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UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
DEPARTMENT of ELECTRICAL and ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
SECOND SEMESTER of 2013/2014 ACADEMIC SESSION
B.Sc. (Hons) Electrical & Electronics Engineering Degree C/A
EEG 501: POWER SYSTEMS ECONOMICS AND OPERATION
INSTRUCTIONS:
1 Fill in your name, matriculation number and signature in ALL spaces provided for them
2 Attempt ALL Questions in section A and ANY Question in section B in your answer
booklet(s).
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18. A power supply is having the following loads:
Load Type Maximum Demand Diversity Factor Demand factor
(kW)
Domestic 1500 1.2 0.8
Commercial 2000 1.1 0.9
Industrial 10 000 1.25 1.0
If the overall system diversity factor is 1.35, calculate the (a) maximum demand and (b) connected load of
each type.
19. A power supply is having the following daily load cycle:
Time (Hrs) 0 - 6 6 - 10 10 - 12 12 - 16 16 - 20 20 - 24
Load(MW) 40 50 60 50 70 40
(a) Draw the load curve. (b) Calculate the (i) maximum demand (ii) units generated per day (iii) average
load and (iv) load factor.
20. The daily demands of three consumers are:
Time (Hrs) 6.00 – 8.00 8.00 – 11.00 11.00 – 16.00 16.00 – 19.00 19.00 – 22.00 22.00 – 24.00 –
24.00 6.00
Load(MW) 20 40 50 35 70 40 20
(a) Draw the load curve. (b) Calculate the (i) units generated per day (ii) average load and (iii) load factor
(iv) prepare the operational schedule if four sets each of 30kVA at 0.8 power factor.
23. (a) List three methods of depreciation. (b) State one disadvantage of each of the methods listed in (a)
24. The equipment in a power station costs N 15,600,000.00 with a salvage value of N 6,000,000.00 at
the end of 25 years. Determine the depreciation value of the equipment at the end of 20years using (a)
Straight line method (b) Diminish value method (c) Sinking fund method at 5% annual compound interest.
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