Course POWER Credit Contact Total Periods

Code GENERATION Hours Hrs./Week Allocated

EE- 444 (Th-Pr) (Th-Pr) (Th-Pr)
3-1 3-3 48-16

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this course is to know the importance of Power Generation.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Knowledge and Comprehension
To understand basic operation of different types of power plants. Selection of power
plants based on the site, cost and performance.

COURSE OUTLINE:
Power Stations:
Introduction, Types of power Station, Choice of type of Generator, Cost of Electrical
Energy
Hydro Electric Stations:
Introduction, Types of Hydro Electric Power Stations, Principle of working of a Hydro Electric
Plant, Power Station Structure and Layout, Types of Turbine and their characteristics,
Arrangements and location of Hydro Electric Stations, Types of Hydro Electric Plants and Dam,
Characteristics of Generators, Costs of Hydro Electric Stations,
Steam Power Plants:
Introduction, Main Parts and working of a steam Station, Plant Layout, Rankin Cycle and its
types, Types of Boiler and their characteristics, characteristics of steam turbines, Design of a steam
Power Station, Steam station auxiliaries, Cost of Steam Station.
Gas Turbines :
Introduction, Main Parts of Gas turbine plant, Plant Layout, Principle of Operation,
Characteristics of Gas Turbine plants, Gas Turbine Power Plant operation and Control, Combined
Cycles Cost of Gas Turbine Stations.
Diesel Electric Station:
Introduction of Diesel Engine, Principle of working, characteristics of diesel engines, sizes and
dimensions of generator sets, Coordination of Engine and Generator Characteristics, Use of Diesel
Sets as Alternative Power Plant, cost of diesel Plants.
Nuclear Power Stations :
Introduction, Nuclear Reaction, Main Parts of Nuclear Power Stations, Plant Layouts, Principle
of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear reactor and reactor control, Types of Power Reactor, Comparison of
various types of reactor, Economics of Nuclear Power Stations.
MHD Generators:
Gaseous conductors, analysis and design of MHD generator, Problems associated with MHD
generation, possible configuration.
Introduction to renewable energy generation.
Renewable energy resources
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

Sr. CLO Domain Taxonomy PLO

No. Level

1. To understand basic operation of different types of Cognitive 1 1

power plants.
2. Selection of power plants based on the site, cost Cognitive 2 1
and performance.

RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS:

Sr.NO. TITLE AUTHOR(S) ASSIGNED

CODE
Elements of Electrical Power Station Design M. V.
1. Deshpande
Deshpande
Power Plant Technology M. M. El Wakil,
2. El Wakil

Reference Book
Principles of Energy Conversion W. Culp
3. Arche W. Culp

TOPICS:
WEEK DESCRIPTION TEXT
NO. BOOKS
1. Power Stations: Deshpande El
Introduction, Types of power Station, Choice of type of Generator, Wakil
Cost of Electrical Energy
2. Introduction, Types of Hydro Electric Power Stations, Principle of Deshpande El
working of a Hydro Electric Plant, Power Station Structure and Wakil
Layout.
3. Types of Turbine and their characteristics, Arrangements and Deshpande El
location of Hydro Electric Stations, Types of Hydro Electric Plants Wakil
and Dam,
4. Characteristics of Generators, Costs of Hydro Electric Stations, Deshpande El
Steam Power Plants: Wakil
Introduction, Main Parts and working of a steam Station, Plant
Layout,
5. Rankin Cycle and its types, Types of Boiler and their Deshpande El
characteristics, characteristics of steam turbines, Design of a steam Wakil
Power Station,
6. Steam station auxiliaries, Cost of Steam Station. Deshpande El
Gas Turbines: Wakil
 Introduction, Main Parts of Gas turbine plant, Plant Layout,
7 Principle of Operation, Characteristics of Gas Turbine plants, Gas Deshpande El
Turbine Power Plant operation and Control, Wakil
8. Combined Cycles Cost of Gas Turbine Stations. Deshpande El
Diesel Electric Station: Wakil
Introduction of Diesel Engine, Principle of working,

9. Mid Term Exam Deshpande El

Wakil
10. characteristics of diesel engines, sizes and dimensions of Deshpande El
generator sets, Coordination of Engine and Generator Wakil
Characteristics,
11. Use of Diesel Sets as Alternative Power Plant, cost of diesel Plants. Deshpande El
Nuclear Power Stations : Wakil
Introduction, Nuclear Reaction, Main Parts of Nuclear Power
Stations, Plant Layouts,
12. Principle of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear reactor and reactor control, Deshpande El
Types of Power Reactor, Wakil
13. Comparison of various types of reactor, Economics of Nuclear Deshpande El
Power Stations. Wakil
14. Comparison of various types of reactor, Economics of Nuclear Deshpande El
Power Stations. Wakil
15. MHD Generators: Deshpande El
Gaseous conductors, analysis and design of MHD generator, Wakil
16. Problems associated with MHD generation, possible Deshpande El
configuration. Wakil
17. Introduction to renewable energy generation. Deshpande El
Renewable energy resources Wakil

18. & 19. FINAL EXAMINATION