SYLLABUS POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES [203141] Credits Examination Scheme [Marks] Th : 03 In Sem. : 30 Marks End Sem. : 70 Marks Unit 01 : Thermal Power Plant Basic thermodynamic cycles : Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle; Actual Rankine cycle; Reheat cycle (theoretical only); heat rate (Numerical on Heat rate). Thermal Power Plants : Site selection, Main parts and its working. Types of boilers (FBC, Fire tube, and Water tube). Assessment of heat recovery systems Steam turbines Fuel Handling, Ash disposal and dust collection, Draught systems, electrostatic precipitator. (Chapter - 1) Unit 02 : Nuclear, Diesel, Gas Power Plant A. Nuclear Power Plant : Introduction, atomic physics, nuclear reaction, materials, site selection, nuclear reactors and working of each part, classification of nuclear reactor, nuclear waste disposal. B. Diesel Power Plants : Main components and its working, Diesel plant efficiency and heat balance (Numerical), Site selection of diesel power plant. C. Gas Power Plant : Introduction to gas cycles. Simple gas turbine power plant, methods to improve thermal efficiency, open loop and closed loop cycle power plants, gas fuels, gas turbine materials, plant layout. Combined cycle power plants, concept of heat to power ratio. (Chapter - 2) Unit 03 : Hydro Power Plant Site selection, Hydrology, storage and pondage, general arrangements and operation of hydro power plant, Hydraulic turbines, turbine size, pelton wheel turbine, Francis and Kaplan turbines, selection of turbines, Dams, Spillways, gates, intake and out take works, canals and layout of penstocks, water hammer and surge tank, simple numerical on hydro graphs and number of turbine required. Small, mini and micro hydro power plant (Introduction only). (Chapter - 3) Unit 04 : Wind Energy Systems Historical Development of Wind Power, Types of wind turbine, Impact of Tower Height, Power in the Wind. Maximum Rotor efficiency, Speed control for Maximum Power, Average Power in the wind (Numerical). Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) - Synchronous and Asynchronous (block diagrams only), Wind Turbine Economics, Simple Estimates of Wind Turbine Energy, Environmental Impacts of Wind Turbines. Change in wind pattern and its effect on power generation. Control of wind turbine generator. (Chapter - 4) Unit 05 : Solar Energy Principles of solar radiations, solar constant, cloudy index and concentration ratio, measurement of solar radiation. Solar energy collectors (solar thermal applications), principle of energy conversion, collection systems and their features, types of collectors with comparison. Solar thermal power plants. Over view of recent development of PV technologies. A Generic Photovoltaic Cell, The Simplest Equivalent Circuit for a Photovoltaic Cell From Cells to Modules to Arrays, Numerical on number of solar panel selection. The PV I–V Curve under Standard Test Conditions (STC), Impacts of Temperature and Insolation on I–V Curves, Shading Impacts on I–V curves, System: Introduction to the Major Photovoltaic System Types. (Chapter - 5) Unit 06 : Other Sources and Grid Connection Biomass energy, conversion to electricity, municipal solid waste to energy conversion, geothermal energy and ocean energy and Fuel cell Energy storage requirements and selection criteria, stand alone, hybrid stand alone and grid connected renewable systems and their requirements. (Chapter - 6)
