Short Syllabus

BEEE405L Renewable Energy Systems (3-0-0-3)

Energy sources; Environmental effects; Solar energy: solar radiation, solar collectors, solar
photovoltaics, solar power generation systems; Wind energy: Fundamentals, wind turbine
control, wind power systems; Tidal energy; Wave energy; Geothermal energy: Geothermal
sources, geothermal energy conversion; Biomass energy: Biomass energy conversion
technology, Biomass gasification; Chemical energy: Hydrogen energy, fuel cells, batteries.
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Course Code Course Title L T P C

BEEE405L Renewable Energy Systems 3 0 0 3
Pre-requisite BEEE301L, BEEE304L Syllabus version
1.0
Course Objectives:
1. Impart in depth knowledge of various types of renewable energy sources
2. Design and develop micro-grids using different renewable energy sources
3. Understand the basic principles of operation of the various renewable energy
systems
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student will be able to
1. Discuss the different types of renewable energy sources
2. Design and develop the solar energy and wind energy systems
3. Understand the principle of operation and types of tidal and wave energy systems
4. Describe the different types of geothermal energy and biomass energy
5. Identify and discuss the chemical energy sources
Module:1 Need for Renewable Energy Sources 4 hours
Energy sources on earth; Environmental problems due to fossil fuels; Role of renewable
energy sources: types, advantages and disadvantages; Scenario of conventional and non-
conventional energy sources
Module:2 Solar Energy and Applications 8 hours
Solar radiation; Solar radiation geometry and measurements; Collectors: principles, types,
characteristics and efficiency; Solar energy storage; Applications: water heaters, air heaters,
cooling, cooking, pumping, drying, tower concept and solar pond; Photovoltaic (PV) systems:
principles of PV energy conversion, PV cell, module, array, I-V and P-V characteristics,
types, efficiency; Maximum power point tracking; Applications: stand-alone and grid
connected systems
Module:3 Wind Energy and Applications 7 hours
Energy from the wind; theory, types of wind turbines; Performance and efficiency of wind
machines; Wind energy generation schemes; Maximum power point tracking; Applications:
stand-alone and grid connected systems
Module:4 Tidal and Wave Energy 7 hours
Tidal energy: Energy from tides, working principles, operation methods of power generation,
energy estimation; Wave energy: Energy from waves, Wave energy conversion devices;
Design of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant; Economics and Environmental
impacts of OTEC
Module:5 Geothermal Energy 6 hours
Geothermal sources: Hydrothermal resources, Geo-pressured resources, Hot dry rock
resources, Magma resources, Analysis of geothermal resources, Prime movers for
geothermal energy conversion
Module:6 Bio-Energy 6 hours
Biomass conversion techniques: Biogas generation, classification and types of biogas
plants; Energy from Industrial, municipal and agricultural wastes; Biomass gasifiers: types,
gasification process, pyrolysis, thermochemical processes
Module:7 Chemical Energy 5 hours
Hydrogen energy: Hydrogen production, storage; Fuel cell: Principle of operation, types of
fuel cells, construction, applications; Battery energy storage: Fundamentals, characteristics,
types, applications
Module:8 Contemporary Issues 2 hours

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Total Lecture Hours 45 hours

Text Books
1 Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdeick, Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, CRC
press, Taylor and Francis group, 2nd edition, 2014
2. Gilbert M Masters, “Renewable and efficient electric power systems”, John Wiley &
Sons, 2nd edition, 2013
Reference Books
1 John Twidell and Tony Weir, Renewable Energy Resources, Second edition, Taylor
and Francis, 2006
2 Kothari, Dwarkadas Pralhaddas, K. C. Singal, and Rakesh Ranjan “Renewable
energy sources and emerging technologies”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2011
3 Arthur Pecher and Jens Peter Kofoed, Handbook of Ocean Wave Energy, Springer
Edition, 2017

Mode of Evaluation: CAT, Assignment, Quiz, FAT

Recommended by Board of Studies 28.05.2022
Approved by Academic Council No. 66 Date 16-06-2022

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