Energy Chain and common forms of usable energy - World energy status - Energy scenario in India (Domestic, Industrial, Commercial, Agriculture, Transportation)
Introduction to Solar Energy & Applications - Physics of Solar Cell - Characteristics of Cell and Module - PV System Applications - Grid Connected Systems. APPLICATIONS OF SOLAR ENERGY: Solar air heaters - Solar Cookers.
Nature of the wind – wind power– factors influencing wind - Wind data and energy estimation - wind speed monitoring - wind resource assessment - Types of wind turbines – Various control-Tip Speed Ratio – Solidity - Torque on wind.
Energy from Biomass - Biomass as Renewable Energy Source - Types of Biomass Fuels - Solid, Liquid and Gas. Biomass Conversion Techniques- Wet Process, Dry Process-Photosynthesis - Biogas Generation - Factors affecting Bio-digestion –Different digesters – Digesters sizing - Advantages and Disadvantages.
Smart grids - Concept of smart grids and their role in sustainable energy - Demand response and load management technologies - Case studies on smart grid implementation. Electric vehicles (EVs) and their impact on reducing carbon emissions - Infrastructure challenges for sustainable transportation - Case studies on the adoption of EVs and sustainable public transportation systems.
Reference Book:
1. Renewable Energy: A First Course, CRC Press, 2013, Ehrlich, R. 2. Renewable Energy Systems, Advanced Conversion Technologies and Applications, CRC Press, 2012, Fang Lin You, Hong Ye. 3. Khan. B.H, “Non-Conventional Energy Resourcesâ€, The McGraw Hills, 2nd Edition, 2016 4. John W Twidell and Tony D Weir, “Renewable Energy Resourcesâ€, Taylor and Francis, 2nd Edition 2006.
Text Book:
1. Energy Science: Principles, Technologies and Impacts, Oxford University Press (15 June 2017); John Andrews and Nick Jelley. 2. Renewable energy: Sustainable energy concepts for the future, John Wilney & Sons (February 2013); Wengenmayr, R. and Buhrke, T.Rai , G.D.,â€Non Conventional sources of Energyâ€, Khanna Publishers ,5th Edition 2016.
