System Voltage Profile

Two AC voltage sources feed the two ends of a transmission line, which is modeled as a pi circuit as shown. The source on the left has a phase angle of δ \delta , in degrees, and the source on the right has a phase angle of zero.

It is known that lightly-loaded transmission lines tend to experience over-voltage conditions due to the shunt parasitic capacitance. Consequently, power utilities often switch in shunt inductances to offset this effect during periods of light load (such as at night). Such inductors are not present in this particular system. The loading (amount of active power flowing across the line) increases with the load angle δ \delta .

What is the smallest positive integer value of δ \delta (in degrees) for which the magnitude of V 1 \vec{V}_1 is less than 100 100 volts?


The answer is 42.

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1 solution

Guilherme Niedu
Feb 6, 2019

Considering the following polarities and current orientations:

One gets from applying Kirchhoff's circuit laws :

j [ 95 100 0 100 190 100 0 100 95 ] [ i 1 i 2 i 3 ] = [ 100 δ 0 100 ] \large \displaystyle j \cdot \begin{bmatrix} -95 & 100 & 0 \\ 100 & -190 & 100 \\ 0 & 100 & -95 \end{bmatrix} \cdot \begin{bmatrix} i_1 \\ i_2 \\ i_3 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 100 \angle \delta \\ 0 \\ -100 \end{bmatrix}

[ i 1 i 2 i 3 ] = j 10 741 [ 322 δ 400 380 δ 380 400 δ 322 ] \large \displaystyle \begin{bmatrix} i_1 \\ i_2 \\ i_3 \end{bmatrix} = - \frac{j10}{741} \cdot \begin{bmatrix} 322 \angle \delta - 400 \\ 380 \angle \delta - 380 \\ 400 \angle \delta - 322 \end{bmatrix}

Since:

V 1 = j 100 ( i 1 i 2 ) \large \displaystyle V_1 = -j100 (i_1 - i_2)

Then:

V 1 = 1000 741 ( 58 δ + 20 ) \large \displaystyle V_1 = \frac{1000}{741} \cdot (58 \angle \delta + 20)

So:

V 1 = 1000 741 ( 58 cos ( δ ) + 20 ) 2 + ( 58 sin ( δ ) ) 2 < 100 \large \displaystyle |V_1| = \frac{1000}{741} \cdot \sqrt{ (58 \cos(\delta) + 20)^2 + (58 \sin(\delta))^2 } < 100

100 ( 3764 + 2320 cos ( δ ) ) < 549081 \large \displaystyle 100 \cdot ( 3764 + 2320 \cos(\delta) ) < 549081

cos ( δ ) < 0.744314655 \large \displaystyle \cos(\delta) < 0.744314655

So :

δ > 41.8 9 \large \displaystyle \delta > 41.89^{\circ}

Or:

δ m i n = 4 2 \color{#3D99F6} \boxed{ \large \displaystyle \delta_{min} = 42^{\circ}}

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