Description : Normally Z bus matrix is a a) null matrix b) sparse matrix c) full matrix d) unit matrix
Last Answer : full matrix
Description : What technique is used to solve load flow problems using Z-bus (Bus impedance matrix)?
Last Answer : The formulation of load flow problem using Zbus employs Diakoptics techniques which is actually the piecewise solution of the power system problem by using tearing off technique.
Description : In load flow studies of a power system, a voltage control bus is specified by a) Real power and reactive power b) Reactive power and voltage magnitude c) Voltage and voltage phase angle d) Real power and voltage magnitude
Last Answer : d) Real power and voltage magnitude
Description : For load flow studies, what are the quantities specified at load bus are. a) P and V b) P and Q c) V and δ d) δ and Q
Last Answer : b) P and Q
Description : In a 4 bus,4×4 Y bus matrix the number of non zero elements are 12. Find the number of transmission lines? a) 8 b) 4 c) 2 d) 5
Last Answer : b) 4
Description : A 4 bus power system consists of 4 transmission lines, then find the sparsity of Y bus matrix? a) 0.75 b) 0.25 c) 0.4 d) 0.5
Last Answer : b) 0.25
Description : For n bus power system size of Y bus matrix is a) n*n b) (n-1)*(n-1) c) (n-1)*(n-2) d) (n-2)*(n-2)
Last Answer : a) n*n
Description : In a load flow problem solved by newton-Raphson method with polar coordinates, the size of the Jactobian is 100 × 100. If there are 20 PV buses in addition to PQ buses and a slack bus, the total number of buses in the system is_____
Last Answer : 61
Description : A 10-bus power system consists of four generator buses indexed as G1, G2, G3, G4 and six load buses indexed as L2, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6. The generator-bus G1 is connected ... of non linear equations required for solving the load flow problem using Newton-Raphson method in popular form is________.
Last Answer : 14
Description : In a load flow analysis of a power system, the load connected at a bus is represented as a) Constant current drawn from the bus b) Constant impedance connected at the bus c) Voltage and frequency dependent sources at the boss d) Constant real and reactive power drawn from the bus
Last Answer : d) Constant real and reactive power drawn from the bus
Description : A 1000 × 1000 bus admittance matrix for an electric power system has 8000 non-zero elements. The minimum number of branches (transmission lines and transformers) in this system are _____ (up to 2 decimal places)
Last Answer : Ans: 3500.00
Description : Define voltage-controlled bus and load bus.
Last Answer : LOAD BUS A bus is called PQ bus or load bus when real and reactive components of power are specified for the bus. In a load bus the voltage is allowed to vary within permissible limits ... constant using automatic voltage regulator, we can specify constant PGi and | Vi | for these buses.
Description : When will the generator bus is treated as load bus.
Last Answer : If the reactive power of a generator bus violates the specified limits then the generator bus is treated as load bus.
Description : Specified quantities of load bus are a) P and Q b) V and δ c) P and δ d) Q and V
Last Answer : a) P and Q
Description : In power system, if a voltage controlled bus is treated as a load bus then which one of the following limits would be violated? a) Voltage b) Active power c) reactive power d) Phase angle
Last Answer : a) Voltage
Description : What is the need for slack bus in power flow analysis.
Last Answer : The slack/swing bus is needed to account for transmission line losses. In a power system the total power generated will be equal to sum of power consumed by loads and losses. In a power ... power are not specified for slack bus. They are estimated through the solution of load flow equations.
Description : Discuss the effect of acceleration factor in the load flow solution algorithm.
Last Answer : An acceleration factor is a value that can be used to speed up the convergence and reduce the number of required alteration in a Gauss Seidel method of power flow analysis .Very high or very ... trial and error load flow analysis. A generally recommended value of the acceleration factor is 1.6.
Description : What is the need for load flow analysis.
Last Answer : The load flow study of a power system is essential to decide the best operation of existing system and for planning the future expansion of the system. It is also essential for designing a new power system.
Description : What is the information that are obtained from a load flow study.
Last Answer : • The magnitude and phase of bus voltages, real and reactive power flowing in each line and the line losses. • The load flow solution also gives the initial conditions of the system when the transient behavior of the system is to be studied.
Description : Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and the Reason [r]. Assertion: Fast decoupled load flow method gives approximate load flow solution because it uses several assumptions. Reason: Accuracy ... the correct reason for [a]. c) [a] is false and [r] is true.
Last Answer : c) [a] is false and [r] is true
Description : A power system has 100 buses including 10 generator buses. For the load flow analysis using Newton-Raphson method in polar coordinates, the size of the Jacobian is a) 189x189 b) 100x100 c) 90x90 d) 180x180
Last Answer : a) 189x189
Description : or accurate load flow calculations on large power systems, the best method is a) N-R method b) G-S method c) Decoupled method d) all of the above
Last Answer : a) N-R method
Description : What is jacobian matrix?
Last Answer : The Jacobian matrix gives the linearized relationship between small changes in voltage angle or voltage magnitude with a small changes in real and reactive power.
Description : A network containing 50 buses in which 10 are the voltage control buses, 6 are the generator buses. Find the size of the Jacobian matrix. a) 84*84 b) 83*83 c) 34*34 d) 33*33
Last Answer : b) 83*83
Description : Mention the various types of buses in power system with specified quantities for each bus.
Last Answer : • Load bus or PQ-bus (P and Q are specified- Voltage magnitude and angle are to be obtained) • Generator bus or voltage controlled bus or PV bus (P and V are specified- Voltage angle and Q are to be obtained)
Description : What are the four quantities that are associated with each bus in a system?
Last Answer : • Real Power • Reactive Power • Voltage magnitude • Phase angle of voltage
Description : Which of the following quantities are to be calculated for generator bus a) P and V b) V and δ c) δ and Q d) Q and P
Last Answer : c) δ and Q
Description : The voltage of a particular bus can be controlled by controlling the a) Active power of the bus b) Reactive power of the bus c) Phase angle d) All of the above
Last Answer : b) Reactive power of the bus
Description : The value of off diagonal elements is a) sum of admittances connected at bus j b) which is connected between bus i and bus j with positive sign c) which is connected between bus i and bus j with negative sign d) sum of admittances connected at bus i
Last Answer : c) which is connected between bus i and bus j with negative sign
Description : If sparsity of a 5 bus transmission line is 0.4. Find the number of transmission lines? a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3
Last Answer : b) 5
Description : um of the elements of row i equal to shunt admittances connected to bus i. If this summation is zero, indicates there is no a) shunt admittance b) mutual coupling c) both 1 and 2 d) none of the above
Last Answer : c) both 1 and 2
Description : In power system, the maximum number of buses are a) Generator buses b) Load buses c) Slack buses d) P-V buses
Last Answer : b) Load buses
Description : Explain Flat Voltage start.
Last Answer : In iterative methods of load flow solution, the initial voltages of all buses except slack bus are assumed as 1+j0 p.u. This is referred to as flat voltage start.
Description : What are the advantages of FDLF method.
Last Answer : FDLF method is faster, simple to program, more reliable and requires less memory than NR load flow method. FDLF method requires more iteration than N-R method, but requires less time per iteration.
Description : What are the disadvantages of NR method.
Last Answer : • The programming is more complex. • The memory requirement is more. • Computational time per iteration is higher due to large number of calculations per iteration.
Description : Mention any three advantages of N-R method over G-S method.
Last Answer : • The N-R method has quadratic convergence characteristic and so convergence faster than G-S method. • The number of iterations for convergence is independent of the size of the system in N-R method. • In N-R method the convergence is not affected by the choice of slack bus.
Description : Advantage of Gauss-Seidel method is a) applicable for large power system network b) calculation time for each iteration is less c) number of iterations are less d) all of the above
Last Answer : b) calculation time for each iteration is less
Description : What are the operating constraints imposed in the load flow studies?
Last Answer : The operating constraints imposed in load flow studies are reactive power limits for generator buses and allowable change in magnitude of voltagefor load buses.
Description : Load flow studies involve solving simultaneous (1) linear algebraic equations. (3) linear differential equations. (2) non-linear algebraic equations. (4) non-linear differential equations.
Last Answer : Load flow studies involve solving simultaneous non-linear algebraic equations.
Description : The expression 1/√2 (i + j) is a (A) unit vector (B) null vector (C) vector of magnitude (D) scalar
Last Answer : The expression 1/√2 (i + j) is a (A) unit vector (B) null vector (C) vector of magnitude √2 (D) scalar
Description : In geological studies, the Mohorovicic Discontinuity, commonly called the Moho, is the boundary between the w) the mantle and the crust x) asthenosphere and the mantle y) mantle and the outer core z) outer core and the inner core
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE MANTLE AND THE CRUST
Description : What name is given to the science which studies the atmosphere? w) oceanography x) atmospherology y) meteorology z) weatherology
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- METEOROLOGY
Description : In geological studies, cemented volcanic ash is called: w) caldera x) a-a y) lava z) tuff
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- TUFF
Description : In geological studies, a reverse fault having a di less than 10 degrees is known as which of the following types of faults. w) normal x) overthrust y) strike-slip z) none of the above.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- OVERTHRUST
Description : In geological studies, a fault in the earth's surface in which the hanging wall has moved down relative to the footwall is termed: w) normal fault x) reverse fault y) upthrust fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- NORMAL FAULT
Description : In geological studies, a fracture in the earth's surface along which movement has taken place is termed: w) tension fracture x) gash fracture y) fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FAULT
Description : In geological studies, a breccia contains particle that have which of the following shapes? w) rounded x) angular y) square z) spheroidal
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ANGULAR
Description : In studies of the surface of the earth, a reverse fault having a dip between 10 and 45 degrees is known as a: w) thrust fault x) normal fault y) strike-slip fault z) neither of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THRUST FAULT
Description : In geological studies, a fault in the earth's surface in which the hanging wall has moved UP relative to the footwall is termed: w) overthrust fault x) reverse fault y) tear fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- REVERSE FAULT
Description : In geological studies, arkose contains which of th following minerals which gives it a reddish color? w) orthoclase x) calcite y) aragonite (pron: a-rag-o-nite) z) quartz
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ORTHOCLASE