JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• To analyze pros and cons of Conventional energy conversion techniques
• To understand the working principle of Direct energy conversion systems
• To study the need and necessity of energy storage systems and their desirable characteristics & Fuel cells

Course Outcomes

After completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Describe various types of energy storage, their merits, constraints and drawbacks.
• Get awareness on the existence of various mechanisms for conversion

UNIT - I

CONVENTIONAL ENERGY CONVERSION CYCLES Reversible and irreversible cycles – Thermodynamics analysis of Carnot – Stirling – Ericsson – Otto – Diesel – Dual – Lenoir – Atkinson – Brayton - Rankine. .

UNIT - II

DIRECT CONVERSION OF THERMAL TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY Thermoelectric Converters –Thermionic converters – MHD – Ferro electric converter – Nernst effect generator.

UNIT - III

CHEMICAL & ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY Batteries – types – working – performance governing parameters – Hydrogen energy – Solar photovoltaic cells.

UNIT - IV

ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS Energy Storage Technologies - Mechanical energy, Electrical energy, Chemical energy, Thermal energy.

UNIT - V

FUEL CELLS Basics – types – working - comparative analysis – thermodynamics and kinetics of fuel cell process – performance of fuel cell – applications - advantages and drawbacks.

TEXTBOOKS:

• 1. ArchieW.Culp, “Principles of Energy Conversion”, McGraw-Hill Inc., Singapore, 1991.
• 2. Kettari M.A., “Direct Energy Conversion”, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co 1997. 6. Kordesch K. and Simader G., “Fuel Cell and Their Applications”, Wiley-Vch, Germany 1996

REFERENCES:

• 1. Barclay F.J., “Fuel Cells, Engines and Hydrogen”, Wiley, 2009.
• 2. Hart A.B. and Womack G.J., “Fuel Cells: Theory and Application”, Prentice Hall Newyork Ltd., London 1989.
• 3. Ibrahim Dincer and Mark A. Rosen, “Thermal Energy Storage Systems and Applications”, John Wiley & Sons 2002. M. Tech – II Semester L T P C 3 0 0 3