NPTEL Online Certification Course
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Course Name: Digital Protection of Power System
Instructor: Prof. Bhaveshkumar R. Bhalja
WEEK 3: ASSIGNMENT 3
Question 1:
Fig. 1 shows a single line diagram of a portion of power system network. Relays R1, R2, and
R3 are standard IDMT relays having normal inverse characteristic. At each bus, the fault
level in MVA is mentioned. The PS and TDS of the relay R3 is 100% and 0.1, respectively.
The rated current of each relay is 1 A and its PS range is 50%-200% of 1 A in step of 25%,
whereas TDS range is 0 - 1 in steps of 0.05. Calculate the required time of operation for relay
R2 in case of a fault at Bus-B. Assume 0.2 s as minimum coordination time between two
successive relays.
Fig. 1 Single line diagram of a portion of power system network
a) 0.465
b) 0.365
c) 0.265
d) 0.165
Answer: (a)
Solution:
2000 10
𝐹𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑠 𝐵 𝐼 5248.64 𝐴
√3 220 10
𝑓𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝐶𝑇 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑦 5248.64/ 400/1
𝑀𝑃 𝑅 13.12
𝑃𝑆 1
0.14 0.14
𝑇 .
𝑇𝐷𝑆 0.1 0.265 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑀𝑃 1 13.12 . 1
𝑅𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑇 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑅 0.265 0.2 0.465 𝑠𝑒𝑐
Question 2:
Which of the following quantities is/are the input given to the distance relay?
a) Line current
b) Bus voltage
c) Both line current & bus voltage
d) Fault MVA
Answer: (c)
Question 3:
What would be the percentage change in time of operation of an IDMT (normal inverse)
overcurrent relay if its MP changes from 8 to 12 and TDS increases by 50%?
a) Decreases by 25%
b) Increases by 25%
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c) Increases by 16.65%
d) Decreases by 16.65%
Answer: (b)
Solution:
Let us assume initially the TDS is 1,
0.14
𝑇 𝑇𝐷𝑆
𝑀𝑃 . 1
0.14
𝑇 𝑀𝑃 8, 𝑇𝐷𝑆 1 1 3.2968 𝑠𝑒𝑐
8 . 1
0.14
𝑇 𝑀𝑃 12, 𝑇𝐷𝑆 1.5 .
1.5 4.1214 𝑠𝑒𝑐
12 1
. .
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 100 25% (increases)
.
Question 4:
The minimum fault distance from the relaying point for which the relay fails to operate is
known as ________.
a) Zone 1
b) Zone 2
c) Pick up distance
d) Dead zone
Answer: (d)
Question 5:
The value of DC offset in the fault current is responsible for which of the following?
a) Underreaching of the relay
b) Overreaching of the relay
c) Protected zone
d) Non protected zone
Answer: (b)
Question 6:
Generally, the reach of the distance relay for zone 1 is _______.
a) Up to 50% of the line length
b) Up to 60 -70% of the line length
c) Up to 80 -90% of the line length
d) Up to 100% of the line length
Answer: (c)
Question 7:
Which of the following is a type of distance relay?
a) Ohm relay
b) Mho relay
c) Offset mho relay
d) All of the above
Answer: (d)
Question 8:
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What is the delay time provided for second zone operation of the distance relay?
a) 0.3 – 0.6 s
b) 0.6 – 0.9 s
c) 1.0 – 1.4 s
d) 1.4 – 1.8 s
Answer: (a)
Question 9:
Which of the following zone (s) of protection of the distance relay is/are affected by
transient overreach?
a) Zone 1
b) Zone 2
c) Zone 3
d) All of the above
Answer: (a)
Question 10:
The setting of phase distance relays is carried out based on the ________ between the
relaying point and the fault point.
a) Zero sequence impedance
b) Positive sequence impedance
c) Negative sequence impedance
d) All of the above
Answer: (b)
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