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Syllabus and Question Bank

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SYLLABUS
CHAPTER SYLLABUS
NO.

Supply Systems:
Electric supply system, Typical AC power supply Scheme, Comparison of DC and AC tran
1 system of power transmission, Comparison of conductormaterial in overhead system, Co
Comparison of various systems of transmission, Elements of a transmission line, E
conductor size, Economic choice of transmission voltage, Requirement of satisfactory ele

MechanicalDesignofTransmissionLines:
2 Maincomponentsofoverheadlines, Conductormaterials,Line supports,
Potentialdistributionoversuspensioninsulators,Stringefficiency,Methods of improvingstring
InductanceandResistanceofTransmissionLine:Introduction,Definitionof Inductance,
3 Inductance ofa single phase two
Linkagesofoneconductoringroup,Inductanceofcompositeconductorlines,Inductanceofthreep
Resistance, Skin effectandProximityeffect,Magneticfieldinduction.
Capacitance of Transmission Lines:
Introduction,Electricfield of a longstraightcond
4 parallelconductors,Capacitanceofatwowireline, Capacitanc
Capacitanceofathreephaselinewithunsymmetrical spacing, Effect of earth on
Bundledconductors,Electrostaticinduction.
DC and AC distribution:
Distribution system, classification ofDistributionsystems,ACdistribution,DCdistribution,
5 distributors, DC distributioncalculations, DCdistributorfed atone end, uniformlyl
ends,Distributorwith both concentrated and uniform loadi
ACdistributioncalculations,MethodsofsolvingACdistributionproblems,3-phaseunbalanced
detectors.
Representation ofpowersystemcomponent:
Introduction,SinglephaseRepresentationofbalanced threephasenetworks,Theo
6 reactancediagram,Perunitsystem,Advantages ofpusystem, Perunitrepresentatio
powersystem,Complexpower,The steadystatemodelofsynchronous Machine,Powerfactoran
capability diagram [3],Powertransformer, Transmissionofelectric power, Systemprotection
Underground cables:
7 Underground cables, Construction of cables,Classificatio
ofasinglecorecable,Capacitanceofasinglecorecable,Dielectricstressesinasinglecorecable,Mos
cables,Capacitancegradingandintersheathgrading,Capacitanceofthreecorecable and measur

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Reference Books
1. Modern Power System Analysis by D P Kothari and I J Nagrath : Fourth Edition:
McGraw Hill [3,4, 6]
2. Principles of Power System by V.K.Mehta and RohitMehta : Reprint 2014 : S. Chand
[1, 2, 5,7]
3. Power Systems Analysis byJohn J. Grainger and W. D. Stevenson Jr., Tata
McGrawHillInternational.
4. Electrical Power systems byC. L.Wadhwa, 5th Edition, New Age
InternationalPublishers

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SupplySystems:Electricsupplysystem,TypicalAC
Chapte powersupplyScheme,ComparisonofDCandACtransmission,Advantagesofhightransmiss
r ion voltage,Varioussystemofpowertransmission, Comparisonofconductormaterial in
1 overhead system, Comparison of conductor material inunderground system,
Comparison of various systems of transmission, Elements of a transmission line,
Economics of power transmission,Economical choice of conductor size, Economic
choice of transmissionvoltage,Requirementofsatisfactoryelectricsupply.
SR.NO QUESTION YEAR
1 With equation find out the volume of conductor in case of 3-phase Dec-15
3-wire system and 3-phase 4-wire system in overhead power
transmission.
2 A 2-wire feeder carries a constant current of 250A throughout the Dec-15
year. The portion of capital cost which is proportional to area of X
section is RS 5 per Kg of copper conductor. The interest and
depreciation total 10% per annul and the cost of energy is 5P per
KWh. Find the most economical area of X-section of the conductor.
Given that the destiny of copper is 8.93 gm/𝑐𝑚3 and it’s specific
resistor is 1.73 ∗ 10−8 Ω-m.
3 Compare the merits and demerits of underground versus overhead May-16
system. Nov-16
May-17
4 What are the advantages of DC transmission over AC transmission? May-16
5 State and explain of Kelvin’s law for obtaining the size of conductor May-16
for transmission. Discus it’s limitation.
6 Compare the volume of conductor material required for a DC 3-wire Nov-16
system and 3-phase, 3-wire system on the basic of equal maximum
potential difference between one conductor and earth make
suitable assumptions.
7 State advantages of high voltage transmission. Nov-16
8 Draw typical AC supply scheme and explain it in brief. May-17
9 A DC 2-wire system is to be converted into AC 3-phase, 3-wire May-17
system by the addition of a third conductor of the same cross-
section as the two existing conductors. Calculate the percentage
addition load which can now be supplied if the voltage between
wires and the percentage loss in the line remain unchanged. Assume
a balanced load of unity power factor.
10 Compare conductor material for two wire DC system-midpoint May-17
earth with single phase two wire AC system with one conductor
earthed(for overhand system).

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MechanicalDesignofTransmissionLines:Maincomponentsofoverheadlines,
Chapter Conductormaterials,Line supports, insulators,Types of insulators,
Potentialdistributionoversuspensioninsulators,Stringefficiency,Methods of
2 improvingstringefficiency,Sagin overheadlinesand sagcalculations
SR.NO QUESTION YEAR
1 Define the sag in overhead line. Derive the equation of sag in case of Dec-15
When supports are at equal and unequal level. Also find the sag
during effect of wind and ice loading.
2 What is string efficiency? Derive its equation in case of 3 disc string. Dec-15
Explain methods of improving string efficiency.
3 Each line of a 3-phase system is suspended by a string of 3 identical Dec-15
insulators of self capacitancec C farad. The shunt capacitance of
connecting metal work of each insulator is 0.2C to earth and 0.1C to
line. Calculate string efficiency of the system if a guard ring increases
the capacitance to the line of metal work of the lowest insulator to
0.3C.
4 Name the different types of insulators used in transmission system. May-16
Explain
Suspension type insulator.
5 Define and explain string efficiency. What are the various methods of May-16
Improving it?
6 An overhead transmission line conductor is subjected to a horizontal May-16
wind load of 1.78kg/m and vertical ice loading of 1.08 kg/m. If the
maximum permissible sag is 6 metres, calculate the permissible span
between two supports allowing a factor of safety of 2. Weight of
conductor is 0.844 kg/m.
7 List out line supports with its three features. Nov-16
8 Give reasons for the following: (i) A.C.S.R. conductors are preferred Nov-16
for transmission and distribution lines. (ii) Conductors are not fully
stretched between supports.
9 Name the important components of an overhead transmission line. Nov-16
Give reasons for unequal potential distribution over a string of
suspension insulators.
10 An insulator string consists of three units, each having a safe working Nov-16
voltage of 15 kV. The ratio of self- capacitance to shunt capacitance
of each unit is 8:1. Find the maximum safe working voltage of the
string. Also find the string efficiency.
11 Explain function of insulators and Discuss a) Pin Insulators b) Nov-16
Suspension Insulator.
12 Explain (1) pin type insulators (2) suspension type insulators. May-17

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13 In a 33 KV overhead line, there are three unit in the string of May-17

insulator, if the capacitance between each insulator pin and earth it’s
11% of self-capacitance of each insulator find (1)the distribution of
voltage over 3 insulator and (2) string efficiency.

Inductance and Resistance of Transmission Line: Introduction,

Definitionof Inductance, Flux Linkages of an isolated current carrying
Chapter conductor, Inductance of a single phase two wire line, Conductor types, Flux
Linkages ofone conductor in group, Inductance of composite conductor lines,
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Inductanceof three phase lines, Double circuit three phase lines, Bundled
conductors, Resistance, Skin effect and Proximity effect, Magnetic field
induction

SR.NO QUESTION YEAR

1 Derive the equation for inductance of three phase line with Dec-15
unsymmetrical spacing. Assume transposition.
2 Derive the equation for inductance of single phase two wire line. Dec-15
3 Derive an expression for the inductance per phase of a three phase May-16
symmetrically spaced overhead transmission line.
4 In a single phase line as shown in figure, conductors a and a’ in parallel May-16
form one conductor while conductors b and b’ in parallel form the
return path. Calculate the total inductance of the line per km assuming
that current is equally shared by the two parallel conductors.
Conductor diameter is 2.0 cm.

5 Define skin effect and give reason: it is absent in D.C system. Nov-16
6 Calculate the inductance of each conductor in a 3-phase, 3- wire system Nov-16
when the conductors are arranged in a horizontal plane with spacing
such that D31 = 4 m; D12= D23 = 2m. The conductors are transposed and
have a diameter of 2·5 cm.
7 Derive expression for inductance per phase for 3-ph Nov-16
overheadtransmission line when conductors are asymmetrically place
but transposed.

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8 Define the sag I overhead line. Derive the equation of sag in case of May-17
when supports are at equal level. Also find sag during effect of wind and
ice loading.
9 What do understand by constants of an overhead transmission line? May-17
10 Define and explain (1) skin effect (2) proximity effect (3) Ferranti effect. May-17
11 Derive equation for inductance of single phase 2-wire line. May-17

Capacitance of Transmission Lines:Introduction,Electric field of a

longstraightconductor,Potentialdifferencebetweentwoconductorsofagroupof
Chapter parallelconductors,Capacitanceofatwowireline,
Capacitanceofathreephaselinewithequilateralspacing,
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Capacitanceofathreephaselinewithunsymmetrical spacing, Effect of earth on
transmission line capacitance, Method ofGMD,
Bundledconductors,Electrostaticinduction.

SR.NO QUESTION YEAR

1 Derive equation for capacitance of single phase two wire line. Dec-15
2 Derive equation of capacitance of three phase line with Dec-15
unsymmetrical spacing Assume transposition.
3 Derive an expression for the capacitance of a single phase overhead May-16
transmission line.
4 3 phase, 50 Hz, 132 kV overhead line has conductors placed in a May-16
horizontal
plane 4 m apart. Conductor diameter is 2 cm. if the line length is 100
km,
calculate the charging current per phase assuming complete
transposition
5 Calculate the capacitance of a 100 km long 3-phase, 50 Hz overhead Nov-16
transmission line consisting of 3 conductors, each of diameter 2 cm
and spaced 2·5 m at the corners of an equilateral triangle.
6 Derive the expression for the capacitance between conductors of Nov-16
single phase line. Deduce the expression for line to neutral
capacitance.

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7 Explain (1) bundled conductors (2) magnetic field inductance. May-17

8 Explain electric potential of a long straight conductor. May-17
9 Derive equation for capacitance of single phase 2-wire line May-17

DC and AC distribution : Distribution system, classification

ofDistributionsystems,ACdistribution,DCdistribution,Connection scheme of
distribution system, Types of DC distributors, DC distributioncalculations,
Chapter DCdistributorfed atone end, uniformlyloaded distributor fed at
oneend,distributor fed atboth ends,Distributorwith both concentrated and
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uniform loading,Ringdistributor,Ringmaindistributorswithinterconnector,
ACdistributioncalculations,MethodsofsolvingACdistributionproblems,3-
phaseunbalanced loads– 4wire,Starconnectedunbalanced loads,Ground
detectors.
SR.NO QUESTION YEAR
1 Explain connection schemes of Distribution System. Dec-15
2 A 2-wire dc street mains AB, 600 m long is fed from both ends at 220 Dec-15
V. Loads of 20A, 40A, 50A and 30A are tapped at distances of 100m,
250m, 400m and 500m from the end A respectively. If the area of X-
section of distributor conductor is 1 cm2 , find the minimum
consumer voltage. Take ρ = 1.7 × 10-6 Ω cm.
3 A single phase distributor 2 kilometres long supplied of 120 A at 0.8 Dec-15
p.f. lagging at its far end and a load of 80 A at 0.9 p.f. lagging at its
mid-point. Both p.f are referred to the voltage at the far end. The
resistance and reactance per km (go and return) are 0.05 Ω and 0.1
Ω respectively. If voltage at the far end is maintained at 230 V,

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calculate: (i) voltage at the sending end (ii) phase angle between
voltages at the two ends.
4 Discuss with neat sketches, different connection schemes of May-16
distribution
systems.
5 A DC two line distributor AB 600 metre long is fed at 440 V from May-16
substation A and at 430 V from substation B, the loads are:
100 A at C,150 m from A
200 A at D,150 m from C
250A at E , 50 m from D
300 A at F,100 m from E
If each line conductor has a resistance of 0.01 ohm per 100
metres,calculate the current supplied from sub stations A and B and
the voltage acrosseach load.
6 Explain with neat diagram, 3- phase 4-wire system of distribution of May-16
electrical power.
7 A dc distributor cable is 1000 metre long and is loaded as under: May-16
Distance from feeding point “A”(metres) 250 750 1000
Load in Amperes 100 200 300
The resistance of each conductor is 0.025ohm per 1000 metre. Find
thevoltage at each load point if the voltage at the feeding point A is
maintained at250 V.
8 Define and explain primary and secondary distribution system with Nov-16
single line diagram.
9 Discuss briefly the design considerations in distribution system. Nov-16
10 2-wire d.c. distributor ABCDEA in the form of a ring main is fed at Nov-16
point A at 250 V and is loaded as under : 10A at B ; 20A at C ; 30A at
D and 10 A at E. The resistances of various sections (go and return)
are : AB = 0·1 Ω ; BC = 0·05 Ω ; CD = 0·01 Ω ; DE = 0·025 Ω and EA =
0·075 Ω. Determine : (i) the point of minimum potential (ii) current
in each section of distributor
11 Define and explain the terms: feeder, distributor and service mains. May-17
12 Explain the following systems of distribution : May-17
(1) Ring main system (2) interconnected system
13 Derive an expression for the voltage drop for a uniformly loaded May-17
distributer fed at an end.
14 A 2-wire dc distributor cable AB is 2kg long and supplies loads of May-17
100A, 150A, 200A and 50A situated 500m, 1000m, 1600m and
2000m for the feeding point. Aneach conductor has a resistance of
0.01Ω per 1000m. calculate the p.d. at each load point if a p.d. of
300v is maintained at point A.

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Representation
ofpowersystemcomponent:Introduction,SinglephaseRepresentationofbalanc
ed threephasenetworks,Theonelinediagram and impedanceor
Chapter reactancediagram,Perunitsystem,Advantages ofpusystem,
Perunitrepresentationofatransformer,Perunit impedancediagram ofa
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powersystem,Complexpower,The steadystatemodelofsynchronous
Machine,Powerfactorand powercontrol,Salientpole synchronousgenerator,
Loading capability diagram [3],Powertransformer, Transmissionofelectric
power, Systemprotection , Representationofload.

SR.NO QUESTION YEAR

1 Explain power factor and power control in synchronous machine. Dec-15
2 Define per unit value. What are the advantages of per unit system? May-16
Write theequation for per unit impedance if a change of base occurs.
3 Define per unit value. Write criteria for selection of base value and Nov-16
the equation for per unit impedance if a change of base occurs.

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4 Represent p.u model of transformer with and without tap changer. Nov-16
5 A 90 MVA 11 KV 3-ph generator has reactance of 25 %. The Nov-16
generator supplies two motors through transformers and
transmission line as shown in figure 1. Draw the p.u. reactance
diagram. Taking generator rating as base, line reactance 100 Ω.
Motors are rated 50 MVA and 40 MVA, 10 kV, 20% reactance.
Transformer 1: Delta -Y connected 100MVA; 10/132KV with 6%
reactance Transformer 2: Delta connected 30MVA; 132/10KVwith
5% reactance.
6 What are the advantages of per unit system? May-17
7 Explain load capability curve with figure. May-17
8 Explain the steady state model of synchronous machine with May-17
diagram.

Underground cables: Underground cables, Construction of

cables,Classificationofcables,Cablesforthreephaseservices,Insulationresistance
Chapter
ofasinglecorecable,Capacitanceofasinglecorecable,Dielectricstressesinasinglec
7 orecable,Mosteconomicalconductorsizeinacable,Gradingof
cables,Capacitancegradingandintersheathgrading,Capacitanceofthreecorecabl
e and measurementofcapacitance.

SR.NO QUESTION YEAR

1 With diagram explain construction of Screened cables. Dec-15
2 Define grading of cable. Explain inter sheath grading with diagram Dec-15
and equation.
3 Explain with neat sketch the construction of cable. May-16

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4 What is meant by grading of cable? Explain why and how the May-16
grading of cables is done?
5 Derive expression for capacitance for single core cable and 3- core Nov-16
cable.
6 Classify underground cable. Nov-16
7 The capacitance per kilometre of a 3-phase belted cable is 0·18 µF Nov-16
between two cores with the third core connected to sheath.
Calculate the kVA taken by 20 km long cable when connected to 3-
phase, 50 Hz, 3300 V supply.
8 What is the general criterion for the classification of cables? Draw May-17
the sketch of a single-low tension cable and label the various parts.

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