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503205: (Elective-II) Renewable Energy Sources
Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
3Hours/Week Paper : 100 Marks
Unit - 1 ) Energy Scenario :
Classification of Energy Sources, Energy resources (Conventional and nonconventional),
Energy needs of India, and energy consumption patterns. Worldwide
Potentials of these sources. Energy efficiency and energy security. Energy
and its environmental impacts. Global environmental concern, Kyoto Protocol,
Concept of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Prototype Carbon Funds
(PCF). Factors favoring and against renewable energy sources,IRP
[ 6 Hrs ]
Unit – 2 ) Solar Energy :
Solar thermal Systems: Types of collectors, Collection systems, efficiency
calculations, applications.
Photo voltaic (PV) technology: Present status, - solar cells , cell technologies,
characteristics of PV systems, equivalent circuit, array design , building integrated
PV system, its components , sizing and economics. Peak power operation.
Standalone and grid interactive systems. [ 8 Hrs ]
Unit – 3 ) Wind Energy :
Wind Energy : wind speed and power relation, power extracted from wind, wind
distribution and wind speed predictions.
Wind power systems: system components, Types of Turbine, Turbine rating
Choice of generators, turbine rating, electrical load matching, Variable speed
operation, maximum power operation, control systems, system design features,
stand alone and grid connected operation. [8 Hrs]
Unit – 4 ) Other energy sources :
Biomass – various resources, energy contents, technological advancements,
conversion of biomass in other form of energy – solid, liquid and gases.
Gasifiers, Biomass fired boilers, Cofiring, Generation from municipal solid waste,
Issues in harnessing these sources.
Hydro energy – feasibility of small, mini and micro hydel plants scheme layout
economics.
Tidal and wave energy ,Geothermal and Ocean-thermal energy conversion
(OTEC) systems – schemes, feasibility and viability. [ 8 Hrs ]
Unit – 5 ) Energy storage and hybrid system configurations :
Energy storage: Battery – types, equivalent circuit, performance characteristics,
battery design, charging and charge regulators. Battery management. Fly wheelenergy
relations, components, benefits over battery. Fuel Cell energy storage
systems. Ultra Capacitors. [ 6 Hrs ]
Unit – 6 ) Grid Integration :
Stand alone systems, Hybrid systems – hybrid with diesel, with fuel cell, solarwind,
wind –hydro systems, mode controller, load sharing, system sizing. Hybrid
system economics.
Grid integration with the system: Interface requirements, Stable operation,
Transient-safety, Operating limits of voltage, frequency, stability margin, energy
storage, and load scheduling.
Effect on power quality - harmonic distortion, voltage transients and sags, voltage
flickers. Dynamic reactive power support. Systems stiffness. [10 Hrs]
Text Books :
1. Renewable energy technologies - R. Ramesh, Narosa Publication.
2. Energy Technology – S. Rao, Parulkar
3. Non-conventional Energy Systems – Mittal, Wheelers Publication.
Reference Books :
4. Wind and solar systems by Mukund Patel, CRC Press.
5. Solar Photovoltaics for terrestrials , Tapan Bhattacharya.
6. Wind Energy Technology – Njenkins, John Wiley & Sons,
7. Solar & Wind energy Technologies – McNeils, Frenkel, Desai, Wiley Eastern.
8. Solar Energy – S.P. Sukhatme, Tata McGraw Hill.
9. Solar Energy – S. Bandopadhay, Universal Publishing.
10. Guide book for National Certification Examination for EM/EA – Book 1
For more details, visit http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Syllabus_2008.html
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