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Invigilator’s Signature Candidate’s Registration No.

THE UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE

Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Technology
Winter, Semester 2020

Muhammad Imran
Instructor’s Name: Javed Paper: Electrical power transmission

Date: Jun 15, 2020 Subject Code: EET02210

Time Allowed: 130 Minutes Total Marks: 40

Question bank (Objective) (40 marks)

By which of the following method electric power may be transmitted from one location to another
location?

A) Underground System

B) Overhead system

C) Both Underground System and Overhead system

D) None of these

ANSWER: C

Which of the following transmission line have more initial cost?

A) Overhead Transmission

B) Underground transmission

C) Both have almost the same initial cost

D) None of these

ANSWER: B

Name the cable or conductor which connects the distributor to the consumer terminals.

A) Service Mains

B) Distributor

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C) Feeders

D) None of these

ANSWER: A

Which of the following materials are not used for the transmission and distribution of electrical power?

A) Copper

B) Aluminium

C) Tungsten

D) Steel

ANSWER: C

The usual spans with RCC poles are

A) 40 to 50 metres

B) 60 to 100 metres

C) 200 to 300 meters

D) 80 to 150 meters

ANSWER: D

Which of the following are the constants of the transmission lines?

A) Inductance

B) Capacitance

C) Resistance

D) All of these

ANSWER: D

The phenomenon of rising in voltage at the receiving end of the open-circuited or lightly loaded line is
called as

A) Roman Effect

B) Skin Effect

C) Corona Effect

D) Ferranti Effect

ANSWER: D

The voltage of the single-phase supply to residential consumers is

A) 110 V

B) 230 V

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C) 440 V

D) Any of these

ANSWER: B

The distributors for residential areas are

A) Three phase four wire

B) Three phase three wire

C) Single phase

D) None of these

ANSWER: A

The conductors of the overhead lines are

A) Stranded conductors

B) Solid conductors

C) Both solid and stranded

D) None of the above

ANSWER: A

High voltage transmission lines use

A) Suspension insulators

B) Pin insulators

C) Any of the above

D) None of these

ANSWER: A

Overhead lines generally use

A) ACSR conductors

B) Copper conductors

C) Aluminum conductors

D) Any of these

ANSWER: A

The power factor of industrial loads is generally

A) Unity

B) Lagging

C) Leading

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D) Any of these

ANSWER: A

In transmission lines, the cross-arms are made of

A) Steel

B) Wood

C) RCC

D) Either Steel or Wood

ANSWER: D

Transmission line insulators are made of

A) Porcelain

B) Glass

C) Composite Polymer

D) Any of these

ANSWER: D

The spacing between phase conductors of a 220 kV line is approximately equal to

A) 2 m

B) 3 m

C) 6 m

D) 10 m

ANSWER: C

The minimum clearance between the ground and a 220 kV line is about

A) 1 m

B) 7 m

C) 10 m

D) 5 m

ANSWER: B

As compared to a 2 wire DC distributor, a 3 wire distributor with same maximum voltage to earth uses
only

A) 31.25 percent of copper

B) 66.7 percent of copper

C) 33.3 percent of copper

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D) 125 percent of copper

ANSWER: C

For an overhead line, the surge impedance is taken as

A) 20 to 30 ohms

B) 400 to 600 ohms

C) 70 to 80 ohms

D) 100 to 200 ohms

ANSWER: B

The presence of ozone due to corona is harmful because it

A) Corrodes the material

B) Transfer energy to the ground

C) Gives odour

D) Any of these

ANSWER: A

The power transmitted will be maximum when

A) Corona losses are minimum

B) Receiving end voltage is high

C) Reactance is high

D) Sending end voltage is high

ANSWER: D

A 3 phase 4 wire system is commonly used on

A) Primary transmission

B) Secondary transmission

C) Primary distribution

D) Secondary distribution

ANSWER: D

Corona discharge occurs more in

A) Humid Weather

B) Hot weather

C) Cold Weather

D) Any of the above

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ANSWER: A

The steel used in steel cored conductors is usually

A) Alloy steel

B) Stainless steel

C) Mild steel

D) High speed steel

ANSWER: C

Which of the following characteristics should the line supports for transmission lines possess?

A) High mechanical strength

B) Longer life

C) Low cost

D) All of these

ANSWER: D

Which of the following voltage regulations is considered best?

A) 10%

B) 20%

C) 100%

D) 4%

ANSWER: D

Skin effect is proportional to

A) Directly proportional to (Diameter of conductor)1/2

B) Inversely proportional to (Diameter of conductor)1/2

C) Directly proportional to (Diameter of conductor)2

D) Inversely proportional to (Diameter of conductor)2

ANSWER: C

The maximum power can be achieved in a transmission line by

A) Reducing system transfer Reactance

B) Increasing the Voltage level

C) Both Reducing system transfer Reactance and Increasing the Voltage level

D) None of these

ANSWER: C

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Find the number of strands of ACSR conductor for 3 layer transmission line?

A) 10

B) 19

C) 19

D) 27

ANSWER: B

Bundled conductors in EHV transmission lines help in

A) Decrease capacitance

B) Decrease Inductance

C) Increase capacitance

D) Increase inductance

ANSWER: B

If the frequency is increased, then the skin effect will

A) Decrease

B) Remain same

C) Increase

D) None of these

ANSWER: C

Proximity effect is more in case of

A) Overhead line

B) Power cable

C) DC transmission

D) None of these

ANSWER: B

In which of the following transmission lines capacitance effect is negligible?

A) Long transmission lines

B) Short transmission line

C) Medium transmission line

D) Any of these

ANSWER: B

The fact that current density is higher at the surface when compared to centre is known as

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A) Skin effect

B) Proximity effect

C) Corona effect

D) None of these

ANSWER: A

Sag depends on which factor?

A) Span length.

B) Weight of the conductors.

C) Tension in the conductors.

D) All of these.

ANSWER: D

Conductor sag should be kept

A) Minimum

B) Maximum.

C) Zero.

D) None of these.

ANSWER: A

What is the minimum safety factor in respect of the conductor tension?

A) 1

B) 3

C) 2

D) 1.5

ANSWER: C

Sag is directly proportional to the square of span.

A) True

B) False

ANSWER: A

The maximum tension in a section of overhead line conductor between two supports of unequal height
occurs at

A) The higher support.

B) The lower support.

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C) Midpoint of the conductors.

D) None of these.

ANSWER: A

Safety factor is the ratio of

A) Working stress to breaking stress.

B) Breaking stress to working stress.

C) 1 / breaking stress.

D) 1 / working stress.

ANSWER: B

What is the effect of temperature rise on the over head lines?

A) Increase the sag and decrease the tension.

B) Decrease the sag and increase the tension.

C) Both increases.

D) Both decreases.

ANSWER: A

The topmost conductor in hv transmission line is

A) B phase conductor

B) Y phase conductor

C) R phase conductor

D) Earth conductor

ANSWER: D

Insulators used on EHT transmission lines are

A) PVC

B) Glass

C) Stealite

D) Porcelain

ANSWER: D

The dielectric strength of air under normal conditions is around

A) 30 kV/cm

B) 150 kV/cm

C) 100 kV /cm

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D) 200 kV/cm

ANSWER: A

Power loss due to corona is directly proportional to

A) Radius of conductor

B) Supply frequency

C) Spacing between conductors.

D) None of these

ANSWER: A

Corona occurs between two transmission conductors when they

A) Have high potential difference

B) Are closely spaced

C) Carry dc power

D) Both Have high potential difference and Are closely spaced

ANSWER: D

Critical voltage limit of a transmission line is increased by

A) Reducing the radius of the conductors

B) Reducing the spacing between conductors

C) Increasing the spacing between conductors

D) Increasing the radius of the conductors

ANSWER: D

Which of the following affects the corona least?

A) Size and charge per ion

B) Number of ions

C) Atmospheric temperature

D) Mean free length

ANSWER: C

The inductance of line is minimum when

A) G M D is high

B) G M R is high

C) Both G M D and G M R are high

D) G M D is low but G M R is high

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ANSWER: D

The inductance of single phase two wire power transmission line per km gets doubled when the

A) Radius of the wore is double

B) Distance between the wires is increased as square of the original distance

C) Distance between the wires is doubled

D) Distance between the wires is doubled

ANSWER: B

Capacitance of a transmission line, with increase in its length

A) Increases

B) Decreases

C) Remains same

D) None of these

ANSWER: D

The only advantage of corona is that is

A) Ozone gas is produced

B) Works as a safety valve for surges

C) Makes line current sinusoidal

D) Produces a pleasing luminous glow

ANSWER: B

Sag is provided in overhead lines so that .............

A) Safe tension is not exceeded 

B) repair can be done

C) tension will increase

D) its look beautiful

ANSWER: A

The discs of the strain insulators are used in ............ plane. 

A) vertical

B) horizontal

C) both of them

ANSWER: A

The longer the cross arm, the ......... the string efficiency.

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A) greater

B) lesser

C) same

ANSWER: A

When an insulator breaks down by puncture, it is ................. damaged.

A) permanently

B) only partially

C) Temporarily

ANSWER: A

What is maximum value of power factor?

A) 0.5

B) 1

C) 1.5

D) 0.95

ANSWER: B

Active power and apparent power are respectively represented by?

A) kW and kVAR

B) kVAR and kVA

C) kVA and kVAR

D) kW and kVA

ANSWER: D

Which among the following happens in a low power factor?

A) Large kVA rating of the equipment.

B) Greater conductor size

C) Reduced handling capacity of the system

D) All of them

ANSWER: D

Lower power factor is usually not due to

A) Discharge lamp.

B) Arc lamps.

C) Incandescent lamps.

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D) Induction furnace.

ANSWER: C

For a consumer what is the most economical power factor?

A) 0.25 TO 0.5 lagging.

B) 0.25 TO 0.5 leading.

C) 0.85 TO 0.95 lagging.

D) 0.85 TO 0.95 leading.

ANSWER: C

The primary reason for the low power factor is due to the installation of

A) Induction motors

B) DC motors

C) Synchronous motors.

D) Commutator motors.

ANSWER: A

For which among the following consumers is penalty imposed for low power factor?

A) Residential and commercial consumers.

B) Industrial consumers.

C) Agricultural consumers.

D) All of these.

ANSWER: B

Power factor can be improved by connecting which among these?

A) Static capacitors.

B) Resistors.

C) Synchronous condensers.

D) Both Static capacitors and Synchronous condensers.

ANSWER: D

What is the advantage of the static capacitors?

A) Low losses.

B) Easy installation.

C) Lower maintenance.

D) All of these.

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ANSWER: D

Which among these is the advantage of synchronous condensers?

A) Helps in achieving the stepless control of power factor.

B) The motor windings have a lower thermal stability.

C) The maintenance cost is low.

D) All of them.

ANSWER: A

Phase advancers are used for which among the following machines?

A) Transformers

B) Synchronous machines.

C) Induction motors.

D) DC machines.

ANSWER: C

What is the main disadvantage of phase advancers?

A) Cannot be used for motors below 200 H.P

B) Produces noise.

C) Can be used where synchronous motor is un admissible.

D) None of these.

ANSWER: A

The most suitable location for the power factor improvement device is

A) Near the electrical appliance which is responsible for the poor power factor.

B) At the sending end.

C) At the receiving end in case of transmission lines.

D) Both, Near the electrical appliance which is responsible for the poor power factor and At the receiving
end in case of transmission lines.

ANSWER: D

A synchronous motor takes the leading current when it is

A) Overexcited

B) Under excited

C) Not excited

D) Either Overexcited or Under excited

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ANSWER: D

If an alternator is supplying load of 350 kW at 0.6 pf lagging and its power factor is raised to unity then to
supply the alternator for the same kVA loading, the extra required kilowatts will be

A) 205 kW

B) 212 kW

C) 233 kW

D) 246 kW

ANSWER: C

In order to improve the power factor of equipment operating at lagging power factor, a capacitor is
connected

A) In series with the equipment

B) In parallel with the equipment

C) In series-parallel with the equipment

D) Either In series with the equipment or In parallel with the equipment

ANSWER: B

If power factor is less than unity then it will result in

A) Large kVA rating of equipment

B) Large copper losses

C) Greater conductor size

D) All of these

ANSWER: D

If the load current decreases then the power factor

A) Will also decrease

B) Will increase

C) Will remains unchanged

D) None of these

ANSWER: B

The wattles component is

A) I

B) I cos(theta)

C) I sin(theta)

D) None of these

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ANSWER: C

A conductor, due to sag between two supports, takes the form of

A) Catenary

B) Semi circle

C) Triangle

D) Ellipse

ANSWER: A

By which of the following methods string efficiency can be improved?

A) Using long cross arm

B) Grading the insulator

C) Using a guard ring

D) Any of the above

ANSWER: D

The skin effect cause

A) Portion of the conductor near the surface carries less current and core of the conductor carries more
current

B) Portion of the conductor near the surface carries more current and the core of the conductor carries
less current

C) Current flows through the half cross-section of the conductor

D) None of the above

ANSWER: B

The voltage drop, for constant voltage transmission, is compensated by installing

A) Capacitors

B) Synchronous motors

C) Inductors

D) All of these

ANSWER: B

The use of strain type insulators is made where the conductors are

A) Dead End

B) Road Crossing

C) Intermediate anchor towers

D) All of these

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ANSWER: D

The current drawn by the line due to corona losses is

A) Non sinusoidal

B) Triangular

C) Square

D) Sinusoidal

ANSWER: A

Pin type insulators are generally not used for voltages beyond

A) 22 kV

B) 33 kV

C) 11 kV

D) 1 kV

ANSWER: B

For transmission of power over a distance of 200 km, the transmission voltage should be

A) 66 kV

B) 132 kV

C) 11 kV

D) 33 kV

ANSWER: B

Constant voltage transmission entails the following disadvantage

A) Short circuit current of the system is increased

B) Large conductor area is required for same power transmission

C) Load power factor in heavy loads

D) All of the above

ANSWER: A

Skin effect depends upon?

A) Frequency of the current

B) Resistivity of the conductor material

C) Size of the conductor

D) All of the above

ANSWER: D

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When a conductor carries more current on the surface as compared to core, it is due to

A) Corona

B) Skin Depth

C) Skin Effect

D) Any of the above

ANSWER: C

When a live conductor of public electric supply breaks down and touches the earth which of the following
will happen?

A) Current will flow to earth

B) No current will flow in the conductor

C) Either Current will flow to earth or No current will flow in the conductor

D) Supply voltage will increase

ANSWER: C

If the length of the cable is doubled, its capacitance C will become

A) Doubled

B) Half

C) One fourth

D) Remain Unchanged

ANSWER: A

The advantages of high transmission voltage are

A) Area of cross-section is reduced

B) Reduced line losses

C) Increase efficiency

D) All of the above

ANSWER: D

The voltage regulation of flat voltage profile system is

A) 100 %

B) 50 %

C) 0 %

D) Any of the above

ANSWER: C

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Compared with solid conductor of the same radius, corona appears on a stranded conductor at a lower
voltage, because stranding

A) Assists ionization

B) Makes the current flow spirally about the axis of the conductor

C) Produces oblique sections to a plane perpendicular to the axis of the conductor

D) Produces surfaces of smaller radius

ANSWER: D

The skin effect of a conductor reduces with the increase in

A) Permeability of conductor material

B) cross section of conductor

C) Resistivity of the conductor material

D) Supply frequency

ANSWER: D

High voltage transmission lines are transposed because then

A) Phase voltage imbalances can be minimized

B) Voltage drop in the lines can be minimized

C) Computations of inductance becomes easier

D) Corona losses can be minimized

ANSWER: A

Transposition of transmission line is done to

A) Reduce corona

B) Balance line voltage drop

C) Reduced skin effect

D) Reduce line loss

ANSWER: B

The presence of earth in case of overhead lines

A) Increases the capacitance

B) Increases the inductance

C) Decreases the capacitance and increases the inductance

D) Does not effect any of the line constants

ANSWER: A

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Skin effect in transmission line is due to

A) Supply frequency

B) Self inductance of conductor

C) High sensitivity of material in the centre

D) Both Supply frequency and Self inductance of conductor

ANSWER: D

If the effect of earth is taken into account, then the capacitance of line to ground

A) Decreases

B) Increases

C) Remains unaltered

D) Becomes infinite

ANSWER: B

In a transmission line the distributed constants are

A) Resistance and shunt conductance only

B) Resistance and inductance only

C) Resistance, inductance and capacitance only

D) Resistance, inductance, capacitance and shunt conductance.

ANSWER: D

The presence of earth in case of overhead lines

A) Increases the capacitance

B) Increases the inductance

C) Decreases the capacitance

D) Decreases the inductance

ANSWER: A

The transmission lines are said to be long if the length of the line exceeds

A) 50 km.

B) 150 km.

C) 250 km.

D) 500 km.

ANSWER: B

Shunt capacitance is neglected in case of

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A) Medium and long transmission lines

B) Long transmission lines

C) Medium transmission lines

D) Short transmission lines

ANSWER: D

Which of the following is neglected while analyzing a short transmission line?

A) Power losses

B) Shunt admittances

C) Series impedance

D) None of these

ANSWER: B

Capacitance in equivalent circuit of transmission line is due to

A) Current in the line

B) Difference in potential of line

C) Leakage of current

D) Presence of magnetic flux

ANSWER: B

As the height of the transmission tower is increased, the line capacitance and line inductance respectively

A) Decreases, decreases

B) Increases, decreases

C) Decreases, remains unaltered

D) Increases, increases

ANSWER: C

Voltage gradient on a transmission line conductor is highest

A) At the surface of the conductor

B) At the centre of the conductor

C) At the distance equal to one radius from the surface

D) None of these

ANSWER: A

The function of guard ring transmission lines is

A) To reduce the transmission losses

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B) To reduce the earth capacitance of the lowest unit

C) To increase the earth capacitance of the lowest unit

D) None of these

ANSWER: A

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