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Power System Stability MCQ 2

This document contains 12 multiple choice questions about power system stability. It covers topics like causes of overvoltage surges, factors affecting system stability, applications of directional overcurrent relays, typical power angles in operations, definitions of stability terms, and calculations involving machine inertia constants. The questions test understanding of concepts related to steady state stability, transient stability limits, and disturbances that challenge stability.

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Power System Stability MCQ 2

This document contains 12 multiple choice questions about power system stability. It covers topics like causes of overvoltage surges, factors affecting system stability, applications of directional overcurrent relays, typical power angles in operations, definitions of stability terms, and calculations involving machine inertia constants. The questions test understanding of concepts related to steady state stability, transient stability limits, and disturbances that challenge stability.

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POWER SYSTEM STABILITY MCQ 2.

1. The over voltage surges in power systems me be caused by

A. Lightning

B. Resonance

C. Switching

D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

2.Our system stability is least affected by

A. Reactance of generator

B. Input torque
C. Losses

D. Reactants of transmission line

Ans C

3. The domains of power system where directional overcurrent relay is indispensable are

A. In case of parallel feeder protection

B. In case of ring main feeder protection

C. Both A and B

D. None of the above

ANS C

4. The stability of the power system is not affected by

A. Generator reactance

B. Line reactance

C. Excitation of generators

D. Line losses
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✍Your Comments

5. The Power Systems are operated with power angle around

A. 10o

B. 30o

C. 70o

D. 80o

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B. 30o

✍Your Comments
6. Power system stability is defined as

A. That attribute of the system or part of the system which enables it to develop restoring forces
between the elements there of equal or greater than disturbing forces so as to restore a state of
equilibrium between the elements

B. The maximum power flow possible through some particular point in the system when the entire or
part of the system is disturbed

C. Both A and B

D. Neither A or B

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A. That attribute of the system or part of the system which enables it to develop restoring forces
between the elements there of equal or greater than disturbing forces so as to restore a state of
equilibrium between the elements

7. Stability limit of a power system is defined as

A. That attribute of the system or part of the system which enables it to develop restoring forces
between the elements there of equal or greater than disturbing forces so as to restore a state of
equilibrium between the elements
B. The maximum power flow possible through some particular point in the system when the entire or
part of the system is disturbed

C. Both A and B

D. Neither A or B

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B. The maximum power flow possible through some particular point in the system when the entire or
part of the system is disturbed

8. Steady-state stability of a power system is the ability of the power system to

A. Maintain voltage at the rated voltage level

B. Maintain frequency exactly at 50 Hz

C. Maintain a spinning reserve margin at all times

D. Maintain synchronism between machines and on external tie lines


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D. Maintain synchronism between machines and on external tie lines

9. Steady-state stability of a power system is improved by

A. Reducing fault clearing time

B. Using double circuit line instead of single circuit line

C. Single pole switching

D. Decreasing generator inertia

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B. Using double circuit line instead of single circuit line

10. With fault clearing time, the transient stability limit of a power system
A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. First increases then decreases

D. First decreases and then increases

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B. Decreases

11. Transient disturbances are caused by

A. Sudden load changes

B. Switching operations

C. Fault in the power system

D. All of the above


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D. All of the above

12. A 500-MVA synchronous machine has H1 = 4.6 MJ/MVA, and a 1500 MVA machine has H2 = 3.0
MJ/MVA. The two machines operate in parallel in a power station. The equivalent H constant for the
two, relative to a 100 MVA base will be

A.

22 MJ/MVA

B.

45 MJ/MVA

C.

52 MJ/MVA

D.

68 MJ/MVA

Solution:

We know that,

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