Course No.

: REE-243 Course: Fundamentals of Renewable Energy

Semesters: IV Credits : 3(2+1)

Syllabus:
Theory
Concept and limitation of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), Criteria for assessing the
potential of RES, Classification of RES, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Biomass, Ocean energy
sources, Comparison of renewable energy sources with non renewable sources. Solar
Energy: Energy available from Sun, Solar radiation data, solar energy conversion into heat
through, Flat plate and Concentrating collectors, different solar thermal devices, Principle
of natural and forced convection drying system, Solar Photo voltaics: p-n junctions. Solar
cells, PV systems, Stand alone, Grid connected solar power station, Calculation of energy
through photovoltaic power generation and cost economics. Wind Energy: Energy
available from wind, General formula, Lift and drag. Basis of Wind energy conversion,
Effect of density, Frequency variances, Angle of attack, Wind speed, Types of Windmill
rotors, Determination of torque coefficient, Induction type generators, Working principle of
wind power plant. Bio-energy: Pyrolysis of Biomass to produce solid, liquid and gaseous
fuels. Biomass gasification, Types of gasifier, various types of biomass cook stoves for
rural energy needs. Biogas: types of biogas plants, biogas generation, factors affecting
biogas generation and usages, design consideration, advantages and disadvantages of
biogas spent slurry.
Practical
Study of different types of solar cookers, solar water heating system, natural
convection solar
Dryer, forced convection solar dryer, solar desalination unit, solar greenhouse for agriculture
production, biogas plants, biomass gasifiers, biomass improved cook-stoves, solar
photovoltaic system.
Teaching Schedule:

Lec. Topics to be covered Book Chp. Article No. Page No.

No. no. No.
1-2 Concept and limitation of Renewable 1 1 1.5-1.6 35-43
Energy Sources (RES), Criteria for
assessing the potential of RES,
7 1 1.1-1.6 1-22
3-5 Classification of RES, Solar, Wind, 6 1 1.3-1.7 3-24
Geothermal, Biomass, Ocean energy 1 1 1.4 4-8
sources, Comparison of renewable
energy sources with non renewable 15-32
sources.
5-6 Solar Energy: Energy available from 2 3 3.1-3.9 39-69
Sun, Solar radiation data
7-9 solar energy conversion into heat 1 3 3.1-3.3 73-86
through, Flat plate and Concentrating 3.7-3.8 102-112
collectors, different solar thermal
devices,
10-11 Solar cooker 1 6 6.4-6.7 112-125
Solar water heater
Solar Distillation
Solar Dryer
12-14 Solar Photo voltaics: p-n junctions. 2 15 15.1-15.07 433-462
Solar cells, PV systems, Stand alone,
Grid connected solar power station
15-16 Calculation of energy through 2 15 15.12 478-481
photovoltaic power generation and cost 15.13 485-486
economics.
17-20 Wind Energy: Energy available from 1 6 6.1, 6.2 227-240
wind, General formula, Lift and drag. 6.4 252
Basis of Wind energy conversion, Effect 6.5 to 6.8 256-277
of density, Frequency variances, Angle 6.13 299-305
of attack, Wind speed
21-25 Types of Windmill rotors,
Determination of torque coefficient,
Induction type generators, Working
principle of wind power plant.
26-27 Bio-energy: Pyrolysis of Biomass to
produce 1 7 7.2 319-324
solid, liquid and gaseous fuels.

28-30 Biomass gasification, Types of gasifier 1 7 7.24 395-405

Various types of biomass cook stoves 8 7 7.1 to 7.7 115-132
for rural energy needs.
31-32 Biogas: types of biogas plants, biogas 1 7 7.4 to 7.9 327-353
generation, factors affecting biogas
generation and usages, design 7.14, 7.15 365-375
consideration Advantages and
disadvantages of biogas spent slurry. 3 8 8.1 to 8.6 51-58
3 9 9.1 to 9.3 58-60

Practical Exercises:
Prac. No. Title of practical
1. Study of different types of solar cookers
2. Study of solar water heating system
3. Study of solar photovoltaic system
4. Study of natural convection solar dryer
5. Study of forced convection solar dryer
6. Study of solar desalination unit
7. Study of solar greenhouse for agriculture production
8. Study of biogas plants
9. Study of biomass gasifiers
10. Study of biomass improved cook-stoves

List Text Books / Reference Books:

Sr.No. Author Title & year Publisher
1. Rai, G.D. Non-Conventional Energy Sources Khanna Publishers, Delhi.
2013.
2. Rai, G.D. Solar Energy Utilization Khanna Publishers, Delhi
3. Khandelwal, K.C. Biogas Technology- A Practical 1990
S. S. Mandi. Handbook
4. Rathore N. S., Non Conventional Energy Sources Himanshu Publications
Kurchania A. K., 2007
Panwar N. L.
5. Tiwari, G.N. and Renewable Energy Resources: Basic Narosa Pub. House. Delhi
Ghoshal, M.K. Principles and Applications. 2005
6. Rathore N. S., Renewable Energy, Theory and Himanshu Publications
Kurchania A. K., Practice 2007
Panwar N. L.
7. John Twidell and Renewable Energy Sources Taylor & Francis Group,
Tony Weir London & N.York
8. Rathore N. S., Biomass Production and Utilization Himanshu Publication
Panwar N. L., Technology
Surendra Kothari