Printed Page EE - 602 (Following Paper ID and Roll No. to be filled in your Answer Book) Ss B. Tech. (SEM. VI) CARRY OVER EXAMINATION, 2006-07 ELEMENTS OF POWER SYSTEM Time : 3 Hours] [Total Marks : 100 Note : Answer all the questions. All questions carry equal marks, 1 Answer any four parts of the following 5x4=20 (@ Explain why the voltage drop is of primary concern in the design of the distributors. (b) Discuss the advantages of using over head lines compared to underground cables. (©) Find the ratio of volume of copper required to transmit a given power over a given distance by over head system using (i) dc. two wire system (ii) three phase three wire a.c. system. (@) Discuss the effect of increase in voltage on the transmission line efficiency. (©) Determine the best current density in Amps/mm? for a three phase overhead line. ‘The line is in use for 2600 hours per year and if the conductor costs Rs. 3.0/kg. It has a specific resistance of 1.73 x 10% Q-m and weighs 6200 kg/m’, Cost of energy is 10 paise/ -2025] 1 [Contd...unit, Interest and depreciation is 12% of conductor costs. @® Discuss the advantages of per unit system of calculations. Explain how would you convert the old per unit values to new base values. Answer any three parts of the following = 20 (@) Prove that transposition of conductors of a three phase transmission line yields equal inductance per phase. (b) Explain briefly ‘skin effect’ and ‘proximity effect’ in reference to over head lines. (©) A SOHz, three-phase transmission line has a total series impedance per phase of (40 xj 125) ohms and shunt admittance of 10-3 mho. The load is 50 MW at 220 kV, 0.8 pf lagging. Using nominal TT method, calculate the sending, end voltage, current and power factor. (@ Draw the phasor diagram of a short transmission line and derive an expression for voltage regulation Answer any two parts of the following 10x2=20 (a) A three phase equilaterally spaced transmission line has a total corona loss of 53 kW at 106 KV and a loss of 98 kW at 110.9 kV. What is the disruptive critical voltage between lines? What is corona loss at 113 kV? (b) Explain corona and di: its effects on performance of transmission lines. (© Why the voltage distribution across the insulators in an insulator string is not equal? Suggest methods to equalize it. -2025] 2 [Contd...4° Answer any two parts of the following, 10x2=20 @ (b) © An overhead line has the following data Span length ~ 160 m Conductor diameter ~ 0.95 em Weight per unit length of the conductor = 0.65 kg/m Ultimate stress — 4250 kg/cm? Wind pressure - 40 kg/cm? of the projected area Factor of safety -5 Calculate the sag. Discuss the usefulness of various materials used. in insulating cables. Derive relation between conductor radius ‘r’ and miner radius of sheath R for stable and satisfactory working of a cable, Discuss the effect of r/R on the stability of the cable. 5 Answer any two parts of the following 10x2=20 @ () © 2025] Give a comparison between solid grounding and resistance grounding of power systems neutrals. Justify your answer with the help of neat phasor diagrams A 132 ky, 3-phase, 50 Hz transmission line 192 km long consists of three conductors of effe diameter 20 mm arranged in a vertical plane with 4m spacing and regularly transposed. Find the inductance and kVA rating of the are suppressor coil. Give a comparison of monopolar and bipolar HVDC links. ve 3 [460]