Electrical interview question:What is use of lockout relay in ht voltage?

Answer:A lock-out relay is generally placed in line before or after the e-stop switch so
the power can be shut off at one central location. This relay is powered by the same
electrical source as the control power and is operated by a key lock switch. The relay
itself may have up to 24 contact points within the unit itself. This allows the control
power for multiple machines to be lockElectrical interview question:What is the
difference between isolators and electrical circuit breakers? What is bus-bar?
Answer:Isolators are mainly for switching purpose under normal conditions but they
cannot operate in fault conditions .Actually they used for isolating the CBs for
maintenance. Whereas CB gets activated under fault conditions according to the fault
detected.Bus bar is nothing but a junction where the power is getting distributed for
independent loads.
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Electrical interview question:What is the difference between isolators and

electrical circuit breakers? What is bus-bar?
Answer:Isolators are mainly for switching purpose under normal conditions
but they cannot operate in fault conditions .Actually they used for isolating the
CBs for maintenance. Whereas CB gets activated under fault conditions
according to the fault detected.Bus bar is nothing but a junction where the
power is getting distributed for independent loads.

Electrical interview questions:Which type of oil is used as a transformer oil?

Answers:Transformer oil, or insulating oil, is usually a highly-refined mineral
oil that is stable at high temperatures and has excellent electrical insulating
properties. It is used in oil filled transformers, some types of high voltage
capacitors, fluorescent lamp ballasts, and some types of high voltage
switches and circuit breakers. Its functions are to insulate, suppress corona
and arcing, and to serve as a coolant.

Well into the 1970s, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)s were often used as a
dielectric fluid since they are not flammable. They are toxic, and under
incomplete combustion, can form highly toxic products such as furan. Starting
in the early 1970s, concerns about the toxicity of PCBs have led to their
banning in many countries.
Today, non-toxic, stable silicon-based or fluoridated hydrocarbons are used,
where the added expense of a fire-resistant liquid offsets additional building
cost for a transformer vault. Combustion-resistant vegetable oil-based
dielectric coolants and synthetic pentaerythritol tetra fatty acid (C7, C8) esters
are also becoming increasingly common as alternatives to naphthenic mineral
oil. Esters are non-toxic to aquatic life, readily biodegradable, and have a
lower volatility and higher flash points than mineral oil.

Electrical interview questions:What is different between

grounding and earthings?
Answers:Grounding means connecting the neutral point of the load
to the ground to carry the residual current in case of unbalanced
conditions through the neutral to the ground whereas earthing is
done in an electric equipment in order to protect he equipment in
occurence of fault in the system.

Electrical interview questions:Why should be the frequency is 50

hz only why not others like 45, 95 56 or anything , why should we
maintain the frequency constant if so why it is only 50 ?
Answers:We can have the frequency at any frequency you like, but than you
must also make your own motors, transformers or any other equipment you
want to use.We maintain the frequency at 50hz or 60hz cos the world
maintains a standard at 50 /60hz and the equipments are are made to operate
at these frequency.
Why transformer not allow DC supply?
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Transformers require changing magnetic flux to operate. DC current provides a steady
current, with no changes in magnetic flux that can be picked up by the output coil.

Alternating current has continuously changing direction which produces continuous

changes in the magnetic flux. This induces changing voltage in the output coil. This is
(or was) the huge advantage of AC power systems worldwide: The voltage could be
easily changed from high voltage for generation and transmission into low voltage at
the consumer. DC generators had to run at the voltage required by the consumer and
powerlines could not be higher voltage / lower current than the consumer.

Today, switching systems easily convert DC to other DC voltages, DC to AC, etc.

This is done in most computers, telephones, stereos, etc. It can even be done on a
grand scale, allowing use of high voltage DC power lines in selected places.

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Define restriking voltage in circuit

breakers?
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It is the transient voltage that appears across the contacts of the circuit breaker at or
near the zero current instant during arcing period. A high frequency transient voltage
appears across the contacts and is caused by the rapid distribution of energy between
the magnetic & electric field associated with the station & transmission lines of the
system at the zero current. This transient voltage is known as restriking voltage.

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What is the Use of distribution
transformer?
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Distribution transformer is usually used to step down primary voltage into secondary
distribution voltage level. It is a pole transformer that supply recommended voltage
level to power up residences.

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What is the maximum voltage for vacuum

Circuit Breaker?
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The maximum rating or a VCB is 32 KV.The maximum curent rating is up to 3000 A.

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What is the use of shunt in power
transformer?
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In Power Transformer in higher rating to minimise the Stray losses (losses caused by
leakage flux linking with structural part- tank - yoke plates) Tank shunts shunt the
leakage flux and contains it within. shunts are made of CRNGO.

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