Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology

Subject: POWER SYSTEM -I

Branch: EEE- A & B
Staff: V.Karthik, Abdul
Rahman

Class: 2 nd year, 2 nd semester

Academic Year: 2014-2015

LECTURE PLAN
Lecture
No. of
Ref Text
Topic Name
No.
Periods
Books
UNIT I: Thermal Power Stations
Selection of site, general layout of a thermal plant showing paths of coal, steam, water, air, ash and flue
gasses, ash handling system, Brief description of components: Boilers, Super heaters, Economizers,
Electrostatic Precipitators, Steam turbines: Impulse and Reaction turbines, Condensers, feed water
circuit, cooling towers and chimney
Inroduction
Text Books:
1
1
1,2
Selection of site for Thermal Power Stations
2
1
general layout of a thermal plant
3
1
showing paths of coal, steam, water, air, ash and flue
4
2
gasses, ash handling system
Brief description of components: Boilers, Super heaters,
6
2
Economizers, Electrostatic Precipitators
Steam turbines: Impulse and Reaction turbines
8
Condensers, feed water circuit
2
cooling towers and chimney
UNIT II : Nuclear Power Stations
Location of nuclear power plant, Working Principle, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fuels, Nuclear Chain
Reaction, Nuclear Reactor Components: Moderators, control Rods, Reflectors and coolants. Types of
nuclear reactors and Brief Description of PWR, BWR & FBR. Radiation: Radiation Hazards and
shielding, Nuclear waste Disposal
Introduction
Text Books:
10
1
1,2
Location of nuclear power plant
11
1
Working Principle, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fuels,
12
3
Nuclear Chain Reaction
Nuclear Reactor Components: Moderators, control Rods,
15
2
Reflectors and coolants
Types of nuclear reactors and Brief Description of PWR,
17
2
BWR & FBR
Radiation: Radiation Hazards and shielding, Nuclear waste
19
1
Disposal

UNIT III : Distribution Systems

Classification of Distribution Systems, Design features of distribution Systems, Radial distribution, ring
main distribution, voltage drop calculations: DC Distributors for following cases- radial DC distributor
fed at one end and at both ends (equal/unequal voltages), ring main distributor, stepped distributor and AC
Distribution, comparison of DC and AC Distribution
20
Classification of Distribution Systems
1
Text Books:
1,2
21
Design features of distribution Systems
1
Reference
22
Radial distribution
2
Books: 1
24
ring main distribution
3
voltage drop calculations: DC Distributors for following
cases- radial DC distributor fed at one end and at both ends
27
3
(equal/unequal voltages), ring main distributor, stepped
distributor
30
AC Distribution
1
31
comparison of DC and AC Distribution
1
UNIT IV : Substations
Classification of Substations: Air Insulated Substations Indoor & Outdoor substations, substations
layouts of 33/11Kv showing the location of all the substation equipment.
Busbar arrangements in the Sub stations: Simple arrangements like single bus bar, Sectionalized single
busbar, double busbar with one and two circuit breakers, Main and transfer busbar system with relevant
diagram
Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) Advantages of Gas insulated substations, different types of gas
insulated substations, single line diagram of gas insulated substations, Constructional aspects of GIS,
Installation and maintainance of GIS, Comparison of Air insulated substations and Gas insulated
substations
Classification of Substations
32
3
Text Books:
Air Insulated Substations Indoor & Outdoor substations,
1,2
substations layouts of 33/11Kv showing the location of all
35
3
Reference
the substation equipment
Books: 2
Busbar arrangements in the Sub stations: Simple
arrangements like single bus bar, Sectionalized single
38
3
busbar, double busbar with one and two circuit breakers,
Main and transfer busbar system with relevant diagram
Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) Advantages of Gas
41
3
insulated substations
different types of gas insulated substations, single line
diagram of gas insulated substations, Constructional
44
3
aspects of GIS, Installation and maintainance of GIS
Comparison of Air insulated substations and Gas insulated
47
3
substations

UNIT V : Underground Cables

Types of Cables, Construction, Types of insulating materials, Calculation of insulation resistance, stress
in insulation and power factor of cable, Numerical Problems
Capacitance of single and Three core belted cables, Numerical Problems. Grading of CablesCapacitance grading and intersheath grading, Numerical Problems
Types of Cables, Construction
50
1
Text Books:
Types of insulating materials, Calculation of insulation
1,2
51
1
resistance
stress in insulation and power factor of cable, Numerical
52
2
Problems
Capacitance of single and Three core belted cables,
54
2
Numerical Problems
Grading of Cables-Capacitance grading and intersheath
56
2
grading, Numerical Problems

UNIT VI: Economic Aspects of Power Generation & Tariff

Economic Aspects: Load Curve, Load duration and integrated load duration curves, discussion on economic
aspects: Connected load, maximum demand, demand factor, load factor, diversity factor, Power capacity
factor and plant use factor, Base and peak load plants, Numerical problems
Tariff Methods- Costs of generation and their division into fixed, semi-fixed and running costs, Desirable
Characteristics of a Tariff Method, Tariff Methods: Simple rate, Flat rate, Block Rate, two part, three part and
power factor tariff methods, Numerical Problems
Economic Aspects: Load Curve, Load duration and integrated
Text Books: 1,2
58
2
load duration curves
discussion on economic aspects: Connected load, maximum
60
2
demand, demand factor, load factor, diversity factor
Power capacity factor and plant use factor, Base and peak load
62
1
plants, Numerical problems
Tariff Methods- Costs of generation and their division into
63
2
fixed, semi-fixed and running costs
65
Desirable Characteristics of a Tariff Method
1
Tariff Methods: Simple rate, Flat rate, Block Rate, two part,
66
2
three part and power factor tariff methods, Numerical Problems
Total no. of classes Required: 68
TEXTBOOKS:
1. A Text Book on Power System Engineering by M.L.Soni, P.V Gupta, U.S.Bhatnagar and A.Chakrabarti,
Dhanpat Rai & Co
2. Generation, Distribution and Utilization of Electric Energy by C.L.Wadhawa New age International (P)
Limited, Publishers
Reference Books:
1. Electrical Power Distribution Systems by V.Kamaraju, Tata McGrawHill, New Delhi
2. Elements of Electrical Power Station Design by-M.V Deshpande, PHI, New Delhi
3. Principles of Power Systems by V.K Mehta, S.Chand Publications