ME-424 CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
CREDIT HOURS
Theory = 3
Practical = 0
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
| S. No. | CLOs | Taxonomy |
| 1 | Explain fundamental characteristics of different clean energy sources and mechanism for harnessing this technology | Coginitive Level 2* |
| 2 | Apply methodology for extraction of power through various clean energy sources | Coginitive Level 3* |
| 3 | Compare environmental aspects of clean energy systems and conventional fossil fuel systems | Coginitive Level 4* |
COURSE CONTENT
- Energy and utility, planetary energy balance and energy resources, energy utilization and utilization rate, energy and ecology, energy requirements and the population explosion.
- Conservation of energy, energy conservation opportunities and management.
- Introduction to renewable energy sources: Solar, Wind, Ocean, Geothermal, Biomass including biofuels, Hydrogen coupled with other renewable sources, Hydro power, Thermoelectricity.
- Nature of solar radiation, insolation, architecture and types of solar collectors, Solar Plant configurations, Introduction to Photovoltaic systems, Application software.
- History, availability, data collection, wind turbine configurations and characteristics, principles of aerodynamics, wind turbine analysis and performance calculations, Application software.
- Types of ocean energy: Wave energy and its conversion, tidal energy, energy from currents, salination energy and the Osmotic engine, various conversion schemes and their relative merits and demerits, thermal energy and ocean thermal energy converters (OTEC).
- Composition of biomass, biomass as fuel, Photosynthesis and renewable energy; production and use of biodiesel and ethanol; Merits and demerits.
- The resource, Types of hydroelectric plants, Applications, Small scale hydroelectricity, Environmental considerations.
- Hydrogen as energy storage medium, Introduction to production and storage of hydrogen, Electrochemical cells, FC reactions, Thermodynamics and performance of FC, FC classification, FC configurations and applications.
- Existing energy systems; Questions of availability, Pattern of energy use, Economic options; Long term global energy scenarios.
- Experiments on determination of radiation with pyranometers, performance of solar collectors, PV modules, effect of wind velocities on power output, effect of tip speed ratio on performance, and fuel cells will be performed in the lab.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
(01) Renewable & Efficient Electric Power Systems by Gilbert M. Masters ,Publisher: Wiley
(02) Renewable Energy Systems (Advance conversion technologies) by Fang ling Luo Hong YE
(03) Geothermal Energy by William E. Glassley
*For details of Taxonomy Levels CLICK HERE!
