Drake Condcutor Specification (per EPRI Reb Book, Third edition):

Condcutor resistance at 25 degrees C is Rac 0.1170

.
mile
GMR Ds 0.0375 ft.

Outside diameter dia 1.108 in .

Line configuration:
Number of bundle sub 4 subcondcutors.
Sub-condcutor spacing d 18 in.
Flat configuration with phase spacing of Dph 11.1 m.

Rac

0.0182
Line resistance: Rline
.
sub
km
3

For a flat configuration GMD Dph 2 13.985 m .

For a bundle of four GMR 1

2 Ds d 0.19825 m and GMR 2

Line series reactance: XL 2 10

ln

12 F

ln

GMD
GMR 2

13.226

Line susceptance:BC CL 2 60 Hz 4.986

.
km
XL

Line characteristic impedance: Zc

BC

Line surge impedance loading: SIL

254 .

( 500 kV)
Zc

985 MW.

For loss-less line:

z Rline 0 j XL 0.321i
km
ZC

z
253.693
y

dia 3
d 0.2088 m.
2

GMD H

2 60Hz 0.3209
.
GMR 1 m
km

Line shunt capacitance: CL 2 8.85 10

y j BC 4.986i

S
km
3 1

z y 1.265i 10

km

nF
km

Note on line lengths:

12L41 (West-South) West route: len12L41W 418.65 km
12L41 (West-South) east oute: len12L41E 391.1 km
12L44 (West-North): len12L44 96.1 km
Fo a symmetrical line connected to a voltage source capabale to adjust the voltage at 1 pu at both
ends. The entire length of the line with Livock terminal floating, two scenrios are considered.
Scenario 1: len1 len12L41W len12L44 514.75 km
Scenario2: len2 len12L41E len12L44 487.2 km
Since the line is symmetrical, the midpoint voltage versus power at mid-point are considered for this
study.
1

len1
i 2

y1 ( x )

18.654 deg

1 ( 2 x cos ( ) sin ( ) )
2 cos ( )

len2
i 2

17.655 deg

y2 ( x )

1 ( 2 x cos ( ) sin ( ) )
2 cos ( )

Plots are for a loosless line; Rline = 0.

Red plots: West route
Blue plots: East route
x 0 0.00002 2.2
1.1
1
0.9

Vm (pu)

0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

P/SIL

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.2

Qz ( x )

y1 ( x ) 2

2
y1 ( x ) sin ( ) cos ( )

1.5

Qs/SIL

0.5

0
0.5
1

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.2

P/SIL

2
1 1 ( 2 x cos ( ) sin ( ) )

12 ( x ) 2 acos

Multiplied by 2 to account for phase angle

between sending and recieving end.

90

, load angle

75

60

45

30

15
0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

P/SIL
0 0.001

Maximum Power Loci

1.5

0.5

0
0.5

1.5

P/SIL

2.2

Line elec. angle (deg)

No-load voltage

1 18.654 deg

1
1.055
cos 1

1
1.65
sin 21

2 17.655 deg

1
1.049
cos 2

1
1.73
sin 22

Maximum power

Nose voltage
1

0.746

0.742

2 cos 1
1

2 cos 2

Line angle (deg)

No-load Q

Qz P2 1 0.18

1 1.412

Qz P2 2 0.166

tan 2 2

2 17.655 deg

tan 2 0.318

Qz P2 1

1 1.312

tan 2 1

tan 1 0.338

Qz P2 1 Qz P2 2

8.027 %

Q at P2 1.2

1 18.654 deg

Q at Pmax