UNIT I
THERMAL POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS
Block Diagram of Thermal Power Station (TPS) showing paths of Coal, Steam, Water, Air,
Ash and Flue Gasses, Brief Description of TPS Components: Economizers, Boilers, Super
Heaters, Turbines, Condensers, Chimney and Cooling Towers.

UNIT II
HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS
Hydro Power: Selection of Site, Classification, Layout, Description of Main Components.
Nuclear Power: Nuclear Fission and Chain Reaction, Nuclear Fuels, Principle of Operation
of Nuclear Reactor, Reactor Components: Moderators, Control Rods, Reflectors and
Coolants, Radiation Hazards: Shielding and Safety Precautions, Types of Nuclear Reactors
and Brief Description of PWR, BWR and FBR.

UNIT III
SOLAR & WIND POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS
Solar Power Generation: Role and Potential of Solar Energy Options, Principles of Solar
Radiation, Flat Plate and Concentrating Solar Energy Collectors, Different Methods of
Energy Storage, PV Cell, V-I Characteristics. Wind Power Generation: Role and potential of Wind Energy Option, Horizontal and Vertical Axis Wind Mills, Performance Characteristics, Power, Speed & Torque, Speed Characteristics, Pitch & Yaw Controls, Power Electronics Application, Economic Aspects.

UNIT IV
BIOGAS & GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS
Biogas Power Generation: Principles of Bioconversion, Types of Biogas Digesters,
Characteristics of Bio-Gas, Utilization, Economic and Environmental Aspects of biogas
geothermal power generating systems.
Geothermal and Ocean Power Generation: Principle of Geothermal Energy Methods of
Harnessing, Principle of Ocean Energy, Tidal and Wave Energy, Mini Hydel Plants,
Economic Aspects.

UNIT V
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF POWER GENERATION
Load Curve, Load Duration and Integrated Load Duration Curves, Load Demand, Diversity,
Capacity, Utilization and Plant Use Factors, Numerical Problems. Costs of Generation and
their Division Into Fixed, Semi, Fixed and Running Costs. Tariff Methods: Desirable
Characteristics of a Tariff Method, Flat Rate, Block, Rate, Two-Part, Three –Part, and Power
Factor Tariff Methods and Numerical Problems.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. A Text Book on Power System Engineering by M.L.Soni, P.V.Gupta, U.S.Bhatnagar and
A.Chakraborti, Dhanpat Rai & Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1999.
2. Electric Power Generation Distribution and Utilization by C.L Wadhwa, New Age
International (P) Ltd., 2005.
3. Non Conventional Energy Sources by G.D. Rai, Khanna Publishers, 2000.

REFERENCES:
1. Renewable Energy Resources, John Twidell and Tony Weir, Second Edition, Taylor and
FrancisGroup, 2006.
2. Electrical Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution by S.N.Singh., PHI, 2003.
3. Principles of Power Systems by V.K Mehta and Rohit Mehta S.CHAND& COMPANY
LTD., NewDelhi 2004.
4. Wind Electrical Systems by S. N. Bhadra, D. Kastha & S. Banerjee, Oxford University
Press2013.