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ElectricalEngineeringInterviewquestionsKseb

ElectricalEngineeringInterviewquestions

WhygeneratorisratedinKVAandmotorinKW?
ThePowerfactorofgeneratorandtransformerdependsonthenatureoftheloadthatwillconnectedtothe
generatorsuchasresistiveload,capacitiveload,andinductiveload.Thecopperlossorinsulationlosses
dependsonvoltage.Sotheculossesdependsontheratingcurrentoftheload,thatswhyrating
generatorratinginKVA.Butincaseofmotorhasfixedpowerfactor,thatismotorhasdefinedpower
factorandtheratinghasbeenmentionedinKW.

Whatistheloaddispatching?
ThePowergeneratingstationsareproducingelectricalpower.Thisgeneratedpowerhasmanycharacteristics
suchasvoltage,frequency,load.Themainpowerstationsareconnectedtogrid.Theloadonthegridvaries
withthegeneratingstationsefficiency,timing(peak)andhumanactivity.Thegenerationhastobecontrolled
tomeetthedemandofloadandfrequency.
Thepowergeneratingstationsareusingdifferentsourceusedtoproducingelectricitysothefrequencyand
voltagewillchange.Dependsonthedemandfromthegridwilldecidedthepowergeneration.Supposeone

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generatingstationshutdownfortheyearlymaintenance,thatspowershortagewillovercometheload
dispatchingcontrolthings.
TheloaddispatchingspecifiedunderSection32ofIndianElectricityAct2003.

Themainresponsibilitiesandfunctionsforloaddispatchingcenter

Monitorgridoperations
KeepaccountsofthequantityofelectricitytransmittedthroughtheStategrid
Tokeeptheaccountsofthequantityofelectricitytransmittedthroughthestategrid
BeresponsibleforoptimumschedulinganddispatchofelectricitywithinaState
Beresponsibleforcarryingoutrealtimeoperationsforgridcontrolanddispatchofelectricitywithinthe
StatethroughsecureandeconomicoperationoftheStategridinaccordancewiththeGridStandardsand
theStateGridCode.
Maintainsystemfrequencyin49.0Hzsto50.5Hzsrange.
LoadSheddingImplementation.
Outageplanningandmonitoring.
RegulatingGenerationLoadBalance.
Keralastateloaddispatchcenterin:Kalamassery

ceilingfanrotateanticlockwisewhiletablefanrotatesclockwiseWhy?
Considerthetwodevicesneedamotorthatallowstherotationalmotion.Takingtheconsidertheconstructionof
themotoritshavingtwopartsmotorpartsandarmatureparts.Outofthesetwopartsonepartsisalways
stationaryandotherismovingarounditsaxisallowingrotationofanyobjectthatisattachedtoit.

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