Saint Louis University

School of Engineering and Architecture

ME 4151 Power Plant Design and Renewable Energy
Quiz 1

Name: _________________________ Date: ____________

1. A 50,000kW steam plant delivers an annual output of 238,000MW-hr with a peak load of 42,860 kW.
(a) What is the annual load factor? (b) What is the capacity factor?

2. A central station with capacity of 12,000kW is supplying energy to a community through two
substations. The substation feeds 4 distributing circuits; the other, 6. The maximum daily demands are:

Substation A 6000 KW Substation B. 9000 KW

Feeder 1 1700 Feeder 1 620
Feeder 2 1800 Feeder 2 1500
Feeder 3 2800 Feeder 3 1000
Feeder 4 600 Feeder 4 2900
Feeder 5 2200
Feeder 6 3000
Calculate the diversity factor between: (a) substations; (b) feeders on Substation A; (c) feeders on
Substation B.

3. Given a load factor of 0.48 capacity of 32000KW, Reserve over the peak of 3000 KW-hrs and the time
the plant went out of service of 510 hrs/year. Find (a) capacity factor; (b) use factor
4. A generating station has a maximum demand of 25MW, a load factor of 60%, a plant capacity factor
of 50% and a plant use factor of 72%. Find (a) the reserve capacity of the plant (b) the daily energy
produced
5. A 100 MW power station delivers 100 MW for 2 hours, 50 MW for 6 hours and is shut down for the
rest of each day. It is also shut down for maintenance for 45 days each year. Calculate its annual load
factor.
6. power plant is said to have a use factor of 48.5% & a capacity factor of 42.4%. How many hours did it
operate during the year?
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