Code No: NR410203 NR

IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007

COMPUTER METHODS IN POWER SYSTEMS
(Electrical & Electronic Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. The load flow data for the system in figure1 is given in the following tables.

Figure 1:

Bus code p-q Impedance zpq

1-2 0.+j0.05 p.u
1-3 0.+j0.1
2-3 0.+j0.05
Generation Load
Bus code Assumed bus voltage Megawatts Megavars Megawatts Megawars
1 1.03+j0 p.u 0 0 0 0
2 1.00+j0.0 50 - 20 10
3 1.00+j0.0 0 0 20 20
The voltage magnitude at bus 2 is to be held at 1.0 p.u. The maximum and min-
imum reactive power limits at bus2 are 50 and -10 Megavars, respectively. With
bus 1 as the slack, use G.S. method and Y bus to obtain a load flow solution upto
one iteration.(Assume Base mva=50) [16]

2. (a) Describe the Newton-Raphson method for the solution of power flow equations
in power systems deriving necessary equations.
(b) What are P-V Buses? How are they handled in the above method. [12+4]

3. (a) What is D.C. load flow? Explain its significance in power system Analysis.
(b) What are the advantages of state variable approach in power system studies?
[8+8]

4. A 20 MVA, 11 KV, 3-phase, 50 Hz, generator has its neutral earthed through
a 5% reactor. It is in parallel with another identical generator having isolated

1 of 2
Code No: NR410203 NR
neutral. Each generator has a positive sequence reactance of 20%, negative sequence
reactance of 15% and zero sequence reactance of 10%. If a line to ground short
circuit occurs in the common bus bar, determine short circuit MVA.Show how the
sequence methods can be represented for the faualt. [16]

5. (a) Develop the expressions for analyzing single line to ground fault in a large
power system using “Z Bus” matrix.
(b) Give a step by step procedure of analyzing a L - L fault on a power system by
bus impedance matrix method and explain. [8+8]

6. (a) Define the following terms :

i. Steady state stability limit.
ii. Dynamic state stability limit.
iii. Transient state stability limit .
(b) List the assumptions made in the transient stability solution techniques.
(c) Derive the expression for steady state stability limit using ABCD parameters.
[2+2+2+4+6]

7. (a) Derive a swing equation of a single machine connected to infinite bus.

(b) Explain the following terms :
i. Transfer reactance.
ii. Inertia constant.
(c) Draw a diagram to illustrate the application of equal area criterion to study
transient stability when there is a sudden increase in the input of generator
[6+2+2+6]

8. Write the steps involved in the computational algorithm for obtaining swing curves
using modified Euler’s method . Draw as flow chart. [16]

?????

2 of 2