OEE351 Renewable Energy System Syllabus:

OEE351 Renewable Energy System Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To Provide knowledge about various renewable energy technologies
 To enable students to understand and design a PV system.
 To provide knowledge about wind energy system.
 To Provide knowledge about various possible hybrid energy systems
 To gain knowledge about application of various renewable energy technologies

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Primary energy sources, renewable vs. non-renewable primary energy sources, renewable energy resources in India, Current usage of renewable energy sources in India, future potential of renewable energy in power production and development of renewable energy technologies.

UNIT II SOLAR ENERGY

Solar Radiation and its measurements, Solar Thermal Energy Conversion from plate Solar Collectors, Concentrating Collectors and its Types, Efficiency and performance of collectors,. Direct Solar Electricity Conversion from Photovoltaic, types of solar cells and its application of battery charger, domestic lighting, street lighting, and water pumping, power generation schemes. Recent Advances in PV Applications: Building Integrated PV, Grid Connected PV Systems,

UNIT III WIND ENERGY

Wind energy principles, wind site and its resource assessment, wind assessment, Factors influencing wind, wind turbine components, wind energy conversion systems (WECS), Classification of WECS devices, wind electric generating and control systems, characteristics and applications.

UNIT IV BIO-ENERGY

Energy from biomass, Principle of biomass conversion technologies/process and their classification, Bio gas generation, types of biogas plants, selection of site for biogas plant, classification of biogas plants, Advantage and disadvantages of biogas generation, thermal gasification of biomass, biomass gasifies, Application of biomass and biogas plants and their economics.

UNIT V OTHER TYPES OF ENERGY

Energy conversion from Hydrogen and Fuel cells, Geo thermal energy Resources, types of wells, methods of harnessing the energy, potential in India. OTEC, Principles utilization, setting of OTEC plants, thermodynamic cycles. Tidal and wave energy: Potential and conversion techniques, minihydel power plants and their economics.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OURSE OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course students will be able to:
CO1: Attained knowledge about various renewable energy technologies
CO2: Ability to understand and design a PV system.
CO3: Understand the concept of various wind energy system.
CO4: Gained knowledge about various possible hybrid energy systems
CO5: Attained knowledge about various application of renewable energy technologies

REFERENCES

1. Twidell & Wier,‘Renewable Energy Resources’ CRC Press( Taylor & Francis).
2. Tiwari and Ghosal/ Narosa,‘Renewable energy resources’.
3. D.P.Kothari, K.C.Singhal,‘Renewable energy sources and emerging technologies’, P.H.I.
4. D.S.Chauhan, S.K. Srivastava, ‘Non – Conventional Energy Resources’, New Age Publishers, 2006.
5. B.H.Khan, ‘Non – Conventional Energy Resources’, Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2006.