BETCK105E Renewable Energy Sources syllabus for EE Stream Physics Group

Introduction:

Principles of renewable energy; energy and sustainable development, fundamentals and social implications. worldwide renewable energy availability, renewable energy availability in India, brief descriptions on solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, oil shale. Introduction to Internet of energy (IOE).

Solar Energy:

Fundamentals; Solar Radiation; Estimation of solar radiation on horizontal and inclined surfaces; Solar radiation Measurements-Pyrheliometers, Pyrometer, Sunshine Recorder.Solar Thermal systems: Flat plate collector; Solar distillation; Solar pond electric power plant.

Solar electric power generation-

Principle of Solar cell, Photovoltaic system for electric power generation, advantages, Disadvantages and applications of solar photovoltaic system.

Wind Energy:

Properties of wind, availability of wind energy in India, wind velocityand power from wind; major problems associated with wind power,Basic components of wind energy conversion system (WECS); Classification of WECS-Horizontal axis-single, double and muliblade system. Vertical axis-Savonius and darrieus types.

Biomass Energy:

Introduction; Photosynthesis Process; Biofuels; Biomass Resources; Biomass conversion technologies-fixed dome; Urban waste to energy conversion; Biomass gasification(Downdraft) .

Tidal Power:

Tides and waves as energy suppliers and their mechanics; fundamental characteristics of tidal power, harnessing tidal energy,advantages andlimitations.

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion:

Principle of working, OTEC power stations in the world, problems associated with OTEC.

Green Energy:

Introduction,Fuel cells:Classification of fuel cells–H2; Operating principles, ZeroenergyConcepts.Benefits of hydrogen energy, hydrogen production technologies(electrolysismethod only),hydrogen energy storage, applications of hydrogen energy, problem associated with hydrogen energy.

Course outcome (Course Skill Set)

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

CO1Describe the environmental aspects of renewable energy resources. In Comparison with various conventional energy systems, their prospects and limitations.

CO2Describe the use of solar energy and the various components used in the energy production with respect to applications like-heating, cooling, desalination, power generation.

CO3Understand the conversion principles of wind and tidal energy

CO4Understand the concept of biomass energy resources and green energy.

CO5Acquire the basic knowledge of ocean thermal energy conversion and hydrogen energy.

Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)

• The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%.
• The minimum passing mark for the CIE is 40% of the maximum marks (20 marksout of 50).
• The minimum passing mark for the SEE is 35% of the maximum marks (18 marks out of 50).
• A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements and earned the credits allotted to each subject/ course if the student secures not less than 35% (18 Marks out of 50) in the semester-end examination(SEE), and a minimum of 40% (40 marks out of 100) in the sum total of the CIE (Continuous Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together.

Continuous Internal Evaluation(CIE):

Two Unit Tests each of 20 Marks (duration 01 hour)

• First test after the completion of 30-40 % of the syllabus
• Second test after completion of 80-90% of the syllabus

One Improvement test before the closing of the academic termmay be conducted if necessary. However best two tests out of three shall be taken into consideration.

Two assignments each of 10 Marks

The teacher has to plan the assignments and get them completed bythe studentswell before the closing of the termso that marks entry in the examination portal shall be done in time.Formative (Successive) Assessments include Assignments/Quizzes/Seminars/ Course projects/Field surveys/ Case studies/ Hands-on practice (experiments)/Group Discussions/ others.. The Teachers shall choose the types of assignments depending on the requirement of the courseand plan to attain the Cos and POs. (to have a less stressed CIE, the portion of the syllabus should not be common /repeated for any of the methods of the CIE. Each method of CIE should have a different syllabus portion of the course). CIE methods /test question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy as per the outcome defined for the course.

The sum of two tests, two assignments, will be out of 60 marks and will be scaled down to 30 marks CIE for the practical component of the Integrated Course

• On completion of every experiment/program in the laboratory, the students shall be evaluated and marks shall be awarded on the same day. The15 marksare for conducting the experiment and preparation of the laboratory record, the other 05 marks shall be for the test conducted at the end of the semester.
• The CIE marks awarded in the case of the Practical component shall be based on the continuous evaluation of the laboratory report. Each experiment report can be evaluated for 10 marks. Marks of all experiments’ write-ups are added and scaled down to 15 marks.
• The laboratory test (duration 02/03 hours)at the end of the 14th/15thweekof the semester /after completion of all the experiments (whichever is early) shall be conducted for 50 marks and scaled down to 05 marks.Scaled-down marks of write-up evaluations and tests added will be CIE marks for the laboratory component of IPCC for 20 marks.

Semester End Examination(SEE):

Theory SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled timetable, with common question papers for the subject (duration 03 hours)

• The question paper shall be set for 100 marks. The medium of the question paper shall be English/Kannada). The duration of SEE is 03 hours.
• The question paper will have 10 questions. Two questions per module. Each question is set for 20 marks. The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module. The student has to answer for 100 marks and marks scored out of 100 shall be proportionally reduced to 50 marks.
• There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions under a module (with a maximum of 3 sub-questions), should have a mix of topics under that module.

Semester End Examination(SEE):

Theory SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled timetable, with common question papers for the subject (duration 03 hours)

• The question paper shall be set for 100 marks. The medium of the question paper shall be English/Kannada). The duration of SEE is 03 hours.
• The question paper will have 10 questions. Two questions per module. Each question is set for 20 marks.The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module. The student has to answer for 100 marks and marks scored out of 100 shall be proportionally reduced to 50 marks
• There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions under a module (with a maximum of 3 sub-questions), should have a mix of topics under that module.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Text Books(Title of the Book/Name of the author/Name of the publisher/Edition and Year)1.Nonconventional Energy sources, G D Rai, Khanna Publication, Fourth Edition,

2.Energy Technology, S.Rao and Dr. B.B. Parulekar, Khanna Publication.Solarenergy, SubhasPSukhatme, TataMcGrawHill, 2ndEdition,1996.

Reference Books:

1.Principles of Energy conversion, A. W. Culp Jr.,, McGraw Hill, 1996

2.Non-Convention EnergyResources, Shobh Nath Singh, Pearson,2018