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University Question Bank For PSP - Unit 03

This document contains 28 questions from a university question bank for a 6th semester electrical engineering course on hydro power stations. The questions cover a range of topics related to hydro power including: calculating available power given catchment area and rainfall data; explaining the working and utility of pumped storage hydroelectric plants; classifying different types of hydroelectric plants; reducing water hammer in hydro plants; defining and explaining hydrographs, mass curves, and flow duration curves; explaining components of hydro plants like surge tanks and spillways; calculating average power generation given effective head, catchment area, rainfall, and plant efficiency; explaining problems in hydro power development; and comparing turbines types like Francis, Kaplan, and Pelton and their applications.

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University Question Bank For PSP - Unit 03

This document contains 28 questions from a university question bank for a 6th semester electrical engineering course on hydro power stations. The questions cover a range of topics related to hydro power including: calculating available power given catchment area and rainfall data; explaining the working and utility of pumped storage hydroelectric plants; classifying different types of hydroelectric plants; reducing water hammer in hydro plants; defining and explaining hydrographs, mass curves, and flow duration curves; explaining components of hydro plants like surge tanks and spillways; calculating average power generation given effective head, catchment area, rainfall, and plant efficiency; explaining problems in hydro power development; and comparing turbines types like Francis, Kaplan, and Pelton and their applications.

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University Question Bank for Power Station Practice - 6th Sem EE

Unit - 03 Hydro Power Stations

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Question Statement Marks
No.
1 A hydroelectric power station has a catchment area of 500 sq.km. The average annual 7
rainfall in the area is 125 cm. The average available head in the reservoir is 300m.
Assuming plant efficiency as 85 %, and average run off is 70 %. Calculate the
available power.
2 Explain the working of pumped storage hydroelectric plant with the help of neat 6
diagram. Explain its utility.
3 Explain three different ways of classification of hydroelectric plants. 6
4 What is water hammer? How is it reduced in hydro power plants? 7
5 Define & Explain the importance of: - i) Hydrograph. ii) Mass curve. iii) Flow 7
duration curve.
6 Explain three different ways of classification of hydroelectric plants. 7
7 A proposed hydro power plant with an effective head of 125 m has a catchment area 7
of 600 Sq. Km, in which average rainfall is 150 cm per annum. only 65% of water is
available for power generation. Determine the average power that can be generated
throughout the year if the efficiency of turbine–generator is 75%.
8 Discuss turbines in power plants. 7
9 Define hydrology, flow duration curve and mass curve. Explain their uses with 6
respect to hydro power plant.
10 A hydro power station has a catchment area of 500 square km. The average annual 7
rainfall in the area is 125 cm. The average available head in the reservoir is 300
meters. Assuming plant efficiency of 85 % and an average run-off of 70 %, Calculate
the available power.
11 Explain the working of pumped storage hydroelectric plant with the help of neat 6
diagram. Explain its utility.
12 Explain the following components of hydro electric power plant. 7
i) Surge tank. ii) Spillway. iii) Tail Race
13 Define Hydrology, flow duration curve and mass curve with their uses. 6
14 A proposed hydro power plant with an effective head of 125 m has a catchment area 7
of 600 sq. K, in which average rainfall is 150 cm per year. Only 65 % of water is
available for power generation. Determine the average power that can be generated
throughout the year if the efficiency of turbine generator is 75 %.
15 Explain the working of Hydro power plant with the help of neat diagram. Explain its 7
utility.
16 Explain in details, the problems in hydro power development. 6
17 Explain the working of pumped storage hydroelectric plant with the help of neat 7
diagram. Explain its utility.
18 A proposed hydro station has a catchment area of 500 sq.km. With average rainfall of 6
200 cm. per year. Effective head of water on turbine is 120 cm. If the overall
efficiency of turbine and generator is 50 %, determine the electrical power that could
be generated from the project. Assume 70 % of the collected water is available to
power generation.
19 Discuss the difference between Kaplan, Francis and Pelton turbines and state the 6
types of power plant they are suitable for.
20 A hydro-electric station is supplied from a reservoir at ahead of 40 m. If the area of 7
the reservoir is 1.8 km2 and generating 24 MW power. Determine the rate at which the
level will fall in the reservoir. Take overall efficiency as 80 %
21 Explain three different ways of classification of hydroelectric power plants. 7
22 Define and explain the following terms referred to hydro power plants. 7
i) Run off ii) Hydrograph iii) Flow duration curve.
23 Plot hydro-graph & find the average inflow & the power that can be developed at an 6
effective head of 150m and a turbine–generator efficiency of 0.85. Find storage
capacity of reservoir based on data given & neglect losses.
The average rates of inflow during 12 months for a river are -
Jan 1000 Cu-m/Sec July 2400 Cu-m/sec
Feb 800 Cu-m/sec Aug 2400 Cu-m/sec
March 600 Cu-m/sec Sept. 1000 Cu-m/sec
April 400 Cu-m/sec Oct. 400 Cu-m/sec
May 400 Cu-m/sec Nov. 400 Cu-m/sec
June 1200 Cu-m/sec Dec. 1000 Cu-m/sec
24 Write short note on. i) Surge tank. ii) Spillway. 8
25 Give the classification of hydro power plant in details. 7
26 Explain construction and operation of different components of hydro power plants. 7
27 A proposed hydro plant with an effective head of 125 m has a catchment area of 600 7
sq. Km in which average rainfall is 150 cm per annum. only 65 % of water is available
for power generation. Determine the average power that can be generated throughout
the year if the efficiency of turbine. generator is 75 %
28 Compare Francis turbine, Kaplan turbine and Pelton turbine. Also state the 7
application of each of them.

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