EN 301 - Renewable Energy Technology, Spring 2016-17
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Prof. P. C. Ghosh Course Type
Core for EP students, along with Energy sophies Course Overview 1. Solar radiation: spectrum, air mass, beam and diffuse radiation 2. Solar Geometry (covered for almost a month, aim is to calculate the solar radiation falling on a tilted surface) 3. Solar Thermal Energy Conversion: Flat Plate Collectors, Losses, Evacuated tube collectors, Concentration of beam radiation, efficiency 4. Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion: Bandgap, theory of p-n junction, illuminated junction characteristics (solar cell), maximum power point, construction of solar cell, losses, efficiency 5. Wind Energy: Wind speed distribution (Weibull and Rayleigh distribution), basics of aerofoils, Linear Momentum Theory, Blade element theory, power from wind 6. Bioenergy: Biomass definition and distribution, proximate and ultimate analysis, combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, fermentation, biofuels: biogas, biodiesel, methanol, etc 7. Hydropower (optional) Prerequisites None Credit Distribution 30 % Surprise Quizzes + Attendance 30 % Midsem 40 % Endsem Difficulty of exams: moderate, prep is required. Feedback on Lectures 100 percent attendance, 5-6 surprise quizzes in class having half-weightage to attendance. Slides for the first 3 topics, then he switched to blackboard while highlighting topics from the textbook projected on the screen. Even without mandatory attendance, the professor is known to give questions from what he discusses in class in detail but can't be found in textbooks directly. Feedback on Assignments None. Relevant References John Twidell and Tony Weir: Renewable Energy Resources, 2nd Edition Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage, S.P. Sukhatme. Pro-tips Do attend class. The topics are in fact easy conceptually but don't take the course lightly, it is not intensive to study and more than decent prep can be done if you just study the entire syllabus for 2 days provided you have attended some classes. Respondent - Basuhi R.
Note: This is a review to help you make a more informed choice about how to study for this course and/or choosing this course. While we've tried to keep it objective and complete, one must keep in mind that students have varying interests, methods of study, and the course itself changes from year to year.
Prof. P. C. Ghosh Course Type
Core for EP students, along with Energy sophies Course Overview 1. Solar radiation: spectrum, air mass, beam and diffuse radiation 2. Solar Geometry (covered for almost a month, aim is to calculate the solar radiation falling on a tilted surface) 3. Solar Thermal Energy Conversion: Flat Plate Collectors, Losses, Evacuated tube collectors, Concentration of beam radiation, efficiency 4. Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion: Bandgap, theory of p-n junction, illuminated junction characteristics (solar cell), maximum power point, construction of solar cell, losses, efficiency 5. Wind Energy: Wind speed distribution (Weibull and Rayleigh distribution), basics of aerofoils, Linear Momentum Theory, Blade element theory, power from wind 6. Bioenergy: Biomass definition and distribution, proximate and ultimate analysis, combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, fermentation, biofuels: biogas, biodiesel, methanol, etc 7. Hydropower (optional) Prerequisites None Credit Distribution 30 % Surprise Quizzes + Attendance 30 % Midsem 40 % Endsem Difficulty of exams: moderate, prep is required. Feedback on Lectures 100 percent attendance, 5-6 surprise quizzes in class having half-weightage to attendance. Slides for the first 3 topics, then he switched to blackboard while highlighting topics from the textbook projected on the screen. Even without mandatory attendance, the professor is known to give questions from what he discusses in class in detail but can't be found in textbooks directly. Feedback on Assignments None. Relevant References John Twidell and Tony Weir: Renewable Energy Resources, 2nd Edition Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage, S.P. Sukhatme. Pro-tips Do attend class. The topics are in fact easy conceptually but don't take the course lightly, it is not intensive to study and more than decent prep can be done if you just study the entire syllabus for 2 days provided you have attended some classes. Respondent - Basuhi R.
Note: This is a review to help you make a more informed choice about how to study for this course and/or choosing this course. While we've tried to keep it objective and complete, one must keep in mind that students have varying interests, methods of study, and the course itself changes from year to year.
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