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This document outlines the course objectives, outcomes, modules, and textbooks for the ME161 Renewable Energy Systems course. The course provides an exposure to renewable energy systems and techniques for generating electricity from renewable sources like solar, hydro, wind, and biomass. It aims to provide knowledge of electricity generation from these renewable sources. The course is divided into 6 modules that cover principles of renewable energy, solar radiation, photovoltaic generation, hydro-power, power from wind, and biomass and biofuels. Recommended textbooks are also listed.

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This document outlines the course objectives, outcomes, modules, and textbooks for the ME161 Renewable Energy Systems course. The course provides an exposure to renewable energy systems and techniques for generating electricity from renewable sources like solar, hydro, wind, and biomass. It aims to provide knowledge of electricity generation from these renewable sources. The course is divided into 6 modules that cover principles of renewable energy, solar radiation, photovoltaic generation, hydro-power, power from wind, and biomass and biofuels. Recommended textbooks are also listed.

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ME161 Renewable Energy Systems

L-T-P-Cr: 3-0-0-3
Pre-requisite: Basics of Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Electricity Generation.
Objective: An exposure of renewable energy systems and techniques to generate electricity on account of
renewable energy sources.
Outcome: Knowledge of electricity generation from renewable energy sources such as solar, hydraulic,
wind and bio-mass.
Module 1: Principles of Renewable Energy: Introduction, Energy and sustainable development,
Fundamentals, Scientific principles of renewable energy, Technical implications, Social implications,
Problems. Lectures 06
Module 2: Solar radiation: Introduction, Extra-terrestrial solar radiation, Components of radiation,
Geometry of collector and the solar beam, Effects of the Earth’s atmosphere Measurements of solar
radiation, Estimation of solar radiation, Solar water heating: Introduction, Calculation of heat balance:
general remarks, Uncovered solar water heaters – progressive analysis, Improved solar water heaters,
Evacuated collectors, Buildings and other solar thermal applications, Air heaters, Crop driers, Space cooling,
Water desalination, Solar ponds, Solar concentrators, Solar thermal electric power systems, Problems.
Lectures 12
Module 3: Photovoltaic generation: Introduction, The silicon p–n junction, Photon absorption at the
junction, solar radiation absorption, Maximizing cell efficiency, Solar cell construction, Applications,
Problems. Lectures 04
Module 4: Hydro-power: Introduction, Principles, Assessing the resource for small installations, An impulse
turbine Reaction turbines, Hydroelectric systems,The hydraulic ram pump, Problems. Lectures 06
Module 5: Power from the wind: Introduction, Turbine types and terms, Linear momentum and basic
theory, Dynamic matching, Blade element theory, Contents Characteristics of the wind, Power extraction
by a turbine, Electricity generation, Mechanical power, Problems. Lectures 06
Module 6: Biomass and Biofuels: Introduction, Biofuel classification, Biomass production for energy
farming, Direct combustion for heat, Pyrolysis (destructive distillation), Further thermochemical processes,
Alcoholic fermentation, Anaerobic digestion for biogas, Wastes and residues, Vegetable oils and biodiesel,
Problems. Lectures 08
Text/Reference Books:
1. Renewable Energy Resources by Johan Twidell and Tony Weir, Taylors and Francis Publication
2. Solar Energy by G N Tiwari, Narosa Publication
3. Green Power: The Eco-Friendly Energy Engineering by Nikolai V.Khartchenko, Tbi Publication
4. Duffie J. A. & Beckman W.A., Solar engineering of thermal processes, Wiley- international Publication
5. Solar Energy principal of thermal collector and storage by SP Sukhatme and JK Nayak, TMH Publication
6. Renewable Energy Resources by G N Tiwari and M K Ghosal, Narosa Publication
7. Bansal Keemann, Meliss, Renewable energy sources and conversion technology, Tata Mc Graw Hill.
8. Kothari D.P., Renewable energy resources and emerging technologies, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.

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