In a transmission line each conductor is at $$20$$ $$kV$$ and is supported by a string of $$3$$ suspension insulators. The air capacitance between each cap-pin junction and tower is one-fifth of the capacitance $$C$$ of each insulation unit. A guard ring, effective only over the line-end insulator unit is fitted so that the voltages on the two units nearest the line-end are equal.

(a) Calculate the voltage on the line-end unit.
(b) Calculate the value of capacitance $${C_x}$$ required.

A long lossless transmission line has a unity power factor (UPF) load at the receiving end and an ac voltage source at the sending end. The parameters of the transmission line are as follows:
Characteristic impedance $${Z_c} = 400\Omega ,\,\,$$, propagation constant $$\,\beta = 1.2 \times {10^{ - 3}}\,\,rad/km,\,\,$$ and length $$\,l = 100\,km.\,\,$$ The equation relating sending and receiving end questions is $${V_s} = {V_r}\,\cosh \,\,\left( {\beta l} \right) + j\,Z{}_c\,\,\sinh \left( {\beta l} \right){{\rm I}_R}$$ Complete the maximum power that can be transferred to the UPF load at the receiving end if $$\left| {{V_s}} \right| = 230\,\,kV.\,\,$$

A 132 kV transmission line AB is connected to a cable BC. The characteristic impedances of the overhead line and the cable are 400$$\Omega $$ and 80$$\Omega $$ respectively. Assume that these are purely resistive. A 250 kV switching surge travels from A to B.

(a) Calculate the value of this voltage surge when it first reaches C.

(b) Calculate the value of the reflected component of this surge when the first reflection reaches A.

(c) Calculate the surge current in the cable BC.

A $$275$$ $$kV,$$ $$3$$-phase, $$50$$ $$Hz,$$ $$400$$ $$km$$ lossless line has following parameters:
$$x=0.05$$ $$ohms/km,$$ line charging susceptance $$y=3.0$$ micro-Siemens/k.

(a) Calculate the receiving end voltage on open circuit using justifiable assumptions.

(b) What load at the receiving end will result in a flat voltage profile on the line?

(c) If the flat voltage profile is to be achieved at $$1.2$$ times the loading in (b), what will be the nature and quantum of uniformly distributed compensation required?