Economics of power generation

13. Which of the following is the disadvantage due to low power factor ?

Poor voltage regulation
Increased transmission losses
High cost of equipment for a given load
All of the above

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14. For a diesel generating station the useful life is expected to be around

15 to 20 years
20 to 50 years
50 to 75 years
75 to 100 years

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15. power plant cannot have single unit of 100 MW.

Hydroelectric
Nuclear
Steam
Diesel E. Any of the above

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Solutionpower plant cannot have single unit of 100 MW.

16. Annual depreciation cost is calculated by

sinkingfund method
straight line method
both (A) and (B)
none of the above

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17. Incase of ______ fuel transportation is the major problem.

diesel power plants
nuclear power plants
hydro-electric power plants
thermal power plants

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18. By the use of which of the following power factor can be improved ?

Phase advancers
Synchronous compensators
Static capacitors
Any of the above

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19. Load factor of a power station is generally

equal to unity
less than unity
more than unity
equal to zero Diversity factor is always

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20. In India production and distribution of electrical energy is confined to

private sector
public sector
government sectors
joint sector E. none of the above

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SolutionIn India production and distribution of electrical energy is confined to

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