St Thomas College of Engineering and Technology

Kozhuvalloor
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

EE367 NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY

Series II Question Paper

Max Time 02:00hrs Max Mark: 60

PART A (2×15 marks)
(Answer any 2 questions)
1. Distinguish clearly between
(a) Constant speed constant frequency WTG unit. (5)
(b) Variable speed constant frequency WTG system. (5)
(c) Nearly constant speed constant frequency system. (5)
2. a) What are the factors affecting the biodigestion or biogas fuel production (6)
b) What is bio mass fuel? Explain its advantages. (3)
c) What are wind farms? Define Tip speed ratio (3)
d) What range of wind speed is considered favorable for wind power generation and
what factor leads to accelerated the development of wind power (3)

3. a) Explain briefly about the horizontal wind mills with neat sketch? (6)
b) What is meant by pitch angle? What is meant by pitch control? (2)
c) With the block diagram, explain the function of various blocks of WECS (4)
d) Explain the mechanism of production of local wind (3)

PART B (2×15 marks)

(Answer any two)

4. a) Explain in brief

i) Alcohol energy (3)

ii) Power from satellite station (3)

 iii) Nuclear fusion (3)

b) Explain small hydro resources with neat diagram (6)

5. a) What is the use of hydrogen energy, how it can be generated? (4)

b) Explain Janata plant with suitable diagram (4)
c) What are the various types of bio mass gasification? (5)
d) How to convert biomass to ethanol conversion (2)
6. a) Explain various types of fuel cell and its construction and working principle (7)
b) Explain photo synthesis process. (3)
c) Explain KVIC plant with suitable diagram (5)