC ) = imag ( (0.132 + j 0.276)(20 10 −6 + j 4.08 10 −6 ) )
( )
= imag (1.97 10−3 + j1.54 10−3 ) = 1.54 10 −3 rad / km