Unit - 1 Short Questions (2 & 3 Marks)
Unit - 1 Short Questions (2 & 3 Marks)
Q1. How to represent power system components in a single line diagram? In addition, give
the description about each component connected in the single line diagram.
Q2. State the difference between absolute system and per unit system.
Q3. What is impedance and reactance diagram with example?
Q4. What is the significance of symmetrical components?
Q5. Show that per unit impedance of a transformer computed from primary or secondary side
is same if voltage buses on two sides are in the ratio or transformation.
Q6. Determine the symmetrical components of three phase voltages:
Va = 100 ∠0° V; Vb=200 ∠245° V; Vc=100 ∠105° V
Q7. Justify that when the primary side of the transformer impedance referred to secondary
side of the transformers and vice versa are equal in per unit system.
Q8. A 75 MVA, 10 kV synchronous generator has Xd = 0.4 pu. Write the value in pu to a
base of 100 MVA, 11 kV.
Q9.Compute symmetrical components of the three phase voltages:
0 0 0
Va = 100 ∠0 ; Vb = 110 ∠−100 and Vc = 115 ∠110
Q10. Derive the expression for the symmetrical components for the complex power.
Long Questions (7 Marks)
Q1. The single line diagram of an unloaded power system shown below. Reactances of the
two sections of transmission line shown in the diagram. The generators and transformers
are rated as follows: G1: 20 MVA, 13.8 kV, X” = 0.2 pu; G2: 30 MVA, 18 kV, X” = 0.2
pu; G3: 30 MVA, 20 kV, X” = 0.2 pu; T1: 25 MVA, 13.8Δ/220Y kV, X = 10%; T2: 10
MVA, 220Y/18Δ kV, X = 10%; T3: 35 MVA, 220Y/22Y kV, X = 10%. Draw the
reactance diagram with all reactances marked in per unit and choose a base of 50 MVA,
13.8 kV in the circuit of G1.
Q2. Draw the impedance diagram of the power system shown below.
Q3. Obtain the expression for complex power in terms of symmetrical components. The
unbalanced set of line-to-neutral voltages at a fault point in a power system are given by:
Va0 = 30∠-300 V, Va1 = 450∠00, Va2 = 225∠400 and Ia0 = 10∠1900 A, Ia1 = 6∠200, Ia2 =
5∠500
Q4.Two generators are rated as follows: G1: 50 MVA, 11 kV, X1 = X2 = j0.2 pu and X0 =
j0.005 pu; G2: 30 MVA, 11 kV, X1 = X2 = j0.15 pu and X0 = j0.003 pu, Xn = j0.024;
T1: 50 MVA, 11/220 kV, X = j0.10 pu; T2: 30 MVA, 11/220 kV, X = j0.075 pu, Xn =
j0.03; Line 1: 50 MVA, X = j0.10 pu; Line 2: 50 MVA, X = j0.12 pu. Choose 50 MVA
and 11 kV as base quantities for generator G1. Draw the positive, negative and zero
sequence networks for the power system shown in figure 1.
Fig. 1
Q5. Draw the reactance diagram with all reactances marked in per unit quantities for the
following power system shown in figure 2.
G1: 20,000 kVA, 6.9 kV, X1” = 0.15 PU; G2: 10,000 kVA, 6.9 kV, X1” = 0.15 PU
G3: 30,000 kVA, 13.8 kV, X1” = 0.15 PU; T1: 25,000 kVA, 6.9 kV/115 kV, XT1 = 10%
T2: 12,500 kVA, 6.9 kV/115 kV, XT2 = 10%; T3: Three single-phase units each rated at
10,000 kVA, 7.5 kV/75 kV, XT3 = 10%; L1: X = 100 Ω; L2: X = 80 Ω. Choose the base
of 30,000 kVA and 6.9 kV, the circuit of G1.
Fig. 2
MCQ Questions (2/3/Marks)
Q.1 The voltage and current instantaneous values are given as 5 sin (ωt + 30°) pu and 2 sin (ωt -
15°) pu respectively. Find the per unit active power?
A. 5 pu
B. 3.535 pu
C. 5.353 pu
D. 7 pu
Q.2 The angular moment of 10 MVA generator is 0.2. Find the new value of angular moment
for 20 MVA base?
A. 0.2 pu
B. 0.1 pu
C. 0.25 pu
D. 0.4 pu
Q.3 The per unit impedance of a circuit element is 0.30. If the base kV and base MVA are
halved, then the new value of the per unit impedance of the circuit element will be
A. 0.30
B. 0.60
C. 0.0030
D. 0.0060
Q.4 The per unit value of a 2 ohm resistor at 100 MVA and 10 kV base voltage is
A. 4 pu
B. 2 pu
C. 0.5 pu
D. 0.2 pu
Q.5 Per unit of any quantity is defined as
A. actual value of quantity /base value of quantity in same units
B. actual value of quantity /base value of quantity in different units
C. base value of quantity /actual value of quantity in same units
D. base value of quantity /actual value of quantity in different units
Q.6 Advantage/s of per unit system as compare to absolute system?
A. only one equation is required
B. calculation time is less
C. memory required is less
D. all of the above
Q.7 A transmission line has (2 + j4) Ω impedance, 100 MVA and base voltage is 10 KV. Find
the per unit impedance value of transmission line?
A. (2 + j4 ) pu
B. (1 + j2 ) pu
C. (4 + j8 ) pu
D. (0.5 + j1 ) pu
Q.8 A generator has a rating of 10 MVA, 5 kV has a reactance of 0.02 pu. Find the reactance at
new base values of 50 MVA, 10 kV?
A. 0.02
B. 0.025
C. 0.05
D. 0.25
Q.9 A 10 MVA generator has reactance of 0.2 pu. Find the new reactance value for 50 MVA
base?
A. 5 pu
B. 0.2 pu
C. 0.25 pu
D. 1 pu
Q.10 A 20 MVA generator has inertia constant of 0.5 pu. Find new value for 50 MVA base?
A. 0.5 pu
B. 0.1 pu
C. 0.2 pu
D. 0.4 pu
Q.1 A transmission line has a pu reactance of 30 %. If the working voltage is now increased to
110% of its original voltage ( the MVA rating of the line remaining the same), the pu
reactance of the line will now be
A. 33%
B. 36.3%
C. 24.8%