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This document is an exam for a course on HVAC and DC transmission. It contains two parts: Part A consists of short answer questions; Part B consists of longer answer questions from which students must answer 3. The questions cover topics like the necessity of EHVAC transmission, properties of corona, comparing AC and DC transmission, advantages of different pulse converters, synchronous condensers, factors in high pass filter design, mechanical considerations in line performance, the relationship between audio noise levels of single and 3 phase transmission, calculating critical disruptive voltage and corona loss, types of HVDC links and their characteristics, components of HVDC transmission systems, operation of a 6 pulse Garetz circuit, effects of source inductance, conventional control strategies for

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This document is an exam for a course on HVAC and DC transmission. It contains two parts: Part A consists of short answer questions; Part B consists of longer answer questions from which students must answer 3. The questions cover topics like the necessity of EHVAC transmission, properties of corona, comparing AC and DC transmission, advantages of different pulse converters, synchronous condensers, factors in high pass filter design, mechanical considerations in line performance, the relationship between audio noise levels of single and 3 phase transmission, calculating critical disruptive voltage and corona loss, types of HVDC links and their characteristics, components of HVDC transmission systems, operation of a 6 pulse Garetz circuit, effects of source inductance, conventional control strategies for

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Code No: RT41022 R13 Set No.

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IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March - 2017
HVAC & DC TRANSMISSION
(Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Question paper consists of Part-A and Part-B
Answer ALL sub questions from Part-A
Answer any THREE questions from Part-B
*****
PARTA (22 Marks)
1. a) What is the necessity of EHVAC transmission? Explain. [4]
b) List out the properties of corona. [3]
c) Compare AC and DC transmission. [4]
d) What are advantages of 6 pulse converter over 12 pulse converter? [3]
e) Define synchronous condenser. [4]
f) What factors need to be considered in the design of high pass filters? [4]
PARTB (3x16 = 48 Marks)
2. a) What are the different mechanical considerations in line performance? Explain. [8]
b) Show that the variation of surface voltage gradient on the periphery of a
sub-conductor of bundle conductor follows cosine law. [8]

3. a) Discuss the relationship between single phase and 3 phase audio noise levels. [8]
b) A particular three phase transmission line has total corona loss of 57 KW at [8]
110KV and corona loss of 99KW at 114.8KV. Calculate the critical disruptive
voltage per phase and corona loss at 120KV.

4. a) Explain the kinds of HVDC links with their characteristics. [8]


b) Draw the schematic diagram of HVDC transmission system and discuss function [8]
of each component.

5. a) Explain the operation of 6 pulse Garetz circuit with the derivation for output [8]
voltage.
b) Discuss in details the effect of source inductance on HVDC system. [8]

6. a) Explain conventional control strategies can be adopted for HVDC transmission [8]
system and also draw their characteristics.
b) What are the various types AC filters that are employed in HVDC and discuss [8]
any two filters in detail?

7. a) Derive an equation for harmonic voltage and current for single tuned filter and [8]
discuss the influence of network admittance.
b) Explain the effect of firing angle errors on non characteristic harmonics [8]

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