Electric Power Generation and Transmission KNEC Pdf Notes

Description

1. Power Generation

• Types of generating stations
• Types of layout for generating stations
• Operation of generating

2. Excitation systems

• Types of excitation schemes
• Operation of exciters

3. Economics of Power Supply

• Generating costs
• Load development
• Economical conductor cross section area

4. Power Factor Improvement

• Causes of low power factor
• Effects of low power factor
• Methods of improving power factor
• Location of power factor improvement equipment
• Calculation on power factor improvement

5. Overhead Transmission

• Conductor materials for transmission lines
• Transmission line supports
• Transmission line insulators
• String efficiency
• Methods of improving line efficiency
• Insulator failures and tests
• Derivation of line constraints

6. Underground Cables

• Insulating materials for underground cables
• Cable conductor for underground cables
• Types of underground cables
• underground cables faults
• Calculations on underground cables parameters