Course detail

Power Plant Operation

FEKT-SPE9Acad. year: 2005/2006

The subject makes students familiar with the problems of the conversion of different forms of energy from natural sources and the technological processes of the conversion in thermal, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will get a basic about electric energy generation in various technological processes

Prerequisites

It is a course of the non-structured ending study program

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Spot assessment written and oral examination according to rule FEEC

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aims of article is acquaint students with technology of conversion prime energy to energy electric.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Matoušek,A.: Elektrárny 1, VUT FEKT 2002

Recommended reading

Matěna,Š.,Brauner,J.,Tůma,M.:Výroba a rozvod elektrické energie,SNTL Praha 1984
Štoll,Č. a kol:Využití vodní energie,SNTL Praha 1988

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EI-B3 Bachelor's

    branch B3-SEE , 4. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Syllabus

Main technological circuits and main technological equipment of a thermal power plant
Operation of technological equipment,operation charakteristics
Basic principles of steam boiler and steam turbine control
Power plant influence on the environment
Types of nuclear power plants and nuclear reactors
Nuclear power plants with pressurized water reactors - main technological equipment of primary circuit
Nuclear power plants with pressurized water reactors - auxiliary systems and secondary circuit
Safety of nuclear power plants
Hydroelectric power plants
Power plants with combustion turbines, combined-cycle power plants, cogenerative units, power plants with a thermonuclear reactor, power plants with MHD generators, electrochemical fuel cells
Principal electrical wiring diagram of plants, design and operation, power plants alternators merge sort methods, scheme of alternator terminals
Internal consumption of a power station, - supply sources for internal power consumption, operating condition of power plants and their secure by supply sources, dimensioning of power supply sources, alternators branch wires
Exiting systems of alternators, regulation of a alternator exiting, field suppressor of generators, principles and characteristics of field suppressors, field suppressor with controlled rectifier, operational states of alternators, synchronization and phasing of a generator

Fundamentals seminar

2 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Syllabus

Thermal balance calculation of a thermal power plant with a condensing turbine
Basic calculations concerning the theory of nuclear reactors, reactor power, basic hydrologic calculations

Exercise in computer lab

6 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Syllabus

Designing computational programs
Calculation of parts of thermal scheme
Complete thermal scheme calculation for a thermal power plant with a condensing turbine
Complete thermal scheme calculation for a heating and power plant
Complete thermal scheme calculation for a thermal power plant with an extraction turbine
Complete thermal scheme calculation for a combined-cycle power plant

Laboratory exercise

5 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Syllabus

Synchronous machine operation
Power factor compensation of an asynchronous generator
Electromechanic protective devices of an alternator
Digital protective devices of an alternator
Parallel operation of alternators