System Impacts of Temperature-Dependent Transmission Line Models

This paper discusses system-level impacts of temperature-dependent transmission line models based on given ambient temperature profiles. In order to capture nonuniformity of line parameters caused by ambient temperature gradients, a line model characterized by multiple nonuniform segments is used. An automated tool has been developed to obtain appropriate system models, given a set of temperature measurements and their locations along each system branch. Using these models, the impacts of temperature variations are investigated with respect to line terminal behavior (bus voltage) and maximum power transfer characteristics. Results for the IEEE 30-bus test system are presented.