BASIC OF ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM

SYLLABUS: BASIC OF ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM Unit-I Hydroelectric and Thermal power plants 1. Power sector scenario including generation, transmission, and distribution scenario of India 2. Introduction-Importance of electrical power generation. Sources of energy available in nature. Conventional and non-conventional sources. 3. Hydro power plant -Factors to be considered for selection of site and A Classify hydroelectric power plants based on the available head of water, plant capacity, load and construction. 4. General layout of hydro power plant and explain of its components. Meaning of water hammer and its effect. 5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydroelectric power plant. Environmental Impact of Hydel power plant 6. Thermal power plant- Factors to be considered for selection of site. General layout of thermal (steam) power plant. 7. Working of thermal power plant. Advantages and disadvantages of Thermal power plant. Environmental Impact of Thermal power plants 8. Activity based Learning on Hydroelectric and Thermal power plant. Unit-II Nuclear, Diesel and Gas turbine power plants 9. Nuclear power plant-Factors to be considered for selection of site and Schematic diagram of nuclear power plant. 10. Construction and working of Nuclear power plant. 11. Nuclear power plant impacts such as Health physics, nuclear wastes and nuclear waste disposal. Comparison between thermal power plant with nuclear power plant. 12. Diesel power plant-Schematic diagram of a Diesel generator unit and main components. Advantages and Disadvantages of Diesel power plant 13. Gas turbine power plant- Schematic diagram of a Gas turbine power plant. Advantages and Disadvantages of Gas turbine plant 14. Activity based Learning on Nuclear, Diesel and Gas turbine power plants. Unit-III Solar photovoltaic system and Wind Power plant 15. Photovoltaic effect, solar power, Construction of solar cell, solar photovoltaic module with block diagrams. 16. Construction of photovoltaic panel and PV array with block diagrams. Materials used in solar cells and Solar cells Applications. 17. Classification of solar photovoltaic systems. 18. Stand-alone and grid interactive solar PV system with block diagram. 19. Advantages and dis-advantages of PV systems and environmental impacts of solar PV system on environment. 20. Importance of Wind Energy. Explain the origin of Global and local winds. 21. Factors affecting distribution of wind energy on surface of the earth. Factors to be considered for site selection. 22. Nature of winds with neat sketches. 23. Classification of wind turbine generator, Comparison between horizontal axis and vertical axis wind turbine generator Environmental Impact of wind plants. 24. Activity based Learning on Solar PV system and Wind Power plant. Unit-IV Biomass Power, Fuel cell and Hybrid PV systems 25. Urban waste to energy conversion- Block diagram municipal solid waste (MSW) to energy incineration plant. 26. Bio Energy-Describe biomass and sources, conversion process. Importance of biomass energy and its scope. Factors to be considered for site selection. Line diagram of biomass power plant. Benefits of biomass. Biomass briquetting. 27. Bio fuels, electricity generation using biomass. Biogas plants, mention types of biogas plants. 28. Chemical Energy source: fuel cells, working of fuel cells, classification, applications 29. Hybrid PV systems-Types of hybrid PV systems. 30. Block diagram PV-Wind hybrid system and, PV-fuel cell hybrid system. 31. Activity based Learning on Biomass Power, Fuel cell and Hybrid PV systems . Unit-V Economics of Power Generation 32. Related terms: connected load, firm power, cold reserve, hot reserve, spinning reserve. 33. Base load and peak load plants; Load curve, load duration curve, integrated duration curve 34. Cost of generation: Average demand, maximum demand, demand factor, plant capacity factor, plant use factor, diversity factor, load factor and plant load factor. 35. Simple problems on Cost of generation 36. Choice of size and number of generator units, combined operation of power station. 37. Activity based Learning on Economics of Power Generation. Unit-VI Basics of Transmission and Distribution 38. Transmission: AC transmission and distribution system with typical Single line diagrams with components of the electric supply transmission and distribution systems. 39. Classification of transmission lines: Primary and secondary transmission; standard voltage level used in India 40. Classification of transmission lines: based on type of voltage, voltage level, length and others, Characteristics of high voltage for power transmission. 41. HVDC transmission lines-block diagram, list and explain the functions of main components of HVDC transmission system 42. AC Distribution: Components classification, requirements of an ideal distribution system, primary and secondary distribution system. 43. Connection schemes of distribution system- radial, ring main and interconnected systems. Distinguish between Feeder, distributor and service main. 44. Substation and receiving station and their functions, Classification of substations. 45. Single Line diagram (layout) of 66/11KV Substation, Symbols and functions of their components. 46. Single Line diagram (layout) of 11KV/400V Sub-Station Symbols and functions of their components. 47. Causes and Impact and reasons of Grid system fault: State grid, national grid, brownout and black out, Sample blackouts at national and international level 48. Explain Black start Restoration 49. Explain Demand side Management 50. Functions of Load Dispatch Centre 51. Functions of Power Generation and Distribution Companies Different lectric distribution companies and their functions (BESCOM, MSCOM, HESCOM etc.)

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