Wind, solar, fuel, tidal, geo-thermal, hydro-electric, thermal, diesel, gas, nuclear power plants (block diagram approach only). Concept of co-generation. Combined heat and power distributed generation.– 6 Hours (20 Marks).
Diesel electric plants. Gas turbine plants. Mini, micro, and bio generation. Concept of distributed generation. — 6 Hours (20 Marks).
(a) Hydro Power Generation: Selection of site. Classification of hydro-electric plants. General arrangement and operation. Hydroelectric plant power station structure and control. — 4 Hours (10 Marks). (b) Thermal Power Generation: Introduction. Main parts of a thermal power plant. Working. Plant layout. — 3 Hours (10 Marks).
Introduction. Adverse effects of fossil fuels. Pros and cons of nuclear power generation. Selection of site, cost, components of reactors. Description of fuel sources. Safety of nuclear power reactor. — 6 Hours (20 Marks).
Introduction. Terms commonly used in system operation. Diversity factor, load factor, plant capacity factor, plant use factor, plant utilization factor, loss factor, load duration curve. – 7 Hours (20 Marks).
(a) Power factor improvement and tariffs. Energy-load curve. Interconnection of power stations. —3 Hours (10 Marks). (b) Substations: Introduction. Types. Bus bar arrangement. Schemes. Location. Substation equipment. Reactors and capacitors.— 4 Hours (10 Marks).
(a) Current limiting reactors. Symmetric short circuit MVA calculations. – 3 Hours (10 Marks). (b) Grounding Systems: Introduction. Resistance grounding systems. Neutral grounding. Ungrounded system. – 3 Hours (10 Marks).
Resonant grounding. Solid grounding, reactance grounding, resistance grounding. Earthing transformer. Neutral grounding transformer. 7 Hours (20 Marks).