Renewable Energy
L T P Credit
3 0 0 03
MEXXX Scheme
1. Course Outcomes (COs):
At the end of the course the students will be able to:
CO1 Understand sun-earth orientation and calculate incidence angle of solar radiation
CO2 Design solar systems for a given energy utility by applying principles of solar energy
conversion
CO3 Estimate the wind potential and perform power forecast analysis
CO4 Design bio-energy based systems for a given utility by applying principles of bio-mass to
bio-energy conversion.
CO5 Characterize different types of waste and compare various conversion technologies.
CO6 Compare Hydrogen with other energy resources in present context
2. Syllabus:
Solar Energy (14 hours)
Extra-terrestrial and terrestrial, Solar radiation measuring instruments,
Estimation of Solar Radiation, Various earth-sun angles. Solar Thermal Systems:
Flat plate collectors, working of flat plate collectors, selective coating, working
principle of evacuated tube collector, solar water heater, solar air heater,
Parabolic trough collector, tracking mechanism, cosine losses, Parabolic dish
collector, Linear Fresnel reflector, Heliostat field collector, Scheffler reflector,
Applications of solar collectors, Solar photovoltaic systems: Principle of
photovoltaic conversion of solar energy, Solar cells, Materials of solar cells, PV
cell characteristics, Solar energy storage options: Electrical and heat storage
technologies
Bio-mass & Bio-energy (12 hours)
Biogas System: Anaerobic digestion, biogas production, Types of digesters,
installation, operation and maintenance of biogas plants, Biogas plant manure
utilisation and manure values, factors affecting biogas production, Biogas
utilisation and storage, biogas for motive power generation, design calculations
for biogas plants, Govt. policies. Liquid Biofuels: Biodiesel – The mechanism of
transesterification, fuel characteristics of biodiesel, technical aspects of
biodiesel/Ethanol and other liquid fuels utilization in engine. Biomass
gasification: Different types, power generation
Waste to Energy Conversion (06 hours)
Introducing municipal solid waste management; Waste generation and
characterization, Waste processing techniques; Source reduction, biological
conversion products: Compost and biogas, Incineration pyrolysis and energy
recovery, waste plastic, RDF utilization, Govt. Policies
Wind Energy (08 hours)
History of wind energy, Current status and future prospects, Wind energy in
India. Power available in the wind, Components of Wind Energy Conversion
Systems, Horizontal and Vertical axis wind turbine, Wind turbine power and
torque characteristics, Tip speed ratio, Wind speed prediction and forecasting,
Betz limit, Govt. Policies
Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells (05 hours)
Benefits of Hydrogen Energy, Hydrogen production technologies, Hydrogen
energy storage, Use of hydrogen energy, advantages and disadvantages of
Hydrogen Energy, Problems associated with hydrogen energy, Basic principle of
working of fuel cell.
(Total lecture hours 45)
3. Books Recommended
1. J. A. Duffie and W.A. Beckman, Solar Engineering and Thermal Processes, John Wiley
and Sons., 2013.
2. G. N. Tiwari, Solar Energy, Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 2012.
3. H. S. Mukunda, Understanding Clean Energy and fuels from biomass. Wiley India Pvt.
Ltd, 2011
4. K. M. Mital, Biogas Systems, Principle and Applications. New Age International Ltd, 1996
5. G. D. Rai, Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Khanna Publication, 1988
