
z=R+jx
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Modern 
Power 
System 
Analysis
I
Consider 
the 
operation 
of 
a transmission line 
with 
a 
tap changing transformer
at 
each end as shown 
in Fig. 5.30. 
Let 
/5 
and 
r^ 
be 
the fractions of 
the nominal
transformation 
ratios, i.e. the tap 
ratio/nominal 
ratio. 
For example, a 
trans-
kV 
input has rr 
- 
I2lll 
=
1 : fsnl
Fig. 5.30 
Transmission 
line with tap changing 
transformer 
at 
each 
end
With reference to 
Fig. 
5.30 
let the impedances 
of the transformer 
be lumped
tn Z along 
with the line impedance. 
To compepsate 
for 
voltage 
in 
the line 
and
transformers, 
let the transformer 
taps be set 
at off  nominal 
values, 
rr and 
ro.
With reference 
to the circuit 
shown. we 
have
trnrVs= t^nrVo+ 
IZ
(s.8e)
From 
Eq. 
(5.75) 
the 
voltage drop 
ref'erred to the high voltage 
side is 
given 
by
tAvl 
= 
!I,!jIQs-
t 
on,rlVol
lAVl 
- 
tsn, 
lTsl 
- 
ton2lVol
Characteristics 
and 
Performance of Power Transmission 
Lines 
fi.l7!J,
I
l.{Vl 
which is to be compensated. 
Thus merely 
tap setting as a 
method 
of
voltage drop compensation 
rvould 
give 
rise to excessively 
large tap 
setting if
compensation exceeds 
certain limits. Thus, if the 
tap setting dictated 
by Eq.
setting range 
(usually 
not more than  +  20Vo), 
it 
would 
be necessary 
to
simultaneously inject 
VARs  at the receiving-end in 
order to maintain 
the
desired 
voltage 
level.
Compensation 
of Transmission  Lines
The 
perfonnance 
of 
long 
EHV AC transmission 
systems can be improved 
by
reactive compensation 
of series or shunt 
(parallel) 
type. 
Series capacitors 
and
shunt reactors are used to 
reduce artificially the 
series reactance 
and shunt
susceptance 
of lines and thus 
they act as the line compensators. 
Compensation
of lines 
results in improving the system stability 
(Ch. 
12) and voltage 
conffol,
in 
increasing 
the 
efficiency of 
power 
transmission, facilitating 
line energization
and reducing 
temporary 
and 
transient overvoltages.
Series compensation 
reduces. the series impedance 
of the 
line 
which 
causes
voltage 
drop 
and 
is the 
most 
important factor 
in finding 
the maximum power
transmission capability 
of  a 
line 
(Eq. (5.70)). 
A,  C and D  constants 
are
functions of Z  and 
therefore the also affected by change in the value 
of. Z, but
these 
changes are small 
in comparison to the change 
in  B as 
B 
= 
Z for  the
nominal 
-rr 
and 
equals Z 
(sinh 
4ll) 
for the equivalent 
zr. 
.,
The 
voltage 
drop 
AV  due to series compensation is 
given 
by
AV 
= 
1R cos 
S, 
+ I(X,. 
- 
X.) sin ,!,
(s.e4)
Here 
X, 
= 
capacitive reactance of the series capacitor 
bank 
per 
phase 
ancl
X, 
is thc 
total 
incluctive rcactance of 
the 
line/phasc. In 
practice, 
X. 
may be so
selected that the 
factor 
(XL 
- 
X.)  sin 
Q, 
becomes 
negative 
and 
equals 
(in
magnitude) R cos 
/, 
so that  AV 
becomes zero. The 
ratio  X=IXL 
is 
called
"compensation 
factor" 
and when expressed 
as a 
percentage 
is 
known 
as the
"percentage 
compensation".
The extent of 
effect of compensation depends 
on the number, 
location 
and
circuit 
arrangements 
of  series capacitor and 
shunt reactor 
stations. While
planning 
long-distance 
lines, besides the average 
degree 
of  compensation
required, 
it is required 
to find out the most appropriate 
location 
of the 
reactors
and capacitor banks, 
the optimum connection scheme 
and the 
number 
of
intermediate stations. 
For finding the operating conditions 
along 
the 
line, the
ABCD constants of the 
portions 
of line 
on 
each 
side of the capacitor 
bank, 
and
ABCD 
constants of  the 
bank may 
be 
first found 
out and 
then 
equivalent
constants 
of the series 
combination of line-capacitor-line 
can then 
be 
arrived 
at
by 
using the formulae 
given 
in Appendix B.
In India, in states 
like UP, series compensation is 
quite 
important 
since 
super
thermal 
plants 
are located 
(east) 
several hundred kilometers 
from 
load 
centres
(west) 
and large 
chunks of 
power 
must be 
transmitted 
over long 
distances.
Series 
capacitors also help 
in 
balancing the voltage 
drop of two parallel 
lines.
Now
(s.e0)
(s.e1)
In 
order that 
the voltage 
on the 
HV side 
of 
the 
two transformers 
be of 
the
same 
order and 
the tap setting 
of each 
transformer 
be the 
minimum, 
we choose
tstn= 
1 
(5.92)
SubstitutinE 
tn= 
llttin 
Eq. 
(5.91) 
and 
reorganising, 
we obtain
trnrlvrl- 
tonrlvol 
+ 
RPR+xQR
t 
*nrlVol
.r( , 
RPR 
+xgo 
) _ 
n2 lvRl
"[' 
"r"rWW 
)- 
", 
W
(s.93)
For 
complete 
voltage drop 
compensation, 
the 
right hand side 
of Eq. 
(5.93)
should 
be unity.
It 
is obvious 
from 
Fig. 5.30 
that  rr 
>  1 and 
tn 1  I 
for  voltage 
drop
compensation. 
Equation 
(5.90) 
indicates 
that 
/^ 
tends 
to increase* 
the 
voltage
-This 
is so 
because fn 
<  1 increases 
the line 
current /  and 
hence 
voltage 
drop.