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b)
_______Zero_______________ is the best Voltage regulation in Transmission line. [1]
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Part B – (Marks: 5x4 =20)
Answer any FIVE questions
Q2
a) Compare Diesel, Steam and Hydro power plants with respect to the following parameter.
i. Cost of power generation in OMAN
ii. Efficiency
iii. Design
iv. Pollution
Write answers in table with reason:
Answer: [4]
Parameter Diesel Power Plant Steam Power Plant Hydro Power Plant
Cost of power Less, because More More
generation in availability of fuel because availability because availability
OMAN in the Oman is of coal in the Oman of coal in the Oman
more is less is less
Efficiency Less because more Very Less because More, because less
heat losses more heat losses heat losses
Starting of power Fast because diesel Slow because prime Very fast because
plant engine prime mover mover speed can prime mover speed
not be changed can be changed
fastly fastly
Pollution More, because More, because No Pollution
smoke release when smoke release when
diesel burns coal burns
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b) Explain the classification of transmission lines based on voltage level and distance. [4]
Answer:
1. Classification of OH power transmission lines according to voltage levels.
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c) [4]
Answer:
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d) Discuss the arrangements of Single bus-bar and Duplicate bus-bar System with neat
diagrams. [4]
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e) Describe the Ring main distribution system. [4]
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f) Al-Rusail power plant having a maximum demand of 50 MW , annual load factor of 40%
and sum of individual maximum demands on power station is 60 MW. Calculate:
[2]
i. Units generated per year= Max. demand x L.F x Hours in a year =17.52 x 107 kwh
ii. Diversity factor =1.2 [2]
Q3
A single phase transmission line has an impedance of 5 Ω per phase and a total load of
5000 KW at 0.8 power factor lagging is supplied at 11 kV. Calculate:
i. Percentage Regulation [3]
ii. Efficiency of the transmission line.
[2]
Answer:
i. R= 4 Ω ; x= 3 Ω ;
IR= 568.18 A
VS= 13.84 KV
% Regulation= 25.81%
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Q4 At a hill crossing, two towers of height 70m supporting a line conductor. The base of first
tower is at the ground level and the base of second tower is over the hill at 25m above the
ground level. The horizontal distance between the towers is 400m. The tension in the
conductor is 1100 kg. and its weight is 0.8 kg/m. Calculate:
i . Sag at lower support [2]
ii .Sag at upper support. [2]
iii. Clearance of lowest point from the ground level. [1]
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Q5 A 33 KV suspension insulator having 6 discs. The self-capacitance is 15 times the pin to
earth capacitance. Compute
i. Voltage across the top disc. [2.5]
ii. String Efficiency.
[2.5]
Answer:
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Q6 With a neat diagram, explain the operation of a Circuit Breaker, which do not permit [5]
high speed interruption.
Answer:
Oil Circuit Breaker. (OCB)
A plain-break oil circuit breaker involves the simple process of separating the
contacts under the whole of the oil in the tank.
There is no special system for arc control other than the increase in length caused
by the separation of contacts.
The arc extinction occurs when a certain critical gap between the contacts is
reached
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