Power Plants

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Department of Electrical Power Engineering

Synopsis:

The course introduces power plants electric circuit topologies and self-consumption equipment characteristics. There are explained steam and nuclear power plants design, dynamics and characteristics. Separate part is concentrated on hydro power plants principles and characteristics.

Requirements:

Condition for obtaining assessment is participation in seminars and semester thesis elaboration. Passing the exam is given by the Study and Examination Code for Students of the Czech Technical University in Prague.

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Power plant design overview, basic topology

2.Self-consumption topologies, voltage profiles

3.Self-consumption characteristics

4.Short circuits in power systems

5.Generators ? overview, excitation systems, operation modes

6.Thermal units, thermal circuits

7.Steam power plants ? water-steam system (turbines, steam generators)

8.Steam power plants ? fuel and combustion circuit (boiler, combustion cleaning), cooling system, pumps and

9.Dynamics, models, control and operation modes of steam turbines

10.Hydro power plants ? general information, hydro turbine classification, design and construcion, dynamics, models and regulation systems

11.Nuclear power plants ? general information, nuclear reactor safety

12.Dynamics, models and regulation systems of nuclear reactors

13.Control and regulation systems in steam and nuclear power plants

14.Reserve

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Study materials:

Woodruff E.B., Lammers H.B., Lammers T.F.: Steam Plant Operation 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill Education, NY, 2011.

Kaufmann, J., Lee K.M.: Handbook of Sustainable Engineering. Springer. 2013

www.powerwiki.cz

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Further information:

http://www.powerwiki.cz/wiki/Vyuka

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Power Engineering (compulsory course of the branch)