Power Systems-I

Unit-I Power System Components: Single line Diagram of Power system, Brief description of power system Elements: Synchronous machine, transformer, transmission line, bus bar, circuit breaker and isolator, per unit system, change of base of quantities, impedance and reactance diagrams Supply System : Different kinds of supply system and their comparison, choice of transmission voltage with special emphasis to EHV transmission systems. Unit-II Transmission Lines: Configurations, types of conductors, resistance of line, skin effect, Kelvins law, Proximity effect Neutral grounding: Necessity of neutral grounding, various methods of neutral grounding, earthing transformer, grounding practices. Substations, their types, classifications and structure. UNIT III Calculation of inductance and capacitance of single phase, three phase, single circuit and double circuit, transmission lines, Representation and performance of short, medium and long transmission lines, Ferranti effect. Surge impedance loading, Real and Reactive Power flow through transmission lines, voltage control. Unit-IV Insulators: Type of insulators and their applications, potential distribution over a string of insulators, methods of equalizing the potential, string efficiency Corona Phenomenon: Phenomenon of corona, corona formation, calculation of potential gradient, corona loss, factors affecting corona, methods of reducing corona and interference, Electrostatic and electromagnetic interference with communication lines Unit-V Mechanical Design of transmission line: calculation of sag & tension, effects of wind and ice loading, sag template, vibration dampers Cables: Type of cables and their construction, dielectric stress, grading of cables, insulation resistance, capacitance of single phase and three phase cables, dielectric loss, heating of cables

Engineering Economics
Unit I Introduction: Nature and significance of economics, Goods and Utility, Basic Concept of Demand and Supply, Elasticity of Demand- Price elasticity of Demand, Cross elasticity of Demand, Production - Production Function, Production Process and Factors of Production, Market Introduction to Monopoly, Perfect Competition, Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition, Cost Concepts, E-commerce. Unit II: Money- its evaluation and function, Bank- Commercial Bank and Central Bank and brief idea about function of banking system. Tax and Subsidy, Type of Tax- Direct and Indirect, Monetary and fiscal policy, Inflation and Business cycle, IPR & WTO, International trade, terms of Trade, Gain from International Trade, Free Trade vs. Protection, Dumping, Balance of Payment Unit III: Role of Science, Engineering and Technology In economic Development: Some of the burning problems of rural and slum areas in India and how engineering and technology may be used to alleviate them, example of Green Revolution and White revolution. Reasons for their success and can we replicate them. Sustainable Development.

Unit IV : Elementry Economic Analysis; Interest formulas and their Applications; Calculations of economic equivalence, Bases for Comparison of Alternatives: Present Worth Method, Future worth method, Annual equivalent, Internal Rate of return; Evaluating Production Operations, Business Risk Management.