B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2006.

Seventh Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 75 Marks

Answer any FIVE questions choosing ONE full from each Unit
All questions carry equal marks.
Unit-I

1. (a) State the objectives of IE Act and IE rules. What provisions do they
have?
(b) Classify the electrical installations on the basis of nominal rated
voltages and explain their significance.
Or
2. (a) Explain the significance of earthing of system neutral.
(b) State the general rules for the clearances from building of high and
extra high voltage lines
.
Unit-II
3. (a) List some electrical safety requirements in respect of domestic wiring
and fittings.
(b) Classify electrical appliances as per IS: 302-1977.
Or
4.

(a) State the necessary precautions to be taken

(b) What are the precautions to be carried out for temporary

installations
Unit-III
5. (a) State the preliminary precautions before commencing installations.
(b) Explain the safety considerations and recommendations for installation
work.
Or
6. (a) Discuss the safety precautions during plant energizing
(b) Write short notes on SCN.
Unit -IV
7. (a) Distinguish between zone-0, zone-1 and of Hazardous area.

(b) What are the basic requirements of element equipments and

installation for hazardous zones.

Or
8. (a) State the design features of classification flame-proof equipment. For
which type of zone equipment recommended.
(b) When is a circuit called intrinsically. State the characteristics of an
intrinsically equipment and its appliances.

Unit-V
9. (a) Discuss the disadvantages of a low factor.
(b) Explain the causes of low power factor supply system. Illustrate, with a
phasor diagram power factor can be improved.
Or
10.Write short notes on the following:
(a) Importance of power factor improvement.
(b) Power Factor improvement by synchronal condenser.

B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, May 2007.

Seventh Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 75 Marks

Answer any FIVE questions choosing ONE full from each Unit
All questions carry equal marks.
Unit-I

1. Describe the rules regarding the first aid and fire fighting facility.
Or
2. Describe the standards on electrical safety.
Unit-II
3. Describe the agricultural pump installations methods.
Or
4. Describe the Electrical safety in Residential buildings
Unit-III
5. Explain the safety during installations and testing of equipments
Or
6. Describe the safety in commissioning, operating and maintenance of equipments.
Unit-IV
7. Describe the specifications of electrical plants equipments for hazardous locations.
Or
8. Describe the classification of equipment enclosure for various hazardous gases and vapours.
Unit-V

9. Explain the total quality and management of electrical plants.

Or
10. Explain the power factor improvement methods.

B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008

Seventh Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 75 Marks

Answer any FIVE questions choosing ONE full from each Unit
All questions carry equal marks.
Unit-I
1. Explain the review of the rules and acts and their significance of electrical safety.
Or
2. Describe the safe limits of current, voltage and earthing of system neutral.
Unit-II
3.

Explain the wiring and fitting in domestic applications.

Or

4. Explain the dos and donts for safety in the use of domestic electrical appliances.
Unit-III
5. Describe the preliminary preparation and safe sequences in electrical safety.
Or
6. Describe the safeguards for operators and safety precautions.
Unit IV
7. Explain the electrical safety in Hazardous areas.
Or
8. Explain the classification of equipment enclosure for various hazardous gases and
vapours.
Unit-V
9. Explain the importance of high load factor explain the disadvantages of low power factor.
Or
10. Explain the equipments for power factor improvement and importance of power factor
improvements.

B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, April/May 2009.

Seventh Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 75 Marks

Answer any FIVE questions choosing ONE full from each Unit
All questions carry equal marks.
Unit-1

1. (a) State the necessity to follow IE rules

(b) Differentiate between ground clearance and section clearance. List down important
clearances that should be provided in configuring the switch yard and brief on them.
\
Or
2. (a) Bring out the importance of neutral grounding which is adopted in every substation.
(b) State few rules that have important bearing on safety.
Unit-II
3. (a) Mention some electrical safety requirements in respect of using domestic electrical
application.
(b) List the possible causes for the fan body to develop potential for electrical shock and
suggest suitable remedies.
Or
4. (a) What precautions are necessary to be taken for location to substation and distribution
systems with regard to multi-storyed building?
(b) List out the few DONTS that one should follow for ensuing safety in the use of
domestic electrical application.
Unit-III
5. (a) Explain the essential steps involved in the commissioning if electric plant.
(b) List the various tests that are to be conducted up on the equipment to ensure the safe
operation of equipment during subsequent operation.
Or
6. (a) Bring out the objectives of commissioning related with safety.
(b) Give example of a typical safety clearance notice to be issued before HV energizing
of a substation for first time.

Unit-IV
7. (a) Distinguish between zone-0, zone-1 and zone-2 of hazardous areas.
(b) Explain the principal involved in the design and construction of flame proof
equipment.
Or
8. (a) List the different causes that account the sparks and flash over in electrical plants and
machines.
(b) How are the equipments/enclosures classified for hazardous locations?
Unit-V
9. (a) Explain the causes for low power factor of the supply systems.
(b) A1 phase motor connected to 240V, 50HZ supply draws 20Amps at a p.f of 0.75
lagging. A capacitance is shunted across the motor terminals improve the p.f. to 0.9
lagging. Determine the capacitance of the capacitor to be used.
Or
10. Write short notes on the following:
(a) Importance of high load factor.
(b) Economics of p.f. improvement.

B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION,NOVEMBER 2009.

Seventh Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 75 Marks

Answer any FIVE questions choosing ONE full from each Unit
All questions carry equal marks.
Unit I

1. (a) what is the need of earthing? How earthing is made in substations?

(b) Why the generators are earthed through inductive reactance? What is the method of earthing
provided for alternators?
Or
2. (a) Enumerate various safety aspects followed in house wiring?
(b) List out various objectives of Indian electricity act and Indian electricity rule?
UNIT II
3. (a) Describe the installation of agricultural pump wire safety point of view?
(b) What are the safety aspects followed in multi storied building? Explain?
Or
4. (a) How the shock from water tap is provided ?What is the safety precaution to be followed?
(b) What are the Donts followed for ensuring safety in the use of domestic electrical appliances?
UNIT-III
5. (a) List out various precaution to be followed during the plant energisation?
(b) What is meant by Documentation? Why the documentation is done during testing and
commissioning?
Or
6.(a) Discuss the various safety aspects of operators working in substation and transmission line?
(b) What is mean by clearance notice? What is the clearance to be followed in domestic and building
wiring?

UNIT-IV
7. (a) What is corona discharge? How sparks flashover and corona takes place in transmission line?
(b) How the hazardous Zones are classified? Explain various hazardous zones?
Or
8. (a) Explain the classification of equipment enclose for hazardous gases and vapour?
(b) Why ordinary switch is not suitable for hazardous zone? Explain?
UNIT-V
9. (a) Explain any two methods of improving power factor?
(b) Discuss the various causes of low power factor?
Or
10.(a) What are the disadvantage of low power factor ? Explain?
(b) Define the tem low power factor and bring out its importance in determining the overall cost per
unit generated?

B.Tech, DEGREE EXAMINATION,NOVEMBER 2007.

Seventh Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 75 Marks

Answer any FIVE questions choosing ONE full from each Unit
All questions carry equal marks.
Unit I

1.(a) Bring out the objectives and scopes of IE act and IE rules.
(b) Discuss briefly how electrical installations are classified and bring out the importance of voltage
class?
Or
2.(a) What is the need for providing metallic earthed fence for switchyards?
(b) Why should the transmission system neutral be earthed .List the different methods of grounding
that are following brief on one of them?
UNIT-II
3.(a) List the important factors that should be adhered for providing in built safety in the wiring and
installation of a residential building?
(b) Electric shock is received with water tap. Whenever the water heater coil is switched on. W hat
accounts for the shock?
Or
4.(a) What precautions are to be followed for installing a agricultural pump set from the electrical
safety point of view?
(b) What one should Do for ensuring safety in the use of domestic appliances?
UNIT-III
5. (a) Explain the significance of commissioning checks and tests with reference to safety of the plant
and personnel ?
(b) Why is it essential to follow the procedure of documentation during testing and commissioning?
Or
6 . (a) Bring out the safety precautions that should be followed during plant energization?
(b) Suggest various safety provisions should be provided for operators safety?
UNIT-IV

7. (a) State the various possible Hazardous zones

(b) Discuss on the basic functional requirements of electrical equipments and Installations for
hazardous areas?
Or
8. ( a)State the design futures of class-d floor proof equipment .For which type of zones in the
equipment recommended?
(b)Explain why ordinary switch is not suitable for Hazardous zones?
UNT-V
9. (a) Discuss the effect of low power factor generating stations?
(b) Discuss the various methods adopted power factor equipment?
Or
10.(a) Define the term load factor and bring out its importance in determining the overall cost per unit
generated?
(b) A 3phase 5Kw Induction motor has a power factor 0.75 lagging. A bank of capacitor is connected
in delta across the supply terminals and P.F. raised to 0.9 lagging. Determine the KVAR supplied by
the condenser bank?