Course detail
Power Plants and Heating Power Stations
FEKT-MELEAcad. year: 2011/2012
Subject connects up to knowledges acquired by students in previous study level, up to knowledge in from electrical machines, devices and electric drives. It offers knowledges about operation of power stations and heat stations in his mechanical and electrical part. Subject deals with operation of alternators, accessory equipments, electrical schemes of power station, another electrical equipments, operating and safety of operation.
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Minimum points for course-unit credit is 20 points, maximum 30 points.
Minimum points for final written exam is 30 points, maximum 70points.
Course curriculum
Station power requirements (working state, dimensioning, distribution point
Alternator and transformer (characteristics)
Field system, field suppressor, transmission path
Generator operation (generator starting, synchronizing, asynchronous operation)
Electric protection (break-down, working principle)
Consumer characteristic (boiler, turbo set)
Frequency characteristic (astatic control, static control)
Nuclear power station (fuel cycle, refuelling, auxiliary plant)
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
DOLEŽAL, J. a kol. Jaderné a klasické elektrárny. ČVUT Praha 2011. (CS)
Recommended reading
Ondrášek, M.: Elektrárny II. Skripta VUT 1988. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
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Lecture
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Syllabus
2. Synchronous machine construction, basic parameters, fundamental principles.
3. Synchronous alternator under constant operation conditions - phasor diagram, equivalent circuit, p-q transformation.
4. Synchronous alternator operation at network of infinite power, load angle characteristics, P-Q diagram, synchronization.
5. Excitation systems and voltage control of synchronous alternator.
6. Synchronous alternator transients - tree phase short circuit, abnormal operations.
7. Electrical protections for generators
8. Generator power capacity conductors, arrangement of power station scheme.
9. Power station internal consumption, dimension of internal consumption sources, its design and checking.
10. Drives in stations auxiliaries - using and choice of electric motors, characteristics powered devices.
11. Power station operational characteristic, use of generators in power system.
12. Power stations control under islanding operation condition.
13. Power station operation reliability.
Fundamentals seminar
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Calculation of optimal thermal power station heat circuit - optimize of regeneration.
3. Theory introduction for laboratory exercises.
Exercise in computer lab
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Calculation and visualization load angle characteristic of synchronous alternator, static stability reserve.
3. Load angle characteristic of synchronous alternator with voltage control system.
4. Simulation of three phase short circuit at generator terminals.
Laboratory exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
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2. Measuring of synchronous alternator load angle.
3. Measuring of three phase short circuit time constants of synchronous alternator.
4. Measuring of operation characteristic of differential protection.
5. Measuring of negative phase sequence protection.
6. Measuring of three phase loose-excitation protection.