DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING
L.D. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AHMEDABAD
Report on “Industrial Visit to Thermal Power Station
Gandhinagar”
Name of :
Instrumentation and Control Engineering Department.
Department
Date & Time : 11/09/2018 at 02:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Venue : Thermal Power Station, Gandhinagar
Faculty Co-ordinator : Chandni Shah, Urmila Suhagiya, Lalit Patel, Vishal Patel
No of Participants : 60
Objective of the Industrial Visit :
On 11th September 2018, an industrial visit for “Thermal Power Station
Gandhinagar” was organized for the students of 5th semester Instrumentation and
Control Engineering Department. This visit was carried out under guidance of Head
of Department “Instrumentation and Control Engineering”. Total 60 (5 female
students and 55 male students) participated in this industrial visit. This rural
electrification tracing for students was guided and accompanied by Prof. L.S.Patel,
Prof. C.V. Shah and Prof. U.G. Suhagiya. The main focus of this industrial visit is
to fill the bridge between technical concepts taught in curriculum and industry
applied concepts. Various technical concepts were discussed with the students
which are applied in the field of Instrumentation and Control engineering.
About GSECL:
1. Cooling Tower 15. Coal Hopper
2. Cooling Tower Pump 16. Coal Pulverizer
3. Transmission Line (3-Phase) 17. Boiler Stem Drum
4. Step-up Transformer (3-Phase) 18. Bottom Ash Hopper
5. Electrical Generator(3-Phase) 19. Super heater
6. Low-Pressure Steam Turbine 20. Forced draught Fan
7. Condensate Pump 21. Reheater
8. Surface Condenser 22. Combustion air intake
9. Intermediate Pressure Turbine 23. Economizer
10. Steam Control Valve 24. Air Preheater
11. High Pressure Steam Turbine 25. Precipitator
12. Deaerator 26. Induced draught Fan
13. Feed Water Heater 27. Fuel Gas Stack
14. Coal Conveyer
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) was incorporated in
August 1993 and is registered under the Companies Act, 1956 with the objectives to
initiate a process of restructuring of Power Sector and to mobilize resources from
the market for adding to the generating capacity of the State and improving the
quality and cost of existing generation. The Company was promoted by erstwhile
Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) as its wholly owned subsidiary in the context of
liberalization and as a part of efforts towards restructuring of the Power Sector. The
Memorandum and Articles of Association of GSECL envisage a wide spectrum of
activities to improve the electricity infrastructure of Gujarat. GSECL has initiated
its activities in the field of Generation of Power. GSCEL has the capacity of
producing 870 MW.
The Government of Gujarat (GoG) has also given to the GSECL the status of
Independent Power Producer (IPP) with approval to undertake new power projects.
The Company commenced its commercial operation in the year 1998. However, the
operations of GSECL were limited to Power Stations units Gandhinagar #5,
Wanakbori #7, Utran GBPS & Dhuvaran CCPP till the complete unbundling of
erstwhile GEB was undertaken, i.e. up to 31st March 2005.
As a part of the reform process, the Government of Gujarat has unbundled the
various functions of GEB. As a result of this unbundling, Gujarat State Electricity
Corporation Limited (GSECL) has taken up the responsibility of electricity
generation. Electricity Transmission has been entrusted to the already existing
company - GETCO. Distribution network in the state has been split up among four
distribution companies, which cater to the northern, central, southern, and western
parts of the state respectively. All these companies have been structured as
subsidiaries of a holding company, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL).
GUVNL is also the single bulk buyer in the state as well as the bulk supplier to
distribution companies. It will also carry out the trading function in the state.
About Visit :
Group photo of Industrial Visit at GSECL
All students reached Thermal Power Station Gandhinagar by 2:00 PM on
11/09/2018 along with faculty co-ordinators. The students were guided to the basic
knowledge of coal based Thermal Power Plants. All students were divided into
small batches of 30. Training supervisor from TPS Gandhinagar accompanied
students group and showed them control room, turbine room, generator room and
switchyard of TPS Gandhinagar.
In this Industrial visit ,first of all students learn about the Control panels and
how they maintain the frequency of the voltage according to variable load
requirement and also the specifications of different types of motor etc. After that
how Coal gets into the boiler and its combustion ,exhaustion and Boiler Process
and Water-Steam Cycle. students also learned that how different parameters like
Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Conductivity and pH of Water and Steam is measured
and maintained at standard required values.
All students expressed their thanks to the officials for the opportunity given.
This trip was highly useful for the students in terms of practical knowledge about
the control room i.e. control panels, boilers etc. This trip will also be helpful for
them to find placement opportunities in such industries
