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Figure 5.8 Transposed Line.
Transposition of Line Conductors
The equilateral triangular spacing configuration is not the only
configuration commonly used in practice. Thus the need exists for equalizing
the mutual inductances. One means for doing this is to construct transpositions
or rotations of overhead line wires. A transposition is a physical rotation of the
conductors, arranged so that each conductor is moved to occupy the next
physical position in a regular sequence such as a-b-c, b-c-a, c-a-b, etc. Such a
transposition arrangement is shown in Figure 5.8. If a section of line is divided
into three segments of equal length separated by rotations, we say that the line is
“completely transposed.”
Consider a completely transposed three-phase line. We can
demonstrate that by completely transposing a line, the mutual inductance terms
disappear, and the voltage drops are proportional to the current in each phase.
Define the geometric mean distance GMD as
31
231312
)(GMD DDD
=
(5.30)
and the geometric mean radius GMR as
r
′
=
GMR
(5.31)
we attain