WorksheetsTransmission Lines
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
A short 3-phase, 3-wire line has a resistance of 5 ohms and reactance of 12 ohms per wire and transmit power to a 3-phase load drawing 1000 kW at 13,120 volts line to line, 0.8 pf lagging, 60 Hz. Solve for the sending end power factor.
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A 15 MW, 132 kV, 80% pf three phase load is to be serve by a transmission line having conductors whose resistance is 0.5 ohm/km. If the losses on the line shall not exceed 4.5%, how long must this line be?
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A 10-km, three-phase transmission line delivers power to a load rated 200 kW 6.9 kV and at 80% lagging power factor. The resistance and reactance of each line are 0.8 and 1.2 ohms, respectively. What percentage of the power generated is lost in the transmission line?
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What is the approximate line impedance of a parallel-strip line spaced 1 cm apart with the length of 50 cm?
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A quarter wave transformer is connected to a parallel wire line in order to match the line to a load of 1000 ohms. The transformer has a characteristic impedance of 316.23 ohms. The distance between centers is 4 inches. What is the percentage reduction in the diameter of the line?
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What is the diameter of a copper wire to be used in a 16 km loop with a dc loop resistance of 100 ohms/km?
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A radio transmission line of 300 ohms impedance is to be connected to an antenna having an input impedance of 150 ohms. What is the impedance of a quarter-wave matching line?
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If a 6 GHz signal is applied to a rectangular waveguide and the reflection angle is 200, what is the value of the guide wavelength?
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A short line has a resistance of 4 ohms and a reactance of 12 ohms per wire and transmits power to a concentrated load of 1000 kVA, 13,200 volts, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 0.8 pf inductive load. Find its efficiency.
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A short 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has an impedance of 2 + j6 ohms per wire, at the receiving end are connected a 3-phase inductive load drawing 5,000 kw at 0.8 pf, line to line voltage of 13,800 V and a capacitor bank drawing 200 A line current. Solve for the power at the sending end.
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