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CIA – I Answer Key

Programme(s) Course Code(s) Course Title

B.E EEE 18EE402 Generation, Transmission and
Distribution

Part – A (2 Marks)
Give some typical value of generated voltage in a power station. Why is it necessary to step up
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the voltage further before transmitting?
 Generating station – 6.6kv, 10.5 kv, 11kv, 13.8 kv, 15.75kv.
 Primary transmission – 110 kv, 132 kv or 220 kv or 400 kv or 765 kv.
 Secondary transmission – 33 kv or 66 kv.
 Primary distribution – 11 kv or 6.6 kv.
 Secondary distribution – 400 v for 3 phase, 230
 To lower the losses
2. Write a short note on pelamis wave energy. U
 The basic idea of the machine is converting kinetic energy into electric
 The position of the pelamis is fixed by anchoring it to the bottom of the sea
 The gadget is formed by 4 or 5 cylindrical pieces joined together by hinged joints, the pelamis begins to
oscillate once waves have hit its surface
 Joints allow the different parts to have a relative movement
 The motion of each of the hinges is transmitted to a hydraulic cylinder which pump fluid into high pressure
accumulators so that the electrical generation is regular
 Finally, the generated electric energy feeds the power supply
3. What is the function of moderator and control rods? U
 Control rods made of a material that absorbs neutrons
 They are inserted into the bundle using a mechanism that can rise or lower the control rods.
 Control rods essentially contain neutron absorbers like, boron, cadmium or indium.
4. Recall the function of condenser and evaporator. U
 The objective of the condenser are to reduce the turbine exhaust pressure to increase the efficiency and to
recover high quality feed water in the form of condensate & feed back it to the steam generator without any
further treatment.
 Condenser is a device or unit which is used to condense vapor into liquid.
5. Mention the merits and demerits of steam power plant U
Advantages
 The fuel is cheap.
 Less initial cost.
 Can be installed in any place.
 Requires less space.
 Cost of generation is lesser.
Disadvantages
 Costlier in running cost.
 Pollutes atmosphere due to production of large amount of smoke and fumes.
6. Differentiate the functions of open cycle and closed cycle OTEC U
Closed cycle system
 Heat from warm seawater causes a fluid like ammonia to be evaporated in an evaporator
 Expanding vapor rotates a turbine connected to an electric generator.
 Cold seawater is brought up and cools the ammonia vapor in a condenser. This liquid returns to the
evaporator and the process repeats.
Open Cycle Systems
 Working fluid is the seawater.

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  Warm seawater is brought into a partial vacuum.
 In the vacuum, the warm seawater boils and the steam drives a turbine
 The steam enters a condenser, where it is cooled by cold seawater brought up form below and it condenses
back into liquid and is discharged into the ocean.
7. Classify biomass energy types U
 Combustion
 Gasification
 Pyrolysis
 Anaerobic digestion
 Fermentation
8. Define transmission line along with its line parameters U
Transmission lines are used to transfer electric energy from generating units at various locations to the distribution
systems
Transmission line has four parameters
 Resistance
 Inductance
 Shunt Capacitance
 Shunt Conductance
9. List the factors for deciding transmission lines U
 Voltage level
 Type and size of a conductor
 System performance
 System fault level at different bus bars
 Corona loss
 Skin effect and proximity effect
 Insulation coordination
 Mechanical design
 Economics of the system
Part –B
10. (i) Structure of modern power system U
Power system are owned and operated by State Electricity Board and private sector utilities
Role of Regional Electricity Board – review projects and plan integrated operation under REB. Various regions
under REB

 Northern REB,
 Southern REB,
 Western REB,
 Eastern REB,
 North-Eastern REB
 Generating station – 6.6kv, 10.5 kv, 11kv, 13.8 kv, 15.75kv.
 Primary transmission – 110 kv, 132 kv or 220 kv or 400 kv or 765 kv.
 Secondary transmission – 33 kv or 66 kv.
 Primary distribution – 11 kv or 6.6 kv.
 Secondary distribution – 400 v for 3 phase, 230
10 (ii) Hydroelectric power plant U
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A generating station which utilizes the potential energy of water at a high level for the generation of electrical
energy is known as a hydro electric power station .
Selection of site
 Availability of water and water head
 Accessibility of site
 Water storage capacity
 Distance from the load centre
 Type of land

11. Internal flux linkage AN

 Consider a cylinder with radius x<r
 Let ‘r’ be the radius, I be the current through the conductor of radius ‘r’
 Let Ix be the current enclosed at radius x. Since current density is given by

 Magnetic field intensity at a distance x due to current

 Substituting Ix

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