In the high voltage transmission line whose neutral point is grounded, if there occur an accidental ground on one of the conductors, a heavy short circuit current will flow through the earth, inducing a voltage in the neighbouring communication lines by the electromagnetic action. In some cases, the voltage thus induced in the communication lines may reach to such a dangerous amount as to destroy the apparatus connected to the communication lines or to effect a heavy accoustic shock to the telephone operators. In Japan, especially, the geographical circumstances does not permit to leave a sufficient distance between both the power and the communication lines.
The investigation and field surveys have been continued for more than ten years by many electrical engineers under the auspices of the Engineer in Chief, Bureau of Electricity, Ministry of Communications, together with those of the various power companies, whenever the main transmission lines have been completed ; the results thus obtained will be described in this paper, having the contents as follows,
(1) The reasons why this problem must be considered as an important one in our country,
(2) The formulae for the calculation of the electromagnetic incuced voltage in the communication line are stated, quoting the Dr. Shibusawa's
(1) formulae and the formula proposed by the Verband
(2) Deutcher Elektrotochnikers,
(3) The method of actual measurement of the electromagnetic induction and the result are shown,
(4) In our test results, these are several points of which we must take care, for examples, the relations between the magnitude of the electromagnetic induced voltage and that of the inducing current through the earth, or the frequency of the inducing current,
(5) Comparison of the actual results with the calculated ones,
(6) Conditions of proximity between both the power and the communication lines in our country are described,
(7) The magnitude of the electromagnetic induction is seemed to depend on the geological circumstances and the localities where the power and the communication lines pass,
(8) Considering the relations shown in (7). and from our test results the author proposes a new formula for a time being which would become to be modified in the future by the further experiments,
V=KfI∑l
1/b
1where V=the induced voltage in the communication line, in volts,
f=the frequency of the current through the earth or the inducing current,
l
1=the length of a portion of the power line, in meters,
b
1=the distance between both the lines, in meters, when they are parallel. If they are not parallel, the arithmetic mean of the extreme two distances perpendicular to the power line, as shown in Fig. 13,
K=a constant depending on the geological conditions of the district where both the power and the communication lines pass, and it will be approximately as follows in our country,
i. Mountain district K=(0.5 to 0.8)×10
-3ii. Plain district K=(0.25 to 0.4)×10
-3but the magnitude of the induced voltage is seemed to be different according to the localities where the lines pass, in the numerical values of K shown above, 0.5 and 0.25 are the values in the mountain and the plain districts respectively in one locality, while the values 0.8 and 0.4 are those in another locality,
I=the short circuit current through the earth of the power line, in amperes,
(9) In Japan, we have not met with difficulties of the electromagnetic disturbances on the communication lines due to the power lines.
(This paper has the same contents as those in the "Report on the Electromagnetic Disturbance on the Communication Line due to an Accidental Ground of the Power Line" by S. Mayebare and E. Fukawo, presented to the Fourth Session of the International Congress of Extra High Tension Network, which will be held in Paris this year)
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