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SWTICHGEAR
KINGS
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK
SUBJECT CODE/NAME: EE 1402 POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION AND SWITCHGEAR
YEAR / SEM: IV / VII
UNIT I
PROTECTION AGAINST OVER VOLTAGES
PART A (2 MARKS)
1. What are the causes over voltages on power system?
2. What is meant by voltage surge?
3. State the attenuation and distortion of traveling waves.
4. What are the causes of power frequency and its harmonic over voltage?
5. What is ground wire?
6. What is use of ground wire?
7. What is a protector tube?
8. Define basic impulse level.
9. Mention the various insulation levels in substations?
10. What is a surge absorber?
PART - B
1. (a) What are the causes of over voltage on a power system?
(8)
(b) Why is it necessary to protect the lines and other equipment of the power system
against over voltages?
(8)
2. Describe the phenomenon of lightning.
(16)
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8. What is Peterson coil? What protective functions are performed by this device?
(16)
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10. What are the requirements of a ground wire for protecting power conductors
against direct lightning stroke? Explain how they are achieved in practice.
(16)
11. Determine the inductance of Peterson coil to be connected between the neutral and
ground to neutralize the charging current of overhead line having the line to ground
capacitive of 0.15f. If the supply frequency is 50Hz and the operating voltage is
132 KV, find the KVA rating of the coil.
(16)
12. (a) Explain the term insulation coordination.
(8)
(b) Describe the construction of volt-time curve and the terminology associated with
impulse-testing.
(8)
13. Explain the operation of various types of surge absorbers
UNIT II CIRCUIT
BREAKERS PART A
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is an arc?
Define restricting voltage.
Define recovery voltage.
Define current chopping.
(2 MARKS)
(16)
PART - B
1. Discuss the recovery rate theory and energy balance theory of arc interruption in a
circuit breaker.
(16)
2. Explain terms:
i) Restriking voltage
ii) Recovery voltage
iii) RRRV
iv) Derive expressions for restriking voltage and RRRV.
v) What measures are taken to reduce them?
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6. With neat sketch, describe the working principle of an axial air blast type circuit breaker.
(16)
7. (a) Discuss the operating principle of SF6 circuit breaker.
(b) What are its advantages over other types of circuit breakers?
(c) For what voltage range is it recommended?
(10)
(3)
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11. What are the different methods of testing of circuit breakers? Discuss their merits and
demerits.
(16)
12. What is the difficulty in the development of HVDC circuit breaker? Describe
its
construction
and
operating
principle.
(16)
13. (a) What are the physical chemical and dielectric properties of SF6 Gas
(b) Define switchgear. What are the essential features of switchgear
(8)
(8)
14. A 3-phase alternator has the line voltage of 11kV. The generator is connected to a
circuit breaker. The inductive reactance upto the circuit breaker is 5/phase. the
distributed capacitance upto circuit breaker between phase and neutral is 0.001 F.
Determine peak restriking voltage across the CB, frequency of restriking voltage,
average rate of restriking voltage upto peak restriking voltage, maximum RRRV.
(16)
UNIT III
HRC FUSES AND SWITCHES
PART A (2 MARKS)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Define Fuse?
Define fuse element or (fuse wire)
What are the materials commonly used for fuse elements.
Define minimum fusing current? What are the factors at which it depends?
How the minimum fusing current does differs for stranded wires?
Define fusing factor?
What are the types of fuses?
PART - B
1. Describe the construction and operation of the HRC cartridge fuse. What are its
advantage and disadvantage?
(16)
2. Explain the following terms:
(i)
Minimum fusing current
(ii)
Rated current
(iii) Fusing factor
(iv) Prospective current.
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5. (a) What is a fuse? What are its duties? Why lead in alloy fuse is the best for only low
value of current?
(8)
(b) What are the factors on which the current carrying capacity of the fuse depends? (8)
6. (a) What are the types of isolators? Briefly explain the necessacity of earthing switch
and its applications.
(8)
(b) Explain the working of pantographic isolators?
(8)
7. Explain the advantages of gas insulator substation, probable location where it can be
located and its demerits.
(16)
8. State the sequence of operation of circuit breaker, isolator and earthing switch.
(i) while opening
(ii) while closing
UNIT IV
ALERNATOR AND TRANSMISSION LINE PROTECTION
PART A (2 MARKS)
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2.
3.
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5.
6.
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PART - B
1. Enumerate the relaying schemes which are employed for the protection of a modern
alternator.
(16)
2. (a) What is transverse or split phase protection of an alternator?
(b) What type of fault is this scheme of protection employed?
(c) With a neat sketch discuss the working principle of this scheme.
(4)
(4)
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3. What type of a protective device is used for the protection of an alternator against
overheating of its (i) stator (ii) rotor? Discuss them in brief.
(8+8)
4. What type of a protective scheme is employed for the protection of the field winding of
the alternator against ground faults?
(16)
5. Discuss the protection employed against loss of excitation of an alternator.
(16)
(8)
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(4)
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8. What type of pilot protection is used for EHV and UHV transmission lines.
(16)
(4)
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10.
(a)
What
is
carrier
aided
distance
protection.
(4)
(b)
What
are
its
different
types?
(4) (c) Discuss the permissive under-reach transfer tripping scheme of protection.
(8)
11. (a) Draw and explain the merz-price protection of alternator stator winding.
(10)
(b) A generator is protected by restricted earth fault protection. The generator ratings
are 13.2kv, 10MVA. The percentage of winding protected against phase to ground fault
is 85%. The relay setting is such that it trips for 20% out of balance calculate the
resistance to be added in the neutral to ground connection.
(6)
12. An alternator stator winding protected by a percentage differential relay is shown in
the Fig. The relay has 15% slope of characteristics (I1 - I 2) against (I1 + I 2/2). The
high resistance ground fault has occurred near the grounded neutral end of the
generator
winding while the generator is carrying load. The currents flowing at each end of the
generator winding are also shown. Assuming C.T. ratio to be 500/5 A, will the relay
operate to trip the circuit breaker?
(16)
UNIT V
PROTECTIVE RELAYS
PART A ( 2 MARKS)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
PART - B
1. What are the different types of electromagnetic relays? Discuss their field of
applications.
(16)
2. What are the various types of over current relays? Discuss their area of application. (16)
3. Describe the operating principle, constructional features and area of applications of
reverse power or directional relay.
(16)
4. Describe the construction and principle of operation of an induction type directional over
current relay.
(16)
5. Explain the working principle of distance relays.
(16)
(16)
7. Describe the realization of a directional over current relay using a microprocessor. (16)
8. Derive a generalized mathematical model of distance relays for digital protection.
(16)
9. (a) How can digital distance relaying algorithm be implemented on the 8086 Micro
processor?
(8)
(b) It is possible to implement these algorithms on the 8085micro processor?
(8)