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TUTORIAL 3 - BIOMASS
EET 431 ELECTRICAL ENERGY
SYSTEM
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QUESTION 1

A small scale biogas power plant is being

planned for rural village in Sabah. It is
planned to use cowdung from a cow farm to
generate biogas to power a gas engine
coupled to a single phase generator.
Draw the block diagram of this energy
conversion system, labeling all the blocks
and clearly marking the direction of energy
flow.
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Answer

Single phase
generator

Diesel engine
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QUESTION 2

If a bag of 0.3 m3 logs is RM50,

calculate the cost of the energy per
kWh. Assume that energy content of
logs is 10 GJ/m3 and 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ.
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Answer

Cost of energy = RM50 / 8.33 kWh = RM 0.06/kWh

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QUESTION 3

A Waste to Energy plant can incinerate

350,000 tonnes/annum at an overall
efficiency of 27%. The energy content of
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is 10 MJ/kg.
n Calculate the net power output of the plant
per year.
n If
the power needed to run the plant is 4.5
MW, calculate the generation efficiency.
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Answer