EE 1401 POWER SYSTEM OPERATION AND CONTROL

KINGS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

NAME OF THE SUBJECT: EE 1401 POWER SYSTEM OPERATION &

CONTROL

YEAR / SEM: IV / VII

UNIT- I

GENERAL BACKGROUND AND SPEED GOVERNORS

PART – A (2 MARKS)

1. What is the objective of power system control?

2. Why the frequency and voltage are to be regulated in power system?
3. What happens to frequency if the load on the generator increases?
4. Define per unit droop.
5. State the difference between P-f, and Q-lVl.
6. What decides the loading of generating stations?
7. What is the duty of the power system operator?
8. What are the problems associated with the interconnected power system?

PART – B

1. Explain the need for voltage and frequency regulation in power system. (16)

2. What are the components of speed governor system of an alternator? Derive a transfer
function and sketch a block diagram. (16)

3. Draw and explain the basic P-f and Q-V control loops. (16)

4. Briefly explain about the plant level and the system level controls. (16)

5. Briefly discuss the classification of loads and list out the important characteristics of
various types of loads. (16)

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6. (a) Briefly explain the overview of system operation. (8)
(b) Explain about the Static characteristics of various loads (8)

UNIT - II

FREQUENCY CONTROL AND AUTOMATIC GENERATION CONTROL

PART – A (2 MARKS)
1. What is the function of Load Frequency Control?
2. Explain the Principle of Tie-line Bias control.
3. What is the purpose pf primary ALFC?
4. How is the real power in a power system controlled?
5. What is meant by control area?
6. Define area control error?
7. Write the tie line power deviation equation in terms of frequency?
8. List the advantage of multi area operation.
9. List put the various needs for frequency regulation in power system.
10. What is the purpose of a speed changer?

PART – B

1. Discuss in detail the dynamic response of a single area system, without integral
control, following a step load disturbance. (16)

2. Derive the transfer function of an uncontrolled load frequency control of a single area
system and derive the expression for static error following a step load change. (16)

3. Draw the transfer function block diagram for a two area system provided with governor
control and obtain the steady state frequency error following a step load change in both
the areas. (16)

4. A 210 MVA, 50 Hz Turbo Alternator operates at no load at 3000 rpm. A load of 75 MW

is suddenly applied to the machine and the steam valves to the turbine commence to
open after 1 sec due to the time lag in the governor system. Assuming Inertia Constant H
of 5Kw-sec per Kva of generator capacity. Calculate the frequency to which the
generated voltage drops before the steam flow commences to increase to meet the new
load. (16)

5. The data pertaining to a single area power system with linear load-frequency
characteristics are as follows:
Rated Capacity = 2000 MW System Load = 1000 MW
Inertia Constant = 5 sec Speed regulation = 0.03 pu
Load damping factor = 1 pu Nominal Frequency = 50 Hz
Governor Time constant = 0 sec Turbine time constant = 0 sec
For a sudden change in load of 20 MW, determine the steady state frequency deviation
and the change in generation in MW and reduction in original load in MW (16)
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6. The data pertaining to a single area power system with linear load-frequency
characteristics are as follows:
Rated Capacity = 1200 MW System Load = 600 MW
Inertia Constant = 4 sec Speed regulation = 4%
Load damping factor = 0.85 pu Nominal Frequency = 50 Hz
Governor Time constant = 0 sec Turbine time constant = 0 sec
For a sudden change in load of 40 MW, determine the steady state frequency
Deviation. (16)

7. A two area power system has two identical areas with parameters are given below:
Rated Capacity of the area = 3000 MW Nominal Operating load = 1500 MW
Inertia Constant = 4 sec Speed regulation = 4%
Load damping factor = 1 pu Nominal Frequency = 50 Hz
Governor Time constant = 0.06 sec Turbine time constant = 0.3 sec
A load increase M2 = 30 MW, occurs in area 2 Determine i) the steady state
frequency deviation ii) ∆P12s (16)

8. A two area system connected by a tie-line has the following parameters:

AREA 1 2
Turbine output Power (MW) 4000 2000
Nominal Frequency (Hz) 50 50
Inertia Constant speed regulation 4% 5%
Power system Gain ( kp) 50 125
Governor Time Constant 0.2 0.1
Turbine Time Constant 0.3 0.25

A load change of 80 MW occurs in area 1. Determine the steady state frequency and
the change in the tie-line flow. (16)

UNIT – III

REACTIVE POWER AND VOLTAGE CONTROL

PART – A ( 2 MARKS)
1. What are the methods of Voltage control?
2. List the various components in AVR loop.
3. Where are synchronous condensers installed?
4. What are the methods of increasing response in AVR?
5. What are the different types of static VAR compensators?
6. Distinguish between on-load and off-load tap changing.
7. Compare series and shunt capacitors
8. How is voltage control obtained by using tap changing transformer?
9. What is booster transformer? Where it is used?
10. What is SVC?
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PART – B
1. (a) Discuss generation and absorption of Reactive Power (8)
(b) Explain how voltage control can be effected by injection of Reactive Power (8)

2. (a) Draw the composite SVS power system characteristics (8)

(b) What are the applications of SVS (8)

3. Explain different types of static VAR compensators with a phasor diagram (16)

4. A 3Φ, 230 kV transmission line having the following parameters operates at no-load.
R=20Ω, X= 80 Ω, B= 4x10-4 mho. If the receiving end voltage is 210kV find the sending
end voltage representing the transmission line as π model. (16)

5. The load at receiving end of a 3Φ overhead line is 30 MW, 0.8 pf lag at the line voltage
of 66kV. A synchronous compensator is situated at sending end and the voltage at both
ends of the line is maintained at 66kV. Calculate the MVAR of compensator. The line has a
resistance and reactance of 6Ω/ph, 24 Ω/ph, respectively. (16)

6. A 415 kV line is fed through an 132/415kVtransformer from a constant 132kV supply. At

the load end of the line, the voltage is reduced by another transformer of ratio 415/132kV.
The total impedance of the line is (30+j60)Ω. Both transformers are equipped with tap-
changing, the product of the two off-nominal setting is unity. If the load on the system is
200 MW at 0.8of lagging. Calculate the settings of the tap-changer required to maintain the
voltage at 132kV. (16)

7. Two sub-station are connected by two lines in parallel with negligible impedance, but
each containing a tap-changing transformer of reactance 0.22pu on the basis of its rating
of 200 MVA. Find the net absorption of reactive power when the transformer, taps are set
to 1:1.08, and 1:0.95 respectively. Assume pu voltages to be equal at the two ends. (16)

UNIT – IV

ECONOMIC OPERATION OF POWER SYSTEMS

PART – A (2 MARKS)

1. What are load curve and load duration curve?

2. What are the needs for load forecasting?
Need for load forecasting are :
3. What is daily, Weekly, Annual load curve?
4. Define load factor.
5. Define diversity factor.
6. What is demand factor?
7. What is meant by incremental cost curve?
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8. Define spinning reserve.
9. What are cold reserves and hot reserves?
10. When do discontinuities occur in the fuel cost curve and the incremental cot curve?
11. What is plant use factor?
12. What is the purpose of economic dispatch? What is meant by unit Commitment?
13. Compare unit commitment and economic dispatch
14. What do you mean by priority list method?
15. What are all the points to be noted for a economic load dispatch including
transmission losses?

PART – B
1. (a) Explain briefly the constraints on unit commitment problem. (8)
(b) What is spinning reserve and does this reserve help in operating a power system
efficiently? (8)

2. Explain Priority list method using full load average production cost. State the merits and
demerits. (16)

3. Explain with a neat flowchart the procedure for finding the solution for unit commitment
problems using forward DP method. (16)

4. There are three thermal generating units which can be committed to take the system
load. The fuel cost data and generation operating unit data are given below:

F1 = 392.7 + 5.544 P1 + 0.001093 P12

F2 = 217 + 5.495 P2 + 0.001358 P22
F3 = 65.5 + 6.695 P3 + 0.004049 P32 , P1, P2, P3 in MW

Generation limits : 150 ≤ P1 ≤ 600 MW

100 ≤ P2 ≤ 400 MW
50 ≤ P3 ≤ 200 MW
There are no other constraints on system operation. Obtain an optimum unit
commitment table. Adopt Brute force enumeration technique. Show the details of
economic schedule and the component and total costs of operation for each feasible
combination of units for the load level of 900 MW. (16)

5. The input –output curve characteristics of three units are:

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F1=750+6.49 PG1+0.0035P G1

F2=870+5.75 PG2+0.0015P2G2

F3=620+8.56 PG3+0.001P2G3

The fuel cost of unit 1, 2, 3 is 1.0 Rs / Mbtu. Total load is 800 MW. Use participation
factor method to calculate the dispatch for a load is increased to 880 MW? (16)

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6. Obtain the priority list of unit commitment using full load average production cost for the
given data for the load level of 900 MW.
F1 = 392.7 + 5.544 P1 + 0.001093 P12
F2 = 217 + 5.495 P2 + 0.001358 P22
F3 = 65.5 + 6.695 P3 + 0.004049 P32 , P1, P2, P3 in MW

Generation limits : 150 ≤ P1 ≤ 600 MW

100 ≤ P2 ≤ 400 MW
50 ≤ P3 ≤ 200 MW
There are no other constraints on system operation. Obtain an optimum unit commitment
table. (16)

7. Derive the expression for base point and participation method. (16)

8. Give iteration algorithm for solving economic scheduling problem, without transmission
loss. (16)

9. Derive coordination equation for economic dispatch including losses, in the power
system. Give steps for economic dispatch calculation. Neglecting losses (16)

10. Consider the following three units:

IC1 = 7.92 + 0.003124 PG1

IC2 = 7.85 + 0.00388 PG2
IC3 = 7.97 + 0.00964 PG3
PD = 850 MW
PG1 = 392.2 MW, PG2 = 334.6 MW, PG3 = 122.2 MW

Determine the optimum schedule if the load is increased to 900 MW by using Participation
Factor method. (16)

UNIT - V

CONTROL CENTERS AND POWER SYSTEM SECURITY

PART – A (2 MARKS)

1. What are the major functions that are carried out in an operations control center?
2. What are the EMS functions?
3. Define Energy control centre.
4. What is contingency analysis program?
5. What is SCADA?
6. What are the functions of SCADA?
7. What are the different operating states of a power system?
8. What is emergency state?
9. Write importance of state estimation in power system.
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10. What is security monitoring and control?
11. List the factors that affect the power system security.
12. What are the important types of relays used for protection?
13. What do you understand power system stability?
14.Distinguish between reliability and security of a power system.

PART – B
1. Explain the different system operating states . (16)

2. Discuss about automatic substation control using SCADA. (16)

3. Explain about SCADA configuration. (16)

4. Briefly discuss the various functions of energy control centre. (16)

5. Explain the hardware components and functional aspects of SCADA system using a
fundamental block diagram. (16)

6. Explain the various controls for secure operation. (16)

7. Explain briefly how the system states are continuously monitored and controlled(16)

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