Easy Electrical Power Plant Questions – Electrical Engineering (Page 4)

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A nuclear power plant is basically used as what type of plant applications?

ABase load plant

BPeak load plant

CStand by plant

DSpinning reserve plant

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What is the highest point on a load curve?

AAverage demand

BPeak demand

CDemand load

DInstalled capacity

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Which of the following plant has the lowest fuel transportation cost?

ADiesel power plant

BCoal fired thermal plant

CNuclear power plant

DDendrothermal plant

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Which power plant can never have 100% load factor?

ANuclear power plant

BHydro electric plant

CPeak load plant

DBase load plant

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Which of the following statements is true so that power generation is considered to be economical?

ALoad factor must be high

BDemand factor must be high

CDiversity factor must be low

DPlant utilization factor should be high

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An interactive solar power system ____.

ALets the batteries recharge at night

BPower lights but not electronic devices

CIs totally independent from the electric company

DAllows home owners to sell power to the electric company

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Given the following power plants: diesel, thermal, hydro and nuclear. Which of the following groups are in an ascending order of their capital cost per MW?

ANuclear, hydro, diesel, thermal

BThermal, hydro, nuclear, diesel

CHydro, nuclear, diesel, thermal

DDiesel, thermal, hydro, nuclear

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Which of the following power plants requires highly skilled engineers to run the plant operation?

AHydroelectric power plant

BGas turbine power plant

CNuclear power plant

DSolar power plant

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What do you mean by a “low grade” fuel?

AIt is a fuel having low moisture content

BIt is a fuel having low ash content

CIt is a fuel having low carbon content

DIt is a fuel having low calorific value

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Which of the following-power plants needs the least period of installation?

AThermal power plant

BHydroelectric power plant

CGeothermal power plant

DDiesel power plant

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The pumped storage scheme is employed to supply power during which of the following?

ADuring the peak hours

BDuring the off peak hours

CBase loads

DReserved loads

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In a steam power plant which component needs maximum maintenance?

ABoiler

BTurbine

CCondenser

DWater treatment plant

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Which one is true about a geothermal energy?

AIt is a renewable energy source

BIt is an alternate energy source

CIt is an inexhaustible energy source

DAll of these

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Which of the following power plants has the lowest running cost per kWh of energy generated?

AHydro-electric plant

BDiesel power plant

CThermal power plant

DNuclear power plant

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What is the area under a load curve represent?

AAverage demand

BMaximum demand

CEnergy consumed

DTotal connected load

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Solar cells are made of which of the following?

ASilicon

BGermanium

CSilver

DAluminum

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Which power plant cannot have a single unit of 100 MW?

ADiesel power plant

BHydroelectric power plant

CSteam power plant

DNuclear power plant

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In which of the following power plants, is the availability of power is least reliable?

ASolar power plant

BWind power plant

CTidal power plant

DGeothermal power plant

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Which of the following is a usual characteristic of a base load plant?

AIt has a high capital cost, low operating cost and high load factor

BIt has a low capital cost, low operating cost and low load factor

CIt has a low capital cost, high operating cost and low load factor

DIt has a high capital cost, high operating cost and low load factor

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How do you call the graphical representation between discharge and time?

ALoad graph

BHydrograph

CPower graph

DNone of these

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