EE1352POWERSYSTEMANALYSIS

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

YEAR / SE M : III / IV
UNIT-I

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SUBJECT CODE & NAME : EE 1352 POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS

THE POWER SYSTEM-AN OVERVIEW AND MODELLING

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PART-A

1. What is the need for system analysis in planning and operation of power systems?
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2. What do you mean by per phase analysis?

3. How are the base values chosen in per unit representation of a

power system?

(2)
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5. What is the need for per-unit representation?

(2)

6. Write the advantages of per unit systems

(2)

7. What are the approximations made in reactance diagram?

(2)

8. How generator is in transient analysis is represented?

(2)

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4. What is single or one line diagram? Give it advantages

9. What is meant by transient state?

(2)

10. Write the equation for converting the p.u. impedance expressed in one base to other
base.

(2)

11. Define steady state stability.

(2)

12. How is generator in transient analysis represented?

(2)

13. The reactance of a generator is designated X is given as 0.2 per unit based on the
generators name plate rating of 20 KV, 500 MVA. The base for calculation is 22 KV,
100 MVA. Find X on the new base.

(2)

14. What is surge impedance of a line?

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15. What is propagation constant of a line?

(2)

16. Define static transmission capacity

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PART-B
1.
a. Two voltage sources V1=120(-5 deg) V and V2=100(0 deg) V are connected by as short
by each source and the power loss in the line.

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line of impedance Z=1+j7 ohm. Determine the real and reactive power supplied or received
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b. Two ideal sources designated as machines 1 and 2 are connected as shown in figure. If
E1=100 angle 0o,V ;E2=100 angle 30o V and Z=0+j5 ohms. Determine

S2=P2+jQ2

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S1=P1+jQ1

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E1

E2

a. Whether each machine is generating or consuming real power and the

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amount

b. Whether each machine is receiving or supplying reactive power and the

amount

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c. The P and Q absorbed by the impedance.

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2. A three phase line has an impedance of 2+j 4 ohm as shown in figure

The line feeds two balance three phase loads that are connected in parallel. The first load
is star connected and has an impedance of 30+j40 ohm/phase. The second load is delta

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connected and has an impedance of 60-j45 ohm/phase. The line is energized at the
sending end from a three phase balanced supply of line voltages 207.85 V. taking the
phase voltage Va as reference, determine.

a. The current, real power and reactive power drawn from the supply.
b. The line voltage at the combine loads

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c. The current per phase in each load

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d. The total real and reactive power in each load and the line
3. Obtain the per unit impedance diagram of the power system shown in figure

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Generator No 1: 30 MVA, 10.5 KV, X=1.6 Ohms

Generator No 2: 15 MVA, 6.6KV, X=1.2 Ohms.
Generator No 3: 25 MVA, 6.6 KV, X=0.56 Ohms.
Transformer T1 (3 Phase):15 MVA, 33/11KV, X=15.2 Ohms per Phase on H.T side.
Transformer T2 (3 Phase):15 MVA, 33/6.2 KV, X=16 Ohms per phase on H.T side.
Transmission line: 20.5 Ohms/phase.

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Load A: 15 MW, 11KV, 0.9 P.F Lagging

Load B: 40 MW, 6.6KV, 0.85 P.F Lagging

Take Base MVA=30 and Base KV=11KV of generator 1.

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4. The one line diagram of a three phase power system is shown in figure. Select a
common base of 100 MVA and 22 KV on the generator side. Draw an impedance diagram
data for each device is given as follow

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G: 90 MVA 22KV X=18%

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with all impedance including the load impedance marked in per unit. The manufacturers

T1: 50 MVA 22/220KV X=10%

T2: 40 MVA 220/11KV X=6.0%

T3: 40 MVA 22/110KV X=6.4%
T4: 40 MVA 110/11KV X=8.0%

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M: 66.5 MVA 10.45 KV X=18.5%

The three phase load at bus 4 absorbs 57MVA, 0.6 power factor lagging at 10.45 KV. Line
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1 and Line 2 have reactance of 48.4 and 65.43 ohms respectively.

5. A 345-KV, three phase transmission line is 130km long. The resistance per phase is
0.036 ohm per km and the inductance per phase is 0.8 mH per km. The shunt capacitance
is 0.0112 microfarad per km. the receiving end load is 270 MVA with 0.8 power factor
lagging at 325 KV. Use the medium line model to find the voltage and power at the sending
end and the voltage regulation

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6. (a) (i) The terminal voltage of a Y connected load consisting of three equal impedance
of 2030 is 4.4 KV line to line. The impedance of each of the three lines connecting the
load to a bus at a substation is ZL = 1.4 75 . Find the line to line voltage at the
substation bus.

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(ii) List out the advantages of per unit computations.

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(iii) A single - phase transformer is rated 110/440 V, 2.5 KVA. Leakage reactance

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measured from the low-voltage side is 0.06 . Determine leakage reactance in per unit.(6)
7. The single line diagram of an unloaded power system is shown in fig. Reactances of the
two sections of the transmission line are shown on the diagram. The generator and

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transformers are rated as follows:

Generator G1: 20 MVA, 13.8 KV, X = 20%

Generator G2: 30 MVA, 18.0 KV, X = 20%
Generator G3: 30 MVA, 20.0 KV, X = 20%
Transformer T1 : 25 MVA, 220 Y / 13.8 KV, X = 10%
Transformer T2 :3 single phase units each rated at : 10 MVA, 127/18 KV,
X = 10%
Transformer T3: 35 MVA, 220 Y / 22 Y KV, X = 10%
Draw the reactance diagram using a base of 50 MVA and 13.8 KV on
generator G1

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8. (i) Explain the need for system analysis in planning and operation of power
system.
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(ii) Discuss about per phase analysis of symmetrical three phase
system
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9. Draw the structure of an electrical power system and describe the
components of the system with typical values.

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Generator : 40 MVA, 25 KV, X = 20%

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10. Draw the reactance diagram using a base of 100 MVA, 220 KV in 50 ohm
line.

Transformer : 50 MVA, 11 KV, X = 20%

Star Star transformer : 40 MVA, 33 / 220 KV, X = 15%

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Star Delta transformer : 30 MVA, 11 / 220 KV, X = 15%

11. A 120 MVA, 19.5 KV generator has a synchronous reactance of 0.15 p.u
and it is connected to a transmission line through a transformer rated 150
MVA, 230/18 KV (star/delta) with X = 0.1 p.u.
(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Calculate the p.u reactance by taking generator rating as a

base values
Calculate the p.u reactance by taking transformer rating as a
base values.
Calculate the p.u reactance for a base value of 100 MVA and
220 KV on H.T side of transformer.

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UNIT-II
POWER FLOW ANALYSIS
PART-A
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2. What is self admittance?

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3. State the known and known quantities of different buses

(2)

4. What is the need for slack bus in power systems?

(2)

5. Define primitive network.

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1. What is transfer admittance?

6. State the Disadvantages of Gauss Seidal method of load flow?

(2)

7. What is need for load flow study?

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8. Give disadvantages of N R method.

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What do you mean by flat voltage start?

11. What is TCUL?

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10. What is P-Q bus in power flow analysis?

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12. What are the constraints to be satisfied to solve load flow solutions for a given bus
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13. What is the need for acceleration factor?

(2)

14. What is Q-limit of generator?

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15. List the different methods for computing Y bus.

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16. What are all the approximations made in fast decoupled load flow solution?(2)

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PART-B
1. Find the bus admittances matrix for the system. Use the values of 220 KV and 100
MVA as base quantities. Express all impedances and admittance in per unit it is
given that all the lines are characterized by a series impedances of 0.1+j0.7 ohm/km
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and shunt admittance of j0.35 10-5 mho/km. lines are rated at 220 KV.

2. a. Derive static load equations for n bus system.

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b. Compare Gauss seidal, Newton raphson and fast decoupled for load flow solution (6)
3. Draw the flowchart of gauss seidal method for load flow analysis when PV
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bus is present

4. The figure below shows the one line diagram of a simple three bus power system with
generators at buses 1 and 3. The magnitude of voltage at bus 1 is adjusted to 1.05 .u.

voltage magnitude at bus 3 is fixed at 1.04 p.u with a real power generation of 200 MW. A
load consisting of 400 MW and 250 MVAR is taken from bus 2. Line impedances are
marked in per unit on a 100 MVA base, and the line charging susceptances are neglected.
Obtain the power flow solution by the gauss seidal method at the end of first iteration

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5. Figure shows the one line diagram of a simple four bus system. Table gives the line
impedances identified by the buses on which these terminate. The shunt admittance at all
buses on which these terminate. The shunt admittance at all buses is assumed negligible.
a. Fine YBUS assuming that the line dotted is not connected. What modifications need
to be carried out in YBUS if the line shown dotted is connected?
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Bus

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3
Line,

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1-2

0.05

0.15

1-3

0.10

0.30

2-3

0.15

0.45

2-4

0.10

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Bus

0.05

0.15

3-4

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7. Derive load flow algorithm using Newton Raphson method with flow chart
and state the importance of the method.

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6. Derive load flow algorithm using Gauss Seidal method with flow chart and
discuss the disadvantages of the method

8. With a neat flow chart explain the computational procedure for load flow solution
using fast decoupled method when the system contain all types of buses.

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9. For the network shown in fig. form the bus admittance matrix. Determine
the reduced admittance matrix by eliminating node 4.

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10. Using Singular transformation method, Determine YBUS for the network shown in

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Fig. Where the impedance labeled in p.u

11. The following is the system data for a load flow solution :
Bus code
1-2
1-3
2-3
2-4
3-4

Admittance
2.0 -j8.0
1.0 j3.0
0.6 j2.0
1.0 j4.0
2.0 j8.0

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The schedule of active and reactive power is
Bus code

Remarks

0.5

0.2

1.0+j0.0

PQ

0.4

0.3

1.0+j0.0

PQ

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0.1

1.0+j0.0

PQ

1.05+j0.0

Slack

Determine the voltage at the end of first iteration Using Gauss Seidal
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method. Take acceleration factor = 1.4.

12. (i) Explain the formation of YBUS by Singular transformation with one
example.

(ii) Draw a one line diagram of a sample power system using

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machines, transformers, and transmission lines.

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synchronous
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UNIT-III
FAULT ANALYSIS-BALANCED FAULT
PART-A
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2. What is meant by fault in a power systems?

(2)

3. How the circuit breakers can be selected?

(2)

4. What is off nominal tap ratio?

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1. What is Bolted or Solid fault ?

5. For the short circuit studies how the transmission line is represented?

(2)

6. Write the relative frequency of occurrence of various types of faults?

(2)

7. What are the assumptions made in short circuit studies of a large power system
8. What is doubling effect?

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network?

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10. What is short circuit MVA or Short circuit Capacity?

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9. What is called sub transient reactance?

11. What are all the methods available to obtain bus impedance matrix of a network (2)
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13. What is momentary duty of the circuit breaker?

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14. What is interrupting capacity of the circuit breaker?

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12. What is cut set?

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PART-B
1. A 25 MVA, 11 KV generator with Xd=20% is connected through a transformer to
a bus which supplies four identical motors as shown in figure. Each motor has
Xd =20% and Xd=25% on a base of 5 MVA, 6.6 KV. The three phase rating of
the transformer is 25 MVA, 11/6.6 KV with a leakage reactance of 10%. The bus
voltage at the motors is 6.6 KV when a three phase fault occurs at point P. for the

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faults specified, Calculate (i) the sub transient current in the fault (ii) the sub
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transient current in breaker A. (iii) momentary current in breaker A.

2. A three phase transmission line operating at 33 KV and having a resistance and

reactance of 5 ohms and 15 ohms respectively is connected to the generating

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station bus-bar through a 5000 KVA step up transformer which has a reactance
of 0.05 p.u. Connected to the bus-bars are two alternators, one 10000 KVA

having 0.08 p.u. reactance, and another 5000 KVA having 0.06 p.u. reactance.
Calculate the KVA at a short-circuit fault between phases occurring (a) at the
high voltage terminals of the transformers (b) at load end of transmission line(16)

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3. Determine the Z bus for the system whose reactance diagram is shown in the
Fig. where the impedance is given in p.u

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4. Explain the step by step procedure of the formation of ZBUS by bus building
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5. Determine the Z bus for the system whose reactance diagram is shown in the
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Fig. where the impedance is given in p.u

6. Explain the step by step procedure for systematic fault analysis using bus
impedance matrix.

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7. A synchronous generator and a synchronous motor each rated 25

MVA, 11 KV having 15% sub transient reactance are connected
through transformers and a line as shown in fig. The Transformers are
rated 25 MVA, 11/66 KV and 66/11 KV with leakage reactance of 10%
each. The line has a reactance of 10% on a base of 25 MVA, 66 KV.
The motor is drawing 15 MW at 0.5 power factor leading at a terminal
voltage of 10.6 KV. When a symmetrical three phase fault occurs at the
motor terminals. Find the sub transient current in the generator,
Motor and Fault.

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(i) Find the bus impedance matrix for the system whose reactance diagram is shown
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fig. All the impedance are in p.u

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(ii) Derive the model for a transformers with off - nominal tap
ratio.

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8. Using building algorithm method, determine ZBUS for the network shown in Fig
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where the impedances are labeled are shown in per unit.

9. A generator is connected through a transformer to a synchronous motor. The

subtransient reactance of generator and motor are 0.15 p.u. and 0.35
p.u.respectively.

The leakage reactance of the transformer is 0.1p.u. All the

reactances are calculated on a common base. A three phase fault occurs at the
terminals of the motor when the terminal voltage of generator is 1 p.u. and 0.8
p.f. leading. Find the subtransient current in p.u. in the fault, generator and motor.
Use the terminal voltage of generator as a reference vector.

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10. (i) The currents flowing in the lines towards a balanced load connected in
are Ia = 1000, Ib = 141.4 225, Ic = 10090. Find the
symmetrical components of the given line currents and draw phasor
diagram of the positive and negative sequence line and phase
currents.

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(ii) Derive the expression of three phase power in terms of symmetrical

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components

11.For the radial Network shown below, a three phase fault occurs at F. Determine the fault

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current and the line voltage at 11KV bus under fault conditions.

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UNIT-IV
FAULT ANALYSIS-SYMMETRICAL COMPONENTS AND UNBALANCED FAULT
PART-A
1. What is the use of symmetrical component in fault studies?

(2)

2. What are all the different types of shunt faults?

(2)

3. Draw positive, negative and zero sequence phasors of a three unbalanced phasor
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Va, Vb and Vc
4. Draw the negative sequence diagram of a synchronous machine

(2)

5. Draw the zero sequence diagram of transmission line when it is grounded with
impedance Zg0.

(2)

6. Draw the transformer zero sequence equivalent circuits of delta-delta connection (2)

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7. Write symmetrical components transmission matrix SCTM?

(2)

8. Write the expression for apparent power in case 3-phase unbalanced load?(2)

i.

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9. Compute the following in polar form

ii. 1

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10. Draw the zero sequence diagram of a synchronous generator with neutral grounded
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PART-B
1. The operator a is defined as a 1120 ; show that
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(1 a )
1 120
(1 a 2 )

(1 a ) 2
3 180
ii.
(1 a ) 2

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iii.

(aa2)(a2 a) 300

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v.

1
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bc

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90 0

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2. Explain the sequence impedance of synchronous machine, transmission lines and

star connected loads.

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3. Draw the transformer zero sequence equivalent circuits for the various winding
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connections

4. A 25MVA, 11KV, three phase generator has a sub transient reactance of 20%. The
generator supplies two motors over a transmission line with transformers at both

ends as shown in one line diagram a of figure. The motors have rated inputs of 15
and 7.5 MVA both 10KV with 25% sub transient reactance. The three phase
transformers are rated 30MVA, 10.8/121KV, and connection delta-star with leakage
reactance of 10% each. The series reactance of the line is 100 ohms. Draw the
positive and negative sequence networks of the system with reactance marked in
per unit.

5. Develop the sequence network for a double line to ground (LLG) fault.

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6. Draw the Zero sequence diagram for the system whose one line diagram is shown in
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fig.

7. (i) A salient pole generator without dampers is rated 20 MVA, 13.6 KV and
has direct axis sub transient reactance of 0.2 per unit. The negative and zero

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sequence reactances are, respectively, 0.35 and 0.1 per unit. The neutral of the
generator is solidly grounded. With the generator operating unloaded at rated voltage
with Ean = 1.0 0 per unit, a single line to ground fault occurs at the machine
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terminals, which then have per unit voltage to ground,

Va = 0; Vb = 1.013-

Vc = 1.013102.25

Determine the sub transient current in the generator and the line to line
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voltage for sub transient conditions due to the fault.

8. Derive the expression for fault current in single line to ground fault on unloaded

generator. Draw an equivalent network showing the inter connection of networks to

simulate single line to ground fault

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9. Derive the expression for fault current in double line to ground fault on
unloaded generator. Draw an equivalent network showing the inter
connection of networks to simulate double line to ground fault

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10. Derive the expression for fault current in line to line fault on
unloaded generator. Draw an equivalent network showing the inter
connection of networks to simulate double line to line fault

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11. An unloaded star connected solidly grounded 10 MVA, 11 KV, generator has
Positive, Negative and zero sequence impedances as j 1.3 ohms, J 0.8 ohms and j
0.4 ohms respectively. Single line to ground fault occurs at terminals of the
generator.
(i)

Calculate the fault current.

(ii)

Determine the value of the inductive reactance that must be

inserted at the generator neutral to limit the fault current to

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50% of the value obtained in (i)

Determine the fault current and MVA at faulted bus for a line to ground (solid) fault at
bus 4 as shown in fig

G1, G2 : 100 MVA, 11 KV, X+ = X - 15%, Xn = 6%

T1, T2 : 100 MVA, 11 KV/220 KV, Xleak = 9%

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L1, L2 : X+ = X - = 10% on a base of 100 MVA. Consider Fault at

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phase a

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UNIT-V
POWER SYSTEM STABILITY
PART-A
1. Define inertia constant of a synchronous machine and write the unit of inertia
constant

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3. Define dynamic stability

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2. What is the graphical method used for analyzing transient stability?

(2)

5. What is critical clearing time and critical clearing angle?

(2)

6. Differentiate rotor angle stability and voltage stability

(2)

7. What is midterm and long term stability?

(2)

8. State equal area criterion

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4. Distinguish between steady state limit and transient limit.

(2)

9. Draw the classical model of a synchronous machine connected to an infinite bus. (2)

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10. What is known as synchronizing coefficient or stiffness of a synchronous machine?

(2)

11. Write the swing equation for a single synchronous machine connected to an
infinite bus bars.

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12. State the casues of voltage stability

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PART-B
1. Derive swing equation used for stability studies in power system.

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2. Describe the equal area criterion for transient stability analysis of a system. (16)
3. Write the computation algorithm for obtaining swing curves using modified Eulers
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method
4. Write a short note on
i.

Factors influencing transient stability

ii.

Voltage collapse

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5. Given the system of figure below where a three phase fault is applied at a point P as
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shown

6. Find the critical clearing angle for clearing the fault with simultaneous opening of the
breakers 1 and 2. The reactance vales of various components are indicated on the
diagram. The generator is delivering 1.0 p.u power at the instant preceding the fault.
The fault occurs at point P as shown in above figure.
7. Explain in detail the equal area criterion.

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8. (i) Derive Expression for critical clearing angle.

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(ii) A 150 MVA generator transformer unit having an overall reactance

of 0.3 p.u. is delivering 150 MW to infinite bus bar over a double
circuit 220 KV line having reactance per phase per circuit of
100 ohms. A 3 - phase fault occurs midway along one of the transmission lines.
Calculate the maximum angle of swing that the generator may achieve before the
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fault is cleared without loss of stability.

9. A 50 Hz, 500 MVA, 400 KV generator (with transformer) is connected to a 400 KV

infinite bus bar through an interconnector. The generator has H = 2.5 MJ/MVA,
Voltage behind transient reactance of 450 KV and is loaded 460 MW. The transfer
Prefault

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reactances between generator and bus bar under various conditions are :
1.0 Pu

Post fault

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During Fault

Calculate the swing curve using intervals of 0.05 sec and assuming
that the fault is cleared at 0.15 sec.

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10. Explain the modified Euler method of analyzing multi machine power

system for stability, with neat flow chart.

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