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SWITCHGEAR & PROTECTION

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(2019 Pattern) (Semester - VIII) (403148)

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Instructions to the candidates:
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1) Solve Q.1 or Q.2, Q.3 or Q.4.

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3) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.

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Q1) a) Discuss various causes of faults in a power system. [3]
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b) Explain following essential properties of protective relaying - [6]
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i) Selectivity
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ii) Stability
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iii) Adequateness
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c) The current rating of an overcurrent relay is 5 A. The relay has a plug

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setting of 150% and time multiplier setting (TMS) of 0.5. The CT ratio is
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400/5. Determine the operating time of relay for a fault current of 6000 A.
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At TMS = 1, operating time at various PSM are given below [6]

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PSM 2 4 5 8 10 20
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Operating time in Sec. 10 5 4 3 2.8 2.4

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Q2) a) Draw trip circuit of circuit breaker. [3]

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b) Derive the torque equation in case of induction type of relays. [6]

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c) With neat diagram, explain the construction & working of induction type
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nondirectional overcurrent relay. [6]

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Q3) a) Explain high and low resistance principles of arc interruption in case of

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circuit breakers. [8]

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b) Explain following terms with respect to circuit breaker switching - [7]

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ii) Restriking voltage

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iii) Recovery voltage
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iv) Arc voltage
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Q4) a) A three phase alternator has the line voltage of 11 kV. The generator is
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connected to a circuit breaker. The inductive reactance upto the circuit

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breaker is 5 ohm per phase. The distributed capacitance up to circuit

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i) Peak restriking voltage across the circuit breaker.
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ii) Frequency of restriking voltage transient.
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iii) Average rate of restriking voltage up to peak restriking voltage.

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iv) Maximum RRRV.

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