Tentative Lecture Plan EEO404
Tentative Lecture Plan EEO404
Tentative Lecture Plan EEO404
Course Objective
The course presents about the distinct features of the Renewable Energy Sources in power systems. The course will
also give an insight into the performance assessment and energy auditing of the electrical equipment.
Learning Outcomes
2 Wind Energy: Nature of wind, energy from wind, wind energy 7 Understanding the wind energy
conversion terms, power equation and power coefficient, types conversion techniques
of wind mills and their components, wind energy conversion
systems.
3 Fuel Cells: Design, operation, classification, conversion 6 Helps in gaining the knowledge
efficiency, polarization. about the operating principle of
fuel cells.
5 Ocean Energy: Ocean thermal energy conversion plants, 6 Helps in understanding the
equation for wave energy and power, wave energy conversion different methods of harnessing
devices, tides, methods for utilization of tidal energy, power the ocean energy.
estimation.
6 Geothermal Energy: Distribution of geothermal energy, types 4 Helps in gaining the knowledge
of geothermal resources, advantages and disadvantages, about different forms of
geothermal conversion technologies. geothermal energy.
7 Energy Audit: Definition, Types of Energy Audit, Ten steps 3 Understanding the energy
methodology, Report preparation. auditing methodology.
Contd….
SYLLABUS
Text Books
1. Renewable Energy Resources - Twidell & Weir.
2. Advanced Renewable Energy Systems (part-1) – S. C. Bhatia
3. Renewable Energy Sources & Emerging Technologies – D. P. Kothari, K.C. Singhal & R. Ranjan
4. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India.
➢ Book-1: General Aspects of Energy Management and Audit.
➢ Book-3: Energy Efficiency in Electrical Utilities.
Some knowledge on some simulation software such as MATLAB, Simulink, PSSE, DigSilent etc. will
be helpful in the part of the course.