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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Subject Code : EE2401 Branch : EEE
Subject Name : Power System Operation and Control Semester : VII
Name of the Faculty : Krishnaveni. L
UNIT-I INTRODUCTION
1. What is the objective of power system control?
The objective of power system control is to maintain a continuous balance between electrical
generation and varying load demand while system frequency and voltage levels are maintained
constant.
2. Define load.
Load is defined as a device that taps energy from the network.
3. List out the types of loads.
The types of loads are,
1. Residential load: It consists of domestic lights, fans, heaters, refrigerators, television, radio and
air-conditioners.
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2. Commercial load: It covers offices, hospitals, hotels, shopping complex and theatres.
3. Industrial load: It covers small and heavy industries working on shifts.
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4. Agricultural load: It occurs during the day time.

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5. Municipal load: it consists of street-lighting, water supply and drainage.

4. What is load curve?
Load curve is the curve showing the variation of load on the power station with respect to time. It
can be plotted on a graph taking load on Y-axis and time on X-axis.
5. What is load duration curve?
Load duration curve is the curve obtained when the load elements of a load curve are arranged in
the order of descending magnitudes
6. What is daily load curve?
Daily load curve is the curve showing the variation of load on the power station with respect to
various time periods in a day. It can be plotted on a graph taking load on Y-axis and time on X-axis.
7. What is monthly load curve?
Monthly load curve is the curve showing the variation of load on the power station with respect to
the period of the month. It is obtained from daily load curves of that month.
8. What is yearly load curve?
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Yearly load curve is the curve showing the variation of load on the power station with respect to the
period of the year. It is obtained from monthly load curves of that year.
9. What is connected load?
Connected load is the sum of continuous ratings of all the equipments connected to supply systems.
10. What is maximum demand?
Maximum demand is the greatest of all “short time interval averaged” during a given period on the
power station.
11. What is demand factor?
Demand factor is the ratio of actual maximum demand on the system to total rated load connected to
the system.
12. What is average demand?
Average demand is the average of loads occurring on the power station in a given period.
The types of average demands are,
1. Daily average demand = (no of units generated per day)/ (24 hours)
2. Monthly average demand = (no of units generated in month)/ (no of hours in a month)
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3. Yearly average demand = (no of units generated in a year)/ (no of hours in a year)
13. What is load factor?
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Load factor is the ratio of average load to the maximum demand during a certain period of time.
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14. What is diversity factor?

Diversity factor is the ratio of the sum of the individual maximum demands of all the consumers to
the maximum demand of the power station.
15. What is capacity factor?
Capacity factor is the ratio of the average load to the rated capacity of the power plant.
Capacity factor = (actual energy generated) / (Plant capacity x Number of Hours)
16. What is plant use factor?
Plant use factor or plant operating factor is the ratio of the actual energy generated during a given
period to the product of capacity of plant and actual number of operating hours.
17. What is utilization factor?
Utilization factor is the measure of utility of the power plant capacity. It is the ratio of maximum
demand to the rated capacity of the power plant. It is less than unity.
18. What is the need for voltage regulation in power system?
The need for voltage regulation in power system is to maintain the voltage at the load terminals
within prescribed limits under fluctuating load conditions by employing suitable voltage control
equipment.
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19. What are plant level controls?

Plant level controls are,
Prime mover control, Excitation control.
20. What is the purpose of system level control?
The purpose of system level control is to balance the total system generation against system load
and losses so that the desired frequency and power interchange with neighboring systems are
maintained.
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4. Agricultural load: It occurs during the day time.

5. Municipal load: it consists of street-lighting, water supply and drainage.

14. What is diversity factor?

19. What are plant level controls?

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