ABB RELION 670 SERIES Applications Manual page 182

Section 8
Impedance protection
176
Q
(Mvar)
600
400
Capacitive
200
200
Inductive
400
600
800
1000
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Figure 72: Self-regulating effect of reactive power balance
Increase in power transfer
The increase in power transfer capability as a function of the degree of compensation for
a transmission line can be explained by studying the circuit shown in figure 73. The power
transfer on the transmission line is given by the equation 50:
( )
d
× ×
V V sin
= =
A B
P
-
X X
Line C
EQUATION1994-ANSI V1 EN
The compensation degree K
A
P
A
-jX
C
+jX
L
V
A
Q
A
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Figure 73: Transmission line with series capacitor
500 1000
Transmission 500 kV
500 km
Line
Series
Compensation k = 50 %
( )
d
× ×
V V sin
A B
( )
× -
X 1 K
Line C
is defined as equation
c
D
V
V V
A B
B
P
B
V d
B
Q
B
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Power flow
(MW)
1500
(T.L. + S.C.)
(T.L.)
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(Equation 50)