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1.

2.

The effect of the capacitance is

usually neglected in the ______
transmission line
A. long
B. short *
C. middle
D. medium

B. 6.5x10-3+ j0.123 pu
C. 7.1x10-3+ j0.065 pu
D. 4.2x10-3+j0.042 pu*
8.

In a given ZBUS, Z11=j0.5918pu,

Z22=j0.612pu, Z12 = jZ21=j0.51pu. If
an impedance Zb=j0.05pu is added
to bus 2 and new bus 3, find the
impedance Z33.
A. j0.113pu
B. j0.456pu
C. j0.662pu * D. j0.912pu
9.

3.

4.

In a bus impedance matrix, Z 11=j0.5

pu, and Z22= j0.18 pu. Find the fault
current if a symmetrical fault occurs
at bus 2 through an impedance
Zb=j0.02 pu, The base current I is
1,500 amperes
A. 1,550 amps B. 1,250 amps
C. 2,350 amps D. 7,500 amps *
In
a
given
ZBUS,
Z11=j1.0pu,
Z22=j1.2pu, Z12 = jZ21=j1.0pu. If an
impedance Zb=j1.25pu is added to
bus 2 and ground, find the new Z22.
A. j0.545
B. j0.612pu *
C. j0.255
D. j0.812

5.

If Va2=1.5/450 pu, determine Vc2.

A. 1.5/-750 *
B. 1.5/450
C. 1.5/1650
D. 1.5/-1350

6.

If Ia=(300+j400) A, Ib= (200+j200)

A and Ic= (-400-j200) A. Determine
Ib2.
A. 251/110.890 *
B.
521/113.70
C. 421/206.70
D.
307/206.70

7.

A short transmission line has a series

line impedance of 5+j50 .
Determine the per unit value with
Sbase equals100MVA and Vbase
equals 345-kv,
A. 4.2x10-6+ j0.42 pu

A
15km
long
single-phase
transmission line is composed of
round conductors with diameters
equal to 0.8-cm, separated from
each other by 40-cm. Determine the
inductance of the line.
A. 29mH *
B. 90mH
C. 67mH
D. 54mH
The distances between conductors of
a three-phase transmission line are
5m, 5m, and 8m. Determine the
GMD.
A. 9.23m
B. 7.21m
C. 5.85m *
D. 4.67m

10. One phase of a transmission line is

composed of three round conductors
with diameter equal to 0.8-cm. If the
distances between these conductors
are equal, determine its GMR.
A. 0.912-cm
B. 0.254-cm
C. 0.712-cm
D. 0.584-cm
*
11. Calculate the line-to-line capacitance
per meter of a 3-phase transmission
line if its GMR and GMD are 0.4cm
and 40-cm respectively
A. 10pF
B. 56pF
C. 12pF *
D. 41pF
12. What is the capacitive reactance per
kilometer of a three-phase
transmission line if its capacitance is
7.4nF/km?
A. 358k *
B. 791k
C. 821k
D. 237k
13. The length of the transmission line is
70-km. If the capacitive reactance
per kilometer is 210-, determine
the equivalent reactance.
A. 68
B. 3 *

C. 333 m

D. 14,700

14. A single-phase transmission line has

a length of 10-km. If the total
inductance is 16.65mH and the
distance between conductors is 1.0
meter, what is the conductor
diameter?
A. 2.0-cm *
B. 8.0-cm
C. 3.0-cm
D. 6.0-cm
15. The impedance of a short 230-kV
transmission line is 10cis800 . If the
sending end power is 150-MW at
230-kV and at 0.82 power factor,
what is the voltage at the other end?
A. 224.45-kV *
B. 214.45-kV
C. 245.45-kV
D. 235.45-kV
16. The power at the receiving end of a
transmission line is 100-MW at 215kV with a power factor of 0.9. If the
series impedance is 0.62+j35.15 ,
determine the line efficiency.
A. 98.88%
B. 99.83% *
C. 97.21%
D. 96.33%
17. If the receiving end line-to-line
voltage
of
a
three-phase
transmission line is 215-kV and its
sending end line-to-line voltage
223.5-kv, what is its per cent voltage
regulation?
A. 3.95% *
B. 7.45%
C. 2.41%
D. 8.34%
18. The per unit length parameters of a
215-kV,
three-phase
long
transmission line operating at 60-Hz
are y=j3.2x10-6 Siemens/km and
z=(0.1+j0.5)/km. Determine the
surge impedance Zc where Zc=

z/ y

A. 460/-2.650

B. 480/-4.340

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C. 420/-8.120

D. 400/-5.650 *

19. For
a
nominal-T
determine the A
Z=10+j20 and Y=
per phase.
A. 0.996 /0.115o
0.115o
C. 0.996 /0.115o
0.115o

configuration,
parameter if
400Siemens
B. 0.996 /
*

D. 0.996 /

20. Find the sending end voltage per

phase of a medium transmission line
given the following: A=0.967/0.034o,
B=117.19x10-3/88.98o, VR= 124.13V
and IR=298.37/-25.80 amperes
A. 139.32kV *
B. 122.89kV
C. 131.22kV
D. 145.81kV
21. At what fault is Ia1= Ia2= Ia0 ?
A. symmetrical
B. line-to-ground *
C. double-line-to-ground
D. line-to-line
22. A 150-MVA, 13.8-kV, Y-connected, 3, 60-Hz alternator has a subtransient reactance of j0.25 pu, its
negative-sequence reactance is j0.30
pu, and its zero-sequence reactance
is j0.15 pu. The neutral of the
alternator is solidly grounded. The
alternator has no-load when a
symmetrical fault occurs at its
terminal.
Determine
the
fault
current.
A. 15kA
B. 55kA
C. 25kA *
D. 30kA
23. A 150-MVA, 13.8-kV, Y-connected, 3, 60-Hz alternator has a subtransient reactance of j0.25 pu, its
negative-sequence reactance is j0.30
pu, and its zero-sequence reactance
is j0.15 pu. The neutral of the
alternator is solidly grounded. The
alternator has no-load when a

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double-line fault occurs at its
terminals. Determine the zerosequence component of the fault
current.
A. 0
*
B. 0.25 pu
C. 1 pu
D. 0.55 pu
24. At a certain point in an electric
power system, the available fault
MVA is to be determined. The MVA
base is given as 400MVA. If the
looking-back
impedance
is
equivalent to j0.25 pu, determine the
MVA short circuit at this point.
A. 1,600 MVA *
B. 2,000 MVA
C. 100 MVA
D. 200 MVA
25. A 20-MVA, 13.2-kV, Y-connected, 3, 60-Hz alternator has a subtransient reactance of j0.3 pu, its
negative-sequence reactance is j0.20
pu, and its zero-sequence reactance
is j0.10 pu. The neutral of the
alternator is solidly grounded. The
alternator is not loaded when a lineto-ground fault occurs on phase a.
Determine the fault current.
A. 4,374 amp * B. 8,902 amp
C. 6,721 amp D. 6,721 amp
26. The effect of the capacitance is
usually neglected in the ______
transmission line
A. long
B. short *
C. middle
D. medium
27. Determine the number of days a fuel
of 5 quads be consumed if it is used
on a power plant having an output of
1012 BTU/day with an efficiency of
25%.
A. 1,550 days B. 250 days
C. 2,350 days D. 1,250 days *
28. A hydro-electric power plant contains
1 million cubic meters of water. The
water turbine is located 50 meters
below the water level. If losses are

neglected, calculate the amount of

energy in MWh this volume of water
will produce.
A. 545
B. 135 *
C. 255
D. 812
29. Which of the following is not an
unsymmetrical fault?
A. three-line-to line *
B. line-to-ground
C. double-line-to-ground
D. line-to-line
30. Which fault is the zero-sequence
network not included?
A. three-line-to line
B. line-to-ground
C. double-line-to-ground
D. line-to-line *
31. If the fault is a double-line-to-ground
fault, the positive-sequence network,
the negative-sequence network and
the zero-sequence network are in
_____?
A. series
B.
parallel *
C. parallel-series
D.
series-parallel
32. What is a+ a2 equal to?
A. -1 *
B. 1
C. 1/3
D. 0
33. At what fault is Ia1= Ia2= Ia0 ?
A. symmetrical
B. line-to-ground *
C. double-line-to-ground
D. line-to-line
34. Two buses 1 and 2 are connected by
a line with impedance of (0+j5).
Bus1 is 10030 V, and bus 2
voltage is 1000 V. Determine the
real and reactive power supplied by
Bus1
A. 1000W,268Var *

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B. -1000W,-134Var
C. 276.9W,-56.7Var
D. -276.9W,56.7Var
35. Which of these conductors is usually
used in over-head transmission
systems,
A. Copper
B. All Aluminium
C. ACSR *
D. Zinc alloy
36. The point in designing feeders are
mainly based from the point of
A. Current Carrying Capacity *
B. Impedance
C. Operating Voltage
D. Operating Frequency
37. In a transmission which of these is
usually neglected
A. Resistance B. Capacitance
C. Inductance D. Conductance *
38. If the frequency in the transmission
line is increased, then the:
A. Line resistance increases
B. Line resistance decreases
C. Shunt reactance increases
D. Shunt reactance decreases *
39. Skin effect of the conductor results in
the:
A. decrease in the dc resistance
B. Increase in the ac resistance *
C. decrease in the ac resistance
D. increase in the dc resistance
40. With the presence of earth
overhead lines:
A. C decreases and L increases
B. C increases and L increases
C. C and L increases
D. Only C increases *

42. Corona is accompanied by following

events:
A. Hissing sound
B. Vibration
C. Power Loss
D. All the above *
43. Corona has the disadvantage of:
A. Power loss lines
B. Interferences in communication
lines
C. harmonics in lines
D. all the above *
44. Corona losses are minimized by
A. reducing conductor size
B. providing irregular shape
conductors
C. reducing current density
D. using smooth conductors *

45. In overhead lines _____ are generally

used for transmitting power
A. Copper
B. Aluminum
C. ACSR *
D. Galvanized Steel
46. Which of these is the subsystem of
protection system
A. Circuit Breakers B. Transducers
C. Relays
D. All of these *
47. ANSI code number 50 represents
A. instantaneous overcurrent relay *
B. ac time overcurrent relay
C. ac circuit breaker
D. power factor relay

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41. This phenomenon is known as ___

when the conductor surface carries
more current compared to center
with is applied is
A. Corona
B. Skin Effect *
C. Ferrite Effect D. Lenz's Law

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48. ANSI code number 51 represents

A. instantaneous overcurrent relay
B. ac time overcurrent relay *
C. ac circuit breaker
D. power factor relay
49. ANSI code number 52 represents
A. instantaneous overcurrent relay
B. ac time overcurrent relay
C. ac circuit breaker *
D. power factor relay

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50. ANSI code number 55 represents
A. instantaneous overcurrent relay

B. ac time overcurrent relay

C. ac circuit breaker

D. power factor relay *

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