The
last
term is usually
of
negligible
order.
Characteristics and
Performance of
Power
Transmission
Lines
J"#,
--1
l/l
R
cos
/^+l1l
X sin
d^
x
100
I
yRl
In the above
derivation,
Q*has
been considered
positive
for
a
lagging
load.
(s.7)
(s.8)
(5.e)
Expanding binomially and retaining first order
terms, we
get
(s.s)
The
above
equation is
quite
accurate for the normal
load range.
Fig. 5.2
Phasor diagram of
a short
line for lagging
current
Voltage Regulation
Voltage regulation
of a transmission
line is defined
as the rise in
voltage at the
receiving-end,
expressed as
percentage
of full
load voltage,
when full load at
a
specified
power
factor
is thrown off,
i.e.
Per cent
regutation
=
''^?)-:'Yu'x
100
(5.6)
lvRLl
where lVool
=
magnitude
of no load
receiving-end
voltage
lVprl
=
magnitude
of full load
receiving-end
voltage
I
vs l=l v^ rfr
.
ff
cos
/^
+
ff
sin
f^)'''
lV5 l= lV^l+lX(Rcos
/o+Xsin
/o)
(for
leading load)
Voltage regulation
becomes
negative
(i.e.
load voltage is more than
no load
voltage),
when in Eq.
(5.8)
X sin
Qo>
R cos
/p,
or tan </o
(leading)
>+
X
It also
follows
from Eq.
(5.8)
that for zero
voltage
regulation
per
cenr regularion
-
|
!!4 9"-t
!t:l
n x tin
4-r
x
100
lvRl
tan
/n=
X
=cot
d
i.e.,
/^(teading=
[-
e
where d
is the angle of the
transmission
line impedance. This is, however,
an
approximate
condition.
The exact
condition for zero regulation is determined
as
follows:
Fig. 5.3
Phasor diagram
under zero
regulation condition
Figure 5.3
shows
the
phasor
diagram
under conditions of zero
voltage
regulation,
i.e.
lV5
I
=
lVpl
or
OC= OA
sn
/AOD
_
AD
-
AClz
-_
llllzl
oA
lyR |
zlvRl
(at
a
specified
power
factor)
For short
line, lV^61
=
lVsl,
lVsl
=
lVpl
Per cent
regutation
=
'u1|,'%'
lvRl