Solar Energy Engineering Syllabus for B.Tech 7th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
Solar Energy Engineering Laboratory B.Tech (R13) seventhsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
To expose the students with the different aspects of measurement, harvesting and utilization of solar energy.
UNIT I : INTRODUCTION [9 hours]
Basic Heat Transfer Principles- Availability of Solar Energy- Nature of Solar Energy- Solar Energy & Environment- Sun as the source of radiation- Solar radiation- Measurement of solar radiationIrradiance- Solar constant- Insolation- Radiosity- Emissive power- Earth‟s equator- MeridianLongitude- Sun earth angles- Sunrise, sun set and day length- Solar time- Equation of timeVarious Methods of using solar energy- Photo thermal, Photovoltaic, Photosynthesis, Present & Future Scope of Solar energy.
UNIT II: SOLAR CELLS [10 hours]
Various generations- Semiconductor materials- Doping- Fermi level- PN junction and characteristics- Photovoltaic effect- Photovoltaic material- Parameters of solar cells- Effects of cell temperature on cell efficiency- Types of solar cells- Solar modules and arrays- Advantages and limitations of solar energy system- Solar cell power plant- Silicon, thin film and polymer processing- Silicon wafer based solar cells.
UNIT III: SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY [10 hours]
Stationary collectors- FPC- CPC- ETC- Sun tracking concentrating collectors- PTC- PDR- HFCFresnel collectors- Solar thermal power plants- Solar chimney power plant- Solar pond- Solar water heater- Solar cooker- Types- SODIS- Thermal energy storage- Solar cooling- Limitations of solar thermal energy.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES: The students completing the course will have the ability to
- assess solar energy potential
- describe different direct and indirect solar energy tapping systems including Solar Photovoltaic‟s, solar cells and solar thermal power plants
TEXTBOOKS:
- Soteris A. Kalogirou, „Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems‟, Academic Press, London, 2009
- Tiwari G.N, “Solar Energy – Fundamentals Design, Modelling and applications, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2002.
REFERENCES:
- John W. Twidell & Anthony D.Weir, ‘Renewable Energy Resources,2005
- John A. Duffie, William A. Beckman, Solar Energy: Thermal Processes, 4
th Edition, john Wiley and Sons, 2013 - Sukhatme S.P. Solar Energy, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 1997.
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