Enrolment No /Seat No.
: ___________________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
ME - SEMESTER– 1 (OLD) • EXAMINATION – WINTER - 2024
Subject Code:3710714 Date: 20 Jan 2025
Subject Name:Digital Protection
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 (a) Explain the concept of sampling? What is Nyquist limit? What will happen if 07
sampling frequency is less than Nyquist limit?
(b) What do you mean by ‘Relay co-ordination’? Explain how relay co-ordination is 07
achieved in case of IDMT relays used for interconnected systems.
Q.2 (a) With the help of block diagram, explain the various components of hardware of a 07
digital relay.
(b) Discuss the Aliasing Effect in Numerical relay and how to overcome the Aliasing 07
effect with diagram.
OR
(b) Figure shows a single line diagram of a power system network. Using the flow 07
chart of LINKNET structure, logically find out the backup relay for the
PRIMARY R5.
Q.3 (a) Explain the method of Full-Cycle Fourier algorithm for phasor estimation. What 07
are its advantages?
(b) State the merits & demerits of digital relays with reference to electromechanical 07
and microprocessor-based relays.
1
OR
Q.3 (a) What advantages can be gained by using frequency domain approach than time 07
domain approach.
(b) Find the Fourier transformation of unit step, impulse and cosine function. 07
Q.4 (a) Explain Walsh function-based algorithm for numerical relay. 07
(b) Discuss recent advances in digital protection system in brief. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) What is least error squared technique? How it is useful in digital relaying? 07
(b) Explain concept of digital differential equation-based algorithms for digital relay. 07
Q.5 (a) Explain relaying problems associated with series compensated lines. 07
(b) What is the meaning of adaptive relaying? Explain with appropriate example. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Explain basic working principle of relays based on Travelling Waves. Also 07
explain Travelling Waves for Internal and External faults.
(b) What is Degree of Compensation? Explain the voltage profile of Series 07
Compensated transmission line.
*************