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PSA IAE 3 Set1

1. On slack bus _________ and ___________ are specified: points: 2
Voltage Magnitude, Real
power
Voltage Magnitude, Phase angle
Active, Reactive
power
Active power, phase
angle

2. High-speed breakers impact: points: 2

Transient stability
Steady-state stability
Both of
these
None of
these

3. ___________ are designed on the basis of swing curve: points: 2

Rotor windings
Stator windings
Transformer windings
Protection
devices

4. The major cause of voltage instability is: points: 2

Transformer
Generator
Load
Transmission lines

5. Which of the following is a sparse matrix: points: 2

Jacobian matrix
Y bus matrix
Both of
these
None of
these

6. Which type of convergence takes place in Newton Raphson method: points: 2

Linear
convergence
Quadratic
convergence
Cubic
convergence
None of
these

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7. Equal area criterion is applicable to points: 2
Single machine connected to infinite
bus
Two machines connected to infinite
bus
Multi machine system connected to infinite
bus
All of
these

8. The quantity H in swing equation is: points: 2

Kelvin constant
Motion of synchronous
motor/3.55
Inertia constant
None of
these

9. The approximate number of iteration required for n-bus system in Newton-Raphson method is:
points: 2
1
n
3
n^2

10. With respect to Graph theory in Power System Analysis for n number of nodes the rank of graph
is: points: 2
n+2
n
n-1
NONE

11. The state variables in load flow studies are: points: 2

P and
Q
P and
IVI
P and
δ
IVI and
δ

12. Base current in amperes is mathematically expressed as: points: 2

Base KVA / Base KV (line to
line)
Base KVA / √3 Base KV (line to
line)
Base KVA / 3 Base KV (line to
line)
1.5 * Base KVA / Base KV (line to
line

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13. The interconnection between the electrical and mechanical side of the synchronous machine is
mathematically expressed by an equation known as: points: 2
EM Theorem
Swing equation
Sparsity
Superposition
principle

14. Which of the following is an objective of short circuit calculations: points: 2

Evaluations of short-circuit withstand ratings of bus
bars
Calculation of fault voltage
dips
Protective relaying short-circuit requirement evaluation
All of
these

15. The higher the X/R ratio, the _________ is the time for which the asymmetry in the total current
will be sustained: points: 2
Shorter
Longer
BOTH
NONE

16. Statement: In unbalanced three phase system it is quite sufficient to determine the currents and
voltages in one phase, and then displace two other two phases: points: 2
Statement is
correct
Statement is
false
Statement may be correct sometimes and false other
times

17. Short circuit kVA is defined as the product of ________ voltage and __________ current: points: 2
Normal, Normal
Short circuit, Normal
Short circuit, Short
circuit
Normal, Short
circuit

18. Base impedance in ohms is mathematically expressed as: points: 2

[Base voltage in kV (line to line) ] * 1000 / Base
kVA
[Base voltage in kV (line to line) ]^2 * 1000 / Base
kVA
[Base voltage in kV (line to line) ]^3 * 1000 / Base
kVA
None of
these

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19. Which of the following statements is correct about Per unit system points: 2
Transformer connections affect the per unit
values
Referring electrical quantities from one side of the transformer to the other side can be
avoided
Very often per unit impedances expand to very narrow
range
None of
these

20. H in swing equation is defined as points: 2

KE * S
KE/S
2KE + 2S
4KE/S

21. Which of the following is an advantage of sparse systems: points: 2

Reduced round off
errors
Small storage
requirement
Direct solutions can be obtained
faster
All of
these

22. If the rotor angle δ in swing curve increases indefinitely it means: points: 2
System is
unstable
System is
stable
System is highly
stable

23. At a load bus the quantities specified are: points: 2

P and
Q
P and
IVI
P and
δ
IVI and
δ

24. Which one of the following is a correct statement? points: 2

1 + a + a2 =
0
1 – a + a2 =
0
1 – a + a2 =
0
1 – a – a2 =
0

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25. What are some assumptions made for the equal area criterion: points: 2
Mechanical input remains constant
The transmission line and machine resistances are
neglected
Rotor speed of the machine is considered
constant
All of
these

26. Z bus matrix is best defined as: points: 2

Sparse matrix
Dense matrix
Empty matrix
Half matrix

27. Which of the following is correct about Z bus matrix points: 2

Zbus = Ybus
Zbus = 2.Ybus
Zbus = Ybus-1
Zbus =
Ybus3

28. A sparse matrix is the one whose most elements are: points: 2
Zero
Unity
Equal to 5
Higher than 88

29. A matrix will be sparse when its sparsity is greater than: points: 2
0.1
0.25
0.4
0.5

30. Susceptance is _________ part of ____________: points: 2

Real, Admittance
Imaginary, Admittance
Real, Conductance
Imaginary, Conductance

31. Which among these is related to the critical clearing time of a fault in a power system? points: 2
Transient stability limit
Steady state stability
limit
Frequency limit
All of
these
None of
these

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32. Which among these cannot be determined from equal area criterion? points: 2
Critical clearing
angle
Critical clearing
time
Transient stability limit
Both (a) and
(b)
All of
these

33. Under what condition is the system stable under equal area criterion? points: 2
The area under the curve Pa – δ curve must increase to
∞.
The area under the curve Pa – δ curve must become equal to
1
The area under the curve Pa – δ curve must reduce to
zero.
None of
these

34. Why are the series capacitors used? points: 2

Improve the
voltage
Reduce the fault
level
Compensate for line inductive reactance and improve the stability of the power
system.
Improves the power
factor

35. Which among the following methods are used to improve steady state stability? points: 2
Reducing the reactance between the transmission and receiving
points.
By using bundled conductors.
By increasing the excitation of generator or motor or
both.
All of
these
None of
these

36. What is the range of ‘δ’ for stable operation? points: 2

0° < δ < 45°
45° < δ < 90°
0° < δ < 90°
0° < δ < 120°

37. At what value of ‘δ’ the maximum power transfer takes place? points: 2
45 °
90 °
120 °
180 °

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38. What is power angle equation of synchronous machines? points: 2
An equation between electrical power generated to the angular displacement of the
rotor
An equation between mechanical power generated to the angular displacement of the
rotor
An equation between electrical power generated to the angular displacement of stator
windings
An equation between mechanical power generated to the angular displacement of stator
windings

39. Which point on the graph represents the steady state stability limit of the system? points: 2

Point A
Point B
Point C
Point D

40. What will be the inertia constant H, for a water wheel generator having a speed less than 200
rpm? points: 2
2-4
2-3
1-2
5-6

41. What are the main applications of the swing curves? points: 2
Designing the rotor field
windings
Designing the protective
devices
Used to limit the size of the
machine
All of
these
None of
these

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42. What information does the swing curve provide? points: 2
Stability of the
system.
Performance of the
machine
The rotor
performance
All of
these
None of
these

43. What kind of differential equation is swing equation? points: 2

Linear second order
Non Linear first
order
Non linear second order
Linear first
order

44. What is / are the major assumptions made in the calculation of swing equations? points: 2
(a) Damper windings are
neglected
(b) The machine is
lossless
(c) The machine has to run at synchronous
speed
Both (a) and
(b)
All of
these

45. For economic measure the generators at a power plant operate at _____________. points: 2
a. Equal incremental cost
b. Equal
loads
c. Equal power
rating
d. All of
these
e. None of
these

46. Which among the following factors influence the cost of generation of electric power? points: 2
a. Generator
efficiency
b. Fuel
cost
c. Transmission
losses
d. All of
these
e. None of
these

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47. Which among the following methods are highly accurate? points: 2
a. Gauss Seidel method
b. Newton Raphson
method
c. Fast decoupled low flow
method
d. All of
these
e. None of
these

48. Initially what will be the voltage at all the PQ buses for solving the load flow problem using NR
method? points: 2
Vi = 1 ∠ 90°
Vi = 1 ∠ 0°
Vi = 1 ∠ 180°
Vi = 1 ∠ 45°

49. What does the swing equation describe? points: 2

The relative motion of rotor with the field windings of the
machine
The relative motion of the rotor with respect to stator field as a function of
time.
The relative motion of stator field with the rated frequency of the
machine
The performance curve of the
machine

50. What is the result of frequency instability? points: 2

(a) Voltage
collapse
(b) Frequency swings
(c) Tripping of generating
units
Both (b) and
(c)
All of
these