Generation of Electrical Energy
(Conventional & Non-Conventional)
[3rd Semester, Second Year]
Course Description
Offered by Department Credits Status Code
Electrical Engineering 3-1-0,(4) Program Core EL103103EL
[Pre-requisites: Basic Electrical Engineering EL10I022EL]
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. Explain the basic requirements for the design and development of modern power plant.
2. Explain how economically power can be generated and distributed among the load centres.
3. Demonstrate the cheapest ways of electric power generation.
4. Explain the operation of different accessories associated with conventional and nonconventional
power plants.
5. Develop new renewable power devices for socioeconomic application.
Course Content
UNIT-I
(A) Introduction to Generating station & Loads: Choice of Power station and units: Types of power
station, choice of type of generation, choice of size of generator units and number of units. Definition of
connected load, maximum load, maximum demand, demand factor, load factor, diversity factor, plant
capacity factor, plant utilization factor, load duration curve, mass curve
(B) Economic operation of power systems: Economic load scheduling, Load sharing between two and
multiple generators neglecting transmission loss
UNIT-II
(A)Coal Fired Based Thermal Power Plant: Schematic diagram, operation, super thermal power plant,
steam turbines, characteristics,
(B) Nuclear Power Plant: Schematic diagram, operation, classification, nuclear reactors, concept of MHD
generation
UNIT-III
Hydro power stations: Hydrology, hydrographs, flow duration curve, mass curve, types of dam, principle
of working of a hydroelectric plant, classification, types of turbine, characteristics, tidal power generation
UNIT-IV
(A) Solar energy: Solar radiation - Review. Models for radiation analysis and beam radiation calculations.
Solar concentrators: Parabolic trough, paraboloidic dish: continuous type and Fresnel type.
(B) Wind energy: Characteristics and measurement, wind energy conversion principles, types and
classification of WECS.
UNIT-V
Solar PV Systems: Principle of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy. Solar PV technologies overview.
Techno-economic analysis of solar thermal and solar PV power plants.
Course Materials
Text Books/Reference Books:
1. B. R. Gupta, “Generation of Electrical Energy”, S Chand and Company Ltd., 7th Edition, 2017.
2. T. H. Car, “Electric Power Stations”, Vol. I and II, Chapman and Hall, 1944.
3. C. S. Solanki, “Solar Photovotaics – Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications”, PHI Learning
Pvt Ltd, 3rd Edition, 2015.
4. S. P. Sukhatme and J. K. Nayak, “Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage”,
Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd, 3rd Edition, 2008.
5. J. B. Gupta, “A Course in Electrical Power”, S. K. Kataria & Sons, 2009.
Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3
CO2 2 3 1 2 3 2
CO3 2 2 1 2 3 3
CO4 3 1 2 1 2 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mapping of course outcomes with program specific outcomes
PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO1 3 2 2
CO2 2 1 2
CO3 2 2 2
CO4 2 2 2
CO5 3 3 2
