A. Little maintenance cost
B. Ease in installation
C. Low losses
D. All of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following is the disadvantage of static capacitor for power factor improvement?
A. Easily damaged by high voltage
B. Cannot be repaired
C. Short service life
D. All of the above - Which of the following is not necessarily an advantage of interconnecting various power stations?
A. Improved frequency of power supplied
B. Reduction in total installed capacity
C. Increased reliability
D. Economy in operation of plants - Which of the following is the disadvantage due to low power factor?
A. Poor voltage regulation
B. Increased transmission losses
C. High cost of equipment for a given load
D. All of the above - By the use of which of the following power factor can be improved?
A. Phase advancers
B. Synchronous compensators
C. Static capacitors
D. Any of the above - Load factor of a power station is generally___________?
A. equal to unity
B. less than unity
C. more than unity
D. equal to zero Diversity factor is always - Low power factor is usually not due to___________?
A. arc lamps
B. induction motors
C. fluorescent tubes
D. incandescent lamp - For high value of diversity factor, a power station of given installed capacity will be in a position to supply?
A. less number of consumers
B. more number of consumers
C. neither A. nor B.
D. either A. or B. - Power plant having maximum demand more than the installed rated capacity will have utilization factor?
A. equal to unity
B. less than unity
C. more than unity
D. none of the above - In a distribution system, in order to improve power factor, the synchronous capacitors are installed__________?
A. at the receiving end
B. at the sending end
C. either A. or (b)
D. none of the above - For a consumer the most economical power factor is generally____________?
A. 0.5 lagging
B. 0.5 leading
C. 0.95 lagging
D. 0.95 leading
