JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• To recognize the awareness of energy conservation in students
• To identify the use of renewable energy sources for electrical power generation
• To collect different energy storage methods
• To detect about environmental effects of energy conversion

Course Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the student will be able to

• find different renewable energy sources to produce electrical power
• estimate the use of conventional energy sources to produce electrical energy
• role-play the fact that the conventional energy resources are depleted
• arrange Store energy and to avoid the environmental pollution

UNIT - I

Photo voltaic power generation ,spectral distribution of energy in solar radiation, solar cell configurations, voltage developed by solar cell, photo current and load current, practical solar cell performance, commercial photo voltaic systems, test specifications for PV systems, applications of super conducting materials in electrical equipment systems.

UNIT - II

Principles of MHD power generation, ideal MHD generator performance, practical MHD generator, MHD technology. Wind Energy conversion: Power from wind, properties of air and wind, types of wind Turbines, operating characteristics.

UNIT - III

Tides and tidal power stations, modes of operation, tidal project examples, turbines and generators for tidal power generation. Wave energy conversion: properties of waves and power content, vertex motion of Waves, device applications. Types of ocean thermal energy conversion systems Application of OTEC systems examples,

UNIT - IV

Miscellaneous energy conversion systems: coal gasification and liquefaction, biomass conversion, geothermal energy, thermo electric energy conversion, principles of EMF generation, description of fuel cells, Co-generation and energy storage, combined cycle co-generation, energy storage. Global energy position and environmental effects: energy units, global energy position.

UNIT - V

Types of fuel cells, H2-O2 Fuel cells, Application of fuel cells – Batteries, Description of batteries, Battery application for large power. Environmental effects of energy conversion systems, pollution from coal and preventive measures steam stations and pollution, pollution free energy systems.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. “Energy conversion systems” by Rakosh das Begamudre, New age International publishers, New Delhi - 2000. nd
• 2. “Renewable Energy Resources” by John Twidell and Tony Weir, 2 Edition, Fspon & Co.

REFERENCES:

• 1. “Understanding Renewable Energy Systems” by Volker Quaschning, 2005, UK.
• 2. “Renewable Energy Systems-Advanced Conversion, Technologies & Applications” by Faner Lin Luo Honer Ye, CRC press, Taylor & Francis group.