(i) Thermal Power plants: Basic schemes and
working principle. (ii) Gas Power Plants: open cycle and closed cycle gas turbine plants,
combined gas & steam plants – basic schemes. (iii) Hydro Power Plants: Classification of
hydroelectric plants. Basic schemes of hydroelectric and pumped storage plants. (iv) Nuclear
Power Plants: Nuclear fission and Nuclear fusion. Fissile and fertile materials. Basic plant
schemes with boiling water reactor, heavy water reactor and fast breeder reactor. Efficiencies
of various power plants.
Units: II-New Energy Sources:
Impact of thermal, gas, hydro and nuclear power stations on
environment. Green House Effect (Global Warming). Renewable and non-renewable energy
sources. Conservation of natural resources and sustainable energy systems. Indian energy
scene. Introduction to electric energy generation by wind, solar and tidal.
Units: III
(i) Loads and Load curves: Types of load, chronological load curve, load duration curve,
energy load curve and mass curve. Maximum demand, demand factor, load factor, diversity
factor, capacity factor and utilization. (ii) Power factor improvement: Causes and effects of
low power factor and advantages of power factor improvement. Power factor improvement
using shunt capacitors and synchronous condensers.
Units: IV-Power Plant Economics:
(i) Capital cost of plants, annual fixed and operating costs of plants,
generation cost and depreciation. Effect of load factor on unit energy cost. Role of load
diversity in power system economics. (ii) Calculation of most economic power factor when (a)
kW demand is constant and (b) kVA demand is constant. (iii) Energy cost reduction: off peak
energy utilization, co-generation, and energy conservation.
Units: V
(i) Tariffs: Objectives of tariffs. General tariff form. Flat demand rate, straight meter rate,
block meter rate. Two part tariff, power factor dependent tariffs, three-part tariff. Spot (time
differentiated) pricing. (ii) Selection of Power Plants: Comparative study of thermal, hydro,
nuclear and gas power plants. Base load and peak load plants. Size and types of generating
units, types of reserve and size of plant. Selection and location of power plants.