National Power Training Institute

(Under the Ministry of Power, Govt of India)

City Centre, Durgapur !"#$"%
I. Choose the correct option: (10X1=10)
1. CRGO laminations in a transformer are used to minimize
a) dd! current loss
") #!steresis loss
c) $oth (a) and (")
d) Ohmic loss
%. &nderson $rid'e measures
a) (utual Inductance
") Capacitance
c) Inductance
d) Resistance
). *he sin'le most important propert! that ma+es ,-. a /er! efficient
medium for circuit "rea+in' is
a) It is nonto0ic and non inflamma"le
") #i'h dielectric constant
c) #i'h "rea+do1n stren'th
d) #i'hl! electrone'ati/e
2. 3hich t!pe of instrument 1or+s on the principle of ma'netic effect of
current
a) lectrod!namometer
") (o/in' iron and mo/in' coil
c) #ot iron
d) Induction
4. If suppl! fre5uenc! in a transformer is dou"led
a) #!steresis loss also dou"les
") dd! current loss dou"les
c) Iron losses dou"le
d) #!steresis loss decreases
.. in a sin'le phase transformer 1ith su"script 1 and % for primar! and
secondar! 1indin's
a)
1
6
%
=
%
6
1
and I
1
6
1
=I
%
6
%

")
1
6
1
=
%
6
%
and I
1
6
1
=I
%
6
%
c)
1
6
%
=
%
6
1
and I
1
6
%
=I
%
6
1
d)
1
6
1
=
%
6
%
and I
1
6
%
=I
%
6
1
7. Gal/anometer is an instrument used for
a) 8etectin' the presence of small currents9/olta'e
") (easurin' /olta'e
c) (easurin' current
d) 6one of these
:. 8istri"ution transformer are +ept in operation
a) &ll %2 hrs
") 1% hrs
c) 8urin' load period
d) 6one of these
;. CRO is used for
a) (easurement of fre5uenc!
") 0amination of 1a/eform
c) (easurin' phase difference
d) &ll of the a"o/e.
10. Capacitance is measured usin'
a) 8e ,aut!<s $rid'e
") (a01ell<s "rid'e
c) 3ien<s "rid'e
d) Option a = c.
II. ,tate 1hether the follo1in' statements are true or false: (4X1=4)
a) Care! -oster $rid'e is used to compare nearl! e5ual resistance
") >((C al1a!s 1or+s on ac t!pe circuits
c) ?el/in 8ou"le $rid'e is used for the measurement of medium
resistance.
d) #RC fuses o"e! in/erse time@current characteristics.
e) 3hile openin' a circuit isolator is opened first and then circuit
"rea+er.
III. 3rite short notes on the follo1in': (2X%.4=10)
a) Isolator
") Ai'htenin' arrestors
c) #RC fuses
d) Restri+in' /olta'e
IB. &ns1er an! ) 5uestions: ()X4=14)
1. 0plain the different important "us@"ars arran'ements used for po1er
stations and su"stations 1ith necessar! dia'rams.
%. 0plain the principle of transformer action
). 0plain the operation of oil circuit "rea+ers.
2. 0plain in details the effect of openin' the secondar! circuit of a
current transformer 1hen the primar! 1indin' is ener'ized.
4. 8eri/e the e0pression for the emf induced in a transformer 1indin'
and sho1 that emf per turn in primar! is e5ual to emf per turn in the
secondar!.