Syllabus - Electrical Power Generation & Economy (EE-503 (A))

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Power Generation & Economy (EE-503 (A))

V-Semester

Unit-I

Introduction

Energy sources and their availability, Principle types of power plants, their special features and applications, Present status and future trends. Hydro Electric Power Plants: Essentials, Classifications, Hydroelectric survey, Rainfall run-off, Hydrograph, Flow duration curve, Mass curve, Storage capacity, Site selection, Plant layout, various components, Types of turbines, Governor and speed regulation, Pumped storage, Small scale hydroelectric plants (mini and micro).

Unit-II

Thermal Power Plant

General developing trends, Essentials, Plant layout, Coalits storage, Preparation, Handling, Feeding and burning, Cooling towers, Ash handling, Water treatment plant, High pressure boilers and steam turbines, Components of thermal power plant.

Unit-III

Non-Conventional Power Generation

Geothermal power plants, Electricity from biomass, Direct energy conversion systems (Solar and Wind), Thermo-electric conversion system, Fuel cells, Magneto-Hydro dynamic system..

Unit-IV

Gas Turbine Power Plants

Field of use, Components, Plant layout, Comparison with steam power plants, combined steam and gas power plants. Nuclear Power Plant: Nuclear fuels, Nuclear energy, Main components of nuclear power plant, Nuclear reactors types and applications, Radiation shielding, Radioactive and waste disposal safety aspect..

Unit-V

Power Plant Economics

Cost of electrical energy, Selection of type of generation and generation equipment, Performance and operating characteristics of power plants, Economic scheduling principle, Load curves, Effect of load on power plant design, Load forecasting, electric tariffs, Peak load pricing.

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Deshpande, M.V., Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill (2004).

  • Gupta, B.R., Generation of Electrical Energy, S. Chand (1998).

  • Deshpande, M.V., Electrical Power System Design, McGraw Hill (2004).

  • Wood, A.J. and Wollenberg, B.F., Power Generation and Control, John Wiley (2004).