Renewable Energy and Energy Harvesting (Skill Enhancement Course Theory)

Paper Code: 
SPHY 501
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  • To impart knowledge and hands on learning about various alternate energy sources to teach the ways of harvesting energy using wind, solar, mechanical, ocean, geothermal energy etc.
  • To review the working of various energy harvesting systems which are installed worldwide.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

    SPHY501

 

Renewable Energy and Energy Harvesting

 (Theory)

 

The students will be able to –

 

CO1: Know basic properties of different renewable sources of energy and technologies for their utilization.

CO2: Understand main elements of technical systems designed for utilization of renewable sources of energy.

CO3: Able to interpret advantages and disadvantages of different renewable sources of energy.

CO4: To undertake simple analysis of energy potential of renewable sources of energy like Solar energy, Wind energy, Ocean energy etc.

CO5: Understand the correlation between different operational parameters.

CO6: The student acquires necessary skills to set up a unit for solar energy/wind energy in the State of Rajasthan where there is ample scope for such ventures.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Demonstration, problem Solving in tutorials.

                                

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Solving numerical.

Additional learning through online Videos and MOOCs Courses.

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems , Assignments, Presentations

 

7.00
Unit I: 
Fossil fuels and Alternate Sources of energy
Fossil fuels and Nuclear Energy, their limitation, need of renewable energy, non-conventional energy sources.An overview of developments in Offshore Wind Energy, Tidal Energy, Wave energy systems, Ocean, Thermal Energy Conversion, solar energy, biomass, biochemical conversion, biogas generation, geothermal energy, tidal energy, Hydroelectricity.
 
7.00
Unit II: 
Solar Energy Harvesting
Solar energy, its importance, Solar Radiation, Measurements of Solar Radiation, solar pond, non-convective solar pond, applications of solar pond and solar energy, solar water heater, flat plate collector, solar distillation, solar cooker, solar green houses, solar cell, absorption air conditioning. Need and characteristics of photovoltaic (PV) systems, PV models and sun tracking systems.
 
7.00
Unit III: 
Wind Energy Harvesting
Fundamentals of Wind energy, Wind measurement techniques, Wind resource assessment, Wind mill site selection, Wind Turbine Generator.
 
6.00
Unit IV: 
Ocean Energy

Ocean Energy Potential against Wind and Solar, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), Principle of operation, development of OTEC  plants, Tidal and wave energy, Potential and conversion techniques, mini-hydel power plants.

5.00
Unit V: 
Human Power Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting

Linear generators, physics of mathematical models: piezoelectric energy harvesting model, recent applications, Carbon captured technologies, cell, batteries, power consumption. Environmental issues and Renewable sources of energy, sustainability.

Essential Readings: 
• Renewable energy resources: Tiwari and ghosal, Narosa publication.
• Non-conventional Energy Sources, Khanna Publication
• Non-conventional energy sources - G.D Rai - Kh^nna Publishers, New Delhi
• Renewable Energy Sources: Twidell & Weir, CRC Press.
• Solar Energy/ S.P. Sukhatme, Tata McGraw Hill.
• Renewable Energy Technologies: Ramesh & Kumar, Narosa  publication.
References: 
• Non-conventional energy sources - G.D Rai - Kh^nna Publishers, New Delhi 
• Solar energy - M P Agarwal - S Chand and Co. Ltd. 
• Non-Conventional Energy Systems: K M. Mittal, A H Wheeler Publishing Co Ltd. 
• Godfrey Boyle, “Renewable Energy, Power for a feustainable future”,  2004, Oxford University Press, in ssociation with The Open University. 
• Dr. P Jayakumar, Solar Energy: Resource Assesment Handbook, 2009 
• J.Balfour, M.Shaw and S. Jarosek, Photovoltaics, Lawrence J Goodrich (USA).
• Biomass Energy, Oxford & IBH Publication Co. 
 
Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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