Substation Interview Question and Answer

1). What is Flexible Bus?

Flexible buses are made up of flexible ACSR or all-aluminium alloy stranded conductors that are supported by strain insulators at each end.

2). What are different insulators employed in substations?

A number of insulators used in substations are:

  • Pin insulators
  • Post insulators
  • Strain insulators.
  • Suspension insulators
  • Hallow apparatus insulators
  • Dead-end insulators
  • Solid core insulators

3). Name the Interlockings provided with Isolators.

The interlocking enabled with isolators include:

  • Interlocking between 3 poles allows for simultaneous action.
  • Interlocking with the circuit breakers.

4). What is Creepage Distance?

Creepage distance is the smallest distance between 2 conducting locations on the insulating material’s surface.

5). What is the Basic Impulse Level (BIL)?

Basic Impulse Level (BIL) refers to the peak value of lightning-induced voltage withstand capabilities of the equipment.

6). What are the disadvantages of Corona?

The disadvantages of Corona include:

  • Corona causes power loss.
  • Corona produces unacceptable noise.
  • Corona causes radio interference.

7). In what way is an isolator different from an Air-Break Switch?

Isolators are utilized to connect (or) disconnect a line entirely when there is no load, whereas air-break switches are utilized to create and break a circuit when there is a load. Arc control devices are included into air-break switches.

8). What is a circuit breaker?

A circuit breaker is a mechanical device that closes or opens contact members, thus closing (or) opening an electrical circuit under normal (or) abnormal conditions.

9). Do we use AC (or) DC to charge a Battery?

A battery must be charged using direct current.

10). State any four types of substations according to the service?

The substations are classified as

  • Transformer substations,
  • Switching substations,
  • Converting substations and
  • Frequency changing substations.

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