College of Engineering and Technology | Mechanical Engineering Department

ME-5224 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

Quiz 1
2nd Semester/SY 2019-2020

NAME: _________________________________ DATE: __________ INSTRUCTOR:_______________________ SCORE: _____

Direction: Identify the word/group of words described in every number. Write your answer on the space provided.
___________________1. The ratio of average load to the maximum demand during a given period.
___________________2. It is the ratio of maximum demand on the power station to its connected load.
___________________3. It is the greatest demand of load on the power station during a given period.
___________________4. It is the sum of continuous ratings of all the equipment connected to supply system.
___________________5. The load on a power station varies from time to time due to uncertain demands of the consumers and it is
called:
___________________6. It is the ratio of actual energy produced to the maximum possible energy that could have been produced
during a given period.
___________________7. This type of load is the electric power needed for pumps driven by motors to supply water to fields.
___________________8. Its function of a power station is to deliver power to a large number of consumers.
___________________
___________________9-10. What are the 2 main effects of Variable loads in the operation of a power system?

Direction: Solve the problems below and encircle your final answer. (3 points each with solution)
1. A 50 MW power plant has an average load of 31,500 kW and a load factor of 70%. Find the reserve over peak.
a. 4 MW b. 3 MW c. 5 MW d. 6MW

2. The daily energy produced in a certain power plant is 480, 000 kW-hrs. What is the daily average load?
a. 10 MW b. 15 MW c. 25 MW d. 20 MW

3. The annual energy produced in a 100-MW power plant is 438, 000, 000 KW-hrs. What is the annual capacity factor of the plant?
a. 40% b. 35% c. 50% d. 60%

4. A power plant has a use factor of 50% and a capacity factor of 44%. How many hours did it operate during the year?
a. 7700 hrs b. 7709 hrs c. 7800 hrs d. 7805 hrs

5. It has been desired to install a diesel power station to supply power in a suburban area having the following particulars:
(a) 1000 houses with average connected load of 1·5 kW in each house. The demand factor and diversity factor being 0·4 and 2·5
respectively. (b) 10 factories having overall maximum demand of 90 kW. (c) 7 tubewells of 7 kW each and operating together in the
morning. The diversity factor among above three types of consumers is 1·2. What should be the minimum capacity of power station? (5
points)