Three generating units within a power plant are synchronized and supplying power to the main grid. The table below shows the respective capacities, initial loading and %droop of each generator for a grid frequency of 60 Hz. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Generator # Gl G2 G3 (a) (b) Q28. What will be the output of G2 if the grid frequency drops by 0.3 Hz? 47.5 MW 52.5 MW 60.0 MW 67.5 MW 72.5 MW (a) (b) (c) Q29. What will be the total output of the power plant if the grid frequency dropped from 60 Hz to 59.8 Hz? 223.9 MW 220.0 MW 200.0 MW 180.0 MW 176.1 MW Capacity (MW) 50 100 150 Total 300 MW Speed Droop 3% 4% 5% 59.91 Hz 59.82 Hz 59.76 Hz Initial Loading (MW) 20 60 120 200 MW Q30. What value of grid frequency will cause G1 output to increase from 20 MW at 60 Hz to 25 MW? 59.70 Hz 58.20 Hz

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Questions 28 to 31 relate to the following system.
Three generating units within a power plant are synchronized and supplying power to the main
grid. The table below shows the respective capacities, initial loading and %droop of each
generator for a grid frequency of 60 Hz.
Generator
#
G1
G2
G3
(a)
(b)
(a)
Q28. What will be the output of G2 if the grid frequency drops by 0.3 Hz?
47.5 MW
52.5 MW
60.0 MW
67.5 MW
72.5 MW
(b)
(c)
(e)
Q29. What will be the total output of the power plant if the grid frequency dropped from 60 Hz
to 59.8 Hz?
(d)
(e)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
223.9 MW
220.0 MW
200.0 MW
180.0 MW
176.1 MW
Q30. What value of grid frequency will cause G1 output to increase from 20 MW at 60 Hz to
25 MW?
Speed
Droop
3%
4%
5%
Capacity
(MW)
50
100
150
Total 300 MW
(d)
(e)
59.91 Hz
59.82 Hz
59.76 Hz
Initial Loading
(MW)
20
60
120
200 MW
59.70 Hz
58.20 Hz
Q31. What value of grid frequency will cause the total plant output to decrease by 50 MW?
(a)
59.581 Hz
(b)
60. 107 Hz
(c)
60.211 Hz
60.419 Hz
60.500 Hz
Transcribed Image Text:Questions 28 to 31 relate to the following system. Three generating units within a power plant are synchronized and supplying power to the main grid. The table below shows the respective capacities, initial loading and %droop of each generator for a grid frequency of 60 Hz. Generator # G1 G2 G3 (a) (b) (a) Q28. What will be the output of G2 if the grid frequency drops by 0.3 Hz? 47.5 MW 52.5 MW 60.0 MW 67.5 MW 72.5 MW (b) (c) (e) Q29. What will be the total output of the power plant if the grid frequency dropped from 60 Hz to 59.8 Hz? (d) (e) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 223.9 MW 220.0 MW 200.0 MW 180.0 MW 176.1 MW Q30. What value of grid frequency will cause G1 output to increase from 20 MW at 60 Hz to 25 MW? Speed Droop 3% 4% 5% Capacity (MW) 50 100 150 Total 300 MW (d) (e) 59.91 Hz 59.82 Hz 59.76 Hz Initial Loading (MW) 20 60 120 200 MW 59.70 Hz 58.20 Hz Q31. What value of grid frequency will cause the total plant output to decrease by 50 MW? (a) 59.581 Hz (b) 60. 107 Hz (c) 60.211 Hz 60.419 Hz 60.500 Hz
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