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Diagnostic Test (Pre-Course Commencement Assessment)

Course: Substation Operations and Maintenance SOM

Name:……………………………………………………………………………………

Designation / Job Title:…………………………………………………………………..

Organization:………………………………………

Give Brief answers to the following

11KV AND 33KV NETWORKS

PART A

1. What is a Circuit Main Earth (CME)?

2. Who is an Authorised Person?
3. What is Danger?
4. What precautions need to taken when a worker is working in an underground pit?
5. What is the use of a Lock-Out Box?
6. Define the word, ‘Dead’
7. Define the following:
(a) Limitation of Access(LOA)
(b) Permit-to-Work(PTW)
(c) Sanction for Test(SFT)
Also distinguish each from the other and under what conditions is each
Document issued
8. What is Safety?
9. Name Statutory Acts guide the operation of Power Utilities is in your Country.
Who should apply the Barricade for work carried out in the proximity of a live system?
10. What precautions must be taken when working on automatically controlled system?
11. Define the following Persons:
(a) Senior Authorized Person(SAP)
 (b) Authorised Person
(c) Responsible Person
(d) Competent Person
Also distinguish each one from the other.
12. Who is responsible for the safety in all our operations?
13. What are the two safety duties of a person in-charge of work?
14. What is an accident?
15. Define the following:
(a) Danger Notice
(b) Caution Notice
Also state the differences between the two.
16. Define the following:
(a) High Voltage Apparatus
(b) Low Voltage apparatus
17. State the provisions under E7 General Safety precautions for work on High Voltage
apparatus.

18. Explain conditions under which a person in charge of work can remove CME without the
consent of the system Control Engineer.

19. What is the safe way to carry a ladder in a substation?

20. What requirement is there when working on an overhead line and there is an approach
of adverse weather condition? Give reason.
21. Define the following:
(a) Earthing Party
(b) Working Party

23 Define and explain the function of each of the following Engineers:

(a) System Control Engineer
(b) Distribution Control Engineer
(c) Generation Control Engineer

24. What is the meaning of the term, ‘Earthed’?

25 Explain the standard procedure for Earthing.
26 Explain the following terms:
(a) Live
(b) Approved
(c) Switching

27 What is the difference between a Circuit Main Earth and Temporary Earths?
28 What is an Integral Earth?
29 What are Safety clearances for 11kV, 33kV, 88kV and 132kV?
30. What is artificial respiration? Explain how it is done.
31. Explain how in-door and out-door HV CBs are rendered inoperative.

PART B
1. Draw detailed Schematic Diagrams for the following Substations:
33/11kV s/s
2. In each of the substation stated above, on the schematic diagram include
the following:
(a) C.T. ratios for the Transformers(both HV and LV)
(b) CT ratios for all feeders
(c) O/C and Thermal O/L settings

3. What precautions are to be taken when working on feeders that have Auto-Reclosers?

4. Draw a complete 33kV network for Swaziland On the

drawing include:
(a) Type and conductor sizes used.
(b) The rated maximum current carrying capacities of the lines.

5. You are required to take out T1, 33/11kV Transformer at a substation of your choice
33/11kV s/s. Write a required detailed Switching Schedule. Show clearly the earthing points.
Assuming after working and restoring supply, it is discovered that there is an imbalance in Tx
currents on T1 and T2, what could be the possible cause and how would you go about solving the
problem?
 6. What is the function of the CT in the Neutral of a power transformer?

7. What is Black Start?

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