Quiz -1 M.

E (EE) SUBJECT : PSOC

1. Steady state stability of the power
system is improved by
a) Reducing the fault clearance time
b) Using the double circuit line instead
of single circuit line
c) single pole switching
d) decreasing generator inertia
2. Equal area criteria gives the information
regarding
a) Stability region
b) Absolute Stability
c) Relative Stability
d) Swing Curves
3. Which one of the following is true
a) Steady State Stability limit is greater
than Transient Stability limit
b) Steady State Stability limit is equal to
Transient Stability limit
c) Steady State Stability limit is lee than
Transient Stability limit
d) None of the above
4. The stability of the power system is not
affected by:
a) Generator reactance
b) Line reactance
c) Excitation of the generator
d) Line losses
5. For stability and economic reason we
operate the transmission line with power
angle in the range of:
a) 10
o
to 25
o

b) 30
o
to 45
o

c) 60
o
to 75
o

d) 65
o
to 80
o

6. The steady state stability of the power
system can be improved by:
a) Using machines of high impedance
b) Connecting transmission line in series
c) Connecting transmission in parallel
d) Reducing the excitation of the
machines
7. The transfer of power between two
stations is maximum when the phase
angle displacement between the
voltages of the two stations is
a) Zero
b) 90
o

c) 120
o

d) 180
8. The inertia of two group of machines
which swing together are M1 and M2.
The inertia constant of the system is:
a) M1-M2
b) M1+M2
c) M1M2/(M1+M2)
d) M1/M2
9. The equal area criteria of stability is
used for:
a) no load on the busbar
b) One machine and infinite busbar
c) More than one machine and infinite
busbar
d) None of the above
10. If the torque angle of the alternator
increases indefinitely the system will
show:
a) Steady state stability limit
b) Transient state stability limit
c) Instability
d) None of the above
11. The transient stability limit of the power
system can be increased by introducing:
a) Series Inductance
b) Shunt Inductance
c) Series Capacitance
d) Shunt Capacitance
12. he use of high speed breakers can:
a) Increase the transient stability
b) Decrease the transient stability
c) Increase the steady state stability
d) Decrease the steady state stability
13. The inertia constant of the two machines
which are not swinging together are M1
and M2. The equivalent inertia constant
of the system is:
a) M1-M2
b) M1+M2
c) M1M2/(M1+M2)
d) M1M2/(M1-M2)
14. f a generator of 250MVA rating has an
inertia constant of 6MJ/MVA, its inertia
constant on a 100MVA base is:
a) 15 MJ/MVA
b) 10.5 MJ/MVA
c) 6 MJ/MVA
d) 2,4 MJ/MVA
15. A 100 MVA, 11kV, 3 phase, 50Hz, 8
pole synchronous generator has a
inertia constant H = 4 seconds. The
stored in the rotor of the generator at
synchronous speed will be [Gate 1997]
(a)100MJ (b)400 MJ
(c)800MJ (d) 12.5MJ
16. A 500MW, 21kV, 50Hz, 3-phase, 2-pole
synchronous generator having a rated
p.f. =0.9, has a moment of inertia of 27.5
x 10
3
kg-m
2
. The inertia constant (H) will
be
(a) 2.44 s (b) 2.71s
(c) 4.88s (d) 5.42S
17.A cylindrical rotor generator delivers
0.5 pu power in the steady-state to an
infinite bus through a transmission line of
reactance 0.5 pu. The generator no-load
voltage is 1.5 pu and the infinite voltage is
1.5 pu. The inertia constant of the
generator is 5MW
-s
/MV and the generator
reactance is 1 pu.The critical clearing
angle, in degrees, for a three-phase dead
short circuit fault at the generator terminal
is
(a) 53.5 (b) 60.2 (c) 70.8 (d) 79.6