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Power System Protection and Switchgear Quiz 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Relay contacts are normally made up of: _______.

a)

Silver

b)

Copper

c)

Aluminum

d)

Lead

2.

Impedance relays can be used for:

a)

Phase faults

b)

Earth faults

c)

Both A&B

d)

None of the above

3.

The most efficient torque-producing actuating structure for induction type relays is:

a)

Shaded pole structure

b)

Watt-hour meter structure

c)

Induction cup structure

d)

Single induction cup structure

4.

Thermal relays are used for the protection of motors against over-current owing to:

a)

Short circuit

b)

Heavy loads

c)

Earth fault

d)

None of these

5.

The relay used for the feeder protection is:

a)

Under-voltage relay

b)

Translay relay

c)

Thermal relay

d)

Buchholz relay

6.

The values of fault current depend on

a)

Voltage

b)

Total impedance

c)

both (A) and (B)

d)

None of the above

7.

A relay used for protection of motors against overload is

a)

Impedance relay

b)

Electromagnetic relay

c)

Thermal relay

d)

Buchholz's relay

8.

The over-voltage surges in power systems may be caused by

a)

Lightning

b)

Switching

c)

Resonance

d)

Any of the above

9.

The protection against over-voltage due to lightening is provided by

a)

surge diverters

b)

Low tower footing resistance

c)

Use of overhead ground wires

d)

Any of the above

10.

Over-voltage transients may occur due to

a)

Lightning

b)

Switching

c)

Arcing grounds

d)

Any of the abov