Power System 1 Lab Quiz

Set 2 [Total Marks 20]

Question (1-12) carry 1 marks
1. A 3-phase 4 wire system is commonly used on

1. Primary transmission
2. Secondary transmission
3. Primary distribution
4. Secondary distribution

2. Find the total diameter of ACSR conductor with 2 layers and diameter of each strand is
3?

1. 9
2. 10
3. 5
4. 15

3. Telecommunication lines are transposed to reduce the

1. Voltage level
2. Short circuit current
3. Radio interference in communication line
4. All of the above

4. Which of the following produces the radio interference in communication lines?

1. Electromagnetic induction
2. Electrostatic induction
3. Both 1 & 2
4. None of the above

5. Bundled conductors in EHV transmission lines help in

1. Decrease capacitance
 2. Decrease Inductance
3. Increase capacitance
4. Increase inductance

6. Proximity effect is more in case of

1. Overhead line
2. Power cable
3. DC transmission
4. None of the above

7. In which of the following transmission lines capacitance effect is negligible?

1. Long transmission lines
2. Short transmission line
3. Medium transmission line
4. Any of the above

8. The charging current drawn by the cable is

1. Lags voltage by 90o
2. Lead voltage by 90o
3. Lead voltage by 45o
4. None of the above

9.Corona discharge occurs more in

1. Humid Weather
2. Hot weather
3. Cold Weather
4. Any of the above

10.The steel used in steel cored conductors is usually

1. Alloy steel
2. Stainless steel
3. Mild steel
4. High-speed steel
11. Which of the following characteristics should the line supports for transmission lines
possess?

1. High mechanical strength

2. Longer life
3. Low cost
4. All of the above

12. Which of the following voltage regulations is considered best?

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 100%
4. 4%

13. A conductor, due to sag between two supports, takes the form of [2 Marks]

1. Catenary
2. Semi-circle
3. Triangle
4. Ellipse

Numerical Answer Type (2 Marks Each)

14.The nominal−π−π circuit of a transmission line is shown in the figure.

Impedance Z=100∠80∘ΩZ=100∠80∘Ω and reactance X=3300ΩX=3300Ω. The magnitude of

the characteristic impedance of the transmission line, in ΩΩ, is_______________. (Give the
answer up to one decimal place.)
15.Consider an overhead transmission line with 3-phase, 50 Hz balanced system with
conductors located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of length D ab = Dbc = Dca = 1m as
shown in figure below. The resistances of the conductors are neglected. The geometric
mean radius (GMR) of each conductor is 0.01 m. Neglecting the effect of ground, the
magnitude of positive sequence reactance Ω/kmΩ/km (rounded off three decimal places)
is________

16.The horizontally placed conductors of a single phase line operating at 50 Hz are having
outside diameter of 1.6 cm, and the spacing between centers of the conductors is 6 m. The
permittivity of free space is 8.854×10-12 F/m. The capacitance to ground per kilometer of
each line is__________