JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Solar Radiation and Collectors: Solar angles – Sun path diagrams – Radiation - extraterrestrial characteristics - measurement and estimation on horizontal and tilted surfaces - flat plate collector thermal analysis - testing methods evacuated tubular collectors - concentrator collectors – classification - design and performance parameters - tracking systems - compound parabolic concentrators - parabolic trough concentrators -concentrators with point focus - Heliostats – performance of the collectors.

UNIT - II

Solar Thermal Technologies: Principle of working, types, design and operation of - Solar heating and cooling systems - Thermal Energy storage systems – Solar Desalination – Solar cooker : domestic, community – Solar pond –Solar drying

UNIT - III

Solar PV Fundamentals: Semiconductor – properties - energy levels - basic equations of semiconductor devices physics. Solar cells - p-n junction: homo and hetro junctions - metal- semiconductor interface - dark and illumination characteristics - figure of merits of solar cell - efficiency limits - variation of efficiency with band- gap and temperature - efficiency measurements - high efficiency cells – Solar thermo- photovoltaic's.

UNIT - IV

SPV System Design and Applications: Solar cell array system analysis and performance prediction- Shadow analysis: reliability - solar cell array design concepts - PV system design - design process and optimization - detailed array design -storage autonomy - voltage regulation - maximum tracking - centralized and decentralized SPV systems - stand alone - hybrid and grid connected system - System installation - operation and maintenances - field experience - PV market analysis and economics of SPV systems.

UNIT - V

SOLAR PASSIVE ARCHITECTURE: Thermal comfort - bioclimatic classification – passive heating concepts: direct heat gain - indirect heat gain - isolated gain and sunspaces - passive cooling concepts: evaporative cooling - Radiative cooling - application of wind, water and earth for cooling; shading - paints and cavity walls for cooling - roof radiation traps - earth air-tunnel. – energy efficient landscape design - thermal comfort.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Goswami, D.Y., Kreider, J. F. and & Francis., Principles of Solar Engineering, Taylor and Francis,2000
• 2. Chetan Singh Solanki, Solar Photovoltatics – Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications, PHI Learning Private limited, 2011
• 3. Sukhatme S P, J K Nayak, Solar Energy – Principle of Thermal Storage and collection, McGraw Hill, 2008.
• 4. Solar Energy International, Photovoltaic – Design and Installation Manual – New Society Publishers, 2006
• 5. Roger Messenger and Jerry Vnetre, Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, CRC Press, 2010.