Authors :
Mahesh Kunnurkar; Shubham Ashtekar
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7564199
Abstract :
Major problems faced by the Underground &
Overhead transmission lines such as Damage to insulator,
Conductor Corrosion, Vibration Damage, Arcing damage
of conductor, Atmospheric lightning, ionization, Corona,
Detection of fault location, Tree branches getting in
contact with the power lines, birds in contact with the
power lines affects the distribution of electricity. Including
all the above mentioned problems, there are some
instances happened due to the breakage of the power
conductor and it falling on the surface of the earth or on
the person in technical terms called as Step Potential &
Touch Potential. This severe problem can be minimized if
we replace the underground & overhead cable
transmission system with the salt water. If we compare the
conducting materials like copper, steel & aluminium with
salt water the weight of the salt water is much less though
there is much amount of difference in electrical
conductivity but with much less resistivity. Sea water
covers the major part of the earth surface and is also a
good conductor of electricity. And it is practically proven
that the transfer of high voltage AC current through salt
water is possible. We proposed an alternate power transfer
system which replaces Aluminium and Copper conductors
in transmission with the salt water and transfer of
electrical power through salt water. We are stepping up
the generated (11KV) power to higher voltage levels (220
KV, 440 KV etc.) and then transferring the generated
electric power through salt water filled in pipes to different
distribution stations and sub-stations.
Keywords :
Salt Water, Transmission Lines, Step Potential, Pipes, Underground and Overhead Transmission.
Major problems faced by the Underground &
Overhead transmission lines such as Damage to insulator,
Conductor Corrosion, Vibration Damage, Arcing damage
of conductor, Atmospheric lightning, ionization, Corona,
Detection of fault location, Tree branches getting in
contact with the power lines, birds in contact with the
power lines affects the distribution of electricity. Including
all the above mentioned problems, there are some
instances happened due to the breakage of the power
conductor and it falling on the surface of the earth or on
the person in technical terms called as Step Potential &
Touch Potential. This severe problem can be minimized if
we replace the underground & overhead cable
transmission system with the salt water. If we compare the
conducting materials like copper, steel & aluminium with
salt water the weight of the salt water is much less though
there is much amount of difference in electrical
conductivity but with much less resistivity. Sea water
covers the major part of the earth surface and is also a
good conductor of electricity. And it is practically proven
that the transfer of high voltage AC current through salt
water is possible. We proposed an alternate power transfer
system which replaces Aluminium and Copper conductors
in transmission with the salt water and transfer of
electrical power through salt water. We are stepping up
the generated (11KV) power to higher voltage levels (220
KV, 440 KV etc.) and then transferring the generated
electric power through salt water filled in pipes to different
distribution stations and sub-stations.
Keywords :
Salt Water, Transmission Lines, Step Potential, Pipes, Underground and Overhead Transmission.