SEM-V Diploma Exam 2022 (0dd)

(Electrical Engineering) (Theory) [Mas. Marks: 70]

(Time: 3 Hours] Switchgear and Protection (2020503C)

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(120-20)
Q.1 Choose the most suitable answer from the following options.
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The magnitude of fault current depends uponload
(a) total impedance upto fault point (c) current being supplied before occurrence of fault

(b)voltage at the fault point (d) both (a) and (b)

short-circuit current is identificd by (g-qkyY(c)RI YEUIT8:)

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(a) heavy current flow (6) voltage rise voltage drop (d) nonc of these

iil. Current limiting reactors should be of (UIRINa RyacR 3HI Ifau

(a) high resistance and low inductive reactance (c) low resistance and low reactance
high reactance
(b) low resistance and high inductive rcactance (d) high resistance and

iv. Series reactors are used to (uft fryRTEITqi

(a) improve the transmission efficicncy (aRU ZHI RGA O
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(b) improve the power factor of the power system (Ri 4ai T kT
(c) improve the voltage regulation (@tryyeRH TGH
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(d) bring down the fault level within the capacity of the switch gear

Sparking occurs on switching-off the load dåe to circuit high

()resistance (HIR0)(6) capacitance (HUTRG) (c) inductance ($SGI) (d) skin effect ()4WTO)
In circuit breakers the contact space is ionized by
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(ç) thermal ionization of gas
(a) field emission from the contact surface
(d) any of the above
(b) thermal emission from the contact surface

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 vi. The transient voltage that appears across the contacts at the instant of arc extinction is known as

(a) flash overvoltage (b) restriking voltage (c) recovery voltage ()breaking voltage
viii. In a Circuit breaker the current that exists at the instant of contact separation is called the

(a) restriking current (b) brcaking currcnt (c) arc current (d) rccovery current

ix Main purpose of oil in OCB is to (0CB dT OI HIoI4 IaI:)

(a) provide insulation (b) provide cooling of contacts (c) quenching arc (d) none of above

An air blast circuit breaker is usually employed for

(a) instantaneous duty (b) intermittentduty () repeated duty (d) short duty
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x. The pressure of air uscd in air blast circuit breaker is around
(b) 10 Kg/cm² (c) 20 Kg/cm? (d)T00 Kg/emt
(a) I Kg/crm?
xil. The pressure of SFsgas in circuit breaker is around
(a) 0.25 Kgcm? (b) IKglcm?m (o) 4 Kg/crn (d) 40 Kglcm?
xiil. Afuse is normally a (HIHA F Y s
(a) power limiting device (ÍT AG yl) (c) current liroiting device ( I 'Hi )
(6) voltage limiting device (att ffa yfa) (d) power facter correcting device(RITTUE HRTUT YT)
xiv. In HRC fusc the time between cut off and final current zero is calied the
(a) pre -arcing time (b) arcing time (c) total operating time (d) none of these

xV. Intheprotection scheme, relay functions asa (RT Uirit , fRe or RI

(a) switching device (b) sensing device (c)brcaking device (d) none of these

xvi. The operating speed ofa relay depends upon the (Ret THaIGT T I A k a t )
(a) rate of flux built up (b) armature core air gap (c) spring tension (d) all of these

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 zvi. Directional over - current relay is uscd for protcction of
(1) long transmission line (k tU GIE) (c) ring main distribution line (fi H fadRU IS)
(b) large power transformer ( i T RunfE) () radial distribution linc (fSUet fadU GIE)
xvi. Inverse time - current relays are used for the protection of
(a) fecders (b) transformers (c) alternators () both (a) and (b)
(s) (ukunE) (HIGdD)
x0s. The relay used for feeder protection is
(a) under -voltage relay b) translay relay (c) thermal relay (d) Buchholz relay

For a transmission line the standing wave ratio is the ratio of

(a) peak voltage to rms voltage (c) maximum voltage to minimum voltage

(b) maximum current to minimurm current (d) maximum impedance to minimum impedance

Group (B) Y-d)

2 What do you understand by a short -circuit? Discuss the possible causes of short - circuit in the 4
power system.

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OR (3Ya)
Why do we use reactors in the power system? Discuss their advarntages.

03 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of HRC fuse.

OR (3VAT)
Define and explain the following terms as applied to circuit breaker i
) Restriking voltage (ii) Racovery voltag.

9.4/ Explain the various methods of arc extinction in a circuit breaker.

OR (3V)
What is protective relay? Explain its function in an clectrical system.
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Q.5 Define and cxplain the following tems as applicd to protcctive relaying i 4
() Plug-sctting multiplier (ii) Time-scting multiplier
(ii) ISH-AT Jut)
OR (3Y)
What is difference between carth relay and overcurrent relay?

Q.6 How are pilot - wire relays used for transmission - line protection?

OR (3A)
What is lightning? Describe the mecchanism of lightning discharge.

Group (C) Y- )
Q.7 WVhat do you understand by percentage reactance? Why do we prefer to express the reactances of 6
various elements in percentage values for short - circuit calculations?

OR (YG)
Explain the difference between bulk oil circuit breakers and low - oil circuit breakers. 6

0.8 Explain the construction and working of SFs circuit breaker. Write is advactages and 6
disadvantages.

OR
Describe the various steps for calculating the actual reiay operating time. Explain Pick-up value 6
and Current Seting.

Q.9. Discuss the important faults on an alternator. How will you protect an alternator from turm-t0-tum 6
fault on the same phase winding?

OR (T)
What is the importance of bus-bar protection? Describe Fault-bus protection system for bus-bar 6
protection.

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Discuss the causes of overvoltages. Explain the

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