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WorksheetsEV Charging testing
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
The earthing arrangement that should not be used for EV charging equipment outdoors without special equipment is..
TN-C-S
TN-S
TT
The maximum expected Ze of a TN-C-S system is..
0.35 ohms
3.5 ohms
0.8 ohms
21 ohms
The maximum expected Ze of a TN-S system is..
0.35 ohms
0.8 ohms
8 ohms
21 ohms
The maximum Ra of an Earth Electrode in a TT system before it is classed as unstable is..
21 ohms
200 ohms
13.5 ohms
0.8 ohms
You are installing an EV Charger outdoors and the sheath of the public supply cable is used as the means of earthing for the installation, what type of protection do you fit
a 30mA RCD
a PEN fault protection device, type A 30mA RCD
PEN fault protection device, type B 30ma RCD
PEN fault protection device, RDC-DD
You obtain a reading of 5 ohms on a TT system main earth electrode, the minimum size RCD required to protect the supply to the EV charger is..
100mA
300mA
30mA
10A
You install an Earth Electrode for an EV charger, which method do you use to test it?
E1 Fall of Potential method
E2 Stakeless or Probe
E3 Earth Fault Loop tester
You are testing an existing Earth Electrode on a TT system protected by an RCD, which test method do you use?
E1- Fall of Potential Method
E2- Stakeless or Probe
E3- Earth Fault Loop Tester
You are performing an Earth Electrode Resistance test, from left to right, where do you install the electrodes?
Earth electrode-
Current Electrode-
Potential Electrode-
Current Electrode-
Earth Electrode-
Potential Electrode-
Earth Electrode-
Potential Electrode-
Current Electrode-
You are performing an Earth Electrode Resistance test, how far do you move the potential electrode from the centre on tests 2 and 3?
5% left, 5% right
10% left, 20% left
10% left, 10% right
While performing a Fall of Potential Earth Electrode Resistance test, you obtain readings of 123ohms, 135ohms & 128ohms, which reading do you take
The lowest reading
The highest reading
The middle reading
The average of the 3 readings
The Ka rating on an MCB is its
overload rating
pfc breaking capacity
residual current rating
You measure a Ze of 0.05 ohms on a 400/230v installation, what is the minimum kA rating of the mcb you can fit for a 3 phase circuit?
3kA
6kA
10kA
15kA
You are running a submain from a 400v Distribution board (DB1) to a new 230v distribution board (DB2), you are then running the EV charger from the single phase board. The Ze at the 400v Distribution board is 0.05 ohms, the R1+R2 of your submain is 0.11 ohms, and your final circuit to the EV charger is 0.13ohms. Where must you perform a Pfc test?
At DB1
At DB2
At the EV Charger
At DB1 & DB2
While testing an Earth Electrode, it should be
connected to the MET with the supply on
connected to the MET with the supply off
disconnected from the MET with the supply on
disconnected from the MET with the supply off
You are testing a main protective bonding conductor, you should..
use test method 1 with the bonding conductor connected
use test method 1 with the bonding conductor disconnected
use test method 2 with the bonding conductor disconnected
use test method 2 with the bonding conductor connected
You are testing the R1+R2 of a CPC on a TN system protected by a 32A B type MCB which has a max ZS in BS7671 of 1.37 ohms, the expected reading on your low resistance ohm-meter will be..
<1.1 ohm
<1.37 ohms
>1.5 ohms
<20 ohms
You are testing the R1+R2 of a circuit, the expected reading due to length would 0.8ohms. The ambient temperature is 30c, with a correction factor of 1.04. What reading would you obtain?
0.85 ohms
0.77 ohms
0.80 ohms
0.83 ohms
You are testing the R1+R2 of conductor, the expected reading due to length would 0.8ohms. The cable is a 70c Thermoplastic, with a correction factor of 1.20 for operating temperature. With a Ze of 0.12ohms. What would it's expected Zs be when the circuit is in operation?
0.85 ohms
1.08 ohms
1.10 ohms
0.78 ohms
While carrying out a long lead test on a 30m long, 10mm main protective bonding conductor which is 1.83mohm/m, you measure the resistance of your wandering lead at 0.98ohms before it is unrolled. You null the leads and perform your test. The reading of the bonding conductor is 0.00 ohms. This is..
Correct, bonding conductors are big and have little resistance
Incorrect, bonding conductors should be less than 0.05ohms
Incorrect, the wandering lead should have been unwound before nulling
You measure the R1+R2 of a 20m long 2.5mm/1.5mm radial circuit and obtain a reading of 0.39ohm. Your next circuit is a 10mm/6mm radial that is 40m long. Your expected reading will be about?
Twice as much
Half as much
The same
You are performing an insulation resistance test on a 400v circuit, what voltage do you test at?
250v
500v
1000v
You are performing an insulation resistance test on a 230v circuit, what voltage do you test at?
250v
500v
1000v
You are performing an insulation resistance test on a 230v circuit, what is the minimum allowed reading?
0.5M ohm
1M ohm
2M ohm
1 ohm
You are performing an insulation resistance test on a 400v circuit, what is the minimum allowed reading?
0.5M ohm
1M ohm
2M ohm
1 ohm
Before performing an insulation resistance test, you should
leave leads apart and make sure you get >200M ohm
leave leads apart and make sure you get 0M ohm
connect leads together and make sure you get >200M ohm
connect leads together and make sure you get 0M ohm
You perform an insulation resistance test on multiple circuits connected together, you would expect..
Your reading to be the same as the lowest individual circuit reading
Your reading to be the same as the highest individual circuit reading
Your reading to be higher than the highest individual circuit reading
Your reading to be lower than the lowest individual circuit reading
You perform an insulation resistance test on 4 circuits between L+N in a Dis Bd, they are all 10M ohms, if you tested them all connected together in the board, your expected reading would be?
10M ohms
2.5M ohms
5M ohms
40M ohms
You are performing an earth fault loop test on an EV Charger, it is on a 32A B Type MCB with a max Zs of 1.37 ohms. Which reading would be acceptable?
1.05 ohms
1.12 ohms
1.25 ohms
1.38 ohms
You have performed a Zs test on a 32A EV charger and obtained a reading of 0.45 ohms. The Ze is 0.12 ohms. What is the volt drop at the EV charger?
14.4v
3.84v
18.24v
10.6v
The maximum amount of volt drop for a 230v power circuit on a public supply is..
6.9v
10v
11.5v
20v
When you are using an EV as a means of storage on a 230v system, It is recommended to limit the voltage drop between the inverter and the point of connection to the grid to..
1v
2.3v
6.9v
11.5v
You are testing a 61008 30mA RCD to prove it disconnects in the required time, the required time is?
0.04s
0.4s
0.2s
0.3s
