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ABCD with shunt capacitor at line end

Short answer

By cascading line and shunt capacitor matrices: A' = A + B Y_sh = 0.9880∠0.231°, B' = B = 31.552∠71.608° Ω, C' = C + D Y_sh = 5.489×10⁻⁴∠90.04° S, D' = D = 0.9955∠0.086°.

The ABCD constants of a 3-phase overhead line are as follows: A = D = 0.9955∠0.086°, B = 31.552∠71.608° Ω, C = 3 × 10⁻⁴∠90° S. If a shunt capacitor with admittance 2.5 × 10⁻⁴∠90° S is connected at the end of the line, determine the equivalent ABCD constants of the system.

Given: A=D=0.9955∠0.086∘A = D = 0.9955\angle 0.086^\circ, B=31.552∠71.608∘ ΩB = 31.552\angle 71.608^\circ\ \Omega, C=3×10−4∠90∘C = 3\times10^{-4}\angle 90^\circ S; shunt capacitor Ysh=2.5×10−4∠90∘Y_{sh} = 2.5\times10^{-4}\angle 90^\circ S at the receiving end of the line.

Method

The shunt capacitor is a two-port with constants [10Ysh1]\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ Y_{sh} & 1 \end{bmatrix}. It is in cascade (series) after the line, so the overall matrix is the product:

 VS    +------------+         VR
 o-----|  Line      |----+-----o
       |  A B C D   |    |
       +------------+  [Ysh]
 o-----------------------+-----o
[A′B′C′D′]=[ABCD][10Ysh1]=[A+BYshBC+DYshD]\begin{bmatrix} A' & B' \\ C' & D' \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} A & B \\ C & D \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ Y_{sh} & 1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} A + BY_{sh} & B \\ C + DY_{sh} & D \end{bmatrix}

Calculation

BYsh=31.552∠71.608∘×2.5×10−4∠90∘=7.888×10−3∠161.608∘=−0.007485+j0.002489A′=(0.995499+j0.001494)+(−0.007485+j0.002489)=0.98801+j0.00398=0.9880∠0.231∘B′=B=31.552∠71.608∘ ΩDYsh=0.9955∠0.086∘×2.5×10−4∠90∘=2.4888×10−4∠90.086∘C′=j3×10−4+(−3.7×10−7+j2.4887×10−4)=5.489×10−4∠90.04∘ SD′=D=0.9955∠0.086∘\begin{aligned} BY_{sh} &= 31.552\angle 71.608^\circ\times2.5\times10^{-4}\angle 90^\circ = 7.888\times10^{-3}\angle 161.608^\circ \\ &= -0.007485 + j0.002489 \\ A' &= (0.995499 + j0.001494) + (-0.007485 + j0.002489) \\ &= 0.98801 + j0.00398 = 0.9880\angle 0.231^\circ \\ B' &= B = 31.552\angle 71.608^\circ\ \Omega \\ DY_{sh} &= 0.9955\angle 0.086^\circ\times2.5\times10^{-4}\angle 90^\circ = 2.4888\times10^{-4}\angle 90.086^\circ \\ C' &= j3\times10^{-4} + (-3.7\times10^{-7} + j2.4887\times10^{-4}) \\ &= 5.489\times10^{-4}\angle 90.04^\circ\ \text{S} \\ D' &= D = 0.9955\angle 0.086^\circ \end{aligned}

Check: A′D′−B′C′=1.000A'D' - B'C' = 1.000 (to 5 decimal places).

Answer: A′=0.9880∠0.231∘A' = 0.9880\angle 0.231^\circ, B′=31.552∠71.608∘ ΩB' = 31.552\angle 71.608^\circ\ \Omega, C′=5.489×10−4∠90.04∘C' = 5.489\times10^{-4}\angle 90.04^\circ S, D′=0.9955∠0.086∘D' = 0.9955\angle 0.086^\circ.

Note: the combined network is no longer symmetrical (A′≠D′A' \ne D'). If the capacitor were at the sending end, AA and DD would swap roles: A′=0.9955∠0.086∘A' = 0.9955\angle 0.086^\circ, D′=0.9880∠0.231∘D' = 0.9880\angle 0.231^\circ.

✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)

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