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Renewable Energy Systems Course

This document outlines the objectives, units, outcomes, and references for the course EE8703 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS. The course aims to impart knowledge about renewable energy sources and technologies. It covers 5 units: renewable energy sources, wind energy, solar PV and thermal systems, biomass energy, and other sources like tidal, wave, and ocean thermal energy. The outcomes include creating awareness of renewable technologies, understanding various renewable resources and applications, and acquiring knowledge about biomass and solar energy. The course references textbooks on renewable energy sources, wind and solar power plants, and sustainable design applications.

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Renewable Energy Systems Course

This document outlines the objectives, units, outcomes, and references for the course EE8703 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS. The course aims to impart knowledge about renewable energy sources and technologies. It covers 5 units: renewable energy sources, wind energy, solar PV and thermal systems, biomass energy, and other sources like tidal, wave, and ocean thermal energy. The outcomes include creating awareness of renewable technologies, understanding various renewable resources and applications, and acquiring knowledge about biomass and solar energy. The course references textbooks on renewable energy sources, wind and solar power plants, and sustainable design applications.

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EE8703 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

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OBJECTIVES:
To impart knowledge on the following Topics
• Awareness about renewable Energy Sources and technologies.
• Adequate inputs on a variety of issues in harnessing renewable Energy.
• Recognize current and possible future role of renewable energy sources.

UNIT I RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE) SOURCES 9


Environmental consequences of fossil fuel use, Importance of renewable sources of energy,
Sustainable Design and development, Types of RE sources, Limitations of RE sources, Present Indian
and international energy scenario of conventional and RE sources.

UNIT II WIND ENERGY 9


Power in the Wind – Types of Wind Power Plants(WPPs)–Components of WPPs-Working of WPPs-
Siting of WPPs-Grid integration issues of WPPs.

UNIT III SOLAR PV AND THERMAL SYSTEMS 9


Solar Radiation, Radiation Measurement, Solar Thermal Power Plant, Central Receiver Power Plants,
Solar Ponds.- Thermal Energy storage system with PCM- Solar Photovoltaic systems : Basic Principle
of SPV conversion – Types of PV Systems- Types of Solar Cells, Photovoltaic cell concepts: Cell,
module, array ,PV Module I-V Characteristics, Efficiency & Quality of the Cell, series and parallel
connections, maximum power point tracking, Applications.

UNIT IV BIOMASS ENERGY 9


Introduction-Bio mass resources –Energy from Bio mass: conversion processes-Biomass
Cogeneration-Environmental Benefits. Geothermal Energy: Basics, Direct Use, Geothermal
Electricity. Mini/micro hydro power: Classification of hydropower schemes, Classification of water
turbine, Turbine theory, Essential components of hydroelectric system.

UNIT V OTHER ENERGY SOURCES 9


Tidal Energy: Energy from the tides, Barrage and Non Barrage Tidal power systems. Wave Energy:
Energy from waves, wave power devices. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)- Hydrogen
Production and Storage- Fuel cell : Principle of working- various types - construction and
applications. Energy Storage System- Hybrid Energy Systems.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:
• Ability to create awareness about renewable Energy Sources and technologies.
• Ability to get adequate inputs on a variety of issues in harnessing renewable Energy.
• Ability to recognize current and possible future role of renewable energy sources.
• Ability to explain the various renewable energy resources and technologies and their applications.
• Ability to understand basics about biomass energy.
• Ability to acquire knowledge about solar energy.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Joshua Earnest, Tore Wizeliu, ‘Wind Power Plants and Project Development’, PHI Learning Pvt.Ltd,
New Delhi, 2011.
2. D.P.Kothari, K.C Singal, Rakesh Ranjan “Renewable Energy Sources and Emerging Technologies”,
PHI Learning Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi, 2013.
3. Scott Grinnell, “Renewable Energy & Sustainable Design”, CENGAGE Learning, USA, 2016.

REFERENCES
1. A.K.Mukerjee and Nivedita Thakur,” Photovoltaic Systems: Analysis and Design”, PHI Learning
Private Limited, New Delhi, 2011
2. Richard A. Dunlap,” Sustainable Energy” Cengage Learning India Private Limited, Delhi, 2015.
3. Chetan Singh Solanki, “ Solar Photovoltaics : Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications”, PHI
Learning Private Limited, New Delhi, 2011
4. Bradley A. Striebig,Adebayo A.Ogundipe and Maria Papadakis,” Engineering Applications in
Sustainable Design and Development”, Cengage Learning India Private Limited, Delhi, 2016.
5. Godfrey Boyle, “Renewable energy”, Open University, Oxford University Press in association with
the Open University, 2004. 6. Shobh Nath Singh, ‘Non-conventional Energy resources’ Pearson
Education ,2015.

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