SYMMETRICAL COMPONENTS

Objective Questions

Short notes

Objective questions (Answers are given below)

  1. The method of symmetrical components is
    very useful for
    (a) solving unbalanced polyphase circuits
    (b) analysing the performance of 3-phase
    electrical machinery
    (c) calculating currents resulting from
    unbalanced faults
    (d) all of the above
  2. An unbalanced system of 3-phase voltages
    having RYB sequence actually consists of
    (a) a positive-sequence component
    (b) a negative-sequence component
    (c) a zero-sequence component
    (d) all of the above.
  3. The zero-sequence component of the
    unbalanced 3-phase system of vectors VA, VB
    and VC is …. of their vector sum.
    (a) one-third (b) one-half
    (c) two-third (d) one-fourth
  4. In the case of an unbalanced star-connected
    load supplied from an unbalanced 3- φ , 3
    wire system, load currents will consist of
    (a) positive-sequence components
    (b) negative-sequence components
    (c) zero-sequence components
    (d) only (a) and (b).

1.(d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (d)

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