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EE16104 L00 Lecture Schedule

This document outlines the course content for the Power Plant Engineering course taught by Prof. Paulson Samuel. The course covers 9 units that provide an introduction to different types of power plants including thermal, hydro, nuclear, diesel, gas turbine, and non-conventional power plants. Key topics include the layout, components, and subsystems of conventional power plants; steam and cooling systems in thermal power plants; nuclear fission reactions; hydro plant layouts and turbine types; diesel and gas turbine components; non-conventional technologies like solar, wind, and fuel cells; control and instrumentation systems; and protection of major electrical equipment. Evaluation includes a mid-semester exam. Recommended textbooks are also provided.

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EE16104 L00 Lecture Schedule

This document outlines the course content for the Power Plant Engineering course taught by Prof. Paulson Samuel. The course covers 9 units that provide an introduction to different types of power plants including thermal, hydro, nuclear, diesel, gas turbine, and non-conventional power plants. Key topics include the layout, components, and subsystems of conventional power plants; steam and cooling systems in thermal power plants; nuclear fission reactions; hydro plant layouts and turbine types; diesel and gas turbine components; non-conventional technologies like solar, wind, and fuel cells; control and instrumentation systems; and protection of major electrical equipment. Evaluation includes a mid-semester exam. Recommended textbooks are also provided.

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POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (EE-16104)

Instructor: Prof. Paulson Samuel, Office: Electrical Machines Lab, [email protected]

UNIT 1 −INTRODUCTION TO POWER PLANTS: (4)


Introduction
Concept of Energy Conversion; Energy Sources;
Benefits of Electric energy in generation, transmission and distribution.
Conventional Power Systems - generation, transmission and distribution.
Power and Energy Scenario in India, Energy Mix, Centralized v/s Distributed Generation.
Fossil energy sources v/s Renewable energy sources
Site selection criteria for Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear Plants

Conventional power plants- Layout, Components, sub-systems


Thermal Power Plants
Hydro Power Plants
Nuclear Power Plants, Combined cycle Power Plants
Power distribution and major electrical equipment
Distribution Transformers, Busbars, busducts, Cables, Overhead conductors
6.6 / 3.3 kV switchgear, Power Control Centres, Motor Control Centres
Fans, Pumps and motors
Protection, Interlocking, Sequencing, Speed Control implementation

UNIT 2 −THERMAL POWER PLANT (STEAM BASED): Study on different sections (5)
Coal, Fuel and Ash Handling System
Water and Steam system, Cooling towers and condenser
Steam boiler types and cycles / Turbines
Air and Flue gas handling system, Furnace, Electrostatic precipitator
Turbo-generators & Excitation systems

UNIT 3 − NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: (4)


Nuclear energy -Fission and fusion reaction
Types of reactors
Pressurized water reactor
Waste disposal.
UNIT 4 −HYDRO POWER PLANT: (4)
Different layouts- Dam and run-of-river
Main sections- Intake, Tunnel, Surge tank, Penstock, Tail race
Turbine types
Hydro generators & Governors.
UNIT 5 −DIESEL AND GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT: (3)
Types of diesel power plants, Components, Selection of engine type
Gas turbines - Open and closed cycles
Reheating Regeneration, Inter-cooling.

MID SEMESTER EXAM


UNIT 6 – NON-CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS: (6)
Small Hydro
Roof top solar PV, Solar PV Farm and Grid Integration.
Converter topologies for Fixed Speed WT and Variable Speed Wind Turbines
MPPT Techniques for PV and Wind
FC types, characteristics and modelling
Converters for FC power systems
UNIT 7 – CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION (6)
Control loops in a Thermal Power Plant
Different types of controllers
Different types of sensors / transmitters for pressure, temperature, position, velocity etc.
Different types of actuators for flow, pressure control etc.
Voltage and current loops, Instrumentation buses
Control Room and SCADA
UNIT 8 – PROTECTION OF MAJOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (4)
CTs and PTs, Control Cables, IEC 68300
Protection of Transformers (GT, UAT, TT)
Protection of Alternators
Protection of Motors and Converters
UNIT 9 – ECONOMICS (2)
Cost of electrical energy- Fixed and operating cost, Tariff rates
Economics of load sharing, Comparison of cost from different power plants
Policy issues

Text/ Reference Books:


1. P.K. Nag, “Power Plant Engineering” Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2nd edition, 2002
2. M.M. EI-Wakil, “Power plant Technology” Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 1984
3. Frederick Tracy Morse, “Power Plant Engineering and Design,” D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.
1932.
4. F. Beach, “Modern Power Station Practice- Electrical Systems and Equipment,” 3rd Edition,
Pergamon 1992.
5. Joel Weisman and Roy Eckart, “Modern Power Plant Engineering,” Prentice-Hall, 1985
6. R.K. Rajput, “A Textbook of Power Plant Engineering” Laxmi; 4th Edition, 2007.

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