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1
Q

The difference between no-load voltage and full-load voltage, expressed as the percentage of full-load voltage, is called ?

A

Voltage regulation

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2
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Improving the power factor in a circuit reduces the amount of ? or current needed to supply the load.

A

Apparent power

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3
Q

The extent of the voltage drop depends on?

A

on how the current flow is impeded.

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4
Q

A piece of equipment that improves the power factor, reduces the reactance on the line, reduces the current, and improves the voltage is a(n) ? .

A

Capacitor

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5
Q

One way to reduce the capacitive reactance caused by the parallel conductors on very long transmission lines is to install ? .

A

Reactors

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6
Q

The leads going in and out of a set of voltage regulators do not need to be the same size as the main line conductors.

A

True

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7
Q

To improve the voltage on a feeder, it is usually more economical to install ? than to carry out a major improvement program such as stringing larger conductors.

A

Voltage regulators

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8
Q

A recloser is most often set to trip out at ? times its rating.

A

2

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9
Q

The part of a recloser that senses a fault is the ? .

A

Solenoid coil

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10
Q

A(n) ? recloser has a cold-load pickup feature.

A

Electronic

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11
Q

Sectionalizers are not designed to interrupt ? .

A

Fault current

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12
Q

Type H reclosers contain coils that vary in size from five amperes to ? .

A

50a

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13
Q

On type H reclosers, the fastest curve is the ? curve.

A

A

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14
Q

The two types of faults that will cause a recloser to operate are

A

temporary and permanent.

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15
Q

Type L reclosers vary in size from ? to ? .

A

25A/280a

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16
Q

Most utilities and operating companies have standards of operation for their reclosers, setting them at ? fast operations and ? slow operations.

A

2 fast 2 slow

17
Q

Single-phase reclosers are of the ? type and the ? type.

A

H/ L

18
Q

In order for a single-phase recloser to be set to operate only once instead going through its normal operating cycle, the non-reclosing handle must be ? .

A

In the down position

19
Q

The recloser mechanism on a type H or type L recloser is attached to the ? of the unit.

A

Top

20
Q

Type D reclosers vary in size from ? to ? .

A

100 A / 560 A Correct

21
Q

The type ? recloser is a type of single-phase recloser that requires a closing coil to close its main contact.

A

D

22
Q

When a fault occurs on a line protected by a type ? recloser, the slow operations allow current to flow for five or six cycles in order to allow a fuse downstream of the recloser to open.

A

H

23
Q

A sectionalizer locks open during the interval when the back-up device is ?

A

Open