Lahore University of Management Sciences EE555 Renewable Energy Systems

Fall 2012-2013

Instructor Room No. Office Hours Email Telephone Secretary/TA TA Office Hours Course URL (if any)

Hassan Abbas Khan 9-319 Monday 4 5 PM, Friday 3 4 PM Hassan.khan@lums.edu.pk 8356 TBD

Course Basics Credit Hours Lecture(s) Recitation/Lab (per week) Tutorial (per week) Course Distribution Core Elective Open for Student Category Close for Student Category

3 Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week

2 1

Duration Duration Duration

75 minutes 50 minutes

yes MS EE, EE senior year students and all who fulfill the prerequisite requirement None

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course would review the renewable sources and their need in world energy scenario. Energy harvesting through wind and PV would be focused in this course. This course will encapsulate PV systems in detail from design of a solar cell to standalone and grid tied PV systems. Costing of renewable and hybrid systems will also be focused in this course. The course also includes a research project in which students would be required to do a detailed literature survey and/or analysis of a known finding. Profiling of PV cells, modeling of systems and presentation of a potential PV application or detailed review of some applications in Pakistan scenario is also acceptable. Original research is encouraged however a simulation based known result would also be acceptable.

COURSE PREREQUISITE(S) Devices and Electronics (EE-340)

COURSE OBJECTIVES The objectives of this course will be to introduce students to Why is there a need of renewables worldwide and in Pakistan scenario Basic understanding of wind power system Detailed understanding of PV cells and technologies In depth analysis on PV systems and applications Costing of renewable systems

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Learning Outcomes Understanding of technologies available in renewables . Comprehensive understanding of fundamentals of PV cells and systems. Understanding of Economics of renewable and hybrid systems.

Grading Breakup and Policy Assignment(s) and Quiz(s): 15% Midterm Examination: 30% Project: 15% Final Examination: 40%

Examination Detail Midterm Exam Yes Duration: 90 mins Preferred Date: Exam Specifications: close book/close notes Yes Duration: 3 hrs Exam Specifications: close book/close notes

Final Exam

COURSE OVERVIEW Module 1 (1 week) Topics World energy scenario and place of renewable for energy generation , review of renewable energy technologies and place of PV in context of Pakistan and its importance. Wind Energy Classification of wind turbines Types of rotors Energy extraction from wind Wind power systems Fundamentals of semiconductors Semiconductors as materials for solar cells Carrier concentration and distribution generation-recombination processes Continuity Equations PN diodes: introduction to solar cells Design of solar cells Upper limits of cell parameters Losses in solar cells Design of parameters for a high efficiency solar cell Heterojunction, thin films and other promising solar cells GaAs-based tandem cells Amorphous Si based thin films Recommended Readings Ch 1 (Solanki), notes

CH 4, 5, 6 (Makund)

2 (2 weeks)

Ch 2, 3, 4 (Solanki)

3 (2 weeks)

Ch 5 (Solanki)

4 (2 weeks)

5 (2 weeks)

Ch 8 (Solanki), research papers

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6 (2 weeks) 7 (2 weeks) 8 (1 week) CIGS and CdTe based cells Emerging cells Ch 12-1 4 (Solanki) PV modules, systems and applications Stand-alone system Mppt, batteries, inversion Grid Connected PV systems and hybrid systems Costing: payback period, life cycle cost, case study etc.

Ch 13 (Makund) Notes

Textbooks: 1. Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamental, technologies and applications nd SOLANKI, CHETAN SINGH: 2 ed. 2009 (Prentice Hall) 2. Wind and Solar Power Systems. R.P Makund, 1999 (CRC press) Reference books: Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems by Gilbert M. Masters (Wiley)