COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROCESS CONTROL IN POWER PLANTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 5061 PROCESS CONTROL IN POWER PLANTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALPASLAN TURGUT

Offered to

Energy
Energy
Energy

Course Objective

Providing a continual source of electrical power, power plant must be high effient, get good operability, minimizing the environmental effects. The process control is reqired to meet these demanding and use easily. And considering energy market, minimizing plant operation and maintance cost. The aim of this course is to have an idea on process control in power plant.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding of role of power plant in power system with respect to frequency and power control.
2   Understanding of implication of primary, secondary and tertiary control on power plant operation and operational effciency
3   Differentiation of control startegies and evaluation of impact of control system performance on plant life cycle.
4   Setting up simulation experiments focused on optimal plant scheduling in changing power market conditions
5   Develop the students analytical and practical abilities to conduct a project on process control of power plant

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basics of control theory Classification and Definitions of Various Types. Open and Closed Loop Control Continuous and Discrete Systems.
2 Basics of control theory Linear and Nonlinear Systems Stability of Control Systems. Single and Multiple Input/Output Systems.
3 Power stations and power processes Steam power plants and their basic energy processes. Classification of steam power units. Hydro electrical power systems. Energy process in hydro-electric systems
4 General process flows in steam plant Basics of Thermodynamics Thermo dynamical variables and main process General steam process in p-v and T-s diagrams Clausius-Rankine and comparing processes.
5 Dynamic of thermic process Heat and heat transfer process Differential equations of heat process Ideal gas process
6 Main controls in steam plants Temperature control in Boiler Pressure control in boiler Combustion control in vessel
7 Main controls in steam plants Level control in drum Temperature control in over-heater Frequency control in turbine
8 Main controls in steam plants Voltage control in generator Multivariable power control Other control types in power plant
9 Basics of hydraulic power processes The types of water power plants Water treatment organs and water turbines Danger of cavitation in power plants
10 Basics of hydraulic power processes Dynamic events in water power plants Various control in water turbines Dynamic events in plant / network systems
11 Other power systems Basics of nuclear energy Nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants
12 Other power systems Basics of the control in nuclear plants Use of nuclear energy power in the world.
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): W. Leonhardt Statistical Analysis of linear control systems. Teubner Verlag Sttutgart 1990. P. Denzel. Dampf und Wasserkraftwerke.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations of the instructor, preparation of the assignments, presentation of the student
The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.
Preparation of assignment (Homework, Weekly Follow-up Reports, Energy Management Dissertation Project)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed by student presentations and final exam assignment.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

alpaslan.turgut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 9:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Student Presentation 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparing presentations 1 60 60
Preparation for final exam 1 24 24
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.111354
LO.211445
LO.32245
LO.4222434
LO.51555