Description : Shunt capacitance is neglected while considering (a) short transmission line (b) medium transmission line (c) long transmission line (d) medium and long transmission lines
Last Answer : (a) short transmission line
Description : relay is preferred for phase fault on short transmission line. (a) Induction type (b) Reactance (c) Impedance (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (b) Reactance
Description : Which of the following statements is incorrect ? (a) Lightning arrestors are used before the switchgear (b) Shunt reactors are used as compensation reactors (c) The peak short current is (1.8 xV2) ... component (d) The MVA at fault is equal to base MVA divided by per unit equivalent fault reactance
Last Answer : (a) Lightning arrestors are used before the switchgear
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
Last Answer : (e) all above
Description : Arc in a circuit behaves as (a) a capackive reactance (b) an inductive reactance (c) a resistance increasing with voltage rise across the arc (d) a resistance decreasing with voltage rise across the arc
Last Answer : (d) a resistance decreasing with voltage rise across the arc
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 : 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 : AC circuits develop resistance, inductance, and capacitance. The inductive reactance of a circuit is expressed in _____________. A. ohms B. mhos C. henrys D. farads
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : AC circuits possess characteristics of resistance, inductance, and capacitance. The capacitive reactance of a circuit is expressed in _____________. A. ohms B. mhos C. henrys D. farads
Description : In AC Circuit Theory, the term that replaces the resistance is: w) inductance x) capacitance y) impedance z) reactance
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IMPEDANCE
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 : transmission line has reflection coefficient as one. (a) Open circuit (b) Short-circuit (e) Long (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (a) Open circuit
Description : If an antenna is too short for the wavelength being used, the effective length can be increased by adding: A. capacitance in series B. inductance in series C. resistance in parallel D. resistance in series
Last Answer : B. inductance in series
Description : In the analysis of which of the following lines shunt capacitance is neglected ? (a) Short transmission lines (b) Medium transmission lines (c) Long transmission lines (d) Medium as well as long transmission lines
Last Answer : (a) Short transmission lines
Description : An AC circuit has capacitance arranged in series. If the line voltage remains constant, the capacitive reactance value can be varied by changing the _____________. A. line frequency B. resistance C. number of commutating poles D. number of interpoles
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 : The short circuit in any winding of the transformer is the result of (a) mechanical vibration (b) insulation failure (c) loose connection (d) impulse voltage
Last Answer : (d) impulse voltage
Description : To reduce short circuit fault currents are used. (a) reactors (b) resistors (c) capacitors (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (a) reactors
Description : Short-circuit currents are due to (a) single phase to ground faults (b) phase to phase faults (c) two phase to ground faults (d) three phase faults (e) any of these
Last Answer : (e) any of these
Description : A.C. network analyser is used to solve problems of (a) load flow (b) load flow and short-circuit (c) load flow and stability (d) load flow, short-circuit and stability (e) none of the above
Last Answer : (d) load flow, short-circuit and stability
Description : H.R.C. fuses provide best protection against (a) overload (b) reverse current (c) open-circuits (d) short-circuits
Last Answer : (d) short-circuits
Description : Air blast circuit breaker is used for (a) over currents (b) short duty (c) intermittant duty (d) repeated duty
Last Answer : (d) repeated duty
Description : Circuit breakers usually operate under (a) transient state of short-circuit current (b) sub-transient state of short-circuit current (c) steady state of short-circuit current (d) after D.C. component has ceased
Last Answer : (a) transient state of short-circuit current
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 : A thermal protection switch can protect against (a) short-circuit (b) temperature (c) overload (d) over voltage
Last Answer : (c) overload
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 : 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 : Resistance grounding is used for voltage between (a) 33kVto66kV (b) HkVto33kV (c) 3.3kVandllkV (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (c) 3.3kVandllkV
Description : Insulation resistance of high voltage circuit breakers is more than (a) 1 mega ohms (b) 10 mega ohms (c) 100 mega ohms (d) 500 mega ohms
Last Answer : (c) 100 mega ohms
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 : What is the effect of resistance , inductance and capacitance in transmission line ?
Last Answer : These 3 factors create voltage drop and power loss of the line. The inductive reactance creates a voltage drop across the line and the capacitance creates a charging current.
Description : A transmission line is said to have distributed constants of inductance, capacitance, and resistance along the line. What units of measurement are used to express these constants?
Last Answer : Inductance is expressed in micro henrys per unit length, capacitance is expressed in picofarads per unit length, and resistance is expressed in ohms per unit length.
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
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 : For which of the following protection from negative sequence currents is provided ? (a) Generators (b) Motors (c) Transmission line (d) Transformers
Last Answer : (a) Generators
Description : When a wave propagates on a transmission line, it suffers reflection several times at (a) tapping (b) load end (c) sending end (d) sending and other end (e) all of the above
Last Answer : (d) sending and other end
Description : The interaction between a transmission line and communication line is minimized by (a) transposing transmission as well as communication lines (b) increasing the height of the transmission line tower (c) increasing the distance between the two lines (d) all of the above
Last Answer : (d) all of the above
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 : The reflection co-efficient at the open circuited end of a transmission line. (a) zero (b) infinity (c) unity (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (c) unity
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 : 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 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 : On tank vessels with an electrically-driven capstan, the motor should be meggered periodically to test _____________. A. insulation resistance B. eddy currents C. capacitance D. armature reactance
Description : A series combination of resistance 100 ohm and capacitance 50µf is connected in series to a 230 V, 50HZ supply. Calculate (i) Capacitive reactance (ii) Current (iii) Power factor (iv) Power consumed
Last Answer : For RC series circuit
Description : Three factors responsible for the change in voltage as load is applied to an AC generator are: 1) the drop in resistance in the armature circuit, 2) the change in flux, and 3) the ____________. A. armature winding speed B. inductance load drop C. coil pitch factor D. armature reactance voltage drop
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : .A(75-j50)-is connectedtoa coaxialtransmission lineofZO=75 ,at 10GHz.The bestmethod ofmatching consistsin connecting a. a short-circuited stub at the load b. an inductance at the load c. a capacitance at some specific distance d. a short-circuited stub at some specific distance from the load
Last Answer : d. a short-circuited stub at some specific distance from the load
Description : Which of the following parameters is not a primary parameter? a) Resistance b) Attenuation constant c) Capacitance d) Conductance
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : 'Farad' is the unit of : (1) Capacitance (2) Inductance (3) Resistance (4) Conductance
Last Answer : (1) Capacitance Explanation: The Farad is the SI derived unit of capacitance. It is named after the English physicist Michael Faraday.
Description : The fuse in our domestic electric circuit melts when there is a high rise in – (1) Inductance (2) Current (3) Resistance (4) Capacitance
Last Answer : (2) Current Explanation: In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is a type of low resistance resistor that acts as a sacrificial device to provide over protection, of either the load ... fuse interrupts excessive current (blows) so that further damage by overheating or fire is prevented.