Assignment-2
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Subject: Electrical Power System Engineering Semester: Fall 2023
Marks: 5 Date:22-November-2023 Due Date: 29-November-2023
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QUESTION-1: The maximum demand on a power station is 100 MW. If
the annual load factor is 40%, calculate the total energy generated in a year.
QUESTION-2: A generating station has a connected load of 43MW and a
maximum demand of 20 MW; the units generated being 61·5 × 106 per
annum. Calculate (i) the demand factor and (ii) load factor.
QUESTION-3: A 100 MW power station delivers 100 MW for 2 hours, 50
MW for 6 hours and is shut down for the rest of each day. It is also shut
down for maintenance for 45 days each year. Calculate its annual load factor.
QUESTION-4: A generating station has a maximum demand of 25MW, a
load factor of 60%, a plant capacity factor of 50% and a plant use factor of
72%. Find (i) the reserve capacity of the plant (ii) the daily energy produced
and (iii) maximum energy that could be produced daily if the plant while
running as per schedule, were fully loaded.
QUESTION-5: A diesel station supplies the following loads to various
consumers:
Industrial consumer = 1500 kW; Commercial establishment = 750 kW
Domestic power = 100 kW; Domestic light = 450 kW
If the maximum demand on the station is 2500 kW and the number of kWh
generated per year is 45 × 105, determine (i) the diversity factor and (ii)
annual load factor.
QUESTION-6: A power station has a maximum demand of 15000 kW. The
annual load factor is 50% and plant capacity factor is 40%. Determine the
reserve capacity of the plant.
QUESTION-7: A power supply is having the following loads:
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Type of load Max. demand (kW) Diversity of group Demand factor
Domestic 1500 1·2 0·8
Commercial 2000 1·1 0·9
Industrial 10,000 1·25 1
If the overall system diversity factor is 1·35, determine (i) the maximum
demand and (ii) connected load of each type.
QUESTION-8: A generating station has the following daily load cycle:
Time (Hours) 0—6 6—10 10—12 12—16 16—20 20—24
Load (MW) 40 50 60 50 70 40
Draw the load curve and find (i) maximum demand (ii) units generated per
day (iii) average load and (iv) load factor.
QUESTION-9: The annual load duration curve of a certain power station
can be considered as a straight line from 20 MW to 4 MW. To meet this load,
three turbine-generator units, two rated at 10 MW each and one rated at 5
MW are installed. Determine (i) installed capacity (ii) plant factor (iii)
units generated per annum (iv) load factor and (v) utilization factor.
QUESTION-10: A consumer has a maximum demand of 200 kW at 40%
load factor. If the tariff is Rs. 100 per kW of maximum demand plus 10 paise
per kWh, find the overall cost per kWh.
QUESTION-11: The maximum demand of a consumer is 20 A at 220 V and
his total energy consumption is 8760 kWh. If the energy is charged at the
rate of 20 paise per unit for 500 hours use of the maximum demand per
annum plus 10 paise per unit for additional units, calculate: (i) annual bill
(ii) equivalent flat rate.
QUESTION-12: Calculate annual bill of a consumer whose maximum
demand is 100 kW, p. f. = 0·8 lagging and load factor = 60%. The tariff used
is Rs 75 per kVA of maximum demand plus 15 paise per kWh consumed.
QUESTION-13: A factory has a maximum load of 240 kW at 0·8 p.f.
lagging with an annual consumption of 50,000 units. The tariff is Rs 50 per
kVA of maximum demand plus 10 paise per unit. Calculate the flat rate of
energy consumption. What will be annual saving if p. f. is raised to unity?
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QUESTION-14: The monthly readings of a consumer’s meter are as
follows:
Maximum demand = 50 kW
Energy consumed = 36,000 kWh
Reactive energy = 23,400 kVAR
If the tariff is Rs 80 per kW of maximum demand plus 8 paise per unit plus
0·5 paise per unit for each 1% of power factor below 86%, calculate the
monthly bill of the consumer.
QUESTION-15: An alternator is supplying a load of 300 kW at a p.f. of 0·6
lagging. If the power factor is raised to unity, how many more kilowatts can
alternator supply for the same kVA loading?
QUESTION-16: A 3-phase, 50 Hz, 400 V motor develops 100 H.P. (74·6
kW), the power factor being 0·75 lagging and efficiency 93%. A bank of
capacitors is connected in delta across the supply terminals and power factor
raised to 0·95 lagging. Each of the capacitance units is built of 4 similar 100
V capacitors. Determine the capacitance of each capacitor.
QUESTION-17: A factory operates at 0·8 p.f. lagging and has a monthly
demand of 750 kVA. The monthly power rate is Rs 8·50 per kVA. To
improve the power factor, 250 kVA capacitors are installed in which there is
negligible power loss. The installed cost of equipment is Rs 20,000 and
fixed charges are estimated at 10% per year. Calculate the annual saving
effected by the use of capacitors.
QUESTION-18: A factory load consists of the following:
(i) an induction motor of 50 H.P. (37·3 kW) with 0·8 p.f. and efficiency 0·85.
(ii) a synchronous motor of 25 H.P. (18·65 kW) with 0·9 p.f. leading and
efficiency 0·9.
(iii) lighting load of 10 kW at unity p.f.
Find the annual electrical charges if the tariff is Rs 60 per kVA of maximum
demand per annum plus 5 paise per kWh; assuming the load to be steady for
2000 hours in a year.
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