scholarly journals Effect of Earthing Enhancing Compound (EEC) on Improving Tower Footing Resistance of a 500 kV Tower in a Rocky Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5623
Author(s):  
Nur Alia Farina Mohd Nasir ◽  
Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir ◽  
Miszaina Osman ◽  
Muhamad Safwan Abd Rahman ◽  
Ungku Anisa Ungku Amirulddin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Transmission Line ◽  
Structure Analysis ◽  
Current Distribution ◽  
Soil Profile ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Soil Resistivity ◽  
Transmission Towers ◽  
Rocky Soil

This paper presents a comparative analysis of different earthing designs’ performances, with particular interest on the use of earthing enhancing compound (EEC) for a selected earthing design of 500 kV transmission towers in a rocky soil, using the SESCAD tool of the Current distribution, electromagnetic field grounding and soil structure analysis (CDEGS) software. The simulation included the interpretation of soil profile and comparison between designs A, B and C, which are currently used for the 500 kV tower footing resistance (TFR) improvement. Results showed each design had reduced the TFR by 66%, 54.7% and 63.2% for the towers T42, T48 and T50, respectively. In some cases, further improvement of TFR is required, especially in the rocky area where the soil resistivity (SR) value is of more than 500 Ω⋅m. In this case, EEC was used in Design C, encasing both the vertical and horizontal electrodes, and it reduced the TFR further by 16% to 20%. The characteristics of the soil and earthing arrangement design play an important role in achieving a low TFR value, which is directly proportional to the backflashover occurrence and thus to the transmission line performance.

scholarly journals Influence of Lightning Current Parameters and Earthing System Designs on Tower Footing Impedance of 500 kV Lines

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4736
Author(s):  
Nur Alia Farina Mohamad Nasir ◽  
Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir ◽  
Miszaina Osman ◽  
Muhamad Safwan Abd Rahman ◽  
Ungku Anisa Ungku Amirulddin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Soil Resistivity ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
Lightning Current ◽  
Sustainable Operation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
System Designs

This paper presents an optimum earthing system design for improving the lightning performance of a 500 kV transmission line for its sustainable operation. The study includes an interpretation of the soil profile and compares the results between default and new earthing arrangements for improving tower footing resistance and tower footing impedance. An evaluation of the tower footing resistance (TFR) and impedance (Ri) before and after earthing improvement was carried out. Moreover, the effects of TFR and Ri, also known as low and high-frequency earthing, respectively, based on a specification of TFR and soil resistivity (SR) ranges at various sites were also considered. The analysis was carried out using the SESCAD tool of Current Distribution Electromagnetic Field Grounding and Soil Structure Analysis software (CDEGS) and PSCAD/EMTDC software for low and high frequency earthing, respectively. From the analysis, the results showed that the new earthing arrangement reduced the TFR by 74.11% for Tower T40, 75.71% for Tower T41 and 80.83% for Tower T42. For Ri, the results also demonstrated that the values were significantly decreased below the TFR during a high frequency operation due to the soil ionisation phenomenon that took place during the lightning. All these improvements are now being investigated and studied in all 500 kV networks in Malaysia, where lightning is considered as a major threat in relation to power outages.

scholarly journals Couplinator: A simple computational tool for synthesis of multi-section coupled-line filter based on MPCM-TLM technique

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
E. Faghand ◽  
S. Karimian ◽  
E. Mehrshahi ◽  
N. Karimian
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Transmission Line ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Computational Tool ◽  
Cad Tools ◽  
Coupled Line ◽  
High Frequency Structure Simulator ◽  
Transmission Line Method ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Planar Circuit

Abstract A new simple computational tool is proposed for the synthesis of multi-section coupled-line filters based on combined modified planar circuit method (MPCM) and transmission line method (TLM) analysis, referred to as MPCM-TLM. Due to its fundamentally simple architecture, the presented tool offers significantly faster optimization of coupled-line filters – for exactly the same initial simulation set-up – than other costly commercially-available tools, giving equally reliable results. Validity and accuracy of the proposed tool have been verified through the design of 3rd, 5th, and 7th order coupled-line filters and comparative analysis between results obtained from the proposed approach and the high-frequency structure simulator. A remarkable 99% time reduction in the analysis is recorded in the case of 7th order filter using the proposed tool, for almost identical results to HFSS. Therefore, it can be confidently claimed that the proposed technique can be used as a reliable alternative to existing complex, costly, processor-intensive CAD tools.

On the Effects of EMI and the Soil Structure on Transmission Line Parameters — Part I: Theoretical Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caio M. Moraes ◽  
Amauri G. Martins-Britto ◽  
Felipe V. Lopes ◽  
Kleber M. Silva ◽  
Eduardo P. A. Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Transmission Line ◽  
Soil Structure

scholarly journals Development of the wave method of calculation operational parameters of a double-circuit power transmission line with known values of output voltages and currents at the end of the line

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
G. A. Bolshanin ◽  
M. P. Plotnikov
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Transmission Line ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Power Transmission Line ◽  
Induced Voltage ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Reflected Waves

Electrical energy from the place of its generation is transmitted to consumers of various capacities. The distance from the source of electrical energy to the consumer can vary from several meters to several thousand kilometers. In this regard, the accurate determination of the operating parameters of the power transmission line (PTL) is a mandatory and necessary condition for the PTL normal functioning. In the current-carrying parts of the double-circuit PTL there are six incident and six reflected waves of the electromagnetic field. They determine voltages and currents. A scheme is proposed for the distribution of these waves along linear wires of a homogeneous section of a double-circuit PTL. This scheme shows that the current-carrying parts of the adjacent wires have a significant impact on voltages and currents in one wire. This scheme illustrates the distribution of the amplitude values of electromagnetic field waves, defined as the integration constant. Using the integration constants, the propagation constants of electromagnetic waves along the linear wires of the PTL and the corresponding wave impedances, one can obtain the amplitude values of the incident and reflected waves at any point of the double- circuit PTL, and hence the currents and voltages in the double-circuit PTL. The article presents a method for determining the currents and voltages in a double-circuit PTL according to the load. The proposed method will allow determining the qualitative and quantitative indicators of electrical energy (induced voltage) appearing from each wire separately and provide the possibility of their elimination, which will improve the quality of electrical energy.

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