QUESTION BANK:

15PPS515- Wind Energy Conversion System

CHAPTER 1

PART A:

1. Give an importance of Renewable energy sources.

2. Write a short note on Dispatch system
3. How to calculate power in the wind?

PART B

1. Explain in detail about the history and development of wind power

2. What are wind resource assessment methods? Explain.
3. Give detailed analysis of wind energy conversion system of Wind regime modeling using
Weibull parameters.

CHAPTER 2

PART A

1. Draw and give short notes on the power curve of wind turbine.
2. What do you understand from lift and drag forces?
3. Differentiate between HAWT and VAWT.

PART B

1. With neat sketch explain Propeller wind turbine blades and the wind force.
2. Explain about horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines.
3. How does the aerodynamics of wind turbine work? Explain with neat sketch.

CHAPTER 3

PART A

1. Write short notes on wake effect in wind turbine.

2. What is tubular tower?
3. Define pitch control and pitch angle.

PART B

1. List out various mechanical and electrical components used in wind turbine and explain about
electrical components used in it.
2. Compare and contrast on variable and fixed speed wind turbine system.
 3. What are the design considerations of wind farm? Explain siting and layout design and
Maintenance of wind farm.

CHAPTER 4

PART A

1. What are future value and present value money?

2. Write a short note on installation of wind turbine.
3. Define flutter vibration.

PART B

1. Explain forecasting and scheduling of wind energy conversion system.

2. Explain the method of active and reactive power is control of electrical drives based WECS.
3. Briefly explain about Initial costs of wind energy projects.

CHAPTER 5:

PART A

1. Differentiate between on-grid and off-grid wind turbines.

2. What are the types of energy storage system in wind turbine?
3. Write a short note on wind turbine protection from lightening.

PART B

1. What are the various issues related to wind energy conversion system?
2. Explain novel design procedure of small wind turbines .
3. Explain about voltage control methods that can be applied for various electrical drives used in
wind turbine.
15PPS516- SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES

CHAPTER 1

PART A

1. Define intelligent control

2. What are intelligent control
3. Write short note on soft computing.

PART B

1. Explain intelligent control with its architecture.

2. What do you understand from expert system? Explain it with neat block diagram.
3. What are the different approached to Intelligent control?

CHAPTER 2

PART A

1. Draw the structure of artificial neuron.

2. What are the types of neuron connection in ANN.
3. Write a note on adaptive linear network.

PART B

1. Write an algorithm of perceptron Training algorithm for single output classes.

2. Draw the architecture of Hopfield network and explain its step by step testing algorithms.
3. Explain the architecture, flow chart and training algorithms for Adaline network.

CHAPTER 3

PART A

1. Define crisp sets and fuzzy sets.

2. Write any two properties of fuzzy sets.
3. What do you understand from knowledge and rule base.

PART B

1. Explain various methods of de-fuzzification.

2. List out the methods of fuzzy inference system. Explain the construction and working principle
of FIS. Also explain any one method of FIS.
3. Draw architecture of Fuzzy logic control system. And also explain the operation and designing
steps involved in it.
CHAPTER 4

PART A

1. Compare Natural evolution and genetic algorithm.

2. Define search space
3. What are the operators in Genetic Algorithms?

PART B

1. Explain various operators in genetic algorithms.

2. Briefly explain about the local search algorithm which is used in addressing combinatorial optimization
problems in many fields like scheduling, computer channel balancing, cluster analysis, space planning.
3. Illustrate ant colony search techniques for solving optimization problems.

CHAPTER 5

PART A

1. What do you mean by hybrid soft computing techniques?

2. Draw architecture of Neuro-fuzzy hybrid system.
3. Give some advantages of Neuro-genetic hybrid systems.

PART B

1. With a neat sketch explain genetic fuzzy hybrid system.

2. How Genetic Algorithms are used for the application to Electric Power Systems?
3. Explain about stability Analysis Method for Fuzzy Control Systems for Nonlinear Processes.
15PPS526- MODERN POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS

Chapter 1

Part A

1. What is the aim of Integrated Rural Energy Programme?

2. Draw the schematic diagram of biomass cook stove.
3. Classify types of Gasifier.

PART B

1. Explain the architecture, working, advantages, and limitations of Bio gas plants.
2. Write a detailed note on “Biomass energy production and utilization in India”.
3. Briefly explain the technologies involved in biomass production.

CHAPTER 2

PART A

1. Define photovoltaic effect.

2. What do you understand from concentrated solar power?
3. List out solar energy centre in India. What are the major functions of them?

PART B

1. List the types of PV system. Explain all with neat sketch.

2. Explain in detail about solar thermal power plant and its working.

CHAPTER 3

PART A

1. Classify Municipal and industrial wastes.

2. Draw the structure of hydro power plant.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy?

PART B

1. How electrical power is generated through wind? Explain the neat sketch of wind power plant
and explain its working.
2. Explain the construction, working, advantages, and disadvantages of Solar PV system.
3. Explain about municipal solid waste management in India.
CHAPTER 4

PART A

1. Write a note on alternate fuel for electric vehicle.

2. What are the chemical sources are used as alternate energy sources.
3. What are the new technologies for energy production?

PART B

1. List out the advantages of geo thermal power plant. Briefly explain the working and its
operation.
2. Explain about wave and tidal energy with necessary diagrams.

CHAPTER 5.

PART A

1. Compare various security assessment tools in power system.

2. What is the necessity of assessment tools?
3. Define voltage security assessment?

PART B

1. Explain about voltage security assessment in power system. And also give the various methods.
2. Explain about transient security assessment in power system. Write down its merits and
demerits.
15PPS528- CONTROL SYSTEM SOFTWARE
CHAPTER 1

PART A

1. Define MATLAB
2. Write notes on script file.
3. What is function file?

PART B

1. Explain Matrices in MATLAB. Perform matrix multiplication, Addition, Subtraction and inverse of
matrix with an example.
2. What do you understand from script file? Write a note on creating, running a script file with an
example.

CHAPTER 2

PART A

1. What is the use of plot command?

2. Write a note about using specifiers.
3. How to use line command in MATLAB?

PART B

1. Write a theory on solving an electric circuit using script file. Explain with an example.
2. How to find minimum and maximum of a function? Explain with MATLAB. And also explain how
is numerical integration performed in MATLAB?

CHAPTER 3

PART A

1. Write a note on simulink model.

2. Write the necessity of sub systems.
3. What is the function of integrator block in simulink?

PART B

1. Create a simulink model of an integrator with initial value and run the simulation.
2. Explain about commonly used blocks in simulink library.
CHAPTER 4

PART A

1. What is dialogue box?

2. How to create new model in simulink library?
3. How to make connection from a wire to another block ?

PART B

1. Build a system model for first order system using simulink. Find ramp response for the system
using simulink.
2. Explain about Signals, creating signals, Signal labels and Signal data types.

CHAPTER 5

PART A

1. List out some control system tool boxes and functions.

2. What are the advantages of MIMO system?
3. How is continuous/ discrete tool box used?

PART B

1. Build a simulink model for any practical applications and draw the block diagram and simulink
diagram and also explain in detail.
2. Design a temperature control system using Matlab simulink. Draw the response curve. Describe
the application of the system.