Author(s)

Sinqobile Wiseman Nene, Bolanle Tolulope Abe, Agha Francis Nnachi

Department of Electrical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, EMalahleni, The Republic of South Africa.

The access to electricity in rural areas is extremely limited, but it is crucial for all citizens. The population in rural areas of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries is generally low, making it economically unfeasible to implement traditional rural electrification (CRE) projects due to the high cost of establishing the necessary distribution infrastructure. To address this cost issue, one alternative technology for rural electrification (URE) that can be explored is the Capacitor Coupled Substation (CCS) technology. CCS is a cost-effective solution for supplying electricity to rural areas. The research is necessitated by the need to offer a cost-effective technology for supplying electricity to sparsely populated communities. This paper examines the impact on the transmission network when a 400 kV/400V CCS is connected to it. The system response when a CCS is connected to the network was modeled using MATLAB/Si-mulink. The results, based on the fixed load of 80 kW, showed negligible interference on the transmission line voltage. However, there was minor impact on the parameters downstream of the tapping point. These findings were further supported by introducing a fault condition to the CCS, which showed that interferences with the CCS could affect the overall stability of the transmission network downstream of the tapping node, similar to the behavior of an unstable load.

Capacitor Coupled Substation, Conventional Rural Electrification, Unconventional Rural Electrification, Transmission Line Behavior, Power System Simulation

Nene, S. , Abe, B. and Nnachi, A. (2023) Modeling and Simulation of a Transmission Line Response to a 400 kV/400V Capacitor Coupled Substation. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 11, 1-14. doi: 10.4236/jpee.2023.1112001.