Solar Energy Technology Lab detailed syllabus for Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EE) for 2021 revision curriculum has been taken from the SITTTRs official website and presented for the Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EE) 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.
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Course Objectives:
- To familiarize with various types of solar appliances
- To Identify the installation of solar electric gadgets
- To know about specifications of solar panels and their installations
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- Identify different solar energy appliances used in solar thermal system
- Familiarize the classification of solar panels and identify PV system installations.
- Apply various interconnections of solar PV systems.
- Identify the measurement of various solar energy parameters
Module 1:
- Familiarize the construction and operation of different solar energy appliances in solar thermal system (a)Solar Cooker (b)Solar Water Heater (c) Solar Dryer (d)Solar Distillation
Module 2:
- Identify the parts of solar cells/ solar panel
- Identify various types of solar cells (a)Polycrystalline Solar Panel (b) Monocrystalline Solar Panel (c) Thin film solar cells
- Observe the data sheet of a solar panel and collect major specifications such as : ( a) Rated Power at STC (b)Rated power tolerance (c)Temperature coefficient (d)Open circuit voltage (e)Short circuit current (f)Voltage at MPP (g)Current at MPP (h)Efficiency (i)Module dimensions (j)Operating Temperature or similar
- Identify the installation of following Solar Photovoltaic Systems (a)Solar Lantern (b)Solar Street Light (c)Solar Fencing (d)Solar Pumping
Module 3:
- Construct a PV array using series connected solar panels and check the output.
- Construct a PV array using parallel connected solar panels and check the output.
- Construct a PV array using a series -parallel combination of solar panels and check the output.
Module 4:
- Utilize various instruments to measure solar radiation and related solar data (a) pyranometer (b) solarimeter (c) Pyrheliometer (d) sunshine recorder (e) solar pathfinder
- Assemble a solar PV plant to produce electric power Dismantle the solar PV plant.
Reference Books:
- The Complete Lab Manual For Renewable Energy – Cutter , Ammond – Delmar Cengage Learning
- Christopher Kitcher ,A Practical Guide to Renewable Energy: Power Systems and their Installation: Microgeneration systems and their Installation
- Solanki, Chetan Singh,Renewable Energy Technologies: A Practical Guide for Beginners ,PHI Learning
- Michael Boxwell,Solar Electricity Handbook – 2021 Edition: A simple, practical guide to solar energy – designing and installing solar photovoltaic systems.
Online Resources
- https://vlab.amrita.edu/index.php?sub=77&brch=298
- https://renewablelab.niu.edu/experiments/seriesParallelSolarCells
- https://web.iitd.ac.in/~pmvs/courses/mcl241/laboratory-manual-RES.pdf
- https://www.coursera.org/lecture/photovoltaic-systems/module-components-skzP1
- https://electrical-engineering-portal.com/photovoltaic-module-interconnections
- https://www.bbau.ac.in/dept/Physics/TM/LabExperiments%20_SOLAR%20CELL%20 CHARACTERISTICS-2-6.pdf
- http://solardat.uoregon.edu/download/Lessons/Experiments_with_PV_Cells.pdf
- https://www.old.iitr.ac.in/departments/PH/uploads/Teaching%20Laboratory/Thermal/2. %20solar%20cell.pdf
- http://www.jnkvv.org/PDF/30042020142936304201343.pdf
- https://www.livguard.com/pdf/LG-Solar-Panels-Datasheet.pdf
- https://www.hydesource.com/post/understanding-the-parameters-in-a-solar-panel-data-sheet
- Renewable Energy and Green Technology – A Laboratory Manual https://eternaluniversity.edu.in/docs/RenewableEnergyandGreenTechnology.pdf
- https://docplayer.net/214615129-Practical-1-title-familiarization-with-renewable-energy-gadgets.html
- https://electricalacademia.com/renewable-energy/solar-panel-data-sheet-specification-parameters/
- https://loopsolar.com/datasheet/adani-solar/datasheet-adani-solar-72-cell-300-330-Wp-India.pdf
- https://renewablelab.niu.edu/experiments/seriesParallelSolarCells
- https://naturalscience.ku.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/Efficiency-of-a-Solar-Cell.pdf
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