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Question Paper Code: 11380


B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE E)L MINATION. NO\EMBER,DECEMBER 2012.

Ejghth Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engrneering EE 2451/EFJ 81/10133 EE 801 ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, LTTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION
(Regulation 2008)

Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

Alswer ALL questions.

PARTA-(10x2-20marks)

1. 2. 3. 45. 6. ?. BI

Wlat is the use of super heater in steam power plant?


Define the term gust in wind energy system.

Differentiate between load curve and load duration curve.


.

State any two steps taken fol power quality improvementDefine luminous efficacy.

\Vhat is the importance of strect lighting system?


Give the methods of control oftemperature in arc lurDaces.

List

some steps taken to minimize skin effect

in induction heating.

Dpfinp cre"r specd ola rrain.


are the requirements for an electdc traction system?

10- Wlat

PART

(5 x 16 = 80 marks)

11. (a) (i)

Dcscribe

(ii)

(10) operation of a hydel power plant. Explain in detail about the reactor system in a nuclear power plant.
(6)

with neat sketch the construciion and principle of

Or

(b) (') (ii)


12. (a)

Explain with neat diagram the power generation from geothermal plant. (10) List ihe prospects of distributed generation system.
(6)

The load on a power plant on a typical day is given below : 12 5A.M. 5 6-10 10P.M.-12A.M. Time :

9 I6

Load in MW

20

40 80 100

20

Plot the load duration curve. Firld the load lactor of the plant and the energy supplied by the plant in 24 hours- Also suggest the size and (16) number of generating units.
Or

(b) (t

Explain the reasons why power factor tadff is imposed. Explai4 clearly the procedure for finding out the capacity of the shunt iapacitor required for an existing installation for improvement of
power factor.
(10) (6)

(ii)
13.
(a)

What is tarifP Discuss and compare vadous tadffs used in practice.


Discuss laws ofillumination and its limitation in actual practice. (8)

(i) (ii)

A lamp of 500 cp is placed 2m below a plane miuor which reflects 80% of light falling on it. Determine illumination at a point 5 m away ftom the foot ofthe lamp which is hung 5 m above the ground.
(8)

Or
(b)

(i) (ii)

Describe the construction and pinciple of operation of mercury


Yapour

lamp-

(8)

Explain the vadous factors to be taken into account for designing (8) street lighting and flood Lighting.

la. (a) (i) (ii)

Explain the working of coreless induction furnace and list its

medts.

(6)

Calculate the time taken to melt 3 nietdc tones of steel phase arc furnace having the following data :

in a three

Current = 5000 A; Arc voltage = 60 V Resistance of transformer = 0.003 ohms; Reactance of transformer = 0.005 ohms; Melting point ofsteel = 1370' C; Initial temperature of steel = 18' C
Assume overall efficiencv as 60%.

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(b)
15. (a)

(D

Explarn the vadous tlTes ofelectdc arc welding.

(8)
(B)

(it
(i)

Explain the principle and working ofwelding transformer.

List the medts of electdc traction

system.
(it

compare

with

conventional
(6)

A 250 tonnes train with 10% rotatioDal inertia effect is started with uniform acceleration and reaches a speed of 50 kmphps in 265 seconds on level road- Find the specific energy consumption if the journpy is l,o be made ac.ording ro rrapezoialal speed - lrmg qu11g. Acceleration = 2 kmphps; Tracking retardation = 3 kmphps; Distance betvreen the stations is 2.4 km; Efficiencv = 0.9; Track
resistance = 5 kg/tones(10)

Or
(b)

(t
(i1)

Defrne specific energy consumption and discuss the factors that affects the specfic energy consumption of trains operation at a
given schedule

speed

(8)

Explain regenerative braking when used for dc series traction


motors- How does it differ foom the regenerative braking as used for (8) shunt motors?

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