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SYLLABUS:-
UNIT- I
Solar Energy: radiation – extra terrestrial, spectral distribution, solar constant, solar radiation on earth, measurements; solar thermal system – solar thermal power and its conversion, solar collectors, flat plate, solar concentrating collectors, - types and applications; photovoltaic (PV) technology - photovoltaic effect, efficiency of solar cells, semi-conductor materials, solar PV system, standards and applications, tracking.
UNIT- II
Wind and Small Hydropower Energy: wind data, properties, speed and power relation, power extracted, wind distribution and speed prediction, wind map of India; wind turbines and electric generators. fundamentals – types of machines and their characteristics, horizontal and vertical wind mills, elementary design principle, wind energy farms, off-shore plants; small, mini and micro hydro power plants and their resource assessment, plant layout with major components shown.
UNIT- III
Other Non-conventional Energy Sources: biomass – photosynthesis and origin of biomass energy, resources, cultivated resources, waste to biomass, terms and definitions – incineration, wood and wood waste, harvesting super tree, energy forest, phyrolysis, thermo-chemical biomass conversion to energy, gasification, anaerobic digester, fermentation, gaseous fuel; geothermal – resources, hot spring, steam system, principle of working, site selection, associated problems in development; ocean and tidal energy – principle of ocean thermal energy conversion, wave energy conversion machines, problems and limitations, fundamentals of tidal power, conversion systems and limitations; hydrogen energy – properties of hydrogen, sources, production and storage, transportation, problems for use as fuel; fuel cells – introduction with types, principle of operation and advantages.
UNIT-IV
Grid Connectivity: wind power interconnection requirement - low-voltage ride through (LVRT), ramp-rate limitations, supply of ancillary services for frequency and voltage control, load following, reserve requirement, impact of connection on stead-state and dynamic performance of power system; interfacing dispersed generation of solar energy with the grid, protective relaying, islanding, voltage flicker and other power quality issues; role of non-conventional energy system in smart grid.
UNIT- I
Solar Energy: radiation – extra terrestrial, spectral distribution, solar constant, solar radiation on earth, measurements; solar thermal system – solar thermal power and its conversion, solar collectors, flat plate, solar concentrating collectors, - types and applications; photovoltaic (PV) technology - photovoltaic effect, efficiency of solar cells, semi-conductor materials, solar PV system, standards and applications, tracking.
UNIT- II
Wind and Small Hydropower Energy: wind data, properties, speed and power relation, power extracted, wind distribution and speed prediction, wind map of India; wind turbines and electric generators. fundamentals – types of machines and their characteristics, horizontal and vertical wind mills, elementary design principle, wind energy farms, off-shore plants; small, mini and micro hydro power plants and their resource assessment, plant layout with major components shown.
UNIT- III
Other Non-conventional Energy Sources: biomass – photosynthesis and origin of biomass energy, resources, cultivated resources, waste to biomass, terms and definitions – incineration, wood and wood waste, harvesting super tree, energy forest, phyrolysis, thermo-chemical biomass conversion to energy, gasification, anaerobic digester, fermentation, gaseous fuel; geothermal – resources, hot spring, steam system, principle of working, site selection, associated problems in development; ocean and tidal energy – principle of ocean thermal energy conversion, wave energy conversion machines, problems and limitations, fundamentals of tidal power, conversion systems and limitations; hydrogen energy – properties of hydrogen, sources, production and storage, transportation, problems for use as fuel; fuel cells – introduction with types, principle of operation and advantages.
UNIT-IV
Grid Connectivity: wind power interconnection requirement - low-voltage ride through (LVRT), ramp-rate limitations, supply of ancillary services for frequency and voltage control, load following, reserve requirement, impact of connection on stead-state and dynamic performance of power system; interfacing dispersed generation of solar energy with the grid, protective relaying, islanding, voltage flicker and other power quality issues; role of non-conventional energy system in smart grid.