Renewable Power Generation (EX-503 (C)) - Important Questions

Discuss the renewable / non-conventional energy scenario, prospects and future in India, including advantages, limitations and most prominent sources.

Explain renewable energy sources with special reference to the renewable energy scenario in Tamil Nadu, India.

Explain how agriculture and organic waste cause considerable environmental problems.

Explain in detail the energy strategies adopted for the future.

Write short note on : Energy Resources Reserve

Define achievements and application of renewable energy system.

Calculate the sun's altitude angle and azimuth angle for a given solar time, date and latitude

Explain the principle of conversion of solar energy into heat energy.

Describe the classification of solar energy collectors.

Calculate fill factor, maximum power and cell efficiency given $V_{oc}$, $I_{sc}$, $V_m$, $I_m$, light intensity and cell area.

Identify the different factors affecting performance of a solar collector and explain their effects.

With the help of neat diagram, explain the key elements / construction of a photovoltaic cell.

What are the main components of a flat plate solar collector? With a neat sketch, explain the function of each component.

Discuss the solar thermal power generation with diagram.

Explain / define the solar geometry angles and terms used to locate a point and the sun position for solar radiation calculations, e.g. latitude angle, altitude angle, zenith angle

Explain the principle of solar photovoltaic power generation and the main elements of a PV system.

Explain with block diagram the components of WECS / horizontal-axis wind mill and function of each component

Explain the principle of wind power generation.

Discuss wind characteristics, performance and limitations in energy conversion system.

Describe the different types / classification of wind energy systems / wind turbines.

Describe the main considerations in selecting a site for wind generators / wind power plant.

Discuss safety and environmental aspects of wind turbine generator.

Calculate wind power / energy output of a wind turbine from wind speed, blade length (swept area), air density, efficiency and operating time using $P = \frac{1}{2}\rho A v^3$.

Discuss advantages and disadvantages of wind energy conversion systems and explain classification of wind turbines.

Explain the different control schemes used for generation and transmission of wind power

Explain with a neat diagram the power generation system using landfill gas and its basic advantages.

Illustrate a community biogas plant and list the main problems encountered in its operation.

Give a list of the materials used for biogas generation.

With a neat diagram, explain the working principle of a biogas plant.

Discuss the Biomass applications in detail.

Explain the operation of Deen Bandhu biogas plant and Pragati design biogas plant.

Explain pyrolysis and describe the working of a small-scale pyrolysis unit.

Explain the concept of hybrid systems.

With a neat diagram, explain the principle of the closed Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system.

Explain briefly the site selection for tidal power plant

Explain how hydrogen fuel cells are classified.

Draw and discuss the schematic layout of a tidal power house

Explain the different methods used for hydrogen storage and discuss their advantages and disadvantages.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of hydrogen energy?

Describe fuel cells and explain their function/working.

Advantages of geothermal energy.

Explain the principle and mode of electricity generation operation in tidal power with neat diagram

Working of binary fluid geothermal power plant and why geothermal fluid sometimes cannot be flashed.

Working of different types of hybrid geothermal-fossil systems.