FINAL EXAMINATION

Subject: EE 158-POWER PLANT ENG’G Prepared by:

Exam Date: March 6, 2015
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Engr. Marc-Eric E. Villanueva
Room: 313

I. Problem Solving:

1. A 50MW hydro plant delivers an annual output of 238,000,000 kwhr with a

peak load of 42,860kw. a.) what is the annual load factor? b.) what is the
capacity factor?

2. The actual annual peak load on a 15,000kw power plant is 10,500 kw. Two
substations are supplied by this plant. Annual energy dispatched through
substation A is 27,500,000 kwhr with a peak at 8,900 kw, while 16,500,00
are sent through substation B with a peak 6650kw, neglect line losses. Find
a.) diversity factor between substations and b.) capacity factor of the power
plant.

3. A run-of-river hydroelectric pant with pondage has the following data:

Installed Capacity = 10 MW Water Head, H = 20 m
Overall Efficiency = 80 % Load Factor = 40%
(a) Determine the river discharges in m3/sec for the plant.
(b) If on a particular day, the river flow is 20 m 3/sec, what load factor can the
plant
supply?

4. It has been desired to install a diesel power station to supply power a

suburban area having the following particulars:
a) 1 000 houses with average connected load of 1.5 kW in each house. The
demand factor and diversity factor being 0.40 and 2.5 respectively.
(b) 10 factories having overall maximum demand of 90 kW
(c) 7 tube wells of 7 kW each and operate together in the morning
The diversity factor among above three type of consumer is 12. The minimum
capacity of power station should be
(a) 389 kW (b) 1 639 kW (c) 316 kW (d) 500 kW

5. A hydro electric station is supplied from a reservoir of capacity 6,000,000 m 3

at a head of 170m. Assume hydraulic efficiency of 80% and electrical
efficiency of 90%. The fall in the reservoir level after a load of 15MW has been
supplied for 3hrs,and if the area of the reservoir is 2.5 km2 is closest to?
a.) 5.39cm c.) 5.98cm
b.) 4.32cm d.) 4.83cm
II. Essay:

Is a high load factor more desirable in a hydroelectric station or in a steam-

electric plant? And Why?

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