Scheme of

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE COURSE

M.Tech. I to IV Semester
Renewable Energy Technology

(Effective from academic session: 2020-21)

Rajasthan Technical University, Kota

Akelgarh, Rawatbhata Road, Kota-324010
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Teaching & Examination Scheme
M.Tech.: Renewable Energy Technology
1st Year –I Semester
S Course Contact
Type Marks Cr
N Course hrs/week
Course Name
Code Exm
L T P IA ETE Total
Hrs
Renewable Energy
1 PCC 1MRE1-01 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
Sources
2 PCC 1MRE1-02 Solar Photovoltaics 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
Elective-I:
1MRE2-11
a. Solar Heating &
Cooling
3 PEC b. Numerical 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
1MRE2-12
Methods
c. Advanced
1MRE2-13
Thermodynamics
Elective-II:
1MRE2-14 a. Energy Storage
Technology
b. Optimization 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
PEC
Techniques &
1MRE2-15
4 Computer
Applications
c. Advanced Heat
1MRE2-16
Transfer

Research
5 MCC 1MCC3-21 2 0 0 2 30 70 100 2
Methodology & IPR

Renewable
6 PCC 1MRE1-06 0 0 4 4 60 40 100 2
Technology Lab
Solar Photovoltaic
7 PCC 1MRE1-07 0 0 4 4 60 40 100 2
Lab
Social Outreach,
Discipline &
8 SODECA 1MRE5-00 100 2
Extracurricular
Activities
TOTAL OF I SEMESTER 14 0 8 270 430 800 20
L: Lecture, T: Tutorial, P: Practical, Cr: Credits
ETE: End Term Exam, IA: Internal Assessment

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Teaching & Examination Scheme
M.Tech.: Renewable Energy Technology
1st Year – II Semester
S Course Contact
Type Marks Cr
N Course hrs/week
Course Name
Code Exm
L T P IA ETE Total
Hrs
Wind Energy
1 PCC 2MRE1-01 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
Technology
Fuel Cell
2 PCC 2MRE1-02 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
Technology
Elective-III:
a. Geothermal
2MRE2-11 Power Plants
and Analysis
3 PEC b. Green 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
2MRE2-12
Buildings
c. Analysis of
2MRE2-13
Power Plants
Elective-IV:
2MRE2-14 a. Solar Thermal
Energy
4 PEC b. Advanced 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
2MRE2-15 Photovoltaic
Technology
c. Solid Waste
2MRE2-16
Management

5 MCC 2MCC3-XX Audit Course-I : 2 0 0

Wind Energy
6 PCC 2MRE1-06 0 0 4 4 60 40 100 2
Simulation Lab
Solar Energy
7 PCC 2MRE1-07 0 0 4 4 60 40 100 2
Simulation Lab
Mini Project with
8 REW 2MRE4-50 0 0 4 4 60 40 100 2
Seminar
Social Outreach,
Discipline &
9 SODECA 2MRE5-00 100 2
Extracurricular
Activities
TOTAL OF II SEMESTER 14 0 12 300 400 800 20
L: Lecture, T: Tutorial, P: Practical, Cr: Credits
ETE: End Term Exam, IA: Internal Assessment

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Teaching & Examination Scheme
M.Tech.: Renewable Energy Technology
2nd Year – III Semester
S Course Contact
Type Marks Cr
N Course hrs/week
Course Name
Code Exm
L T P IA ETE Total
Hrs
Elective-V:
a. Advanced
Applications
3MRE2-11
in Solar
Energy
Technology
1 PEC 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3
b. Hydrogen
3MRE2-12
Energy
c. Biofuel
Technology
3MRE2-13
&
Mechanism
2 MCC 3MCC3-XX Open Elective: 3 0 0 3 30 70 100 3

3 MCC 3MCC3-XX Audit Course-II 2 0 0

Dissertation
4 REW 3MRE4-60 0 0 20 4 240 160 400 10
Phase-I
TOTAL OF III SEMESTER 8 0 20 300 300 600 16
L: Lecture, T: Tutorial, P: Practical, Cr: Credits
ETE: End Term Exam, IA: Internal Assessment

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Teaching & Examination Scheme

M.Tech.: Renewable Energy Technology

2nd Year – IV Semester

Course Contact Marks Cr
SN Code hrs/week
Course Type
Exm
Course Name L T P IA ETE Total
Hrs
Dissertation
1 REW 4MRE4-70 0 0 32 4 360 240 600 16
Phase-II
TOTAL OF IV SEMESTER 0 0 32 360 240 600 16
L: Lecture, T: Tutorial, P: Practical, Cr: Credits
ETE: End Term Exam, IA: Internal Assessment

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Syllabus
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
1MRE1-01: Renewable Energy Sources
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3

Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours

Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Energy Sources & Availability: 8
Conventional, non-conventional, renewable, non-renewable sources of energy,
prospects, perspectives, & advantages. Introduction to different types of non-
conventional source of energy: solar, wind, biomass, Ocean Thermal Energy
Conversion (OTEC), geothermal, hydrogen energy, fuel cells, MHD, thermionic
power conversion, thermoelectric power conversion.
Unit 2: Solar Energy: 8
Solar constant, solar radiation geometry, local solar time, day length, solar radiation
measurement, radiation on inclined surface, solar radiation data, & solar charts.
Unit 3: Wind Energy: 7
Wind as a source of energy, Characteristics of wind, wind data. Horizontal &
vertical axis wind turbines.
Unit 4: Biomass Energy: 8
Introduction to biomass, biofuels & their heat content, biomass conversion
technologies. Aerobic & anaerobic digester, Factors affecting bio-digestion, biogas
plants–types, description, utilisation of biogas, & use in I.C. engines. Biomass
gasification: Gasifier types, direct thermal application of gasifiers. Advantages &
problems in development of gasifiers.
Unit 5: Other Renewable Energy Sources: 8
Geothermal Energy: Status & estimates, geothermal resources, geothermal systems
& their characteristics. Hydrogen energy. Fuel Cells: Principle & classification,
types, conversion, efficiency, polarization, & advantages. Magneto HydroDynamic
(MHD) power conversion: Principle, types, closed & open cycle system, materials.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). Tidal energy. Wave energy.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. B. H. Khan, “Non-Conventional Energy Resources”.
2. Godfrey Boyle, “Renewable Energy”.
3. D. P. Kothari, K. C. Singhal, and Rakesh Ranjan, “Renewable Energy Sources and
Emerging Technologies”.
4. S. P. Sukhatme and J. K. Nayak, “Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and
Storage”.

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1MRE1-02: Solar Photovoltaics

M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Photovoltaic effect: Principle of direct solar energy conversion into 8
electricity in a solar cell. Semiconductor properties, energy levels, basic equations.
Solar cell, p-n junction, structure. I-V characteristics of a PV module, maximum
power point, cell efficiency, fill factor, effect of irradiation and temperature.
Unit 2: Commercial solar cells: Production process of single crystalline silicon 8
cells, multicrystalline silicon cells, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, copper
indium gallium diselenide cells, high efficiency solar cells. Design of solar PV
systems and cost estimation.
Unit 3: Classification: Central Power Station System, Distributed PV System, 8
Standalone PV system, Grid Interactive PV System, small system for consumer
applications, hybrid solar PV system, concentrator solar photovoltaic. System
components: PV arrays, inverters, batteries, charge controls, net-meters. PV array
installation, operation, costs, reliability.
Unit 4: Building-integrated photovoltaic units, grid-interacting central power 8
stations, stand-alone devices for distributed power supply in remote and rural areas,
solar cars, aircraft, space solar power satellites, solar PV lantern, stand-alone PV
system - Home lighting and other appliances, solar water pumping systems.
Unit 5: Socio-economic and environmental analysis of photovoltaic systems. 7
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. Chetan Singh Solanki, “Solar Photovoltaic: Fundamentals, Technologies and
Application”.
2. A. R. Jha, “Solar Cell Technology and Applications”.
3. John Balfour, Michael Shaw, and Sharlene Jarosek, “Introduction to Photovoltaics”.
4. Antonio Luque and Viacheslav Andreev, “Concentrator Photovoltaic”.

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1MRE2-11: Solar Heating and Cooling
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Potential and scope of solar heating and cooling, Types of solar heating 8
and cooling systems, Solar collectors and storage systems for solar refrigeration and
air-conditioning. Solar thermoelectric refrigeration and air-conditioning. Economics
of heating and cooling systems.
Unit 2: Thermal comfort: Heat transmission in buildings - Bioclimatic 8
classification. Passive heating concepts - Direct heat gain, indirect heat gain,
isolated gain, and sunspaces. Passive cooling concepts - Evaporative cooling,
radiative cooling, application of wind, water and earth for cooling, roof cooling,
earth air-tunnel. Energy efficient landscape design - Concept of solar temperature
and its significance, calculation of instantaneous heat gain through building
envelope.
Unit 3: Flat plate collector: Liquid and air heating - Evacuated tubular collectors - 8
Overall heat loss coefficient, heat capacity effect - Thermal analysis. Design of
solar water heating systems, with natural and pump circulation, solar cookers. Solar
dryers and applications. Thermal energy storage systems. Solar pond - Solar
greenhouse.
Unit 4: Solar thermo-mechanical refrigeration system: Carnot refrigeration 7
cycle, solar electric compression air conditioning, simple Rankine cycle air
conditioning system.
Unit 5: Absorption refrigeration: Thermodynamic analysis – Energy and mass 8
balance of Lithium bromide water absorption system, Aqua-ammonia absorption
system, Calculations of COP and second law efficiency. Solar desiccant
dehumidification.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. Soteris A. Kalogirou, “Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems”.
2. J. A. Duffie and W. A. Beckman, “Solar Engineering of Thermal Process”.
3. D. Yogi Goswami, “Principles of Solar Engineering”.
4. H. P. Garg and J. Prakash, “Solar Energy: Fundamentals and Applications”.

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1MRE2-12: Numerical Methods
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Approximations: Accuracy and precision, definitions of round off and 5
truncation errors, error propagation.
Unit 2: Algebraic Equations: Formulation and solution of linear algebraic 10
equations, Gauss elimination, LU decomposition, iteration methods (Gauss -
Siedel), convergence of iteration methods, eigen values, and eigen vectors.
Unit 3: Interpolation Methods: Newton's divided difference, interpolation 8
polynomials, and Lagrange interpolation polynomials.
Unit 4: Differentiation and Integration: High accuracy differentiation formulae, 8
extrapolation, derivatives of unequally spaced data, Gauss quadrature, and
integration.
Unit 5: Introduction to Optimization Methods: Local and global minima, Line 8
searches, Steepest descent method, Conjugate gradient method, Quasi Newton
method, Penalty function.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:

1. A. Gourdin and M. Boumahrat, “Applied Numerical Methods”.

2. S. K. Gupta, “Numerical Methods for Engineers”.
3. S. S. Rao, “Engineering Optimization: Theory and Practice”.

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1MRE2-13: Advanced Thermodynamics

M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Review of basic thermodynamic principles; entropy; availability; 8
irreversibility; first and second law analysis of steady and unsteady systems.
Unit 2: General thermodynamics relations; Fundamentals of partial derivatives; 8
relations for specific heats; internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy; Joule-Thompson
coefficient; Clapeyron equation.
Unit 3: Multi component systems; Review of equation of state for ideal and real 8
gases; thermodynamic surfaces; gaseous mixtures; fugacity; ideal solutions.
Unit 4: Multi component phase equilibrium; Criteria of equilibrium; stability; 7
heterogeneous equilibrium; Gibbs Phase rule.
Unit 5: Thermodynamics of chemical reaction (combustion); internal energy and 8
enthalpy - first law analysis and second law analysis; basic relations involving
partial pressures; third law of thermodynamics; chemical equilibrium and chemical
potential equilibrium constants.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:

1. Yunus Cengel and Boles, “Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach”.

2. P. K. Nag, “Engineering Thermodynamics”.
3. Richard Edwin Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, and Gordon John Van Wylen, “Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics”.

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1MRE2-14: Energy Storage Technology
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Introduction of energy storage technology, requirement for energy storage, 5
Current status, Future prospect of storage.
Unit 2: Mechanical energy storage systems: Flywheel energy storage (FES), 9
pumped hydropower storage (PHS), and compressed-air energy storage (CAES).
Comparison and application of state-of-arts including principle, function and
deployments. Technical characteristics in terms of power rating and discharge time,
storage duration, energy efficiency, energy density, cycle life and life time etc.
9
Unit 3: Electrochemical energy storage: Battery, Fuel Cell, and Capacitor.
Comparison and application of state-of-arts including principle, function and
deployments. Technical characteristics of various electrochemical energy storage
systems. Capacitor-battery hybrid systems.
Unit 4: Hydrogen energy: Hydrogen economy, Hydrogen production, Hydrogen 6
Transportation, and Hydrogen storage methods.
Unit 5: Thermal energy storage: Sensible heat storage (SHS), latent heat storage 10
(LHS) or phase-change materials (PCMs), and thermo-chemical energy storage
(TCES). Comparison and technical characteristics. Hybrid PCMs energy storage.

Total Lecture Hours 40

Suggested Readings:

1. B. H. Khan, “Non-Conventional Energy Resources”.

2. Godfrey Boyle, “Renewable Energy”.
3. D. P. Kothari, K. C. Singhal, and Rakesh Ranjan, “Renewable Energy Sources and
Emerging Technologies”.
4. S. P. Sukhatme and J. K. Nayak, “Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and
Storage”.

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1MRE2-15: Optimization Techniques and Computer Applications
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Introduction to Optimization: Classification and formulation of 7
optimization problem.
Unit 2: Classical Optimization Methods: Single variable optimization, 8
Multivariable optimization with no constraints, Multivariable optimization with
equality constraints: Solution by Direct Substitution, Solution by the Method of
Constrained Variation, & Solution by the Method of Lagrange Multipliers.
Multivariable Optimization with Inequality Constraints: Kuhn–Tucker Conditions,
Constraint Qualification.
Unit 3: One-Dimensional Minimization Methods: Unimodal Function, 8
Elimination Methods: Unrestricted Search (Search with Fixed Step Size, Search
with Accelerated Step Size), Exhaustive Search, Dichotomous Search, Interval
Halving Method, Fibonacci Method, Golden Section Method.
Unit 4: Unconstrained Optimization Techniques: Indirect search (Descent) 8
methods- Gradient of a Function, Steepest Descent (Cauchy) Method, Conjugate
Gradient (Fletcher–Reeves) Method, & Newton’s Method.
Unit 5: Constrained Optimization Techniques: Indirect Methods-Basic Approach 8
of the Penalty Function Method, Interior Penalty Function Method, Exterior Penalty
Function Method, Checking the Convergence of Constrained Optimization
Problems: Testing the Kuhn–Tucker Conditions. Modern Method of Optimization:
Neural-Network Based Optimization.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:

1. S. S. Rao, “Engineering Optimization: Theory and Practice”.

2. J. S. Arora, “Introduction to Optimum Design”.
3. R. Saravanan, “Manufacturing Optimization through Intelligent Techniques”.

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1MRE2-16: Advanced Heat Transfer
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Review of the basic laws of conduction, convection, and radiation. 5
Unit 2: Conduction (a): 10
One dimensional steady state conduction with variable thermal conductivity and
with internal distributed heat source; local heat source in non-adiabatic plate.
Extended surfaces-review; optimum fin of rectangular profile; straight fins of
triangular and parabolic profiles; optimum profile; circumferential fin of rectangular
profile.
Unit 3: Conduction (b): 8
Unsteady state conduction; sudden changes in the surface temperatures of infinite
plate, cylinders and spheres; solutions using Groeber's and Heisler's charts for
plates, cylinders, and spheres suddenly immersed in fluids.
Unit 4: Convection: 10
Heat transfer in laminar flow; free convection between parallel plates; forced
internal flow through circular tubes, fully developed flow; velocity and thermal
entry lengths solutions with constant wall temperature and with constant heat flux;
forced external flow over a flat plate.
Unit 5: Radiation: 6
Review of radiation principles; diffuse surfaces and the Lambert's Cosine law.
Radiation through non-absorbing media; Hottel's method of successive reflections.
Radiation through absorbing media; logarithmic decrement of radiation.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:

1. J.P. Holman and S. Bhattacharyya, “Heat Transfer”.

2. F. P. Incropera and D. P. Dewitt, “Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer”.
3. R. C. Sachdeva, “Fundamentals of Engineering Heat and Mass Transfer”.
4. S. P. Venkateshan, “Heat Transfer”.

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1MCC3-21: Research Methodology & IPR
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 2 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 2
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Meaning of research problem, Sources of research problem, Criteria 7
Characteristics of a good research problem, Errors in selecting a research problem,
Scope and objectives of research problem. Approaches of investigation of solutions
for research problem, data collection, analysis, interpretation, Necessary
instrumentations.
Unit 2: Effective literature studies approaches, analysis. Plagiarism, Research 5
ethics,
Unit 3: Effective technical writing, how to write report, Paper Developing a 5
Research Proposal, Format of research proposal, a presentation and assessment by a
review committee
Unit 4: Nature of Intellectual Property: Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, and 5
Copyright. Process of Patenting and Development: technological research,
innovation, patenting, development. International Scenario: International
cooperation on Intellectual Property. Procedure for grants of patents, Patenting
under PCT.
Unit 5: Patent Rights: Scope of Patent Rights. Licensing and transfer of technology. 5
Patent information and databases. Geographical Indications. New Developments in
IPR: Administration of Patent System. New developments in IPR; IPR of Biological
Systems, Computer Software etc. Traditional knowledge Case Studies, IPR and
IITs.
Total Lecture Hours 28
Suggested Readings:
1. Stuart Melville and Wayne Goddard, “Research methodology: An introduction for science
and engineering students”.
2. Wayne Goddard and Stuart Melville, “Research Methodology: An Introduction”.
3. Ranjit Kumar, “Research Methodology: A Step by Step Guide for beginners”.
4. C. R. Kothari, “Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques”.
5. Neeraj Pandey and Khushdeep Dharni, “Intellectual Property Rights”.

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1MRE1-06: Renewable Technology Lab

M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Teaching Scheme: 4 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 40; Exam Hrs: 4

The experiments may be designed based on the course of “Renewable Energy Sources”.
Suggested list of experiments are as follows:

1. Study of energy systems: Conventional & Non-conventional.

2. Measurement of wind speed and wind direction using anemometer and wind vane.
3. Estimation of solar radiation: Pyranometer and pyrheliometer.
4. Study of biomass briquetting technique.
5. Study of a biomass gasifier.
6. Study of biogas appliances.
7. Wind energy experimental set up.

1MRE1-07: Solar Photovoltaic Lab

M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Teaching Scheme: 4 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 40; Exam Hrs: 4

The experiments may be designed based on the course of “Solar Photovoltaics”.

Suggested list of experiments are as follows:

1. Study of solar photovoltaic module.

2. To demonstrate the I-V and P-V characteristics of PV Module.
3. To demonstrate the I-V and P-V characteristics of PV module with varying insolation
and temperature level.
4. To show the effect of variation in tilt angle on PV module power.
5. To demonstrate the effect of shading on PV module output power.
6. Determination of maximum power point and fill factor of a solar photovoltaic
module.
7. Analysis of working of solar photovoltaic water pumping system.
8. Analysis of working of grid connected rooftop solar photovoltaic power system.
9. Analysis of working of solar PV based street lighting system.

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2MRE1-01: Wind Energy Technology
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Wind Resource Assessment: Modern wind energy and its origins. Modern 8
wind turbines: Horizontal axis wind turbines, other wind turbine concepts. Wind
characteristics and resources: General characteristics of wind resource, mechanics
of wind motion. Wind data analysis and resource estimation: available power in the
wind, turbulence intensity, wind speed probability density functions, effect of
terrain on wind, & wind turbine power curve. Present status of wind energy in India,
Wind measurements and instrumentations: Wind speed & wind direction.
Unit 2: Aerodynamics of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines: One-dimensional 8
momentum theory and Betz limit, Ideal horizontal axis wind turbine with wake
rotation, Airfoils and general concepts of Aerodynamics: lift, drag, lift versus drag
machines. Momentum theory and Blade Element Theory.
Unit 3: Electrical Aspects of Wind Turbines: Synchronous generators, Induction 8
generators. Fixed-speed generator systems: Synchronous generator directly coupled
to the grid, Induction generator directly coupled to the grid, Variable-slip induction
generator, & Multi-speed generator systems. Variable speed generator systems with
inverter: Synchronous generator with inverter, Induction generator with over-
synchronous cascade, & Double-Fed Induction Generator. Directly rotor-driven
variable-speed generators: Synchronous generator with electric excitation &
Generators with permanent magnets.
Unit 4: Wind Turbine Siting, System Design, and Integration: Wind turbine 8
siting. Installation and operation issues. Wind farms. Wind turbines and wind farms
in electrical grids. Offshore wind farms. Hybrid wind systems.
Unit 5: Environmental Aspects & Impacts: Avian interaction with wind turbines. 7
Visual impact of wind turbines. Wind turbine noise. Electromagnetic interference
effects. Land-use environmental impacts. Other environmental considerations.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. J. F. Manwell, J. G. McGowan, and A. L. Rogers, “Wind energy explained: Theory,
Design and Application”.
2. E. Hau, “Wind Turbines: Fundamentals, Technologies, Application, Economics”.
3. T. Burton, D. Sharpe, N. Jenkins, & E. Bossanyi, “Wind Energy Handbook”.

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2MRE1-02: Fuel Cell Technology
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Introduction: Fuel cells basics, relevance and importance. Stack design, 8
gas supply, and cooling, classification of fuel cells. Electrochemistry basis of fuel
cells. Efficiency and open circuit voltage. Influence of pressure and gas
concentration: Nernst Equation, hydrogen partial pressure. Voltage-current
behaviour of fuel cell, Fuel-cell irreversibility. Activation losses- Tafel equation,
Internal current and fuel crossover, ohmic losses, mass-transportation losses.
Hydrogen processing and Storage: Processing from Alcohols, Hydrocarbons and
other sources. Hydrogen as an engine fuel, methods of hydrogen storage.
Unit 2: Alkaline Fuel Cell (AFC): Description, working principle, components, 7
general performance characteristics, operating temperature and pressure. Ammonia
as AFC fuel.
Unit 3: Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC): System design: Fuel processing, fuel 8
utilization. Principles of Operation: electrolyte, electrode, catalyst, stack
construction, stack cooling & manifolding. Performance: operating pressure &
temperature, effects of carbon monoxide and sulphur.
Unit 4: High Temperature Fuel Cells: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC): History, 8
benefits and limitations, cell components, Cathode and Anode materials, fuel,
configuration and performance. Environmental impact of SOFC. Application and
future of SOFC.
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC): General principle, cell components,
mechanisms of electrode reactions, Influence of pressure & temperature, status of
MCFC.
Unit 5: Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC): Principles of 8
operation, Electrodes & electrodes structure, components. Water management,
cooling and air supply. Introduction to Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC).
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. Andrew L. Dicks and David A. J. Rand, “Fuel Cell Systems Explained”.
2. B. Viswanathan and M. Aulice Scibioh, “Fuel Cells: Principles and Applications”.

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2MRE2-11: Geothermal Power Plants and Analysis
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Introduction: Earth structure, Thermal structure of the Earth, Heat flow 8
and temperature distribution within Lithosphere. Volcanoes, earthquakes & plate
tectonics. Types of Geothermal systems: Vapour dominated, Hot water,
Geopressured, Hot Dry Rock, & Magma.
Unit 2: Analysis of Geothermal Resources: Calculations for hot dry rock system: 7
(a) Heat energy content; and (b) Energy extraction. Calculations for hot aquifer
system: (a) Heat energy content; and (b) Energy extraction.
Unit 3: Geothermal power generating systems: Single-flash steam power plants, 8
Double-flash steam power plant, Dry-steam power plant, Binary Cycle Power Plant.
Solar-Geothermal Hybrid Plants: Solar-geothermal binary plant with superheating
of the binary working fluid, Solar-geothermal double-flash plant.
Unit 4: Environmental impact of geothermal power plant: Environmental 8
Advantages of Geothermal Plants: Gaseous Emissions, Land Usage, Solids
Discharge, Water Usage, & Water Pollution. Environmental Challenges of
Geothermal Plants: Land Subsidence, Induced Seismicity, Induced Landslides,
Noise Pollution, Disturbance of Natural Hydrothermal Manifestations, Disturbance
of Wildlife Habitat, Vegetation and Scenic Views, Catastrophic Events, & Thermal
Pollution.
Unit 5: Geothermal power plant case studies: Worldwide status of geothermal 8
power plant development. Geothermal Energy in India. Larderello Dry-Steam
Power Plants (Tuscany, Italy). The Geysers Dry-Steam Power Plants (California,
USA).
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:

1. Harsh K. Gupta and Sukanta Roy, “Geothermal Energy: An Alternative Resource for the
21st Century”.
2. B. H. Khan, “Non-Conventional Energy Resources”.
3. Ronald Dipippo, “Geothermal Power Plants: Principles, Applications, Case Studies, and
Environmental Impact”.

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2MRE2-12: Green Buildings
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Introduction: Environmental implications of buildings energy, carbon 8
emissions, water use, waste disposal; Building materials: sources, methods of
production and environmental implications. Embodied Energy in Building
Materials: Transportation Energy for Building Materials; Maintenance Energy for
Buildings.
Unit 2: Comforts in Building: Thermal Comfort in Buildings-Issues; Heat 8
Transfer Characteristic of Building Materials and Building Techniques. Incidence
of Solar Heat on Buildings-Implications of Geographical Locations. Utility of Solar
energy in buildings: Concepts of Solar Passive Cooling and Heating of Buildings.
Low Energy Cooling. Case studies of Solar Passive Cooled and Heated Buildings.
Unit 3: Green Building Techniques: Concepts of Green Composites. Water 8
Utilisation in Buildings, Low Energy Approaches to Water Management.
Management of Solid Wastes. Management of Sewage. Urban Environment and
Green Buildings. Green Cover and Built Environment. Provisions for Rain Water
Harvesting, Solar PV systems, Solar Water Heaters.
Unit 4: Green Building Rating Systems: Features of green building rating systems 8
in India: Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Green Rating for Integrated
Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), & LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) etc. Sustainable site, water, energy, material, and indoor environment issues
for green buildings; Intent and documentation for credits/points for green rating
systems; Difference in evaluation and documentation for new construction and
existing buildings. Green home rating, green factory rating, green neighbourhood
concept.
Unit 5: Concept of Net Zero Energy Building, Costs of green buildings. Energy 7
Conservation Building Code: requirements of code, applicability, compliance
options: prescriptive, trade-off, whole building performance routes for compliance.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. Mili Majumdar, “Energy-efficient buildings in India”.
2. K. S. Jagadish , B.V. Venkatarama Reddy , and K. S. Nanjunda Rao , “Alternative
Building Materials & Technologies”.
3. Ursula Eicker, “Low energy cooling for sustainable buildings”.
4. Jerry Yudelson, “Green Building through Integrated Design”.
5. Osman Attmann, “Green Architecture: Advanced Technologies & Materials”.

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2MRE2-13: Analysis of Power Plants

M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Introduction: Power and energy, sources of energy, review of 8
thermodynamic cycles related to power plant. Load estimation, load curves, various
terms and factors involved in power plant calculations. Effect of variable load on
power plant operation, Selection of power plant units. Power plant economics and
selection. Effect of plant type on: costs, rates, fixed elements, energy elements,
customer elements, and investor’s profit; depreciation and replacement. Economics
in plant selection, other considerations in plant selection.
Unit 2: Steam Power Plant: General layout of steam power plant, Power plant 8
boilers including critical and super critical boilers. Fluidized bed boilers, boilers
mountings and accessories, Different systems such as coal handling system,
pulverisers and coal burners, combustion system, draft, ash handling system, Dust
collection system, Feed water treatment and condenser and cooling towers and
cooling ponds, Turbine auxiliary systems such as governing, feed heating,
reheating, flange heating and gland leakage. Operation and maintenance of steam
power plant, heat balance and efficiency, Site selection of a steam power plant.
Unit 3: Hydroelectric and Non-conventional Power Plants: Hydroelectric power 8
plants, classification, typical layout and components, Types of turbine- Pelton,
Francis, Kaplan, Propeller, Deriaz and Bulb turbines. Performance of turbines and
comparison.
Principles of wind, tidal, solar PV, solar thermal, geothermal, biogas, and fuel cell
power plants.
Unit 4: Diesel and Gas Turbine Power Plants: General layout of Diesel and Gas 7
Turbine power plants, Performance of Diesel and Gas Turbine power plants,
comparison with other types of power plants.
Unit 5: Nuclear power plant: Layout and subsystems of nuclear power plants, 8
Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), CANDU
Reactor, Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR), Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR),
gas cooled and liquid metal cooled reactors, safety measures for nuclear power
plants.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. P. K. Nag, “Power Plant Engineering”.
2. M. M. El Wakil, “Power Plant Technolog

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2MRE2-14: Solar Thermal Energy
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Solar Radiation: Solar radiation outside the earth atmosphere and at earth 8
surface. Instruments for measuring solar radiation and sunshine. Solar Radiation
Geometry, sunrise, sunset, day length, Local Apparent Time. Empirical equations
for predicting the availability of solar radiation: Monthly average daily global
radiation, monthly average daily diffuse radiation, monthly average hourly global
radiation, monthly average hourly diffuse radiation. Hourly global, beam, and
diffuse radiation under cloudless skies. Solar radiation on tilted surfaces.
Unit 2: Liquid Flat-Plate Collectors (FPC): Introduction of FPC, Performance 8
analysis, Transmissivity of the cover system: Transmissivity based on reflection-
refraction, absorption, and for diffuse radiation. Transmissivity-Absorptivity
product. Overall loss coefficient. Effects of various parameters on performance
(Selective surfaces, Number of covers, Spacing, Effect of shading, collector tilt,
Fluid inlet temperature, Cover transmissivity, Dust on the top cover). Testing
procedures of FPC. Alternatives to FPC (Evacuated Tube Collectors).
Unit 3: Solar Air Heaters: Introduction, various types of solar air heaters, Testing 7
procedures. Matrix air heater. Plastic air heater. Inflatable-tunnel plastic solar
heater.
Unit 4: Concentrating Collectors: Concentrating collectors for medium and high 8
temperature applications. Line-focusing and point-focusing concentrators:
Cylindrical parabolic collector, compound parabolic collector (CPC), paraboloid
dish collector, Central Receiver Collector (heliostat field with central receiver),
Linear Fresnel lens collector, Circular Fresnel lens concentration.
Unit 5: Thermal Energy Storage & Applications of Solar Energy: Introduction 8
to three basic methods for storing thermal energy. Sensible heat storage in liquids &
solids, Thermal Stratification. Latent Heat Storage. Thermochemical Storage.
Applications: Solar water heaters, Solar pond, its principle of working, and solar-
pond electric-power plant. Solar furnaces. Solar Cookers. Solar Chimney Plant.
Solar greenhouses. Solar passive space heating and cooling systems. Solar
Industrial Heating Systems.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. John A. Duffie and William A. Beckman, “Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes”.
2. B. H. Khan, “Non-Conventional Energy Resources”.
3. H. P. Garg and J. Prakash, “Solar Energy: Fundamentals and applications”.
4. Sukhatme & Nayak, “Solar Energy: Principles of thermal collection & storage”.

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2MRE2-15: Advanced Photovoltaic Technology

M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3

Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours

Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Overview of different types of solar cells/panels. Photovoltaic industries in 7
India and World. International certification of solar panels and Indian scenario.
Unit 2: Wafer based silicon solar cells and its market trend. Cost breakup of wafer 8
based solar panels, future trends. Concentrator solar cells, reflector and lens based
versions. Performance in Indian climatic conditions. Low, medium and high
concentration, combined thermal and concentration PV system.
Unit 3: Semi-transparent solar cells and related materials, applications in buildings 8
(BIPV), thin film and wafer based versions, appearance and structure of thin film
solar cells, Flexible solar cells.
Unit 4: Multi-junction solar cells, its working principles. Hetero-junction with 8
intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar cells, structure and working principle, comparison
with conventional bulk solar cells.
Unit 5: Polymer, organic, dye sensitized, and quantum dot solar cells, structure, 8
working principle, present applications, near future trends.
Total Lecture Hours 40

Suggested Readings:

1. Chetan Singh Solanki., “Solar Photovoltaic: Fundamentals, Technologies and

Application”.
2. A. R. Jha, “Solar Cell Technology and Applications”.
3. John Balfour, Michael Shaw, and Sharlene Jarosek., “Introduction to Photovoltaics”.
4. Antonio Luque and Viacheslav Andreev, “Concentrator Photovoltaic”.

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2MRE2-16: Solid Waste Management
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Solid Waste Management: Definition of solid wastes –types 8
of solid wastes –Sources -Industrial, mining, agricultural, and domestic –Characteristics.
Solid waste Problems -impact on environmental health –Concepts of waste reduction,
recycling and reuse. Collection and Transport of Municipal Solid Waste:
Determination of composition of MSW –storage and handling of solid waste –Future
changes in waste composition. Waste collection systems, analysis of collection system –
alternative techniques for collection system. Need for transfer operation, transport
means and methods, transfer station types and design requirements.
Unit 2: Processing of Solid Waste and Energy recovery: Unit operations for 7
separation and processing, Materials Recovery facilities, Waste transformation through
combustion and aerobic composting, anaerobic methods for materials recovery and
treatment –Energy recovery –Incinerators
Unit 3: Disposal of Solid wastes: Land farming, deep well injections. Landfills: Design 8
and operation including: site selection, Geo-environmental investigations , engineered
sites, liners and covers, leachate control and treatment, gas recovery and control,
including utilization of recovered gas (energy), and landfill monitoring and reclamation.
Unit 4: Integrated Waste Management: Requirements and technical solution 8
designated waste landfill remediation, Integrated waste management facilities. TCLP
(Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure) tests and leachate studies. Economics of
the onsite v/s offsite waste management options. Natural attenuation process and its
mechanisms. Hazardous waste –legislations –RCRA process –superfund process –
toxicological principles –dose response –toxic effects –toxic response-Various industrial
hazardous waste (textiles, tanneries, electroplating, distilleries etc.) disposal and
handling methods-case studies.
Unit 5: Biomedical, Radiation Risk Assessment, and E-Waste Management: 8
Biomedical waste: Definition, sources, classification-infectious wastes –handling –
storing and disposal of medical wastes –collection, segregation, treatment and disposal.
Principles of radiation protection–quantifying and combining risks–uncertainty
assessments–site specific considerations. E-Waste characteristics, generation, collection,
transport, and disposal.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. William A. Worrell and P. Aarne Vesilind, “Solid waste Engineering”.
2. George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen, and Samuel A. Vigil, “Integrated Solid Waste Management:
Engineering principles and management issues”.

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2MRE1-06: Wind Energy Simulation Lab
M.Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Teaching Scheme: 4 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 40; Exam Hrs: 4

The experiments may be designed based on the course of “Wind Energy Technology”.
Suggested list of experiments are as follows:

1. Study of wind energy conversion devices.

2. Designing of a grid connected wind farm using software.
3. Field visit of students to a grid connected wind farm.
4. Analysis of small wind turbines and hybrid system.
5. Wind resource assessment techniques.
6. Electrical aspects of wind turbine generators.

2MRE1-07: Solar Energy Simulation Lab

M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Teaching Scheme: 4 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 40; Exam Hrs: 4

The experiments may be designed based on the course of “Solar Energy”.

Suggested list of experiments are as follows:

1. Study of flat plate collector and evacuated tube collector.

2. Study of a box type solar cooker and calculation of its thermal efficiency.
3. Study of natural convection type solar water heater.
4. Study of natural convection type solar dryer.
5. Study and simulation of smart energy homes.
6. Simulation of grid connected 1 MW solar photovoltaic power plant using PVSyst software.
7. Field visit to grid connected rooftop solar photovoltaic power plant.
8. Simulation of hybrid solar PV system.

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3MRE2-11: Advanced Applications in Solar Energy Technology
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Introduction to advanced solar energy applications. Thermal comfort; Sun motion. 7
Solar water heating: Water heating systems; Freezing, boiling & scaling. Auxiliary energy;
Forced-circulation systems. Natural-circulation systems; Integral collector storage systems.
Water heating in space heating and cooling systems; Swimming pool heating. Hot water
industrial process heat system.
Unit 2: Solar based Building Heating & Cooling: Passive Heating of Buildings: Direct 8
Gain, Thermal storage wall, Sunspaces, Thermal storage roof, Convective loop. Passive
cooling of buildings: Shading, ventilation, evaporation, radiation cooling, ground coupling,
dehumidification. Building heating-Hybrid methods: Solar active heating of buildings:
General aspects, Components of solar heating system (solar collector, thermal storage
system, Auxiliary heat supply system, control systems). Three ways of solar space heating:
solar air systems, solar liquid systems, and solar heat pump systems.
Unit 3: Solar Refrigeration and Air conditioning: Carnot refrigeration cycle. Solar 8
absorption cooling: Principle of absorption cooling, Basics of absorption cooling, LiBr-
H2O absorption system, H2O-NH3 absorption system, Intermittent absorption refrigeration
system. Solar Vapour Compression Refrigeration. Solar Desiccant Cooling: Triethylene
glycol open-cycle air conditioning system using solar air heating collectors for
regeneration, LiCl-H2O open-cycle cooling system. Ventilation desiccant cycle and
Recirculation desiccant cycle. Solar thermoelectric refrigeration and air-conditioning.
Unit 4: Solar Drying of Food & Solar Desalination: Basics of solar drying. Types of 8
solar dryers: Natural convection or Direct type solar dryers. Forced circulation type dryers:
Hybrid dryer, Bin type grain dryer, solar timber drying. Hot air industrial process heat
system. Solar Desalination: Simple solar still, Basics of solar still, material problems in
solar still, Performance prediction of Basin-Type still. Wick type solar still. Multi-stage
solar still. Active solar still. Future material advancements.
Unit 5: Solar Photovoltaic Power Applications: Rooftop Solar PV Systems: 8
Introduction, system components, typical schematic diagram of rooftop solar PV systems,
costing, net-metering of rooftop grid connected system, system performance analysis
(Performance Ratio and Levelized Cost of Electricity). Solar PV water pumping system.
Solar PV battery charging system. Solar PV street lighting system. Floating solar PV
systems.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. Chetan S. Solanki., “Solar Photovoltaic: Fundamentals, Technologies and Application”.
2. S. P. Sukhatme and J. K. Nayak, “Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage”.
3. J. A. Duffie and W. A. Beckman, “Solar Engineering of Thermal Process”.
4. H. P. Garg and J. Prakash, “Solar Energy: Fundamentals and Applications”.

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3MRE2-12: Hydrogen Energy

M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Introduction of Hydrogen Energy Systems: Hydrogen pathways 8
introduction – current uses, General introduction to infrastructure requirement for
hydrogen production, storage, dispensing and utilization, and Hydrogen production
power plants. Fuel properties of hydrogen.
Unit 2: Hydrogen Production Processes: Thermal-Steam Reformation – Thermo 8
chemical Water Splitting – Gasification – Pyrolysis, Nuclear thermo catalytic and
partial oxidation methods. Electrochemical – Electrolysis – Photo electro
chemical. Biological – Anaerobic Digestion – Fermentative Micro-organisms.
Renewable Sources: Hydrogen production methods using solar energy and wind
energy.
Unit 3: Hydrogen Storage: Physical and chemical properties – General storage 8
methods, compressed storage – Composite cylinders – Glass micro sphere storage -
Zeolites, Metal hydride storage, chemical hydride storage and cryogenic storage.
Unit 4: Hydrogen Utilization: Overview of Hydrogen utilization: I.C. Engines, gas 8
turbines, hydrogen burners, power plant, refineries, domestic and marine
applications. Hydrogen fuel quality, performance, COV, emission and combustion
characteristics of Spark Ignition engines for hydrogen, back firing, knocking,
volumetric efficiency, hydrogen manifold and direct injection, fumigation, NOx
controlling techniques, dual fuel engine, durability studies, field trials, emissions
and climate change.
Unit 5: Hydrogen Safety: Safety barrier diagram, risk analysis, safety in handling 7
and refueling station, safety in vehicular and stationary applications, fire detecting
system, safety management, and simulation of crash tests.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:

1. Michael Ball and Martin Wietschel, “The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities and
Challenges”.
2. M. K. G. Babu and K. A. Subramanian, “Alternative Transportation Fuels: Utilization in
Combustion Engines”.
3. Krishnan Rajeshwar, Robert McConnell, and Stuart Licht, “Solar Hydrogen Generation:
Toward a Renewable Energy Future”.
Ram B. Gupta, “Hydrogen Fuel: Production, Transport, and Storage”.

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3MRE2-13: Biofuel Technology & Mechanism
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Question Paper Pattern: Attempt any Five questions out of Seven questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Teaching Scheme: 3 hrs/week;
End Term Exam Maximum Marks: 70; Exam Hrs: 3
Syllabus Contents with Breakup of Number of Lecture Hours Hours
Introduction: Objectives, scope, and outcomes of the course. 1
Unit 1: Biofuel Technology: Introduction, potential of biofuels in the energy 7
scenario of India, Biofuels in relation to environment, ecology, agriculture, health
and sanitation, Factors enhancing/inhibiting biofuel production.
Unit 2: Bio-chemical and Microbial Aspects of Biogas: Biogas mechanism, 8
enhancement of biogas production by different additives (Chemicals, organic
substances, enzymes), pre-treatment process, etc. Scrubbing process, bottling, need
for bottling of biogas, liquefaction of biogas. Various uses of biogas and its merits
and demerits.
Unit 3: Biogas Plants and Applications: Types of biogas plants, design of a 8
biogas plant (cow dung and organic waste) and structural strength, selection of site
and size, construction technique, material requirement, recent advances in high rate
bio-methanation reactors design and material, night soil linked biogas plant. Cold
condition biogas plant design concept, cost and financial viability. Principles of dual
fuel biogas engines, its limitations, biogas appliances including thermal and cooking
efficiency test.
Unit 4: Production and Applications of Biodiesel: Trans-esterification reaction 8
and process, Raw materials and pre-treatment, Environmental conditions and
operational process, Separation and purification stages, Qualities of biodiesel and
associated regulations, properties of biodiesel, application in diesel engines and
environmental effects, economic impact of biodiesel.
Unit 5: Alcohols and other Biofuels: Types of feedstock for alcohols and other 8
biofuels and their availability. Types of alcohols (methanol, ethanol, butanol, etc.)
and other oxygenated biofuels, their production methods, applications, advantages
and limitations. Physico-chemical properties of biofuels. Combustion characteristics
of biofuels in spark ignition and compression ignition engines.
Total Lecture Hours 40
Suggested Readings:
1. K. C. Khandelwal and S. S. Mahdi, “Biogas Technology: A Practical Handbook”.
2. N. S. Rathore and A. K. Kurchania, “Biomethanation Technology”.
3. A. N. Mathur and N. S. Rathore, “Biogas: Production management and utilization”.
4. Liangwei Deng, Yi Liu, and Wenguo Wang, “Biogas Technology”.
5. Wim Soetaert and Erick J. Vandamme, “Biofuels”.
6. Caye M. Drapcho and Terry H. Walker, “Biofuels Engineering Process Technology”.
7. Ahindra Nag, “Biofuels Refining and Performance”.

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3MRE4-60: Dissertation Phase-I
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Teaching Scheme: 20 hrs/week;
Guidelines:
• The Dissertation Work will start in semester III and should preferably be a problem
with research potential and should involve scientific research, design,
generation/collection and analysis of data, determining solution and must preferably
bring out the individual contribution.
• Seminar should be based on the area in which the candidate has undertaken the
dissertation work as per the common instructions for all branches of M. Tech. The
examination shall consist of the preparation of report consisting of a detailed problem
statement and a literature review. The preliminary results (if available) of the problem
may also be discussed in the report. The work has to be presented in front of the
examiners panel set by the Head of Department.
• Candidate will have the right to select the M. Tech. dissertation supervisor based on
their research interest. As this course is interdisciplinary in nature, candidate may also
chose supervisor from academic departments other than where this course is being
run. Candidate will submit an application along with consent of supervisor chosen by
the candidate to the Head of Department. Head of Department will assign that
supervisor to the candidate based on the application. If candidate is not able to select
supervisor by himself, than only Head of Department will allot supervisor to that
student. The candidate has to be in regular (daily) contact with his supervisor and the
topic of dissertation must be from renewable energy area which is mutually decided
by the supervisor and the candidate.

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4MRE4-70: Dissertation Phase-II
M. Tech. (Renewable Energy Technology)
Teaching Scheme: 32 hrs/week;

Guidelines:
• It is a continuation of Project work started in semester III. Student has to submit the
thesis in prescribed format and also present a seminar. The dissertation should be
presented in standard format as provided by the university. The candidate has to
prepare a detailed thesis consisting of introduction of the problem, problem statement,
literature review, objectives of the work, methodology (experimental set up or
numerical details as the case may be) of solution and results and discussion. The
thesis must bring out the conclusions of the work and future scope for the study.
• Candidate will have the right to select the M. Tech. dissertation supervisor based on
their research interest. As this course is interdisciplinary in nature, candidate may also
chose supervisor from academic departments other than where this course is being
run. Candidate will submit an application along with consent of supervisor chosen by
the candidate to the Head of Department. Head of Department will assign that
supervisor to the candidate based on the application. If candidate is not able to select
supervisor by himself, than only Head of Department will allot supervisor to that
student. The candidate has to be in regular (daily) contact with his supervisor and the
topic of dissertation must be from renewable energy area which is mutually decided
by the supervisor and the candidate.

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