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Q179ModerateFault Analysis

Consider following statements: Assertion: When a line-to-line (L-L) fault takes place at the terminals of an open-circuited generator, the phase voltages are sometimes indeterminate though line voltages are always determinable. Reason: During L-L fault, a zero-sequence voltage is always indeterminate. Of these statements:

Answer & step-by-step solution
Correct answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Quick explanation

For an L-L fault there is no zero-sequence current, so the zero-sequence network is not fixed by current flow. At open-circuited generator terminals this can leave the common zero-sequence voltage reference indeterminate even though line-to-line voltages remain uniquely determined. Hence both assertion and reason are true and the reason explains the assertion: option A.

L-L fault: I0=0; line voltages are independent of common zero-sequence voltage shift

Concept and Reasoning

For an L-L fault there is no zero-sequence current, so the zero-sequence network is not fixed by current flow. At open-circuited generator terminals this can leave the common zero-sequence voltage reference indeterminate even though line-to-line voltages remain uniquely determined. Hence both assertion and reason are true and the reason explains the assertion: option A.

Calculation / Key Relation

L-L fault: I0=0

line voltages are independent of common zero-sequence voltage shift

Exam Takeaway

A common phase-voltage shift cancels in line-to-line voltages.

Common Mistake

Do not infer that indeterminate phase reference makes line voltage indeterminate.

Quick Trick

A common phase-voltage shift cancels in line-to-line voltages.

Solution diagram – Consider following statements: Assertion: When a line-to-line (L-L) fault…
Exam tipA common phase-voltage shift cancels in line-to-line voltages.
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