Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources

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Week 1

1. Energy Sources

Introduction to Energy Science, Review of various forms of Energy

1. Indian & World Energy Scenario

Trends in Energy Consumption of primary Energy sources. World future energy demand

1. Alternate Energy Resources

Solar Energy, Wind Energy, biomass and Tidal, Geothermal Energy, Fuel cell, Hydrogen Energy

1. New Emerging Technologies

Energy Storage, Solar dryer, Electric Vehicle, Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

1. Prospects and Achievements of RE

Issues related to power generation through

RE sources

Week 2

1. Solar Radiation

Basics of Solar radiation and measurement of Solar radiation

1. Photovoltaic Cell

Photovoltaic’s - Solar cells, Solar panels & its applications

1. Flat plate collectors

Flat plate collectors, elements, working and maintenance

1. Solar air heaters

Solar air heaters-types, Solar dryers, elements, working and maintenance

Week 3

1. Energy Storage Systems

Storage of Solar energy-thermal storage, Electrical storage, Chemical storage

1. Solar water heaters

Solar water heaters, elements, working and maintenance

1. Solar Energy Applications

Solar PV pump, Solar Home lighting systems, Solar street lights, elements, working and maintenance

Week 4

1. Wind Energy Fundamental

Nature and Origin of Wind, Types of Winds, Metrological Parameters, Wind Power Density

1. Wind Turbine Components

Wind energy conversion & its components and Turbine Efficiency

Week 5

1. Wind Parameters

Mean Wind Velocity, Wind Velocity duration curve, Energy Pattern Factor, Power Duration Characteristics

1. Advancement in Wind Energy Technology-I

Wind Resource Assessment, Remote Sensing, Impact Assessment, Forces on the Blade of a Propeller, Wind Velocities and Height from Ground

1. Advancement in Wind Energy Technology-II

Weibull Distribution, Software for Wind Power Prediction and Analysis

Week 6

1. Biomass Conversion Technologies

Introduction to Biomass, Origin of Biomass, Biomass Conversion Process

1. Maintenance of Biogas plants

Maintaining Biogas production , generation

1. Biofuels

Biofuels and its classification, Fuel properties of Bio gas

Week 7

1. Biogas Plant Site Selection

Constructional details, site selection, filling a digester for starting, maintaining Biogas production

1. Biomass Conversation

Direct Combustion of Biomass, Thermo-chemical Conversion, Biochemical Conversion, Fermentation

Week 8

1. Ocean Thermal Electric Conversion

Ocean Thermal Electric Conversion (OTEC) systems & its applications

1. Geothermal Energy

Geothermal plant & its applications

1. Tidal Energy

Energy from tides, basic principle of tidal power & its applications

Week 9

1. Solar Distillation

Basic principle of Solar Distillation & its applications

1. Solar Distillation-II

Principles of Operation

1. Solar-cum-biomass dryer hybrid systems

Solar-cum-biomass dryer hybrid systems

Week 10

1. Fuel Cell Technology

Introduction, principle and operation of fuel cell, Types of fuel cells

1. Hydrogen Energy Production

Introduction, Hydrogen Production methods and its storage

1. Hybrid systems

Need for hybrid systems, Types of hybrid systems and its working

Week 11

1. Fuel Cell Integration

Integration of fuel cells to various thermal system

1. Hybrid Vehicles

Hybridization of conventional Vehicles

(Petrol & Diesel)

1. Energy Audit

Energy Audit, types of energy audit

1. Energy audit instruments

Energy audit instruments and its application

Week 12

1. Energy Audit Strategies

Monitoring and Control, Questioning the Need, Minimizing the Need of End Use, Minimizing the Losses, Operating the Equipment at Optimum Efficiency

1. Quality Control by Energy Audit

Proper Maintenance of the Equipment, Substitution with Efficient Equipment, Fuel Substitutions, Quality Control and Recycling.

1. Energy Audit Survey Items

Buildings, Lightings, HVAC, Furnaces & Ovens, Boilers and Steam Lines, Compressed Air Distribution Lines, Chillers and Chilled Water Distribution Lines, Process Water Generation and Distribution Lines

1. Motor and its efficiency

Types, Losses in induction motors, Motor efficiency

1. Motor performance Factors

Factors affecting motor performance, Rewinding and motor replacement issues