POWER SYSTEMS PROTECTION

12th-10-2016

CAT 1
DURATION:
1.5Hrs

SECTION 1 (Compulsory)
1. Buchholz relay is used in which of the following machines:
a) Induction Motor
b) Transformers

c) DC Machines
d) Synchronous Machines

2. Differential relay is used for the protection of transformers, induction

motors, busbars and alternators against:
a) Short Circuits
b) Internal Faults

c) External Faults
d) Overloads

3. Thermal relays are commonly used in motors against over-currents which

is drawn because of:
a) Short Circuits
b) Earth Faults

c) Over loads
d) All the options are correct

4. Inverse Definite Minimum Time (IDMT) relays protects transformers from

which of the following faults: (Multiple Answer Question)
a) Internal Short Circuits
b) External Short Circuits

c) Harmonic Distortion
d) Overloads

5. Which of the following relay operates when there is a vector difference

between two or more similar electrical quantities:
a) Earth Fault Relay
b) Differential Relay

c) Unbalanced relay
d) IDMT relay

6. An efficient and well designed protective relay scheme should have

following features: (Multiple Answer Question)
a) Selectivity
b) Sensitivity

c) Faster Operation
d) Reliability

7. Low-voltage circuit breaker is one which is suited for circuits rated at ___
volts or lower.
a) 600 V

b) 460V

c) 208V

d) 1kV

8. Which of the following Circuit Breaker requires least maintenance:

a) SF6 Circuit Breaker

b) Air Blast Circuit Breaker

c) Vacuum Circuit Breaker

d) Oil Circuit Breaker

9. Circuit Breaker can do which of the following operation:

a) Both Make and Break
Operation
b) Make Operation
c) Break Operation

d) Neither Make nor Break

Operation

10.In Oil Circuit Breakers, the arc is extinguished with the help of Oil
a) False
b) True

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SECTION B (Choose any 2). Each question carries 15 marks.

12.1. a) Why is protection needed for power system? (3mks)

13. b) Why is speed of protection so important? (2mks)
14. c) What is meant by zones of protection? (2mks)
15. d) Explain the various zones of protection, with the aid of a diagram.
(8mks)
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a) Why is protection needed for power system? (3mks)

b) What is time setting and plug

setting in over current relays? (2mks)

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c) Calculate the plug setting and time

multiplier setting for an IDMTL relay
on the following network so that it
will trip in 2.4 s. The fault current is
1000A.
Consider a plug setting of 100%. (5mks)

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40.d) Explain the principle of operation of an
41.IDMT relay. (5mks)
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47.3. a) Derive the expression for the fault current due to a three phase fault
in an electricity network. (5mks)
49.b) Derive the expression for the fault current due to a single-line to ground
fault in an electricity network. (5mks)
51.c) At a 220kV substation of a power system, it is given that the three
phase fault level is 4000MVA and the single-line to ground fault level is
5000MVA. Neglecting the resistance and the shunt susceptances of the
system, calculate the positive sequence driving point reactance at the bus.
(5mks)
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53.4. a) Using relevant diagram(s) explain what distance protection means

in transmission protection of a power system. (5mks)
55.b) Using relevant diagram(s) explain how a distance relay operates.
(10mks)
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