NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES

HOME ASSIGNMENT (E-5)

September 2019

Q-1 List various non-conventional energy resources. Also discuss their limitation, Relative
advantages and disadvantages.
Q.2 Explain the construction and working of a solar PV cell. Draw its V-I characteristic and
explain the effects of temperature on this characteristic.
Q.3 Explain the solar thermal energy conversion in to electrical energy, with the help of
block diagram.
Q.4 Discuss the installed capacity and expected potential of renewable sources of energy in
India.
Q.5 Describe the various types of solar collector. How collector coating can be used to
increase the performance of collector.
Q.6 Write short Notes on the following
(a) Solar Lalten (b) Solar array (c) Solar cooking system (d) Application of solar
based energy (e) ON grid and OFF grid wind turbine system
Q7 Explain the terms-
(i) MPPT (ii) Fossil fuel (iii) Efficiency of solar cell (iv) Global Radiation
Q.8 Explain with a neat diagram, the principle of working of wind turbine with its applications.
Q.9 Explain the construction of wind turbine, enlist its main components, also discuss the
future of wind energy in India.
Q.10 Give the classification of wind turbine, also give the factors governing selection of
site of wind turbine generator(WTG).