AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
CREDIT HOURS ENGINEERING PROGRAMS
Energy and Renewable Energy PROGRAM
Electrical Power Engineering – EPM231-Spring 2023

Theoretical Questions

1. Draw a simplified single line diagram of a power system and show the function
of each component.
2. Why High voltage is used electrical power systems?
3. What are the causes of high frequencies in a power system? And how are they
different from the power frequency?
4. Discuss two methods used for voltage regulation in high-voltage testing.
5. Discuss two methods used for high voltage generation via transformers.
6. Discuss two methods used for high voltage generation using the resonance
concept.
7. How an HVAC high-frequency signal is generated in lab?
8. How an HVAC impulse signal is generated in lab?
9. With the help of neat sketches, draw the generalized HV testing circuit in the
lab, discussing the function of each component.
10.Discuss two methods used for HV measurement.
11.Compare between over head transmission lined and underground cables, with
respect to application, cost, efficiency, safety, and fault detection complexity.
12.With the help of neat sketched, discuss the construction of a single core cable,
showing the function of each component.

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