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Exam Date & Time: 02-May-2023 (09:15 AM - 12:30 PM)

CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

University Examination April 2023

[Link] (EE)- IV
9.15 am to 12.30 pm
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION AND ITS ECONOMICS [EE254]
Marks: 70 Duration: 195 mins.

Section- 1
Answer all the questions. Section Duration: 40 mins
MCQs

1 Which of the following materials are used as control rods andcoolant respectively in nuclear power
station?
(1)
Uranium and Cadmium and Graphite and Graphite and
1) 2) 3) 4)
sodium sodium cadmium sodium

2 A 2 kW water heater operates 8 hrs per day, if the cost of eachunit is Rs. 3 per unit, then calculate the
total bill for one month(30 days), assuming the charges for the first 100 units are nil.
(1)
1) Rs. 1140 2) Rs. 1440 3) Rs. 1740 4) Rs. 840

3 Which of the following materials are not used for the transmissionand distribution of electrical power?
(1)
1) Copper 2) Aluminium 3) Tungsten 4) Steel

4 In the case of components of hydropower plants, water is taken tothe water turbine through a huge steel
pipe from the valve house isknown as_________.
(1)
1) Surge tank 2) Spillway 3) Penstock 4) Draft tube

5 In underground cables the electrostatic stress is________.

Maximum at Minimum at Zero on the

Same at the (1)
conductor surface conductor surface conductor as
1) 2) 3) conductor and 4)
and minimum at and maximum at well as on the
sheath
the sheath the sheath sheath

6 The insulation resistance of a cable of length 10 km is 1MΩ. For alength of 100 km of the same cable, the
insulation resistance willbe________.
(1)
0.01Ω
1) 1MΩ 2) 10Ω 3) 0.1MΩ 4)

7 Three insulating materials with same maximum working stress andpermittivities 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, are used in
a single core cable. Thelocation of the materials with respect to the core of the cablewill be_______.
(1)
1) 2.5,3.0,4.0 2) 3.0,2.5,4.0 3) 4.0,3.0,2.5 4) 4.0,2.5,3.0

8 The principle of solar power is based on_________.

(1)
1) Hydroelectric effect 2) Thermoelectric effect 3) Fission 4) Photovoltaic effect

9 A generating station supplies the following loads: 15000 kW, 12000kW, 8500 kW, 6000 kW, 450 kW.
The station has maximum demand of22000 kW. The diversity factor will be_____.
(1)
1) 55.3% 2) 56.9% 3) 52.4% 4) 62.4%

10 A distribution transformer costing Rs 20000 has a useful life of 15years. Determine the annual (1)

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depreciation charge using straight linemethod. Assume the salvage value of the equipment to be Rs 5000.

1) Rs 2000 2) Rs 5000 3) Rs 1000 4) Rs 3000

11 Length of the cable is doubled; its capacitance C will be_______.

(1)
1) One fourth 2) One half 3) Doubled 4) Unchanged

12 Primary transmission is done by a_________system.

(1)
1) 3-phase, 3-wire 2) 3-phase, 4-wire 3) 3-phase, 5-wire 4) 1-phase, 2-wire

13 Phase advancers are used for which among the following machines?
(1)
1) Transformer 2) Synchronous machine 3) Induction motor 4) DC machines

14 The best coal suitable for the production of energy is_______.

Peat

(1)
1) Lignite 2) Bituminous 3) Anthracite 4)

15 Which of the following is an example for non-conventional energyresource?

(1)
Coal
1) Petrol 2) Diesel 3) Wind 4)

16 Which particle is bombarded on heavy nucleus of nuclear fuel?

(1)
1) Electron 2) Proton 3) Neutron 4) Photon

17 Which element of hydroelectric power plant prevents the penstockfrom water hammer phenomenon?
(1)
Surge tank
1) Valves and gates 2) Draft tubes 3) Spillway 4)

18 A string of insulators consisting of 7 units. The voltage acrossthe bottom most unit is 25% of the total
voltage. The stringefficiency of this system will be________.
(1)
1) 57.14 % 2) 50.6 % 3) 80.4 % 4) 67.7 %

19 Which of the following is the main field of application of pin typeinsulator?

EHV (1)
Distribution Transmission Transmission and
1) 2) 3) 4) transmission
system system distribution system
system

20 For which among the following consumers is penalty imposed for lowpower factor?

Commercial
consumer (1)
Residential Industrial Agricultural
1) 2) 3) 4)
consumers consumers consumers

Section- 2
Answer 5 out of 8 questions.
Descriptive

1 Draw and Explain the layout of nuclear power plant.

(5)

2 Draw and Explain the layout of Thermal power plant.

(5)

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3 Explain capacitance in single core cable with necessary diagram.

(5)

4 Explain photovoltaic based solar power plant with its essentialcomponents.

(5)

5 Define depreciation. Explain the any two methods of determining thedepreciation of the equipment.
(5)

6 Define tariff. Explain different types of tariff.

(5)

7 Define power factor. Explain disadvantages of low power [Link] give causes of low power factor.
(5)

8 Draw and explain typical AC power supply scheme.

(5)

Section- 3
Answer 5 out of 7 questions.
Numericals

1 A generating station has the following daily load cycle:

Time (hours) 0-6 6-10 10-12 12-16 16-20 20-24
Load (MW) 20 25 30 25 35 20
(5)
Plot the daily load curve and determine: (i) Maximum demand (ii)units generated per day (iii) average
load (iv) load factor.

2 A string of 5 insulators connected across a 100 kV line. If thecapacitance of each disc to earth is 0.1 of
the capacitance of theinsulator. Calculate (i) the distribution of voltage on theinsulator discs and (ii) string
efficiency.

(5)

3 The equipment in a power station costs Rs 15,60,000 and has asalvage value of Rs 60,000 at the end of
25 years. Determine thedepreciated value of the equipment at the end of 20 years on thefollowing (5)
methods:

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i. Straight line method;

ii. Diminishing value method;

iii. Sinking fund method at 7% compound interest annually.

4 A single core cable for use on 11 kV, 50Hz, 1km length system hasconductor area of 0.645 cm2 and
internal diameter ofsheath is 2.48cm. The permittivity of the dielectric used in thecable is 3.8. Find (i) the
maximum electrostatic stress in thecable (ii) minimum electrostatic stress in the cable (iii)capacitance of (5)
the cable per phase (iv) charging current per phase(v) total charging KVAR (vi) Insulation thickness.

5 A single phase motor connected to 250 V, 50 Hz supply takes 20·7Aat a power factor of 0·62 lagging.
Calculate the capacitancerequired in parallel with the motor to raise the power factor to0·9 lagging. (5)

6 The insulation resistance of a single core cable is 495 MΩ per [Link] the core diameter is 2.5 cm and
resistivity of insulation is 4.5* 1014 Ω-cm, find the insulation thickness. (5)

7 Wind at 1 bar and 20 degree Celsius has a velocity of 12 m/[Link]:

i. Total power density in wind stream.

ii. Maximum power density.

iii. A reasonable obtainable power density (5)

iv. Total power produced if rotor diameter is 60 m and it runs at 50rpm.

v. The torque and the axial thrust produced at maximumefficiency.

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