WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY

COURSE OBJECTIVES

•To understand the fundamentals of wind and solar energy and its conversion system

•To study the various types of wind machines and to analyze its performance

•To study the radiation principles with respective solar energy estimation To discuss about solar thermal technologies and its applications

•To learn about PV technology principles and techniques of various solar cells

UNIT 1WIND ENERGY FUNDAMENTALS & WIND MEASUREMENTS9 Hrs.

Introduction: Scope of wind power potential in India. Wind Energy Basics, Wind Speeds and scales, Terrain, Roughness, Wind Mechanics, Power Content, Classification of wind turbines, Atmospheric Boundary Layers, Turbulence. Instrumentation for wind measurements, Wind data analysis, tabulation, Wind resource estimation,

Betz’s Limit, Turbulence Analysis.
UNIT 2 / WIND MACHINES / 9 Hrs.
Types of wind machines, analysis of aerodynamic forces acting on blade, performance, generating systems,
energy storage – Applications.
UNIT 3 / SOLAR RADIATION AND COLLECTORS / 9 Hrs.

Solar angles – Sun path diagrams – Radiation – extra terrestrial characteristics - measurement and estimation on horizontal and tilted surfaces - flat plate collector thermal analysis - testing methods- evacuated tubular collectors - concentrator collectors – classification - design and performance parameters - tracking systems - compound parabolic concentrators - parabolic trough concentrators - concentrators with point focus - Heliostats – performance of the collectors.

UNIT 4SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES9 Hrs.

Principle of working, types, design and operation of Solar heating and cooling systems – Thermal Energy storage systems – Solar Desalination – Solar cooker : domestic, community – Solar pond – Solar drying.

UNIT 5SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC SYSTEM DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS9 Hrs.

Semiconductor – properties - energy levels - basic equations of semiconductor devices physics. Solar cells - p-n junction - Solar cell array system analysis and performance prediction - solar cell array design concepts - PV system design - design process and optimization - detailed array design - variation of efficiency with band-gap and temperature - efficiency measurements - high efficiency cells – Solar thermo-photovoltaic - System installation - operation and maintenance - field experience - PV market analysis and economics of SPV systems.