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1. The document appears to be an exam for an Electrical and Electronics Engineering course on Power Systems. It contains 10 multiple choice questions covering topics like traveling waves, circuit breakers, generator and transformer protection, grounding systems, insulation coordination, and lightning arresters. 2. Students must answer question 1, which is comprised of 10 short answer parts, followed by 4 out of the remaining 6 longer form questions worth 15 marks each. The exam is focused on assessing students' understanding of key power system equipment, protection schemes, and insulation/grounding methods. 3. Several questions relate to circuit breaker operation and classification, protective relaying characteristics and settings, generator and transformer protection schemes, and the purpose and

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1. The document appears to be an exam for an Electrical and Electronics Engineering course on Power Systems. It contains 10 multiple choice questions covering topics like traveling waves, circuit breakers, generator and transformer protection, grounding systems, insulation coordination, and lightning arresters. 2. Students must answer question 1, which is comprised of 10 short answer parts, followed by 4 out of the remaining 6 longer form questions worth 15 marks each. The exam is focused on assessing students' understanding of key power system equipment, protection schemes, and insulation/grounding methods. 3. Several questions relate to circuit breaker operation and classification, protective relaying characteristics and settings, generator and transformer protection schemes, and the purpose and

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Reg. No.

136 S 72
FOUR YEAR B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION _ APRIL, 2016.
SIXTH SEMESTER EXAMINATION
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
POWER SYSTEMS _- III (PS3)
(sclIEME - 2013)
Time : 3 Hours Max" Marks:70

Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory and it must be answered first in Sequelrce at


one place only.

Answer any FOUR from the remaining.

Question No. 1 carries 10 marks and remaining questions carry 15 marks each.

1. (a) What are the specifications of a travelling wave?


(b) What are the effects of transients when a switch is ciosed?
(c) What are the advantages of "SF6 circuit Breaker"?
(d) What is meant by relay operating time?
(e) How do you classify the circuit breakers?
(0 List out various Generator protection schemes'
(g) What is the necessity for earthing in Power systems?
(h) \\hat are the methcds of Neutral ground'ing?
(i) How do a power system equipment protected against high voltages? What
are their types?
() What are the properties of standard impulse test wave?

2. (a) Derive the reflection and refraction coefficients of travelling wave' (10)

(b) Write a short note on standard wave. (5)

3. (a) Write a short note on : (6)

(il Current chopping


. (ii) Interruption ofcapacitive current
(iii) Resistance switching.
(b) Expiain the working of air blast circuit breaker with reference to
(r) Axial Blast
(ii) Cross Blast. (9)
Turn Over
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4. (a) State and explain briefly the characteristics ofgood protective relaying.
(8)
(b) Explain impedance reiay characteristics on the R-X diagram. Also
discuss the range setting of three impedance relay placed at a particular
iocation. (7)

5. (a) Explain with a neat sketch the Mey -- generator. (B)


Price protection for
(b) Expiain the protection scheme for the transformer that takes care of
magnetizing inrush current without affecting the sensitivity. (7)

6. (a) Explain reactance grounding system with neat diagrarn. List out its
merits and dernerits. (7)

.(b) In a 50 Hz. 22A KV 50 Hz 25A KM transmission line has a capacitance to


earth of 0.01 pF lKmlPhase. Find inductance and K!'A Rating of arc
suppression coii. (8)

7. (a) Why is insulation co-ordination required in a large polver systern? \Mhat


is meant by BIL of an equipment? (8)
(b) Explain clearly how the rating arrester is selected. What is the best
location of a lightening arrester and why? (7)

136 s 72

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