Unit 3

Q1. What do u mean by effective grounding?

Q2. How the value of inductance of arc suppression coil determined? Determine the expression ?

Q.3. Show that the due to occurrence of fault the voltage of the phase rise to line to line and fault
current becomes 3 time its normal value and what are the conclusion that can be drawn from above.

Q4. Explain briefly (any two)

i. Arcing Ground
ii. Earthing Transformer
iii. Peterson coil

Unit 4

Q1. Explain voltage time curve

Q2. Explain the mechanism of the lightning Discharge . What are the direct indirect strokes ? Draw and
explain the wave shape of stroke currents .

Q.3. Explain the working of thyrite Surge protection with suitable diagram .

Q 4 A voltage having a cost value of 3000 KV is travelling on a 750 KV line . The protective level 1700 KV .
The surge impedence of line is 300 ohm. Calculate

a. The current in the line before teaching the arrestor

b. Current through arrestor
c. The value of arrestor resistance for condition

Unit 5

Q1. Define bath Tub curve .

Q.2. using the appropriate method , find the expression for various reliability indices for a system
having n components in series

Q .3. Explain the term probability density function . what is exponential failure density .

Q4 A radial system consist of a transformer and a feeder . The feeder is 3.2 km long the failure rate
for the transformer and feeder are 1.2 failure / gear and 0.6 failure /km /year respectively. The
repair time for transformer and feeder are 7 hr and 6 hr per outage then Find :

a. Failure rate of substation

b. Total outage time / year
c. Down time per outage