1) Explain the following terms related to circuit breaker.

i ) Arc voltage ii ) Restrking voltage iii) Recovery voltage

2) Discuss the effect of various parameters on TRV (transient recovery voltage ) in arc extinction of
circuit breakers.

3) Obtain an expression for rate of rise of restriking voltage (RRRV) in arc extinctions.

4) In a short circuit test on a 130 KV , 3 phase system , the breaker gave the following results p.f of fault
o.45 , recovery voltage 0.95 times full line voltage , breaker current symmetrical and restriking transient
had a natural frequency 16 KHZ . Determine average RRRV (rate of rise in restriking voltage) Assume
fault is grounded.

5) Calculate the RRRV ( rate of rise of restriking voltage) of a 132 KV circuit breaker with neutral
earthed . S.C data as follows : Broken current is symmetrical , restriking voltage has frequency 20 KHZ ,
p.f. 0.15 . Assume fault is also earthed.
6) A 50 HZ generator has e.m.f to neutral 7.5 KV (r.m.s) . The reactance of generator and the
connected system is 4 Ω and distribute capacitance to neutral is 0.01 µF with resistance negligible.
Find , i) Maximum voltage across the circuit breaker contacts

ii) Frequency of oscillations

iii) RRRV (rate of rise of restriking voltage) average up to first peak of oscillations.
7) A 3 phase alternator has line voltage of 11KV . The generator is connected to a circuit breaker . The
inductive reactance up to circuit breaker is 5 Ω per phase .The distributed capacitance up to circuit
breaker between phase and neutral is 0.01 µF . Determine:

a) Peak restriking voltage across circuit breaker.

b) Frequency of restriking voltage transient

c) Average rate of restriking voltage up to peak restriking voltage

d) Maximum RRRV.

8) In a short circuit test on a 3 pole circuit breaker of fault was 0.4 ,the recovery voltage was 0.95 times
full line voltage. The breaking current was symmetrical. The frequency of oscillation of restriking voltage
was 15000 cycles/sec. Estimate the average rate of rise of restriking voltage. The neutral is grounded
and fault involves earth . Neglect first pole to clear factor

9 ) In a system of 132 KV the circuit phase to ground capacitance is 0.01µF ,the series inductance is 6 H .
Calculate the voltage appearing across the pole of a circuit breakers if a current of 10 A (instantaneous)
is interrupted. Calculate value of the resistance to be used across contact space to eliminate the
restriking voltage transient.