126AG052016
126AG052016
R13
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
B.Tech III Year II Semester Examinations, May - 2016
COMPUTER METHODS IN POWER SYSTEMS
Time: 3 hours (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) Max. Marks: 75
1.a) Why the incidence matrices for a given network are not unique? [2]
b) What is primitive network? Write the performance equation of primitive network in
admittance form. [3]
c) What are the limitations of Newton Raphson Method. [2]
d) What is advantage of acceleration factor in GS load flow method?
[3]
e) Write the objective of finding fault levels at bus. [2]
f) Write the applications of
seriesreactors. [3]
g) A synchronous machine having E=1.2pu is supplying power to an infinite bus with
voltage 1.0pu. If the transfer reactance is 0.6pu, find the steady state power limit.[2]
h) What is the significance of Synchronizing power Coefficient? [3]
i) Write the methods to improve transient stability. [2]
j) Derive the swing equation. [3]
PART - B (50 Marks)
2. Derive the expressions for Bus admittance matrices by Singular transformation Method.
[10]
OR
3. Derive the expression for adding a element between to existing buses of the existing
network by using ZBUS building algorithm? [10]
6.a) Why the analysis of unsymmetrical faults can be more easily done with the help of
symmetrical components than by a direct solution of the unbalanced circuit.
b) Three 10MVA generators each having a reactance of 0.2pu are operating in parallel.
They feed a transmission line through a 30MVA transformer having a per unit
reactance of 0.05. Find the fault MVA for a fault at the sending end of line. [4+6]
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OR
7.a) Why the phase shift in the positive sequence and negative sequence quantities through a
stat delta transformer are opposite to each other?
b) The line current in three phase supply are Ia= 12+j24A, Ib=16-j2A and Ic=-4-j6A. The
phase sequence is abc. Calculate the sequence components of currents. [4+6]
8.a) What is power system stability? Define stability limit of the system.
b) A 50Hz generator of reactance 1pu is connected to an infinite bus through a line of
reactance of 0.5pu. E=1.1pu and V=1pu. The inertia constant is 5MW-sec/MVA. The
generator is loaded to 50% of the maximum power limit. Find the frequency of natural
oscillations. [3+7]
OR
9.a) Write short notes on methods to improve steady state stability of power System.
b) Derive the expression for steady state stability limit using ABCD parameters. [4+6]
10.a) Why the use of automatic reclosing circuit breakers improve system stability.
b) What is equal area criterion? Explain how it can be used to study stability with any
s uitable example. [4+6]
OR
11.a) List the assumptions made in the transient stability solution techniques.
b) A three phase generator delivers 1pu power to an infinite bus through a transmission
network when a faulty occurs. The maximum power which can be transferred during
prefault, during fault and post fault conditions is 1.75pu, 0.4pu and 1.25pu. Find critical
clearing angle. [4+6]
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