1
GATE EE 1999
Subjective
+5
-0
A 66 kV, 3-phase, 50 Hz, 150 km long overhead transmission line is open circuited at the receiving end. Each conductor has a resistance of 0.25$$\Omega $$/km, an inductive reactance of 0.5$$\Omega $$/km and a capacitive admittance to neutral of 0.04 $$ \times $$ 10-4 S/km.

(a) Draw the nominal π-equivalent circuit and indicate the value of each parameter.
(b) Calculate the receiving end voltage if the sending end voltage is 66 kV.

2
GATE EE 1999
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
The load carrying capability of a long AC transmission line is
A
Always limited by the conductor size
B
Limited by stability considerations.
C
Reduced at a low ambient temperatures.
D
Decreased by the use of bundled conductors of single conductors.
3
GATE EE 1999
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
For a single phase overhead line having solid copper conductors of diameter $$1$$ cm, spaced $$60$$ cm between centers, the inductance in $$mH/km$$ is
A
$$0.05+0.2$$ $$ln$$ $$60$$
B
$$0.2$$ $$ln$$ $$60$$
C
$$0.05+0.2$$ $$ln$$ $$(60/0.5)$$
D
$$0.2$$ $$ln$$ $$(60/0.5)$$
4
GATE EE 1999
Subjective
+5
-0
A 6.6 kV, 50 Hz single core lead sheathed cable has the following data:
Conductor diameter: 1.5 cm, length: 4 km. Internal diameter of the sheath : 3 cm
Resistivity of insulation : 1.3 $$ \times $$ 1012 $$\Omega $$-m. Relative permittivity of insulation : 3.5 Calculate

(a) the insulation resistance
(b) the capacitance and
(c) the maximum electric stress in the insulation