QUESTION BANK

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POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Explain the requirements of planning the operation of a power system.

Planning the operation of a power system requires load studies, fault calculations,
the design of means for protecting the system against lightning and switching surges and
against short circuits, and studies of the stability of the system.
2. Define steady state operating condition.
A power system is said to be in a steady state operating condition, if all the
measured(or calculated) physical quantities describing the operating condition of the
system can be considered constant for the purpose of analysis.
3. What is a disturbance and what are the two types of disturbances?
If a sudden change or sequence of changes occurs in one or more of the system
parameters or one or more of its operating quantities, the system is said to have
undergone a disturbance from its steady state operating condition.
The two types of disturbances in a power system are,
i) Large disturbance ii) Small disturbance
4. What is a small disturbance? Give example.
If the power system is operating in a steady state condition and it undergoes
change, which can be properly analyzed by linearized versions of its dynamic and
algebraic equations, a small disturbance is said to have occurred.
Example of small disturbance is a change in the gain of the automatic voltage
regulator in the excitation system of a large generating unit.
5. What is a large disturbance? Give some examples.
A large disturbance is one for which the nonlinear equations describing the
dynamics of the power system cannot be validly linearized for the purpose of analysis.
Examples of large disturbances are transmission system faults, sudden load
changes, loss of generating units and line switching.
6. When is a power system said to be steady-state stable?
The power system is steady state stable for a particular steady-state operating
condition if, following a small disturbance, it returns to essentially the same steady state
condition of operation.
7. When is a power system said to be transiently stable?
If the machines of the system are found to remain essentially in synchronism
within the first second following a system fault or other large disturbance, the system is
considered to be transiently stable.
8. What is transient state of the power system?
The state of the system in the first second following a system fault or large
disturbance is called the transient state of the power system.

9. Give the formula to calculate base current, Ib and base impedance of a threephase system.
The equation for base current Ib is,

Ib =

kVA b
3 kVb

The equation for base impedance is,

Zb =
Where,
Ib
kVAb
kVb
Zb

kVb x1000
3 Ib

= Line value of base current.

= 3-phase base KVA
= line to line base kV
= Base impedance per phase.

10.Give the equation for load impedance and load admittance per phase of a
balanced star connected load.

Load impedance per phase,

Z=

Load admittance per phase, Y =

VL

P jQ
1 P jQ
=
2
Z
VL

Where,
P = Three phase active power of star connected load in watts.
Q = Three phase reactive power of star connected load in VARs.
VL = Line voltage of load.
11. Give the equation for load impedance and load admittance per phase of a
balanced delta connected load.
Load impedance per phase,

Z=

3 VL

P jQ
1 P jQ
Y
=
=
Load admittance per phase,
2
Z
3 VL

Where,
P = Three phase active power of delta connected load in watts.
Q = Three phase reactive power of delta connected load in VARs.
VL = Line voltage of load.

12. What is the advantage of per unit method over percent method?
The advantage of per unit method over percent method is that the product of two
quantities expressed in per unit is expressed in per unit itself, but the product of two
quantities expressed in percent must be divided by 100 to obtain the result in percent.
13. Define base impedance and base kilovoltamperes.
The base impedance is the impedance which will have a voltage drop across it
equal to the base voltage when the current flowing in the impedance is equal to the base
value of the current.

(kVb ) 2 x1000
Zb =
kVA b
The base kilovoltamperes in single-phase systems is the product of base voltage
in kilovolts and base current in amperes.

kVAb = kVb x I b
14.Define per unit value of any electrical quantity.
The per unit value of any electrical quantity is defined as the ratio of the actual
value of the quantity to its base value expressed as a decimal.

Perunitval ue =

Actual value
Base value

15. What are the quantities whose base values are required to represent the power
system by reactance diagram?
The base value of voltage, current, power and impedance are required to represent
the power system by reactance diagram. Selection of base values for any two of them
determines the base values of the remaining two. Usually the base values of voltage and
power are chosen in kilovolt and kVA or mVA respectively. The base values of current
and impedance are calculated using the chosen bases.
16. What is the need for base values?
The components of various sections of power system may operate at different
voltage and power levels. It will be convenient for analysis of power system if the
voltage, power, current and impedance ratings of power system components are
expressed with reference to a common value called base value. Then all the voltages,
power, current and impedance ratings of the components are expressed as a percent or per
unit of the base value.
17. Write the equation for converting the per unit impedance expressed in one base
to another.
2

Z p.u ,new = Z p.u , old

kVb , old MVAb , new

x

x
kV
MVA

b , old
b , new

18. List the advantages of per unit computations.

(1) The per unit impedance referred to either side of a single phase transformer is the
same.
(2) The per unit impedance referred to either side of a three phase transformer is the
same regardless of the three phase connections whether they are Y-Y, - or -Y
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(3) The chance of confusion between the line and phase quantities in a three phase
balanced system is greatly reduced.
(4) The manufacturers usually provide the impedance values in per unit.
(5) The computational effort in power system is very much reduced with the use of
per unit quantities.
19. What are the factors that affect the transient stability?
The transient stability is generally affected by two factors namely,
(1) Type of fault (2) Location of fault.
20. List the methods of improving the transient stability limit of a power system.
(1) Increase of system voltage, use of AVR.
(2) Use of high speed excitation systems.
(3) Reduction in system transfer reactance.
(4) Use of high speed reclosing breakers.
21. What is meant by stability study?
The procedure of determining the stability of a system upon occurrence of a
disturbance followed by various switch off and switch on actions is called a stability
study.
22. What is meant by short circuit fault?
Short circuit faults involve power conductor or conductors-to-ground or short
circuit between conductors. These faults are characterized by increase in current and fall
in voltage and frequency.
23. What is a reactor?
Reactor is a coil, which has high inductive reactance as compared to its resistance
and is used to limit the short circuit current during fault conditions.
24. Give the equation for transforming base kV on LV side to HV side of a
transformer and vice versa.

HV rating
LV rating
LV rating
Base kV on LV side = Base kV on HV side x
HV rating
Base kV on HV side = Base kV on LV side x

25.Give the equation for base current and base impedance of a balanced three phase
circuit.

Base current, A =

base kVA 3
3 x base voltage, kVLL

2
(
base voltage, kVLL )
Base impedance =

base MVA3

26. Why the line value of voltage directly used for per unit calculation in three phase
systems?
The per unit value of a line-to-neutral(VLN) on the line-to-neutral voltage
base(Vb,LN) is equal to the per unit value of the line-to-line voltage(VLL) at the same point
on the line-to-line voltage base(Vb,LL) if the system is balanced.

i.e.,

VL N
Vb , L N

VL L
Vb , L L

27. Why the three phase kVA directly used for per unit calculation in three phase
systems?
The per unit value of a 3-phase kVA on the 3-phase kVA base is identical to the
per unit value of kVA per phase on the kVA per phase base.

i.e.,

3 phase kVA
kVA per phase
=
3 phase base kVA Base kVA per phase

Therefore in 3 phase systems, the line value of voltage and 3 phase kVA are
directly used for per unit calculations.

Possible 16-mark questions and answers

1. What is the need for system analysis in planning and operation of power system?
Explain. (APR/MAY 2004)
2. Explain the advantages of the p.u form of representation?
3. Define the per unit value of a quantity. How will you change the base impedance from
one set of base values to another set?
4. Explain the steady state and transient state with the help of a RL circuit.
5. Why is Per phase analysis done in a symmetrical three-phase system.
6. What are the advantages of using per unit system?
7. Explain the per phase generator model with required diagrams.
8. With neat diagrams, explain the transformer model used for per phase analysis.
9. Discuss in detail about the modeling of transmission lines.
10. Clearly explain the basic components of a power system.

Reference books:
R1 Hadi saadat, Power System Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
R2 I J Nagarath, D P Kothari Modern Power system Analysis, TMH Pub. Co. Ltd.,
1994.
R3 Nagoor Kani, Power System Analysis\

1.The equation for base current Ib is,

Ib =

kVA b
3 kVb

2.The equation for base impedance is,

Zb =

kVb x1000
3 Ib

3.The equation for base current Ib is,

Ib =

kVA b
3 kVb

4.The equation for base impedance is,

Zb =

kVb x1000
3 Ib

5.The base impedance is

(kVb ) 2 x1000
Zb =
kVA b
6.The base kilovolt amperes is

kVAb = kVb x I b
7.The equation for converting the per unit impedance expressed in one base to
another.
2

Z p.u ,new = Z p.u , old

kVb , old MVAb , new

x

x
kV
MVA

b , old
b , new

8.The equation for transforming base kV on LV side to HV side of a transformer

and vice versa.

HV rating
LV rating
LV rating
Base kV on LV side = Base kV on HV side x
HV rating
Base kV on HV side = Base kV on LV side x

9.The equation for base current and base impedance of a balanced three-phase
circuit.

base kVA 3
3 x base voltage, kVLL

Base current, A =

Base impedance =

(base voltage, kVLL )2

base MVA3

10.3-phase kVA base is identical to the per unit value of kVA per phase on the kVA
per phase base.

i.e.,

3 phase kVA
kVA per phase
=
3 phase base kVA Base kVA per phase

11.The line-to-line voltage base (Vb,LL) if the system is balanced.

i.e.,

VL N
Vb , L N

VL L
Vb , L L

12.The per unit impedance referred to either side of a single-phase transformer is

the same.
13.The per unit impedance referred to either side of a three phase transformer is the
same regardless of the three phase connections whether they are Y-Y, -
or -Y
14.The chance of confusion between the line and phase quantities in a three phase
balanced system is greatly reduced.
15.The manufacturers usually provide the impedance values in per unit.
16.The computational effort in power system is very much reduced with the use of
per unit quantities.
17. The transient stability is generally affected by two factors namely,
(1) Type of fault
(2) Location of fault.

UNIT 2:MODELLING OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS

Possible 2-mark questions and answers

1. Write the most important mode of operation of power system and mention the
major problems encountered with it.
Symmetrical steady state is the most important mode of operation of power
system. Three major problems are encountered in this mode of operation. They are,
1) Load flow problem
2) Optimal load scheduling problem
3) Systems control problem
2.Why power flow analysis is made?
Power flow analysis is performed to calculate the magnitude and phase angle of
voltages at the buses and also the active power and reactive voltamperes flow for the
given terminal or bus conditions. The variables associated with each bus or node are,
a. Magnitude of voltage |V|
b. Phase angle of voltage
c. Active power, P
d. Reactive voltamperes, Q
3. What is power flow study or load flow study?
The study of various methods of solution to power system network is referred to
as load study. The solution provides the voltages at various buses, power flowing in
Various lines and line losses.
4. What are the information that are obtained from a load flow study?
The information obtained from a load flow study are magnitude and phase angles
of bus voltages, real and reactive power flowing in each line and line losses. The load
flow solution also gives the initial conditions of the system when the transient behavior of
the system is to be studied.
5. What is the need for load flow study? (MAY/JUNE 2006)
The load flow study of a power system is essential to decide the best operation of
existing system and for planning the future expansion of the system. It is also essential
for designing a new power system.
6. What are the works involved in a load flow study? (NOV/DEC 2004)
The following has to be performed for a load flow study.
a. Representation of the system by single line diagram.
b. Formation of impedance diagram using the information in single line diagram.
c. Formulation of network equations
d. Solution of network equations.

7. What are the different types of buses in a power system?

The buses of a power system can be classified into three types based on the
quantities being specified for the buses, which are as follows:
a. Load bus or PQ bus (P and Q are specified)
b. Generator bus or voltage controlled bus or PV bus (P and V are specified)
c. Slack bus or swing bus or reference bus (|V| and are specified)
8. Define voltage controlled bus(generator bus/PV bus).
A bus is called voltage controlled bus if the magnitude of voltage |V| and real
power (P) are specified for it. In a voltage controlled bus, the magnitude of the voltage is
not allowed to change. Voltage controlled bus is also called as Generator bus and PV bus.
9. What is PQ bus(load bus)? (APR/MAY 2005)
A bus is called PQ bus or load bus when real and reactive components of power
are specified for the bus. In a load bus, the voltage is allowed to vary within permissible
limits.
10.What is swing bus(slack bus/reference bus)?
A bus is called swing bus when the magnitude and phase of bus voltage are
specified for it. The swing bus is the reference bus for load flow solution and it is
required for accounting for the line losses. Usually one of the generator bus is selected as
the swing bus.
11. What is the need for slack bus? (APR/MAY 2004),(NOV/DEC 2004)
The slack bus is needed to account for transmission line losses. In a power
system, the total power generated will be equal to sum of power consumed by loads and
losses. In a power system, only the generated power and load power are specified for the
buses. The slack bus is assumed to generate the power required for losses. Since the
losses are unknown, the real and reactive power are not specified for slack bus. They are
estimated through the solution of line flow equations.
12. List the quantities specified and the quantities to be determined from load flow
study for various types of buses. (MAY/JUNE 2006)
The following table shows the quantities specified and the quantities to be
obtained for various types of buses.
Bus type

Quantities
specified
P,Q

Quantities to
be obtained
|V|,

Generator
Bus

P, |V|

Q,

Slack Bus

|V|,

P, Q

Load Bus

13. Write the load flow equation of Gauss and Gauss-Seidel method.
The load flow equation of Gauss method is given by,

V K +1 =
p

1
Y pp

Pp jQ p

n
K
Y pq Vq
*
q =1
V K
p
q p

The load flow equation of Gauss-Seidel method is given by,

V K +1 =
p

Pp jQ p
*

p 1
n
K
K
Y pq Vq Y pqVq
q =1
q = p +1

V K
p

K+1
K
Vp and Vp = (K+1) and Kth iteration voltage of bus p respectively.
VqK+1 and VqK = (K+1) and Kth iteration voltage of bus q respectively.
Y pp

14. Write the load flow equation of Newton-Raphson method.

The load flow equation of Newton Raphson method is given by,

n
P p = e p (eq G pq + f p B pq ) + f p ( f q G pq e p B pq )

q = 1
n
Q p = f p (eqG pq + f p B pq ) e p ( f qG pq e p B pq )

q = 1
2
V p = e 2p + f p2
15. Discuss the effect of acceleration factor in the load flow solution algorithm.
(APR/MAY 2004)
In load flow solution by iterative methods, the number of iterations can be
reduced if the correction voltage at each bus is multiplied by some constant. The
multiplication of the constant will increase the amount of correction to bring the voltage
closer to the value it is approaching. The multipliers that accomplish this improved
converged are called acceleration factors. An acceleration factor of 1.6 is normally used
in load flow problems.
16. How will you account for voltage controlled buses in the load flow algorithm?
The acceleration factor is a real quantity and it modifies the magnitude of bus
voltage alone. Since in voltage controlled bus, the magnitude of bus voltage is not
allowed to change, the acceleration factor is not used for voltage controlled bus.

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17. Why do we go for iterative methods to solve load flow problems?

The load (or power) flow equations are nonlinear algebraic equations and so
explicit solution is not possible. The solution of nonlinear equations can be obtained only
by iterative numerical techniques.
18. What do you mean by a flat voltage start?
In iterative methods of load flow solution, the initial voltage of all buses except
slack bus are assumed as 1+j0 p.u. This is referred to as flat voltage start.
19.When the generator bus is treated as load bus? What will be the reactive power
and bus voltage when the generator bus is treated as load bus?
If the reactive power of a generator bus violates the specified limits, then the
generator bus is treated as load bus. The reactive power of that particular bus is equated
to the limit it has violated and the previous iteration value of bus voltage is used for
calculating current iteration value.
20. What are the advantages of Gauss-Seidel method?
The advantages of Gauss-Seidel method are,
a. Calculations are simple and so the programming task is less
b. The memory requirement is less
c. Useful for small systems.
21.What are the disadvantages of Gauss-Seidel method?
The disadvantages of Gauss-Seidel method are,
a. Requires large number of iterations to reach convergence.
b. Not suitable for large systems.
c. Convergence time increases with size of the system.
22.How approximation is performed in Newton-Raphson method?
In Newton-Raphson method, the set of non-linear simultaneous (load flow)
equations are approximated to a set of linear simultaneous equations using Taylors series
expansion and the terms are limited to first order approximation.
23. What is Jacobian matrix? How the elements of Jacobian matrix are computed?
The matrix formed from the derivates of load flow equations is called Jacobian
matrix and it is denoted by J.
The elements of Jacobian matrix will change in every iteration. In each iteration,
the elements of the Jacobian matrix are obtained by partially differentiating the load flow
equations with respect o unknown variable and then evaluating the first derivates using
the solution of previous iteration.
24.What are the advantages of Newton-Raphson method?
The advantages of Newton-Raphson method are,
a. This load flow method is faster, more reliable and he results are accurate.
b. Requires less number of iterations for convergence.
c. The number of iterations are independent of the size of the system.

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d. Suitable for large system.

25.What are the disadvantages of Newton-Raphson method?
The disadvantages of Newton-Raphson method are,
a. Programming is more complex.
b. The memory requirement is more.
c. Computational time per iteration is higher due to larger number of
calculations per iteration.
26.Mention (any) three advantages of N-R method over G-S method?
The three advantages of N-R method over G-S method are,
a. The N-R method has quadratic convergence characteristics and so converges
faster than G-S method.
b. The number of iterations for convergence is independent of the system in N-R
method.
c. In N-R method, the convergence is not affected by the choice of slack bus.
27.Compare G-S method and N-R methods of load flow solutions.
G-S method
N-R method
1. Variables are expressed in polar co1. The variables are expressed in
ordinates.
rectangular co-ordinates.
2. Computation time per iteration is more
2. Computation time per iteration is less.
3. It has linear convergence characteristics. 3. It has quadratic convergence
characteristics.
4.The number of iterations are independent
4. The number of iterations required for
of the size of the system.
convergence increase with size of the
system.
5. The choice of slack bus is arbitrary.
5.The choice of slack bus is critical.

28.How the convergence of N-R method is speeded up?

The convergence can be speeded up in N-R method by using Fast Decoupled
Load Flow (FDLF) algorithm. In FDLF method, the weak coupling between P- and Q-V
are decoupled and then the equations are further simplified using the knowledge of
practical operating conditions of a power system.
29. How the disadvantages of N-R method are overcome?
The disadvantage of large memory requirement can be overcome by decoupling
the weak coupling between P- and Q-V (i.e., using decoupled load flow algorithm). The
disadvantage of large computational time per iteration can be reduced by simplifying the
decoupled load flow equations. The simplifications are based on the practical operating
conditions of a power system.
30. Write the equation for power flow in the transmission line.
The equation for power low in the transmission line (say p-q) at bus p is given by,

Spq = Ppq-jQpq
= Ep* ipq
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= Ep*[Ep-Eq]Ypq + Ep*Ep.(Ypq/2)
Sqp = Pqp-jQqp
= Eq* iqp
= Eq*[Eq-Ep]Ypq + Eq*Eq.(Ypq/2)
31.Define primitive network.
Primitive network is a set of unconnected elements which provides information
regarding the characteristics of individual elements only. The performance equations of
primitive network are given below.
V + E = ZI (In Impedance form)
I + J = YV (In Admittance form)
where V and I are the element voltage and current vectors respectively.
J and E are source vectors.
Z and Y are the primitive Impedance and Admittance matrices respectively.
32. What is a bus?
The meeting point of various components in a power system is called a bus. The
bus is a conductor made of copper (or) aluminium having negligible resistance. The buses
are considered as points of constant voltage in a power system.
33.Explain bus incidence matrix.
For the specific system, we can obtain the following relation (relation between
element voltage and bus voltage).
V = A VBUS
where A is the bus incidence matrix, which is a rectangular and singular matrix. Its
elements are found as per the following rules.
aik = 1, if ith element is incident to and oriented away from the kth node (bus).
= -1, if ith element is incident to but oriented towards the kth node.
= 0, if ith element is not incident to the kth node.
34. What is bus admittance matrix? (MAY/JUNE 2006)
The matrix consisting of the self and mutual admittance of the power system
network is called bus admittance matrix. It is given by the admittance matrix Y in the
node basis matrix equation of a power system and it is denoted as Ybus. Bus admittance
matrix is a symmetrical matrix.
35. Write the equation for the bus admittance matrix.
The equation for bus admittance matrix is,
YbusV = I
where
Ybus = Bus admittance matrix of order (n x n )
V = Bus voltage matrix of order (n x1)
I = Current source matrix of order (n x1)
n = Number of independent buses in the system

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36. Give the matrix notation of YbusV = I

Y11 Y12 Y13 . . . Y1n V1
Y

21 Y22 Y23 . . . Y2 n V2
Y31 Y32 Y33 . . . Y3n V3
.
.
.
. .=

.
.
. .
.
.
.
.
. .

Yn1 Yn 2 Yn 3 . . . Ynn Vn

I 11
I
22
I 33
.

.
.

I nn

37. Give the equation to find the kth bus voltage.

The equation to find the kth bus voltage is,

Vk =

1
[ 1k I 11+ 2 k I 22+ 3k I 33+... + nk I nn ]

1 n
Vk = jk I jj
j =1
where = Determinant of Ybus matrix.
Ijj = Sum of the currents injecting current to node j.
jk = Cofactor of the element Yjk of bus admittance matrix.
38.Mention the advantages of bus admittance matrix, Ybus.
i) Data preparation is simple.
ii) Formation and modification is easy.
iii) Since the bus admittance matrix is sparse matrix(i.e., most of its elements are zero),
the computer memory requirements are less.
Possible 16-mark questions and answers
1.With the help of a neat flow chart, explain the Newton-Raphson method of load flow
solution when the system contains voltage controlled busses in addition to swing bus and
load bus.
(APR/MAY 2004)
2.Compare Gauss-Seidel method and Newton-Raphson method of load flow studies
(NOV/DEC 2004)
3.Explain clearly with detailed flowchart, the computational procedure for load flow
solution using N-R method when the system contains all types of buses.
(NOV/DEC 2004)
4.Explain the step by step computational procedure for the Newton-Raphson method of
load flow studies.
(APR/MAY 2005)
5. Explain bus classification in power flow analysis with their known and unknown
quantities.

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(APR/MAY 2005)
6. Derive the static load flow equations of n-Bus system.
(APR/MAY 2005)
7. Explain the step by step computational procedure for the Gauss-Seidel method of load
flow studies (MAY/JUNE 2006)
8. Derive the basic equations for the load flow study using Gauss-Seidel method. With
respect to this method, explain the following:
a. Acceleration factor.
b. Handling of PV buses.
9. Draw the representation schemes for
a. Phase shifting transformer
b. Tap changing transformer
10. Draw the mathematical model of phase shifting transformer to be used in power flow
analysis.
11. Give the advantages and disadvantages of Gauss-Seidel method and Newton-Raphson
method of load flow analysis.
12. Write the equations to calculate Slack bus power, Transmission losses and Line
flows.

Reference books:
R1 Hadi saadat, Power System Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
R2 I J Nagarath , D P Kothari Modern Power system Analysis, TMH Pub. Co. Ltd.,
1994.
R3 Nagoor Kani, Power System Analysis

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UNIT 3:POWER FLOW ANALYSIS

Possible 2 mark questions:

1. What is the need for short circuit studies or fault analysis?
The short circuit studies are essential in order to design or develop the protective
schemes for various parts of the system. The protective scheme consists of current and
voltage sensing devices, protective relays and circuit breakers. The selection of these
devices mainly depends on various currents that may flow in the fault conditions.
2. What is the reason for transients during short circuits?
The faults or short circuits are associated with sudden change in currents. Most of
the components of the power system have inductive property which opposes any sudden
change in currents, so the faults are associated with transients.
3. What is meant by a fault?
A fault in a circuit is any failure which interrupts with the normal flow of current.
The faults are associated with abnormal change in current, voltage and frequency of the
power system. The faults may cause damage to the equipments, if it is allowed to persist
for a long time. Hence every part of a system has been protected by means of relays and
circuit breakers to sense the faults and to isolate the faulty part from the healthy part of
the network in the event of fault
4. Why faults occur in a power system?
Faults occur in a power system due to insulation failure of equipments, flashover
of lines initiated by a lightening stroke, permanent damage to conductors and towers or
accidental faulty operations.
5. How are the faults classified?
In one method, the faults are classified as,
1. Shunt faults - due to short circuits in conductors
2. Series faults - due to open conductors.
In another method,
1. Symmetrical faults - fault currents are equal in all the phases and can be
analyzed on per phase basis
2. Unsymmetrical faults fault currents are unbalanced and so they can be
analyzed only using symmetrical components.
6. List the various types of shunt and series faults.
Various types of shunt faults are
1. Single line-to-ground fault
2. Line-to-line fault

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3. Double line-to-ground fault

4. Three phase fault
Various types of series faults are,
1. One open conductor fault
2. Two open conductor fault
7. What is meant by symmetrical fault?
The fault is called symmetrical fault if the fault current is equal in all the phases.
This fault conditions are analyzed on per phase basis using Thevenins theorem or using
bus impedance matrix. The three-phase fault is the only symmetrical fault.
8. List out the differences in representing
circuit studies.
Load flow studies
1. Both resistances and reactances are
Considered.
2. Bus admittance matrix is useful.
3. The exact voltages and currents are to be
determined.

the power system for load flow and short

Fault analysis
Resistances are neglected.
Bus impedance matrix is used.
The voltages can be safely assumed as 1
p.u. and the prefault current can be
neglected.

9. For a fault at a given location, rank the various faults in the order of severity.
In a power system, the most severe fault is three phase fault and less severe fault
is open conductor fault. The various faults in the order of decreasing severity are,
1) 3 phase fault
2) Double line-to-ground fault
3) Line-to-line fault
4) Single line-to-ground fault
5) Open conductor fault
10. What is meant by fault calculations?
The fault condition of a power system can be divided into sub transient, transient,
and steady state periods. The currents in the various parts of the system and in the fault
locations are different in these periods. The estimation of these currents for various types
of faults at various locations in the system is commonly referred to as fault calculations.
11. What are the assumptions made in short circuit studies of a large power system
network? (APR/MAY 2005)
1) The phase to neutral emfs of all generators remain constant, balanced and unaffected
by the faults.
2) Each generator is represented by an emf behind either the subtransient or transient
reactance depending upon whether the short circuit current is to be found immediately
after the short circuit or after about 3 4 cycles.
3) Load currents may often be neglected in comparison with fault currents.
4) All network impedances are purely reactive. Thus the series resistances of lines and
transformers are neglected in comparison with their resistances.

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5) Shunt capacitances and shunt branches of transformers are neglected. Hence,

transformer reactances are taken as their leakage reactances.
12. What is synchronous reactance?
The synchronous reactance is the ratio of induced emf and the steady state rms
current (i.e., it is the reactance of a synchronous machine under steady state condition). It
is the sum of leakage reactance and the reactance representing armature reaction. It is
given by,
Xs = Xl + Xa
Where,
Xs = Synchronous reactance
Xl = Leakage reactance
Xa = Armature reaction reactance.
13. Define subtransient reactance.(APR/MAY 2004)
The subtransient reactance is the ratio of induced emf on no-load and the
subtransient symmetrical rms current, (i.e., it is the reactance of a synchronous machine
under subtransient condition). It is given by,
''

Subtransient reactance, X d =

Eg
I

''

= Xl +

1
1
1
1
+
+
Xa X f
X dw

Where
Xl = Leakage reactance
Xa = Armature reaction reactance
Xf = Field winding reactance
Xdw = Damper winding reactance.
14. Define transient reactance.
The transient reactance is the ratio of induced emf on no-load and the transient
symmetrical rms current. (i.e.,it is the reactance of synchronous machine under transient
condition). It is given by,

Eg
1
'
X
X
=
+
d =
l
Transient reactance,
1
1
I'
+
Xa X f
Where
Xl = Leakage reactan Xa = Armature reaction reactance

Xf = Field winding reactance

15.What is the significance of subtransient reactance and transient reactance in

short circuit studies?
The subtransient reactance can be used to estimate the initial value of fault current
immediately on the occurrence of the fault. The maximum momentary short circuit
current rating of the circuit breaker used for protection or fault clearing should be less
than this initial fault current.
The transient reactance is used to estimate the transient state fault current. Most of
the circuit breakers open their contacts only during this period. Therefore for a circuit

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breaker used for fault clearing (or protection), its interrupting short circuit current rating
should be less than the transient fault current.
16. Write down the equation determining fault current in a generator when its
reactance is known.
The equation is,

I =

Eg
Xd

I' =

Eg
Xd

'

where

= Steady state symmetrical fault current

I ' = Transient symmetrical fault current

Xd = Direct axis synchronous reactance

Xd = Direct axis transient reactance
E g = RMS voltage from one terminal to neutral at no load.
17.Write the equation for subtransient and transient internal voltage of the
generator.
The equation for subtransient internal voltage is,
''

E g = Vt + jI L X d

''

Transient internal voltage is,

'

'

E g = Vt + jI L X d
where

Eg = Subtransient internal voltage of generator

Eg = Transient internal voltage of generator
Vt = Terminal voltage
IL = Load current
Xd =Direct axis subtransient reactance
Xd =Direct axis transient reactance
18.Write the equation for subtransient and transient internal voltage of the motor.
The equation for subtransient internal voltage is,
''

E m = Vt jI L X d

''

Transient internal voltage is,

'

'

E m = Vt jI L X d s
where
Em = Subtransient internal voltage of generator
Em = Transient internal voltage of generator
Vt = Terminal voltage
IL = Load current
Xd =Direct axis subtransient reactance

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Xd =Direct axis transient reactance

19. How symmetrical faults are analyzed?

The symmetrical faults are analyzed using per unit reactance diagram of the power
system. Once the reactance diagram is formed, then the fault is simulated by short
circuit or by connecting the fault impedance at the fault point. The currents and
voltages at various parts of the system can be estimated by any of the following
methods.
1) Using Kirchoffs laws
2) Using Thevenins theorem
3) By forming bus impedance matrix.
20. Define doubling effect and DC off-set current.
Doubling effect:
If a symmetrical fault occurs when the voltage wave is going through zero then
the maximum momentary short circuit current will be double the value of maximum
symmetrical short circuit current. This effect is called doubling effect.
DC off-set current:
The unidirectional transient component of short circuit current is called DC offset current.
21.Differentiate between subtransient and transient reactance.
Subtransient reactance

Transient reactance

1) This is the ratio of induced emf and

subtransient current.
2) Flux created by induced currents in the
damper winding is included.
3) This is the smallest reactance among the
reactance values.
4) This cannot be extrapolated.

1) This is the ratio of induced emf and

transient current.
2) There is no damper winding and hence
no flux is created.
3) This is larger than the subtransient
reactance.
4) This can be extrapolated backwards in
time

22.What are symmetrical components?

An unbalanced system of N related vectors can be resolved into N systems of
balanced vectors called symmetrical components. Positive sequence components
Negative sequence components
Zero sequence components.
23. Write the symmetrical components of three phase system.
In a 3-phase system, the three unbalanced vectors (either current or voltage
vectors) can be resolved into three balanced system of vectors. They are,
1) Positive sequence components
2) Negative sequence components
3) Zero sequence components.

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24. Define negative sequence and zero sequence components.

Negative sequence components consist of three phasors equal in magnitude,
displaced from each other by 120o in phase, and having the phase sequence opposite to
that of the original phasors. Va2, Vb2 and Vc2 are the negative sequence components of Va,
Vb and vc.
Zero sequence components consist of three phasors equal in magnitude and with
zero phase displacement from each other. Vao, Vbo and Vco are the zero sequence
components of Va, Vb and Vc.
25.Express the unbalanced voltages Va, Vb and Vc in terms of symmetrical
components Va1, Va2 and Va0.
The expression of unbalanced voltages in terms of symmetrical components are,
V =V +V +V
a ao a1 a 2
2
V = V + a V + aV
b
ao
a1
a2

2
V = V + aV + a V
c
ao
a1
a2

(Or)
Va 1 1
V = 1 a 2
b
Vc 1 a

1
a
a 2

Va 0
V
a1
Va 2

26. Express the symmetrical components Va1, Va2 and Va0 in terms of unbalanced
vectors Va, Vb and Vc.
The expression of symmetrical components in terms of unbalanced vectors are,
V
V
V

ao

a1
a2

=
=
=

1
3
1
3
1
3

(V + V + V )
a
b
c

2
(V + aV + a V )
a
b
c
2
(V + a V + aV )
a
b
c

(Or)

Va 0
1 1
V = 1 1 a
a1 3
Va 2
1 a 2

1
a 2
a

Va
V
b
Vc

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27. Define the operator a and express the value of a and a2 in both polar and
rectangular form.
An operator which causes a rotation of 120o in the anticlockwise direction is
known as operator a. The value of a is 1120o.
The polar form and rectangular form of operator a is given by,
--------polar form
a = 1120o
= -0.5 + j0.806 ----------rectangular form
The polar form and rectangular form of operator a2 is given by,
--------polar form
a2 = 1240o
= -0.5 - j0.806 ----------rectangular form
28.what are sequence impedances and sequence networks?
The sequence impedances are the impedances offered by the devices or
components for the like sequence component of the current.
The single phase equivalent circuit of a power system consisting of impedances to
current of any one sequence only is called sequence network.
29. What assumption is made at the star / delta transformer?
It is that the positive sequence quantities on the HV side lead their corresponding
positive sequence quantities on the LV side by 30o. The reverse is the case for negative
sequence quantities wherein HV quantities lag the corresponding LV quantities by 30o.
30.What is an unsymmetrical fault? List the various unsymmetrical faults.
The fault is called unsymmetrical fault if the fault current is not equal in all the
phases. The unsymmetrical faults in a power system are,
1) Single line-to-ground fault.
2) Line-to-line fault.
3) Double line-to-ground fault
4) Open conductor fault.
31.Define positive sequence and negative sequence impedances.
The positive sequence impedance of an equipment is the impedance offered by
the equipment to the flow of positive sequence current.
The negative sequence impedance of an equipment is the impedance offered by
the equipment to the flow of negative sequence current.

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Possible 16 marks:
1. Explain the need for short circuit studies.
2. Draw the relationship between the phase components and the sequence
components.
3. The phase b of a three phase circuit is open. The currents in phases c and a
are I and I respectively. Determine the positive, negative and zero sequence
components of the current in phase a.
4. With the help of a detailed flow chart, explain how a symmetrical fault can be
analysed using ZBus.
5. What are the various types of faults? Discuss their frequency of occurrence and
severity? Find the fault current when an L-L-G fault occurs at the terminals of an
unloaded generator.
6. Derive an expression for the positive sequence current Ia1 of an unloaded
generator when it is subjected to a double line to ground fault.(APR/MAY 2004).
7. Explain the short circuit model of a synchronous machine under short circuit
conditions.
8. What symmetrical components? Explain the symmetrical component
transformation.
9. What is meant by sequence impedance? Explain the sequence network of an
unloaded generator.
10. Explain the procedure for making short circuit studies of a large power system
using digital computer. Illustrate the answer by considering a symmetrical fault.
(NOV/DEC 2004)

Reference books:
R1 Hadi saadat, Power System Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
R2 I J Nagarath , D P Kothari Modern Power system Analysis, TMH Pub. Co. Ltd.,
1994.
R3 Nagoor Kani, Power System Analysis

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UNIT 4: SHORT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

Possible 2 mark questions:

1. What is meant by a fault?
A fault in a circuit is any failure which interrupts with the normal flow of current.
The faults are associated with abnormal change in current, voltage and frequency of the
power system. The faults may cause damage to the equipments, if it is allowed to persist
for a long time.
2. Give the reason for faults in power system?
Faults occur in a power system due to insulation failure of equipments, flashover
of lines initiated by a lightening stroke, permanent damage to conductors and towers or
accidental faulty operations.
3. List the various types of symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults. (MAY/JUNE
2006)
Symmetrical fault:
5. Three phase fault
Unsymmetrical faults:
6. Single line-to-ground fault
7. Line-to-line fault
8. Double line-to-ground fault
4. For a fault at a given location, rank the various faults in the order of severity.
In a power system, the most severe fault is three phase fault and less severe fault
is open conductor fault. The various faults in the order of decreasing severity are,
6) 3 phase fault
7) Double line-to-ground fault
8) Line-to-line fault
9) Single line-to-ground fault
10) Open conductor fault
5. What is meant by fault calculations?
The fault condition of a power system can be divided into subtransient, transient,
and steady state periods. The currents in the various parts of the system and in the fault
locations are different in these periods. The estimation of these currents for various types
of faults at various locations in the system is commonly referred to as fault calculations.

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6. What is synchronous reactance?

The synchronous reactance is the ratio of induced emf and the steady state rms
current (i.e., it is the reactance of a synchronous machine under steady state condition). It
is the sum of leakage reactance and the reactance representing armature reaction. It is
given by,
Xs = Xl + Xa
Where,
Xs = Synchronous reactance
Xl = Leakage reactance
Xa = Armature reaction reactance.
7. Define subtransient reactance.(APR/MAY 2004)
The subtransient reactance is the ratio of induced emf on no-load and the
subtransient symmetrical rms current, (i.e., it is the reactance of a synchronous machine
under subtransient condition). It is given by,
''

Subtransient reactance, X d =

Eg
I ''

= Xl +

1
1
1
1
+
+
Xa X f
X dw

Where
Xl = Leakage reactance
Xa = Armature reaction reactance
Xf = Field winding reactance
Xdw = Damper winding reactance.
8. Define transient reactance.
The transient reactance is the ratio of induced emf on no-load and the transient
symmetrical rms current. (i.e.,it is the reactance of synchronous machine under transient
condition). It is given by,

Eg
1
'
=
X
+
X
d =
l
'
Transient reactance,
1
1
I
+
Xa X f
Xa = Armature reaction reactance
Where Xl = Leakage reactance
Xf = Field winding reactance
9.What is the significance of subtransient reactance and transient reactance in short
circuit studies?
The subtransient reactance can be used to estimate the initial value of fault current
immediately on the occurrence of the fault. The maximum momentary short circuit
current rating of the circuit breaker used for protection or fault clearing should be less
than this initial fault current.
The transient reactance is used to estimate the transient state fault current. Most of
the circuit breakers open their contacts only during this period. Therefore for a circuit

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breaker used for fault clearing (or protection), its interrupting short circuit current rating
should be less than the transient fault current.
10. Write down the equation determining fault current in a generator when its
reactance is known.
The equation is,

I =

Eg
Xd

I' =

Eg
Xd

'

where

= Steady state symmetrical fault current

I ' = Transient symmetrical fault current

Xd = Direct axis synchronous reactance

Xd = Direct axis transient reactance
E g = RMS voltage from one terminal to neutral at no load.
11.Write the equation for subtransient and transient internal voltage of the
generator.
The equation for subtransient internal voltage is,
''

E g = Vt + jI L X d

''

Transient internal voltage is,

'

'

E g = Vt + jI L X d
where

Eg = Subtransient internal voltage of generator

Eg = Transient internal voltage of generator
Vt = Terminal voltage
IL = Load current
Xd =Direct axis subtransient reactance
Xd =Direct axis transient reactance
12.Write the equation for subtransient and transient internal voltage of the motor.
The equation for subtransient internal voltage is,
''

E m = Vt jI L X d

''

Transient internal voltage is,

'

'

E m = Vt jI L X d s
where
Em = Subtransient internal voltage of generator
Em = Transient internal voltage of generator
Vt = Terminal voltage
IL = Load current
Xd =Direct axis subtransient reactance

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Xd =Direct axis transient reactance

13. Define doubling effect and DC off-set current.

Doubling effect:
If a symmetrical fault occurs when the voltage wave is going through zero then
the maximum momentary short circuit current will be double the value of maximum
symmetrical short circuit current. This effect is called doubling effect.
DC off-set current:
The unidirectional transient component of short circuit current is called DC offset current.
14.Differentiate between subtransient and transient reactance.
Subtransient reactance

Transient reactance

1) This is the ratio of induced emf and

subtransient current.
2) Flux created by induced currents in the
damper winding is included.
3) This is the smallest reactance among the
reactance values.
4) This cannot be extrapolated.

1) This is the ratio of induced emf and

transient current.
2) There is no damper winding and hence
no flux is created.
3) This is larger than the subtransient
reactance.
4) This can be extrapolated backwards in
time

15.What are symmetrical components?

An unbalanced system of N related vectors can be resolved into N systems of
balanced vectors called symmetrical components. Positive sequence components
Negative sequence component Zero sequence components.
16. Write the symmetrical components of three phase system. (MAY/JUNE 2006)
In a 3-phase system, the three unbalanced vectors (either current or voltage
vectors) can be resolved into three balanced system of vectors. They are,
4) Positive sequence components
5) Negative sequence components
6) Zero sequence components.
17. Define negative sequence and zero sequence components.
Negative sequence components consist of three phasors equal in magnitude,
displaced from each other by 120o in phase, and having the phase sequence opposite to
that of the original phasors. Va2, Vb2 and Vc2 are the negative sequence components of Va,
Vb and vc.
Zero sequence components consist of three phasors equal in magnitude and with
zero phase displacement from each other. Vao, Vbo and Vco are the zero sequence
components of Va, Vb and Vc.

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18.Express the unbalanced voltages Va, Vb and Vc in terms of symmetrical

components Va1, Va2 and Va0.
The expression of unbalanced voltages in terms of symmetrical components are,
V =V +V +V
a ao a1 a 2
2
V = V + a V + aV
b
ao
a1
a2

2
V = V + aV + a V
c
ao
a1
a2

(Or)

Va 1 1
V = 1 a 2
b
Vc 1 a

1
a
a 2

Va 0
V
a1
Va 2

19. Express the symmetrical components Va1, Va2 and Va0 in terms of unbalanced
vectors Va, Vb and Vc.
The expression of symmetrical components in terms of unbalanced vectors are,
V
V
V

ao

a1
a2

=
=
=

1
3

(V + V + V )
a
b
c

2
(V + aV + a V )
a
b
c
3
1

2
(V + a V + aV )
b
c
3 a

(Or)

Va 0
1 1
V = 1 1 a
a1 3
Va 2
1 a 2

1
a 2
a

Va
V
b
Vc

20. Define the operator a and express the value of a and a2 in both polar and
rectangular form.
An operator which causes a rotation of 120o in the anticlockwise direction is
known as operator a. The value of a is 1120o.
The polar form and rectangular form of operator a is given by,
--------polar form
a = 1120o
= -0.5 + j0.806 ----------rectangular form
The polar form and rectangular form of operator a2 is given by,
--------polar form
a2 = 1240o
= -0.5 - j0.806 ----------rectangular form

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Possible 16 marks:
11. Draw the relationship between the phase components and the sequence
components..

12. Derive the expression for fault current for a double line to ground fault in an
unloaded generator in terms of symmetrical components. (MAY/JUNE 2006)
13. Derive the expression for fault current for a single line-to-ground fault in a power
system faulted through fault impedance Zf.
14. Explain the need for short circuit studies
15. The phase b of a three phase circuit is open. The currents in phases c and a
are I and I respectively. Determine the Fpositive, negative and zero sequence
components of the current in phase a.
16. What are the various types of faults? Discuss their frequency of occurrence and
severity?
17. Find the fault current when an L-L-G fault occurs at the terminals of an unloaded
generator. Derive an expression for the positive sequence current Ia1 of an
unloaded generator when it is subjected to a double line to ground
fault.(APR/MAY 2004).
18. Explain the short circuit model of a synchronous machine under short circuit
conditions. What symmetrical components? Explain the symmetrical component
transformation.
19. Write about the impedances in phase and sequence form.
20. What is meant by sequence impedance? Explain the sequence network of an
unloaded generator.
21. Explain the procedure for making short circuit studies of a large power system
using digital computer. Illustrate the answer by considering a symmetrical fault.
(NOV/DEC 2004)

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UNIT 5:STABILITY ANALYSIS

Possible 2 marks
1.Define Stability.
The stability of a system is defined as the ability of power system to return to a
stable operation in which various synchronous machines of the system remain in
synchronism or in step with each other, when it is subjected to a disturbance.
2. Define steady state stability.
The steady state stability is defined as the ability of a power system to remain
stable i.e., without loosing synchronism for small disturbances.
3. Define transient stability.
The transient stability is defined as the ability of a power system to remain stable
i.e., without loosing synchronism for large disturbances.
4.Write any three assumptions upon transient stability.
a. Rotor speed is assumed to be synchronous. In fact, it varies insignificantly
during the course of the stability study.
b. Shunt capacitances are not difficult to account for in a stability study.
c. Loads are modeled as constant admittances.
5. What is meant by steady state stability limit?
When the load on the system is increased gradually,maximum power that can be
transmitted without losing synchronism is termed as steady state stability limit. In steady
state, the power transferred by synchronous machine of a power system is always less
than the steady state stability limit.
6. What is transient stability limit?
When the load on the system is increased suddenly, maximum power that can be
transmitted without losing synchronism is termed as transient state stability limit.
Normally, steady state stability limit is greater than transient state stability limit.
7. How to improve the transient stability limit of power system?
a. Increase of system voltages
b. Use of high speed excitation systems.
c. Reduction in system transfer reactance
d. Use of high speed reclosing breakers.
8. What is stability study?
The procedure of determining the stability of a system upon occurrence of a
disturbance followed by various switching off and switching on actions is called stability
study.

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9.How do you classify steady state stability limit. Define them.

Depending on the nature of the disturbance, the steady state stability limit is
classified into,
a. Static stability limit refers to steady state stability limit that prevails without
the aid of regulating devices.
b. Dynamic stability limit refers to steady state stability limit prevailing in an
unstable system with the help of regulating devices such as speed governors,
voltage regulators, etc.
10.What are the machine problems seen in the stability study.
1. Those having one machine of finite inertia machines swinging with respect to
an infinite bus
2. Those having two finite inertia machines swinging with respect to each other.
11. Give the expression for swing equation. Explain each term along with their
units.(APR/MAY 2005)

Where H = Inertia constant in MJ/MVA.

f = Frequency in Hz.
M = Inertia constant in p.u.
Pm= Mechanical power input to the system (neglecting mechanical losses) in p.u.
Pe = Electrical power output of the system (neglecting electrical losses) in p.u.
12. What are the assumptions made in solving swing equation?
1) Mechanical power input to the machine remains constant during the period of
electromechanical transient of interest.
2) Rotor speed changes are insignificant that had already been ignored in
formulating the swing equations.
3) Effect of voltage regulating loop during the transient are ignored.
13. Define swing curve. What is the use of swing curve?
The swing curve is the plot or graph between the power angle , and time, t.
It is usually plotted for a transient state to study the nature of variation in for a
sudden large disturbance. From the nature of variations of , the stability of a system for
any disturbance can be determined.
14.Give the control schemes included in stability control techniques?
The control schemes included in the stability control techniques are:
a. Excitation systems
b.Turbine valve control
c.Single pole operation of circuit breakers
d.Faster fault clearing times

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15.What are the systems design strategies aimed at lowering system reactance?
The system design strategies aimed at lowering system reactance are:
a. Minimum transformer reactance
b.Series capacitor compensation of lines
c.Additional transmission lines.
16.What are coherent machines? (APR/MAY 2004)
Machines which swing together are called coherent machines. When both s and
are expressed in electrical degrees or radians, the swing equations for coherent machines
can be combined together even though the rated speeds are different. This is used in
stability studies involving many machines.
17.State equal area criterion. (NOV/DEC 2004)
In a two machine system under the usual assumptions of constant input , no damping
and constant voltage being transient reactance , the angle between the machines either
increases or else, after all disturbances have occurred oscillates with constant amplitude.
There is a simple graphical method of determining whether the system comes to rest with
respect to each other. This is known as equal area criterion
18.What are various faults that increase severity of equal area criterion?

The various faults that increases severity of equal area criterion are,
A Single line to ground fault
A Line to line fault
A Double line to ground fault
A Three phase fault
19.Give the expression for critical clearing time
The expression for the critical clearing time tcr is given by
tcr =
Where, H is the constant
cr is the critical clearing angle
o is the rotor angle
Pm is the mechanical power
s is the synchronous speed
20.List the types of disturbances that may occur in a single machine infinite bus bar system of the equal area criterion stability

The types of disturbances that may occur are,

Sudden change in mechanical input
Effect of clearing time on stability
Sudden loss of one of parallel lines
Sudden short circuit on one of parallel lines
i)
Short circuit at one end of line
ii)
Short circuit away from line ends
iii)
Reclosure

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21.Define critical clearing angle

The critical clearing angle cc is the maximum allowable change in the power angle
before clearing the fault , without loss of synchronism.
22. Define critical clearing time.

The critical clearing time , tcc can be defined as the maximum time delay that can
be allowed to clear a fault without loss of synchronism . The time corresponding to the
critical clearing angle is called critical clearing time tcc.
23. What are the assumptions that are made inorder to simplify the computational task in stability studies?

The assumptions are,

The D.C offset currents and harmonic components are neglected. The
currents and voltages are assumed to have fundamental component
alone.
The symmetrical components are used for the representation of
unbalanced faults.
It is assumed that the machine speed variations will not affect the
generated voltage.
24.What is Multimachine stability?
If a system has any number of machines, then each machine is listed for stability by
advancing the angular position, of its internal voltage and noting whether the electric
power output of the machine increases (or) decreases. If it increases,
i.e if Pn / n > 0
then machine n is stable. If every machine is stable, then the system having any
number of machine is stable.
25. What is meant by an infinite bus?
The connection or disconnection of a single small machine on a large system would
not affect the magnitude and phase of the voltage and frequency. Such a system of
constant voltage and constant frequency regardless of the load is called infinite bus bar
system or infinite bus.
26.List the assumptions made in multimachine stability studies.
The assumptions made are,
The mechanical power input to each machine remains constant during
the entire period of the swing curve computation
Damping power is negligible
Each machine may be represented by a constant transient reactance in
series with a constant transient voltage.
The mechanical rotor angle of each machine coincides with , the
electrical phase angle of the transient internal voltage.

27. Explain the concept synchronous speed.

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The mechanical torque Tm and the electrical torque Te are considered positive for
synchronous generator. Tm is the resultant shaft torque which tends to accelerate the
rotor in the positive m direction of rotation . Under steady-state operation of the
generator Tm and Te are equal and the accelerating torque Ta is zero. Hence there is no
acceleration of deceleration of the rotor, masses and the resultant constant speed is the
synchronous speed.
Possible 16 marks
1. Derive the swing equation for a single machine connected to infinite bus system. State
the assumptions if any and state the usefulness of this equation. Neglect the damping.
R4-Pg.No 246
2.Discuss the various factors affecting the transient stability of the system.
R1-Pg.No 5.42
3. With the help of a neat flowchart, explain the modified Euler method of solving the
swing equations.
R1-Pg.No 5.69
4.State the bad effects of instability. Distinguish between steady state and transient
stability.
R1-Pg.No5.6
5.Write short notes on assumptions made in deducing equal area criterion.
R1-Pg.No5.45, R2 - 346
6. State and explain equal area criterion. How do you apply equal area criterion to find
the maximum additional load.
R1-Pg.No5.47, R4-256
7. Describe the equal area criterion for transient stability analysis of a system.
R1-Pg.No5.45 APR/MAY 2004
8. Mention the assumptions clearly and developing necessary equations, describe the step
by step solution of swing bus.
R1-Pg.No5.28 APR/MAY 2004
9. Derive the swing equation of a synchronous machine swinging against an infinite bus.
Clearly state the assumptions in deducing the swing equation.
R1-Pg.No5.8 NOV/DEC 2004
10. Derive the swing equation for a synchronous machine.
R1-Pg.No5.8 APR/MAY 2005.
11. Explain critical clearing time and critical clearing angle, deriving the expressions.
R1-Pg.No5.54, Pg.No5.60 APR/MAY 2006
12.Explain the solution of swing equation by Runge Kutta Method..
R1-Pg.No5.63
Book:
R1. Power System Analysis K.B. Hemalatha, S.T. JayaChrista.
R2 Hadi saadat, Power System Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
R3 I J Nagarath , D P Kothari Modern Power system Analysis, TMH Pub. Co. Ltd.,
1994.
R4 Nagoor Kani, Power System Analysis

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