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The document outlines a course on Non-Conventional Energy Sources, detailing its credit hours, contact hours, and course outcomes related to various energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and ocean energy. It includes a syllabus divided into five units covering definitions, principles, applications, advantages, and disadvantages of each energy type. Additionally, it lists references for further reading on the subject.

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The document outlines a course on Non-Conventional Energy Sources, detailing its credit hours, contact hours, and course outcomes related to various energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and ocean energy. It includes a syllabus divided into five units covering definitions, principles, applications, advantages, and disadvantages of each energy type. Additionally, it lists references for further reading on the subject.

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PHY5D01 (1): NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES

No. of Credits 3
No. of Contact Hours 54 Hours

NO Course Outcome CL KC Class Sessions


allotted
Understand the importance of non
CO1 U C 4
conventional energy sources
Understand basic aspects of solar
CO2 U C 12
energy
Understand basic principles of wind
CO3 U C 10
energy conversion
Understand the basic ideas of
CO4 geothermal and biomass energy and U C 16
recognize their merits and demerits
Understand the basic ideas of oceans
CO4 and chemical energy resources and U C 12
recognize their merits and demerits

SYLLABUS

Unit 1 4 Hrs
Energy Resources-Non Conventional Energy Sources-Renewable and Non-Renewable energy sources.
(Section 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 from Non- Conventional Energy Sources and Utilisation by R.K.Rajput, S.Chand
Publishers, 1st Edition.)

Unit 2 12 Hrs
Solar Energy Terms and Definitions- Solar Constant, Solar radiation measurements, Solar energy collector,
Physical principle of the conversion of solar radiation in to heat, solar air heaters and drying, solar cookers,
solar distilation, solar furnaces, solar greenhouses, solar power plants, solar photovoltaic cells(no need of
mathematical equations)

(Section 2.2.1 and 2.2.2, 2.3, 3.1.2, 3.1.3-3.1.5, 3.2, 3.3.1-3.3.3, 3.4.1-3.4.10, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.20,
4.21.4, 4.21.8, 4.21.9, 4.21.10, 4.21.4 from Non- Conventional Energy Sources and Utilisation by
R.K.Rajput, S.Chand Publishers, 1st Edition.)
Unit 3 10 Hrs
Introduction, Utilisation aspects of wind energy, Advantages and Disadvantages of wind energy,
Environmental impact of wind energy, Sources/Origins of wind, Principle of wind energy conversion and
wind power, Basic components of wind energy conversion system(WECS), Advantages and Diadvantages
of WECS, Wind-Electric Generating Power Plant, Wind Energy Economics, Problems in operating large
wind power generators.

(Section 5.1-5.6, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.20, 5.25, 5.26 from Non- Conventional Energy Sources and Utilisation
by R.K.Rajput, S.Chand Publishers, 1st Edition.)

Unit 4 16 Hrs
Geothermal energy: Introduction to Geothermal energy, Important aspects of Geothermal Energy, Structure
of Earth's interior, Geothermal system-Hot Spring structure, Geothermal Resources (Hydrothermal,
Geopressured, Petro-thermal system, Magma Resources), Advantages and disadvantages of geothermal
energy over other energy forms, application of geothermal energy.

(Section 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.8.1, 7.8.2, 7.8.3, 7.8.4, 7.9, 7.10 from Non- Conventional Energy Sources and
Utilisation by R.K.Rajput, S. Chand Publishers, 1¹ Edition.)

Energy from biomass: Introduction to biomass, Biomass resource, Biomass Conversion process
(Densification, Combustion and incineration, Thermo Chemical conversion, Biochemical conversion),
Biogas: Biogas Applications, Biogas Plants (Raw materials used, Main Components of a Biogas Plant)
(Section 6.1, 6.2, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.6.1, 6..6.2, 6.7.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.3 from Non- Conventional Energy
Sources and Utilisation by R.K.Rajput, S.Chand Publishers, 1st Edition.)

Unit 5 12 Hrs
Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Sources, Tidal energy, Components of a Tidal Power Plant, Economic
aspects of tidal energy conversion, Wave energy, Advantages and disadvantages, Factors affecting Wave
energy, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), Working principle of OTEC, Efficiency of OTEC,
Types of OTEC Plants (Closed system, Thermoelectric OTEC system), Advantages and Disadvantages
and Applications of OTEC.

Thermo electric effects, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen energy, Nuclear Reactors, Advantages and Disadvantages of
Nuclear power plants (Basic Principles/concepts only)

(Section 8.1, 8.2, 8.3.1, 8.3.8, 8.3.14, 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3, 8.5.1, 8.5.3, 8.5.4, 8.5.5.1, 8.5.5.5, 8.5.6,

9.2, 9.7.1, 9.7.2, 9.7.3, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.2.1, 11.5 from Non- Conventional Energy Sources and

Utilisation by R.K.Rajput, S.Chand Publishers, 1st Edition.)


References
1. Non- Conventional Energy Resources by G. D. Rai, Khanna Publishers, 2008.
2. Solar Energy Fundamentals and application by H.P. Garg and J. Prakash, Tata
McGraw-Hill Publishing company Ltd, 1997.
3. Solar Energy by S. P. Sukhatme, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing company ltd, 1997.
4. Solar Energy Utilization by G.D. Rai, Khanna Publishers, 1995.

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