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GATE EE 2003
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A balanced delta connected load of $$\left( {8 + j6} \right)\Omega $$ per phase is connected to a $$400$$ $$V$$, $$50$$ $$Hz$$, $$3-$$phase supply lines. If the input power factor is to be improved to $$0.9$$ by connecting a bank of star connected capacitors the required KVAR of the bank is
A
$$42.7$$
B
$$10.2$$
C
$$28.8$$
D
$$39.4$$
2
GATE EE 2003
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A surge of 20 kV magnitude travels along a lossless cable towards its junction with two identical lossless overhead transmission lines. The inductance and the capacitance of the cable are 0.4 mH and 0.5 $$\mu F$$ per km. The inductance and capacitance of the overhead transmission lines are 1.5 mH and 0.015 $$\mu F$$ per km. The magnitude of the voltage at the junction due to surge is
A
36.72 kV
B
18.36 kV
C
6.07 kV
D
33.93 kV
3
GATE EE 2003
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
The ABCD parameters of a $$3$$-phase overhead transmission line are $$\,A = D = 0.9\angle {0^ \circ }.\,\,B = 200\,\angle {90^ \circ }\,\,\Omega \,\,\,$$ and $$\,\,C = 0.95\, \times \,\,{10^{ - 3}}\angle {90^ \circ }\,\,S.\,\,\,\,$$ At no-load condition, a shunt inductive reactor is connected at the receiving end of the line to limit the receiving end voltage to be equal to the sending-end voltage. The ohmic value of the reactor is
A
$$\infty \Omega $$
B
$$2000\,\Omega $$
C
$$105.26\,\Omega $$
D
$$1052.6\,\Omega $$
4
GATE EE 2001
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
The conductors of a $$10$$ km long, single phase, two wire line are separated by a distance of $$1.5$$ m. The diameter of each conductor is $$1$$ cm. If the conductors are of copper, the inductance of the circuit is
A
$$50.0$$ mH
B
$$45.3$$ mH
C
$$23.8$$ mH
D
$$19.6$$ mH

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