Lecture No. 1-14
- Introduction, Types of power Station, Choice of type of Generator, Cost of Electrical Energy, Power Generation scenario in Pakistan.
- Introduction, Types of Hydro Electric Power Stations, Principle of working of a Hydro Electric Plant, Power Station Structure and Layout, Types of Turbine and their characteristics.
- Arrangements and location of Hydro Electric Stations, Types of Hydro Electric Plants and Dam, Characteristics of Generators, Costs of Hydro Electric Stations, Status of Hydroelectric Power plants in Pakistan.
- Examples and Exercise Problems related to Hydro Electric Power Plant.
- Introduction, Main Parts and working of a steam Station, Plant Layout, Rankin Cycle and its types, Types of Boiler and their characteristics, characteristics of steam turbines.
- Design of a steam Power Station, Steam station auxiliaries, Cost of Steam Station, Status of Steam Power plants in Pakistan.
- Examples and Exercise Problems related to Hydro steam Power Plant.
- Introduction of Diesel Engine, Principle of working, characteristics of diesel engines, sizes and dimensions of generator sets, Coordination of Engine and Generator Characteristics, Use of Diesel Sets as Alternative Power Plant,
cost of diesel Plants. - Introduction, Main Parts of Gas turbine plant, Plant Layout, Principle of Operation, Characteristics of Gas Turbine plants, Gas Turbine Power Plant operation and Control, Combined Cycles Cost of Gas Turbine Stations, Status of Gas Power plants in Pakistan.
- Introduction, Nuclear Reaction, Main Parts of Nuclear Power Stations, Plant Layouts, Principle of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear reactor and reactor control, Types of Power Reactor.
- Comparison of various types of reactor, Economics of Nuclear Power Stations, Status of Nuclear Power plants in Pakistan, Numerical Problems.
- Photovoltaic (PV) power technology: Introduction, Photovoltaic circuit properties, Applications and systems, Maximum Power point tracking, Solar cell and module manufacture, Types and adaptations of photovoltaics, Social, economic and environmental aspects.
- Solar Thermal: Introduction, Solar concentrators, Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSTP) for electricity generation, Social and environmental impacts, Solar power generation in Pakistan.
- Wind Power Generation: __ Introduction, Turbine types and terms, Elements of wind turbines, Power extraction by a turbine, Electricity generation, Mechanical power, Social, economic and environmental considerations, Wind power generation in Pakistan.
- Biomass Power Generation: Introduction, Direct combustion for heat, Anaerobic digestion for biogas, Electricity generation from waste, Social and environmental aspects.
- Ocean Wave & Tidal Power generation: Wave motion, Wave power devices, Cause of tides, World tidal power sites, Difference between ocean wave & tidal power.