Power System - II (3150911) MCQs

MCQs of Symmetrical Fault Analysis

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11.
The impedance value of a generator is 0.2 pu on a base value of 11 KV, 50 MVA. The impedance value for a base value of 22 KV, 150 MVA is
(a) 0.15 pu
(b) 0.2 pu
(c) 0.3 pu
(d) 2.4 pu
Answer:

Option (a)

12.
Four identical alternators each rated for 20 MVA, 11 kV having a sub transient reactance of 16% are working in parallel. The short- circuit level at the bus-bars is
(a) 500 MVA
(b) 400 MVA
(c) 125 MVA
(d) 80 MVA
Answer:

Option (a)

13.
In a power system with negligible resistance, the fault current at a point is 8.00 pu. The series reactance to be included at the fault point to limit the short-circuit current to 5.00 pu is
(a) 3.000 pu
(b) 0.200 pu
(c) 0.125 pu
(d) 0.075 pu
Answer:

Option (d)

14.
The bus-bars of each of the two alternators of 15% reactance each, are interconnected through tie-bar reactors of 15% each. The equivalent impedance to fault current for a 3-phase fault in any alternator bus-bar will be
(a) 75%
(b) 10%
(c) 11.25%
(d) 15%
Answer:

Option (c)

15.
When a 50 MVA, 11 kV, 3-phase generator is subjected to a 3-phase fault, the fault current is –j5 pu. When it is subjected to a line-to-line fault, the positive sequence current is j4 pu. The positive and negative sequence reactances are respectively
(a) j0.2 and j0.05 pu
(b) j0.2 and j0.25 pu
(c) j0.25 and j0.25 pu
(d) j0.05 and j0.05 pu
Answer:

Option (a)

16.
The per unit impedance of a synchronous machine is 0.242. If the base voltage is increased by 1.1 times, the per unit value will be
(a) 0.266
(b) 0.242
(c) 0.22
(d) 0.2
Answer:

Option (d)

17.
A transmission line has 0.2 pu impedance on a base of 132 kV, 100 MVA. On a base of 220 kV, 50 MVA, it will have a pu impedance of
(a) 0.27
(b) 0.144
(c) 0.036
(d) 1.11
Answer:

Option (c)

18.
Four alternators, each rated at 5 MVA, 11 kV with 20% reactance are working in parallel. The short-circuit level at bus bars is
(a) 6.25 MVA
(b) 20 MVA
(c) 25 MVA
(d) 100 MVA
Answer:

Option (d)

19.
An isolated synchronous generator with transient reactance equal to 0.1 pu on a 100 MVA base is connected to the high voltage bus through a step up transformer of reactance 0.1 pu on 100 MVA base. The fault level at the bus is
(a) 1000 MVA
(b) 500 MVA
(c) 50 MVA
(d) 80 MVA
Answer:

Option (b)

20.
The load currents in short circuit calculation are neglected because
1. Short circuit currents are much larger than load currents
2. Short circuit currents are greatly out of phase with load currents
Which of these statement(s) is/are correct ?
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 alone
(c) 1 alone
(d) 1 and 2
Answer:

Option (c)

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