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The document is an assignment for a Power Plant Engineering course focusing on load characteristics and performance factors. It includes various problems related to load duration curves, average load calculations, capacity factors, and diversity factors for power systems. Students are instructed to answer all questions, show calculations, and submit by January 28, 2026.

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Assignment and Tutorial Problems-1

The document is an assignment for a Power Plant Engineering course focusing on load characteristics and performance factors. It includes various problems related to load duration curves, average load calculations, capacity factors, and diversity factors for power systems. Students are instructed to answer all questions, show calculations, and submit by January 28, 2026.

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Power Plant Engineering

Assignment: Load Characteristics and Performance


Factors
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Academic Year: 2025–2026

Instructions:

ˆ Answer all questions.


ˆ Draw neat load curves wherever required.
ˆ Clearly show all steps and calculations.
ˆ Assume suitable data if required and state clearly.

Assignment Problems
Q1. A power station supplies the following loads during a day:

Time Duration (hours) Load (MW)


6 80
8 60
5 40
5 20

Tasks:

(a) Draw the load duration curve.


(b) Calculate the average load on the station.
(c) Determine the load factor.
(d) Comment on the nature of the load profile.

Q2. A thermal power plant has an installed capacity of 120 MW. The plant operates at an average
load of 75 MW throughout the year.
Tasks:

(a) Calculate the annual energy generated by the plant.


(b) Determine the capacity factor.
(c) Calculate the reserve capacity of the plant.

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(d) Find the reserve factor.
(e) Comment on the adequacy of installed capacity.

Q3. The individual maximum demands of four consumers supplied by a substation are given
below:

Consumer Maximum Demand (kW)


A 120
B 150
C 100
D 130

The maximum demand of the substation is 400 kW.


Tasks:

(a) Calculate the diversity factor.


(b) Explain the significance of diversity factor in power system design.
(c) Comment on its impact on installed capacity.

Q4. A consumer has a total connected load of 120 kW. The maximum demand recorded during
the billing period is 72 kW. The average load during the same period is 45 kW.
Tasks:

(a) Calculate the demand factor.


(b) Determine the load factor.
(c) Comment on the utilization of electrical energy by the consumer.
(d) Suggest one engineering method to improve the load factor.

Submission Deadline: (28/1/2026)

Instructor Signature: Dr Pankaj Dumka

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