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    19-209-0709 NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY

    Course outcomes:
    After successful completion of the course student will be able to
    1. Analyze the fundamentals of solar energy and its radiation, collection, storage and application.
    2. Identify the characteristics of photovoltaic cells and different Instruments for measurement of solar radiation
    3. Identify the fundamentals of the wind energy, Biomass energy, geothermal energy and
    Ocean energy as alternative energy sources.
    4. Recognize the techniques for biomass conversion and types of fuel cells

    Module I
    Renewable and non-renewable sources of energy – brief review of conventional sources of energy – energy production
    and world energy consumption – green house effect and global warming. Solar energy option. Thermal conversion –
    design fabrication and performance of flat plate collectors – description of solar thermal devices (stills water heater,
    furnaces cookers and refrigerators) – Solar thermal power generation systems – thermal storage.

    Module II
    Photovoltaic conversion – conceptual description of photo voltaic effect – electrical characteristic of silicon PV cells and
    modules – solar cell material and prospects – Instruments for measurement of solar radiation – Empirical equations for
    predicting availability of solar radiation.

    Module III
    Wind energy – wind turbines – Horizontal axis and vertical axis with turbines – Power and energy from wind turbines –
    wind characteristics. Energy from oceans: wave energy – Physical principles – wave characteristics and wave power –
    wave energy technology. – fixed devices – floating devices

    Module IV
    Biomass – classification – biomass – conversion process – application – ocean thermal energy conversion systems –
    Tidal & wave power application – fuel cells – types – losses in fuel cell - application – MHD generators – application of
    MHD generation - micro and mini hybrid power.

    References:
    1. John W, Twidell , Antony D. Wier – Renewable energy sources –ELBS Publication
    2. Renewable Energy - Power for sustainable Future – Edited by Godfrey Boyle – Oxford University Press in association
    with the Open University, 1996.
    3. Meinel A B ,Meinel MP Applied solar Energy -, Addison Wesley Publications.
    4. SL Sah, Renewable and Novel energy sources MI Publications, New Delhi, 1995.
    5. George Sutton Direct Energy Conversion – McGraw hill Publications.

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