PRIST UNIVERSITY - EEE DEPARTMENT

UEEE52-POWER SYSTEMS-II
QUESTION BANK

UNIT-1: INTRODUCTION TO POWERSYSTEMS II

2 MARKS:

1. What is the function of protective relay?

2. Mention the types of faults in power system
3. What are zones of protection?
4. Write the essential qualities of protection system
5. What is primary protection?
6. What is backup protection?
7. How are the protective relays classified?
8. Define the term Grounding
9. What are all the advantages of neutral grounding?
10. What will happen if the system is not grounded at fault condition?

16 MARKS:

1. Why are we in need of protective systems? Explain the nature and causes of faults
2. Explain the types of faults and their effects
3. What are zones of protection? Explain with a neat diagram.
4. Explain the essential qualities of protective system.
5. How are the protective relays classified? Explain.
6. What is neutral grounding? And explain the types of grounding with their phasor
diagrams
 UNIT:2 OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND RELAY CONSTRUCTION:

2 MARKS:

1. What are the requirements for a relay?

2. How are the relays classified?
3. What is pick- up current?
4. What is current setting?
5. What is plug setting multiplier?
6. What is the pickup current of a 5A relay with the current setting of 125%?
7. What will be the fault current of a relay which is connected with a (400/5) A current
transformer if the fault current in the primary of CT is 4000A?
8. What is static relay?
9. What are the advantages of static relays?
10. What is positive, negative, zero sequence components?

16 MARKS:

1. Explain the types of Electromagnetic attraction type relays with neat diagram
2. Explain the types of Electromagnetic induction type relays with neat diagram
3. Explain the static directional over current relay with its diagram
4. Explain the static differential relay with its diagram Explain the static inverse
current relay with its diagram
5. The currents in the 3 phase unbalanced system are: Ir =(12+j6)A, Iy = (12-
j12)A, Ib = (-15+j10)A. The phase sequence is RYB. Calculate the zero,
positive and negative sequence components of currents.
6. A 3 phase , 4 wire system, the currents in R,Y and B lines under abnormal
conditions of loading as under: Ir=100<30°, Iy=50<300°,
Ib=30<180°.calculate the positive, negative and zero sequence
currents in the R line and return current in the neutral .
 UNIT:3 APPARATUS PROTECTION:

2 MARKS:

1. What are the types of faults in alternator?

2. What will happen to the alternator if the prime mover fails to operate?
3. How the alternator is protected from unbalanced loading?
4. What is the purpose of balancing resistors in differential relay protection of an
alternator?
5. Mention the most commonly used protection scheme for alternators.
6. What are the common faults in transformer?
7. What is Buchholz relay?
8. What is the purpose of using conservator in transformers?
9. What is busbar?
10. What is the purpose of using CT and PT?

16 MARKS:

1. Explain with a neat diagram about the Merz prize protection and Modified Merz
prize protection of alternator
2. Explain with a neat diagram about the stator inter turn protection of alternator
3. Explain briefly how are the transformers protected from their faults
4. Explain with a neat diagram about the Merz-price protection of transformer.
5. Explain with a neat diagram about the differential protection of Busbar
6. Mention different type of feeder and their protective system
7. Explain Merz price voltage balance system and translay scheme for line protection
 UNIT:4 THEORY OF CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION:

2 MARKS:

1. What is rate of rise of restriking voltage?

2. What are the two factors on which RRRV depends upon?
3. Define current chopping.
4. What is capacitive current breaking?
5. What is resistance switching?
6. What is breaking capacity?
7. Differentiate AC circuit breaking with DC circuit breaking.
8. Mention the different methods of high resistance arc interruption
9. Define recovery voltage
10. A circuit breaker is rated at 1200 A, 1500 MVA, 32 KV, 3 Sec, 3 Phase. What are its
breaking current and making current?

16 MARKS:

1. Define the term restriking voltage. Derive an expression for that and explain the
effects of this on the operation of circuit breaker under fault condition.
2. Explain the circuit interruption due to capacitor switching
3. In a short circuit test on a 132 KV, 3 phase system, the breaker gave the following
results. Power factor of the fault is 0.4, recovery voltage 0.95 of full line value,
breaking current is symmetrical and the restriking transient had a natural frequency of
16 KHz. Determine the RRRV assuming the fault is grounded.
4. Discuss about the resistance switching of circuit breaker.
5. Explain the arc phenomena for initiation of arc, maintenance of arc, and the methods
used for interrupting the arc
6. Find the maximum voltage across the contacts of circuit breaker from the following
data of a 50 Hz generator , emf to neutral 7.5 KV(rms),reactance of generator and
connected system 4 ohms, distributed capacitance to neutral 0.01 microfarad,
resistance negligible, when it breaks a short circuit current at zero current. find the
frequency of the transient oscillation and the average rate of rise of voltage up to the
first peak of the oscillation.
 UNIT:5 CIRCUIT BREAKERS
2 MARKS:

1. What is the function of a circuit breaker?

2. What is arc voltage?
3. What is restriking voltage?
4. What is recovery voltage?
5. What are the methods used in arc extinction?
6. How are the circuit breakers classified?
7. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of oil circuit breakers.
8. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of air blast circuit breakers.
9. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of SF6 circuit breakers.
10. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of vacuum circuit breakers.

16 MARKS:

1. Explain the working principle of plain break oil circuit breakers with its diagram.
Mention the advantages and disadvantages also.

2. Explain the working principle of plain break oil circuit breakers with its diagram.
Mention the advantages and disadvantages also.

3. Explain the construction and working principle of Air blast circuit breakers. Explain
the types with their diagrams

4. Explain the working principle of SF6 circuit breakers with its diagram. Mention the
advantages and disadvantages also.

5. Explain the working principle of vacuum circuit breakers with its diagram. Mention
the advantages and disadvantages also.

6. What are all the tests conducted on circuit breakers?

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