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EX-503 (C) · Renewable Power Generation/Official Syllabus

Renewable Power Generation (EX-503 (C)) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

Renewable Energy Scenario and Economics

  • World Energy Use
  • Reserves of Energy Resources
  • Environmental Aspects of Energy Utilisation
  • Renewable Energy Scenario in Tamil nadu, India and around the World
  • Potentials
  • Achievements / Applications
  • Economics of renewable energy systems
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Unit 2

Solar Energy Systems

  • Solar Radiation
  • Measurements of Solar Radiation
  • Flat Plate and Concentrating Collectors
  • Solar direct Thermal Applications
  • Solar thermal Power Generation
  • Fundamentals of Solar Photo Voltaic Conversion
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar PV Power Generation
  • Solar PV Applications
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Unit 3

Wind Energy Systems

  • Wind Data and Energy Estimation
  • Types of Wind Energy Systems
  • Performance
  • Site Selection
  • Details of Wind Turbine Generator
  • Safety and Environmental Aspects
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Unit 4

Biomass and Bio-energy

  • Biomass direct combustion
  • Biomass gasifiers
  • Biogas plants
  • Digesters
  • Ethanol production
  • Bio diesel
  • Cogeneration
  • Biomass Applications
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Unit 5

Ocean, Geothermal and Other Renewable Systems

  • Tidal energy
  • Wave Energy
  • Open and Closed OTEC Cycles
  • Small Hydro-Geothermal Energy
  • Hydrogen and Storage
  • Fuel Cell Systems
  • Hybrid Systems

Reference Books

  • Non Conventional Energy Sources — Rai. G.D. — Khanna Publishers, New Delhi — 2011
  • Renewable Energy Sources — Twidell, J.W., Weir, A. — EFN Spon Ltd., UK — 2006
  • Generation of Electrical Energy — Gupta, B.R. — S. Chand — 1998
  • Solar Energy — G. N. Tiwari — Narosa Publishing House
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