Analysis of power transfer limit considering thermal balance of overhead conductor. Issue 14 (1st November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dong, Xiaoming; Kang, Chongqing; Sun, Hua; Zhang, Ning
• Is Part Of: IET generation, transmission & distribution. Volume 9:Issue 14(2015)
• Page Start: 2007
• Page End: 2013
• Publication Date: 2015-11-01
• Subjects: overhead line conductors -- power overhead lines -- thermal analysis -- load flow -- inductive power transmission; power transfer limit analysis -- overhead conductor -- overhead transmission lines -- OTLs -- series resistances -- conductor temperature -- electric current -- thermal exchange -- environmental conditions -- power flow analysis -- thermal balance effects -- transmission power flow -- PTL -- steady‐state stability limit -- thermal rating -- 2‐bus test system; Electric power production -- Periodicals; Electric power transmission -- Periodicals; Electric power distribution -- Periodicals; 621.3105
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2014.1113
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8687

Abstract

Abstract : Series resistances of overhead transmission lines (OTLs) are largely dependent on the corresponding conductor temperature. The electric current heats the conductor, and the environmental conditions affect the thermal exchange. Therefore, multiple factors related to the thermal balance codetermine the conductor temperature and resistance. However, the traditional power flow analysis neglects the thermal balance effects by treating those related factors as invariables, which may introduce some errors because of the change of the factors. Therefore, in this study, new power flow formulations, which allow for the relationship between the transmission power flow and the thermal balance, are derived. This study demonstrates the errors by applying the new formulations to calculate the power transfer limit (PTL). Moreover, the PTL of the OTL is defined either by encountering the thermal rating (TR) or the steady‐state stability limit. A case study based on an equivalent 2‐bus test system was used to illustrate the efficacy of the thermal balance that affects the PTLs of both types. In this analysis, this study also reveals the relationship between the TR and steady‐state stability limit with various physical and environmental conditions.