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EE2451 ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, UTILISATION AND CONSERVATION Syllabus EEE Eighth(8th) Semester - Anna University - Regulation 2008
EE2451 ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION,
UTILISATION AND L T P C
CONSERVATION 3 0 0 3
AIM
To expose students to the main aspects of generation,
utilization and conservation.
OBJECTIVES
To impart knowledge on Generation of electrical power by
conventional and
non–conventional methods.
Electrical energy conservation, energy auditing and power
quality.
Principle and design of illumination systems and methods
of heating and welding.
Electric traction systems and their performance.
Industrial applications of electric drives.
UNIT I POWER GENERATION 9
Review of conventional methods – thermal, hydro and
nuclear based power generation. Nonconventional
methods of power generation – fuel cells - tidal waves –
wind – geothermal – solar -
bio-mass - municipal waste. Cogeneration. Effect of
distributed generation on power system
operation.
UNIT II ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF GENERATION
9
Economic aspects of power generation – load and load
duration curves – number and size of units –
cost of electrical energy – tariff. Economics of power
factor improvement – power capacitors – power
quality. Importance of electrical energy conservation –
methods – energy efficient equipments.
Introduction to energy auditing.
UNIT III ILLUMINATION 9
Importance of lighting – properties of good lighting
scheme – laws of illumination – photometry -
types of lamps – lighting calculations – basic design of
illumination schemes for residential,
commercial, street lighting, and sports ground - energy
efficiency lamps.
UNIT IV INDUSTRIAL HEATING AND WELDING
9
Role electric heating for industrial applications –
resistance heating – induction heating – dielectric
heating - electric arc furnaces. Brief introduction to
electric welding – welding generator, welding
transformer and the characteristics.
UNIT V ELECTRIC TRACTION 9
Merits of electric traction – requirements of electric
traction system – supply systems – mechanics of
train movement – traction motors and control – braking –
recent trends in electric traction.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
1. C.L. Wadhwa, ‘Generation, Distribution and Utilization
of Electrical Energy’, New Age
International Pvt. Ltd, 2003.
2. B.R. Gupta, ‘Generation of Electrical Energy’, Eurasia
Publishing House (P) Ltd, New
Delhi, 2003.
REFERENCES
1. H. Partab, ‘Art and Science of Utilisation of
Electrical Energy’, Dhanpat Rai and Co, New
Delhi, 2004.
2. E. Openshaw Taylor, ‘Utilization of Electrical Energy
in SI Units’, Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd,
2003.
3. J.B. Gupta, ‘Utilization of Electric Power and
Electric Traction’, S.K. Kataria and Sons,
2002.
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