Plant capacity is defined as ______.

Concept:

Plant capacity factor: It is the ratio of actual energy produced to the maximum possible energy that could have been produced during a given period.

\(Plant\;capacity\;factor = \frac{{{\rm{Actual\;energy\;produced}}}}{{Maximum\;energy\;that\;could\;have\;been\;produced}}\)

\( = \frac{{Average\;demand \times T}}{{Plant\;capacity \times 100}}\)

\(= \frac{{Average\;demand}}{{Plant\;capacity}}\)

\(Annual\;plant\;capacity\;factor = \frac{{{\rm{Annual\;kWh\;output}}}}{{Plant\;capacity \times 8760}}\)

Explanation:

From the above relation, the plant capacity can be defined as the ratio of the average demand to plant capacity factor.

Plant capacity = Average demand/plant capacity factor