Assignment

1. Load duration data of a system are given below:

Load (MW) Duration (hours)

2.0 8760
4.0 7000
6.0 4380
8.0 2628
10.0 1752
12.0 876
15.0 87
Plot the load duration curve and determine the load factor.
2. A power plant has a peak demand of 15 NIW, load factor is 0.70, plant capacity factor is
0.525 and a plant use factor of 0.85. Determine:
(a) daily energy produced
(b) reserve capacity of the plant.
(c) the maximum energy that could be produced daily if the plant operating schedule is fully
loaded when in operation.
3 A generating station has peak demand of 120 MM and its connected load is 200 MW. The
energy produced annually is 4 x 105 MW-hr. Determine:
(a) load factor (b) demand factor
4. A power plant has to meet the following load demand:
Load A: 100 MW from 8 AM-6PM
Load B: 150 MW from 6 AM- 10 AM
Load C: 50MW from 6 AM- 10 AM
Load D: 20MW from 10 AM - 6 AM
Plot the daily load curve and determine.
(a) diversity factor (b) load factor (c) daily energy produced.
5. From a load duration curve, following data are available:
Maximum demand on the system is 40 MW. The load supplied by the two generating units is
28 MW and 20 MW. Unit no. 1 is the base unit and works for all the time. Unit no. 2 is peak
load unit and works only for 40% of the time. The energy produced annually by unit 1 is
2 x 108 units and that by unit 2 is 15 x 166 units. Find the:
(a) load factor (b) plant capacity factor (c) plant use factor of both the units.
Also (d) determine the load factor of the total plant.