// ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN // TURAN GONEN // CRC PRESS // SECOND EDITION // CHAPTER : 3 : FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS // EXAMPLE : 3.1 : clear ; clc ; close ; // Clear the work space and console // GIVEN DATA kV = 345 ; // Three phase transmission line voltage in kV Z_s = 366 ; // Surge impedance of line in Ω a = 24.6 ; // Spacing between adjacent conductors in feet d = 1.76 ; // Diameter of conductor in inches // CALCULATIONS SIL = (kV)^2/Z_s ; // Surge Impedance loading of line in MW // DISPLAY RESULTS disp("EXAMPLE : 3.1 : SOLUTION :-") ; printf("\n Surge Impedance Loading of line , SIL = %.f MW \n",SIL) ; printf("\n NOTE: Unit of SIL is MW and surge impedance is Ω") ; printf("\n ERROR: Mistake in unit of SIL in textbook \n") ;