Economics of power generation

1. Which of the following is the disadvantage of a synchronous condenser ?

High maintenance cost
Continuous losses in motor
Noise
All of the above

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2. In a load curve the highest point represents

peak demand
average demand
diversified demand
none of the above

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3. ________ will be least affected due to charge in supply voltage frequency.

Electric clock
Mixer grinder
Ceiling fan
Room heater

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4. Large capacity generators are invariably

water cooled
natural air cooled
forced air cooled
hydrogen cooled

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5. Generators for peak load plants are usually designed for maximum efficiency at

25 to 50 percent full load
50 to 75 percent full load
full load
25 percent overload

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6. In an interconnected system, the diversity factor of the whole system

remains unchanged
decreases
increases
none of the above

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7. _______ will offer the least load.

Vacuum cleaner
Television
Hair dryer
Electric shaver

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8. Which of the following is an advantage of static capacitor for power factor improvement ?

Little maintenance cost
Ease in installation
Low losses
All of the above

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9. Demand factor is defined as

$$rac{{{ ext{Average load}}}}{{{ ext{Maximum load}}}}$$
$$rac{{{ ext{Maximum demand}}}}{{{ ext{Connected load}}}}$$
$$rac{{{ ext{Connected load}}}}{{{ ext{Maximum demand}}}}$$
$${ ext{Average load}} imes { ext{Maximum load}}$$

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10. For the same cylinder dimensions and speed, which of the following engine will produce least power?

Supercharged engine
Diesel engine
Petrol engine
All of the above engines will equal power

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SolutionFor the same cylinder dimensions and speed, which of the following engine will produce least power?

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