QUEATIONS : 1) SWITCH YARD:

Prepared by: DEVENDRA.M.P

QUE-1) What is meant by Breaker? QUE-2) What are the types of Breakers? QUE-3) Define is Breaker time? QUE-4) What is meant by Fault clearing time? QUE-5) What are CTs & PTs? QUE-6) What are the causes of faults in CTs & PTs? QUE-7) What are the causes of faults in switchgears? QUE-8) How CTs must be connected for differential protection? QUE-9) What is the type of CT used for differential protection? QUE-10)What is the use of Interposing CT? QUE-11)What is an Isolator? QUE-12)What are the types of Isolators? QUE-13)What are the lighting arrestors? QUE-14)What are the types of lighting arrestors? QUE-15) A CT must never be operated with its secondary open-circuited. Why? QUE-16)What are single-circuit & double circuit over head transmission lines? QUE-17)What is the purpose of ground wires in transmission lines? QUE-18)What are Insulators? QUE-19)What are the types of Insulators? QUE-20)What are line supports? 2 )RELAY: 1) What is a relay? 2) What are the types of relays? 3) What is a protective relay? 4) What are the fundamental requirements of protective relays? 5) Define relay time? 6) Define pickup current? 7) What does current setting mean? 8) What is meant by plug setting multiplier (PSM)? 9) What is meant by Time setting multiplier (TSM)? 10) What are the actuating quantities of relay? 11) What is the electro magnetic relay? 12) What is the Static relay? 13) What are the basic principals of operation of Electro magnetic relay? 14) What are the types of Electro magnetic attraction relays? 15) What are the types of Electro magnetic induction relay? 16) What is instantaneous relay? 17) What is inverse time relay? 18) What is definite time lag relay? 19) What is differential relay?

20) What is the use of differential relay? 21) What is meant by distance protection? 22) What is biased relay? 23) What is earth fault relay? 24) What is the use of check synchronous relay? 25) What is the use of Voltage dependent over current relay? 26) What is Offset mho relay? 27) How Offset mho relay works? 28) What is the use of negative phase sequence relay? 29) What is the use of LBB protection? 30) Why differential relay does not provide complete protection to winding from earth fault? 3 ) TRANFORMER: 1) What is the principle operation of a transformer? 2) Why do we use Iron core in a transformer? 3) What will happen if primary of the transformer is connected to DC supply? 4) What are the types of transformer? 5) What are the applications of transformer? 6) What are the tests conducted on a transformer? 7) What are the advantages of open & short circuit tests on a transformer? 8) What are the losses in a transformer? 9) What is the difference between Power & Distribution transformers? 10) What functions do Instrument transformers perform? 11) What are the advantages of oil over air as a cooling medium in a transformer? 12) Why efficiency of a transformer not determined by direct loading? 13) What are the causes of faults in transformer? 14) What is the use of over current protection in a transformer? 15) What are the safety devices other than electrical relays in a transformer? 16) What is Buccholz relay? 17) What are the faults sensed by Buccholz relay? 18) What is the recommended size for Buccholz relay? 19) How pressure relief & pressure relays work? 20) At what temperature the oil in the transformer starts decomposing? 21) At what height Buccholz relay must be placed? 22) What are the abnormal conditions of a transformer? 23) Why the Iron losses are constant in a transformer? 24) What is the condition for maximum efficiency in a transformer? 25) What is voltage regulation of a transformer? 4 ) ALTERNATORS: 1) How does a 3-ph alternator differ from a DC generator? 2) What are the advantages of stationary armature in an alternator? 3) Why are 3-ph alternators are generally star-connected?

4) Why do turbo alternators use nonsalient poles? 5) Why hydrogen cooling is used for large turbo alternators instead of air? 6) What are the advantages of short-pitched windings in an alternator? 7) What is meant by synchronous reactance of an alternator? 8) What is the effect of load power factor on armature reaction in an alternator? 9) What factors govern the terminal voltage of an alternator when load changes? 10) Why is the knowledge of voltage regulation is important? 11) What are the advantages of alternator having large ratings? 12) What is synchronizing? 13) What do you mean by infinite bus bar? 14) What do you mean by hunting of alternators? 15) What is the function of Damper winding? 16) Why alternators rated in KVA? 17) What are the losses in alternators? 18) How is the efficiency of an alternator is effected by load power factor? 19) How are the iron & friction losses of an alternator measured? 20) How are armature copper losses of an alternator determined? 21) What are the conditions of synchronizing two sections of power sections? 22) What are the effects of wrong synchronization? 23) What are the effects of unbalanced loading? 24) What are the causes of Rotor winding fault? 25) What are the effects of rotor earth fault?