Classification of Energy Sources
Advantages of Non Conventional Energy Sources over Conventional Sources Economics,
Impact on Environment
Electricity Generation from Non Conventional Energy Sources:
Solar Energy:
Solar radiation and its Characteristics, Solar Collector: flat Plate, focusing, Solar Energy use for water
heating, Solar thermal power generation, Hybrid solar power
Principle of energy conversion in solar cells, Photovoltaics, Different types of PV Cells, Mono-poly
crystalline and amorphous Silicon solar cells. Design of PV array. Efficiency and cost of PV systems.
Wind Energy:
Wind as energy source, Design of Wind turbine, Selection of site of Wind farm, characteristics of different
types of wind generators used with wind turbines
Hydel Energy:
Electricity generation from micro hydel plants, location, auxiliaries and associated problems.
Bio Energy:
Resources and conversion process: bio gas conversion, bio gas plant, bio mass gasifier. co generation
Bio diesel;
Sources, usability and advantages over mineral product,
Tidal Energy: Principle, selection of site, Economics and future prospect (Wave Energy: Principle , selection of site and future prospect
Geo thermal Energy: Principle , location , economics and prospect
Fuel Cells:
Principle of fuel cells, Different types of fuel cells, advantages and limitations
Magneto hydrodynamics energy conversion:
Principle, Economics and environmental aspect of MHD generation