SAMPLE QUESTIONS:

1. In a two-plant system, the entire load is located at plant 2, which is connected to

plant 1 by a transmission line. Plant 1 supplies 120MW of power with a
corresponding transmission loss of 6 MW. Calculate the penalty factors for the
two plants
2. For the given system in (1), λ = $18 /MWh, and the incremental fuel costs for the
two plants are given by dF1/dP1 = 0.01P1 + 10 and dF2/dP2 = 0.02P2 + 12 in
dollars per megawatthour. How much power should be generated at each plant for
minimal total fuel cost
3. For the operating conditions obtained in part 2, determine the dollar savings that
would be realized by coordinating the transmission loss rather than neglecting its
effect
4. Find the loss coefficients for the system shown in Fig. 1from the following data,
in which all numerical quantities are per-unit values: I1 = 1.°, I2 = 1.2, V3 = 1.60°,
Z1 = Z2 = 0.09+ j0.20, and Z3 = 0.06+ j0.06.Calculate the transmission loss for the
system.

1 3 2
Plant 1 Plant 2
I1 I2
Line 1 Line 2
V1 V2
I3
Line 3
V3 Load
4

Fig. 3

5. Part of a power supply system includes two turbine-generator units, rated at 600
and 800MVA and 60Hz, for which R1 = 0.07 pu and R2 = 0.08 pu based on their
respective ratings. Each unit carries a 400MVA steady-state load. The load on the
system suddenly increases by 350MVA. (i) Calculate β on a 1000MVA base. (ii)
Determine ∆f on a 60Hz base and in hertz