Last Answer : To protect most of the electrical equipment handling low power, the types of relays used are thermocouple, electronic and bimetallic.
Description : Thermal overload relays are used to protect the motor against over current due to (a) short-circuits (b) heavy loads (c) grounds (d) all of the above
Last Answer : (b) heavy loads
Description : Protective relays are devices that detect abnormal conditions in electrical circuits by measuring (a) current during abnormal condition (b) voltage during abnormal condition (c) constantly the electrical quantities which differ during normal and abnormal conditions (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (c) constantly the electrical quantities which differ during normal and abnormal conditions
Description : Directional relays are based on flow of (a) power (b) current (c) voltage wave (d) all of the above
Last Answer : (a) power
Description : A _______ is used to measure the stator % winding temperature of the generator. (a) thermocouple (b) pyrometer (c) resistance thermometer (d) thermometer
Last Answer : (c) resistance thermometer
Description : The inverse definite mean time relays are used for over current and earth fault protection of transformer against (a) heavy loads (b) internal short-circuits (c) external short-circuits (d) all of the above
Last Answer : (b) internal short-circuits
Description : Which of the following devices will receive voltage surge first travelling on the transmission line ? (a) Lightning arresters (b) Relays (c) Step-down transformer (d) Switchgear
Last Answer : (a) Lightning arresters
Description : The single phasing relays are used for the protection of (a) single phase motors only (b) two phase motors only (c) two single phase motors running in parallel (d) three phase motors
Last Answer : (d) three phase motors
Description : Distance relays are generally (a) split-phase relays (b) reactance relays (c) impedance relays (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (d) none of the above
Description : relays are used for phase faults on long line. (a) Impedance (b) Reactance (c) Either of the above (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (a) Impedance
Description : Discrimination between main and back up protection is provided by the use of relays which are (a) fact (b) sensitive (c) slow (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (c) slow
Description : Large internal faults are protected by (a) merz price percentage differential protection (b) mho and ohm relays (c) horn gaps and temperature relays (d) earth fault and positive sequence relays
Last Answer : (a) merz price percentage differential protection
Description : D.C. shunt relays are made of (a) few turns of thin wire (b) few turns of thick wire (c) many turns of thin wire (d) many turns of thick wire
Last Answer : (c) many turns of thin wire
Description : Overload relays are of...... type. (a) induction (b) solid state (c) thermal (d) electromagnetic (e) all above
Last Answer : (e) all above
Description : Relays can be designed to respond to changes in (a) resistance, reactance or impedance (b) voltage and current (c) light intensity (d) temperature (e) all above
Description : Fault diverters are basically (a) fuses (b) relays (c) fast switches (d) circuit breakers
Last Answer : (c) fast switches
Description : A thermal protection switch can protect against (a) short-circuit (b) temperature (c) overload (d) over voltage
Last Answer : (c) overload
Description : The main function of a fuse is to (a) protect the line (b) open the circuit (c) protect the appliance (d) prevent excessive currents (e) none of the above
Last Answer : (d) prevent excessive currents
Description : The line insulation is the insulation level of the station equipment. (a) less than (b) same as (c) more than (d) proportional to (e) not directly related with
Last Answer : (e) not directly related with
Description : A differential relay measures the vector difference between (a) two currents (b) two voltages (c) two or more similar electrical quantities (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (c) two or more similar electrical quantities
Description : When a transmission line is energized, the wave that propagates on it is (a) current wave only (b) voltage wave only (c) both (a) and (b) (d) power factor wave only
Last Answer : (c) both (a) and (b)
Description : The material used for fuse must have (a) low melting point and high specific resistance (b) low melting point and -low specific resistance (c) high melting point and low specific resistance (d) low melting point and any specific resistance
Last Answer : (a) low melting point and high specific resistance
Description : Series reactors should have (a) low resistance (b) high resistance (c) low impedance (d) high impedance
Last Answer : (a) low resistance
Description : Which of the following is the least expensive protection for overcurrent is low voltage system ? (a) Rewireable fuse (b) Isolator (c) Oil circuit breaker (d) Air break circuit breaker (e) None of the above
Last Answer : (a) Rewireable fuse
Description : Overheating of relay contacts or contact born out is due to (a) slow making and breaking of load circuit contacts (b) foreign matter on the contact surface (c) too low contact pressure (d) all of the above
Last Answer : (d) all of the above
Description : In order that current should flow without causing excessive heating or voltage drop, the relay contacts should (a) have low contact resistance (b) be clean and smooth (c) be of sufficient size and proper shape (d) have all above properties
Last Answer : (d) have all above properties
Description : Overfluxing protection is recommended for (a) distribution transformer (b) generator transformer of the power plant (c) auto-transformer of the power plant (d) station transformer of the power plant
Last Answer : (b) generator transformer of the power plant
Description : Air blast circuit breakers for 400 kV power system are designed to operate in (a) 100 microsecond (b) 50 millisecond (c) 0.5 sec (d) 0.1 sec
Last Answer : (b) 50 millisecond
Description : For the protection of power station buildings against direct strokes the requirements are (a) interception (b) interception and conduction (c) interception, conduction and dissipation (d) interception, conduction, dissipation and reflection (e) none of the above
Last Answer : (c) interception, conduction and dissipation
Description : Wave trap is used to trap waves of (a) power frequencies (b) higher frequencies entering generator or transformer units (c) either of the above (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (b) higher frequencies entering generator or transformer units
Description : The contacts of high voltage switches used in power system are submerged in oil. The main purpose of the oil is to (a) lubricate the contacts (b) insulate the contacts from switch body (c) extinguish the arc (d) all of the above (e) none of the above
Last Answer : (c) extinguish the arc
Description : The delay fuses are used for the protection of ________ . (a) motors (b) power outlet circuits (c) fluorescent lamps (d) light circuits
Last Answer : (a) motors
Description : In a circuit breaker the basic problem is to (a) maintain the arc (b) extinguish the arc (c) transmit large power (d) emit the ionizing electrons
Last Answer : (c) transmit large power
Description : Burden of a protective relay is the power (a) required to operate the circuit breaker (b) absorbed by the circuit of relay (c) developed by the relay circuit (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (b) absorbed by the circuit of relay
Description : A transmission line is protected by (a) inrush protection (b) distance protection (c) time graded and current graded over current protection (d) both (b) and (c) (e) none of the above
Last Answer : (d) both (b) and (c)
Description : The current zero interruption, in oil and air blast circuit breakers, is achieved by (a) lengthening of the gap (b) cooling and blast effect (c) both (a) and (b) (d) deionizing the oil with forced air (e) none of the above
Description : Magnetic circuit breaker has ______ trip action. (a) delayed (b) instantaneous (c) both of the above (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (b) instantaneous
Description : Thermal circuit breaker has (a) delayed trip action (b) instantaneous trip action (c) both of the above (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (a) delayed trip action
Description : For an Resistive Load and Inductive load considered for switching operation of circuit breaker, Switching of which load is difficult and Why?
Last Answer : In case of switching resistive load, current and voltage will be in phase i.e,when during current zero voltage also will be zero in case of resistive load. Hence the voltage at the ... maximum. This results in re-striking of arc once again. Therefore switching inductive load will be difficult
Description : What is re-striking voltage?
Last Answer : The Re-striking voltage may be defined as the resultant transient voltage which appears across the breaker contacts at the instant of arc extinction
Description : When does an arc extincts?
Last Answer : If the rate of rise of re-striking voltage (RRRV) is less than rate of rise of dielectric strength between the breaker contacts arc will not sustain and extincts
Description : What is recovery voltage in circuit breaker?
Last Answer : Recovery voltage in circuit breakers is defined as the power frequency rms voltage which appears across the breaker contacts after the transient oscillations die out and the final extinction of the arc ... poles of the circuit breaker. It is the voltage developed after the arc extinction is competed
Description : Why asymmetrical breaking current is higher than the symmetrical breaking current in a circuit breaker?
Last Answer : Asymmetrical breaking current is the rms value of the combined sum of the dc and ac components of the short circuit current at the instant of separation of the breaker contacts while ... the ac component alone. Thus asymmetrical breaking current is higher than the symmetrical breaking current.
Description : Why Isolation switches are provided along with the circuit breakers?
Last Answer : Isolation switches are provided for separating the disconnected element from the live portion of the system for the purpose of safety
Description : What is meant by Current Chopping?
Last Answer : Current Chopping is a phenomenon of current interruption before the natural current zero is reached.
Description : Air Blast Circuit Breakers Advantages Disadvantages
Last Answer : Air Blast Circuit Breakers Advantages Disadvantages In air blast circuit breakers, compressed air at a pressure of 20-30 kg/cm2 is employed as an arc quenching medium. Air blast circuit breakers ... air blast circuit breaker current chopping problem exists There is a problem of re-striking voltage
Description : Admittance relay is _______ relay. (a) impedance (b) directional (c) non-directional (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (b) directional
Description : Series capacitors are used to (a) compensate for line inductive reactance (b) compensate for line capacitive reactance (c) improve line voltage (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (a) compensate for line inductive reactance
Description : Over voltage protection is recommended for (a) hydro-electric generators (b) steam turbine generators (c) gas turbine generators (d) all of the above (e) none of the above
Description : What will be the reflection coefficient of the wave of load connected to transmission line if surge impedance of the line is equal to load ? (a) Zero (b) Unity (c) Infinity (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (a) Zero