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LAKIREDDY BALI REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS), MYLAVARAM

L T P Cr.
B.Tech. 20ME81 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES 3 - - 3

Pre-requisites: Nil
Course Educational Objective:
To provide the insights on different non-conventional energy sources, potential, salient
features and utilization of solar, wind, geothermal, ocean thermal energy, bio energy and direct
energy conversion systems.
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
CO1: Compute the performance of solar energy harnessing devices and its energy scenario.
(Applying– L3)
CO2: Apply the principles of energy conversion for wind and geothermal power generating plants.
(Applying - L3)
CO3: Compare the power generating capacities of tidal energy, wave energy and ocean thermal
energy plants. (Understanding - L2)
CO4: Illustrate the various biomass power generation system technologies. (Understanding - L2)
CO5: Comprehend the direct energy power generation systems. (Understanding - L2)

UNIT - I
GLOBAL AND NATIONAL ENERGY SCENARIO: Over view of conventional & renewable
energy sources, need & development of renewable energy sources, types of renewable energy
systems.
SOLAR ENERGY HARNESSING DEVICES: Energy available from Sun, Solar radiation data,
solar energy conversion into heat, Flat plate and Concentrating collectors, Mathematical analysis of
Flat plate collectors and collector efficiency, Solar water Heating, Space Heating – Active and
Passive heating – solar stills and ponds–basic principle of power generation in photovoltaic cell.

UNIT - II
WIND ENERGY: Wind – characteristics – wind energy conversion systems – types – Betz model
– Interference Factor – Power Coefficient – Torque Coefficient and thrust coefficient, site selection
requirements.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: Structure of Earth – Geothermal Sources – Hot springs – Hot Rocks
– Interconnection of geothermal fossil systems.

UNIT - III
TIDAL ENERGY: Introduction, Origin of Tides, Tidal Power generation, Classification of Tidal
Power Plant, Site requirements.

B.Tech. (OPEN ELECTIVES)


LAKIREDDY BALI REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS), MYLAVARAM

WAVE ENERGY: Introduction, Wave energy and Power, Wave Energy devices – Merits and
Demerits
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY: Introduction, Working principle of Ocean Thermal Energy
Conversion, OTEC Systems, Advantages and Disadvantages of OTEC plants.

UNIT - IV
BIO – ENERGY: Introduction, Biomass Energy Sources –Biomass Wastes – Aerobic and
Anaerobic bio-conversion processes – Raw Materials and properties of Bio-gas. Bio-gas plant
Technology and Status-Biomass gasification, Types and application of gasifier.

UNIT - V
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS: Introduction to direct energy conversion
systems, Peltier effect, seebeck effect, Thomson effect, Fuel Cells-types, efficiency of Fuel Cells–
Thermionic and Thermoelectric Generation – MHD Generator-Open and Closed Systems,
applications of direct energy conversion systems.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. G.D.Rai, Non-Conventional Energy Sources, 5th Edition 2011, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi,
India.
2. Kreith, F and Kreider, J. F., Principles of Solar Engineering, McGraw-Hill, 1978.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. John Twidell&Tony Weir, Renewable Energy Resources – 2 nd Edition, Taylor & Francis.
2. G.N.Tiwari, Solar Energy – Fundamentals, Design, Modelling and Applications – Narosa
Publication Ltd.,2000.
3. Ashok V Desai, Non-Conventional Energy- Wiley Eastern, 2000.

B.Tech. (OPEN ELECTIVES)

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