Tentative Lecture Plan EEO404

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SYLLABUS

EEO 404 (OE) – RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY AUDIT

Course Type Course Code Name of Course L T P Credit

OE EEO404 Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Audit 3 0 0 9

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

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:


• understand and learn the recent developments in the alternative energy sources,
• learn the methods for the energy assessment of old electrical equipment and to improve the energy efficiency.
• The course will help in gaining the knowledge, which is required for modern day power sector.

Unit Topics to be Covered Lecture Learning Outcome


No. Hours

1 Solar Energy: General introduction to renewable energy 8 Understanding the different


systems, Components of solar radiation, Geometry of the methods of harvesting solar
collector and the beam, flat plate and concentrating collectors, energy.
Solar photovoltaic systems, Electrical Equivalent circuit,
characteristics, maximum power point tracking, Classification of
photovoltaic power systems.

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.

4 Biomass Energy: Biomass conversion technologies, Biogas 4 Understanding the extraction of


generation, types of biogas plants, types of biomass gasifiers, energy from biomass.
process zones of gasifiers.

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.

8 Energy Assessment of Electrical Equipment: Energy 4 Helps in understanding the


assessment of motors, pumps and variable speed drives: energy assessment of motors
Efficiency testing of motor, determining the load, format of data and variable speed drives.

Contd….
SYLLABUS

collection, efficiency testing of pump, Necessity for


implementation of variable speed drives.

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.

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