Renewable Energy Technology (ME-604)
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B.Tech RGPV notes AICTE flexible curricula Bachelor of technology
Syllabus
UNIT 1:
Solar Radiation:
Extra-terrestrial and terrestrial, radiation measuring instrument, radiation measurement and predictions. Solar
thermal conversion: Basics, Flat plate collectors-liquid and air type. Theory of flat plate collectors, selective
coating, advanced collectors, Concentrators: optical design of concentrators, solar water heater, solar dryers,
solar stills, solar cooling and refrigeration.
Solar photovoltaic: Principle of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy; Technology for fabrication of
photovoltaic devices; Applications of solar cells in PV generation systems; Organic PV cells.
UNIT 2:
Wind Energy:
Characteristics and measurement: Metrology of wind speed distribution, wind speed statistics, Weibull,
Rayleigh and Normal distribution, Measurement of wind data, Energy estimation of wind regimes; Wind
Energy Conversion: Wind energy conversion principles; General introduction; Types and classification of
WECS; Power, torque and speed characteristics; power curve of wind turbine, capacity factor, matching wind
turbine with wind regimes; Application of wind energy.
UNIT 3:
Production of biomass:
Photosynthesis-C3 & C4 plants on biomass production; Biomass resources assessment; Co2 fixation potential
of biomass; Classification of biomass; Physicochemical characteristics of biomass as fuel Biomass conversion
routes: biochemical, chemical and thermo chemical Biochemical conversion of biomass to energy: anaerobic
digestion, biogas production mechanism, technology, types of digesters, design of biogas plants, installation,
operation and maintenance of biogas plants, biogas plant manure-utilization and manure values. Biomass
Gasification: Different types, power generation from gasification, cost benefit analysis of power generation by
gasification.
UNIT 4:
Small Hydropower Systems:
Overview of micro, mini and small hydro system; hydrology; Elements of turbine; Assessment of hydro
power; selection and design criteria of turbines; site selection and civil works; speed and voltage regulation;
Investment issue load management and tariff collection; Distribution and marketing issues. Ocean Energy:
Ocean energy resources, ocean energy routs; Principle of ocean thermal energy conversion system, ocean
thermal power plants. Principles of ocean wave energy and Tidal energy conversion.
UNIT 5:
Geothermal Energy:
Origin of geothermal resources, type of geothermal energy deposits, site selection geothermal power plants;
Hydrogen Energy: Hydrogen as a source of energy, Hydrogen production and storage. Fuel Cells: Types of
fuel cell, fuel cell system and sub-system, Principle of working, basic thermodynamics
NOTES
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
- Unit 5
Books Recommended
1. Kothari, Singal & Rajan; Renewable Energy Sources and Emerging Technologies, PHILearn
2. Khan, B H, Non Conventional Energy, TMH.
3. Sukhatme and Nayak, Solar Energy, Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage,TMH.
4. Tiwari and Ghosal, Renewable Energy Resources: basic principle & application, NarosaPubl
5. Koteswara Rao, Energy Resources, Conventional & Non-Conventional, BSP Publication.
6. Chetan Singh Solanki, Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamental, technologies and Application,PHI L
7. Abbasi Tanseem and Abbasi SA; Renewable Energy Sources; PHI Learning
8. Ravindranath NH and Hall DO, Biomass, Energy and Environment, Oxford University Press.
9. Duffie and Beckman, Solar Engineering of Thermal Process, Wiley
10. Nikolai, Khartchenko; Green Power; Tech Book International
11. Tester, Sustainable Energy-Choosing Among Options, PHI Learning.
12. Godfrey Boyle, Renewable Energy: Power for a sustainable future, Oxford OUP
