EE 367 — Power Generation & Supply
BSc BSc Electrical/Electronic Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Energy Sources: Location and characteristics of fossil and nuclear fuel. Fuel processing and environmental and safety limitations. Thermal Power Plant: (a) Basic thermodynamic cycles. Principles of energy conversion using steam. Brief description performance and efficiency of steam turbines, internal-combustion power plant, gas turbine. (b) Nuclear power plant: schematics of nuclear power plant; brief treatment of fission and fusion reaction and expected yield. Hydro Power Plants: Principles of energy conversion using water. Criteria for siting of plant. Elements of hydroelectric plant, types of hydraulic turbines, performance and efficiency characteristics; Technical description of hydro power schemes in Ghana. Brief treatment of pumped storage schemes. Economics of Power Generation: Capital plant cost, operational/production costs. Determination of unit cost of energy generated. Incremental cost curves. Optimal active power dispatch using equal incremental cost techniques for lossless and lossy networks. Single Line Diagram: Circuit arrangements of arrangements of transmission and distribution systems. Elements and layout of generating stations. Normal power system voltage and line ratings. Comparison of d.c. 1-ph and 3-ph a.c. transmission circuits. Per Unit Notation: Reduction of system values of power systems to per unit with reference to base values. On line and impedance diagrams. Transmission Lines parameters, generalised line parameters (A B C D) short, medium and long lines equations, natural load. Losses of transmission lines. Computer based solutions to problems to be encouraged.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Year Three
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- EE 362 — Substation & Transmission Lines Design
- EE 365 — Electrical Services Design
- EE 366 — Power Electronics
- EE 368 — Power Systems Analysis
- EE 371 — Linear Electronic Circuits
- EE 380 — Digital Control Systems
- EE 387 — Classical Control System
- MATH 351 — Numerical Analysis
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