A single phase 60 Hz generator supplies an inductive load of 4500kW at a power factor of 0.80 lagging by means of a 20 km long overhead transmission line. The line resistance and inductance are 0.0195 ohm and 0.60 mH per km. The voltage at the receiving end is required to be kept constant at 10.2 kV. Find the voltage regulation of the line. 

(A) 12.59% (B) 16.34% (C) 32.68% (D) 41.15% 
Can u tell me the name of book from which this problem has been taken?

1 Answer

Answer :

Answer is C

Related questions

Description : A two-winding single phase transformer has a voltage regulation of 4.5% at full-load and unity power-factor. At full-load and 0.80 power-factor lagging load the voltage regulation will be (A) 4.5%. (B) less than 4.5%. (C) more than 4.5%. (D) 4.5% or more than 4.5%.

Last Answer : (C) more than 4.5%.

Description : A 200 V, 50 Hz inductive circuit takes a current of 10 A at 30 degree lagging pf, what is the inductive reactance of the circuit?  (A) 17.8 Ω (B) 100 Ω (C) 178 Ω (D) 10 Ω 

Last Answer : D

Description : A 400 V, 50 Hz 30 hp, three-phase induction motor is drawing 50 A current at 0.8 power factor lagging. The stator and rotor copper losses are 1.5 kW and 900 W respectively. The friction and windage losses are 1050 W and the ... the motor will be (A) 23.06 kW (B) 24.11 kW (C) 25.01 kW (D) 26.21 kW

Last Answer : A 400 V, 50 Hz 30 hp, three-phase induction motor is drawing 50 A current at 0.8 power factor lagging. The stator and rotor copper losses are 1.5 kW and 900 W respectively. The friction and windage losses are 1050 W and the core losses are 1200 W. The air-gap power of the motor will be 25.01 kW

Description : A three phase transmission line delivers a load of 5 MW at 0.8 power factor lagging. Resistance of each conductor is 0.5 ohm / km. Receiving end voltage is 33 kV. If the line loss is not to exceed 10%, determine the length of the line.  (A) 7 km (B) 27.9 km (C) 56.8 km (D) 13.9 km

Last Answer : B

Description : A synchronous generator is feeding a zero power factor (lagging) load at rated current. The armature reaction is  (A) magnetizing (B) demagnetizing (C) cross-magnetizing (D) ineffective

Last Answer : A synchronous generator is feeding a zero power factor (lagging) load at rated current. The armature reaction is demagnetizing 

Description : In a synchronous generator delivering lagging power factor load  (1) the excitation emf leads terminal voltage by the power angle (2) the excitation emf lags terminal voltage by the power angle (3) ... by the power factor angle (4) excitation emf lags the terminal voltage by the power factor angle

Last Answer : In a synchronous generator delivering lagging power factor load the excitation emf leads terminal voltage by the power angle

Description : If the lagging power factor of the load decreases, the line losses will (A) Decrease (B) Increase (C) Flrst decrease and then Increase (D) Remain same

Last Answer : If the lagging power factor of the load decreases, the line losses will Increase

Description : A 3-phase, 11 kv, 50 Hz, 200 kW load has a power factor of 0.8 lag. A delta connected 3-phase capacitor is used to improve the power factor to unity. The capacitance perphase of the capacitor in micro-farads is?

Last Answer : A 3-phase, 11 kv, 50 Hz, 200 kW load has a power factor of 0.8 lag. A delta connected 3-phase capacitor is used to improve the power factor to unity. The capacitance perphase of the capacitor in micro-farads is 1.316.

Description : The standard method of controlling the output voltage of a 440 volt, 60 Hz, AC generator is accomplished by adjusting the ____________. A. prime mover speed droop B. number of poles C. alternator field excitation D. load on the alternator

Last Answer : Answer: C

Description : The output voltage of a 440 volt, 60 Hz AC generator is controlled by the ______________. A. load on the alternator B. load on the prime mover C. speed of the prime mover D. exciter output voltage

Last Answer : Answer: D

Description : What is the slip (as a percentage) when a 6 pole single phase induction motor operating on 220 V and 60 Hz is rotating at speed of 1140 rpm? A) 60% B) 5% C) 10% D) None of these

Last Answer : What is the slip (as a percentage) when a 6 pole single phase induction motor operating on 220 V and 60 Hz is rotating at speed of 1140 rpm? A) 60% B) 5% C) 10% D) None of these

Description : A single phase transformer rated at 3000 kVA, 69 kV 4.16 kV, 60 Hz has a total internal impedance Zp of 127 ohm, referred to the primary side. Calculate the primary current if the secondary is accidentally short circuited.  (A) 43.5 A (B) 543 A (C) 9006 A (D) 721 A 

Last Answer : 543A

Description : A three-phase synchronous motor has a terminal voltage of 460 V and a terminal current of 120 A at a power factor of 0.95 lagging, synchronous reactance of 1.68 ohm and the field current is 47 A. The field to armature mutual ... _____________.      (a). 20mH   (b). 16mH   (c). 24mH   (d). 22mH

Last Answer : 22

Description : Draw single phase full wave mid-point converter for inductive load. Draw input and output waveforms for it. 

Last Answer : Circuit Diagram: Waveforms:

Description : A single phase full-wave half-controlled bridge converter feeds an inductive load. The two SCRs in the converter are connected to a common DC bus. The converter has to have a freewheeling diode.  (A) ... to one of the SCRs is missed, it will subsequently cause a high load current in the other SCR.

Last Answer : A single phase full-wave half-controlled bridge converter feeds an inductive load. The two SCRs in the converter are connected to a common DC bus. The converter has to have a freewheeling diode. because the converter does not provide for free-wheeling for high values of triggering angles

Description : A single-phase voltage source square -wave inverter feeds pure inductive load. The waveform of the load current will be

Last Answer : A single-phase voltage source square -wave inverter feeds pure inductive load. The waveform of the load current will be triangular

Description : A transformer has negative voltage regulation when its load power factor is- (a) Zero (b) Unity (c) Leading (d) Lagging

Last Answer : Ans: C

Description : If the excitation of an alternator operating in parallel is decreased below normal, its _____________. A. power factor will change in the lagging direction B. power factor will change in the leading direction C. ampere load will be greatly increased D. kilowatt load will be greatly decreased

Last Answer : Answer: B

Description : If the excitation is increased to one of two alternators operating in parallel, the _____________. A. power factor will change in the lagging direction B. power factor will change in the leading direction C. kilowatt load will be greatly increased D. ampere load will be greatly decreased

Last Answer : Answer: A

Description : 51 A transformer has negative voltage regulation when its load power factor is A. Zero B. Unity C. Leading D. Lagging

Last Answer : C. leading

Description : A synchronous motor is operating on no-load at unity power factor. If the field current is increased, power factor will become (A) Leading & current will decrease (B) Lagging & current will increase. (C) Lagging & current will decrease. (D) Leading & current will increase.

Last Answer : Ans: A Initially synchronous motor is operating at no load and unity power factor. When field current increases, the excitation will increase. Therefore, p.f will be leading and current will be I CosΦ < I

Description : In an alternator at lagging power factor the generated voltage per phase as compared to that at unity power factor?

Last Answer : In an alternator, at lagging power factor the generated voltage per phase as compared to that at unity power factor must be more than terminal voltage.

Description : Capacitors can be used in electric distribution systems to improve power factor. This is accomplished by seesawing energy between the capacitor and the _____________. A. generator B. inductive loads C. resistive loads D. all of the above

Last Answer : Answer: B

Description : A 50 Hz, 4-pole, 500 MVA, 22 kV turbo-generator is delivering rated megavolt amperes at 0.8 power factor. Suddenly a fault occurs reducing in electric power output by 40%. Neglect losses and assume constant power input to the ... the time of fault will be  (A) 1.528 (B) 1.018 (C) 0.848 (D) 0.509

Last Answer : A 50 Hz, 4-pole, 500 MVA, 22 kV turbo-generator is delivering rated megavolt amperes at 0.8 power factor. Suddenly a fault occurs reducing in electric power output by 40%. Neglect losses and assume ... the shaft. The accelerating torque in the generator in MNm at the time of fault will be 1.018 

Description : A 60 Hz, 4 pole turbo generator rated 100 MVA, 13.8 KV has an inertia constant of 10 MJ/MVA. Find the stored energy in the rotor at synchronous speed.  (A) 10 MJ (B) 100 J (C) 1000 J (D) 1000 MJ 

Last Answer : c

Description : An alternator is delivering rated current at rated voltage and 0.8 power-factor lagging. For delivering rated current at rated voltage and 0.8 poWer—factor leading, the required excitation will be:  (A) less  (B) more (C) more or less (D) the same

Last Answer : An alternator is delivering rated current at rated voltage and 0.8 power -factor lagging. For delivering rated current at rated voltage and 0.8 power -factor leading, the required excitation will be: more 

Description : The input of an A.C. circuit having power factor of 0.8 lagging is 40 kVA The power drawn by the circuit is?

Last Answer : The input of an A.C. circuit having power factor of 0.8 lagging is 40 kVA The power drawn by the circuit is 32 kW.

Description : In a 230 V, 50 Hz single-phase SCR bridge converter operating at a firing delay angle, α and with large R-L load, the input source current is (A) sinusoidal current (B) constant dc current (C) continuous rectangular pulses (D) alternating rectangular pulses

Last Answer : In a 230 V, 50 Hz single-phase SCR bridge converter operating at a firing delay angle, α and with large R-L load, the input source current is alternating rectangular pulses

Description : Regarding an AC generator connected to the main electrical bus; as the electric load and power factor vary, a corresponding change is reflected in the generator armature reaction. These changes in ... . governor speed droop setting B. voltage regulator C. balance coil D. phase-balance relay

Last Answer : Answer: B

Description : A 3-phase 11 kV generator feeds power to a constant power unity power factor load of 100 MW through a 3-phase transmission line. The line-to line voltage at the terminals of the machine is maintained constant at 11 kV. The per ... 11 kV is  (A) 100 MVAR (B) 10.1 MVAR (C) -100 MVAR (D) -10.1 MVAR

Last Answer : A 3-phase 11 kV generator feeds power to a constant power unity power factor load of 100 MW through a 3-phase transmission line. The line-to line voltage at the terminals of the machine is maintained ... load to increase the line-to-line voltage at the load terminals to 11 kV is -10.1 MVAR

Description : A stand alone engine driven synchronous generator is feeding a partly inductive load. A capacitor is now connected across the load to completely nullify the inductive current. For this operating condition.  ... left unaltered (D) the field current has to be reduced and fuel input left unaltered

Last Answer : A stand alone engine driven synchronous generator is feeding a partly inductive load. A capacitor is now connected across the load to completely nullify the inductive current. For this operating condition.  the field current has to be reduced and fuel input left unaltered

Description : A single phase fully controlled bridge converter supplies a load drawing constant and ripple free load current, if the triggering angle is 30o, the input power factor will be  (A) 0.65 (B) 0.78 (C) 0.85 (D) 0.866

Last Answer : A single phase fully controlled bridge converter supplies a load drawing constant and ripple free load current, if the triggering angle is 30o, the input power factor will be 0.78

Description : What is the power factor in pure resistive , capacitive , inductive load ?

Last Answer : Answer : Power factor cosΦ = 1 in pure resistive load, cosΦ = 0 in capacitive load , cosΦ = 0 in inductive load .

Description : An AC generator produces 60 Hz at 1800 RPM. If the generator speed is increased to 1830 RPM, the cycles will _____________. A. remain at 60 Hz B. increase to 61 Hz C. decrease to 59 Hz D. increase to 63 Hz

Last Answer : Answer: B

Description : When shore power is being connected to a ship in dry dock, _____________. A. the ship's generators are paralleled with the shore power to provide continuous power B. proper phase sequence must be ... 450 volts must be supplied from the shore D. exactly 60 Hz must be provided by the terminal

Last Answer : Answer: B

Description : A 50 Hz, 3—phase induction motor has a full load speed of 1440 rpm. The number of poles of the motor is:   (A)4 (8)6 (0)12  (D)8

Last Answer : Ans: A N= Ns (1-S) = NS –NS x S 1440 = Ns (1-S) Ns = 1440 / (1-S) Ns = (120 f/ p) = 120 x 50/p = 6000 p Ns will be closer to N i.e 1440 When P=2 ; Ns = 3000 rpm , not close to N When P=4 ; Ns = 1500 rpm , it is closer to N Therefore P =4 for N=1440

Description : An alternator is delivering rated current at rated voltage and 0.8 power-factor lagging case. If it is required to deliver rated current at rated voltage and 0.8 power-factor leading, the required excitation will be (A) less. (B) more. (C) more or less. (D) the same.

Last Answer : Ans: B Over excitation gives leading power factor and under excitation gives lagging p.f .

Description : A 60 Hz, 320 km lossless line has Bending end voltage 1.0 p.u, The receiving end voltage on no load is?

Last Answer : A 60 Hz, 320 km lossless line has Bending end voltage 1.0 p.u, The receiving end voltage on no load is 1.088 p.u.

Description : A four pole, 60 Hz, three-phase synchronous motor comes up to 1760 RPM when started as an induction motor. What is the percent slip after the rotor field is energized? A. 0 B. 1.1 C. 2.2 D. 3.3

Last Answer : Answer: A

Description : In a single threaded worm and worm wheel the number of teeth on the worm wheel is 80. The diameter of the effort wheel is 12 cm and that of load drum is 8 cm. The velocity ratio will be a.60 b.45 c.120 d.107 dynes e.90

Last Answer : c. 120

Description : A 100 MVA, 11 KV, 3-phase, 50 Hz, 8—pole synchronous generator has an inertia constant H equal to 4 seconds. The stored energy in the rotor of the generator at synchronous speed will be  A) 100 MJ B) 400 MJ C) 800 MJ D) 12.5 MJ

Last Answer : 800

Description : A power station supplies the peak load of 60 Mw, 40 MW and 70 MW to three localities. The annual load factor is 0.50 p.u. and the diversity factor of the load at the station is 1.55. The maximum demand on the station and average load respectively will be 

Last Answer : A power station supplies the peak load of 60 Mw, 40 MW and 70 MW to three localities. The annual load factor is 0.50 p.u. and the diversity factor of the load at the station is 1.55. The maximum demand on the station and average load respectively will be 103.2 MW, 51.61 .

Description : The primary turns of a 444 V/222 V, 50 Hz single-phase transformer with a core cross-sectional area of 100 cm2, and a maximum flux density of 1.0 T is (A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 222 (D) 400

Last Answer : The primary turns of a 444 V/222 V, 50 Hz single-phase transformer with a core cross-sectional area of 100 cm2, and a maximum flux density of 1.0 T is 200

Description : What is the required quality factor for an SSB filter with the following data: center frequency= 1 MHz, the desired attenuation level of the unwanted sideband= 80 dB and the separation between sidebands= 200 Hz? A. 1,250 B. 12,500 C. 125,000 D. 25,000

Last Answer : C. 125,000

Description : A single-phase, 230 V, 50 Hz ac mains fed step down transformer (4:1) is supplying power to a half-wave uncontrolled ac-dc converter used for charging a battery (12 V dc) with the series current limiting resistor being 19.04 Ohm. The charging current is  (A) 2.43 A (B) 1.65 A (C) 1.22 A (D) 1.0 A

Last Answer : A single-phase, 230 V, 50 Hz ac mains fed step down transformer (4:1) is supplying power to a half-wave uncontrolled ac-dc converter used for charging a battery (12 V dc) with the series current limiting resistor being 19.04 Ohm. The charging current is 1.0 A

Description : Briefly explain how the power factor of an inductive circuit can be improved.

Last Answer : As we know that power factor should be corrected to ensure that the current supplied is cost friendly. Meaning the power factor should be around one but not greater than one(0.8-0.9) in a ... an inductive circuit due to the inductive reactance which oppose the change of current in the ac circuit. 

Description : Power factor of an inductive circuit is usually improved by connecting capacitor to it in?

Last Answer : Power factor of an inductive circuit is usually improved by connecting capacitor to it in parallel.

Description : The type of single-phase induction motor having the highest power factor at full load is (A) shaded pole type (B) split-phase type (C) capacitor-start type (D) capacitor-run type

Last Answer : The type of single-phase induction motor having the highest power factor at full load is capacitor-run type

Last Answer : The power factor of a single phase load can be calculated if the instruments available are three ammeters or three voltmeters.

Description : What is Lagging Power Factor ?

Last Answer : When the inductive load of an AC circuit exceeds the capacitive load , the pf of the circuit is called lagging pf .