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Set No. 2

III B.Tech II Semester Examinations,APRIL 2011 SWITCHGEAR AND PROTECTION Electrical And Electronics Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Explain with the aid of circuit and phasor diagrams the function of a Peterson coil in a 3-phase system. What are permissible practical deviations from resonance in the tuning of the Peterson coil? (b) What are the various methods of neutral grounding. 2. Discuss the merits and demerits of vacuum circuit breakers. 3. (a) Explain clearly with neat diagram dierent types of lightning arresters. (b) State the various causes of over voltages in a power system? [8+8] [10+6] [8+8]

4. Discuss with a neat sketch the general principle of operation of a distance protection scheme. [16] 5. (a) What factors cause spill current on external fault in case of transformer differential protection. (b) Prove that the restricted earth fault relay does not operate for faults beyond the star connected winding of a 3-phase delta-star transformer. [6+10] 6. (a) Explain how the inclusion of a resistance in the neutral earthing circuit of an alternator aects the performance of the dierential protection of the threephase stator. (b) Describe how protection is provided in large turbo-alternators against earthfault in the rotor [8+8] 7. Derive the expression for torque developed by a double activating quantity distance relay. Show that the relay operates when fault is within the protected distance of line. [8+8] 8. A generator connected through a 3-cycle Circuit Breaker to a transformer is rated 10MVA, 13.8kV with reactances of Xd = 10%, X d =15% and Xd =100%. It is operating at no load and rated voltage when a 3-phase short circuit occurs between the breaker and the transformer. Determine (a) the sustained short circuit current in breaker; (b) the initial symmetrical rms current in the breaker; (c) the maximum possible d.c component of the short circuit current in the breaker; (d) the momentary current rating of the breaker; 1

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(e) the current to be interrupted by the breaker and (f) the interrupting kVA.

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Set No. 4

III B.Tech II Semester Examinations,APRIL 2011 SWITCHGEAR AND PROTECTION Electrical And Electronics Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. Discuss the merits and demerits of vacuum circuit breakers.

[8+8]

2. (a) What factors cause spill current on external fault in case of transformer differential protection. (b) Prove that the restricted earth fault relay does not operate for faults beyond the star connected winding of a 3-phase delta-star transformer. [6+10] 3. (a) Explain with the aid of circuit and phasor diagrams the function of a Peterson coil in a 3-phase system. What are permissible practical deviations from resonance in the tuning of the Peterson coil? (b) What are the various methods of neutral grounding. [10+6]

4. A generator connected through a 3-cycle Circuit Breaker to a transformer is rated 10MVA, 13.8kV with reactances of Xd = 10%, X d =15% and Xd =100%. It is operating at no load and rated voltage when a 3-phase short circuit occurs between the breaker and the transformer. Determine (a) the sustained short circuit current in breaker; (b) the initial symmetrical rms current in the breaker; (c) the maximum possible d.c component of the short circuit current in the breaker; (d) the momentary current rating of the breaker; (e) the current to be interrupted by the breaker and (f) the interrupting kVA. [16]

5. (a) Explain how the inclusion of a resistance in the neutral earthing circuit of an alternator aects the performance of the dierential protection of the threephase stator. (b) Describe how protection is provided in large turbo-alternators against earthfault in the rotor [8+8] 6. (a) Explain clearly with neat diagram dierent types of lightning arresters. (b) State the various causes of over voltages in a power system? [8+8]

7. Derive the expression for torque developed by a double activating quantity distance relay. Show that the relay operates when fault is within the protected distance of line. [8+8] 3

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8. Discuss with a neat sketch the general principle of operation of a distance protection scheme. [16]

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Set No. 1

III B.Tech II Semester Examinations,APRIL 2011 SWITCHGEAR AND PROTECTION Electrical And Electronics Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Explain how the inclusion of a resistance in the neutral earthing circuit of an alternator aects the performance of the dierential protection of the threephase stator. (b) Describe how protection is provided in large turbo-alternators against earthfault in the rotor [8+8] 2. Discuss the merits and demerits of vacuum circuit breakers. [8+8]

3. (a) What factors cause spill current on external fault in case of transformer differential protection. (b) Prove that the restricted earth fault relay does not operate for faults beyond the star connected winding of a 3-phase delta-star transformer. [6+10] 4. Discuss with a neat sketch the general principle of operation of a distance protection scheme. [16] 5. (a) Explain clearly with neat diagram dierent types of lightning arresters. (b) State the various causes of over voltages in a power system? [8+8]

6. Derive the expression for torque developed by a double activating quantity distance relay. Show that the relay operates when fault is within the protected distance of line. [8+8] 7. A generator connected through a 3-cycle Circuit Breaker to a transformer is rated 10MVA, 13.8kV with reactances of Xd = 10%, X d =15% and Xd =100%. It is operating at no load and rated voltage when a 3-phase short circuit occurs between the breaker and the transformer. Determine (a) the sustained short circuit current in breaker; (b) the initial symmetrical rms current in the breaker; (c) the maximum possible d.c component of the short circuit current in the breaker; (d) the momentary current rating of the breaker; (e) the current to be interrupted by the breaker and (f) the interrupting kVA. [16]

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8. (a) Explain with the aid of circuit and phasor diagrams the function of a Peterson coil in a 3-phase system. What are permissible practical deviations from resonance in the tuning of the Peterson coil? (b) What are the various methods of neutral grounding. [10+6]

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Set No. 3

III B.Tech II Semester Examinations,APRIL 2011 SWITCHGEAR AND PROTECTION Electrical And Electronics Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Explain with the aid of circuit and phasor diagrams the function of a Peterson coil in a 3-phase system. What are permissible practical deviations from resonance in the tuning of the Peterson coil? (b) What are the various methods of neutral grounding. [10+6]

2. (a) Explain clearly with neat diagram dierent types of lightning arresters. (b) State the various causes of over voltages in a power system? [8+8]

3. Discuss with a neat sketch the general principle of operation of a distance protection scheme. [16] 4. (a) Explain how the inclusion of a resistance in the neutral earthing circuit of an alternator aects the performance of the dierential protection of the threephase stator. (b) Describe how protection is provided in large turbo-alternators against earthfault in the rotor [8+8] 5. Discuss the merits and demerits of vacuum circuit breakers. [8+8]

6. (a) What factors cause spill current on external fault in case of transformer differential protection. (b) Prove that the restricted earth fault relay does not operate for faults beyond the star connected winding of a 3-phase delta-star transformer. [6+10] 7. A generator connected through a 3-cycle Circuit Breaker to a transformer is rated 10MVA, 13.8kV with reactances of Xd = 10%, X d =15% and Xd =100%. It is operating at no load and rated voltage when a 3-phase short circuit occurs between the breaker and the transformer. Determine (a) the sustained short circuit current in breaker; (b) the initial symmetrical rms current in the breaker; (c) the maximum possible d.c component of the short circuit current in the breaker; (d) the momentary current rating of the breaker; (e) the current to be interrupted by the breaker and (f) the interrupting kVA. [16]

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8. Derive the expression for torque developed by a double activating quantity distance relay. Show that the relay operates when fault is within the protected distance of line. [8+8]