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ME-604 (C) · Renewable Energy Technology/Official Syllabus

Renewable Energy Technology (ME-604 (C)) - Official Syllabus (ME-604)

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Unit 1

Unit-1 : Solar Radiation :

  • Extra-terrestrial and terrestrial radiation measuring instrument
  • Radiation measurement and predictions.
  • Solar thermal conversion: Basics Flat plate collectors-liquid and air type.
  • Theory of flat plate collectors selective coating
  • Advanced collectors Concentrators:
  • Optical design of concentrators solar water heater solar dryers
  • Solar stills solar cooling and refrigeration.
  • Solar photovoltaic: Principle of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy;
  • Technology for fabrication of photovoltaic devices;
  • Applications of solar cells in PV generation systems;
  • Organic PV cells.
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Unit 2

UNIT-2 : Wind Energy :

  • Characteristics and measurement: Metrology of wind speed distribution
  • Wind speed statistics Weibull
  • Rayleigh and Normal distribution
  • Measurement of wind data Energy estimation of wind regimes;
  • Wind Energy Conversion: Wind energy conversion principles;
  • General introduction; Types and classification of WECS; Power torque and speed characteristics;
  • Power curve of wind turbine capacity factor matching wind turbine with wind regimes;
  • Application of wind energy.
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Unit 3

UNIT-3 : Production of Biomass :

  • Photosynthesis-C3 & C4 plants on biomass production;
  • Biomass resources assessment; Co2 fixation potential of biomass;
  • Classification of biomass; Physicochemical characteristics of biomass as fuel
  • Biomass conversion routes: biochemical chemical and thermochemical
  • Biochemical conversion of biomass to energy: anaerobic digestion
  • Biogas production mechanism technology types of digesters
  • Design of biogas plants installation operation and maintenance of biogas plants
  • Biogas plant manure-utilization and manure values.
  • Biomass Gasification: Different types
  • Power generation from gasification
  • cost benefit analysis of power generation by gasification.
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Unit 4

UNIT-4 : Small Hydropower Systems :

  • Overview of micro mini and small hydro system; hydrology;
  • Elements of turbine; Assessment of hydro power; selection and design criteria of turbines;
  • Site selection and civil works; speed and voltage regulation;
  • Investment issue load management and tariff collection;
  • Distribution and marketing issues.
  • Ocean Energy: Ocean energy resources ocean energy routs;
  • Principle of ocean thermal energy conversion system
  • Ocean thermal power plants.
  • Principles of ocean wave energy
  • Tidal energy conversion.
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Unit 5

UNIT-5 : Geothermal Energy :

  • Origin of geothermal resources type of geothermal energy deposits
  • Site selection geothermal power plants;
  • Hydrogen Energy: Hydrogen as a source of energy
  • Hydrogen production and storage.
  • Fuel Cells: Types of fuel cell fuel cell system and sub-system
  • Principle of working basic thermodynamics
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Unit 6

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