When suspension string is used to sustain extraordinary tensile load of conductor it is referred
as string insulator. When there is a dead end or there is a sharp corner in transmission line, thline has to sustain a great tensile load of conductor or strain. A strain insulator must have
considerable mechanical strength as well as the necessary electrical insulating properties.
2. General Considerations
Electrical Considerations for T.L. Design:
• Low voltage drop
• Minimum power loss for high efficiency of
power transmission.
• The line should have sufficient current
carrying capacity so that the power can be
transmitted without excessive voltage drop
or overheating.
3. • Conductivity of Conductor:
R = ρ.L/A , or
R = L/Ϭ. A
Where:
L: Conductor length.
A: Conductor cross sectional area.
ρ: resistivity
Ϭ: Conductivity (Ϭ= 1/ρ)
4. • The conductor conductivity must be very high
to reduce Conductor resistance R and hence
reduce losses
PL= 3 I2 .R
5. Mechanical Considerations for T.L. Design:
• The conductors and line supports should
have sufficient mechanical strength:
- to withstand conductor weight, Conductor
Tension and weather conditions (wind, ice).
- The Spans between the towers can be long.
- Sag will be small.
- Reducing the number and height of towers
and the number of insulators.
6.
7. • Heat expansion coefficient must be very small.
Rt = R0. (1 + α0 .t)
αt = α0/(1+ α0.t)
α t is the heat expansion coefficient at t.
17. Advantages of ACSR
• High mechanical strength can be utilized by
using spans of larger lengths.
• A reduction in the number of supports also
include reduction in insulators and the risk of
lines outage due to flash over or faults is
reduced.
• losses are reduced due to larger diameter of
conductor.
• High current carrying capacity.
39. Sag of Transmission Lines
Sag of T.L depends on:
- Conductor weight.
- Span length,
- Tension in the conductor, T
- Weather conditions (wind , ice).
- Temperature.
40. Minimum Clearance between the
ground and the conductor
kV C (m)
0.4 5.5
11 5.5
33 6.0
66 6.2
132 6.2
220 7.0
400 8.4