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Distance Relay Interview Questions With Answers

The document discusses distance relay protection for high-voltage transmission lines. It provides 10 multiple choice questions and answers about distance relays. Key points covered include: - Distance relays continuously measure line impedance using voltage and current to detect faults. - They receive input signals from current transformers and voltage transformers. - R-X diagrams are commonly used to analyze distance relay performance and settings. - Settings must account for factors like compensation and line length. - Mho relays are suitable for long transmission lines due to their directional nature.

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Distance Relay Interview Questions With Answers

The document discusses distance relay protection for high-voltage transmission lines. It provides 10 multiple choice questions and answers about distance relays. Key points covered include: - Distance relays continuously measure line impedance using voltage and current to detect faults. - They receive input signals from current transformers and voltage transformers. - R-X diagrams are commonly used to analyze distance relay performance and settings. - Settings must account for factors like compensation and line length. - Mho relays are suitable for long transmission lines due to their directional nature.

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Distance Relay Interview Questions With Answers


1. The high-voltage power transmission line protection. Typically used in any type of relay
protection.

Answer 1: Voltage Relay

Answer 2: Overcurrent Relay

Answer 3: Differential Relay

Answer 4: Distance Relay

Answer is 4; Distance relay is continuously measuring the impedance of line by taking current and
voltage of line in account. As Warrington stated in his book “Protection relays Their Theory and
Practical” if we use differential relay or Voltage relay on transmission line it is principally
uneconomical. Distance relay works on very simple law, that at any point in line when fault occurs
the Voltage drop at fault will be V=IZ, it Follows that Voltage to current ratio will be Impedance,
When fault occur inside the designated relay Transmission line the V/I<Z, and Designated Relay
operates but if fault occur outside the Designated Relay Transmission line the V/I>Z and Designated
Relay will not Operates.

2. Input signals are fed to the distance relay (Distance Relay) from any of the following devices.

Answer 1: CT

Answer 2: VT

Answer 3: Instrument

Answer 4: CT and VT.

Answer is 4; as we stated in Distance relay description given above, Distance relay will measure the
Voltage to current ratio, so We must give Voltage via VT and Current via CT in Distance Relays.

3. Analysis of the performance of the distance relay is generally used to analyze the diagram
(Diagram) format.

Answer 1: R-X Diagram.

Answer 2: V-I Diagram.

Answer 3: P.F. Diagram

Answer 4: I-T Diagram.

Answer is 1; Distance relay is dealing with Impedance , impedance is the vector sum of Resistance
and Reactance of Line. R-X Diagram is good tool for setting Fault Zone Limits, in any distance relay
three factors are important Current, Voltage and the Phase angle between Current and Voltage.
From Voltage and current we can Trace Impedance , angle between voltage and angle is , for
plotting it on R-X diagram, remember R= Z cos , X=Z sin .
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4. Setting the Ground Fault Distance Relay for protection when used in Single Line to Ground Fault
(SLG), we have to take into account include any parameters.

Answer 1: Power Factor

Answer 2: Compensation Factor

Answer 3: Full Load Current.

Answer 4: Frequency Factor

Answer is 2; For Ground Fault Distance relays, the faulty phase Voltage and compensated faulted
𝑉𝑓𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑦
current must be used i.e. Z= , here m is the constant , 𝐼𝑜 is Zero sequence Current
𝐼𝑓𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑦 +𝑚𝐼𝑜

5. Set a distance relay Step Distance Protection Relay Zone 1 will have to adjust working time as any.

Answer one: a 0.3-second delay.

Answer two: a 0.5-second delay.

Answer 3: a 1.0-second delay.

Answer 4: Adjust to work immediately. (Instantaneous)

Answer is 4.

6. Set a distance relay Step Distance Protection Relay Zone 1 should be set to prevent transmission
distance estimation.

Answer 1: 40-50% of the length of the transmission line that needs protection.

Answer 2: 50-60% of the length of the transmission line that needs protection.

Answer 3: 80-90% of the length of the transmission line that needs protection.

Answer 4: 120% of the length of the transmission line that needs protection.

Answer is 3; Alstom book “Network Protection and automation guide “stated that 85% of
Transmission line must be set to protect in Zone 1, we kept our distance relay under reach in 1st
Zone to kept Safety margin, CT Errors in View.
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7. The relay suitable for protection of long power transmission lines is

Answer 1: The Impedance Relay.

Answer 2: Lenticular Relay.

Answer 3: The Quadrilateral Relay

Answer 4: The Mho Relay.

Answer is 4; the long transmission lines are reactive in nature , that is why we can use mho relay in
Transmission relay , but if arcing fault occurs at transmission line then we can implement
Quadrilateral Relay on transmission line

8. Distance relay (Distance Relays) any of the following. The property features a direction on its own.

Answer 1: Mho Relay

Answer 2: Impedance Relay

Answer 3: Reactance Relay

Answer 4: 1 and 2 are correct.

Answer is 4; MHO relay is Directional in nature

9. Reactance relay (Reactance Relay) is the distance relay to work on.

Answer 1: Relay for the impedance box below the set value.

Answer 2: Relay for the impedance room above a preset value.

Answer 3: Relay see an instance under the tree configuration.

Answer 4: Relay see an instance higher than the pre-set value.

Answer is 2

10. The high-voltage power lines with impedance per phase is 1 + j10 ohm Max / Phase Determine
the size and angle of impedance respectively is .

Answer 1: 10.00 ohm, 90-degree phase angle / phase.

Answer 2: 10.05 ohms, 84.29 ° phase angle / phase.

Answer 3: 1.00 ohm, 10-degree phase angle / phase.

Answer 4: 10.00 ohm, 10-degree phase angle / phase.

Answer is 2; Z per phase= Sqrt((Sqr of 1)+(Sqr of 10))=10.05 ohm, and Phase angle per phase is
atan(10/1)= 84.29 ° phase angle

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