QUAID-E-AWAM UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY, NAWABSHAH
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SUBJECT: ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION & UTILIZATION

ASSIGNMENT No: 1

Q# QUESTION

1 Discuss and illustrate the following;

i. Primary Distribution
ii. Secondry Distribution
iii. Radial Distribution system
iv. Express radial feeder
v. Primary selectivity
vi. Secondry Selectivity
vii. Spot Network
viii. Grid Network
2. Discuss and illustrate the following
i. Resistance heating and its types with advantages and
disadvantaged
ii. Arc heating and its types with advantages and disadvantaged

3. a) Explain briefly the construction and working principle of three

phase arc Furnace
b) Enumerate the Advantages and disadvantages of electric heating
over other form of heating
4. a) Discuss the importance of power factor correction in distribution
system.
b) Enlist the methods for power factor improvement.&Explain
them.with its advantages and disadvantages
c) What are the causes of poor power factor? Give the
disadvantages of poor power factor.
d) Enlist the advantages of power factor improvement.