Solar Energy Technology detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (MECH) for 2019 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MECH students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical Engineering 8th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MECH 8th Sem 2019 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VI scheme and its subjects refer to MECH Professional Elective-VI syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of solar energy technology is as follows.
Course Objective:
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Unit I
Solar Radiation and Collectors
Solar angles – Sun path diagrams – Radiation – extraterrestrial 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 II
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Unit III
Solar Pv Fundamentals
Semiconductor – properties – energy levels – basic equations of semiconductor devices physics. Solar cells – p-n junction: homo and hetero junctions – metal-semiconductor interface – dark and illumination characteristics – figure of merits of solar cell – efficiency limits – variation of efficiency with band-gap and temperature – efficiency measurements – high efficiency cells – Solar thermophotovoltaics
Unit IV
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Unit V
Solar Passive Architecture
Thermal comfort – bioclimatic classification – passive heating concepts: direct heat gain – indirect heat gain – isolated gain and sunspaces – passive cooling concepts: evaporative cooling – Radiative cooling- application of wind, water and earth for cooling; shading – paints and cavity walls for cooling – roof radiation traps – earth air-tunnel – energy efficient landscape design – thermal comfort
Course Outcome:
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Text Books:
- G.D. Rai, “Non-Conventional Energy Sources”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2014.
- Twidell, J.W. and Weir, A., “Renewable Energy Resources”, EFN Spon Ltd., UK, 2015.
References:
- Chetan Singh Solanki, Solar Photovoltatics – Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications, PHI Learning Private limited, 2011.
- John A. Duffie, William A. Beckman, Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, John Wiley and Sons, 2013.
- Lovegrove K., Stein W., Concentrating Solar Power Technology, Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy, Elsevier, 1st Edition, 2012.
- Solar Energy International, Photovoltaic – Design and Installation Manual, New Society Publishers, 2006.
- Sukhatme S P, Nayak J K, Solar Energy – Principle of Thermal Storage and collection, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical Engineering 8th Sem, visit MECH 8th Sem subject syllabuses for 2019 regulation.
For all Mechanical Engineering results, visit Anna University MECH all semester results direct link.