Course 22.

Non-Conventional Energy Systems (Web Course)

Faculty Coordinator(s) :
1.

Prof. L. Umanand
Centre for Electronic Design & Technology
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Bangalore 560 012
Email : ums@cedt.iisc.ernet.in
Telephone : (91-80)

Off :

3600810

Detailed Syllabus :
1.

Introduction
(2 hours)
a. Fossil fuel based systems
b. Impact of fossil fuel based systems
c. Non conventional energy seasonal variations and availability
d. Renewable energy sources and features
e. Hybrid energy systems
f. Distributed energy systems and dispersed generation (DG)

2.

Traditional energy systems

a. Sources
b. Features and characteristics
c. Applications
i. Transport bullock cart, horse carriage, camels
ii. Agriculture ox plough, water lifting devices
iii. Human power bicycle, cycle rickshaw etc.
iv. House hold cooking (bio mass), lighting etc

(3 hours)

3.

Solar thermal systems

a. Solar radiation spectrum
b. Radiation measurement
c. Technologies
d. Applications
i. Heating
ii. Cooling
iii. Drying
iv. Distillation
v. Power generation

(6 hours)

4.

Solar Photovoltaic systems

a. Operating principle
b. Photovoltaic cell concepts
c. Cell, module, array
d. Series and parallel connections
e. Maximum power point tracking
f. Applications
i. Battery charging
ii. Pumping
iii. Lighting

(6 hours)

iv. Peltier cooling

5.

Microhydel
a. Operating principle
b. Components of a microhydel power plant
c. Types and characteristics of turbines
d. Selection and modification
e. Load balancing

(4 hours)

6.

Wind
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

(3 hours)

7.

Biomass
a. Learning objectives
b. Operating principle
c. Combustion and fermentation
d. Anaerobic digester
e. Wood gassifier
f. Pyrolysis
g. Applications
i. Bio gas
ii. Wood stoves
iii. Bio diesel
iv. Combustion engine

(3 hours)

8.

Costing
a. Life cycle costing (LCC)
b. Solar thermal system LCC
c. Solar PV system LCC
d. Microhydel LCC
e. Wind system LCC
f. Biomass system LCC

(2 hours)

9.

Hybrid
a.
b.
c.

Wind patterns and wind data

Site selection
Types of wind mills
Characteristics of wind generators
Load matching

Systems
(3 hours)
Need for Hybrid Systems
Range and type of Hybrid systems
Case studies of Diesel-PV, Wind-PV, Microhydel-PV, Biomass-Diesel systems, electric and
hybrid electric vehicles