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Bundleconductorsareusedfortransmissionpurposeasithelps
inobtainingbettervoltageregulationandefficiencybyreducing
theinductanceandskineffectpresentinthepowerlines.These
causesconsiderablelossesintransmissionline.

There are many advantages of using bundled conductors in
transmissionlines.Iamlistingsomeimportantfactors:

ReducedReactance:

DuetobundlingofconductorstheselfGMDoftheconductorsis
increased, so reactance of conductors decreases, so reduced
voltage drop in conductors, so voltage regulation improves
(decreases).

ReducedCoronaLoss:

There is a optimum spacing between sub conductors of a
bundledconductorwhichgiveminimumgradientonthesurface
of sub conductors and hence highest critical disruptive voltage
and hence reduced corona loss (see formula of corona loss in
termsofcriticaldisruptivevoltage)

ReducedSurgeImpedance:

Surge Impedance of line is given as square root of (L/C) .As
inductanceisreducedandcapacitanceisincreased(duetoself
GMD)sosurgeimpedancereducesandhencemaximumpower
thatcanbetransmittedisincreased.

Thereby to transmit maximum power, Bundle conductor are
usedinTransmissionline.

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