UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

(Incorporated by Ordinance No. XXiV of 2002 promulgated by Government of
Punjab)Generation
EE-465: Power

Fall 2016
Department:

Faculty of Engineering

(FOE)

Instructor Details
Muhammad Amer Saeed
Faculty Offices,

Course Instructor:
Office/Room No:

Course Details
Core/ Elective:
Elective
Credit Hours:
3
Contact Hours:
Prerequisites:
Power Distribution and Utilization
1.
Main Topics Covered in the Course:
a)

Energy Units (type, conversion)

b)

Thermodynamic Processes

c)

Conventional Power Plant

Steam Power Plant

Gas Power Plant
Nuclear Power Plant
Hydro-Electric Power Plant
d)

Renewable Energy Resources

Wind Energy Power System
Solar Power Plant
Fuel Cell Power Plants

2. Course Objectives:
The students learn different modes of energy conversion to generate electrical energy. The aim of this
course is to establish conceptual foundation of generation of electrical energy from different resources.
The course will enable the students to know, construction and working of different Conventional and
non-conventional power plants. The students will be able to analyze their concepts to strengthen their
technical and analytical skills by analysis of variety of mathematically- light conceptual-oriented
diversified question sets.

Student Assessment Tools and their Percentage Division:

a)

Theory

(100 marks)

Quizzes

(10%)

Assignments

(10%)

Mid Term

(30%)

Final

(50%)

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3.

Practical Applications of the Course: Punjab)

a) Thermodynamic Process Cycles
b) Working Principles of Different Power Plants
c) Electrical Power Systems Analysis
d) Power System Operation & Control

4.

Course Books:
Text Book:
a)
b)

Arche W. Culp, Principle of Energy Conversion, Latest Edition

M.M. Wakel, Power Plant Technology, McGraw Hill, Latest Edition

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5.

Weekly Lesson Plan:

a. Theory
Week
st

2nd

3rd

4th

Contents
Introduction to Energy, their units & conversion ,
Conventional & Non-Conventional Energy
Resources & Fuel Classification:
What is Energy?
Heat, Mechanical and Electrical Energy.
Units and their conversion,
Practice problem
Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy
Resources
Classification of Fuel (Anthracite, Bituminous
Lignite or Brown coal, Liquid Fuels and Gaseous
Fuels.
Thermodynamic Processes and Rankine Cycles
(TS, PV diagram)
What is Thermodynamics?
Processes
involve
(Isentropic
Expension,
Isentropic Compression, Isobaric Heat Rejection
and Isobaric Heat Addition)
What is Rankine Cycle?
Explanation TS diagram & PV diagram
Thermal Efficiency ( mathematical Expression)
Practice Problems
Steam Power Plant Construction, Working and
Efficiency Steam Power Plant Sections
o (coal and ash handling arrangement,
o Steam generating plant (Boiler, SuperHeater and Economizer)
o Steam turbine
o Alternator
o Feed water
o cooling arrangement
Types of Turbine
o Impulse Turbine
o Reaction Turbine
Pump, Turbine Work done calculation wi.r.t heat
Efficiency Calculation
Practical Problems to Find out Usage of Coal,
Heat Energy and Plant Efficiency,
Practical Problems to Find out Usage of Coal, Heat
Energy and Plant Efficiency
Efficiency of Turbine
Transformation of Heat Energy into mechanical
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Activities
Intro. Of Power
Generation
Slides

Lecture Notes

Steam Power
Plant slides

Assignment-1

Quiz 1
Lecture Notes +
Steam Power
Plant Slides

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work done on the Turbine.

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

Brayton Cycle, Gas Power plant construction and

working, Problems
What is Brayton Cycle?
o Explanation TS diagram & PV diagram
o Thermal
Efficiency
(
mathematical
Expression)
Gas Power Plant Sections
o Compressor,
o Combustion chamber and
o Turbine.
Classification of Gas Turbine
o Open Loop
o Closed Loop
Gas Power Plant
Gas Turbine Efficiency
Improvement of Open Cycle
Combined Cycle (co-generation) Power Plants
Practice problems related to Brayton Cycle
efficiency
Gas Turbine based power plant problems
Micro Hydro Power Plants construction and
working, Problems
Hydro Power plant working
Classification of Hydro Power plant
o Based on Capacity & Head
o Based On storage
Turbine Classification
o Impulse Turbine ( Pelton Wheel etc)
o Reaction Turbine (Francis, Kaplan and
propeller etc)
Classification of Turbine
o Based on Head
Power Equation
Specific speed of Turbine Runner and Turbine
Selection
Micro Hydro Power Plants construction and
working, Problems
Specific speed of Turbine Runner and Turbine
Selection
Practice Problems to calculate the Turbine
Efficiency, Plant Efficiency etc
Mid Term Exam
Designing of Turbine
Extraction Designing parameters
Develop Relation
Designing of Francis Turbine
Practice Problem

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Assignment # 2
Sides:
Gas Turbine
Power plant

Sides:
Gas Turbine
Power plant
Quiz 2
Sides:
Micro Hydro
Power plant

Sides:
Micro Hydro
Power plant

Lecture Notes

Assignment

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12th

13th

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15th

16th

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Designing of Turbine
Extraction Designing parameters
Develop Relation
Designing of Kaplan Turbine
Practice Problem
Wind Turbine Generator (WTG)
Working Principle
Construction & Components of WTG
Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT)
Wind Power Equation
o Tip Speed Ratio
o Wind Speed
o Power Coefficient
o Analysis of equation
Types of Wind Turbine
o Type-I
o Type-II
o Type-III
o Type-IV
Wind Turbine Generator (WTG)
Practice Problems to Extract Maximum Power
From Wind Blades
Maximum Power Point Tracker
current
Fuel Cell
Working Principle
Construction of Fuel Cell
Efficiency

Fuel Cell
Application and Power Extraction
Combination to form energy Source
Formulas to relate power of fuel cell
Practice Problems
Solar Cell
Working Phenomena
Construction Material and behavior
Irradiance factor
Solar Panel formation
Methods to extract Maximum Power
Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT)
Solar Cell
Efficiency of Solar cell
Solar Power Plant
o Construction
o Efficiency etc
Revision of Problems Associated with all course
Course Revision
Practice problem Discussion
Final Exam
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Lecture Notes
Assignment
Quiz 3
Renewable
Energy
Resources
Chapter:
Wind Turbine
Generator
Quiz 4

Renewable
Energy
Resources
Chapter:
Wind Turbine
Generator
Chapter:
Fuel Cell
Chapter:
Fuel Cell

Chapter:
Solar Cell

Chapter:
Solar Cell
Quiz 5

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