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SRI VENKATESWARAA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF EEE
SET-1 MODEL EXAM COIPES 07
EE 6702 – PROTECTION AND SWITCHGEAR
Year / SEM: IV/VII Date: 09-10-2019
Time: 3 Hours Maximum: 100 Marks

PART – A (ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS) (10X2=20)

1. What are unit system and non-unit system?

2. Give the consequences of short circuit.
3. Define the term pilot with reference to power line protection.
4. Give the limitations of Merz Price protection.
5. What are the causes of over speed and how alternators are protected from it?
6. What is the backup protection available for an alternator?
7. What are the advantages of static relay over electromagnetic relay?
8. Write the tripping law for synthesis of mho relay using comparators?
9. What is restriking voltage and recovery voltage?
10. What is resistance switching?
11. Define RRRV.Write the importance of RRRV in power systems.
PART – B (5*13=65)
11. A) Discuss about three-phase symmetrical fault? Also discuss the different types of
unsymmetrical faults that can occur on a three-phase system. Which fault is more frequent?
List the causes of short circuits due to failure of insulation on overhead conductors?
(or)
B) Explain different types of earthing the neutral point of the power system.
12. A) Discuss the construction details and principle of operation of induction type
directional over current relay.
(or)
B) (i) Under Frequency relay (ii) Non directional overcurrent relay
13. A) Describe the types of protective schemes employed for the protection of Busbar.
(or)

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 B) Classify different protection schemes normally used for protection of a power
transformer from internal faults? Discuss one of them in brief
14. A) Explain numerical differential protection and overcurrent protection
(or)
B) Explain about static overcurrent relays with block diagram and electronic circuits
15. A) Explain in detail about MOCB
(or)
B) explain about Air Blast Circuit Breaker with neat diagram.
PART – C (1*15=15)
16.a) (I) A star connected, 3 phase, 10 MVA, 6.6 KV alternator has a per phase reactance of
10%. It is Protected by Merz-price circulating-current principle which is set to operate for fault
currents not less than 175 A. Calculate the value of earthing resistance to be provided in order to
ensure that only 10% of the alternator winding remains unprotected.
(7)
(II) A star connected, 3 phase,10 MVA,6.6KV alternator has a per phase reactance of 10%. It is
protected by Merz- price circulating current principle which is set to operate for fault currents not
less than 175 A. Calculate the value of earthing resistance to be provided in order to ensure that
only 10% of the alternator winding remains unprotected. (8)
(OR)
b) Explain briefly about SF6 circuit breaker with neat diagrams.

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