Problem Set in Power System 2
Problem Set in Power System 2
Carig Campus
College of Engineering
Instruction: On the frontal page of your problem set, write the letter of your choice for each item number.
On the succeeding pages, solve each item and show complete solution. Solutions must be a hand written,
though the problem could be encoded. Avoid erasures. Use letter/A4 size bond paper.
Problems:
1. A 60Hz short transmission line, having R=0.62 ohms per phase and L= 93.24 mH per phase, supplies
a 3 phase, wye connected 100MW load of 0.9 lagging pf at 215kV line to line voltage. Calculate the
sending end voltage per phase.
a. 124.13kV b. 105.23kV
c. 115.13kV d. 129.04 kV
2. From problem #1, what is the voltage regulation of the transmission line?
a. 2.95% b. 3.95%
c. 4.95% d. 5.95%
3. From problem #1, what is the efficiency of transmission of power?
a. 98.93% b. 99.83%
c. 98.78% d. 99.78%
4. A 138kV, 3 phase short transmission line has a per phase impedance of (2+j4) ohms. If the line
supplies a 25MW load at 0.8 pf lagging, calculate the Efficiency of transmission line.
a. 98.93% b. 99.83%
c. 98.78% d. 99.78%
5. From problem #4, what is the sending end power factor?
a. 90% b. 95%
c. 97% d. 99%
6. A 3 phase wye connected, 20MW load of power factor of 0.866 lagging is to be supplied by a
transmission line at 138kV. It is desired that the line losses not exceed 5% of the load. If the per
phase resistance of the line is 0.7 ohms, what is the maximum length of the line?
a. 50km b. 51km
c. 52km d. 53km
7. The per phase constants of a 345kV, 3 phase, 150km long transmission line are:
resistance=0.1ohm/km, inductance=1,1mH/km and capacitance=0.02 uF/km. the line supplies a
180MW load at 0.9 pf lagging. Using the nominal pi circuit, determine the sending end voltage.
a. 351kV b. 355kV
c. 357kV d. 359kV
8. From problem #7, what is the sending end voltage using the nominal T equivalent circuit?
a. 351kV b. 355kV
c. 357kV d. 359kV
9. From problem #7, What is the value of the constant C?
a. 0.965<0.5 b. 64<76.4
c. 0.982<0.25 d. None of the above
10. From problem #7,What is the value of the constant D?
a. 0.965<0.5 b. 64<76.4
c. 0.982<0.25 d. None of the above
11. From the circuit shown below, determine the Ybus equivalent.
12. A one line diagram for a four bus system is shown below and the impedances are given in table ,
determine the Ybus.