UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

MAY 2008
PROGRAMME BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering/ BEng (Hons) Mechatronics MODULE NAME DATE TIME NO. OF QUESTIONS SET Electrical Energy Systems Thursday 15 May 2008 13:30 15:30 5 MODULE CODE DURATION NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED ELEC 2033(3) 2 Hours 4

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Answer any 4 questions. All questions carry equal marks.

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Answer any 4 questions. All questions carry equal marks. Question 1 The load on a power plant on a typical day is as follows: Time 22:00 to 05:00 05:00 to 08:00 08:00 to 09:00 09:00 to 12:00 12:00 to 13:00 13:00 to 17:00 17:00 to 19:00 19:00 to 21:00 21:00 to 22:00 (a) Plot the following curves: (i) (ii) (iii) (b) Chronological load curve Load duration curve Energy load curve [4 marks] [4 marks] [6 marks] Load (MW) 20 40 60 80 60 90 40 100 60

If the plant has an installed capacity of 150 MW. Find: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) The load factor The capacity factor The utilisation factor The reserve capacity [4 marks] [3 marks] [3 marks] [1 mark]

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Question 2 (a) Define the following: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) Demand Interval Demand factor Load factor Utilisation factor [3 marks] [3 marks] [3 marks] [3 marks]

An industrial consumer has a maximum demand of 150 kW at a load factor of 0.65. The tariff is Rs 900 per kVA of maximum demand per year plus Rs 1.30 per kWh of energy consumed. If the power factor is 0.82 lagging, calculate the total energy consumed per year and the total yearly electricity bill at the following conditions: (i) (ii) The power factor is 0.82 The power factor is 0.95 [4 x 3 marks] What has been the savings/loss when the power factor has changed to 0.95? [1 mark] (Assume that it is NOT a leap year)

Question 3 (a) (b) (c) (d) Give two disadvantages of low power factor. Give two methods of improving the power factor of a system. [4 marks] [4 marks]

Show graphically the average power transfer of a system with zero power factor. [5 marks] A 230 V, 7.5 kW 50 Hz single phase motor working at full load with an efficiency of 80% has a power factor of 0.75 lagging. (i) (ii) Calculate the current supplied to the motor at full load. If a capacitor is connected across the motor terminal to raise the overall power factor to unity, find the current through the capacitor and the value of the capacitance in microfarads. [6 + 2 + 4 marks] Page 2 of 3

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Question 4 Two thermal units at the same station have the following cost models. F1 = 793.22 + 7.74P1 + 0.00107 P12 F2 = 1194.6 + 7.72P2 + 0.00072 P22 200 P1 600 MW and 100 P2 600 MW Find the optimal power generated P1 and P2 and the incremental cost of power delivered for demands of 400, 600 and 1000 MW respectively. [9 + 8 + 8 marks] Question 5 (a) Sketch the layout for a typical transmission and distribution system. Label clearly each component. [8 marks] What is the importance of having protective relays in a power system? [5 marks] (c) (d) Describe how a bucholz relay operates. [7 marks] Give five advantages of HVDC transmission. [5 marks]

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