TY - BOOK AU - Gupta,B R. TI - Generation of electrical energy SN - 9789352533817 U1 - 621.3121 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New Delhi PB - S. Chand and company limited KW - Electric power production KW - Electrical engineering. N1 - First edition: 1983; Includes bibliographical references and index ; Introduction -- Loads and Load Curves -- Power Plant Economics -- Tariffs and Power Factor Improvement -- Selection of Plant -- Diesel and Gas Turbine Plants -- Thermal Power Plants -- Hydro-Electric Plants -- Nuclear Power Stations -- Economic Operation of Steam Plants -- Hydro-Thermal Co-Ordination -- Parallel Operation of Alternators -- Major Electrical Equipment in Power Plants -- System Interconnections -- New Energy Sources -- Environmental Aspects of Electric Energy Generation -- Generating Capacity Reliability Evaluation -- Cogeneration -- Energy Conservation -- Energy Audit -- Demand Side Management -- Energy and Sustainable Development -- Captive Power Generation -- Distributed Power Generation -- Electricity Deregulation -- Power Trading -- Appendix-A: Coal Fired Steam Power Plants in India (above 1000 MW Capacity) -- Appendix-B: Year Wise Plant Capacity in India -- Appendix-C: Year Wise Growth of Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy Sources in India -- Appendix-D: Comparison of Different Types of Power Plants -- Appendix-E: Objective Type (Multiple-Choice) Questions -- Appendix-F: Energy Conversion Factors -- Appendix-G: Calorific Values of Different Fuels -- Appendix-H: Temperature and Pressure Conversion Factors ER -