Extra high voltage AC transmission engineering / Rakosh Das Begamudre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Begamudre, Rakosh Das, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric power distribution--High tension.

Electric power distribution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (534 p.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Kent, [England] : New Academic Science Limited, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presented in a lucid style with easy-to-understand methodology Review Questions, Problems with Answers are given The material has been tried out for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses at reputed institutions.

Contents:

Cover

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to EHV AC Transmission

1.1 Role of EHV AC Transmission

1.2 Brief Description of Energy Sources and Their Development

1.3 Description of Subject Matter of This Book

Chapter 2 Transmission Line Trends and Preliminaries

2.1 Standard Transmission Voltages

2.2 Average Values of Line Parameters

2.3 Power-Handling Capacity and Line Loss

2.4 Examples of Giant Power Pools and Number of Lines

2.5 Costs of Transmission Lines and Equipment

2.6 Mechanical Considerations in Line Performance

Chapter 3 Calculation of Line and Ground Parameters

3.1 Resistance of Conductors

3.2 Temperature rise of Conductors and Current-Carrying Capacity

3.3 Properties of Bundled Conductors

3.4 Inductance of E.H.V. Line Configurations

3.5 Line Capacitance Calculation

3.6 Sequence Inductances and Capacitances

3.7 Line Parameters for Modes of Propagation

3.8 Resistance and Inductance of Ground Return

Chapter 4 Voltage Gradients of Conductors

4.1 Electrostatics

4.2 Field of Sphere Gap

4.3 Field of Line Charges and Their Properties

4.4 Charge-Potential Relations for Multi-Conductor Lines

4.5 Surface Voltage Gradient on Conductors

4.6 Examples of Conductors and Maximum Gradients on Actual Lines

4.7 Gradient Factors and Their Use

4.8 Distribution of Voltage Gradient on Sub-Conductors of Bundle

4.9 Design of Cylindrical Cages for Corona Experiments

Appendix to Chapter 4 Voltage Gradients on the Conductors in the Presence of Ground Wires on Towers

Chapter 5 Corona Effects-I: Power Loss and Audible Noise

5.1 I2R Loss and Corona Loss

5.2 Corona-Loss Formulae

5.3 Charge-Voltage (q-v) Diagram and Corona Loss

5.4 Attenuation of Travelling Waves due to Corona Loss.

5.5 Audible Noise: Generation and Characteristics

5.6 Limits for Audible Noise

5.7 An Measurement and Meters

5.8 Formulae for Audible Noise and use in Design

5.9 Relation Between Single-Phase and 3-Phase AN Levels

5.10 Day-Night Equivalent Noise Level

5.11 Some Examples of AN Levels from EHV Lines

Chapter 6 Corona Effects-II: Radio Interference

6.1 Corona Pulses: Their Generation and Properties

6.2 Properties of Pulse Trains and Filter Response

6.3 Limits for Radio Interference Fields

6.4 Frequency Spectrum of the RI Field of Line

6.5 Lateral Profile of RI and Modes of Propagation

6.6 The Cigre Formula

6.7 The RI Excitation Function

6.8 Measurement of RI, RIV, and Excitation Function

6.9 Measurement of Excitation Function

6.10 Design of Filter

6.11 Television Interference (TVI)

Chapter 7 Electrostatic and Magnetic Fields of EHV Lines

7.1 Electric Shock and Threshold Currents

7.2 Capacitance of Long Object

7.3 Calculation of Electrostatic Field of AC Lines

7.4 Effect of High E.S. Field on Human Animals and Plants

7.5 Meters and Measurement of Electrostatic Fields

7.6 Electrostatic Induction on Unenergized Circuit of D/C Line

7.7 Induced Voltage in Insulated Ground Wires

7.8 Magnetic Field Effects

7.9 Magnetic Field of 3-Phase Lines

7.10 Magnetic Field of A 6-Phase Line

7.11 Effect of Power-Frequency Magnetic Fields on Human Health

Chapter 8 Theory of Travelling Waves and Standing Waves

8.1 Travelling Waves and Standing Waves at Power Frequency

8.2 Differential Equations and Solutions for General Case

8.3 Standing Waves and Natural Frequencies

8.4 Open-Ended Line: Double-Exponential Response

8.5 Open-Ended Line: Response to Sinusoidal Excitation

8.6 Line Energization with Trapped-Charge Voltage.

8.7 Corona Loss and Effective Shunt Conductance

8.8 The Method of Fourier Transforms

8.9 Reflection and Refraction of Travelling Waves

8.10 Transient Response of Systems with Series and Shunt Lumped Parameters and Distributed Lines

8.11 Principles of Travelling-Wave Protection of E.H.V. Lines

Chapter 9 Lightning and Lightning Protection

9.1 Lightning Strokes to Lines

9.2 Lightning-Stroke Mechanism

9.3 General Principles of the Lightning Protection Problem

9.4 Tower-Footing Resistance

9.5 Insulator Flashover and Withstand Voltages

9.6 Probability of Occurrence of Lightning Stroke Currents

9.7 Lightning Arresters and Protective Characteristics

9.8 Dynamic Voltage Rise and Arrester Rating

9.9 Operating Characteristics of Lightning Arresters

9.10 Insulation Coordination Based on Lightning

Chapter 10 Overvoltages in EHV Systems Caused by Switching Operations

10.1 Origin of Overvoltages and Their Types

10.2 Short-Circuit Current and the Circuit Breaker

10.3 Recovery Voltage and the Circuit Breaker

10.4 Overvoltages Caused by Interruption of Low Inductive Current

10.5 Interruption of Capacitive Currents

10.6 Ferro-Resonance Overvoltages

10.7 Calculation of Switching Surges-Single Phase Equivalents

10.8 Distributed-Parameter Line Energized By Source

10.9 Generalized Equations for Single-Phase Representation

10.10 Generalized Equations for Three-Phase Systems

10.11 Inverse Fourier Transform for the General Case

10.12 Reduction of Switching Surges on EHV Systems

10.13 Experimental and Calculated Results of Switching-Surge Studies

Chapter 11 Insulation Characteristics of Long Air Gaps

11.1 Types of Electrode Geometries used in EHV Systems

11.2 Breakdown Characteristics of Long Air Gaps

11.3 Breakdown Mechanisms of Short and Long Air Gaps.

11.4 Breakdown Models of Long Gaps with Non-Uniform Fields

11.5 Positive Switching-Surge Flashover-Saturation Problem

11.6 CFO and withstand Voltages of Long Air Gaps-Statistical Procedure

11.7 CFO Voltage of Long Air Gaps-Paris's Theory

Chapter 12 Power-Frequency Voltage Control and Overvoltages

12.1 Problems at Power Frequency

12.2 Generalized Constants

12.3 No-Load Voltage Conditions and Charging Current

12.4 The Power Circle Diagram and Its Use

12.5 Voltage Control Using Synchronous Condensers

12.6 Cascade Connection of Components-Shunt and Series Compensation

12.7 Sub-Synchronous Resonance in Series-Capacitor Compensated Lines

12.8 Static Reactive Compensating Systems (Static Var)

12.9 High Phase Order Transmission

Chapter 13 EHV Testing and Laboratory Equipment

13.1 Standard Specifications

13.2 Standard Waveshapes for Testing

13.3 Properties of Double-Exponential Waveshapes

13.4 Procedures for Calculating a,b,E

13.5 Waveshaping Circuits: Principles and Theory

13.6 Impulse Generators with Inductance

13.7 Generation of Switching Surges for Transformer Testing

13.8 Impulse Voltage Generators: Practical Circuits

13.9 Energy of Impulse Generators

13.10 Generation of Impulse Currents

13.11 Generation of High Alternating Test Voltage

13.12 Generation of High Direct Voltages

13.13 Measurement of High Voltages

13.14 General Layout of E.H.V. Laboratories

Chapter 14 Design of EHV Lines Based upon Steady State Limits and Transient Overvoltages

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Design Factors Under Steady State

14.3 Design Examples: Steady-State Limits

14.4 Design Example-I(400 kV, 200 km, 1000 MW)

14.5 Design Example-II:400 kV, 400 km, 1000 MW with shunt Compensation.

14.6 Design Example-III:400 kv, 800 km, 500 MW/Circuit, 50% Series-Capacitor Compensation, and Shunt Reactors at both Ends

14.7 Design Example-IV 750 kV, 500 km, 2000 MW (with only shunt-Reactors)

14.8. Line Insulation Design Based Upon Transient Overvoltage

Chapter 15 Extra High Voltage Cable Transmission

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Electrical Characteristics of E.H.V. Cables

15.3 Properties of Cable-Insulation Materials

15.4 Breakdown and withstand Electrical Stresses in Solid Insulation-Statistical Procedure

15.5 Design Basis of Cable Insulation

15.6 Further Examples of Cable Designs

15.7 Tests on Cable Characteristics

15.8 Surge Performance of Cable Systems

15.9 Gas Insulated E.H.V. Lines

Bibliography

Answers to Problems

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-5231-1883-0

1-78183-044-4

OCLC:

919481026