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The value of the net impedance can be reduced by: • • • Building an additional line(s) in parallel; Raising the design voltage of one or more of the existing lines; Decreasing the impedance of any of the existing lines by inserting a capacitor in series (remember XC cancels out XL). STABILITY 39 Transient instability refers to the condition where there is a disturbance on the system that causes a disruption in the synchronism or balance of the system. The disturbance can be a number of types of varying degrees of severity: • • • • The opening of a transmission line increasing the XL of the system.
Electricity is but one of many forms of energy. Other familiar forms of or descriptions of energy are thermal or heat, light, mechanical, and so on. Energy is also described as kinetic, that energy associated with a moving body, and potential energy, that energy associated with an object’s position. For centuries mankind has used energy in its various forms to enhance its standard of living. In many cases, ways have been devised to change energy from one form to another to increase its usefulness.
Subsequently, some utilities had to make very large payments to the plant owners to cancel such contracts or to purchase the plants. The next step by the various regulatory commissions was the proposal, and in some cases the adoption, of competitive bidding procedures for new generators. One of these procedures called for competitive bidding for the provision of the electricity needed each hour. It required all bidders whose proposals were accepted to be paid the highest bid accepted for the hour, even though their proposal was lower.