Classroom Questions : Q.

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Q.1 For alternators, each rated at 5 MVA, 11 circuited, the current through the system
KV with 20% reactance are working in is,
parallel. The short circuit level at bus (A) Zero
bars is, (B) Low
(A) 6.25 MVA (C) Very large
(B) 20 MVA (D) None of the above
(C) 25 MVA Q.5 The most common fault on an overhead
(D) 100 MVA transmission line is
Q.2 An isolated synchronous generator with (A) Sigle line to ground fault
transient reactance equal to 0.1 pu on a (B) Three phase short circuited fault
100 MVA base is connected to the high (C) Double line to ground fault
voltage bus through a step up (D) Line to line fault
transformer of reactance 0.1 pu on a Q.6 A symmetrical fault occurs on a power
base of 100 MVA. The fault level at the system. The percentage reactance of the
bus is system on 2500 KVA, 11 KV base is
(A) 1000 MVA 25%. fault current is
(B) 500 MVA (A) 80 A
(C) 150 MVA
(B) 525 A
(D) 50 MVA
(C) 160 A
Q.3 Three generator rated 100 MVA, 11 KV
have an impedance of 0.15 p.u. Each. If (D) 20 A
in the same plant these generators are Q.7 The rating of circuit breaker are
being replaced by a single equivalent generally decided on the basis of
generator, the effective impedance of
(A) Unsymmetrical fault current
equipment generator will be
(A) 0.05 pu (B) Symmetrical fault current
(B) 0.15 pu (C) Normal circuit current
(C) 0.25 pu (D) None of the above
(D) 0.45 pu
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Q.8 The use of reactors permits the (C) Oil serves the purpose of cooling
installation of circuit breakers of and insulation
(A) Lower rating (D) All of the above
(B) Same rating Q.14 The short circuit KVA is maximum
(C) Higher rating when fault occurs
(D) None of the above
(A) Near the generator
Q.9 When a short circuit occurs in power
system (B) At the end of transmission line
(A) The voltage at fault point is zero (C) In the middle of transmission line
(B) A very large current flows in the (D) None of the above
system Q.15 Which portion of transmission system is
(C) It results in overheating of more prone to faults?
equipment
(A) Alternator
(D) All of the above
(B) Transformer
Q.10 Reactors are used at various location in
power system to (C) Underground cable
(A) Increases short circuit current (D) Overhead lines
(B) Avoid short circuit current Q.16 Series reactor are used to
(C) Limit short circuit current (A) Improve transmission efficiency
(D) None of the above
(B) Improve power factor of power
Q.11 Reactor are connected……..……With
system
the system.
(A) In series (C) Improve voltage regulation
(B) In parallel (D)Bring down fault level within
(C) In series- parallel capacity of switchgear
(D) None of the above Practice Questions :
Q.12 A 3 phase transmission line operating at Q.1 A 75 MVA, 10 kV synchronous
10 KV has a resistance of 1 ohm. The generator has X d  0.4 pu. The value (in
percentage resistance of the line at
pu) to a base of 100 MVA, 11 kV is
10000 KVA base is,
(A) 20% (A) 0.578
(B) 10% (B) 0.279
(C) 5% (C) 0.412
(D) 40% (D) 0.44
Q.13 Oil immersed air cored reactor are used
Q.2 The per-unit impedance of a circuit
as current limiting reactor because
element is 0.15. If the base kV and base
(A) They have higher safety against MVA are halved then the new value of
flashover the per-unit impedance of the circuit
(B) They have higher thermal capacity element will be
(A) 0.578
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(B) 0.15 (A) 1.5 pu
(C) 0.30 (B) 1.0 pu
(D) 0.60 (C) 0.5 pu
Q.3 A 3-phase 50 MVA 10 kV generator has (D) 0.25 pu
reactance of 0.2 ohm per phase. Hence Q.7 The per unit impedance of a
the per unit value of the reactance on a synchronous machine is 0.242. If the
base 100 MVA, 25 kV will be base voltage is increased by 1.1 times,
(A) 1.25 the per unit value will be
(B) 0.625 (A) 0.266
(C) 0.032 (B) 0.242
(D) 0.32 (C) 0.220
Q.4 There generators rated 100 MVA, 11 kV (D) 0.200
have an impedance of 0.15 pu each. If in Q.8 Consider 10 MVA and 110 kV as base
the same plant, these generators are value, find the pu impedance of the 200
being replaced by a single equivalent Ω load referred to 110 kV side and 11
generator, the effective impedance of kV side.
equivalent generator will be
(A) 0.05 pu
(B) 0.15 pu
(C) 0.25 pu
(D) 0.45 pu
Q.5 If a 250 MVA, 11 kV/400 kV three- (A) 0.66pu, 0.66 pu
phase power transformer has leakage (B) 0.66 pu, 0.066 pu
reactance of 0.05 per unit on the base of (C) 0.66 pu, 0.0066 pu
250 MVA and the primary voltage of 11 (D) None of these
kV, then the actual leakage reactance of Q.9 For the system shown, the generator
the transformer referred to the secondary volage is kV.
side of 400 kV is
(A) 0.8 Ω
(B) 0.0032 Ω
(C) 0.03125 Ω
(D) 32.0 Ω
Assume 100 MVA, 15 kV base in
Q.6 The impedance per phase of 3-phase
generator.
transmission line on a base of 100
MVA, 100 kV is 3 pu. The value of this (A) 0.66pu, 0.66 pu
impedance on a base of 400 MVA and (B) 0.66 pu, 0.066 pu
400 kV would be (C) 0.66 pu, 0.0066 pu
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(D) None of these include at the fault point to limit the
Q.10 Four alternators, each rated at 5 MVA, short circuit current to 5.00 pu is
11 kV with 20% reactance are working (A) 3.000 pu
in parallel. The short circuit level at bus (B) 0.200 pu
bars is
(C) 0.125 pu
(A) 6.25 MVA
(D) 0.075 pu
(B) 20 MVA
(C) 25 MVA
(D) 100 MVA
Q.11 The estimated short circuit MVA at the
bus bar of a generating unit G1 is 1000
MVA and the short circuit MVA at the
bus bar of another unit G2 is 500 MVA.
They are interconnected through a 0.4 Ω
reactance. The operating voltage is 11
kV. The maximum value of SC MVA
is .
Q.12 In a power system with negligible
resistance, the fault current at a point is
8.00 pu. The series reactance to be

Answers Power System (EE/EEE)

Classroom Questions
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. D
16. D
Practice Questions
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D
6. C 7. D 8. A 9. 24.2 10. D
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