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This document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to electrical engineering topics like transmission lines, insulation, conductors, cables, and corona. Some sample questions ask about the voltage rating of multiple shell insulation, the purpose of grading in transmission lines, and factors that affect sag in overhead conductors.

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Ps 9

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to electrical engineering topics like transmission lines, insulation, conductors, cables, and corona. Some sample questions ask about the voltage rating of multiple shell insulation, the purpose of grading in transmission lines, and factors that affect sag in overhead conductors.

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( a) hy gr o s c o p i c ( b ) c o m p o s i t e ( c ) p o r ou s ( d ) h o m og e n e o u s
1 1. C o r on a h a s t h e d i s ad vant a ge s o f
( a) wo rk s as a s a f e l y val u e f o r s u r ge s ( b ) I nt r o d u c i n g th e h or m o n i
c s , p re d om i n a t e l y t h i r d h o rm o n i c s i nto t h e tr a n s m i s s i o n l i n e s (
c ) i n d o e s n ot i nt e n f e r e n c e w i t h n e i gh b ou r i n g c o m mu n i c at i o n ck
t s ( d ) p owe r ga i n
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( a) i n c r e a s e th e t ra n s m i s s i on l i n e l o s s e s ( b ) i n c r e a s e th e e a rt h
c ap a c i t a nc e o f t h e l owe s t u n i t ( c ) r e d u c e t he t r an s m i s s i on l i n e l o
s s e s ( d ) r e d u c e t he e a r th c a p ac i t a n c e o f th e l owe s t u n i t
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p oi nt c a l l e d
( a) c o n d i c t i vi ty ( b ) s a g ( c ) t e n s i o n ( d ) c o r on a
1 4. T h e p owe rf a c t o r of a n o p e n e n d e d c ab l e c a n b e i m p r ove d by
( a) i n c r e a s e th e c a p ac i t a n c e ( b ) i n c r e a s e th e c o n d u c t or r e s i s t
an c e ( c ) d e c r e a s e t h e c a p ac i ta n c e ( d ) i n c r e a s e th e i n s u l a ti o n r
e s i s t an c e
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n c e ( b ) r e d u c e s t h e e ff e c t i ve r e s i s t a n c e b ut i n c r e as e s i nt e r n a l r
e ac ta n c e ( c ) i n c r e a s e s t h e e ff e c t i ve r e s i s t a n c e a n d e ff e c t i ve i nt
e r na l r e a c t a n c e ( d ) i n c r e a s e s t h e e ff e c t i ve r e s i s t a n c e a n d b u t
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on a l t o c a p ac i ta n c e
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w i n d t h an h e av y c o n d u c t or ( d ) t o m or e s w i n i n g by t h e w i n d t h an l e
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