Power System

1. A certain type of stranded cable has 37 strands measuring 0.116 inch. The equivalent area of the
cable in circular mils is approximately 500000
2. What is the GMR of a seven strands conductor in terms of radius r of an individual strand? 2.304r
3. A 3-phase line is designed with equilateral spacing of 16 ft. It is decided to build the line with
horizontal spacing such that D13 = 2D12 = 2D2
3. The conductors are transposed. What would be the spacing between adjacent conductor in order
to obtain the same inductance? 12.7 ft.
4. A 345 kV transmission line has two bundled conductor per phase, spaced 18 inches horizontally.
The conductor used in the bundle has a self GMD of 0.0403 ft. If the phases are spaced 15.5 ft apart,
what is the self GMR of the bundled conductor? 0.246 ft 5. What is the loop inductance per loop km
of two parallel conductors of single phase system if each has a diameter of 1 cm and their axes are
150 cm apart? When conductor have relative permeability of 50. 7.28 mH 6. A single phase
transmission line 50 miles long and consist of two solid conductors spaced 5 ft apart center to center.
The diameter of the conductor is 0.46 inches. At a frequency of 60 hz, what is the total reactance for
the conductors. 70.5 ohm 7. Determine the mutual GMD of a three phase single circuit transmission
line whose conductors arranged in a triangular formation so that the two distances between
conductors are 20 ft and the third is 38 ft respectively. 24.77 ft 8.A 230 kV transmission line is 100
miles long. The conductor is ACSR of 1,113,000 CM. The conductors are horizontally arranged with 20
ft spacing. The resistance per mile is 0.0969 ohm and its GMR is 0.0435 ft. What is the impedance of
the line? 9.69 + j77.19 9. A 34.5 kV feeder line is 5 miles long. The conductors are apace 4 feet
horizontally. The conductor is 4/0 copper with GMR of 0.01668 ft. What is the reactance of the line?
3.46 ohm 10.A 5 km long 3-phase line has a horizontal configuration of 4 ft. spacing. The conductor is
336.4 MCM with a GMR of 0.0244 ft. and a resistance of 0.306 ohm per mile. What is the impedance?
2.22 cis 65º
[Link] conductor of a 3-phase transmission line are vertical flat horizontal spacing of 6 m. If the
diameter are 500 mils for every conductor and the lineis 25 km, what is the per phase capacitance to
neutral? 0.2 uF 12.A 60 hz 3-phase 100 miles transmission line draws a charging current of 0.5 A per
mile when the line is tested at 100 kV to [Link] capacitive susceptance of the line to neutral in
mho is nearest to 5 x 10-413. A 170 mile 230 kV 60 hz 3- phase single circuit transmission line uses a
triangular arrangement with 20 ft , 20 ft , and 36 ft spacing respectively. If the line conductors have a
GMR of 0.0217 ft. determine the capacitive susceptance to neutral per mile. 4.81 x10-6mho per
mile14.A single circuit 3-phase 60 hz transmission is using a horizontal arrangement with a spacing
distance of 4 m between adjacent [Link] each conductor has an outside diameter of 0.8
cm ,determine the capacitance toneutral per meter. 7.793 pF/m15.A three phase double circuit line
has a horizontal spacing of 40 ft. and a vertical spacing between adjacent levels of 25 ft. Determine
the mutual GMD of theline. 40.56 ft16. A load of 12 MVA 0.8 pf. Lag , 22 kV is served by a
transmission line which has a resistance of 3 ohms and a line reactance of 10 ohms. Solve for the
sending end voltage. 26.721 kV 17. A substation receives 4,500 kW power at 0.9 p.f. lag. At 10 kV from
a generating station over a transmission line of impedance 6 + j20 ohms/phase. Identical transformer
of 30/10 kV ratio are installed at each end of the line, the transmission line voltage is 30 kV. the
equivalent impedance of each transformer on HV side is 2 + j8 ohms/phase. What is the voltage at the
generating station busbars? 11.5 kV 18. A 3-phase transmission line with an impedance per phase of 5
+ j11.3 ohms is supplying a load of 1,000 kW at 80% p.f. lag., 11 kV at the receiving end. Determine
the sending end power factor.0.765 19. A 3-phase short transmission line delivers a load of 150 kVA at
2,400V line to line, 0.8 p.f. lag. Solve for the per cent regulation of the line if the impedance per wire
is 1.5 + j4 ohms. 0.096
20.A short 3-phase transmissionline serves at its end an induction motor 500 hp, 80% p.f. lag. 90%
efficiency and2400 volt phase to neutral. If the line has an impedanceof 1.5 + j2.4 ohm/cond ,
determine the percent regulation of the line. 0.0821.A 3-phase 3-wire transmission line has an
impedance per wire of 3 + j7ohms. The receiving end loadis 1950 kW at 0.65 p.f. [Link] line voltage
of 13.8 kV. What kVAR of a bank capacitors to be placed at the input end of the line toincrease the p.f.
at that end to 0.8 lag. 1042 22. A short 3-phase transmission line with an impedance per phase of 3 +
j7 supplies a balanced load that draws 200Amps at 13.8 kV with 0.707 p.f. lag. In addition, a capacitor
bank that draws 90Amps is connected across theload. Determine the efficiency of the line. 0.94323. A
33 kV 3-phase generating station is to supply 10 MW load at 31 kV 0.9 p.f. lag over transmission line 3
km long. For the efficiency of the line to be 96%, what must be the impedance of theline? 6.8 cis
62º24. A 3-phase transmission line has a resistance of 10 ohms per wire and a reactance of 80 ohms
per wire. The load current is 90 Amps and the p.f. of the load is 80% lag. The sending end voltage of
the line is 44 kV. What is the receiving end line voltage? 34.3 kV 25. A 3-phase short transmission line
has a resistance of 8 ohms and a reactance of 11 ohms per phase is supplied with a voltage of 11 kV.
At the end of the line is a balanced load P kW at a p.f. of 0.8 leading. For what value of P in kW is the
regulation of the line is zero? 209 26. A 3-phase short transmission line has a resistance and reactance
per phase of 15 ohms and 20 ohms respectively. If the sending end voltage is 33 kV and the regulation
of the line is not to exceed 10%, what is the maximum power which can be transmitted over the line?
18 MW 27.A short 3-phase 3-wire transmission line has an impedance of 2 + j6 ohms per conductor at
the receiving end are connected a 3-phase inductive load drawing 5000 kW at 0.8 pf. Line to line
voltage of 13,800 V and a capacitor bank drawing 200 A line current. Solve for the power at the
sending end. 5274 kW
28.A 15 MW , 132 kV 80% p.f. 3-phase load is to be served by a transmission line having conductors
whose resistance is 0.5 ohm/km. Ifthe losses on the line shallnot exceed 4.5%, how long must this line
be? 70 km29.A 3-phase transmission line 5 km long delivers 2 MVA at a p.f. of 0.80 lag. The resistance
and reactance perkm of each conductor are 0.3ohm and 0.6 ohm respectively. Calculate the voltage
at the sending end assuming a line loss of 7.2%of the power delivered to the load. 4653 V30.A certain
station in Luzon has 36 kV 3-phase is to supply 12 MW load at 30 kV and 0.8 p.f. lag. over a 3-phase
transmission line. Find the resistance of the line if the length of the transmission line is 4,000 meters
and the efficiency is90%. [Link] sending end voltage of a balanced 3-phase transmission line is
8410 volts phase to neutral. The line current is 200A with a sending end lag p.f. of 0.803. The receiving
end voltage is 7600 V phase to neutral with the line current having a lag p.f. of0.85. Solve for the
impedance of the line. 1.47 + j5.0432. A short 3-wire transmission line has an impedance of 2 + j5
ohms per wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3- phase load and capacitor bank draw 3000 kVA ,
0.71 p.f. lag and 600 kVAR respectively at 8000 volts phase to neutral. Determine the power loss of
the transmission line 71.09 kW 33. A 10 km 3-phase transmission line delivers power to a load rated
200 kW 6.9 kV and at 80% lag p.f. The resistance and reactance of each line are 0.8 and 1.2 ohms
respectively. What percentage of the power generated is lost in the transmission line? 0.0805 34. A 3-
phase line has a reactance of 4.32 ohms and a resistance of 4.15 ohms. The load at the receiving end
is 3,800 kW at 75% p.f. lag and the voltage at the sending end is 36 kV. Determine the voltage at the
receiving end? 35.14 kV 35. It is desired to deliver 4000 kW 3-phase at a distance of 25 miles. The load
voltage being 33 kV 60 hz and the p.f. of the load being 85% lag. the reactance of the line per phase is
0.692 ohms per mile. The line loss is 10% of the power delivered. Determine the voltage regulation of
the line. 0.112
36.A certain type of stranded cable has 37 strands measuring 0.116 inch. The equivalent area of the
cablein circular mils is approximately [Link] is the GMR of a seven strands conductor in
terms of radius r of an individual strand? 2.177r 38. A 3-phase line is designed with equilateral spacing
of 16 ft. It is decided to build the line with horizontal spacing such that D13 = 2D12 = 2D23. The
conductors are transposed. What would be the spacing between adjacent conductor in order to
obtain the same inductance? 12.7 ft39. A 345 kV transmission line has two bundled conductor per
phase, spaced 18 inches horizontally. The conductor used in the bundle has a self GMD of 0.0403 ft. If
the phases are spaced 15.5 ft apart, what is the self GMR of the bundled conductor? 0.246 [Link]
is the loop inductance per loop km of two parallel conductors of single phase system if each has a
diameter of 1 cm and their axes are 150 cm apart? When conductor have relative permeability of 50.
7.28 mH41. A single phase transmission line 50 miles long and consist of two solid conductors spaced
5 ft apart center to center. The diameter of the conductor is 0.46 inches. At a frequency of 60 hz,
what is the total reactance for the conductors. 70.5 ohm 42. Determine the mutual GMD of a three
phase single circuit transmission line whose conductors arranged in a triangular formation so that the
two distances between conductors are 20 ft and the third is 38 ft respectively. 24.77 ft 43.A 230 kV
transmission line is 100 miles long. The conductor is ACSR of 1,113,000 CM. The conductors are
horizontally arranged with 20 ft spacing. The resistance per mile is 0.0969 ohm and its GMR is 0.0435
ft. What is the impedance of the line? 9.69 + j77.19 44. A 34.5 kV feeder line is 5 miles long. The
conductors are apace 4 feet horizontally. The conductor is 4/0 copper with GMR of 0.01668 ft. What is
the reactance of the line? 3.46 ohm 45.A 5 km long 3-phase line has a horizontal configuration of 4 ft.
spacing. The conductor is 336.4 MCM with a GMR of 0.0244 ft. and a resistance of 0.306 ohm per
mile. What is the impedance? 2.22 cis 65º
[Link] conductor of a 3-phase transmission line are vertical flat horizontal spacing of 6 m. If the
diameter are 500 mils for every conductor and the line is 25 km, what is the per phase capacitance to
neutral? 0.2 uF 47.A 60 hz 3-phase 100 miles transmission line draws a charging current of 0.5 A per
mile when the line is tested at 100 kV to neutral. The capacitive susceptance of the line to neutral in
mho is nearest to 5 x 10-4 48. A 170 mile 230 kV 60 hz 3- phase single circuit transmission line uses a
triangular arrangement with 20 ft , 20 ft , and 36 ft spacing respectively. If the line conductors have a
GMR of 0.0217 ft. determine the capacitive susceptance to neutral per mile. 4.81 x10-6 mho per mile
49.A single circuit 3-phase 60 hz transmission is using a horizontal arrangement with a spacing
distance of 4 m between adjacent conductors. If each conductor has an outside diameter of 0.8 cm ,
determine the capacitance to neutral per meter. 7.793 pF/m 50.A three phase double circuit line has
a horizontal spacing of 40 ft. and a vertical spacing between adjacent levels of 25 ft. Determine the
mutual GMD of theline. 40.56 ft51. In a pure reactive circuit, the power factor is 0 [Link] factor is
defined as the ratio of watts to volt ampere [Link] a series circuit consisting of resistance and
reactance, power factor is defined as the ratio of resistance to impedance 54. For a parallel circuit
consisting of resistance and reactance the value of power factor is the ratio of impedance to
resistance [Link] is not easy to find the value of impedance in parallel circuit but power factor can be
easily obtained as the ratio of active current to line current [Link] power factor of a.c. circuit
containing both a resistor and a capacitor is leading power factor 57. In an ac circuit, a low value of
reactive volt ampere compared with watts indicates high power factor 58. In a given ac circuit when
power factor is unity the reactive power is 0 59. The capacitor of power factor correction are rated in
terms of kVAR 60. Poor power factor results in all of the following except reduction in power losses
61. Power factor of an inductive circuit can be improved by connecting to it in either series or parallel
[Link] the same load, if the power factor of load is reduced it willdraw more [Link] power
factor of an incandescent bulb is [Link] factor of the magnetizing component of a
transformer is [Link] of the reasons of for improving the power factor is to decrease the reactive
power66. Another reason for improving the power factor is to avoid poor voltage regulation67. Power
factor improvement may be achieved by the use of synchronous motor68. The advantage of using
static capacitor to improve the power factor is because they are almost loss free69. Many industrial
tariffs penalize consumers whose power factor falls below 0.870. A factory takes a load of 1000 KW
and has a reactive power of 1000 kVAR. Its power factor is 0.771.A current of 10A at a power factor of
0.8 lagging is taken from 250V ac supply. The reactive power of the system is 1500 VAR [Link] of
the following generating stations has maximum running cost hydro power station 73. Which of the
following methods of generating electric power from the sea water is more advantageous tidal power
74. Out of the following, which one is not unconventional source of energy nuclear power 75. Heating
value of coal largely depends on ash content 76. Power plants using coal work closely on which the
following cycle rankine cycle 77. The efficiency of the thermal power plant improves with use of high
steam pressures [Link] reactor generally employ fission 79. For economy in generation power
plant installation factor should be high 80. The ration of sum of individual maximum demand to
maximum demand of installation is known as diversity factor 81.A diesel power plant is best suited as
stand by plant 82. A gas turbine power plant usually suits for peak load operation 83. A nuclear power
plant is invariably used as a base load plant 84. Efficiency is secondary consideration in case of peak
load plant 85. Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold condition to full
load operation gas turbine [Link] a steam power plant, which component needs maximum
maintenance attention boiler
87. A low utilization factor for a plant indicates that plant is used for stand by purpose only 88. While
calculating the cost of electric power generation, which of the following is not considered a fixed cost
repair and maintenance 89. Maximum demand of an installation is given by its average maximum
demand over a definite interval of time during a certain period 90.A diversity factor of 2.5 gives a
saving of ______% in the generating equipment. 60 [Link] the wrong statement. High load factor of
a generating equipment implies lower diversity in demand [Link] a generating station, fixed charges at
100% load factor are 6 cents/kWh. With 25% load factor, the charges would become______
cents/kWh. 24 [Link] the wrong statement. While considering power factor improvement, the most
economical angle of lag depends on the rate of depreciation 94.A 3-phase balanced system working at
0.9 lag p.f. has a line loss of 3600 kW. If the p.f. is reduced to 0.6, the line loss would become
______kW. 8100