EEX4542- POWER SYSTEMS I
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2019/20
Name e-mail Contact phone
Academic Dr. KAC Udayakumar
[email protected] 011-2881128
coordinator / Course
coordinator
Course Information
The course consists of
Three assignments: The assignments should be submitted on or before due dates (due
dates are specified in the activity diary).
Laboratory experiments: There are three lab practicals. Labs are compulsory and you
should get a minimum average of 40 marks
Continuous Assessment Test (CAT): There will be two CATs on the dates specified in
the activity diary (Open Book Type).
Field Visit: There will be filed visit to a power plant/substation on a specified date (the
date will be informed you later).
Day schools: There are four day schools on the dates specified in the activity diary.
Although day schools are not compulsory, you are advised to attend to these day
schools.
Final examination: This will be closed book type. The question paper will be of duration
3 hours.
MOODLE class: The course is also available in the MOODLE. General instruction to
log:
Web address : http://elearn.ou.ac.lk
User name : ’s’ number given in the student record book
Password : National Identity card number (password can be changes at the
first login)
Meeting with the academic coordinator : With prior appointment from Monday to Friday
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ASSIGNMENT 1
Answer all the question
(to be submitted on or before 16th August 2019)
(Untidy/ unclear answers incur penalty marks)
Question 1
a) A three-phase star connected load of 20 kVA at 0.85 power factor lagging is fed from a
generator via three phase line. Per-phase impedance of the line is 0.02+j0.8 Ω. Line
voltage across the load is 400 V.
Calculate:
i. Active and reactive power consumed by the load.
ii. Load current
iii. Generator terminal voltage
iv. Power and power factor of the generator
v. Power loss in the line
vi. Monthly energy consumption of the load when the load operates eight hours
per day
b). Block schematic diagram of a power system is shown in figure Q1. Using appropriate
symbols of the elements of the system draw the single line diagram of the power system.
Figure Q1
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Question 2
Do a comparison of hydro power plant with coal power plants to meet the future electricity
demand of Sri Lanka. Following aspects need to be considered in the comparison
- Availability of fuel resources and its limitation
- Base load and peak load operation
- Initial and running costs
- Efficiency
- Environmental aspects
Question 3
Write an essay on “Concentrated Solar Power as source of renewable energy to meet the future
demand of the country”.
The essay should have a list of references, containing at least one research article on
concentrated solar power. The number of words of the essay should be 800-1000
(Best three essays will be uploaded to the moodle)
Question 4
Describe briefly possibilities and challenges of introducing a nuclear power plant to Sri Lankan
power system (possible capacity of a plant, location, environmental and social issues, cost of
energy should be analgised )
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