UNIT I PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR RADIATION 10

Role and potential of new and renewable source, the solar energy option, Environmental impact of
solar power, physics of the sun, the solar constant, extraterrestrial and terrestrial solar radiation,
solar radiation on titled surface, instruments for measuring solar radiation and sun shine, solar
radiation data.

UNIT II SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION 8

Flat plate and concentrating collectors, classification of concentrating collectors, orientation and
thermal analysis, advanced collectors.

UNIT III SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE AND APPLICATIONS 7

Different methods, Sensible, latent heat and stratified storage, solar ponds. Solar Applications-
solar heating/cooling technique, solar distillation and drying, photovoltaic energy conversion.

UNIT IV WIND ENERGY 10

Sources and potentials, horizontal and vertical axis windmills, performance characteristics, Betz
criteria BIO-MASS: Principles of Bio-Conversion, Anaerobic/aerobic digestion, types of Bio-gas
digesters, gas yield, combustion characteristics of bio-gas, utilization for cooking, I.C.Engine
operation and economic aspects.

UNIT V GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 9

Resources, types of wells, methods of harnessing the energy, potential in India. OCEAN
ENERGY: OTEC, Principles utilization, setting of OTEC plants, thermodynamic cycles. Tidal and
wave energy: Potential and conversion techniques, mini-hydel power plants, and their economics.
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION: Need for DEC, Carnot cycle, limitations, principles of DEC.

TOTAL : 45 hours
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LESSON PLAN

Subject Code & Name: ORO551&RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Course & Branch : B.E. Civil Max. Marks : 100
Year & Semester : III / V Lecture Hour: 5 Hrs/week
Name of the Faculty : B.Arun Academic year: 2019-2020

Objectives:
 To get exposure on solar radiation and its environmental impact to power.
 To know about the various collectors used for storing solar energy.
 To know about the various applications in solar energy.
 To learn about the wind energy and biomass and its economic aspects.
 To know about geothermal energy with other energy sources.
Outcome:

 Understanding the physics of solar radiation.

 Ability to classify the solar energy collectors and methodologies of storing solar
energy.
 Knowledge in applying solar energy in a useful way.
 Knowledge in wind energy and biomass with its economic aspects.
 Knowledge in capturing and applying other forms of energy sources like wind,
biogas and geothermal energies.

S. Actual date
No Planned Hour Page No/ Mode of
Topics to be covered of Remark
Date Required Ref.Book Teaching completion s
Unit 1 PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR RADIATION Hours : 10
Role and potential of new T1 - 4
and renewable source,
the solar energy option
1 1 Black Board
Environmental impact of T1 -37
solar power, physics of the
2 1 sun Black Board
 the solar constant, T1 -47,69
3 4 extraterrestrial and Black Board
terrestrial solar radiation,
solar radiation on titled
surface
instruments for T1 -60
4 2 measuring solar Black Board
radiation
sun shine, solar T1 -64
5 2 radiation data. Black Board

Unit 2 :SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION Hours : 08

Flat plate collectors T1 -76
1 2 Black Board
2 concentrating collectors T1 -102 Black Board
2
2 classification of T1 -102 Black Board
concentrating collectors
3
2 orientation and T1 -94 Black Board
4 thermal analysis
2 Black Board
5 Advanced collectors. T1 -103
Unit 3: SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE AND APPLICATIONS Hours : 07

2 Different methods, T1 -127,129 BB

1 Sensible, latent heat
stratified storage
2 1 T1 -132 BB
1 solar ponds T1 -138 BB
3
4 1 Solar Applications- T1 -144 BB
solar heating/cooling
technique
solar distillation and drying
5 1 T1 -144 BB
6 1 photovoltaic energy T1 -178 BB
conversion
Unit 4 : WIND ENERGY Hours : 10
Sources and potentials T1 -230
1 1 BB
horizontal and vertical axis
2 2 T1 -236 BB
windmills, performance
characteristics
 Betz
3 T1 -319 BB
1 criteria BIO-MASS:
Principles of Bio-
Conversion
2 Anaerobic/aerobic digestion,
4 types of Bio-gas T1 -327 BB
digesters, gas yield
combustion characteristics T1 -331 BB
2
5 of bio-gas, utilization for
cooking
2 I.C.Engine T1 -383 BB
operation and economic
6 aspects.
Unit 5 : GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Hours : 09
Resources, types of wells, T1 -442
1 1 methods of harnessing the Black Board
energy, potential in India.
OTEC, Principles utilization,
2 2 T1 -495 Black Board
setting of OTEC plants,
thermodynamic cycles.
3 1 Tidal andwave energy T1 -516 Black Board

4 1 Potential and conversion T1 -521 Black board

techniques,
5 2 mini-hydel power plants, and T1 -544 Black Board
their economics
Need for DEC, Carnot cycle, web
6 2 limitations, principles of
DEC.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Rai G.D. , “Non-Conventional Energy Sources”, Khanna Publishers, 2011
2. Twidell & Wier, “Renewable Energy Resources”, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), 2011

Faculty In-Charge HOD/EEE