Electrical Power Economics

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Wikiversity Electrical Engineering School
The Lessons in
ELECTRICAL POWER ECONOMICS


Introduction:
Electricity and Money

Welcome to the Home page for Electrical Power Economics.

In this short course we will discuss Economics of Electric Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution( such as Cost per KilloWatt; Tariffs etc… ). At the end of this course the student is expected to be familiar with the Costs related in Setting Up and running Electrical Utilities in real life.

You are advised to read carefully through given material and attempt all quiz/questionaires in this course and dont forget to follow necessary safety code that will be outlined in this course. We hope you will enjoy this course in Electrical Engineering.

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School of Electrical Engineering

Wikiversity


Syllabus/Course Outcomes

At the end of this course the student is expected to be comfortable with the following:

  1. Economics of Power Generation
  2. Load Factor and Energy Saving
  3. Electrical Tariff
  4. Characteristics of an Electrical Tariff
  5. General Tariff make up
Pre-Requisites

The following courses are considered important for the student to be at ease with material that will be covered in this course:

  1. Electrical Power Generation
Helpful ELECTRICAL POWER ECONOMICS Resources

Wikiversity has a respectable body of content related to this course, you are advised to use the resourses wisely to achieve your success. This course includes a formula sheet that can help you remember important Formulae and principles.Do not rely on the formula sheet entirely without understanding course material.

Personal Organisation

This course consists of:

  • 5 Lessons → [ 5 Days ]
  • 1 Quiz Test → [ 1 Day ]

All the above Span about 1 week. Plan your time wisely, by starting a journal and track your progress. If you work consistently and keep to your planned Study Time, you will Do Very well in this course.

Here are some of the resources available to Help you understand and make better used of this personal Learning Experience:
Course Navigation
Lessons in ELECTRICAL POWER ECONOMICS← You are here
Lesson #1:
Power Economics: Introduction
Lesson #2:
Power Economics: Depreciation & Load Factor
Lesson #3:
Power Economics: Electrical Tariff
Lesson #4:
Power Economics: Electrical Tariff Characteristics
Lesson #5:
Power Economics: General Tariff structure
Quiz Test:
Power Economics: Quiz
Course Formula Sheet:
Electrical Power Economics - Formulae
This Course in the Grand Scheme of things
The Faculty of Engineering & Technology
School of Electrical Engineering
Level 0: Entrance
Level 1: Freshman
Level 2: Sophomore
Level 3: Junior
Level 4: Senior ←
Course Co-ordinators

This course is a collaborative effort of the Wikiversity Comunity. The Following Users Help to organise course content and related Quiz Pages. To email course co-ordinators, simply click one of the following:

  1. Thuvack → Click Here to send me an e-mail
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