Notes for Electrical Power Transmission And Distribution - EPTD by Dipak Ranjan Nayak

Types of Conductors, Resistance, Transmission Line Parameters, Tabulated Resistance Values

Inductance of a Conductor due to Internal Flux, Flux Linkages between Two Points External to an Isolated Conductor, Inductance of a Single Phase Two Wire Line, Flux Linkages of One Conductor in a Group, Inductance of Composite-Conductor Lines, The Use of Tables, Inductance of a Three Phase Line with Equilateral Spacing, Inductance of a Three Phase Line with Unsymmetrical Spacing, Inductance Calculations for Bundled Conductors

Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance , Electric Field of a Long, Straight Conductor, The Potential Difference between Two Points due to a Charge, Capacitance of a Two Wire Line, Capacitance of a Three Phase Line with Equilateral Spacing, Capacitance of a Three Phase Line with Unsymmetrical Spacing, Effect of Earth on the Capacitance of a Three Phase Line, Capacitance Calculations for Bundled Conductors, Parallel Circuit Three Phase Lines

Transmission Line Performances Representation of Lines, Short Transmission Lines, The Medium Transmission Lines, The Long Transmission Line: Interpretation of Equations, The Long Transmission Line: Interpretation of Equations, The Long Transmission Line: Hyperbolic Form of The Equations, The Equivalent Circuit of a Long Line, Power Flow Through Transmission Line

Overhead Line Insulators Insulator Materials, Types of Insulators, Voltage Distribution over Insulator String, Improvement of String Efficiency

Mechanical Design of Overhead Transmission Lines, General Considerations, Line Supports, Types of Steel Towers, Cross Arms, Span, Conductor Configuration, Spacings and Clearances, Sag and Tension Calculations, Erection Conditions, Factors affecting Sag, Sag Template, Catenary, Conductor Vibration

Distribution, Comparison of various Distribution Systems, AC three-phase four-wire Distribution System, Types of Primary Distribution Systems, Types of Secondary Distribution Systems, Voltage Drop in DC Distributors, Voltage Drop in AC Distributors, Kelvin’s Law, Limitations of Kelvin’s Law

Underground Cables, Introduction, Insulation, Sheath, Armour and Covering, Classification of Cables, Pressurized Cables, Effective Conductor Resistance, Conductor Inductive Reactance, Parameters of Single Core Cables, Grading of Cables, Capacitance of Three Core Belted Cable