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Capacitance of double circuit line, 9 mm radius

Short answer

For the double-circuit line, mutual GMD Dm = 5.2292 m, self GMD Ds = 0.22467 m. Per-phase capacitance to neutral = (2πε0)/ln(Dm/Ds) = 17.68 pF/m = 17.68 nF/km.

Compute the capacitance per phase per unit length for the 3-phase parallel lines shown in the figure below. Effective radius of each conductor is 9 mm. [Figure: vertical double-circuit arrangement; left column top to bottom a, b, c and right column a', b', c'; vertical spacing 3.05 m between rows; horizontal distances a–a' = 5.25 m, b–b' = 6.40 m, c–c' = 5.25 m.]

The line is transposed, so each phase pair (a, a'), (b, b'), (c, c') is treated as a two-conductor group. Cn=2πε0/ln⁡(Dm/Ds)C_n = 2\pi\varepsilon_0/\ln(D_m/D_s) with DsD_s using the actual radius.

   a o------ 5.25 m ------o a'   --
                                  3.05 m
  b o------- 6.40 m -------o b'  --
                                  3.05 m
   c o------ 5.25 m ------o c'   --

Data: r=0.009r = 0.009 m. Horizontal offset of b from a =(6.40−5.25)/2=0.575= (6.40-5.25)/2 = 0.575 m.

Distances

PairDistance (m)
ab, bc, a'b', b'c'3.052+0.5752=3.1037\sqrt{3.05^2+0.575^2} = 3.1037
ab', a'b, bc', b'c3.052+5.8252=6.5752\sqrt{3.05^2+5.825^2} = 6.5752
ac, a'c'6.10
ac', a'c6.12+5.252=8.0481\sqrt{6.1^2+5.25^2} = 8.0481
aa', cc'5.25
bb'6.40

Mutual GMD

DAB=(3.10372×6.57522)1/4=4.5175 mDBC=4.5175 mDCA=(6.102×8.04812)1/4=7.0067 mDm=4.51752×7.00673=5.2292 m\begin{aligned} D_{AB} &= (3.1037^2 \times 6.5752^2)^{1/4} = 4.5175\ \text{m} \\ D_{BC} &= 4.5175\ \text{m} \\ D_{CA} &= (6.10^2 \times 8.0481^2)^{1/4} = 7.0067\ \text{m} \\ D_m &= \sqrt[3]{4.5175^2 \times 7.0067} = 5.2292\ \text{m} \end{aligned}

Self GMD (capacitance)

DsA=0.009×5.25=0.21737 mDsB=0.009×6.40=0.24000 mDsC=0.21737 mDs=0.217372×0.243=0.22467 m\begin{aligned} D_{sA} &= \sqrt{0.009 \times 5.25} = 0.21737\ \text{m} \\ D_{sB} &= \sqrt{0.009 \times 6.40} = 0.24000\ \text{m} \\ D_{sC} &= 0.21737\ \text{m} \\ D_s &= \sqrt[3]{0.21737^2 \times 0.24} = 0.22467\ \text{m} \end{aligned}

Capacitance per phase

Cn=2πε0ln⁡(Dm/Ds)=55.63×10−12ln⁡(5.2292/0.22467)=55.63×10−123.1474=17.675×10−12 F/m\begin{aligned} C_n &= \frac{2\pi\varepsilon_0}{\ln(D_m/D_s)} = \frac{55.63\times10^{-12}}{\ln(5.2292/0.22467)} = \frac{55.63\times10^{-12}}{3.1474} \\ &= 17.675\times10^{-12}\ \text{F/m} \end{aligned}

Answer: Cn=17.68C_n = 17.68 pF/m =17.68= 17.68 nF/km per phase to neutral.

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