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1. It is always advisable not to keep your feet apart when standing in a substation
yard. Why? What is step potential?
2. Does corona has any advantage in power system?
3. What are lightning arrestors?
4. What are the different power system losses and how can it be eliminated?
5. What is the criterion for selection of system voltage?
6. What is the difference between an insulator and a dielectric?
7. What is bus bar? Differentiate between an insulator and a dielectric
8. Explain the principle of operation of a relay and a circuit breaker?
9. What is skin effect? Why is voltage stepped up before transmission?
10. Explain transmission and distribution systems
11. What are the standard transmission and distribution voltages
12. How are turbines selected to be installed in a generating station?
13. Which is better 50 Hz supply or 60 Hz? Explain
14. What are the disadvantages of low power factor?
15. What is grading of a cable?
16. Explain the power rating of a bulb, say 60W, what if the voltage changes?
17. Why is the earth pin in a 3-pin plug the longest and the thickest?
18. Is there any difference between circuit breakers and isolators?
19. What is IDMT? What is the principle?
20. What is SCADA?
21. Which is the oldest generating station in Kerala?
22. Which type of luminance has greater visibility- GLS or FL?
23. Why do we use a trap draw circuit?
24. What is power line communication?
25. What are traveling waves?
26. How can you decrease the harmonics in a waveform?
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