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Ee405 Non-Conventional Sources of Energy: Objective of The Course

This document provides an overview of the course objectives and content for the Non-Conventional Sources of Energy course. The course introduces various alternative energy sources including solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and ocean energy. It covers topics such as the application of solar energy, calculations of solar radiation and angle of incidence. For wind power, the course discusses wind energy concepts, site selection, and power calculations. Biomass energy resources and conversion processes like gasification and anaerobic digestion are also examined. Finally, the course addresses ocean tidal, wave, and thermal energy sources as well as methods for ocean energy conversion.

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Ee405 Non-Conventional Sources of Energy: Objective of The Course

This document provides an overview of the course objectives and content for the Non-Conventional Sources of Energy course. The course introduces various alternative energy sources including solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and ocean energy. It covers topics such as the application of solar energy, calculations of solar radiation and angle of incidence. For wind power, the course discusses wind energy concepts, site selection, and power calculations. Biomass energy resources and conversion processes like gasification and anaerobic digestion are also examined. Finally, the course addresses ocean tidal, wave, and thermal energy sources as well as methods for ocean energy conversion.

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IV Year B.Tech.

EEE I - Semester L T P TO C
3 1 - 4 4
EE405 NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF ENERGY
(Dept. Elective II)
Objective of the course :
It introduces solar energy its radiation, collection, storage and application. It also introduces the Wind
energy, Biomass energy, Geothermal energy and ocean energy as alternative energy sources.
UNIT - I
Conventional Sources of Energy : Energy - Conventional, renewables,
non-conventional and alternate sources of energy - Energy supply system in India. Coal and Coal
technologies - Petroleum and natural gas - nuclear fuels and power plants - Hydro sources and power plants
- Energy strategies - energy conservation - energy audit - cost of energy
UNIT - II
Solar Power : Application of Solar Energy - Various solar energy systems and their applications, radiations,
solar spectra-latitude and longitude, Declination angle, solar window, cosine law, seasonal variations, daily
variation, hour angle, calculation of angle of incidence, angstroms equation and constants, solar radiation
data, daily global radiation calculations
UNIT - III
Wind Power : Wind energy - energy chains, application - historical background, merits and limitations,
nature of wind, planetary and local day / night winds, wind energy quantum, variables and units used in
calculations, wind power density Pw, Power calculations, power in wind, power by turbine, efficiency, kinetic
energy, incoming velocity Vi, exit velocity Ve, Power, torque thrust calculations, velocity at different heights,
site selection, Favourable wind speed range, wind energy wind velocity duration, energy pattern factor.
UNIT - IV
Biomass Energy : Biomass energy resources : Photosynthesis and origin of biomass energy, biomass
energy resources, cultivated biomass resources, waste to biomass resources, Terms and definitions,
Incineration, wood and wood waste, Harvesting super trees and energy forests, phyrolysis, Thermo
chemical biomass conversion to energy, gasification, Anaerobic digestion, Fermentation, Gaseous fuel from
biomass.
UNIT - V
Ocean & Tidal Energy : Ocean and Tidal energy conversion, Energy sources in ocean - Ocean tidal, wave
and thermal energy, Ocean saline gradient concept, ocean currents, ocean chemical energy, ocean energy
conversion routes, electrical and non electrical routes, Bipolar, mono polar HVDC cable transmission
Advantages and merits of ocean energy technologies, limitation, preconditions for commercial installation.
Tides - spring tide, neap tide, daily and monthly variation, Tidal range, Tidal Power, Types of tidal power
plants, single basin & double basin schemes, main requirements in tidal power plants, energy storage,
prospects of tidal power, economic factors.
TEXT BOOK:
1. Rao. S. & Pamlekar Dr.B.B. Energy Technology 2
nd
ed., Khanna Publishers, 1997.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Rai G.D., Non Conventional Energy Sources, 20
th
ed., Khanna Publishers, 2007.
2. Freris L. L., Wind Energy Conversion, 1
st
ed., Prentice Hall (UK) Ltd., 1990.

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