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Power Systems
Experiment 2: Matched load performance characteristics
Objectives:
After performing this experiment, you will be able to:
1. Measure and interpret current and voltage relationships of transmission line in
matched load operation.
2. Interpret the terms of characteristic such as wave impedance, lagging and leading
operation, efficiency and transmission losses.
Experiment Outcome:
At the end of the session the students should be able to:
1. Measure and interpret current and voltage relationships of transmission line in
Figure 2.1: Arrangement of components at no load experiment
matched load operation.
Procedure:
Equipment/Apparatus:
1. Assemble the circuit as shown in Figure 2.2.
2. The transmission line model is initially set to 100% while the voltage of the three phase
transformer is set to the value of UN 5%.
3. Reduce the resistive load beginning from 100% in 9 uniform steps of 10%.
4. The following quantities are to measured in each step:
Voltage U1, current I1, active power P1 and reactive power Q1 at the start of the line as
well as the voltage U2 and current I2 at the end of the line,
5. Enter the measured values into the table:
R (%)
U1 (V)
I1 (A)
P1 (W)
Q1 (VAR)
U2 (V)
I2 (A)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Safety Measures:

At which levels of resistive loads is capacitive behavior brought about and at which levels is
inductive behavior?
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Determine the particular value of resistive load at which the line no longer consumes any
reactive power and compare this with the value specified for the characteristic wave
impedance given.
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Convince yourself that the characteristic wave impedance of a transmission line is
independent of its length. With the value of resistive load (approx. 240), and the supply
voltage kept constant at UN 5%, change the line length once to 40% and then to 60% of the
total length and determine the circuit consumes any reactive power.
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Set the line length of the transmission line model to 100% again in order to determine the
transmission line losses and efficiency in the case of matched load operation. Leave the
resistive load unchanged to the value of the characteristic wave impedance.
Measure the voltage and current at both ends of the line for all possible supply voltages,
which can be set on the secondary side of the three phase transformer:

Supply Voltage:
UN + 5%
UN
UN - 5%
UN - 10%
UN - 15%

U1 (V)

I1 (A)

U2 (V)

I2 (A)

Based on the measured voltage and current values, calculate the total active power P1 at the
beginning of the line and the total active power P2 at the end of the line for the supply
voltages listed above in accordance with the equation P = U * I * (3)1/2 .
The difference P = P1 P2 provides the transmission line losses of the line, while the ratio
P2/P1 represents the efficiency of the transmission line.
Enter the results for the individual supply voltages into the table below:

Is the efficiency dependent on the magnitude of the supply voltage?

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