A 3-phase, 440 kV transmission line consists of 2:5 cm radius conductor spaced 3 meters apart in equilateral triangular formation. If the dielectric strength of air is 30 kV (max) per cm and corona loss per km of the line is 156.91lkW/phase. Take air density factor ô= 0-9 Estimate: irregularity factor 2. i. ii. comment on type of conductors

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A 3-phase, 440 kV transmission line consists of 2-5 cm radius conductor spaced 3 meters apart in
equilateral triangular formation. If the dielectric strength of air is 30 kV (max) per cm and corona
loss per km of the line is 156.91kW/phase. Take air density factor ô= 0•9 Estimate:
i.
2.
irregularity factor
ii.
comment on type of conductors
Transcribed Image Text:A 3-phase, 440 kV transmission line consists of 2-5 cm radius conductor spaced 3 meters apart in equilateral triangular formation. If the dielectric strength of air is 30 kV (max) per cm and corona loss per km of the line is 156.91kW/phase. Take air density factor ô= 0•9 Estimate: i. 2. irregularity factor ii. comment on type of conductors
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