Tutorial 6

Q.1) what are the advantages and disadvantages of adopting high voltage
for electric power transmission? An overhead line spacing over a river
is supported at two ends by towers of 45m and 75m. Find the
clearance between the conductor and water at a point midway
between towers. The tension is to be limited to 2500 kg. The weight of
conductor per meter is 1 kg and the distance between towers is 300m.

Q.2) Give the reasons for necessity of different voltage level in power
system. A stress-crossing overhead transmission line has a span of
150m over the stream. Horizontal wind pressure is 20 kg/m3 and the
thickness of ice is 1.25 cm. Diameter of conductor is 2.8 cm and weight
is 1520 kg/km, and an ultimate strength of 12900 kg. Use a factor of
safety of 2 and 912 kg/m3 for the weight of ice. Using the parabolic
method, determine the following:
a) weight of ice in kg per meter(ans: 1.45 kg/km)
b) total vertical load on conductor in kg/m (ans: 2.97 kg/km)
c) horizontal windforce exerted on line in kg/km (ans: 0.81
kg/km)
d) effective load acting on conductor in kg/km (ans: 3.078kg/km)
e) sag in meter (ans: 1.342m)
f) vertical sag in meter (ans: 1.295 m)

Q.3) Compare between HVAC and HVDC transmission. An overhead

transmission line at a river crossing is supported from two towers of
heighs 40m and 80m above water level with a span of 250m. Weight of
the conductor is 1.16 kg/m and the working tension is 1800kg.
Determine the clearance between the conductor and the water level
midway between the towers. (ans: 54.96m)
Q.4) An overhead transmission line at a river crossing is supported from two
towers of heighs 30m and 70m above water level with a span of 250m.
Weight of the conductor is 0.80 kg/m. If the required clearance

between the conductor and the water midway between the towers is
45m and if both the towers are on the same side of the point of
maximum sag, find the tension in the conductor. (ans: 1250 kg)
Q.5) An OH line is supported on two towers 300m apart having a difference
in levelof 10m. The conductor radius is 1cm and weighs 2.3kg/m.
Determine the sag and vertical sag at the lower support when the line
is subjected to wind pressure of 55kg/sq.meter of projected area. The
maximum tensile strength of copper is 422*105kg/m2. Factor of safety
is 2.3. (ans: d1=.232 m, vertical sag=1.111m)

Q.6) What are the advantages of the 3-phase transmission and distribution.
An overhead transmission line conductor having weight 1.16kg/m,
diameter 1.7 cm and an ultimate strength 32*106 kg/m2. When erected
between supports 300m apart and having 12m difference in height,
determine the sag with respect to the taller of the two supports.
Conductor was loaded due to 1 kg of ice per meter and factor of safety
is 2.0
( Ans: d2=14.03m)

Q.7)

Calculate the sag and vertical sag of transmission line having

conductor diameter 0.93 cm. Weight of conductor is 0.6 kg/m and
breaking strength 2000kg. Assume factor of safety 2 and span length
200 m and supports at the same level. The line is subjected to wind
pressure of 40 kg/sq meter of the projected area. The radial thickness
of the ice is 1.25 cm and weight of the ice is 912 kg/cubic meter.
( Ans: sag d=9.73m, vertical sag=6.9035 m. )