JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Overview

Course objectives:

• To explain the concepts of Non-renewable and renewable energy systems
• To outline utilization of renewable energy sources for both domestic and industrial applications
• To analyse the environmental and cost economics of renewable energy sources in comparison with fossil fuels.

Course Outcomes

Student have

• An understanding of renewable energy sources
• A knowledge of working principle of various energy systems
• A capability to carry out basic design of certain renewable energy systems

UNIT - I

Fundamentals of Energy: Energy consumption and standard of living, Oil crisis, Classification of energy resources, Consumption trend of primary energy resources, conventional energy sources and their distribution, Energy chain, common forms of energy, importance and salient features of non- conventional energy resources, environmental aspects of energy, Environment-economy-energy and sustainable development, Energy densities of various fuels, World energy status, Energy scenario in India.

UNIT - II

Solar energy: Solar energy basics, Sun-Earth relation spectrum, Terrestrial and extra-terrestrial radiation, spectral energy distribution of solar radiation, Depletion of solar radiation, measurement of solar radiation, solar radiation data, Solar time, Solar radiation geometry, Solar day length, Empirical equations for estimation of solar radiation on horizontal surfaces, Global, diffused and beam radiation, Solar radiation on inclined surface (Problems on energy availability on surfaces)

UNIT - III

Wind Energy: Wind origin, nature, types, Wind data and wind rose, wind speed variation, Wind siting Wind turbine classification and types of rotors, Wind turbine aerodynamics, power extraction from wind, Betz criteria, Axial thrust on the turbine, torque developed by the turbine, Dynamic matching, speed control strategies, Wind turbine operational characteristics, wind energy conversion systems, environmental aspect, Wind energy potential and installation in India (Problems on energy Conversion)

UNIT - IV

Biomass Energy: Biomass resources and their classification, Biomass conversion technologies: Thermo chemical conversion - Direct combustion - biomass gasification - pyrolysis and liquefaction - biochemical conversion - anaerobic digestion – operational parameters of biogas plants, Types of biogas Plants and biogas plant design – Alcohol production from biomass - Bio diesel production - Urban waste to energy conversion - Biomass energy program in India (Problems on biogas plant design)

UNIT - V

Ocean Energy: Origin and nature of tidal energy, Tidal range power, tidal energy conversion schemes - Principle of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) - Ocean thermal power plants- wave energy, power in waves, wave energy technologies- Geothermal power plants - Various types.

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Small Hydro Power Plant: Importance of small hydro power plants and their Elements - Types of turbines for small hydro - Estimation of primary and secondary power.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Renewable Energy Sources, Twidell, J.W. and Weir, A., EFN Spon Ltd., 1986.
• 2. Renewable Energy Engineering and Technology, Kishore VVN, Teri Press, New Delhi, 2012
• 3. Renewable Energy Power for a Sustainable Future, Godfrey Boyle, Oxford University Press, U.K, 1996.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Solar Energy - Principles of thermal collection and storage, S. P. Sukhatme
• 2. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, J. A. Duffie and W. A. Beckman
• 3. Principles of Solar Engineering, Kreith, F and Kreider, J. F., McGraw-Hill, 1978.
• 4. Renewable Energy, Bent Sorensen, Elsevier, Academic Press, 2011
• 5. Power Plant Technology, J Wakil
• 6. Non-Conventional Energy Sources, G.D Rai R19 M.TECH M. TECH. PEES M. TECH. I Year I Sem. (PEES)