NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROURKELA-8

END-SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2021

SESSION: 2021-22 (Autumn)
B. Tech.7th Semester
Subject Name: High Voltage Engineering & HVDC Transmission
Subject code: EE-4103 Dept. Code: EE
No. of pages: 01 Full Marks: 50 Duration: 2 Hours

All parts of a question should be answered at one place

Answer All questions

Q. No. Particulars Marks

1. Compensated capacitance divider for high voltages (1 MV) generally has a [10×1=10]
bandwidth of

(a) 10 MHz (b) 1 MHz

1.
(c) 100 MHz (d) 1000 MHz

2. For a 3 stage Cascaded transformer if P1, P2, P3 are the loadings of I, II and
III stages primaries, then

(a) P1 = P2 = P3 (b) P1 > P2 > P3

(c) P1 < P2 < P3 (d) P2 < P1 < P3
3. If Rc is the charging resistance, R2 wave tail resistance and R1 the wave
front control resistance then
(a) Rc > R2 < R1 (b) Rc < R2 < R1
(c) R1 > R2 > Rc (d) None of the above

4. The impulse ratio for any particular object

(a) is a constant
(b) depends upon shape of wave
(c) depends upon the polarity of the impulse wave
(d) (b) and (c)
5. The short-circuit impedance of a three stage cascaded transformer as
compared to a single unit transformer is
(a) 3 to 4 times (b) 8 to 9 times (c) 15 to16 times (d) 352 to 452 times

6. HVDC systems are mainly used with large power rating for
(a) interconnection of two system with large power rating for
(b) bulk power transmission over long distances
(c) underwater or submarine cable transmission
(d) for connection nonconventional power source like wind power etc. to
the grid

7. In a 12-pulse converter, the two 6-pulse converter groups are fed from
transformers connected as
(a) Y-Y and Y-Δ (b)Y-Y and Y-Y (c) Δ/Δ and Δ-Y (d) Y-Y
 and Δ-Δ
8. Effect of increasing overlap angle is to
(a) decrease amplitude of harmonic voltage
(b) increase amplitude of harmonic voltage
(c) no effect on magnitude
(d) depends on relative value of α
9. With CC or CIA control as overlap angle μ increases, the amplitude of
harmonic current
(a) increases
(b) no effect
(c) decreases for some harmonics and increases for some harmonics
(d) decreases
10. For stable operation of DC system
(a) CC and CEA control is adopted (b)  control, CC and CEA is adopted
(c) only CEA control is adopted (d) only CC control is adopted
Test Portal: Q1_EE4103- HVE and HVDC
2. 1. A single-phase voltage controller is connected to a load resistance of 10 Ω [2×5=10]
and a supply of 200 sin 314t V. For firing angle of 90˚, the average thyristor
current in amperes is
(a)10 (b)10/π (c) 20 (d) 25
2. In a Cockroft-Walton circuit, input voltage 100 kV load current-100 mA,
supply frequency 100 Hz, each capacitor 10 nF. The optimum no. of stages
for maximum output voltage is

(a) 1 (b) 10
(c) 15 (d) 35

3. The wave front and tail resistance and Impulse generator are 150 and 2000
Ω respectively. The impulse capacitance and load capacitances are 25 and 2
nF respectively. The approximate wave front time and efficiency is
(a) 1 µ Sec,99.45% (b) 0.833 µ Sec, 92.60%
(c) 1.525 µ Sec, 98.32% (d) 1.22 µ Sec, 90.35%

4. In a Van de Graaf generator, the width of the belt is 1 m, and surface charge
density permissible is 30 × 10–6 C/m2. To supply a current of 300 µA, the
velocity of belt should be

(a) 1 m/sec (b) 10 m/sec

(c) 3.16 m/sec (d) None of the above
5. The breakdown voltage for air gap of 3 mm in a uniform field under
standard atmospheric condition is
(a) 10.59 kV (b) 6.3 kV (c) 9.2 kV (d) 7.25 kV

3. (a) Why are multiterminal DC systems needed? Write down the comparison of [6+3+3+4=16]
series & parallel MTDC system. Explain how is power shearing and power
control achieved in an MTDC system?
(b) Show that the power factor of an HVDC converter is dependent on firing
 angle and overlap angle of converter valve.
(c) Draw and analysis the 3-phase, six-pulse converter with grid control
overlap angle, 𝜇 > 60°.
(d) Explain the constant current control mechanism of HVDC transmission
line. Draw and explain the actual control of individual and combined
characteristics of a converter.

4. (a) What are the factors that influence conduction in pure liquid dielectrics [6+4+4=14]
and commercial liquid dielectrics? Explain the mechanism of purification
of the liquid dielectrics with neat sketch.
(b) What is partial discharge in electrical system? How they are classified?
Describe briefly the positive and negative corona phenomena.
(c) With the neat diagram explain the principle of operation of a series
resonant circuit for generating high ac test voltages. Why are recommend
tolerances in wave-front and wave-tail times of Impulse generator?