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Vodern Power
System Analysis
I
fo,
.r.ry small cross-sectional
areas. Stranded
conductors are composed of
strands of
wire,
electrically in
parallel,
with alternate layers spiralled in
opposite direction to
prevent
unwinding. The total number
of strands
(M)
in
concentrically
stranded
cables
with total annular space
filled with strands of
uniform diameter
(rD
is
given
by
N=3x'-3x+l
(2.26a)
where
x
is the number of layers wherein
the single central strand is counted as
the first layer. The overall diameter
(D)
of a stranded
conductor is
P-(2x-r)d
(2.26b)
Aluminium is now the most commonly
employed
conductor
material.
It
has
the advdntages of being cheaper and lighter than copper though with
less
conductivity and tensile strength. Low density
and
low
conductivity result in
larger overall
conductor diameter,
which offers another incidental advantage in
high voltage lines.
Increased diameter results in reduced electrical stress at
conductor surface for a
given
voltage
so that the line is
corona
free.
The low
tensile strength of aluminium conductors is made up
by
providing
central
strands
of high tensile strength
steel. Such
a conductor is
known as alurninium
conductor steel
reinforced
(ACSR)
and is most commonly used in overhead
transmission lines. Figure 2.4 shows the cross-sectional view of an ACSR
conductor
wrth 24
strands of aluminium
and
7 strands of steel.
Steel strands
Aluminium
strands
Fig.2.4
Cross-sectional
view
of ACSR-7 steel strands, 24 aluminium strands
In extra
high
voltage
(EHV)
transmission
line, expanded ACSR conductors
are used. These
are
provided
with
paper
or hessian
between various layers of
strands
so as to increase
the
overall
conductor
diameter in an
attempt to reduce
electrical
stress at conductor surface and
prevent
corona. The most effective
way of constructing
corona-free EHV lines is
to
provide
several
conductors
per
phase
in suitable
geometrical
configuration. These are known as
bundled
conductors
and are a common
practice
now for EHV lines.
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2.6
FIUX
LINI{AGES
OF
ONE
CONDUCTOR
IN
A
GROUP
As
shown
in Fig.
2.5,
consider
a
group
of n pnallel
round
conductors
carrying
phasor
currents
Ip
12,-,
I, vvhose
sum
equals
zero.
I)istances
of
these
an
expression
for
the
total
flux linkages
of the
lt
ult,..t
un.
us oDtam
ith
conductor
of
the
group
considering
flux
up to
the
point
P
only.
Fig.
2.5
Arbitrary
group
of
n
parallel
round
conductors
carrying
currents
The flux
linkages
of ith conductor
due
to its
own
current
1,
(self
linkages)
are
given
by
[see
F,q.
(2.21)]
o
n
(,
3
2
-
4
I
(2.27)
The
flux linkages
of
conductor
i
due
to current
in
conductor
7
1rlf"r
to
Eq.
(2.17)l
is
)ii=
2
x
10-7
t,
h!
Wb-T/m
ri
5,,= 2
x
l;-il,fn
a
Wb-T/m
Dij
)i
=
Xir +
)iz +
... +
)ii *...
*
)in
=
2
x
rca
(r,
t'*
+
4u
!-
+...+
1,
\^
Dt
'
D,z
(2.28)
where
Du
is the distance
of ith
conductor
from
7th
conductor
carrying
current
1r.
From
F,q.
(2.27)
and
by
repeated
use
of
Eq.
(2.28),
rhe
rotal
flux
linkages
of conductor
i due
to
flux up
to
point
P are
,Di
ln
rl.
+...
+
In
The
above
equation
can
be reorganized
as
)i
=
2xro'[[r,
h+
+
hn[*.+
I,m]+..+
+
(/,
ln
But,
I,
-
-
(1,
+
Dr+Irh
Dz+...+
Iik
D, +..+
In^
O,)
Iz
+... +
In-).