Official NUC CCMAS syllabus
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Start studying TEL 322 free →Generation of electric energy: Sources of energy. Heat value of fuels. Thermal stations. Hydroelectric stations. Nuclear stations. Economics of power supply: Fixed and running charges in electric power production. Load curves and load duration curves including concept of base, intermediate and peak load. Definition of load factor, maximum demand, Diversity factor and their effects on generation. Distribution system: Survey of power system components: feeders, distributors, services mains, radial and ring-man systems. Voltage drop in distribution systems. Per-unit qualities. Overhead transmission system: Conductors and insulators. Transmission line parameters. Resistance, inductance and capacitance. Skin effect. Corona discharge. Stringing: Calculation of sag and tension. Stringing chart and performance. Representation of short and long power lines. Underground cables: Types. Inductance of concentric cables. Capacitance of single-core and three-core cables. Thermal characteristics. Sheath currents. Circuit breakers: Principles of arc-extinction. Types of circuit breakers. Current growth in a purely inductive circuit. Interpretation of circuit breakers lest oscillographs. Current chopping. Resistance and capacitance switching. Breaking and making currents.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study TEL 322.