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Branch: EE Batch: Hinglish

Practice Sheet – 01
Subject: Power Systems
Chapter: Power System Stability
6. In a multimachine interconnected system, subsequent
1. A 4-pole, 60 Hz, synchronous machine has a real
to a 3-phase fault, the transient stability is examined
power flow of 1.2 p.u. to the infinite bus. If the
by
inertia constant of the machine is 6 MJ/MVA.
Initially rotor angle was 25⁰ with respect to the (a) equal-area criterion
infinite bus, suddenly a fault occurred which made (b) solution of swing equation
the electrical power to zero. If the was fault cleared (c) either by equal-area criterion or by solution of
d swing equation
at rotor angle of 57⁰. The value of at the instant
dt
(d) combination of equal-area criterion and solution
of fault clearance is _______ elect-rad/sec.
of swing equation

2. The power angle characteristic of single machine- 7. The electrical stiffness of a synchronous generator
infinite bus system is Pe = 2sin δ pu. It is operating at connected to a very large grid can be increased by
δ = 45°. The synchronizing power coefficient at the (a) increasing the excitation or the power angle of the
operating point is _______ p.u./elec-degree. machine
(b) reducing the excitation or the synchronous
reactance of the machine
3. A 200 MVA, 4 pole, 60 Hz generator has a moment (c) increasing the synchronous reactance of the
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of inertia 40000kg-m . The angular momentum in machine
MJ-sec/mech-rad is _______. (d) operating the generator at a much lower MW
level compared to the steady-state limit
4. The generator is initially supplying power of 1.0 p.u.
Assume that the postfault system is identical to the
pre-fault system. If the initial rotor angle with 8. The steady state stability limit of a synchronous
respect to infinite bus is 30⁰. The critical clearing machine connected to infinite bus is 2.2 p.u. Infinite
angle for a three-phase fault at the generator bus voltage is 1 p.u. and synchronous machine
voltage is 1.1 p.u. The transfer reactance between
terminals is _______ degrees.
generator and infinite bus is
(a) j 0.5 (b) –j 0.5
5. A transmission line has a total series reactance of 0.2 (c) j 1.0 (d) –j 1.0
p.u. Reactive power compensation is applied at the
mid-point of the line, and it is controlled such that
the mid-point voltage of the transmission line is 9. Two identical synchronous machines having same
always maintained at 0.98 p.u. If voltage at both ends inertia constant are connected in parallel and
of the linear maintained at 1.0 p.u., then the steady swinging together. The effective inertia constant is 4
state power transfer limit of the transmission line is MJ/MVA. Then each machine has an inertia constant
of
(a) 9.8 p.u. (b) 4.9 p.u.
(a) 2 MJ/MVA (b) 4 MJ/MVA
(c) 19.6 p.u. (d) 5 p.u.
(c) 8 MJ/MVA (d) 16 MJ/MVA
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10. A 50 Hz, four-pole turbo generator rated at 30 MVA, 14. A 50 Hz six pole turbo-generator rated 120 MVA, 11
13.2 kV has an inertia constant of H = 9.0 kW- kV has an inertia constant of 5 MJ/MVA. If the
sec/kVA. What is the KE stored in the rotor at
mechanical input is suddenly raised to 60 MW for an
synchronous speed?
electrical load of 40 MW, then the rotor acceleration
(a) 135 MJ (b) 180 MJ
is _________ elec.deg/s2
(a) 270 MJ (D) 360 MJ

11. The power angle characteristic of single machine- 15. In the given power system network the steady state
infinite bus system is Pe = 1.5 sin δ pu. It is operating power transmission limit is 4 p.u. Now a fault takes
at δ = 60°. Which one of the following is the place in one of the lines of the double circuit line. If
synchronizing power coefficient at the operating the CB is opened in this case the steady state limit in
point? per unit is

(a) 0.75 p.u. (b) 1 p.u.

(c) 1.5 p.u. (d) 3 p.u.

12. A system consisting of a generator with equivalent

reactance of 0.6 p.u. connected to an infinite bus (a) 2.25 p.u. (b) 2.66 p.u.

through a series reactance of 0.8 p.u. The terminal (c) 2.53 p.u. (d) 2.83 p.u.

voltage of generator is held at 1.1 p.u. and voltage of 16. A 50 Hz, 4 pole generator, rated 200 MVA, 11 kV

infinite bus is 1 p.u. The steady state power limit of has inertia constant H = 10 MJ/MVA. If mechanical

the system is ________ p.u. input of generator in suddenly increased to 100 MW

for an electrical output of 60 MW. If acceleration is

13. A 100 MVA synchronous generator operates on full maintained for 5 cycle. The rotor speed at the end of
load at a frequency of 50 Hz. The load is suddenly
this period is _______rpm.
reduced to 80 MW. Due to time lag in governor
system, the steam valve begins to close after 0.5
seconds. The change in frequency that occurs in this 17. A 2 pole, 50 Hz, 11 kV alternator has a rating of

time is ________ Hz. (H = 8 kW–s /KVA of 100 MW, power factor 0.85 lagging. The rotor has

generator capacity) a moment of inertia of 10,000 kg-m2. The value of

angular momentum M in MJ-sec/elect-degree is
_______.
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18. A 100 MVA, 2 pole, 50 Hz generator has a moment 21. A system consisting of a generator with equivalent
of inertia 50 103 kg-m2 . What is angular reactance of 0.6 p.u. connected to an infinite bus
momentum in MJ-sec/elec-rad is _______.
through a series reactance of 0.8 p.u. The terminal
19. A 50 Hz generator, connected directly to an infinite
voltage of generator is held at 1.25 p.u. and voltage
bus operating at a voltage of 1 p.u. has a
synchronous reactance of 1.25 p.u. The generator of infinite bus is 1 p.u. The steady state power limit
no load voltage is 1.2 p.u. and its inertia constant H of the system is ________ p.u.
is 6 MJ/MVA. The generator is suddenly loaded to
22. Two 50 Hz generating units operate in parallel with
80 percent of its maximum power limit. The
frequency of the resulting natural oscillations of the in the same power plant and have the following
generator rotor is _______rad/sec. ratings:

Unit 1: 400 MVA, H1 = 8 MJ/MVA.

20. A 3-phase, 60 Hz, synchronous generator has rating
Unit 1: 700 MVA, H1 = 2 MJ/MVA.
500 MVA. The Kinetic energy of the machine at
synchronous speed is 1000 MJ. The machine is The equivalent H constant for the two units on a 200
running steadily at synchronous speed and
MVA base is _________ MJ/MVA.
delivering 100 MW power at power angle of 12
electrical degrees. If the load is suddenly removed,
assuming the acceleration is constant for 6 cycles,
the value of power angle after 2 cycles is _______
ele. degrees.
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Answer Key
1. 6.489 12. 1.226
2. 0.0246 13. 0.3115
3. 7.54 14. 300
4. 79.56 15. (b)
5. (a) 16. 1501.5
6. (b) 17. 0.0548
7. (d) 18. 15.70
8. (a) 19. 3.88
9. (a) 20. 12.6
10. (c)
21. 1.467
11. (a)
22. 23

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