PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore - 641 004 Semester Examinations, Semester

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PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE - 641 004
SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER 2019
BE / BE(SW) – ELECTRICAL A ND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING Semester : 7/8
15E702 POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer ALL questions. Each question carries 20 Marks.
2. Subdivision (a) carries 3 marks each, subdivision (b) carries 7 marks each and
subdivision (c) carries 10 marks each.
3. Course Outcome : Qn.1 Qn.2 CO2 Qn.3 CO3. Qn.4 CO4. Qn.5 CO5
CO1
Table …… ……
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1. a) What are approximations made in reactance diagram?
b) Show how the performance of medium transmission line are determined using
nominal π method. Illustrate your answer with suitable phasor diagram.
c) Construct bus impedance matrix using building algorithm for the network shown in
figure. 1.
Figure. 1
(OR)
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ii) For the power system shown in Figure. 2, obtain bus admittance matrix using
singular transformation method. The parameters of the system are given
Table. 1.
Figure. 2
Table. 1
Bus Code Line Charging
Impedance admittance
(pu) (pu)
1-2 0.5 0.1
1-3 0.6 -
2-4 0.3 -
3-4 0.4 -
2. a) Mention any two significant objectives of short circuit analysis.

b) Derive the expression for fault current for a single line-ground fault in a power system
faulted through fault impedance Zf .
c) Consider a single line diagram of power system as shown in figure.3. The transient
reactance of each part of the system is expressed in pu on a common 100 MVA
base. Assume that all generators are working on rated voltages, when a three phase
fault with impedance of j0.16 pu occurs at bus 5. Find the fault currents and bus
voltages.
Figure. 3
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ii) For the single line diagram shown in figure. 4, the ratings of each machine are 100
MVA, 11 kV with X1=X2=15%, X0=5% and Xn = 6%. Each three phase transformer
is rated 100 MVA, 11 kV/220 kV with leakage reactance of 9%. The reactances of
transmission line are X1=X2=10% and X0=10% on a base of 100 MVA, 220 KV.
Consider a single line to ground fault (on phase a) occurs on bus 4 of the system,
draw positive, negative and zero sequence networks of the system with
reactances marked in per unit and determine the fault current.
3. a) Compare any four points on Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson methods of load

flow solutions.
b) Explain the algorithm of Newton-Raphson iterative method when the system contains
all type of buses.
c) Figure.5 shows a single line diagram of a simple three bus system with generator
connected at bus 1 while the loads are connected at bus 2 and 3. The line
impedances are marked in pu on a 100 MVA base and the line charging suceptances
are neglected. The system data for a load flow solution are given in table.2. Assume
flat voltage start and find the voltages and bus angles at the buses 2 and 3 at the end
of first Gauss-Seidel iteration.
Figure. 5
Table. 2
Bus Code Pi in pu Qi in pu Bus Voltage
1 - - 1.05+j0.0
2 -2.566 -1.102 -
3 -1.386 -0.452 -
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4. a) Define steady state and transient state stability.

b) How can the transient stability of the system be improved? Discuss the traditional as
well as new approaches to the problem.
c) i) Consider when a generator is connected to an infinite bus through two parallel
lines. Draw a diagram to illustrate the application of equal area criterion to study
transient stability when a fault occurs at the sending end of the transmission line 2
of the system. (5)
ii) The moment of inertia of 4 pole, 100 MVA, 11 kV, 3-phase, 0.8 power factor, 50 Hz
turbo alternator is 10000 kg-m2. Calculate Inertia Constants H and M. (5)
5. a) Why is a flexible AC transmission system needed?
b) Explain the basic operating principle and the control capability of STATCOM.
c) Classify the different configurations of SVC and explain how to evaluate the
performance of SVC in controlling voltage in a power system.
/END/
FD/RL
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