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TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KOLLAM-5

3rd Semester M. Tech Power Systems – Prerequisite Test

02EE7221.2 GRID INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY OF DG

Max. Marks: 20 Time: 20 Mins
Questions (Answer all)
1. What are the basic elements of the power system?
2. What are the main drawbacks of the traditional power grid in your opinion?
3. What do you mean by Distributed Generation (DG)? What are the various possible distributed
energy resources?
4. What is SCADA? What is the use of SCADA in power system? What is RTU? Write full form of
IED
5. What do you mean by Power Quality Problems? What are the various power quality problems
and their root causes in the modern power system?
6. Write the names of some FACT devices and classify them to shunt and series devices.
7. What are the devices that may be required to interconnect/integrate a PV generation unit to AC
power systems at the distribution level?
8. Does integration of DG affect power quality? How?
9. How DG integration affects power system reliability? what do you think?
10. Differentiate between smart grid & microgrid.
Write your answers here