Code No: R1931021 R19 SET - 1

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III B. Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, February-2022
POWER SYSTEMS-II
(Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
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UNIT-I
1. a) What factors must be taken into account while calculating the [6M]
resistance of overhead line conductors? How are these factors
accounted for?
b) A 400 kV, three-phase bundle conductor line with two sub [9M]
conductor per phase has a horizontal configuration as shown in
Fig.1. Find the inductance per phase, if the radius of each sub
conductor is 1.2 cm.

Fig.1
(OR)
2. a) Derive the expression for calculating the internal and external flux [8M]
linkages for a conductor carrying current. Use this extension to
derive the equation for the inductance of a single phase line.
b) Calculate the capacitance of a conductor per phase of a three- [7M]
phase 400 km long line, with the conductors spaced at the corners
of an equilateral triangle of side 4 m and the diameter of each
conductor being 2.5 cm.
UNIT-II
3. a) What do you understand by medium transmission lines? How [6M]
capacitance effects are taken into account in such lines.
b) An overhead 1-phase delivers a load of 1.5 kW at 33 kV at 0.9 p.f. [9M]
lagging. The total resistance and inductance of the over head
transmission line is 8 and 15 respectively. Determine the
following
(i) Percentage of voltage regulation
(ii) Sending end power factor
(iii) Transmission efficiency
(OR)
4. a) Starting from the first principles, deduce expressions for ABCD [7M]
constants of a long line in terms of its parameters.
b) A 400 kV, 3-phase transmission line has impedance per phase of [8M]
(50+j100) ohms and an admittance of (0+j002) mho. Using the
convergent series method, determine (i) the sending-end voltage
and (ii) the sending-end current when the receiving end current is
150 Amps at 0.8 p.f lagging.

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UNIT-III
5. a) Starting from the first principles, show that surges behave as [8M]
travelling waves. Derive expressions for surge voltage and currents.
b) A 220 kV surge travels on a line of 400 Ω surge impedance and [7M]
reaches a junction where two branch lines of surge impedances
550 Ω and 350 Ω respectively are connected with the transmission
line. Find the surge voltage and current transmitted into each
branch line. Also find the reflected voltage and current.
(OR)
6. a) Obtain the expressions for voltage and current waves meeting at a [7M]
inductive junction.
b) A 500 kV, 2.5 sec duration rectangular surge passes through a [8M]
line having surge impedance of 400  and approaches a station at
which the concentrated earth capacitance is 3103 pF. Calculate
the maximum value of surge transmitted to the second line.
UNIT-IV
7. a) Discuss why the receiving-end voltage of an unloaded long line [7M]
may be more than its sending-end voltage.
b) A 3-phase, 220 kV, 50 Hz, over line consists of 2.5 cm diameter [8M]
conductors spaced 3 meters apart in equilateral triangle formation.
Determine the corona loss per km of the line at 200C and
atmospheric pressure 75 cm of Hg. Take irregularity factor as 0.8.
(OR)
8. a) Explain the radio interference due to corona. [6M]
b) A grid line operating at 132 kV consists of 2 cm diameter [9M]
conductors spaced 4 meters apart. Determine the disruptive
critical voltage and visual corona voltage for the following data:
temperature 440C, barometric pressure 73.7 cm of mercury,
conductor surface factor 0.84, and fine weather factor = 0.8, rough
weather factor = 0.66.
UNIT-V
9. a) What is a stringing chart? Explain clearly the procedure adopted [8M]
for stringing the power conductors on the supports.
b) Deduce expressions for calculating sag and conductor length of an [7M]
overhead line when the supports are at the same level.
(OR)
10. a) What is guard ring which is being used in the suspension string [7M]
type insulator? Deduce the relation for determining the
capacitance formed by the ring.
b) A three phase overhead line is being supported by tree discs [8M]
suspension insulators, the potential across the first and second
insulators are 12 and 18 kV respectively. Calculate (i) the line
voltage, (ii) the ratio of capacitance between pin and earth to self-
capacitance of each unit and (iii) the string efficiency.

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