MODEL QUESTIONS

ELECTRICAL APPLICATION ENGINEERING

1. Name 4 different types of fossil fuel used in power generation.

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2. Amplify and explain in brief the following terms related with Power Generation:
a. CHP b. AHP c. BTG Control Room 3. Differentiate between Control Relay & Standard Relay. 4. Differentiate between MCB & MCCB. 5. Differentiate between MCCB & MPCB. 3 3

6. List 7 different Switch Gears and 5 different Control Gears that are generally
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8. In what all cases Cathodic Protection is applicable 9. What do you understand by Soil resistivity & Corrosivity ? 10. What do you understand by PERMANENT REFERENCE ELECTRODES in an ICCP System?
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11. What do you understand by Circuit Breaker Coordination

12. What do you understand by 33KV double circuit Transmission Line Towers 13. Draw Schematic of a Bus Coupler

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14. List mandatory accessories required for Power Transmission Towers

3 15. What do you understand by AAAC Conductors/ ACSR Conductors / Grounding Wire related to Power Transmission Towers 16. State whether following statements are True or False : a. b. c. d. e. f. Coal is burned to generate energy in Geothermal Power Plants. In gas based power plants, no Boiler is required. In nuclear power plants, steam is used to turn turbines. A curve MCB will trip earlier than C curve MCB for the same inrush current. DOL as well as Star-Delta starters are open transition starters. Motors rated above 100KW are usually started using DOL Starters. in in in in in in brief brief brief brief brief brief : : : : : : AC Drives AWG Ampacity Analog Input Analog Output Apparent Power 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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Arc Chute Assembly Branch Ckt Bus Bar Ckt Breaker Contactor Control Relay DC Drive DIN Rail Explosion Proof Enclosure Full Voltage Starter Fuse Fuse Class Electrical Ground Ground Fault Interrupter Inverter Ladder Logic Limit Switch MCCB MCB Motor Control Centre Motor Starter Over Load Relay Over Load Relay Class Power & Power Factor PID Control Push Button Reactive Power Rectifier Reduced Voltage Starter Variable Speed Drive Variable Frequency Drive VAR True Power TENV TEFC NEMA Starter Ratings Switch Gears Control Gears Plant Batteries VRLA Batteries HVDC PCC Power Transmission Towers MPCB Electrical Sub Station

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68. List and Explain all the major Sub system of DC Power Distribution System in a Plant. 69. List and Explain all the major Sub systems involved in High Tension Power Transmission System. 70. List and Explain all the major Sub systems involved in an ICCP installation for a cross country pipeline. 71. Draw Ckt. schematic to implement an ACOS using Power Contactors.

72. Draw a Block Diagram to explain a DC power Plant. 73. Draw Schematic to explain the operation of a FCBC. 74. Calculate the required Anode Weight for protection of a marine structure
for 20 years with total surface to be protected is 76 Sqm, Current Density is 26mA/M Assume : Safety Factor = 1.3 Anode Consumption rate = 18Kg/Amp-Year Utilization Factor = 0.85 75. List and explain all major equipment that make up a 33KV Sub Station

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76. Calculate the capacity of Transformer Rectifier Unit for protection of a

pipe line with total exposed surface of 200 Sqm with current density of 22mA / Msq. Assume : Safety Factor = 1.8. 77. Draw a Ladder diagram of Motor Starter Ckt for DOL starting and stopping of a motor using 2 Nos PBs, Contactor, OLR. 78. A & B are two 3Phase induction motors. A is DOL started using MCCB and Contactor. B can be started and stopped using two PBs. and contactor. Draw an interlock ckt such that when started, motor B runs only clockwise, if Motor A is running & Motor B turns anticlockwise, if motor A is not running. THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON USE OF AUXILIARY CONTACTS. 79. Explain in detail operation of each item in the diagram below

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80. Explain in detail the sequence of Circuit Operation shown in the Ladder Diagrams below

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