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Tech Renewable Energy 1

M.Tech Renewable Energy


Course Duration:
2 Years 4 Semesters

Eligibility Criteria:
B.E. / B.Tech. / AMIE or
PG Science with Diploma / Post Diploma in Renewable Energy
with minimum of 55% marks or CGPA of 5.5 on a 10 point scale in the qualifying
examination (50% marks or CGPA of 5.0 on a 10 point scale for SC/ST candidates) from
UGC / AICTE recognized Institute / University.


The selection will be as per Gandhigram Rural Institute Norms.
Category A
Based on GATE Score. However no scholarship is available right now.
Category B
Based on the Written Examination Conducted by Rural Energy Centre, Gandhigram Rural
Institute Deemed University if GATE qualified candidates is not available.
The evaluation is as follows:
The marks obtained by the qualifying examination
from I semester to Pre Final Semester - 50% Weightage
(for the benefit of Result Awaiting Students)
Entrance Examination - 50% Weightage

Maximum number of Seats: 20

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Curriculum Outline:
Course Code Course Title
No. of
Credits
Maximum Marks
CFA ESE Total
Semester I
MRE 0101
Introduction to Energy Studies
4 40 60 100
MRE 0102
Solar Energy
4 40 60 100
MRE 0103 Thermal Engineering
4 40 60 100
MRE 0104
Energy Auditing and Management 4 40 60 100
MRE 0105
Applied Mathematics 4 40 60 100
MRE 0106
Solar Energy Laboratory 2 75 25 100
MRE 0107 VPP/VSR (Energy Resource Mapping) 2 100 - 100
Total 24 375 325 700
Semester II
MRE 0201
Waste to Energy Conversion Technologies
4 40 60 100
MRE 0202
Wind Energy, Small Hydro and New
Renewable Energy Technologies
4 40 60 100
MRE 0203
Solar Passive Architecture 4 40 60 100
MRE 0204
Power Systems for Renewable Energy Sources 4 40 60 100
MRE 0205
Energy Economics 4 40 60 100
MRE 0206
Waste to Energy Conversion Technologies
Laboratory
2 75 25 100
MRE 0207
Summer Internship (Energy Auditing of Rural
Industries / Rural Energy Security)
2 100 - 100
Total 24 375 325 700



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Course Code Course Title
No. of
Credits
Maximum Marks
CFA ESE Total
Semester III
MRE 0301
Research Methodology and Statistical Methods
4 40 60 100
MRE 0302 Environmental Impact Assessment 4 40 60 100
MRE E***
Elective I (Intra)
4 40 60 100
MRE E***
Elective II (Inter) 4 40 60 100
MRE 0305 Wind Energy Laboratory 2 75 25 100
MRE 0306 Minor Project on Renewable Energy 2 75 25 100
MRE 0307 VPP/VSR (Rural Energy planning) 2 100 - 100
Total 22 410 290 700
Semester IV
MRE 0401 Dissertation 12 150 50 200

Total 82 1310 990 2300

Electives:
MRE E001. Rural Electrification :Technologies and Economics
MRE E002. Renewable Energy & Sustainable Development
MRE E003. Smart Grid
MRE E004. Energy Modeling and Project Management
MRE E005. New Energy Technologies
MRE E006. Intellectual Property Rights
MRE E007. Fuels and Combustion Technology
MRE E008. Optimum Utilization of Heat and Power
MRE E009. Energy Auditing Instrumentation
MRE E010. Solar Photovoltaic Systems

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MRE 0101 INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY STUDIES
Unit I
Energy Science & Technology - Forms of Energy Advantages and Limitations - Mechanical
Energy - Chemical Energy and Fuels - Nuclear Energy - Hydro Energy - Renewable Energy
Energy Demand- Comparison of Fuels such as Wood, Charcoal, Coal, Kerosene, Diesel, Petrol,
Furnace Oil, LPG, Biogas and Electricity on calorific value and cost basis -Efficiencies of
various Energy production

Unit II
Nodal Agencies for power generation Ministry of Power Role Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy Sources Role other implementing agencies Energy Auditing and
Management Energy Conservation Act Bureau of Energy Efficiency PCRA Schemes
Policies Planning

Unit III
Load Duration Curve Load factor Capacity factor Reserve factor Demand Factor
Diversity factor Plant use factor Location of power plants Power Plant Economics Indian
Energy Scenario problems solutions - power plant sizing based on screening curve method


Unit IV
Decentralized power generation concept Cogeneration definition need - application -
advantages- classification - saving potentials - Waste heat recovery - Classification- advantages
and applications - commercially viable waste heat recovery devices - saving potential
Combined Heat and Power.


Unit V
Bio fuels Edible Petro crops Analysis of Indian non edible oil sources Example of
biodiesel crop Jatropha curcas Tree description Jatropha curcas for rural development
environmental protection Bio ethanol production from conventional as well as
unconventional sources. - Bio diesel Technology for production of bio diesel -
Transesterification Process Usage of Methanol Glycerine Storage and Characterisation of
biodiesel Biodiesel engine development modification Environmental and health effects of
biodiesel R&D in biodiesel disposal of cake value addition of byproducts


References:
1. Koushika M.D., "Solar Energy Principles and Applications", IBT publications, 1988.
2. Mital K.M, "Biogas systems: Priciples and Applications", New Age International Publishers
(P) Ltd., 1996
3. Venkata Ramana P and Srinivas S.N., Biomass Energy Systems, TERI, 1996.
4. Rai, G.D., "Non-Conventional Sources of Energy", Khanna Publishers, Delhi 1995.
5. Rao S, Parulekar B.B, Energy Technology Non conventional, Renewable and
Conventional Khanna Publishers, 1999.
6. H.G. Stoll, Least Cost Electrical Utility / Planning, John Wiley & Sons, 1989.
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MRE 0102 SOLAR ENERGY
Unit I
Solar angles, day length, angle of incidence on tilted surface; Sunpath diagrams; Shadow
determination; Extraterrestrial characteristics; Effect of earth atmosphere; Measurement &
estimation on horizontal and tilted surfaces; Analysis of Indian solar radiation data and
applications.
Flat-plate Collectors - Effective energy losses; Thermal analysis; Heat capacity effect; Testing
methods; Evacuated tubular collectors; Air flat-plate Collectors: types; Thermal analysis;
Thermal drying.
Selective Surfaces - Ideal coating characteristics; Types and applications; Anti-reflective coating;
Preparation and characterization.

Unit II
Concentrating Collector Designs - Classification, design and performance parameters; Tracking
systems; Compound parabolic concentrators; Parabolic trough concentrators; Concentrators with
point focus; Heliostats; Comparison of various designs: Central receiver systems, parabolic
trough systems; Solar power plant; Solar furnaces

Unit III
Solar Heating & Cooling System - Liquid based solar heating system; Natural, forced and
gravity flow, mathematical modeling, Vapour absorption refrigeration cycle; Water, ammonia &
lithium bromide-water absorption refrigeration systems; Solar operated refrigeration systems;
Solar desiccant cooling. -Solar Thermal Energy Storage - Sensible storage; Latent heat storage;
Thermo-chemical storage.
Solar still; Solar cooker: Solar pond; Solar passive heating and cooling systems: Trombe wall;
Greenhouse technology: Fundamentals, design, modeling and applications.

Unit IV
Solar Cell Physics P-N junction: homo and hetro junctions, Metal-semiconductor interface;
Dark and illumination characteristics; Figure of merits of solar cell; Efficiency limits; Variation
of efficiency with band-gap and temperature; Efficiency measurements; High efficiency cells,
Tandem structure.

Unit V
SPV Applications - Centralized and decentralized SPV systems; Stand alone, hybrid and, grid
connected system, System installation, operation and maintenances; Field experience; PV market
analysis and economics of SPV systems Government Schemes and Polices

References:
1. Garg H P., Prakash J., Solar Energy: Fundamentals & Applications, Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi, 1997
2. S P Sukhatme, Solar Energy, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008
3. J F Kreider and Frank Kreith, Solar Energy Handbook, McGraw Hill, 2000
4. D Y Goswami, Frank Kreith and J F Kreider, Principles of Solar Engineering, Taylor &
Francis, 1998
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5. Tiwari G.N., Suneja S., Solar Thermal Engineering System, Narosa Publishing House, New
Delhi, 1997.
6. Alan L Fahrenbruch and Richard H Bube , Fundamentals of Solar Cells: PV Solar Energy
Conversion, Academic Press, New York , 1983
7. Larry D Partain (ed.), Solar Cells and their Applications, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, New
York, 1995
8. Richard H Bube, Photovoltaic Materials, Imperial College Press, 1998
9. H S Rauschenbach, Solar Cell Array Design Handbook, Van Nostrand Reinfold Company,
New York, 1980.

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MRE 0103 THERMAL ENGINEERING

Unit I
Steam Power Cycles
Steam power plant Rankine Cycle Carnot Cycle Mean Temperature of Heat addition
Effect of variation of steam condition on thermal efficiency of steam power plant Reheating of
Steam Regeneration Feed water heaters Carnotization of Rankine Cycle optimum degree
of regeneration optimum degree of regeneration Deaerator Efficiencies in a steam power
plant - Organic Rankine Cycle

Unit II
Gas power cycles
Carnot cycle - Stirling cycle - Ericsson cycle - Air standard cycle - Otto cycle - Diesel Cycle-
limited pressure cycle - Dual cycle - Comparison of Otto, diesel & dual cycles - Brayton cycle -
Air standard cycle for jet propulsion

Unit III
Refrigeration cycle
Refrigerators - Heat pumps - Thee reversed Carnot cycle - Refrigeration by non-cyclic process -
Reversed heat engine cycle - Ideal & actual vapor compression Refrigeration cycle-absorption
refrigeration cycle - gas refrigeration cycle - Absorption refrigeration systems

Unit IV
Fuels and Combustion
Fuels & Fuel Analysis-Combustion Stoichiometry, theoretical & actual combustion processes
Air fuel ratio. - Combustion Thermodynamics- calculation of heat of formation & heat of
combustion First law analysis of reacting systems

Unit V
Heat Transfer
Conduction - General 3D equation - Heat generation problems Fins - Unsteady state
conduction. - Radiation Laws. Black and Gray bodies. Radiation exchange between surfaces.
Radiation shields - Forced Convection. Boundary layer theory. External and internal flows.
Free convection. Correla-tions.

REFERENCES:
1. Nag. P.K., "Engineering Thermodynamics", Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd.,
1994.
2. Moran, Shapiro, Munson and Dewitt, Introduction to Thermal Systems Engineering:
Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, John Wiley, N. Y 2003
3. Sonntag, R.E and Van Wylen, G.J.., "Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Sixth
Edition, 2003.
4. Bacon, D.H., Engineering Thermodynamics ", Butterworth & Co., London, 1989.
5. Saad, M.A., Thermodynamics for Engineers ", Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 1989.
6. Mayhew, A. and Rogers, B., " Engineering Thermodynamics ", Longman Green & Co.
Ltd., London, E.L.B.S. 4
th
Edition, 1994
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7. Ganesan, Y., Internal Combustion Engines, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003.
8. Heywood, J.B., Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines, McGraw-Hill, 1988
9. Ballaney, P.L., Thermal Engineering, Khanna Publishers, 1996.











































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MRE 0104 ENERGY AUDITING AND MANAGEMENT
Unit I:
Basics of energy & its various forms : Electricity basics DC and AC currents, electricity tariff,
load management and maximum demand control, power factor. Thermal basics fuels, thermal
energy content of fuels, temperature and pressure, heat capacity, sensible & latent heat,
evaporation, condensation, steam, moist air, humidity and heat transfer, units and conversion.

Unit II:
Energy management and audit : Definition, energy audit need, types of energy audit, energy
management (audit) approach understanding energy costs, benchmarking, energy performance

Unit III:
Boilers : Types, combustion in boilers, performance evaluation, analysis of losses, feed water
treatment, blow down, energy conservation opportunities. Furnaces : Classification, general fuel
economy measures in furnaces, excess air, heat distribution, temperature control, draft control,
waste heat recovery.

Unit IV:
Energy action planning : Key elements, force field analysis, energy policy purpose, perspective
contents, formulation, ratification, organising, location of energy management, top management
support, managerial function, roles and responsibilities of energy manager, accountability,
motivating motivation of employees, information system designing barriers, strategies,
marketing and communicating, training & planning.


Unit :V
Global environmental concerns : United nations framework convention on climate change
(UNFCC), Kyoto protocol, conference of parties (COP), clean development mechanism (CDM),
prototype carbon fund (PCF), sustainable development.
References:
1. CB Smith, Energy Management Principles, Pergamon Press, NewYork, 1981
2. Hamies, Energy Auditing and Conservation; Methods, Measurements, Management & Case
study, Hemisphere, Washington, 1980
3. D Patrick and S W Fardo, Energy Management and Conservation, Prentice Hall Inc., 1996
4. Thuman A and Mehta D Paul, Handbook of Energy Engineering, The Fairmount Press.,
1998
5. Kennedy, Turner and Capehart, Guide to Energy Management, The Fairmount Press., 1996
6. Wayne C Turner, Energy Management Handbook, The Fairmount Press., 2000
7. Kao Chen, Energy Management in Illumination System, CRC Press, 2000
8. Gellingn, Chamberli, Demand Side Management: Concepts and methods, Penwell, 1998
9. Charles M Cotlschalk, Industrial Energy Conservation, John Wiley & Sons, 2002
10. Bureau of Energy Efficiency: Study material for Energy Managers and Auditors
Examination: Paper I to IV. 2006




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MRE 0105 APPLIED MATHEMATICS

UNIT I
Applications of Fourier Transform
Fourier Transform methods one-dimensional heat conduction problems in infinite and semi-
infinite rod Laplace Equation Poisson Equation.

UNIT II
Calculus of Variations
Concept of variation and its properties Eulers equation Functionals dependant on first and
higher order derivatives Functionals dependant on functions of several independent variables
Variational problems with moving boundaries Direct methods Ritz and Kantorovich
methods.

UNIT III
Conformal mapping and applications
The Schwarz- Christoffel transformation Transformation of boundaries in parametric form
Physical applications: Fluid flow and heat flow problems.

UNIT IV
Finite difference methods for parabolic equations
One dimensional parabolic equation Explicit and Crank-Nicolson Schemes Thomas
Algorithm Weighted average approximation Dirichlet and Neumann conditions Two
dimensional parabolic equations ADI method.

UNIT V
Finite difference methods for elliptic equations
Solutions of Laplace and Poisson equations in a rectangular region Finite difference in polar
coordinates Formulae for derivatives near a curved boundary while using a square mesh.

REFERENCES:
1. Mitchell A.R. and Griffith D.F., The Finite difference method in partial differential
equations, John Wiley and sons, New York (1980).
2. Sankara Rao, K., Introduction to Partial Differential Equations, Prentice Hall of India Pvt.
Ltd., New Delhi (1997).
3. Gupta, A.S., Calculus of Variations with Applications, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi (1997).
4. Spiegel, M.R., Theory and Problems of Complex Variables and its Application (Schaums
Outline Series), McGraw Hill Book Co., Singapore (1981).
5. Andrews, L.C. and Shivamoggi, B.K., Integral Transforms for Engineers, Prentice Hall of
India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (2003).
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6. Elsgolts, L., Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations, MIR Publishers, Moscow
(1973).
7. Mathews, J.H. and Howell, R.W., Complex Analysis for Mathematics and Engineering,
Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi (1997).
8. Morton, K.W. and Mayers, D.F. Numerical solution of partial differential equations,
Cambridge University press, Cambridge (2002).
9. Jain, M. K., Iyengar, S. R. K. and Jain, R. K. Computational Methods for Partial Differential
Equations, New Age International (P) Ltd., 2003.






































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MRE 0106 SOLAR ENERGY LABORATORY

1. Study on green house effect on solar flat plate collector
2. Estimation of instantaneous efficiency of a solar liquid flat plate collector
3. Study on solar flat plate collector in series and parallel combination
4. Estimation of efficiency of solar air heaters
5. Estimation of efficiency of solar still
6. Performance evaluation of concentrating solar collector
7. Performance evaluation of solar cooker
8. Estimation of efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels
9. Effect of Shadow & tilt angle on solar photo voltaic panel
10. Study on solar photo voltaic panel in series and parallel combination
11. Study on charging characteristics of a lead acid battery using solar photo voltaic panel.

































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MRE 0107 VPP/VSR (ENERGY RESOURCE MAPPING)

As per Gandhigram Rural Institute Deemed University Norms

Student should work on Energy Resource Mapping in a selected village.









































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MRE 0201 WASTE TO ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES
Unit I
Solid Waste -Definitions: Sources, types, compositions; Properties of Solid Waste;
Municipal Solid Waste: Physical, chemical and biological property; Collection, transfer stations;
Waste minimization and recycling of municipal waste
Landfill method of solid waste disposal; Landfill classification; Types, methods & siting
consideration; Layout & preliminary design of landfills: Composition, characteristics,
generation; Design of Sanitary Land fill - Movement and control of landfill leachate &gases;
Environmental monitoring system for landfill gases.- Gas Recovery Applications

Unit II
Waste Treatment & Disposal Size Reduction: incineration; Furnace type & design; Types of
Incinerators Fuel Economy - Medical / Pharmaceutical waste / Hazardous waste / Nuclear
Waste incineration .; Environmental impacts; Measures of mitigate environmental effects due to
incineration;

Unit III
Energy Generation From Waste Types: Biochemical Conversion: Sources of energy generation,
Industrial waste, agro residues; Anaerobic Digestion: Biogas production; Determination of BOD,
DO, COD, TOC, & Organic loading, Aerobic & Anaerobic treatments types of digester
factors affecting biodigestion - Activated sludge process. Methods of treatment and recovery
from the in industrial waste water Case Studies in sugar, distillery, dairy, pulp and paper mill,
fertilizer, tanning, steel industry, textile, petroleum refining, chemical and power plant.

Unit IV
Rural applications of biomass Combustion - Chulas - improved Chulas- Biomass Physical -
Chemical composition properties of biomass TGA DSC characterization Ash
Characterization - Preparation of biomass Size reduction Briquetting of loose biomass-
Briequtting machine

Unit V
Thermochemical Conversion -Basic aspects of biomass combustion - heat of combustion -
different types of grates - Co combustion of biomass Gasification - Fixed and Fluidized bed
gasifier - Gasification technologies for the selected waste like Rice Husk, Coir pith, Bagasse,
Poultry litter etc., - Pyrolysis

References:
1. Parker, Colin, & Roberts, Energy from Waste - An Evaluation of Conversion Technologies,
Elsevier Applied Science, London, 1985
2. Shah, Kanti L., Basics of Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Technology, Prentice Hall,
2000
3. Manoj Datta, Waste Disposal in Engineered Landfills, Narosa Publishing House, 1997
4. Rich, Gerald et.al., Hazardous Waste Management Technology, Podvan Publishers, 1987
5. Bhide AD., Sundaresan BB, Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries, INSDOC,
New Delhi,1983.
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MRE 0202 WIND ENERGY, SMALL HYDRO AND NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES
Unit I
Wind Energy Conversion - Wind energy conversion principles; General introduction; Types and
classification of WECS; Power, torque and speed characteristics. Site Selection Criteria
Advantages Limitations Wind Rose Diagram Indian Wind Energy Data Organizations
like C-WET etc., Wind Energy Conversion System - Design - Aerodynamic design principles;
Aerodynamic theories; Axial momentum, blade element and combine theory; Rotor
characteristics; Maximum power coefficient; Prandlts tip loss correction.

Unit II
Design of Wind Turbine - Wind turbine design considerations; Methodology; Theoretical
simulation of wind turbine characteristics; Test methods. Wind Energy Application - Wind
pumps: Performance analysis, design concept and testing; Principle of WEG; Stand alone, grid
connected and hybrid applications of WECS; Economics of wind energy utilization; Wind
energy in India; Case studies.

Unit III
Small Hydropower Systems - Overview of micro, mini and small hydro systems; Hydrology;
Elements of pumps and turbine; Selection and design criteria of pumps and turbines; Site
selection and civil works

Unit IV
Speed and voltage regulation; Investment issues load management and tariff collection;
Distribution and marketing issues: case studies; Potential of small hydro power in India. SHP
Renovation and Modernization Testing Methods

Unit V
OTEC- Tidal Energy- Geothermal- MHD - Thermionic- Thermoelectric energy conversion
system- Fuel Cells Batteries Micro Alge Biodiesel from Alge

References:
1. G L Johnson, Wind Energy Systems, Prentice Hall Inc, New Jersey, 1985.
2. David A. Spera, (Editor) Wind Turbine Technology: Fundamental Concepts of Wind
Turbine Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; (1994)
3. Erich Hau, Wind Turbines: Fundamentals, Technologies, Application and Economics,
Springer Verlag; (2000)
4. Paul Gipe , Karen Perez, Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems,
Chelsea Green Publishing Company; (1999)
5. J. F. Manwell, J. G. McGowan, A. L. Rogers, Wind Energy Explained , John Wiley & Sons;
1st edition (2002)
6. Tony Burton, David Sharpe, Nick Jenkins, Ervin Bossanyi, Wind Energy Handbook , John
Wiley & Sons; 1st edition (2001)
7. Mukund R. Patel, Wind and Solar Power Systems , CRC Press; (1999)
8. Tong Jiandong(et al.) , Mini Hydropower , John Wiley, 1997
9. John F. Walker and Nicholas Jenkins, Wind Energy Technology, John Wiley, 1997
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MRE 0203 SOLAR PASSIVE ARCHITECTURE
Unit I:
Introduction to architecture; Building science and its significance; Energy management concept
in building - Thermal Analysis And Design For Human Comfort - Thermal comfort; Criteria and
various parameters; Psychometric chart; Thermal indices, climate and comfort zones; Concept of
sol-air temperature and its significance; Calculation of instantaneous heat gain through building
envelope;

Unit II:
Calculation of solar radiation on buildings; building orientation; Introduction to design of
shading devices; Overhangs; Factors that effects energy use in buildings; Ventilation and its
significance; Air-conditioning systems; Energy conservation techniques in air-conditioning
systems
Passive Cooling And Heating Concepts - Passive heating concepts: Direct heat gain, indirect
heat gain, isolated gain and sunspaces; Passive cooling concepts: Evaporative cooling, radiative
cooling; Application of wind, water and earth for cooling; Shading, paints and cavity walls for
cooling; Roof radiation traps; Earth air-tunnel.

Unit III:
Heat Transmission In Buildings - Surface co-efficient: air cavity, internal and external surfaces,
overall thermal transmittance, wall and windows; Heat transfer due to ventilation/infiltration,
internal heat transfer; Solar temperature; Decrement factor; Phase lag. Design of daylighting

Unit IV:
Estimation of building loads: Steady state method, network method, numerical method,
correlations; Computer packages for carrying out thermal design of buildings and predicting
performance.
Bioclimatic Classification - Bioclimatic classification of India; Passive concepts appropriate for
the various climatic zones in India; Typical design of selected buildings in various climatic
zones; Thumb rules for design of buildings and building codes.

Unit V:
Energy Efficient Landscape Design - Modification of microclimatic through landscape element
for energy conservation; Energy conservation through site selection, planning, and design; Siting
and orientation GRIHA Certification of Green Buildings


References:
1. M.S.Sodha, N.K. Bansal, P.K. Bansal, A. Kumar and M.A.S. Malik, Solar Passive Building,
Science and Design, Pergamon Press, 1986.
2. J.R. Williams, Passive Solar Heating, Ann Arbar Science, 1983.
3. R.W.Jones, J.D. Balcomb, C.E. Kosiewiez, G.S. Lazarus, R.D. McFarland and W.O. Wray,
Passive Solar Design Handbook, Vol. 3, Report of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE/CS-
0127/3), 1982.
4. J Krieder and A Rabi Heating and Cooling of Buildings : Design for Efficiency, McGraw-
Hill (1994)
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5. R D Brwon, T J Gillespie, Microclimatic Landscape Design, John Wiley & Sons, New
York, 1990.
6. D.S. Lal, Sharda Pustak Bhawan, Climatology, Allahabad, (2003)
7. Majumder Milli, Energy Efficient Buildings, TERI, New Delhi 2002
8. T A Markus, E N Morris, Building, Climate and Energy, Spottwoode Ballantype Ltd.
London, 1980.
9. Sanjay Prakash (et al.), Solar architecture and earth construction in the NorthWest
Himalaya, Vikas, New Delhi,1991
10. Energy Research Group, CD Rom Version 2 , LIOR Ireland, Solar Bioclimatic
Architecture,1999




































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MRE 0204 POWER SYSTEMS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Unit I
Introduction to renewable energy grid integration, concept of mini/micro grids, and smart grids.
Review of synchronous generators, Introduction to power system stability problems: rotor angle
stability, voltage stability and voltage collapse, classification of stability. Modelling of
synchronous machines: transformations, synchronous machine representation in stability studies.

Unit II
Introduction to induction machines: electrical characteristics, slip, speedtorque characteristics
etc. Self excited induction generator, Constant speed Induction generators, Variable speed
Induction generators, Doubly fed Induction generators.

Unit III
Introduction to power electronic devices, AC/DC converters, PWM, THD. Permanent magnet
synchronous generator, solar PV systems, fuel cell, aquaelectrolizer

Unit IV
Issues in integration of synchronous generator based, induction generator based and converter
based sources together.Network voltage management (discusses the issue of voltage levels).

Unit V
Power quality management (voltage dips, harmonics and flickers).Frequency
management.Influence of WECS on system transient response IEEE standard and Polices


References

1. Brendan Fox et. al.: Wind Power Integration connection and system operational aspects,
IET Power and Energy Series 50 (2007).
2. Marco H. Balderas (ed.): Renewable Energy Grid Integration, (Nova Science Publishers,
New York, 2009).
3. Nick Jenkin, Janaka Ekavayake: Wind Energy Generation Modeling and Control (Wiley
and Sons).
4. AJ Wood and BF Wollenberg: Power Generation, Operation and Control (John Wiley &
Sons, New York, 1996).










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MRE 0205 ENERGY ECONOMICS

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY ECONOMICS

Natural Resources Classification Importance Role of Natural Resources in
Economic Development Energy Resources Types and Classification Properties of Energy
Forms of Energy Emergence of Energy Economics Its Scope and Nature Energy Indicators
- Energy Economics and its relations with other Branches.

UNIT II: ENERGY AND DEVELOPMENT

Role of Energy in Economic Development Energy intensity and Energy Elasticity
National and International Comparison Low, Middle, and High Income Economies Role of
International Institutions OPEC, OAPEC, IEA, and World Bank.

UNIT III: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Energy Crisis Causes and Consequences Remedial Measures Environmental Crisis
Causes and Consequences Remedial Measures Impact of Energy Consumption and
Production on Environment with illustrations Role of Energy and Environmental Economists
in solving Energy the crises.

UNIT IV: ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Energy Planning and Energy Conservation Meaning, Objectives and Importance
Energy Management Meaning, Objectives and Importance Recent Developments Energy
Auditing Energy Accounting Energy Pricing and Taxes Role of Economists in Promoting
Sustainable Energy Management.

UNIT V: INDIAS ENERGY PROFILE

Indian Energy Sector Organizational Structure Energy Supply (Coal, Lignite, Oil,
Gas and Powers Hydro, Nuclear, Thermal) Energy Demand (Agriculture, Industry,
Transport, Domestic, etc) Renewable Energy Sources and Technology (Solar, Wind, Biogas,
Biomass, Geothermal, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Hydrogen, Fuel Cell, Bio-Diesel) - Renewable
Energy Programmes Energy Under Five Year Plans Energy Issues and Policy Options for
India.


References
1. Agarwal, M.C. and Monga, J.R. (1992): Economic and Commercial Geography,
National Publishing House, New Delhi.
2. Agarwal, S.K. (1985): Environment and Natural Resources Economics, Scott
Foresman & Co., London.
3. Common, M. (1985) : Environmental and Resource Economics, Longman, London.
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4. David Pearct et al., (1990) : Sustainable Development Economics and Environment
in the Third World, Earths Can Publications, London.
5. Deoffrey Kirk (1982) : Schemacher on Energy, Abacus, London.
6. Government of India (2002) : Thenth Five Year Plan, Planning Commission, New
Delhi.
7. Hemalatha Rao (1990) : Rural Energy Crises : A Diagnostic Analysis, Ashish
Publishing House, New Delhi.
8. Karpagam, M. (1991) : Environmental Economics, Sterling, New Delhi.
9. Kneese. A.V and Sweeny, J.L, : 1993) : Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy
Economics, North Holland.
10. Munasinghe, M and Meier, P (1993) : Energy Policy and Modeling, Cambridge
University Press, UK.
11. Paul Stevens (Ed) (2000) : The Economics of Energy, Vol. I and II, Edward Elgar.
12. Raikhy, P.S. and Parminder Singh, (1990) : Energy Consumption in India Pattern
and Determinants, Deep and Deep, New Delhi.
13. Richard Eden (1981) : Energy Economics Growth, Resources and Policies,
Cambridge University Press, London.
14. Sankar, U, (1992) : Public Sector Pricing : Theory and Applications, IEA Trust for
Research and Development, Bombay.
15. TERI (2012) : Teri Energy Data Directory and Year Book 2011-12, The Energy
Research Institute, New Delhi.
16. William Burch (Ed.) (1997) : Readings in Ecology, Energy and Human Society :
Contemporary Perspectives, Harper and Row, New York.
17. World Bank (1992) : World Development Report 1992, Oxford University Press,
China.





















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MRE 0206 WASTE TO ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY

1. Estimation of Physical and chemical properties of waste materials
2. Study on sources of waste materials
3. Proximate analysis of solid wastes
4. Ultimate analysis of solid wastes
5. Calorific value of solid wastes
6. Combustion characteristics of solid wastes
7. Study of Mechanical handling of solid waste
8. Study of Composting of solid wastes
9. Estimation of energy recovery potential of solid wastes
10. Waste heat recovery
11. Study of refuse derived fuel (RDF)
12. Estimation of BOD, DO level in effluent
13. Estimation of COD level in effluent
14. Comparison of Aerobic & Anaerobic treatments of liquid wastes.
15. Estimation of Calorific Value of Gaseous fuels





























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MRE 0207 SUMMER INTERNSHIP
(ENERGY AUDITING OF RURAL INDUSTRIES / RURAL ENERGY SECURITY)


Student should undergo an inplant training in a process / product industry / NGO in energy
related area focusing on rural energy planning or should undergo an energy auditing in any rural
industries and submit a report along with certificate (details of the training undergone) from the
industry where he / she undergone the training for a period of 30 calendar days. Student should
present a seminar about the energy saving potential / case study of the industry or energy
planning. Evaluation is based on the report, Seminar Performance and viva voce.

Report - 50 marks
Seminar - 25 marks
Viva-Voce - 25 marks





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MRE 0301 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICAL METHODS

Unit I
Scientific basis of research methods of acquiring knowledge Inductive and Detective Reasoning,
scientific method and its applications - Need for conceptual analysis, selection of a problem for
Research, Survey of literature, formulation of Hypotheses, nature and types of variables, problem
solving and developmental research.

Unit II
Research Design and Methods: Purpose and dimensions of research design, steps in formulation of
a design - Types of research design Historical, Descriptive, Experimental true experimental,
quasi experimental ands expose facto designs. Field surveys, diagnostic and evaluation research.-
Qualitative and Quantitative methods in research, Need and relevance of Interdisciplinary research.

Unit III
Data Population and sample, Probability and non- probability sampling Techniques, Requisites of
Good sample, sampling distribution errors - Tools and techniques Observation, interview, Inquiry
Forms, Psychological tests, Projective techniques, rating scales, Likert and Thurstone, Guttman type
scales. Sociometry, Focus group Discussion, PRA, Psychodrama and Sociodrama - Organization of
field work for data collection. Validity, reliability and feasibility.

Unit IV
Analysis of Data Categorization, Presentation of data and Frequency distributions - Descriptive
Statistics - central measures, dispersion, skewness and kurtosis - Correlation and regression,
analysis of time series, index numbers and trend analysis

Unit V
Inferential Statistics - Testing of hypothesis, concept of sampling distribution and standard Error
Type I and Type II errors- large sample and small sample tests - Test of significance for attributes
Non-parametric tests chi square test, run and median regression - Analysis of variance and factor
analysis - Structure and qualities of a research report dissemination of research findings
evaluation of research report.


References:
1. Arunkumarsingh, Tests, Measurments and Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences, Tata
Mc Graw Hill New Delhi 1986
2. Britaha Mikkelson, Methods for development work and research A guide practitioners,
Sage Publications , New Delhi , 1995
3. N.Kerlinger, Foundations of Behavioral Research, Surjeet Publications, Delhi, 1983
4. Dwivedi.R.S., Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences, Macmillan, 1997
5. Kuttan Mahadevan and Parausewara Krishnan, Methodology for population studies and
development Sage Publications, 1993
6. Blalock, Hubert M, Social Statistics, Mc Graw Hill, London, 1993
7. Gareet. H.E., Statistics in Psychology and Education, Vakils, Feffer and Simsons, Bombay,
1981
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8. Gerald Hursh-Cesar and Prodipto Roy, Third World Surveys: survey Research in
Developing Nations Macmillian, Delhi, 1976
9. Slegel, Sidney, Non-Parametric Statistics for Behavioral Sciences Mc Graw Hill New
Delhi, 1982
10. Runyon, Petal.R., Fundamentals of Behavioral Statistics, Mc Graw Hill New Delhi, 1996
11. Dooley, David, Social Research Methods, Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1996.
12. Aggarawal Y.P., Statistaical Methods: Concepts, Applications and Computations, Sterling
Publishing Company, New Delhi 1998
13. Walker H.M and Lev J, Statistical Inference, Holt, Rinchart, New York, 1980


































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MRE 0302 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Unit I
Basic concept of EIA : Initial environmental Examination, Elements of EIA, - factors affecting
E-I-A Impact evaluation and analysis, preparation of Environmental Base map, Classification of
environmental parameters.
E I A Methodologies: introduction, Criteria for the selection of EIA Methodology, E I A
methods, Ad-hoc methods, matrix methods, Network method Environmental Media Quality
Index method, overlay methods, cost/benefit Analysis.

Unit II
Impact of Developmental Activities and Land use: Introduction and Methodology for the
assessment of soil and ground water, Delineation of study area, Identification of actives.
Procurement of relevant soil quality, Impact prediction, Assessment of Impact significance,
Identification and Incorporation of mitigation measures.

Unit III
E I A in surface water, Air and Biological environment: Methodology for the assessment of
Impacts on surface water environment, Air pollution sources, Generalized approach for
assessment of Air pollution Impact.
Assessment of Impact of development Activities on Vegetation and wildlife, environmental
Impact of Deforestation Causes and effects of deforestation.

Unit IV
Environmental Audit & Environmental legislation objectives of Environmental Audit, Types of
environmental Audit, Audit protocel, stages of Environmental Audit, onsite activities, evaluation
of Audit data and preparation of Audit report.

Unit V
Post Audit activities, The Environmental pollution Act, The Water Act, The Air (Prevention &
Control of pollution Act.), Mota Act, Wild life Act. Case studies and preparation of
Environmental Impact assessment statement for various Industries.

References:
1. Y. Anjaneyulu, Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies, B.S. Publication,
Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad. 2002
2. J. Glynn and Gary W. Hein Ke Environmental Science and Engineering, Prentice Hall
Publishers 2000
3. Suresh K. Dhaneja S.K., Environmental Science and Engineering, Katania & Sons
Publication., New Delhi.1998
4. Dr H.S. Bhatia Environmental Pollution and Control, Galgotia Publication (P) Ltd,
Delhi, 1996




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MRE 0305 WIND ENERGY LABORATORY

1. Wind Rose Diagram
2. Effect of Blade angles on the performance of wind turbine
3. Performance evaluation of horizontal axis wind turbine
4. Performance evaluation of vertical axis wind turbine
5. Performance evaluation of wind water pumping system
6. Study of power electronics system on grid interaction
7. Synchronization of wind electric generators
8. Study of theromgram of wind rotor system and gear box
9. Noise level study of wind turbine system
10. Study on tower design


































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MRE 0306 MINOR PROJECT ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

A group of 2 or 3 Students should develop a cost effective renewable energy gadget /
Biomass Assessment Study / Village Level Energy Planning / Evaluation of Renewable
Energy Plants
Evaluation is based on the product, report and viva voce.

Product / Report - 50 marks
Seminar - 25 marks
Viva-Voce - 25 marks




































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MRE 0307 VPP/VSR (RURAL ENERGY PLANNING )

As per Gandhigram Rural Institute Deemed University Norms

Student should work on Rural Energy Planning in a selected village with renewable energy
gadgets and energy conservation technologies.







































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MRE 0401 DISSERTATION

Student should take up project related to renewable energy and work at GRI or they should
obtain a permission to take up industry / institute related project where the external guide will be
made available in the organization. However the evaluation is only based on the internal guide.
No financial commitment will be given to the external guide. The evaluation of Dissertation is as
follows:


Seminar I (Identification of Problem & Literature Review) - 25 marks
[Month of December]
Seminar II (Report on the progress of the project) - 25 marks
[Month of February]
Seminar III (Findings and interpretation of results) - 25 marks
[Month of April]

Report Evaluation by External Examiner - 75 marks

Total - 150 marks
Viva Voce
[jointly conducted by internal examiner (internal guide only) - 50 marks
and external examiner]

Total - 200 marks









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MRE E001 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION :TECHNOLOGIES AND ECONOMICS
Unit I
Decentralized generation technologies; Costs and choice of technology, Demand and benefits
forecasting and program development, Principles of cost-benefit calculations

Unit II
Economic and financial analysis of stand-alone electrification projects, Decentralized versus central
station generation, Traditional power systems, Load curves and load curve analysis

Unit III
Basic gas turbine generator concepts; Utility system turbine generators; Mini and micro gas turbine
generators; Solar thermal power generation, utility scale photovoltaic (USPV) generation; Wind-
powered generation;

Unit IV
Biomass based generation; DG Evaluation: Cost from past, present, and future, basic DG cost
analysis, cost Evaluation and schedule of demand.

Unit V

The power grid; DG-Grid interconnection issues, Mini and Micro Grids Economics
Environmental Factors Transmission and Regulations

References:
1. H. Lee Willis and W.G. Scott: Distributed Power Generation: Planning and Evaluation,
Marcel Dekker, 2000.
2. J. J. Burke: Power Distribution Engineering, Fundamentals and Applications, Marcel
Dekker, 1994.
3. T. Gonen: Electric Power Distribution System Engineering, McGraw-Hill 1986.
4. M Mohan: Rural electrification for development: policy analysis and applications. Boulder
: Westview Press, 1987
5. G. Saunier: Rural electrification guidebook for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Institute of
Technology, 1992.









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MRE E002 RENEWABLE ENERGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Unit I
Traditional and modern energy use; Methods of accounting the role of traditional energy in the
overall energy system. Energy consumption patterns in rural areas . Trends of rural energy
consumption.Need and development of rural energy data bases (REDB); methodologies for building
REDB. Case studies of REDB

Unit II
Integrated Rural Energy Planning (IREP): Origin, implementation, case studies, critique. Socio-
economic and environmental issues of traditional energy use. Health impacts of biomass burning in
cookstoves. The debate of black carbon from biomass burning. The energy ladder for cooking.
Gender issues in biomass collection and processing.

Unit III
Rural electrification: Overview, current status and future perspectives. Linkages with rural
livelihoods, rural industries and social development. Issues of subsidization, last mile access and
paying capacity.

Unit IV
Review and critique of various programs of government: National Program for Biogas
Development (NPBD), National Program for Improved Cookstoves (NPIC), Village Energy
Security Plan (VESP), Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) etc

Unit V
Use of efficient/appropriate/renewable energy technologies for rural areas. Technologies/products
for cooking, water heating, drying, irrigation pumping, small/micro enterprises, lighting, motive
power etc.

References:

1. Report by a Panel of Experts, Rural electrification in Asia and the Far East New York
United Nations, 1963.
2. B. Kaye and William S: Pintz, Rural electrification issue papers Honolulu: Pacific Islands
Development. 2004
3. Chambers, Ann, Distributed Generation: A Non-technical guide, 4th Ed., Penn well,
Oklahoma, 2001
4. Devadas, Planning for Rural Energy System: Part I & II, V Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews, 5 (2001), 203-226, 227-270.
5. T.C. Kandpal, H. P. Garg, Financial Evaluation of Renewable Energy Technology,
Macmilan, New Delhi, 2003.





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MRE E003 SMART GRID
Unit I
Introduction driving the move towards Smart Grids globally and in India Smart Grid. Overview of
how Indian power market is organised, operated and challenges being faced. Overview of how the
Indian GENERATION, TRANSMISSION and DISTRIBUTION business is operated and
controlled and some of the challenges being faced.How software can manage generation and
optimise generator performance, Software to support integration of renewables, System planning &
condition monitoring based maintenance, Forecasting & basic trading, Demand response,
Performance management

Unit II
Overview of power sector communications, Generic model of communication network needed for
Smart-grid, Introduction to different communication technologies available in the market (Latest
standards.Emphasis on importance of inoperability and standardization of communication
protocols), Matrix of different technologies against the smart-grid communication needs in a given
utility environment, AMI, AMR & MDA: How it works and how it will help to; reduce peaks
manage networks more efficiently and contribute towards smarter grids, Communication Standards
IEC6150, Wide Area Situation Awareness (WASA), Network stability and Phasor Measurement
Unit (PMU), 6Automation and Integration of Distributed Generation / Renewable Energy,
Automation and Micro-grids


Unit III
Distribution Management Systems (DMS) and Meter Data Management (MDM) are improving
energy efficiency and security of supply in Distribution Systems, Overview of Power Electronics in
Electrical T&D Systems, Power Electronics in emerging Smart Grids, Transmission (DC Super
Grids) , Distribution (PE facilitating the integration of, (Distributed Generation, Renewables,
Microgrids, Virtual Power Plants (VPP), Storage, Fault Current Limitation, Power Electronics,
Super Conducting and Magnetic types)

Unit IV
Developing technology and systems that will enable grids to work smarter in the future: Storage:
Organic and Inorganic Salts & Synthetic Heat Storage, Developing technology and systems that
will enable grids to work smarter in the future (Smart Meters, Recording consumption, Advanced
payback options for load-management, Communication between the utility and customers home
(for home automation)), In-home controls, Demand Side Management (DSM).Power Trading & the
India Energy Exchange : Encouraging Markets, Regulation enabling grids to work smarter in India,
Project Financing:Financial Incentives to Enable Smart Grids in India, Smart Grid Economics:
Making Smarter Grids Financially Viable, Planning for Smarter Grids

Unit V
Challenges faced by the Transmission System Developing technology and systems that will enable
smarter transmission of bulk energy (Metering, Trading mechanisms, AC FACTS (Statcom)
DC HVDC, Fault Current Limiters), Challenges faced by the Distribution Networks:( How to be
more energy efficient, stable, reliable and environmentally friendly, Reducing losses, Integration of
renewablesConnecting/disconnecting micro-grids and virtual power plants, manage bi-directional
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energy flows), Developing technology and systems that will enable smarter distribution networks
(DC MVDC, Fault Current Limiters, Others (AC/DC TXs etc))




References:

1. Join Gridwise & Smartgrids groups in LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/
2. Sign up to Smart Grid News www.smartgridnews.com
3. US DoE Smart Grid Book
http://www.oe.energy.gov/DocumentsandMedia/DOE_SG_Book_Single_Pages(1).pdf
4. Technology enabling the transformation of Indias power distribution
http://www.infosys.com/newsroom/features/power-sector-report.pdf
5. Gridwise Alliance website http://www.gridwise.org/
6. European Union Smart Grids Technology Platform http://www.smartgrids.eu/





























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MRE E004 ENERGY MODELING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Unit I
Macroeconomic Concepts - Measurement of National Output - Investment Planning and Pricing
- Economics of Energy Sources - Reserves and Cost Estimation.

Unit II
Multiplier Analysis - Energy and Environmental Input / Output Analysis - Energy Aggregation
Econometric

Unit III
Energy Demand Modeling - Overview of Econometric Methods. Methodology of Energy
Demand Analysis - Methodology for Energy Technology Forecasting -Methodology for
Energy Forecasting - Sectoral Energy Demand Forecasting.

Unit IV
Solar Energy - Biomass Energy - Wind Energy and other Renewable Sources of Energy -
Economics of Waste - Heat Recovery and Cogeneration - Energy Conservation Economics.

Unit V
Cost Analysis - Budgetary Control - Financial Management - Techniques for Project Evaluation.

References:
1. M.Munasinghe and P.Meier Energy Policy Analysis and Modeling, Cambridge
University Press 1993
2. W.A.Donnelly The Econometrics of Energy Demand: A Survey of Applications, New
York. 1987
3. S.Pindyck and Daniel L.Rubinfeld Econometrics Models and Economic Forecasts, 3rd
edition MC Graw -Hill, New York 1990
4. UN-ESCAP Sectoral Energy Demand Studies: Application of the END-USE Approach to
Asian Countries, New York 1991
5. UN-ESCAP Guide Book on Energy -Environment Planning in Developing
Countries:Methodological Guide on Economic Sustainability and Environmental
Betterment Through Energy Savings and Fuel Switching in Developing Countries, New
York 1996
6. S.Makridakis , Forecasting Methods and Applications. Wiley 1983











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MRE E005 NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Unit I
Hydrogen production - water splitting - electrolytic meth-ods Chemical cycle - photo splitting -
photo galvanic - photo chemical.- Application of Hydrogen Fuel for Vehicle

Unit II
Tidal energy - operating mode - overfilling of the basins - Energy content.
Ocean Thermal Energy Cycle (OTEC) - Baseline design - Heat design - Power cycle design -
plant working. Energy - commercialization - problems and opportunities. Geo- system
classification - convective and conductive systems - binary cycle conversion - waterfed heat
pumps - electric generation - steam generation - steam field.

Unit III
Nuclear power systems - light water reactor - high temperature gas reactors - liquid metal fast
breeder reactor - Thermal - Fuel elements - Types - operation - Reactivity coeffi-cient
Positioning fuel requirements.

Unit IV
Fuel cells - General systems - Reactions - Gibbs' rule - of formation - Internal cell voltage -
Types of fuel - Design of fuel cell systems - applications - Conversion - problems.

Unit V
Thermoelectric converter - Thermionic converter Magneto Hydra Dynamic system (MHD) -
Electro gas dynamics (EGD) principles - types.


References:
1. Culp,J.A., 1979. Principles of Energy conversion McGraw Hill Book Company, London.
2. International compendium. Alternate energy sources, Vol.IV, Hemi sphere publishing
company, London.1977
3. Thielhein,K.D. Primary energy. Springler verlas, Berlin, Heidelburg. 1980















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MRE E006 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Unit I
Introduction to IPR, Importance, need of IPR, Intellectual assets and value realization, Forms of
IPR, Patent, Copyright, Trademarks, Protection of IC layout designs, geographical indicators,
Protection of undisclosed information, control of anti-competitive practices and Industrial
design.

Unit II
Patent: Concept of property and history of patents, Indian Patent Act and rules, Novelty,
inventiveness and usefulness, Patent application procedure, Patentable and non patentable
inventions including product versus process patents.

Unit III
Industrial Designs: Registration, concept of novelty, originality, utility, obviousness, rights,
obligations and limitations of registration of design, offenses and penalties.
Trade Marks: Introduction, registration, concept of deceptive similarity, rights and limitation of
trade marks, Offenses and penalties.

Unit IV
Copyright: Introduction, nature of copyright, subject matter of Copyrights rights, obligations and
limitations, registration.
International treaties: Introduction to international treaties, conventions and organizations;
TRIPS, Paris convention, PCT, Budapest Treaty, Washington Treaty, Berne Convention, WIPO,
EPO, UPOV.

Unit V
WTO: Introduction to WTO, International jurisdictions, National Treatment and Most Favoured
nations treatment, Technical barriers, Introduction to dispute settlement mechanism of WTO,
Indian position in Global IPR structure, Facilitating Technology Transfer and Capability
building.

References:
1. Suzanne Scotchmer, Innovation and Incentives, MIT Press 2004.
2. TIFAC, Intellectual Protection in India: A Practical Guide for Scientists, Technologists
and Other Users, CSIR, 1993
3. Maan TS, Transfer of Technology, Himalya Pub. House, Bombay, 1982










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MRE E007 FUELS AND COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY
Unit I
Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fuels - General: Coal; Family, origin, classification of coal; Analysis and
properties; Action of heat on coal; Gasification; Oxidation; Hydrogenation and liquefaction of coal;
Efficient use of solid fuels; Manufactured fuels; Agro fuels; Solid fuel handling; Properties related
to combustion, handling, and storage

Unit II
Origin and classification of petroleum; Refining; Properties & testing of petroleum products;
Various petroleum products; Petroleum refining in India; Liquid fuels from other sources; Storage
and handling of liquid fuels. Types of gaseous fuels: natural gases, methane from coal mines,
manufactured gases, producer gas, water gas, biogas, refinery gas, LPG; Cleaning and purification
of gaseous fuels.

Unit III
Theory of Combustion Process Stoichiometry and thermodynamics; Combustion stoichiometry:
Combustion thermodynamics, burners; Fluidized bed combustion process. Stoichiometry relations;
Estimation of air required for complete combustion; Estimation of minimum amount of air required
for a fuel of known composition; Estimation of dry flue gases for known fuel composition;
Calculation of the composition of fuel & excess air supplied, from exhaust gas analysis; Dew point
of products; Flue gas analysis (O2, CO2, CO, NOx, SOx).

Unit IV
Burner Design Ignition: Concept, auto ignition, ignition temperature; Burners: Propagation,
various methods of flame stabilization; Basic features and design of burners for solid, liquid, and
gaseous fuels;

Unit V
Furnaces: Industrial furnaces, process furnaces, batch & continuous furnaces; Advantages of
ceramic coating; Heat source; Distributions of heat source in furnaces; Blast furnace; Open hearth
furnace, Kilns; Pot & crucible furnaces; Waste heat recovery in furnaces: Recuperators and
regenerators; Furnace insulation; Furnace heat balance computations; Efficiency considerations.

References:
1. S.P. Sharma & Chander Mohan, Fuels & Combustion, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing
Co.Ltd.,1984
2. J. D. Gilchrist , Fuels, Furnaces & Refractories, Pergamom Press, 1998
3. Blokh A.G, Heat Transmission in Steam Boiler furnaces, Hemisphere Publishing Corpn.,
1988
4. Gupta O.P, Elements of Fuels, Furnaces & Refractories, 3rd edition, Khanna Publishers,
1996.
5. Samir Sarkar, Fuels & Combustion, 2nd Edition, Orient Longman, 1990
6. Bhatt ,Vora., Stoichiometry, 2nd Edition, Tata Mcgraw Hill, 1984
7. Civil Davies, Calculations in Furnace Technology, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1966


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MRE E008 OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF HEAT AND POWER
Unit I
Basic concepts of CHP- The benefits and problems with CHP -Balance of energy demand Types
of prime movers Economics CHP in various sectors

Unit II
Pinch Technologysignificance Selection of pinch temperature difference Stream splitting
Process retrofit Installation of heat pumps, heat engines - Grand composite curve.

Unit III
Insulation Recuperative heat exchanger Run around coil systems Regenerative heat
exchangers Heat pumps Heat pipes . Waste Heat Recovery -Cogeneration Technology

Unit IV
Sources of waste heat, Cogeneration - Principles of Thermodynamics - Combined Cycles-Topping -
Bottoming - Organic Rankine Cycles- Advantages of Cogeneration Technology

Unit V
Application & techno economics of Cogeneration- Cogeneration - Performance calculations, Part
load characteristics- financial considerations - Operating and Investments


REFERENCES:
1. Eastop, T.D. & Croft D.R, Energy efficiency for engineers and Technologists, 2
nd

edition, Longman Harlow, 1990.
2. OCallaghan, Paul W, Design and Management for energy conservation, Pergamon,
1993.
3. Osborn, peter D, Handbook of energy data and calculations including directory of
products and services, Butterworths, 1980.
4. Charles H.Butler, Cogeneration, McGraw Hill Book Co., 1984.
5. Horlock JH, Cogeneration - Heat and Power, Thermodynamics and Economics, Oxford,
1987












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MRE E009 ENERGY AUDITING INSTRUMENTATION
Unit I
Instrument classification, Characteristics of Instruments - Static and dynamic, experimental error
analysis, systematic and random errors, Statistical analysis, Uncentainity, Experimental planning
and selection of measuring instruments, Reliability of instruments.

Unit II
Data logging and acquisition, use of intelligent instruments for error reduction, element of micro-
computer interfacing, intelligent instruments in use.

Unit III
Measurement of thermo-physical properties, instruments for measuring temperature, pressure
and flow, use of intelligent instruments for the physical variables.
Electrical measurement Power analyzer harmonic analyzer power factors

Unit IV
Techniques, shadow graph, Schlieren, interferometer, Laser Doppler anemometer, heat flux
measurement, Telemetry in engines.

Unit V
Chemical, thermal, magnetic and optical gas analysers, measurement of smoke, dust and
moisture, gas chromatography, spectrometry, measurement of pH, Review of basic measurement
techniques.

References:
1. Holman, J.P., Experimental methods for engineers, McGraw-Hill, 1988.
2. Barney, Intelligent Instrumentation, Prentice Hall of India, 1988.
3. Prebrashensky, V., Measurements and Instrumentation in Heat Engineering, Vol.1 and 2,
MIR Publishers,1980.
4. Raman, C.S., Sharma, G.R., Mani, V.S.V., Instrumentation Devices and systems, Tata
McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1983.
5. Doeblin, Measurements System Application and Design, McGraw Hill, 1978.
6. Morris. A.S, Principles of Measurements and Instrumentation, Prentice Hall of India,
1998.












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MRE E010 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

Unit I
Review of Semiconductor Physics: Electrons and holes in semiconductors, doping, electrical
transport, Photo carrier generation and recombination Junctions; p-n, p-i-n and metal semiconductor
contacts, band bending, Ohmic and rectifying contacts, Surface and interface states, homo and
hetero-junctions

Unit II
Analysis of p-n and p-i-n junction: Depletion region, depletion capacitance, Carrier and current
densities, Current voltage characteristics in dark and light Device Physics of Solar Cells: Solar
radiation, conversion efficiency, p-n junction model,

Unit III
Effect of Parasitic resistance, irradiation and temperature on I-V characteristics. Numerical solar
cell modeling Principle of cell design: Cell type, Optical design, surface and bulk recombination
losess, design and fabrication of metal contacts

Unit IV
Crystalline Silicon and III-V Solar cells: Single, tandem and multi-junction solar cells Thin Film
Solar cells: Amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride and copper indium gallium diselenide based
solar cells Organic photovoltaic Devices

Unit V
Photovoltaic System Engineering: Thermo-photovoltaic generation of electricity, Concentration and
storage of electrical energy, photovoltaic modules, system and application


References:
1. Semiconductor Devices,Basic Principles, Jasprit Singh, Wiley,(2001)
2. The Physics of Solar Cells, Jenny Nelson, Imperial College Press ((2003)
3. Solar Cell Device Physics (2nd edition),Stephen J. Fonash ,Academic Press (2010)
4. Handbook of Photovoltaic Science & Engineering,A. Luque and S. Hegedus (Ed), Wiley (2003)













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Fees Structure
S.N. Head Amount Rs.
I. PER SEMESTER FEES
1. Tuition Fee 1,000.00
Special Fees
2. Library 100.00
3. Games 20.00
4. Laboratory 1,000.00
5. Course Development Fee 5,000.00
Total I 7,120.00
II. PER ANNUM FEES
6. Village Placement Programme 390.00
7. Heath Service 200.00
8. Group Health insurance 200.00
9. Calendar 30.00
10. Computer 600.00
11. Magazine 75.00
12. National Science Day 50.00
13. Sports Tournament Fund 100.00
14. Miscellaneous 50.00
15. Association 50.00
16. Student Club 50.00
17. Student Placement 500.00
18. Khadi deposit (refundable) 300.00
Total II 2,595.00
III. ONE TIME FEES
19. Admission 30.00
20. Smart Card 100.00
21. TC & CC 50.00
22. Counseling 50.00
23. Shanti Sena 10.00
24. Youth Red Cross 5.00
25. Placement Services 0.00
26. Syllabus 20.00
27. Language Lab 200.00
28. NSS 10.00
29. VPP Record 35.00
30. University Development Fund 100.00
Total III 610.00
IV. CAUTION DEPOSITS (REFUNDABLE)
31. Library 300.00
32. Laboratory 200.00
33. General 400.00
34. Field Placement 1,000.00
35. Coop Stores Share Capital 22.00
36. Study Tour / Industry Visit 2,000.00
Total IV 3,922.00
Grand Total (I to IV) 14,247.00