EE18401- Electric Power System

Assignment II questions

1. Write the solution for Long transmission line using Rigorous method. (15
Marks)

2. A balance three phase load of 30 MW is supplied at 132 KV, 50 HZ and 0.85 pf

lagging by means of transmission line. The series impedance of a single conductor
is 20+j52 ohms. And total phase-neutral admittance is 315x10 -6 Siemens. Using
nominal T-method, determine (i) the A, B, C and D constants of the line (ii)
Sending end voltage (iii) Regulation of line (15 Mark)

3.In a 33 KV overhead line there are three units in the string of insulators if the
capacitance between each insulator pin to earth is 11 % of self capacitance of
each insulator, find the distribution of voltage over 3 insulators and string
efficiency (10 Marks)

Submit the solution on or before: 06.03.2020

 EE18401- Electric Power System
MCQ Exam
1. The Self GMD method is used to evaluate:
(a) Inductance
(b) Capacitance
(c) Inductance and capacitance both
(d) None of the above of the overhead transmission lines.

2. If δ is the loss angle of the cable, its power factor is:

(a) sin δ
(b) cos δ
(c) Power factor is independent of δ
(d) Power factor depends upon δ but it is not as per (a) and (b)\

3. A transmission line of 80 km length is operating at 400 Hz, it can be

classified as
(a) Short length line
(b) Medium length line
(c) Long length line
(d) all of the above.

4. Rigorous method is used to analysis the

(a) Short transmission line
(b) Long transmission line
(c) Medium transmission line
(d) All the above

5. If A, B, C and D are generalized constants of Transmission line then select

the correct one
(i) A=C (ii) AD-BC =1 (iii) AD-BC=0 (iv) A=B
(a) (i) and (ii) are false
(b) (i) and (iii) are correct
(c) (i) and (ii) are correct
(d) (iii) and (iv) are correct
6. The inductance of single-phase two-wire power transmission line per
kilometer gets doubled when the
(a) distance between the wires is doubled
(b) distance between the wires is increased four fold.
(c) distance between the wires is increased as square of original distance
(d) radius of the wire is doubled

7. Transmission lines are transposed to

(a) reduce copper loss
(b) reduce skin effect
(c) prevent interference with neighbouring telephone lines
(d) prevent short-circuit between any two lines

8. For a transmission line with resistance, R, reactance X, and negligible

capacitance, the transmission constant A is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) R + jx (d) R + X

9. Whenever the conductors are dead-ended or there is a change in the

direction of transmission line, the insulators used are of the
(a) pin type
(b) suspension type
(c) strain type
(d) shackle type.

10. Consider the following statements: In the case of suspension-type

insulators, the string efficiency can be improved by 1. using a longer cross
arm 2. using a guard ring 3. grading the insulator discs 4. reducing the cross-
arm length. Of these statements
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(c) 2 and 4 are correct
(d) 1 and 3 are correct.