1) What is the safety factor of an insulator?
a. Puncture strength * Flash over voltage
b. Puncture strength / Flash over voltage
c. Flash over voltage / Puncture strength
d. None of these
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ANSWER: Puncture strength / Flash over voltage
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2) Sag depends on which factor?
a. Span length
b. Weight of the conductors
c. Tension in the conductors
d. All of these
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ANSWER: All of these
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3) In a balanced 3 phase, 4 wire ac system the phase sequence is RYB. If the voltage of R phase = 230 ∠ 0° volts, then what will be the B phase?
a. 230 ∠ - 120°
b. 230 ∠ - 90°
c. 230 ∠ - 90°
d. 230 ∠ - 120°
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ANSWER: 230 ∠ - 120°
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4) The inductance of a power transmission line increases with
a. Decrease in line length
b. Increase in diameter of conductor
c. Increasing in spacing between the phase conductors
d. Increase in load current carried by the conductors
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ANSWER: Increasing in spacing between the phase conductors
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5) What is the horizontal spacing between phase conductors of 132 kV line?
a. 8 m.
b. 11 m.
c. 14 m.
d. 17 m.
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ANSWER: 8 m.
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6) What is the main drawback of overhead system over underground system?
a. Surge problem
b. High initial cost
c. Higher charging current
d. Underground system is more flexible than overhead system
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ANSWER: Surge problem
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7) What does the bedding on the cable consists of?
a. Jute strands
b. Hessian type
c. Paper tape compounded with a fibrous material
d. Any of these
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ANSWER: Any of these
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8) The capacitances of a 3 phase belted cable are 12.6 μ F between the three cores bunched together and the lead sheath and 7.4 μ F between one core and the other two connected to sheath. What will be the charging current drawn by the cable when connected to a 66 kV supply?
a. 100 A
b. 99.3648 A
c. 105.236 A
d. 107.74 A
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ANSWER: 107.74 A
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9) A distribution system is shown in figure with load currents as marked. The two ends of the feeder are fed by voltage sources such that Vp = Vq = 3 V, the value of the voltage Vp for a minimum voltage of 220 V at any point along the feeder is
a. 225.89 V
b. 222.89 V
c. 220.0 V
d. 228.58 V
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ANSWER: 225.89 V
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10) A 132 kV transmission line, with the weight of conductor = 680 kg/km, length of span = 260 m, ultimate strength = 3100 kg, safety factor =2. Calculate the height above ground at which the conductor should be supported. Ground clearance required is 10 m.
a. 10.7 m
b. 13.7 m
c. 20.83 m
d. 18.75 m
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ANSWER: 13.7 m
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