Presented by:-

ROHIT SHARMA
EEE
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These are the energy resources, which we are using to
generate power for the past 200 years.

Ex : Thermal, Hydel, Nuclear.
NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES :
These are the energy resources, which are rarely used to
generate power.

Ex : Wind, solar, Tidal, Geo-Thermal, Ocean.
A power plant is a facility to generate
electric power with continuous energy
conversion

Heat Energy


Mechanical Energy


Electrical Energy







A thermal power station is a power plant in
which the prime mover is steam driven.
Water is heated, turns into steam and spins
a steam turbine which either drives an
electrical generator or does some other work,
like ship propulsion.


Working Principle :
Coal is burnt in the furnace which releases the heat energy.

This heat energy is used to convert the water into high pressure
steam in the boiler.

This high pressure & high temperature steam is passed through the
turbine, Which rotates the turbine shaft. (where the heat energy is
converted into mechanical energy)

The turbine is coupled with the generator to produce the electrical
energy.

The steam coming out of the turbine passes through the condenser,
where the steam is condensed into water and then circulated to the
boiler.
OPERATIONS OF A THERMAL POWER
STATION:

Below is a Diagram of the Basic Operation of a Thermal
Power Station.
Superheater
Fossil fuel power plants can have a superheater and/or
reheater section in the steam generating furnace
In a fossil fuel plant, after the steam is conditioned by
the drying equipment inside the steam drum, it is
piped from the upper drum area into tubes inside an
area of the furnace known as the superheter.
Reheater:-

Power plant furnaces may have a reheater section
containing tubes heated by hot flue gases
outside the tubes. Exhaust steam from the high
pressure turbine is rerouted to go inside the
reheater tubes to pickup more energy to go drive
intermediate or lower pressure turbines. This is called
thermal power plant.

Steam turbine-driven electric generator:
The steam turbine generator being rotating equipment
generally has a heavy, large diameter shaft.
The shaft therefore requires not only supports but also
has to be kept in position while running. To minimise
the frictional resistance to the rotation, the shaft has a
number of bearings

Feedwater heater: Preheating the feedwater reduces
the irreversibilities involved in steam generation and
therefore improves the thermodynamic efficiency of
the system. This reduces plant operating costs and also
helps to avoid thermalshock to the boiler metal when
the feed-water is introduced back into the steam cycle.





Deaerator:
Generally, power stations use a deaerator to provide
for the removal of air and other dissolved gases from
the boiler feed water.
A deaerator typically includes a vertical, domed
deaeration section mounted on top of a horizontal
cylindrical vessel which serves as the deaerated boiler
feed water storage tank.
There are many different designs for a deaerator and
the designs will vary from one manufacturer to another

Initial cost is low compared to hydel
plant.
Generation of power is continuous.
Less space is required.
It can respond to rapidly changing load.
It can be located near the load centre,
hence transmission cost & losses are
reduced.
Transportation & handling of fuel is major
difficulty.
Long time required for erection.
Maintenance & operation cost are high.
Efficiency of the plant is less.
Power generation cost is high compared to hydel
power plants.
Coal resources are depleting continuously.
Life of the power plant is comparatively less.