In the previous article, we learnt about HVDC Transmission System, its advantages and disadvantages. In this article, we will discuss the main components of HVDC Transmission System. The main components associated with HVDC system are as follows Converter Smoothing reactor Harmonic filters Reactive Power Supplies Electrodes DC lines AC Circuit Breaker 1. Converters They perform AC to … Read more
Conductors are mainly made up of Copper, Aluminium and their alloys. Stranded Conductors Greater flexibility and mechanical strength than the single wire of same crossectional area. Total number of conductor is a strand of n layer = 1 + 3n(n + 1) Overall diameter of stranded conductor = (2n + 1)d where, d = diameter … Read more
S.No. LED CFL 1. Stands for Light emitting diode. Stands for compact fluorescent light. 2. Efficiency is high. Efficiency is low compared to LED. 3. The effective cost for long term use is less. The effective cost for long term use is more. 4. LEDs are substantially smaller as compared to CFL. CFLs are substantially … Read more
In the previous article, we have discussed different types of insulators used in an overhead transmission line. We talked about advantages and disadvantages of each type of insulators. In this article, we will be talking about voltage distribution and string efficiency of Suspension insulator. Voltage Distribution Over A Suspension Insulator String Fig.1 Suspension Insulator … Read more