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Q#1 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2025 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

Consider a distribution feeder, with  ratio of 5. At the receiving end, a 350 kVA load is connected. The maximum voltage drop will occur from the sending end to the receiving end, when the power factor of the load is ________ (round off to three decimal places).

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Q#2 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2016 (Set 2) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The inductance and capacitance of a 400kV, three-phase, 50 Hz lossless transmission line are 1.6 mH/km/phase and 10 mF/km/phase respectively. The sending end voltage is maintained at 400kV. To maintain a voltage of 400kV at the receiving end, when the line is delivering 300MW load, the shunt compensation required is

capacitive

inductive

resistive

zero

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Q#3 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2014 (Set 2) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Shunt reactors are sometimes used in high voltage transmission systems to

Limit the short circuit current through the line

Compensate for the series reactance of the line under heavily loaded condition.

Limit over-voltages at the load side under lightly loaded condition.

Compensate for the voltage drop in the line under heavily loaded condition.

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Q#4 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2011 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

For enhancing the power transmission in a long EHV transmission line, the most preferred method is to connect a        

Series inductive compensator in the line

Shunt inductive compensator at the receiving end

Series capacitive compensator in the line

Shunt capacitive compensator at the sending end

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Q#5 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2010 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A 50Hz synchronous generator is initially connected to a long lossless transmission line which is open circuited at the receiving end. With the field voltage held constant, the generator is disconnected from the transmission line. Which of the following may be said about the steady state terminal voltage and field current of the generator?

The magnitude of terminal voltage decreases and the field current does not change.

The magnitude of terminal voltage increases and the field current does not change.

The magnitude of terminal voltage increases and the field current increases.

The magnitude of terminal voltage does not change, and the field current decreases.

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Q#6 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2009 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Three generators are feeding a load of 100 MW. The details of the generators are

Rating

(MW)

Efficiency (%)

Regulation (p.u.) on 100 MAVA base

Generator-1

100

20

0.02

Generator-2

100

30

0.04

Generator-3

100

40

0.03

In the event of increased load power demand, which of the following will happen?

All the generators will share equal power

Generator-3 will share more power compared to Generator-1

Generator-1 will share more power compared to Generator-2

Generator-2 will share more power compared to Generator-3

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Q#7 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2007 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Consider the transformer connections in a part of a power system shown in the figure. The nature of transformer connections and phase shifts are indicated for all but one transformer. Which of the following connections, and the corresponding phase shift , should be used for the transformer between A and B?

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Q#8 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2007 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A 230 V (Phase). 50 Hz, three-phase, 4-wire system has a phase sequence ABC. A unity power-factor load of 4 kW is connected between phase A and neutral N. It is desired to achieve zero neutral current through the use of a pure inductor and a pure capacitor in the other two phases. The value of inductor and capacitor is

72.95mH in phase C and 139.02 µF in phase B

72.95mH in phase B and 139.02 µF in phase C

42.12mH in phase C and 240.79 µF in phase B

42.12mH in phase B and 240.79 µF in phase C

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Q#9 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2004 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The rated voltage of a 3-phase power system is given as

RMS phase voltage

Peak phase voltage

RMS line to line voltage

Peak line to line voltage

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Q#10 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2004 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The phase sequence of the 3-phase system shown in Figure is

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RYB

RBY

BRY

YBR

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Q#11 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2004 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A new generator having  [equivalent to (1.212+j0.70) p.u. and synchronous reactanceof 1.0 p.u. on the system base, is to be connected to a bus having voltage  in the existing power system. This existing power system can be represented by Thevenin’s voltage  in series with Thevenin’s impedance .  The magnitude of the bus voltage  of the system in pu will be

0.990

0.973

0.963

0.900

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Q#12 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2002 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Consider a power system with three identical generators. The transmission losses are negligible. One generator () has a speed governor which maintains its speed constant at the rated value, while the other generators (and ) have governors with a drop of 5%.If the load of the system is increased, then in steady state.

Generation of  and  is increased equally while generation of  is unchanged.

Generation of  alone is increased while generation of  and  is unchanged.

Generation of ,  and  is increased equally.

Generation of ,  and  is increased in the ratio 0.5:0.25:0.25.

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Q#13 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2002 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A transmission line has a total series reactance of 0.2 pu. Reactive power compensation is applied at the midpoint of the line and it is controlled such that the midpoint voltage of the transmission line is always maintained at 0.98 pu. If voltage at both ends of the line are maintained at 1.0 pu, then the steady state power transfer limit of the transmission line is

9.8pu

4.9pu

19.6pu

5pu

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Q#14 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2001 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A power system has two synchronous generators.  The Governor-turbine characteristics corresponding to the generators are.  Where f denotes the system frequency in Hz, and  and  are, respectively, the power outputs (in MW) of turbines 1 and 2 assuming the generators and transmission network to be lossless, the system frequency for a total load of 400 MW is        

47.5 Hz

48.0 Hz

48.5 Hz

49.0 Hz

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Q#15 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 1998 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Series capacitive compensation in EHV transmission lines is used to

Reduce the line loading

Improve the stability of the system

Reduce the voltage profile

Improve the protection of the file

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Q#16 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 1998 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A shunt reactor of 100MVAr is operated at 98% of its rated voltage and at 96% of its rated frequency. The reactive power absorbed by the reactor is:

98MVAr

104.02MVAr

96.04MVAr

100.04MVAr

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Q#17 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 1997 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Two power systems A and B each having a regulation (R) of 0.05 p.u. on their respectively capacity bases and a stiffness (damping coefficient) of 0.75 p.u. are connected through a tie-line, initially carrying no power. The capacity of system A is 2000 MW and that of system B is 3000MW. If there is an increase in load of 200MW in system A, what is the change in the steady-state frequency and power transfer?

0.0019277 p.u. and 120MW

-0.0019277 p.u. and 240MW

-0.0019277 p.u. and 120MW

0.0029277 p.u. and 120MW

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Q#18 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 1994 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

In a 400 kV network, 360 kV is recorded at a 400 kV bus. The reactive power absorbed by a shunt rated for 50 MVAR, 400 kV connected at the bus is

61.73 MVAR

55.56 MVAR

45 MVAR

40.5 MVAR

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