Electrical Power Generation1. Unit-1 19/10/2012
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Electrical Power Generation SyllabusUNIT I:
Prediction of Load: Definition of connected load, maximum load, maximum demand, demand factor, load factor, diversity factor, plant capacity factor, plant utilization factor, load duration curve, mass curve. Choice of Power station and units: Types of power station, choice of type of generation, choice of size of generator units and number of units. UNIT II Steam Power station: Main parts and working of a steam station, characteristics off steam turbines, characteristics of turbo alternators, steam station auxiliaries, steam station layout, super pressure steam stations. UNIT III Hydro power stations: Hydrology, hydrographs, flow duration curve, mass curve, types of dam, principle of working of a hydro electric plant, tidal power plant, power to be developed, types of turbine and their characteristics, characteristics of generators, power station structure and layout. UNIT IV (A) Nuclear power stations: main parts of nuclear power station principle of nuclear energy, main parts of reactor, types of power reactor, location of nuclear power plant, layout of power station, reactor control, nuclear waste disposal. (B) MHD generation: history of MHD generation, principle of MHD generation, MHD cycles and working fluids, open cycle MHD system, closed cycle MHD system, advantage of MHD generation. UNIT V (A) New Energy Sources: Solar radiation, Solar energy collectors, Conversion of solar energy into electric energy, Solar hydrogen energy cycle, Wind mills, Tidal power generation schemes, Tidal barrage, Environmental aspects of new and old electric energy generation. (B) Economic operation of power systms: Criteria for distribution of load between units of a plant and between plants, transmission loss as a function of plant generation, loss formula coefficients, brief aspects of load dispatching. |