Questions usually asked for Interview

Switchgear & Network

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) What is BIL? What was the BIL for the 132kV Network or the network you have worked on? 550 KV What is a GIS? Gas Insulated Switchgear In a GIS, what is a three position switch? What is the First-Pole-to-clear Factor? What is Anti-pumping? What is a Circuit Breaker? How many different types of C.Bs? What is a transfer bus? How many isolators are there between the two bus? What is a two and a half breaker arrangement? What is its significance?

(10) What is the electrical difference between Earthing Switch (ES) and Maintenance Earthing Switch (MES)? (11) How many different types of network like Grounded and Effective Grounded, what is the difference between them?

Transformer
(12) What is a transformer? What is the difference between core and shell type. (13) What is an Auto-Transformer? What is its advantage? (14) What are the different cooling methods for a transformer? What stands for ONAN and ONAF? (15) How many different types of winding in a power transformer, for example Helical, layer, Disc and interleaved. (16) What are vector groups for a transformer you have worked on? (17) What is the short circuit impedance (Z)% of a Transformer? What it indicates? (18) Calculate short circuit current (Isc) for a transformer with Z=20%, and voltage of 132/13.8kV? (19) How you measure temperature in a transformer? (20) What is hot spot in a transformer? (21) What is a stabilizing winding in a transformer? (22) What is a heat run test on a transformer? (23) What is a thermal replica of a transformer? (24) What is the purpose of Frequency test on a transformer? (25) If there is a Wye-Delta connection in a transformer, how you measure the fault current? (Answer: It should be Delta-Wye)

Questions usually asked for Interview

Battery & Battery Chargers & Grounding System

(26) What is the basic design criterion for a grounding system? (Answer: Fault current of the system ofkorse!) (27) What is AC/DC (like 125 VDC e.t.c) System? Do you know about battery and battery chargers? What is a boost charge and a floating charge? (28) What is the difference between Lead and Nickel/Cadmium (Ni/Cd) Batteries? Can you give advantages of Ni/Cd over Lead batteries? (29) What is the purpose of using capacitors or capacitors banks in an Electrical Network? What is the difference between Filter and De-tune capacitors?