Anna University Exams Nov/Dec 2019 – Regulation 2017

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ORO551-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
PART B & PART C QUESTIONS – UNIT WISE

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Unit I

1. What are the reasons for variation in the amount of solar energy reaching earth surface.
2. Formulate with short note about the suns declination and hour angle.

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3. Explain and derive expression for beam and diffuse radiation.
4. How can solar energy be converted into electrical Energy? Give a diagram showing the elements of
such a plant.
5. Tabulate the different types of solar energy measuring instruments.

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6. Formulate with short note about the suns declination and hour angle.

Unit II
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1. Explain the principle of operation of Fresnel lens collector.
2. List the main components of a flat plate solar collector, explain the function of it.
3. Demonstrate the operation of solar cell with equivalent circuit and its I-V characteristics.
4. How the solar air collector is classified? What is the main application of each?
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5. What is flat plate collector? Explain its operation.

6. Describe the classification of solar energy collectors.
7. Examine the working principle of various types of concentrating solar collectors with neat sketch.
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Unit III

1. With the help of a neat sketch describe a solar heating system using water heating solar collectors.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method?
2. With a neat sketch demonstrate the working principle of standalone and grid Connected solar system.
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3. Describe in detail about the different methods of solar storage systems.

4. Examine in detail about the photovoltaic energy conversion.
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Unit IV

1. Summarize about the operation of IC engine with biogas and discuss their performance characteristics.
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2. Sort out various factors affecting bio digestion of a gas.

3. (i) Explain the Principle used in the measurement of speed of the wind. (ii) Tabulate the main
applications of wind energy.
4. Express the pitch control and Yaw control?
5. Define Tip speed ratio. Write and explain wind power equation.
6. Compose the Constant speed constant frequency WTG unit
7. (i) Explain Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT). (ii) With a neat sketch illustrate about Horizontal axis
wind mills.
Unit V

1. Principles of DEC and Need for DEC-Examine.

2. Investigate the direct energy conversion with any three examples.
3. (i) Illustrate OTEC open cycle. (ii) OTEC closed (Anderson)cycle-Discuss.
4. Explain vapour dominated hydrothermal power plant with neat sketch and its representation on T-S
diagram.
5. Minimum tidal range required for the working of tidal power plant – Examine

2 marks Important Topics

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1. Solar Constant
2. Various energy resources.
3. Solar azimuth angle and Zenith angle
4. Conventional sources of energy
5. Different types of solar energy measuring instruments

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6. Collector efficiency
7. Energy balance equation for solar collector
8. Compound Parabolic Concentrator
9. Concentration Ratio

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10. Uses of Feed in Inverter
11. Solar Drying
12. Solar distillation
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13. Solar pond and its application (part b also)
14. Principle of solar photovoltaic power generation.
15. Pitch angle
16. Compose the Constant speed constant frequency WTG unit
17. lique faction
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18. Utilization of biogas plant

19. Tabulate the advantage and disadvantages of wind power.
20. Type of generator used in wind power plant.
21. Sketch the Variable speed constant frequency WTG system.
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22. Constituents of biogas.

23. Applications of geothermal energy
24. Carnot cycle?
25. Tabulate the advantages and limitations of tidal power generation
26. Sort out the advantages of MHD generation.
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27. Main types of OTEC power plants.

28. Materials used for MHD generation
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