The current in a transmission line under no load conditions is due to:

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  1. Spinning reserve
  2. Corona effects
  3. Capacitance of the line
  4. Back flow from earth

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Option 3 : Capacitance of the line
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  • During the no-load condition, the current flowing is only charging current due to line capacitance. It increases the capacitive var in the system.
  • Since the line is under no load the line inductance will be less. Therefore, the capacitive var becomes greater than inductive var during no load or light load condition.
  • Due to this phenomenon, the receiving end voltage becomes greater than the sending end voltage. This effect is also called the Ferranti effect.
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