Code: 103701

B.Tech 7th Semester Exam., 2021

New Course )
POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION
Time: 3 hours Full Marks: 70
Instructions
(9The marks are indicated in the right-hand margin
(i) There are NTNE questions in this paper.
(i Attempt FIVE questions in all
iv) Question No. 1 is compulsory
Answer any seven of the following questions
2*7-14
qualities of
Briefny explain the essential
protective relay.
Explain the concepts of recovery voltage
and restriking voltage.
What are the causes of over-voltages
power system?
(d) What are the advantages of numerical
relays as compared to lectromagnetic
relays?
(e) Define reach, over-reach, burden, CT
ratio error and knee point. TO
U0 What are the advantages of using
digital techniques npower system
protection?
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(9 Lust the benefits and limitations of

over relay-based
&use protection
protection.
)What are the advantages and
of SF6 circuit breaker?
disadvantages
do by instrument
A What you mean
transformers?
of
Explain the construction, principle
o
operation
impedance
and torque
relay. Also
equation an
discuss the
stepped three-zone protection using
impedance relays.
(6) A 3-phase, 11/33 kV, star-delta
connected power transformer1
protected by differentüal protection. The
CTs on thë LV side have a current ratio
What ratio
be the
of 300/5. must
of cTs on the HV side? Draw the
connection diagram. 1.
pl Explain the construction, principle of
operation and torque equation of a
the specific
MHO relay. Also, write
applications of MHO relay.

)A star-connected, 3-phase, 30 MVA,

11 kv generator having per phase
reactance of 12%. It is protected by
merz-price circulating current principle
which is set to
operate for fault
current
not
less than 180 A. Find the value of
carth resistance to
be provided in order
toensure that 10% of
only the generator
winding remains unprotected.
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for
a) How is sampling done digital power
the
system protection? Draw spectrum
of a sampled signal. 7

A 50Hz generator has e.m.f. to neutral

The
7-5kV (r.m.s.). reactance of gener
ator and the connected system is 4
to neutral
and distributed capacitance
is 0-01 F with resistance negligible
Find
across the
maximum voltage
circuit breaker contacts;
A) frequency of oscillations;
at) maxdimum üme to reach maxdimum

voltage;
) average RRRV.
5. (a) Explain stepped time-distance charac-
three-distance relaying units
teristic of
used for1, 1, m zoncs ol protectuon. 7

b) With a neat sketch, explain the working

of 3-phase
of differential protection
circuits and balanced (opposed) voltage
differential protection.
al With a neat sketch, explain the recovery
rate theory and energy balance theory
of arc interruption in a cireuit breaker.

b Discuss different transformer faults.

What are the vanous protection
schemes gencray used for trans
formers? Write the
tages of
various protection schemes.
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7. (o) What do you mean by syn

n and working
Explain the
construcunits
paasor measurement units (PMUs). 7
(b) system protection
Explain thein different Also,
SChemes detail. discuss thhe
effect of power swings on distance
relaying
8. (a). A 3-phase,. 33 kV, star-connected
alternator is to be protected using
circulating current protection. The pilot
are the secondary
wires connected to
windings of 100/5 ratio current trans-
former. The
to
protective relay is adjusted
operate with an out-ol-balance
current of 1A in the pilot wires.
Determine the
(9 earthing resistance which will
protect 90% of the winding:
i) external fault by
distribution in
showing
the scheme.
current

(b) Describe the working of under-voltage

and df/dt relays.
S . Write short notes on any wo ot
following: une
7*21
Ja)Wide-area measurement systems
(WAMS) and its application
(b) Computer-added protection of power
system
kelay testing