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CE-504 (C) RGPV B.Tech

Renewable Energy Sources (RES)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CE-504 (C)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Renewable Energy Systems 4 topics
  • Energy sources: conventional vs non‑conventional, renewable vs non‑renewable
  • Global and Indian statistics of energy resources
  • Significance and exploitation of renewable sources
  • Energy planning, efficiency and management
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Wind Energy System 9 topics
  • Wind energy fundamentals and windmills
  • Grid‑connected wind systems: configuration and operating principles
  • Effects of wind speed and grid conditions
  • Off‑grid wind‑battery, wind‑diesel, wind‑hydro systems
  • Wind‑operated pumps and energy‑balance controllers
  • Small hydro systems: grid‑connected configurations, principles, and limitations
  • Generator types for stand‑alone systems: synchronous versus induction
  • Use of electronic load controllers and self‑excited induction generators
  • Wave energy systems: grid‑connected and hybrid configurations
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Solar Radiation 7 topics
  • Extraterrestrial and terrestrial solar radiation
  • Solar thermal conversion principles
  • Photovoltaic (PV) cells: materials, efficiency, and characteristics
  • PV panel performance under varying insolation
  • PV‑powered lighting and water pumps; characteristics of motors and pumps connected to PV panels
  • Biomass energy systems: configurations, biomass‑engine generators, load feeding in stand‑alone and hybrid modes
  • Characteristics of biomass as an energy source
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Energy from Oceans 5 topics
  • Ocean temperature difference and OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) principles and plant operation
  • Geothermal energy and electric generation from gaseous cells
  • Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) energy generation
  • Non‑hazardous energy extraction from nuclear waste
  • Possibilities of other modern non‑conventional energy sources
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Electric Energy Conservation 6 topics
  • Energy‑efficient motors and other equipment
  • Energy saving in power‑electronic controlled drives
  • Electricity conservation in pumps, air‑conditioning, power plants, process industries, and illumination
  • Methods of energy audit and measurement systems
  • Efficiency measurement techniques and typical case studies
  • Analog and digital measuring devices, including thyristors
Unit 5 notes
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