UNITED INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (UIU)

Dept. Of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)

Exam: Mid Term, Trimester: Summer, Year: 2015
Course: EEE 471 (Sec A & B), Title: Transmission & Distribution
Marks: 60, Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
There are Five questions. Answer any Four Questions.
1 1. a) What are the different transmission voltages in Bangladesh? Explain in brief.

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Where is the transmission line with highest voltage installed in Bangladesh?

Why is transmission line conductor stranded & twisted? What is the difference
between ACAR and AAAC used as high tension line conductors?
What is IPP? How do IPPs operate in Bangladesh?
A three phase transmission line has a voltage of 230kV (L-L) and the current in each
phase is 230A30o. Draw power triangle for the given load and show the value of
different types of power for the triangle.

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The all-Aluminum conductor Blue Bell has a dc resistance of 0.01678/1000ft at

20oC. Find the resistance of the conductor per kilometer at 60 oC. The cross sectional
area of Blue Bell is 1033500CM. T for Aluminum is 228.
Find the inductive reactance due to internal flux of a single phase 50 Hz, 20km line.
What is skin effect? Why does resistance of a conductor increase due to skin effect?
Explain skin effect in the light of flux linkage within a conductor.

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Deduce the expression for flux linkage of a conductor in a group of conductors,

given that sum of the currents in all the conductors is zero.
With the help of formula derived in 3(a), find the expression for inductance per
phase of a three phase line with equilateral spacing.
A three phase 33kV, 50Hz, 50km transmission line supplies a load of 500kW at 0.9
pf lagging. The conductors are placed on the tower in the form of equilateral
triangle. Radius of each conductor is 0.25cm and the distance of separation between
the conductors is 3.3m. Find the voltage drop per phase in the line due to the load
connected with the line.

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Find GMR of the following unconventional conductor in terms of radius of each

strand r.

Figure for Q.4.a

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For the following transposed 3-phase line, write the expression for flux linkage in
conductor C due to all the current carrying conductors when the conductor C is
in position 2. Assume that sum of all the line currents is equal to zero.
Pos1

Pos2
Pos3
Figure Q.4.b
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c)

A single phase 220V, 50Hz line is 2.5km long. Radius of each conductor is 0.15cm
and the distance of separation between the conductors is 1m. Find the inductive
reactance of the line in mh/mile.

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What are the advantages of bundled conductors? Explain in brief.

Draw diagrams for different combinations of bundled conductors.

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A 400kV, 150km, 50Hz transmission line has four bundled conductors per phase as
shown in figure Q.5.c. Determine inductive reactance per phase of the line. Distance
between the strands is 35cm and the diameter of each strand is 0.50cm.

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35cm

35cm

4.5m

4.5m
Figure Q.5.c

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