Subject
Electrical substation practices
(22633)
Assignment
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UNIT-1. OVERVIEW OF SUBSTATION
1. Explain why it is economical to use few large sources of light mounted high
for industrial use than many sources of low output
2. What are drawbacks of direct lighting systems and how these are over come?
3. Define: i)Space to height ratio ii)Specific output iii)Coefficient of utilization
iv)coefficient of reflection
4. State the laws of illumination. Explain the laws with the help of suitable
5. diagrams, and derive an equation of the same
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UNIT-2. 11 KV SUBSTATION
1) State causes of failure of heating element at least four.
2) Explain the principal of dielectric heating and its applications?
3) What are the characteristics of heating element? Explain the heating element in Give
relative advantages and disadvantages of direct and indirect electric Arc furnance?
4) What is high-frequency eddy current heating?
5) What is pinch effect? What are the types of arc furnaces?
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UNIT-3. 33 KV SUBSTATION
1. .State different types of drives and give three advantages and disadvantages of any one of
2. Why electrical drives produces noise? How it is reduces?
3. What is load equalization? Why it is necessary? what are the speed control of
4. Discuss the various factors that groven the choice of a motor for a given
5. Explain the starting characteristics of d.c. motors?
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UNIT-4. 132 KV SUBSTATION
1) State advantages and disadvantages of electrical braking system over mechanical system.
2) Explain the all electric braking methods
3) Briefly explain the a.c motors used in traction
4) Explain why a DC series motor is ideally suited for traction purpose.
5) What are the advantages and disadvantages of track electrification?
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UNIT-5. GI SUBSTATION
1. Describe the static capacitor method of power factor improvement
2. State advantages of time off day tariff.
3. Derive expression of most economical P.F
4. Enlist disadvantages of low power factor.
5. Compare two part tariff and three part tariff.
6.
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