DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Lesson Plan
Sub: EPGS Class: II-II
Branch: EEE Year:2017-2018
No. of
S.no Date(s) Name of the topic
Classes
UNIT-1 Thermal Power Stations
1 Line diagram of Thermal Power Station (TPS) showing paths of coal, 2
steam, water, air, ash and flue gasses

Brief description of TPS

2 2
components: Economizers, Boilers
Brief description of TPS
3 2
Super heaters, Turbines, Condensers, Chimney and Cooling towers.
UNIT-2 Hydro and Nuclear Power Stations
4 Hydro Power Stations (HPS): Selection of site, Classification, Layout, 2
Description of main components
Nuclear Power Stations: Nuclear Fission and Chain reaction.- Nuclear
5 2
fuels.- Principle of operation of Nuclear reactor
Reactor Components:
6 Moderators, Control rods, Reflectors and Coolants.- Radiation hazards: 2
Shielding and Safety precautions
Types of Nuclear reactors and brief
7 2
description of PWR, BWR and FBR.
UNIT -3 Basics of Solar Energy Generation
8 2
Role and Potential of solar energy options
Principles of Solar radiation,
9 2
Flat plate and concentrating solar energy collectors
different methods of solar energy storage – Solar applications : heating energy, cooling,
10 2
distillation and drying
11 Economic aspects 2
Basics of Wind energy Generation
12 Role and potential of wind energy option, horizontal and vertical axis 2
wind mills
13 performance characteristics- Betz criterion 2
14 applications ,Economic aspects 2
UNIT-4 Basics of Bio gas Energy Generation
15 2
Principles of Bioconversion
16 , types of Biogas digesters 2
17 Characteristics of Bio-gas- Utilization 2
18 Economic and environmental aspects 2
Basics of Geothermal and Ocean Energy Generation
19 Principle of Geo thermal energy - Methods of Harnessing 2

20 Principle of Ocean Energy-Tidal and Wave energy 2

21 mini hydel plants- Economic aspects. 2
UNIT-5 Economic Aspects of Power Generation
22 2
Load curve, load duration and integrated load duration curves
23 load,demand, diversity, capacity, utilization and plant use factors 2
24 Numerical Problems.. 2
25 Costs of Generation and their division into Fixed, Semi-fixed and Running Costs 2
Tariff Methods
26 2
Desirable Characteristics of a Tariff Method
Tariff Methods: Flat Rate,
27 2
Block-Rate, two-part, three –part.
28 and power factor tariff methods 2
29 Numerical Problems 2
30 Numerical Problems 2
Total no of classes required 60