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EE303 - Energy Systems and Power Electronics Fall 2012 Instructor: Dionysios Aliprantis HW1 Solutions

This document contains the solutions to homework problems from an energy systems and power electronics course. It includes calculations for: 1) Carbon footprints of different electricity sources to produce 500 kWh 2) Monthly electricity costs for compact fluorescent and incandescent lamps 3) Power output of an oven connected to a 120V source compared to its rated power 4) Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation fleets with different fuel sources 5) Cost of heating 25 gallons of water using electricity versus natural gas

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EE303 - Energy Systems and Power Electronics Fall 2012 Instructor: Dionysios Aliprantis HW1 Solutions

This document contains the solutions to homework problems from an energy systems and power electronics course. It includes calculations for: 1) Carbon footprints of different electricity sources to produce 500 kWh 2) Monthly electricity costs for compact fluorescent and incandescent lamps 3) Power output of an oven connected to a 120V source compared to its rated power 4) Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation fleets with different fuel sources 5) Cost of heating 25 gallons of water using electricity versus natural gas

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EE303 Energy Systems and Power Electronics

Fall 2012
Instructor: Dionysios Aliprantis

HW1 Solutions

1. Problem 1.2

(a) From table 1.2, the carbon footprint for production of 1 kWh for coal-fired plant is
2.117 lb . To produce 500 Whe of electricity using coal, the carbon footprint will be
2.117 lb
500 Whe = 1.06 lb
1000 Whe

(b) From table 1.2, the carbon footprint for production of 1 kWh for combined-cycle gas is
0.992 lb . To produce 500 Whe of electricity using gas, the carbon footprint will be
0.992 lb
500 Whe = 0.50 lb
1000 Whe

(c) From table 1.3, the carbon footprint for production of 1 kWh for wind is 0.03306 lb .
To produce 500 Whe of electricity using wind, the carbon footprint will be
0.03306 lb
500 Whe = 0.017 lb
1000 Whe

(d) From table 1.3, the carbon footprint for production of 1 kWh for PV is 0.2204 lb . To
produce 500 Whe of electricity using PV, the carbon footprint will be
0.2204 lb
500 Whe = 0.11 lb
1000 Whe

2. Problem 1.3
For use of CFL, the total cost of electricity in one month is
   
10 h $0.12 30 days
(18 W) = $0.65/month
day 1000 Wh 1 month

For use of incandescent lamp, the total cost of electricity in one month is
   
10 h $0.12 30 days
(60 W) = $2.16/month
day 1000 Wh 1 month

So the money saved in one month is

$2.16 $0.648 = $1.51

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3. Problem 1.5
Assume that the oven has constant resistance, so
2
Vrated 2402
R= = = 48
Prated 1200
If the oven is connected to a 120 V source, then the power consumed is

V2 1202
P = = = 300 W
R 48
The oven will not provide the same heat.

4. Problem 1.6
If the generation fleet has 15% wind, 5% PV, and the rest is coal, the total CO2 emission is
 g   g   g 
(0.15) 15 + (0.05) 100 + (1 0.15 0.05) 1000 = 807.25 g/kWh
kWh kWh kWh
If the generation fleet is 100% coal, the total CO2 emission is 1000 g/kWh. So the ratio of
CO2 emission is
807.25 g/kWh
= 0.807
1000 g/kWh

5. The heat content needed to raise the temperature is


 
8.35 pounds
(25 gallon) (125 F 60 F) = 13568.8 BTU
gallon

To find the cost using natural gas, we need to convert BTU to therm,
 
1 therm
(13568.8 BTU) = 0.136 therm
100, 000 BTU

Also, we know that


1 kWh = 3412 BTU
So the energy needed expressed in kWh is
13568.8 BTU
= 3.98 kWh
3412 BTU/kWh

Using electricity, the cost will be


 
$0.0866
(3.98 kWh) = $0.34
kWh

Using natural gas, the cost will be


 
$0.74608
(0.135688 therm) = $0.10
therm

It is cheaper to use natural gas compared to electricity.

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