Renewable Energy Power Plants

Week-1:

Introduction to renewable energy sources- Energy sources -Classification of energy sources with examples- conventional

-non-conventional- need for renewable energy -advantages.

Week-2:

Overview of global energy demand and the need for renewable energy, Comparison of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, Environmental benefits and challenges of renewable energy.

Week-3

Solar energy -basic principle- Solar cell- working principle - basic construction -cells, modules- panels, array- characteristics of PV module

Week-4

maximum power point- fill factor- important factors considered for installing a solar panel -solar PV system-Roof top - building integrated - Solar cell power plant- Classifications

Week-5

block diagrams-Standalone-Grid-connected Power converters in PV system-Buck converter - Boost converter Charge controller- block diagram- MPPT.

Week-6

Principles of wind energy conversions- introduction-criterion for selection of sites-Wind energy conversion system- block diagram- basic components

Week-7

turbines classifications-schematic diagrams- horizontal axis - vertical axis. Wind power plant-block diagrams- standalone

- grid interactive -characteristics of a wind turbine.

Week-8

Schemes for electric generation-principle of induction generators-block diagrams -schemes for electric power generation. Ocean energy conversion systems- introduction

Week-9

Tidal Power-Basic concepts-advantages-disadvantages-tidal power plants-single basin system- double basin system, Ocean Wave energy- Basic systems-Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Systems -principle of operation- block diagrams. Week-10

Fuel cells - features -principle of operation - hydrogen and oxygen fuel cells- differences between battery and fuel cells.

Week-11

Small Hydel Power Plants-overview of hydro power plants- classifications - small hydro power plants- schematic diagram. Geothermal Energy-introduction- resources- methods of generation-schematic diagrams. Week-12

Biogas -biogas plants, types, construction, working. Hydrogen Energy- sources of hydrogen, production of

hydrogen.