MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BHOPAL

Online Examination, June-July 2020

Department: Electrical Engineering Date: 06/07/2020
Semester: IV Regular/Supplementary: Regular
Subject Name: Generation of Electrical power Subject Code: EE-223
Subject Coordinator Name: N P Patidar Time: 02 Hrs. Max Marks: 30

Note: All questions are compulsory. Assume the suitable data if necessary.
Q1(a) Draw the schematic diagram of coal handling plant in thermal power
stations and explain function of each component.
04
4
(b) The annual load duration curve of a small hydro plant shows 438x10
kWh of energy during the year. It is a peak load plant with 20%
annual load factor. Find station capacity. If plant capacity factor is
15%, find reserve capacity of the plant.
04
Q2(a) Explain types of tariffs for charging electricity consumption to
various types of consumers.

3½
(b) Deduce the condition for economic power factor when kW demand is
constant.
3½
Q3(a) Describe with the help of a neat sketch, the working of a solar power
plant. What are its salient features?
04
(b) Explain with the help of a neat diagram a wind power plant. Also
explain its parts.
04
Q4(a) With the help of a neat sketch describe the working of a pressurized
heavy water reactor used in a nuclear power plant.
03
(b) Two units of a thermal station have each the following cost
characteristics
C = 5000 + 450 P + 0.5P 2 Rs. hr
Due to an instrumentation error the cost characteristics of first unit is
in error by +2% and that of the second unit by -2% at the time of
scheduling. Find the extra operating cost due to erroneous
scheduling. Total load is 200 MW. 04

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