PHEP 11

Question 1

A hydraulic turbine governor must maintain a balance between the

Answer 1

water input to turbines and the power requirements on the system

Question 2

Governor settings and responses must take into consideration

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

Any change in the position of the flyballs is transmitted to the pilot valve by the

Answer 3

speeder rod

Question 4

The compensating dashpot is inserted in the

Answer 4

restoring mechanism linkage

Question 5

The compensating dashpot serves to prevent over travel or hunting of the gates by re-centering

Answer 5

pilot valve

Question 6

The rate at which the smaller plunger of the compensating dashpot returns to normal is usually determined by the setting of the

Answer 6

Needle valve

Question 7

The adjustment provided in the speed adjusting linkage to cause the governor to add speed adjustment in the lower direction as the gates open wider is called the

Answer 7

speed droop adjustment

Question 8

The governors of units designated to regulate system frequency will generally have speed droop settings closer to

Answer 8

0%

Question 9

An isochronous governor is one that has

Answer 9

zero speed droop

Question 10

Governor safety devices usually serve to

Answer 10

any or all of the above