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TechnicalinterviewquestionsCB,LighteningArrestor,Fuse
Whichtypeofcbusedfor11Kvfeeder?
Vacuumcircuitbreaker
WhatisthedifferencebetweenElectricalengineeringandelectronicsengineering?
Ans:Electricalengineeringmainconcernisuseofelectricalenergyfortransmissionandconversionof
power.
Electronicsengineersmainconcernisuseofelectricalenergyfortransmissionofinformation.
Howcantestthequalityofhouseearthwithoutanydevice?
Byconnectingabulbbetweenphaseandearthpit(point)andcheckingthebrightness.
MaindifferencebetweendielectricandInsulator?
Ans:Dielectricispolarisedandinsulatorarenot
Alldielectricareinsulatorbutinsulatorsmaynotbedielectric
Dielectriccanstorechargeinsulatorarenot
Howmanyearthingwillbeprovidedforpowertransformer?
Ans:Earthforlighting,arresterlocatednearatthepolestructure
NeutralEarthing
Bodyearthing
Inturboalternatordamperwindingarenotusedwhy?
Ans:
Theturboalternatorhaveroundrotorrotatingathighspeeds.Thissolidrotorareproducetheeddycurrent
.Thiseddycurrentwillproducethedampingmechanism.
Whatisthefunctionsofdamperwinding?
Ans:
Damperwindingsareauxiliarywindings.Itisconnectedinserieswiththefieldwindings.Thepurposeofthis
windingistohelpthemainwindingstosetupthecompleteandsufficientfieldforthesatisfacoryworking
withoutanydiscontinuity.
Whatisthedifferencebetweenneutralandground?
Ans:
Aneutralisanreferencepointwithinanelectricaldistributionsystem.Neutralisusedtoconnectthe
equipmentenclosuretoanearth.Caremustbetakenthevoltageshouldnotbehigherwithrespecttothe
ground.
Agroundrepresentanelectricpath,normallydesignedtocarrythefaultcurrentwhenfaultoccurs.
Whatisthedifferencebetweenneutralgroundingandsolidgrounding
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TechnicalinterviewquestionsCB,LighteningArrestor,Fuse
Ans:
Astheneutralpointofanelectricsupplysystemconnectedtotheearthorground.
Thepowersystemsaidtobegoodearthingthatissolidlygroundedwhentheneutralofthegeneratoror
transformerconnectedtothegroundthroughconductorofnegligibleresistance.Lowvoltagesystemwe
areusingthesolidgrounding.
Whatisbillorbasicimpulselevel?
Ans:
Billorbasicimpulselevelisthemaximumvoltagelevelwithstandbyanequipmentduringorbefore
lightning.Billisusedfortestingthelightningarrester.Allequipmentshouldbebillrated.
Whatisthedifferencebetweenlighteningarresterandsurgearrester?
Ans:
Lightningarresterareinstalledoutsideandconnectedtotheearth.
Surgearrestorareinstalledinsidethepanelandcomprisingofresistortonullifytheeffectofsurge.
Whatisneutrallink?
Pointwherealltheneutralconnectedthatcircuitiscalledneutrallink
Whyfuseareconnectinginphasenotinneutralandphase?
Ans:
Ifweareprovidingthefuseinphaseandneutral,thefuseintheneutralfirstblowsandthecurrentwillflow
throughthephaseandgetshockfortheoperator.forthatsafetypurposefuseisprovidedonlyonphase
wire
WhatisthedifferencebetweenvacuumcircuitbreakerandSF6Circuitbreaker?
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