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Multiple Choice:
1. The purpose of a grid system is to
__________________.
A. interconnect the power stations
B. supply energy to remote areas
C. make extra high voltage
available to consumers
D. make distribution of energy at
reasonable cost
2. Which of the following is NOT part of
your unbundling rate in your
Meralco electric bill?
A. Distribution
B. Supplier
C. Transmission
D. Generation
3. The per unit value of a 2-ohm
resistor at 100 MVA base and 10 KV
base voltage is __________.
A. 4 pu C. 0.2 pu
B. 0.5 pu D. 2 pu
4. Determine the per-unit voltage of a
source supplying a load having 10Ω
reactance and 10sqrt(3)Ω resistance
through a transmission line having
an impedance equal to 𝟏. 𝟒∠𝟕𝟓°.
The load voltage is equal to 2540V.
Use 20 ohms as base impedance and
2540V as base voltage.
A. 1.0 pu C. 1.13 pu
B. 1.05 pu D. 1.89 pu
5. A 345 KV transmission line has a
series impedance 4+j60 Ω and a
shunt admittance of j(2 x 10^-3) S.
Using 100 MVA and the line voltage
as base values, calculate the per unit
shunt admittance of the line.
A. j2.38 pu C. j4.76 pu
B. j3.57 pu D. j5.95 pu
6. A 13.8 kV/440 v, 50 kVA single-phase
transformer has a leakage reactance
of 300 ohms referred to the 13.8 kV
side. Determine the per unit value of
the leakage reactance of the low
base.
A. 0.305 C. 0.097
B. 0.40 D. 0.079
7. A single-phase transformer is rated
110/440 V, 2.5 kVA. The impedance
of the transformer measured from
the low-voltage side is 0.06 ohms.
Determine the impedance in per
unit when referred to low-voltage
side.
A. 4.84 C. 0.0124
B. 5.876 D. 0.049
8. A 13.8kv/480v, 30-MVA three-phase
transformer has 0.03 pu resistance
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and 0.04 pu reactance. What is the
transformer actual impedance
referred to the primary?
A. 0.3174 Ω C. 0.1587 Ω
B. 0.6348 Ω D. 0.2749 Ω
9. Consider a three-phase transformer
rated 20 MVA, 69kV/13.2kV voltage
ratio and a reactance of 7%. The
resistance is negligible. What is the
equivalent reactance in ohms
referred to the high voltage side?
A. 16.66 Ω C. 0.610 Ω
B. 6.348 Ω D. 0.2749 Ω
10. Consider a three-phase transformer
rated 20 MVA, 69kV/13.2kV voltage
ratio and a reactance of 7%. The
resistance is negligible. What is the
equivalent reactance in ohms
referred to the low voltage side?
A. 16.66 Ω C. 0.610 Ω
B. 6.348 Ω D. 0.2749 Ω
11. A transformer has an impedance of
6%. The X/R ratio is 16. Find the per
unit admittance G+jB.
A. 10.3963 + j1.6634
B. 1.0396 + j16.6342
C. 10.3963 – j1.6634
D. 1.0396 – j16.6342
12. A 100 kVA 20/5kV transformer has
an equivalent impedance of 10%.
Calculate the impedance (in ohm/s)
of the transformer referred to the
5kV side.
A. 400 C. 200
B. 50 D. 25
13. A 5 kVA, 2,400–120/240-volt
distribution transformer when given
a short circuit test had 94.2 volts
applied with rated current flowing in
the short-circuited wiring. What is
the per unit impedance of the
transformer?
A. 0.0392 C. 0.0415
B. 0.0386 D. 0.0435
14. Consider a three-phase transformer
rated 20 MVA, 69 kV/13.2kV voltage
ratio and a reactance of 7%. The
resistance is negligible. Calculate the
per unit values both in the high
voltage and low voltage side at 100
MVA.
A. 1.66 pu C. 0.610 pu
B. 6.34 pu D. 0.35 pu
15. A three-phase transformer is rated
15 MVA, 69/13.2 kV has a series
impedance of 5%. What is the new
per unit impedance if the system
study requires a 100 MVA base and
67 kV base?
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A. 0.354 C. 0.372
B. 0.347 D. 0.333
16. A three-phase transformer is rated
8MVA, 69/13.4kV has a series
impedance of 7%. What is the new
per unit impedance if the system
study requires a 100MVA base and
67kV base.
A. 1.021 C. 0.928
B. 0.891 D. 0.954
17. The reactance of a generator
designated X" is given as 0.25 per-
unit based on the generator’s
nameplate rating of 18 kV, 500 MVA.
The base for calculations is 20 kV,
100 MVA. Find X" on the new base.
A. 0.0405 pu C. 0.0450 pu
B. 0.0504 pu D. 0.0540 pu
18. For a given base voltage and base
VA, the per unit impedance value of
an element is "X". What will be the
per unit impedance value of this
element when the voltage and VA
bases are both doubled?
A. 1/4 x C. 2x
B. 1/2 x D. 4x
19. In per unit method of representation
of a power system, the base value of
____________.
A. Impedance is same for the
entire system
B. Voltage is same for the entire
system
C. MVA is same for the entire
system
D. MVA should be in proportion of
transformer ratio
20. For the power system shown in the
figure below, the specifications of
the components are the following:
G1: 25kV, 100MVA, X = 9%
G2: 25kV, 100MVA, X = 9%
T1: 25kV/220kV, 90MVA, X = 12%
T2: 220kV/25kV, 90MVA, X = 12%
Line 1: 220kV, X = 150 ohms
Choose 25kV as the base voltage at
the generator G1, and 200MVA as the
MVA base. Which of the following will
be the impedance diagram of the
system?
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0.4 0.2 0.6 0.2 A. Constant voltage

B. D.
0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 B. Constant frequency
C. Infinite voltage
25. Which of the following statement is D. Both (A) and (B)
normally correct for a Zbus matrix?
A. Unity Matrix 33. Out of the following options, the
B. Sparse matrix most relevant information needed to
C. Identity matrix specify the real power (P) at the PV
D. Full matrix buses in a load flow analysis is ____.
21. A certain power system has 4 buses A. Solution of economic load
will have a bus admittance matrix 26. For a power system network with n dispatch
with size ____. nodes, Z33 of its bus impedance B. Rated power output of the
A. 4 x 4 C. 3 x 3 matrix is j0.5 per unit. The voltage at generator
B. 2 x 2 D. 5 x 5 node 3 is 1.3∠-10° per unit. If a C. Rated voltage of the generator
capacitor having reactance of –j3.5 D. Base power of generator
22. Find the Y bus matrix for the data pu is now added to the network
given below between node 3 and the reference 34. The number of iterations required to
node, the current drawn by the reach convergence in the Gauss-
capacitor is Seidel method of load flow analysis
FROM TO R X
A. 0.325 ∠ -100° are
1 2 0 0.34 B. 0.325 ∠ 80° A. Dependent on the size of the
C. 0.433 ∠ -100° system, and decrease with the
2 3 0 0.42 D. 0.433 ∠ 80° increase in the size of the
1 3 0 0.30 system
PSA Part 2 B. Dependent on the size of the
2 0 0 0.15 system, and increase with the
3 0 0 0.1 27. The study of various methods of increase in the size of the
solution to power system network is system
referred to as ___ flow study. C. Dependent on the size of the
−𝑗45 𝑗15 𝑗10
A. load system, and increase with the
A. 𝑗15 −𝑗35 𝑗15
B. inductance decrease in the size of the
𝑗10 𝑗15 −𝑗45
C. capacitance system
−𝑗6.27 𝑗2.94 𝑗3.33 D. resistance D. Independent of the system size
B. 𝑗2.94 −𝑗11.98 𝑗2.381
𝑗3.33 𝑗2.381 −𝑗15.714 28. In which type of bus, the magnitude 35. Compared to Gauss-Seidel method,
and the phase angle of the voltage Newton-Raphson method takes
−𝑗10.44 𝑗7.10 𝑗3.33 are known? __________.
C. 𝑗7.10 −𝑗16.155 𝑗2.381 A. Transmission bus A. Less number of iterations and
𝑗3.33 𝑗2.381 −𝑗15.714 B. Load bus more time per iteration
C. Generator bus B. Less number of iterations and
−𝑗6.99 𝑗3.33 𝑗2.00 D. Slack bus less time per iteration
D. 𝑗3.33 −𝑗5.83 𝑗2.5 C. More number of iterations and
𝑗2.00 𝑗2.5 −𝑗6.1617 29. Which of the following buses is also more time per iteration
known as P-Q bus? D. More number of iterations and
A. Swing bus less time per iteration
23. The bus admittance matrix of a B. Slack bus
power system is given by C. Generator bus 36. In the solution of load flow equation,
D. Load bus Newton-Raphson (NR) method is
−𝑗50 𝑗10 𝑗5 superior to the Gauss-Seidel (GS)
𝑗10 −𝑗30 𝑗10 30. The voltage of a particular bus can method, because the
𝑗5 𝑗10 −𝑗25 be controlled by controlling the _______________.
________. A. Convergence characteristic of
A. -j0.5 C. j0.2
A. Reactive power of the bus the NR methods are not
B. j0.1 D. -j0.2
B. Active power of the bus affected by selection of slack
C. Phase angle bus.
24. The line reactances of a power
D. Phase angle and reactive power B. Number of iterations required is
network are as follows:
not independent of the size of
Line From To Reactance
Bus Bus 31. In power flow analysis for a voltage- the system in the NR method
controlled bus, which of the C. Time taken to perform one
1 0 1 0.2 pu
following is the unknown quantity? iteration in the NR method is
2 1 2 0.4 pu A. Real power less compared to the time taken
The bus impedance matrix with ‘0’ B. Reactive power in GS method.
as reference bus is: C. The absolute value of voltage D. Number of iterations required
0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 D. None on the NR is more than
A. C. compared to that in the GS
0.4 0.6 0.2 0.6
32. An infinite bus-bar has method.

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B. 25 + j4
37. The load flow solution is always C. 25 - j4
assured in case of _____________. D. -25-j4
A. Newton-Raphson method
B. Gauss-Seidel method 45. The line current in a three-phase
C. Fast decoupled method system are Ia = 4 cis 60°; Ib = 0; Ic =
D. None of these methods 4 cis -120°. Find the negative
guarantee sequence current.
A. 12.909 cis -30°
38. Which of the following numerical B. 2.309 cis 30°
solutions is used in performing load C. 3.303 cis 60°
flow simulations for large power D. 6.913 cis 70°
systems?
A. Newton-Raphson method 46. The sequence components of phase
B. Gauss-Seidel method C current of a three-phase system
C. Fast decoupled method are as follows: Ic0 = 0, Ic1 =
D. Gaussian Elimination method 18.4cis88.4, Ic2 = 3.23 cis 48.2. Find
the phase b current in amperes.
39. A power system has 100 buses A. 19.24 cis -218
including 10 generator buses. For B. 18 cis 42
the load flow analysis using Newton- C. 18 cis -42
Raphson method in polar D. 19.24 cis 218
coordinates the size of the Jacobian
is __________. 47. The current from the neutral to
A. 188 x 188 C. 90 x 90 ground connection is 12A. What is
B. 100 x 100 D. 180 x 180 the zero-sequence component in
phase?
40. In a load flow problem solved by A. 12A C. 4A
Newton-Raphson method with polar B. 36A D. 3A
coordinates, the size of the Jacobian
is 100 x 100. If there are 20 PV buses 48. In a three-phase system, when the
in addition to PQ buses and a slack loads are perfectly balanced, the
bus, the total number of buses in the neutral current is _________.
system is ____. A. One-third of maximum
A. 60 C. 120 B. Zero
B. 61 D. 121 C. Two-thirds of maximum
D. At maximum
41. Calculate the value of aj + 1.
A. 0.5 + j0.866 49. In a balanced three-phase system,
B. 1 + j0 the zero phase sequence currents
C. 0.866 - j0.5 are:
D. 0.134-j0.5 A. maximum
B. minimum
42. What is the equivalent value of this C. zero
expression aj + a^2 in rectangular D. varying
form?
A. 1.366 - j1.366 50. Symmetrical components are used
B. -1.366 + j1.366 in power system for the analysis of
C. 1.366 + j1.366 _______________.
D. -1.366 - j1.366 A. Balanced 3-phase fault
B. Unbalanced 3-phase fault
43. Given the following phase currents: C. Normal power system under
Ia = 3.5+j3.5; Ib = -j3; and Ic = - steady conditions
2.6+j1.5. Determine the negative D. Stability of system under
sequence current for Phase A. disturbance
A. 0.313 + j0.678
B. -0.313 - j j0.678
C. -0.313 + j0.678 END
D. 0.313 - j0.678

44. The line currents in a three-phase,

four-wire system are Ia = 30 + j40, Ib
= 20 + j20, Ic = -40-j20A, respectively.
What is the negative sequence
current for phase A in ampere?
A. -25 + j4

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