ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION,

TRANSMISSION AND
DISTRIBUTION (EEE-815)
Prepared By:
Dr. Abasin Ulasyar
Assistant Professor (NUST USPCAS-E)

Department of Electrical Power Engineering Lecture-4

U.S.- Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy 19th September 2018
 Outline
Numerical Problems

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 Generation: Problem-1
A steam power station has an overall
efficiency of 20% and 0·6 kg of coal is burnt
per kWh of electrical energy generated.
Calculate the calorific value of fuel.

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 Generation: Problem-2
A thermal station has the following data :
Max. demand = 20,000 kW ; Load factor = 40%,
Boiler efficiency = 85% ; Turbine efficiency =
90%, Coal consumption = 0·9 kg/kWh ; Cost of 1
ton of coal = Rs. 300
Determine (i) thermal efficiency and (ii) coal bill
per annum.

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 Generation: Problem-3
A steam power station spends Rs. 30 lakhs per
annum for coal used in the station. The coal
has a calorific value of 5000 kcal/kg and costs
Rs. 300 per ton. If the station has thermal
efficiency of 33% and electrical efficiency of
90%, find the average load on the station.

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 Generation: Problem-4
The relation between water evaporated (W kg),
coal consumption (C kg) and kWh generated per 8-
hour shift for a steam generating station is as
follows :
W = 13500 + 7·5 kWh ....(i)
C = 5000 + 2·9 kWh ....(ii)
(i) To what limiting value does the water evaporating
per kg of coal consumed approach as the station
output increases ? (ii) How much coal per hour
would be required to keep the station running on no
load ?

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 Generation: Problem-5
A 100 MW steam station uses coal of calorific
value 6400 kcal/kg. Thermal efficiency of the
station is 30% and electrical efficiency is 92%.
Calculate the coal consumption per hour when
the station is delivering its full rated output.

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 Generation: Problem-6
A hydro-electric generating station is supplied
from a reservoir of capacity 5 × 10^6 cubic
meters at a head of 200 meters. Find the total
energy available in kWh if the overall efficiency
is 75%.

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 Generation: Problem-7
It has been estimated that a minimum run off
of approximately 94 m3/sec will be available at
a hydraulic project with a head of 39 m.
Determine (i) firm capacity (ii) yearly gross
output. Assume the efficiency of the plant to
be 80%.

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 Generation: Problem-8
Water for a hydro-electric station is obtained
from a reservoir with a head of 100 metres.
Calculate the electrical energy generated per
hour per cubic metre of water if the hydraulic
efficiency be 0·86 and electrical efficiency
0·92.

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 Generation: Problem-9
Calculate the average power in kW that can
be generated in a hydro-electric project from
the following data
Catchment area = 5 × 109 m2 ; Mean head, H =
30 m, Annual rainfall, F = 1·25 m ; Yield factor, K
= 80 %, Overall efficiency, ηoveall = 70 %,
If the load factor is 40% , what is the rating of
generators installed ?

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 Generation: Problem-10
A hydro-electric power station has a reservoir
of area 2·4 square kilometres and capacity 5 ×
10^6 m^3. The effective head of water is 100
metres. The penstock, turbine and generation
efficiencies are respectively 95%,90% and 85%.
(i) Calculate the total electrical energy that can
be generated from the power station.
(ii) If a load of 15,000 kW has been supplied for
3 hours, find the fall in reservoir level.
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