Two Marks

April 2015:
1.What are the functions of protective relays
2.Define selectivity of protective relaying
3.State the disadvantages of differential relay
4. Define operating time of a relay
5.what are the causes of over speed and how
alternators are protected from it
6.Why busbar protection is needed
7.What are the two theories that are used to
describe the arc extinction phenomena
8.Define the term current chopping
9.What is the special feature of vacuum CB
10.Write any two advantages of SF6 circuit breaker.

Nov 2014:
1.What are the functions of protective relays
2.Define selectivity of protective relaying
3.What are the merits of mho relay
4.What is the need for protection zone in the
system

5.What is the importance of bus bar protection

6.What are the various possible faults in
transformer
7.Define recovery voltage
8.Define rate of rise of restriking voltage
9.What are the basic requirements of circuit
breakers
10. Why SF6 gas is preferred in circuit breakers
April 2014:
1.What is the need for protective scheme in power
system
2.What is meant by relay margin
3.Write the principle of differential relays
4.What is a static relay? What are their essential
components?
5.How is generator protected against unbalanced
current
6.What is meant by relay coordination
7.What is RRRV
8.What are the types of tests performed on circuit
breakers
9.What is the purpose of oil in oil circuit breakers

10.What are the advantages of HRC fuses

April 2013:
1.What is meant by R-X diagram
2.What are the essential qualities of a relay
3.What is a MHO relay
4.What is static relay
5.What are the limitations of Buchholz relay
6.What are the basic protection are provided
for every motor
7.What are the two factors on which RRRV
depends upon
8.Define current chopping
9.What are the ratings of circuit breakers
10.What are the properties of SF6 gas
Nov 2013:
1.What is primary and backup protection
2.Define pickup of a relay
3.On what principle,distance relays are
operating
4.What is the function of negative sequence
relay
5.What is inverted running in alternators

6.What is the operating principle behind carrier

current protection of lines
7.What is current chopping
8.List out the advantages of HRC fuses
9.What are the drawbacks of using oil as arc
quenching medium
10.What are the different types of air blast
circuit breakers
Nov 2013 : (4648235)
1.What is meant by primary protection and
secondary protection
2. Define the terms
A.)pick-up value arid
B.)reset value
3. what is the principle of differential relays
4.Draw the operating characteristics of an
impedance relay on R-X plane
5.What are the types of faults that are likely to
occur in an alternator
6.What is the importance of bus bar protection
7.Define the term rate of rise of re-striking
voltage.
8.What are the tests to be carried out in circuit
breakers to prove its ability
9.Mention the advantages and disadvantages
of oil as an arc quenching medium

10.Write the desirable characteristics of fuse

elements
Nov 2012:
1.What is called as primary protection
2.What are the essential qualities of protective
relay
3.How is directional over current realy suitable
for short circuit conditions
4.What are the different types of relay used for
protection
5.What is pilot wire differential protection
6.What is the carrier current protection scheme
7.What are the primary duties of a circuit
breaker
8.What is breaking capacity
9.What are the different types of air circuit
breakers
10.What are the demerits of SF6 circuit breaker
April 2012:
1.What
2.What
3.What
4.What
relays

is the need for relay protection

are the different types of relay
is negative phase sequence relay
are the different types of distance

5.What is mho relay

6.What is the protection schemes employed in
AC machines
7.What is current chopping
8.Define RRRV
9.What are the different types of circuit
breakers
10.What are the merits of SF6 circuit breaker

April 2011:
1.What is known as symmetrical faults
2.What is meant by R-X diagram
3.What is meant by over current protection and
list the application of over current relays
4.Where are the types of electromagnetic
relays
5.Write the protective schemes for transformer
protection
6.Narrate the principle of carrier current
protection of transmission lines
7.Define RRRV
8.Differential ac and dc circuit breaking
9.What are the functions of oil in oil circuit
breaker
10.List the routine tests conducted on circuit
breakers

Nov 2010:
1.What are the causes of short circuit currents
2.What are the essential qualities of a relay
3.List the application of differential relay
4.What is a MHO relay
5.State the possible generator stator and rotor
faults
6.What is meant by single phasing in AC motor
operation
7.Write the arcing phenomena
8.What is meant by current chopping
9.What are the properties of SF6 gas
10.Write the significance of routine tests in
circuit breaker