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Power System Transients

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can we check upon the transient stability of a power system?

a)

By checking variation in load angle

b)

By checking variation of real power with load angle

c)

Checking variation in load angle and real power

d)

Checking variation in load angle or real power

2.

How can we improve the steady state stability of the synchronous generator for a better performance?

a)

Increasing the excitation

b)

Increasing reactance

c)

Decreasing moment of inertia

d)

Increasing moment of inertia

3.

The measure to improve the transient stability of the power system during the unbalanced or unsymmetrical fault can be taken as ________

a)

Single pole switching of CB

b)

Excitation control

c)

Phase shifting transformer

d)

Increasing turbine valve opening

4.

Use of high speed circuit breaker will actually increase the system stability.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

What does the steady state stability of a power system signify?

a)

Maintaining the rated voltage

b)

Maintaining rated frequency

c)

Maintaining a synchronism between machines and tie-lines

d)

All of the mentioned

6.

Which one of the following device is used for improving the power factor of the system:

a)

Synchronous Phase Modifier

b)

Shunt Reactor

c)

Series Reactor

d)

Asynchronous Generator

7.

Filters are used to reduce which of the following:

a)

Voltage distortion

b)

Voltage sag

c)

Harmonics

d)

All the options are correct

8.

Which of the following contribute to the low voltage and poor power factor:

a)

Reactive Power

b)

Load imbalance

c)

Harmonics

d)

All the options are correct

9.

Most of the power quality problems are related to grounding and neutral size issues

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) is defined as the ratio of the Actual Fundamental to RMS harmonic content:

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which one of the following is waveform distortion:

a)

DC offset

b)

Notching

c)

Electrical noise

d)

All the options are correct

12.

DC circuit has which of the following harmonic components:

a)

Negative sequence harmonics

b)

Positive sequence harmonics

c)

DC Circuit will have no harmonic components

d)

All the options are correct

13.

Continuous and rapid variations in the load current magnitude which causes voltage variations:

a)

Harmonics

b)

Voltage distortion

c)

Flicker

d)

Voltage sag

14.

Which one of the following cannot be possible with voltage surges:

a)

Damage to electronic components

b)

Flicker in Incandescent Lamps

c)

Tripping of Sensitive Equipment

d)

Damaging to insulation

15.

The third harmonic currents are known as ______

a)

Positive sequence harmonics

b)

Negative sequence harmonics

c)

Zero sequence harmonics