DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

EEE 4102: POWER SYSTEMS I
CAT 1 TIME: 30 Minutes

1. What are the four main advantages of using Per Unit system in power systems
computations? (4 Marks)
 While performing calculations, referring quantities from one side of the
transformer to the other side serious errors may be committed. This can be avoided
by using per unit system
 Voltages, currents and impedances expressed in per unit do not change when they
are referred from one side of transformer to the other side
 Per unit impedances of electrical equipment of similar type usually lie within a
narrow range, when the equipment ratings are used as base values
 Transformer connections do not affect the per unit values
 Manufacturers usually specify the impedances of machines and transformers in per
unit or percent on name plate ratings
2. A three phase transmission line has its conductors at the corner of an equilateral triangle
with side 4.5m. The diameter of each conductor is 20mm. Find the inductance per km and
capacitance to the neutral per km of the line. (4 Marks)

3. The single line diagram of a three phase system is shown in figure below. Using the
common base Sb= 50 MVA, draw the impedance diagram in per-unit including the load
impedance. The manufacturer’s nominal ratings are given as follows:

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 Device Sn U(L-L)n Xn
Generator G1 48 MVA 20 kV 20%
Generator G2 25 MVA 13.8 kV 15%
Transformer T1 50 MVA 20/110 kV 8%
Transformer T2 30 MVA 13.8/110 kV 6%
Transformer T3 50 MVA 11/110 kV 10%
The three phase load at bus 4 absorbs 60 MVA at 0.75 pf lagging, and lines 1, 2 and 3 have
the reactance of 400 Ω, 32 Ω and 30Ω respectively. (7 Marks)

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