1. In a system of 132 kV, the line to ground capacitance is 0.
01 µF and the inductance is 5
Henries. Determine the voltage appearing across the pole of a C.B. if a magnetising
current of 5 amps (instantaneous value) is interrupted. Determine also the value of
resistance to be used across the contacts to eliminate the restriking voltage.
TYPES OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1. OIL CIRCUIT BREAKER
Advantages of Oil:
•High dielectric strength.
•Acts as a coolant.
•Good insulating property.
Disadvantages of Oil:
•It is inflammable and may cause fire hazards.
•There is a possibility of forming an explosive mixture with air.
•Maintenance (periodic checking, purification, or replacement) is required.
Minimum Oil Circuit Breakers
(i) Reduction in tank size.
(ii) Reduction in total weight.
(iii)Reduction in cost.
This type of C.B. is available up to 8000 MVA at 245 kV with a total break time of 3 to 5
cycles.
AIR BREAK CIRCUIT BREAKER
Arc interruption properties of hydrogen are
much superior to air, but air has several
advantages as an arc extinguishing medium as
compared to oil. They are:
1. Fire risk and maintenance associated with
the use of oil are eliminated.
2. Arcing products in air are generally
completely removed whereas oil deteriorates
with successive breaking operation. Therefore,
the expense of regular oil replacement is
avoided.
3. Heavy mechanical stresses set up by gas
pressure and oil movement are absent.
4. Relatively inferior arc extinguishing
properties of air may be offset by using various
principles of arc control and operating air at
high pressures.
Air Blast Circuit Breaker
(i) Axial blast types, and (ii) Cross blast types.
For the same rupturing capacity, the actual current to be interrupted by an HRC fuse is:
(a) Much less than any CB
(b) Much more than any CB
(c) Equal to the CB
(d) None of the above is necessary
The stability of arc in vacuum depends upon:
(a) The contact material only
(b) The contact material and its vapour pressure
(c) The circuit parameters only
(d) The combination of (b) and (c).
To limit current chopping in vacuum circuit breakers, the contact material used has:
(a) High vapour pressure and low conductivity properties
(b) High vapour pressure and high conductivity properties
(c) Low vapour pressure and high conductivity properties
(d) Low vapour pressure and low conductivity properties.
The capacitor switching is easily done with:
(a) Air blast circuit breaker
(b) Oil C.B.
(c) Vacuum C.B.
(d) Any one of the above.
A three-phase, 33 kV oil circuit breaker is rated 1200 A, 2000 MVA, 3s. The
symmetrical breaking current is
Resistance switching is normally employed in
(A) All breakers (B) Bulk oil breakers (C) Minimum oil breakers (D) Air blast circuit breakers
Where voltages are high and current to be interrupted is low the breaker preferred is:
(a) Air blast C.B.
(b) Oil C.B.
(c) Vacuum C.B.
(d) Any one of the above.
For rural electrification in a country like India with complex network it is preferable to use:
(a) Air break C.B.
(b) Oil C.B.
(c) Vacuum C.B.
(d) M.O. C.B.
The current chopping tendency is minimized by using the SF6 gas at relatively:
(a) High pressure and low velocity
(b) High pressure and high velocity
(c) Low pressure and low velocity
(d) Low pressure and high velocity.
SF6 gas has excellent heat transfer properties because of its:
(a) Higher molecular weight
(b) Low gaseous viscosity
(c) Higher dielectric strength
(d) A combination of (b) and (c)
(e) A combination of (a) and (b)
A fault is more severe from the view point of RRRV if it is a:
(a) Short line fault (b) Medium length line fault (c) Long line fault (d) None of the above.
The most suitable C.B. for short line fault without switching resistor is:
(a) Air blast C.B. (b) M.O.C.B. (c) SF6 Breaker (d) None of the above
The chances of arc interruption in subsequent current zero:
(a) Increases in case of OCB
(b) Decreases in case of OCB
(c) Interruption is always at first current zero (in OCB)
(d) None of the above
The chances of arc interruption in subsequent current zeros:
(a) Increases in case of ABCB but decreases in OCB
(b) Decreases in case of ABCB but increases in OCB
(c) Decreases in both the cases
(d) Increases in both the cases