Course Title: Power Plant Engineering
Type of Course: Optional, Theory
Offered to: EEE
Pre-requisite Course(s): None
Load forecasting, Load curve: demand factor, diversity factor, load duration curve, energy load curve, load factor, capacity factor, utilization factor.
Thermal power station: heat rate, incremental heat rate, efficiency, capacity scheduling, load division.
Principles of power plants: steam, gas, diesel, combined cycle, hydro and nuclear. Captive power plant and cogeneration.
Power plant auxiliaries and instrumentation.
Power evacuation and switchyard.
Selection of location: technical, economical and environmental factors.
Generation scheduling.
To provide the students with the basic knowledge of forecasting the demand for electricity which is influenced by weather, human behaviour, societal and national needs, and the basic knowledge of how to make various thermal and non-thermal power plants operate in an environmentally compliant manner to cater to the demand.
To understand the indispensability of traditional fuel based large power plants not only in normal scenarios but also in crisis periods and in serving as back up for the intermittent and variable renewable energy generation.
To enable the students to formulate mathematical models for solving various aspects of power plant operation and for learning control strategies.
Fundamental understanding of concepts of Energy Conversion I and II, and Power System I.
| CO No. | CO Statement | Corresponding PO(s)* | Domains and Taxonomy level(s)** | Delivery Method(s) and Activity(ies) | Assessment Tool(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apply mathematics and relevant engineering to forecast the demand for electricity and selection of sites for locating various types of power plants. | PO(a), PO(b), PO(f), ,PO(g) | C3,C4 | Lectures, Discussions | Assignment, Class test, Final exam |
| 2 | Familiarization with the principles, control, protection and instrumentations deployed in various types of conventional fuel based power plants to make them operate as environment compliant. | PO(c), PO(e),PO(g) | C2,C3, C4 | Lectures, Discussions | Assignment, Class test, Final exam |
| 3 | Devise the techniques for balancing generation with demand in an economic and/or optimal way. | PO(b), PO(c) | C2,C3, C4 | Lectures, Discussions | Assignment, Class test, Final exam |
| 4 | Learning the control strategies of power plants both in grid connected and isolated mode. | PO(i), PO(j), PO(l) | C2,C3,C5 | Lectures, Discussions | Assignment, Class test, Final exam |
Cognitive Domain Taxonomy Levels: C1 – Knowledge, C2 – Comprehension, C3 – Application, C4 – Analysis, C5 – Synthesis, C6 – Evaluation, Affective Domain Taxonomy Levels: A1: Receive; A2: Respond; A3: Value (demonstrate); A4: Organize; A5: Characterize; Psychomotor Domain Taxonomy Levels: P1: Perception; P2: Set; P3: Guided Response; P4: Mechanism; P5: Complex Overt Response; P6: Adaptation; P7: Organization
Program Outcomes (PO): PO(a) Engineering Knowledge, PO(b) Problem Analysis, PO(c) Design/development Solution, PO(d) Investigation,
PO(e) Modern tool usage, PO(f) The Engineer and Society, PO(g) Environment and sustainability, PO(h) Ethics, PO(i) Individual work and team work,
PO(j). Communication, PO(k) Project management and finance, PO(l) Life-long Learning
* For details of program outcome (PO) statements, please see the departmental website or course curriculum
| K1 | K2 | K3 | K4 | K5 | K6 | K7 | K8 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Lectures | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 1-6 | Load forecasting, Load curve: demand factor, diversity factor, load duration curve, energy load curve, load factor, capacity factor, utilization factor |
| 3-4 | 7-12 | Thermal power station: heat rate, incremental heat rate, efficiency, capacity scheduling, load division |
| 5-9 | 13-27 | Principles of power plants: steam, gas, diesel, combined cycle, hydro and nuclear. Captive power plant and cogeneration |
| 10-11 | 28-33 | Power plant auxiliaries and instrumentation |
| 12 | 33-36 | Power evacuation and switchyard |
| 13 | 37-39 | Selection of location: technical, economical and environmental factors |
| 14 | 40-42 | Generation scheduling |
Class participation will be judged by in-class evaluation; attendance will be recorded in every class.
Continuous assessment will be done in the form of quizzes, assignments, in-class evaluations.
Final Examination: A comprehensive term final examination will be held at the end of the Term following the guideline of BUET Academic Council.
Class Participation 10%
Continuous Assessment 20%
Final Examination 70%
Total 100%
Farshid Zabihian., “Power Plant Engineering,” CRC Press, 1st Edition, 2021
Online resources or supplementary materials will be shared with the class on a need basis
Besides going through relevant topics of the text/reference book, it is strongly advised that the students follow the class Lectures and discussions regularly for a thorough understanding of the topics.