CE-504 (C) Renewable Energy Sources Notes
5 notes for Renewable Energy Sources, unit by unit.
Notes for CE-504 (C)
- Unit 1 · Short notes Renewable Energy Systems 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 2 · Short notes Wind Energy System 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
- Unit 3 · Short notes Solar Radiation 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
- Unit 4 · Short notes Energy from Oceans 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 5 · Short notes Electric Energy Conservation 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
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