THE UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE Department of Electrical Engineering

ECE4145-Power Plants (Power Generation) Course Out-line

Instructor: Office: Class hours: Office hours: Course Code: Pre Requisite:

Muhammad Salman Bilal Room # E-209 Monday (1530-1700) Monday (1700-1830) Monday (0930-1100) Thursday (0930-1100) Monday (1100-1300), Thursday (1100-1230) ECE-4145 AC and DC Machines Power Systems

Text Book:
a) Power Plant Engineering <PPE: Raja>
A.K. Raja, Amit P S, Manish D: NEWAGE Publisher

b) Power Generation Operation and Control: <PGOC> 2nd edition Allen J. Wood, Bruce F. Wollenberg

Reference Book:
c) Power Generation Handbook <PGH> Selection, Applications, Operations, and Maintenance Mc Graw Hill d) Electric Power Plant Design <EPPD> HQ, DoA

Course Objective: To achieve Power Plants (PP) comprehend able knowledge along with basic understanding of its design requirements. To study the basic selection criteria of Power Plant after having understood the fundamentals of the Power Plants, and the concepts of alternate (non-conventional) & renewable energy resources. To be able to understand the economic concepts of Independent Power Plant IPP. To be able to comprehend and explain application of different types of power plants including Steam, Diesel, Gas Turbine, Nuclear, Hydro-Electric. To be able to know the basic design criteria for Gas turbine, Hydro-Electric & Diesel Power Plants. Instrumentation & Controls related basic understanding regarding the Operational Power Plants. To develop concepts like carbon numbers (pollution-control) and to have insight into the basic Quality and Safety standards being exercised in Power Plants.

Examination Policy:
Sessional work Mid-term Final : 25% : 25% : 50% (Quiz followed by Assignments=18 & Presentation=7)

Lecture Breakup: Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Topic Introduction: Fundamentals of Power Plants Concepts of Alternate & Renewable Energy Instrumentation & Control Systems related to PP Basics of Power Plant Design Reading Assignment PPE: Raja Ch 1 EPPD Ch 1&2 PPE: Raja, Ch 2 Case Study CHENA Geothermal PP PGH, Ch 17

8&9

10

11

12 & 13 14 15

PPE: Raja Ch 12 PGH: Ch 27 Review PPE: Raja Ch 9 Generalized design considerations of Gas Turbine PP EPPD, Ch 6 PPE: Raja Ch 9 Gas Turbine PP: GE Design criteria PGH, Ch 19 Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) & Concept PGH, Ch 19 & 21 of cogeneration and Heat Recovery Steam Generator EPPD, Ch 8 (HRSG) Case Study Hydroelectric Power Plants: PPE: Raja Ch 11 The plants and their equipment, layouts, run of the Case Study: DASU river and accumulation type station, types of HEPP Feasibility hydroelectric turbine and their station. PPE: Raja Ch 8 EPPD, Ch 7 Diesel PP: PGOC Comprehension & troubleshooting Case Study: Negatta Diesel PP Nuclear Power Plants: PPE: Raja Ch 10 Nuclear reaction, fission and fusion reaction, critical mass chain reaction, moderators, reactor control and cooling, classification of reactors, different types of reactors, radiation damages, shielding of grays neutrons, materials for construction. Thermal Power Plants: Sources of conventional PGH, Ch 2 energy and method of harnessing, special features EPPD, Ch 3 and cycles used in steam, gas and diesel power plants, combine cycle systems and cogeneration. Location of the above plants and selection of units, prime movers and associated equipment. Quality and Safety Standards related to PP Class Notes, Web-sites Class Notes Carbon Numbers (Pollution) related to National Video Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) standards

Presentation Topics: Thermoelectric Generators: Thermoelectric effect, solid state description of thermoelectric effect, analysis and design of thermoelectric generator, figure of merit, device configuration, solar and radioisotope powered generators, applications. MHD Generators: Gaseous conductors, analysis and design of MHD generator, problems associated with MHD generation, possible configuration. Photovoltaic Generators: Radiation principles, optical effects in semiconductors and p.n-junction, Analysis and design of converter, fabrication of cells, solar cells in space. Fuel Cells: Thermodynamic principles, efficiency of fuel cell factors limiting the performance, design, new development in fuel cells, possibility of future use in Electric vehicles.

Suggested Text: Energy Conversion by Arche W. Culp