In today’s world, per capita consumption of electricity in a country is considered as one of the important indices of its developmental status: both economic and technological.
Engineering students as well as the professional beginners, studying and working in the field of Electrical Power Generation and Power Plant Administration, should get a reasonable level of familiarization with the concepts of various technological methods and plants in order to acquire necessary knowledge and competency for a worthwhile professional career in the subject field.
This book attempts to provide relevant knowledge inputs by way of providing conceptual clarity on various aspects of the subject. It will be helpful for students of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Author(s): Dhruba J. Syam
Publisher: CRC Press/Manakin Press
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 165
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Foreword
Acknowledgement
Preface
Brief Contents
Table of Contents
1. Electrical Power: A Convenient Source of Energy Supply
1.1 The Genesis
1.2 Status of Electric Power Generation
1.3 Concluding Remarks
2. Electrical Power Generation Methods and Associated Aspects
2.1 Based on the current technological knowledge available ...
2.2 Techno-Economic Issues Related to Electrical Power Generation Methods
2.3 Ecological/ Environmental issues
2.4 Concluding Remarks
3. Steam Turbine Driven Thermal Power Generation (STG) Plants
3.1 Introduction
3.2 A conventional STG Plant
3.3 Functional Features of a Water Tube Boiler
3.4 Functional Features of A Steam Turbine
3.5 Functional Features of a Turbo-Generator (TG)
3.6 Station Auxiliaries and Services
3.7 Ecological/Environmental Issues Related to STG Plants
3.8 Maintenance, Servicing and Administrative Issues
3.9 Other Relevant Issues
4. Gas Turbine Driven Thermal Power Plants (GTG Plants) • Combined Cycle Power Plants (CCPP) • Diesel Generating Sets (DG Sets)
4.1 Gas Turbine Driven Thermal Power Generating Plants (GTG Plants)
4.2 Combined Cycle Power Plants (CCPP/IGCCPP)
4.3 Diesel Engine Driven Power Plants
4.4 Ecological Issues That Needs Attention
5. Hydro-Power Generation Plants
5.1 Hydro-Power Generating System
5.2 Hydro-Power
6. Nuclear Power Generation Plants
6.1 Nuclear Power Generating Plants
6.2 The Reactor Core
6.3 Use of the Heat from the Reactor Core
6.4 Fast Breeder Reactors
6.5 Further research in India
6.6 Bi-products of Reactors
6.7 Use of HRSG
6.8 Moderating/cooling Fluid
6.9 Steam Parameters of HRSG
6.10 The Electrical Generator
6.11 The Turbine Operating Parameters
6.12 The Nuclear Turbines
6.13 Other important information regarding Nuclear Power Plant
6.14 Life-Cycle of Nuclear Power Plants
7. Renewable and New Energy Sources for Electrical Power Generation:
• Solar Power Plants
• Wind Turbine Driven Power Plants
• Co-Generation Power Plants
• Biomass Based Power Plants
• Geo-Thermal Power Plants
• Tidal Energy Based Power Plants
• Fuel-Cells for Electrical Power
7.1 Solar Power Plants
7.2 Wind Turbine Driven Power Generating Plants
7.3 Co-Generation Power Plants
7.4 Bio-Mass Based Power Plants (#)
7.5 Geo-Thermal Power Plants
7.6 Tidal Energy Based Power Generation Systems
7.7 Fuel Cells for Electrical Power Generation
8. Miscellaneous Related Topics That Seek to Provide Supplementary Knowledge for Power Station Management
8.1 Energy Terms and Definitions
8.2 Parallel Operations of Electrical Power Generating Plants
8.3 Power Factor (PF) Management
8.4 Voltage Regulation of the Generators
8.5 Power Tariff Systems (#)
8.6 Management/AdministraTive: Issues in Pespect of Power Plants
8.7 Some Other Useful Issues for Power Plant Engineers
Annexures I–VI
Index
