EN 301 - Renewable Energy Technology, Spring 2016-17
Instructor Name 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. Hydropo...