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This document contains the solutions to an assignment on advances in ultra-high voltage transmission and distribution from an NPTEL online course from IISc Bangalore. It addresses 15 multiple choice questions about topics like the power carrying capacity of different voltage lines, the invention of disc insulators, renewable and non-renewable energy sources in India, insulation standards, and the design of high voltage transmission systems.

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Week 1 Assignment 1 Answers

This document contains the solutions to an assignment on advances in ultra-high voltage transmission and distribution from an NPTEL online course from IISc Bangalore. It addresses 15 multiple choice questions about topics like the power carrying capacity of different voltage lines, the invention of disc insulators, renewable and non-renewable energy sources in India, insulation standards, and the design of high voltage transmission systems.

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NPTEL Online Course

Advances in UHV Transmission and Distribution


IISc, Bangalore
Week-1 Assignment 1 - Solutions

1. One 765 kV line can carry nearly………. Times power carried by 400 KV
a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 5
Answer: b) 4

2. One 1200 kV line can carry more than ……… times power carried by 756 kV
a. Thrice b. twice c. once d. four times
Answer: b) twice

3. In AC system steady state stability limits is proportional to …….


a. Square of current b. Cube of current c. Square of voltage d. Voltage
Answer: c) Square of voltage

4. Who invented Disc Insulator


a) Buck Harold
b) Edward Hewlett
c) Jorge Thomas
d) Harold Hewlett
Answer: b) Edward Hewlett

5. Renewable energy sources....


a) Fossil Fuel
b) Gas
c) Petrol
d) Hydro
Answer: d) Hydro

6. Coal is abundantly found in India....


a) Telangana
b) Goa
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Karnataka
Answer: c) Chhattisgarh
7. Non-renewable source
a) Solar
b) Wind
c) Petroleum
d) Wood
Answer: c) Petroleum

8. The front and tail times of a standard switching impulse Voltage is defined as:
a) 25/250 µS
b) 250/2500 µS
c) 255/2550 µS
d) 200/2500 µS
Answer: b) 250/2500 µS

9. Important factors responsible for design of 400 kV and above system


a) Pollution & Switching surge
b) Corona & Switching surge
c) Lightning & Switching surge
d) Corona & Lightning surge
Answer: b) Pollution & Switching surge

10. Grid Interconnections system in India


a) Local – State – Regional - National
b) State - Local –Regional – National
c) Regional-Local-State-National
d) National-Local-State-Regional
Answer: a) Local – State – Regional - National

11. Dry arcing distance is a


a) Maximum distance between surrounding medium and end electrodes
b) Shortest distance between surrounding medium and terminal electrodes
c) Distance between ground and high voltage electrode
d) Sum of shortest distance measured along insulating surface between end
conductive parts
Answer: b) Shortest distance between surrounding medium and terminal electrodes
12. Issues with ceramic insulators
a) Flashover, failure, brittle, erosion, corrosion etc.
b) Puncture, cement growth, UV, corrosion etc.
c) Flashover, end fitting, weather, corrosion etc.
d) Flashover, punctures, cement growth, erosion , corrosion etc.
Answer: d) Flashover, punctures, cement growth, erosion , corrosion etc

13. What is the environmental stresses for insulators


a) Heat, cold, UV, contamination
b) Heat, flashover voltage, UV, tension
c) UV, cold, corona, over voltage
d) Over voltage, tension, cold, heat
Answer: a) Heat, cold, UV, contamination

14. What is the mechanical clearance in designing of insulators


a) 0-4 kV
b) 0-8 kV
c) 4-12 kV
d) 4-34.5 kV
Answer: a) 0-4 kV

15. What is the leakage distance and lightning impulse for 66 kV system
a) 59.1 inches, 347 kV
b) 41.1 inches, 347 kV
c) 41.8 inches, 359 kV
d) 46.1 inches, 359 kV
Answer: c) 41.8 inches, 359 kV

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