".I need the correct answers with explanations" A power station has a daily load cycle as under: 260 kwh for 6 hours; 200 kwh for 8 hours: 160 kwh for 4 hours, 100 kwh for 6 hours. If the power station is equipped with 4 units of 75 kw each, calculate (i) daily load factor (ii) plant capacity factor and (iii) daily requirement of fuel in kg if the calorific value of fuel used were 10,000 kcal/kg.

".I need the correct answers with explanations" A power station has a daily load cycle as under: 260 kwh for 6 hours; 200 kwh for 8 hours: 160 kwh for 4 hours, 100 kwh for 6 hours. If the power station is equipped with 4 units of 75 kw each, calculate (i) daily load factor (ii) plant capacity factor and (iii) daily requirement of fuel in kg if the calorific value of fuel used were 10,000 kcal/kg.

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305632134

Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Publisher:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Chapter2: Fundamentals

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.31P: Consider two interconnected voltage sources connected by a line of impedance Z=jX, as shown in...

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