VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL &ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

RESTRUCTURED POWER SYSTEM
NAME: REGISTER NO:
Quiz 1
1. What current is drawn by a 10 W lamp connected to a 220 V, 60 Hz source.
a 1 A b 0.5 A c 0.045 A d 0.01 A

2. On no load in EHV lines what is the relation between receiving and sending end voltage?
a receiving end voltage > sending end voltage b receiving end voltage < sending
end voltage c receiving end voltage = sending end voltage d none

3. What is the surge impedance loading of 400kv line?

a 400 MW b 400 KW c 1600 MW d 1600 KW

4. Where is the hydel power plant located in following places?

a Raamagundam b Tarapur c Kalpakam d Srisailam

5. In the following type of conductors the corona is minimum

a circular b stranded c helical d rectangular

6. At what frequency corona loss is more?

a 50Hz b 60Hz c 25Hz d 100Hz

7. What is the line current of a circuit when the current transformer of 1000:5 rating
measures 4Amperes?
a 5000 A b 1000 A c 400 A d 800A

8. If the time delay of relay with TMS setting 0.1 is 10 sec, then what is the time delay
when the TMS setting is changed to 0.5
a 2 sec b 20 sec c 100 sec d 5 sec

9. In distribution lines_____
a X/R<0.1 b X/R>10 c X/R<1 d X/R<0.01

10. In EHV lines _____

a X/R=10 b X/R=100 c X/R>3 d X/R<3
 VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL &ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
RESTRUCTURED POWER SYSTEM
NAME: REGISTER NO:
Quiz 2

1. Insulators in EHV lines are designed based on_____

a switching voltages b peak voltages c corona d lightning voltages

2. The value of restriking voltage depends on______

a inductance of line b capacitance of line c both d none

3. HRC fuse and circuit-breaker combination is used CB operates for

a low over-load currents b high over-load currents c combination is never used

4. SIL of 400 KV lines is

a 400 MW b 400 KW c 1600 MW d 1600 KW

5. SIL of 100 KV cable is

a 400 MW b 400 KW c 250 MW d 250 KW

6. Reflection coefficient of current of an open ended line.

a1 b -1 c2 d -2

7. Positive sequence terminal voltage is zero in

a L-L b L-L-G c L-G d L-L-L

8. Most economical load in underground cable is

a less than surge impedance b equal to surge impedance

c more than surge impedance d any load

9. Normal PH value of water used in thermal power station is

a7 b2 c5 d. Slightly >7

10. Maximum power transfer through line V1= 110 kv, V2= 100kv, X=22 ohm is

a. 500 MW b 500 KW c 250 MW d 250 KW

 VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL &ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
RESTRUCTURED POWER SYSTEM
NAME: REGISTER NO:
Quiz 3

1. The total installed capacity for power generation in Tamilnadu is around……….

(a) 10543 MW (b) 12053 MW (c) 13518 MW (d) 17540 MW

2. The major source of power generation in Tamilnadu is from

(a) Wind (b) Solar (c) Biomass (d) Hydro

3. The total number of nuclear power plants installed in India is

(a)Eight (b) Five (c) Six (d) Seven

4. The most common voltage range generated by the generating stations is upto
(a) 11kV (b) 66kV (c) 230kV (d) 415kV

5. The components of a power system are represented by their symbols in

(a) Single line diagram (b) Reactance diagram (c) Impedance diagram (d)None of the above

6. The generating capacity of Kalpakkam nuclear power station in Tamilnadu is

(a) 4 x 220MW (b) 3x 220MW (c) 2 x 220MW (d) None of the above

7. The meeting point of various components in a power system is called as

(a) Branch (b) Bus (c) Transformer (d) None of the above

8. The diagonal elements of Ybus matrix is called as

(a) Self Admittances (b) Mutual Admittances (c) Impedances (d) Reactances

9. If the reactance is 15 ohms, find the p.u value for a base of 15 KVA and 10 kV
(a) 0.0022 p.u (b) 0.022 p.u (c) 0.00022 p.u (d) 0.0044 p.u

10. The impedance diagrams are used for

(a) Fault calculations (b) Stability analysis (c) Load flow studies (d) p.u calculations
 VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL &ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
RESTRUCTURED POWER SYSTEM
NAME: REGISTER NO:
Quiz 4

1. Maximum demand controller is used to ___________.

a) switch off essential loads in a logical sequence b) exceed the demand of the plant c) switch off non-
essential loads in a logical sequence d) controls the power factor of the plant

2. Capacitors with automatic power factor controller when installed in a plant:

a) Reduces active power drawn from grid b)reduces the reactive power drawn from grid
c) reduces the voltage of the plant d) Increases the load current of the plant

3. _________ controls the power factor of the installation by giving signals to switch on or off power
factor correction capacitors.
a)KILOVAR b)Automatic power factor control relay c) Intelligent power factor controller
d) Maximum demand controller

4. __________ determines the rating of capacitance connected in each step during the first hour of its
operation and stores them in memory.
a) Maximum demand controller b) Intelligent power factor controller c) Automatic power factor
controller d) KILOVAR

5. The following function cannot be achieved with automatic power factor controllers.
a) Voltage control b) KILOVAR control c)kW control d) PF control

6. What is the GMD if the distance between the lines are 6m,6m,12m?
a) 7.55m b) 6m c) 12m d) 8.56m

7. To avoid arcing connect suitable value of ________ in earthing.

a capacitance b inductance c resistance d susceptance

8. Commercial losses in electrical system may be due to

a) Defective meters b)Long feeder lengths c)low power factor loads

9. The _____ has introduced various guidelines for the free access of the transmission wires to the
participating market players
a)Sweden b)US c)UK d)Norway

10. A wire is placed on the top of a transmission line acts as

a acts as a phase wire b acts as neutral c acts as a transmission wire d acts as ground wire
 VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL &ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
RESTRUCTURED POWER SYSTEM
NAME: REGISTER NO:
Quiz 5

1. Important source of inefficiency in electric utilities

a)Commercial losses b)Technical losses c)Irrational tariff policies

2. The fault clearing time of a circuit breaker is usually

a) few minutes b)few seconds c)one second d)few cycles of supply voltage.

3. Sphere gaps are used for

a) measurement of high dc voltages b)measurement of high ac voltages c)measurement of impulse
voltages d) all of the above.

4. In circuit-breakers the contact space is ionized by

(A) thermal ionization of gas (B) thermal emission from surface of contacts (C) field emission from the
surface of contacts (D) any of the above.

5.Important source of inefficiency in electric utilities

a)Commercial losses b)Technical losses c)Irrational tariff policies

6. In transmission system high technical losses may be due to

a)Poor maintenance b)Increased transformer losses c)pilferage of energy d)Both a and b

7. Eddy current drive can be a retrofit for ________.

a) constant speed system requirement b) variable speed system requirement c) dual speed system
requirement only d) none of the above

8. Electronic variable frequency drive (VFD) connected to motors:

a) provide variable speed with high efficiency b) induces eddy-current in the secondary member of the
clutch mechanism c) is not suitable for variable torque load d) does not provide variable speed and has
low-efficiency

9. Variable speed can not be obtained with ____.

a) DC motors controller b)AC motor controller c)soft starter controller d) AC & DC controllers

10 Most of the fuses operate due to

(A) heating effect of current (B) magnetic effect of current (C) electrostatic effect of current
(D) none of the above.