UNIT 1 Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Energy crisis and alternatives
1.3 Commercial and non-commercial energy sources
1.4 Conventional and Non – Conventional energy sources
UNIT 2 Solar Energy
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Solar Radiations
2.3 Spectral distribution of solar radiation
2.4 Basic underlying principles for solar energy conversion- 2.4.1. Principle of conversion of solar radiation into heat 2.4.2 Flat plate collector 2.4.3 Liquid flat plate collector 2.4.4 Solar Cooker 2.4.5 Solar Ponds 2.4.6 Solar green house 2.4.7 Solar distillation
2.5 Principle of conversion of solar radiation into electricity
2.6 Basic Photo voltaic system for power generation
2.7 Solar cell modules
2.8 Solar roof panels
2.9 Merits and demerits of photovoltaic solar energy conversion
UNIT 3 Ocean, Geothermal, Hydro And Biomass Energy Resources
a. Ocean Energy: Ocean Energy Potential against Wind and Solar, Wave Characteristics and Statistics, Wave Energy Devices.
Tidal Energy, Tide Characteristics and Statistics, Tide Energy Technologies, Ocean Thermal Energy, Osmotic Power.
b. Geothermal Energy : Geothermal Resources, Geothermal Technologies.
c. Hydro Energy : Hydropower Resources, Hydropower Technologies, Environmental Impact of Hydro Power Sources.
d. Biomass Energy : Biomass, Biochemical Conversion, Biogas Generation, Ocean Biomass.
UNIT 4 Energy Harvesting
4.1 Wind Energy harvesting
4.2 Fundamentals of Wind energy
4.3 Wind Turbines and different electrical machines in wind turbines
4.4 Power electronic interfaces and grid interconnection topologies
4.6 Materials and mathematical description of piezoelectricity
4.7 Piezoelectric parameters and modeling piezoelectric generators
4.8 Piezoelectric energy harvesting applications, Human power
4.9 Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting
4.10 Linear generators
4.11 Physics of mathematical model
4.12 Recent applications of electromagnetic energy harvesting
4.13 Carbon Capture technologies
4.14 Cell
4.15 Batteries
4.16 Power consumption
4.17 Environmental issues and sustainability of renewable energy sources