R22MTech.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY H YDERABAD

M.TECH.(ENERGY SYSTEMS)

EFFECTIVE FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022- 2024.

COURSE STRUCTUREAND SYLLABUS

I Year I Semester

Course Code Course Title

Professional Renewable Energy Technologies
Core -I
Professional Engineering Heat transfer
Core-II
Professional Thermal and Nuclear Power Plants
Elective-I

Professional Measurement Systems in Energy

Elective-II Engineering

Core Research Methodology & IPR

Lab-I Renewable Energy Conversion Laboratory
Lab -II Energy Computational laboratory
Audit-I English for Research Paper Writing

I Year II Semester

Course Code Course Title

Professional Direct Energy Conversion
Core-III
Professional Energy Conservation in Thermal Systems
Core -IV
Professional Energy Efficiency in Electrical Utilities
Elective- III

Professional Optimization of Energy Systems

Elective- IV

Mini Project with Seminar:

Space based Solar Power
Lab-III Energy Conversion Laboratory
Lab -IV Computer Simulation Laboratory
Audit-II Value education

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II Year I Semester

Course Code Course Title

Professional Smart Grid Technologies

Elective-V

*Open Elective Cyber Security

Dissertation Dissertation Work Review-I
Major Project: Simulation of Quadruple Multi level inverter for small scale
PV applications

IIYEARII-SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title

Dissertation Dissertation Work Review-II

Dissertation Dissertation Viva-Voce

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
ech I Year, 1 Sem
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
(Professional Core–I)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to

 To explain the concepts of Non-renewable and renewable energy systems

 To outline renewable energy sources' utilization for domestic and industrial applications.
 To analyse the environmental and cost economics of renewable energy sources compared
to fossil fuels.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Understanding the importance of renewable energy sources.

2. Know the working principle of various energy systems.
3. Have a capability to carry out the basic design of certain renewable energy systems.

UNIT–I:
Fundamentals of Energy: Energy consumption and standard of living, Oil crisis, Classification
of energy resources, Consumption trend of primary energy resources, conventional energy sources
and their distribution, Energy chain, common forms of energy, importance and salient features of
non- conventional energy resources, environmental aspects of energy, Environment-economy-
energy and sustainable development, Energy densities of various fuels, World energy status,
Energy scenario in India

UNIT- II:
Solar energy: Solar energy basics, Sun-Earth relation spectrum, Terrestrial and extra-terrestrial
radiation, spectral energy distribution of solar radiation, Depletion of solar radiation, measurement
of solar radiation, solar radiation data, Solar time, Solar radiation geometry, Solar day length,
Empirical equations for estimation of solar radiation on horizontal surfaces, Global, diffused and
beam radiation, Solar radiation on inclined surface (Problems on energy availability on surfaces)

UNIT-III:
Wind Energy: Wind origin, nature, types, Wind data and wind rose, wind speed variation, Wind
siting Wind turbine classification and types of rotors, Wind turbine aerodynamics, power extraction
from wind, Betz criteria, Axial thrust on the turbine, torque developed by the turbine, Dynamic
matching, speed control strategies, Wind turbine operational characteristics, wind energy
conversion systems, environmental aspect, Wind energy potential and installation in India
(Problems on energy Conversion)

UNIT-IV:
Biomass Energy: Biomass resources and their classification, Biomass conversion technologies:
Thermo chemical conversion - Direct combustion - biomass gasification - pyrolysis and liquefaction
- biochemical conversion - anaerobic digestion – operational parameters of biogas plants, Types of
biogas Plants and biogas plant design – Alcohol production from biomass - Bio diesel production
- Urban waste to energy conversion - Biomass energy program in India (Problems on biogas plant
design)

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UNIT-V:
Ocean Energy: Origin and nature of tidal energy, Tidal range power, tidal energy conversion
schemes - Principle of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) - Ocean thermal power plants-
wave energy, power in waves, wave energy technologies- Geothermal power plants - Various types.
Small Hydro Power Plant: Importance of small hydro power plants and their Elements - Types of
turbines for small hydro - Estimation of primary and secondary power.

TEXTBOOK:

1. Renewable Energy Sources, Twidell, J.W. and Weir, A., EFN Spon Ltd., 1986.
2. Renewable Energy Engineering and Technology, Kishore VVN, Teri Press, New Delhi,
2012
3. Renewable Energy Power for a Sustainable Future, Godfrey Boyle, Oxford University Press,
U.K, 1996.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Solar Energy - Principles of thermal collection and storage, S. P. Sukhatme

2. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, J. A. Duffie and W. A. Beckman
3. Principles of Solar Engineering, Kreith, F and Kreider, J. F., McGraw-Hill, 1978.
4. Renewable Energy, Bent Sorensen, Elsevier, Academic Press, 2011
5. Power Plant Technology, J Wakil
6. Non-Conventional Energy Sources, G.D Rai

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
ENGINEERING HEAT TRANSFER
(Professional Core–II)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to

 To understand the fundamental laws of Heat transfer modes

 To develop the skills to correlate the Physics of energy transfer with applications

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Use the concepts of Heat Transfer and fluid flow in the field of energy applications.

UNIT-I:
Conduction: Introduction – Modes of heat transfer – Basic Equations - Combined modes – Steady
one-dimensional – Steady heat source system – Conduction Shape Factor - Unsteady heat
conduction
- Lumped heat capacity system - Infinite solid flat plate - cylinder (Heisler charts).
Types of fins – Analysis of fins of uniform cross section, effectiveness - Efficiency of fin.
Applications.

UNIT-II:
Forced Convection: Flow over a flat plate – Analogy between fluid flow and heat transfer - Flow
with heat transfer on a Flat Plate – Hydrodynamic and thermal Boundary layer - Laminar and
Turbulent Flow - Forced convection over a flat plate – External Flow over other geometries –
Internal Flow in a tube - Empirical relations – Numerical Heat transfer.
Free convection - Free convection from vertical and horizontal surfaces - Enclosed
spaces. Applications to flat plate Collectors.

UNIT-III:
Radiation: Overview of Mechanism – laws of radiation- Radiant heat exchange in gray - non-gray
bodies – Furnaces – Performance terms and definitions – Furnace heat balance method – Factors
affecting furnace performance

UNIT-IV:
Boiling Heat Transfer: Regimes of pool boiling – Correlations – Boilers – Performance terms and
definitions – Reference standards – Direct Method of Testing – Boiler Efficiency Calculation.
Condensation: Types – Nusselt’s theory of laminar film condensation - Film condensation on
horizontal and vertical surfaces - Condensers.
UNIT-V:
Heat Exchanger: Definition and classification – Heat Exchanger Types by flow design,
construction, and application - Concept of LMTD and overall heat transfer coefficient - Fouling
factor- Derivation of LMTD and effectiveness for parallel and counter flow heat exchangers -
NTU approach and design procedure. Purpose of the Performance Test - Performance terms and
definitions – Indus Heat exchanger performance assessment methodology.

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TEXTBOOKS:

1. Engineering Heat transfer, Cengel and Ghajar, Tata McGraw Hill

2. Engineering Heat Transfer - A basic approach, NecatiOzisik, Mc Graw Hill

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass transfer, Incropera and Dewit, Wiley

2. Heat Transfer, Ghoshdastidar, Oxford University Press
3. Convective Heat Transfer Analysis, Patrick H.Oosthuizen, David Naylor, Mc Graw Hill
4. Engineering heat and mass transfer, Mahesh M Rathore, Laxmi Publications
5. Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities (Book 2)
6. Energy Performance Assessment for Equipment And Utility Systems (Book 4)

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
THERMAL AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
(Professional Elective–I)
L T P C
3 0 0 3

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

 Obtain knowledge of power generation techniques

 Suggest suitable methods to improve the performance of thermal power plants

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Exposure to different cycles and their working principle related to thermal power plants.

UNIT–I:
Introduction to Energy resources: Types of Resources – Resource availability - Types of power
plants - Selection of the power plants – Working of modern thermal power plants -Site selection,
coal storage, preparation, coal handling systems, feeding and burning of pulverized fuel, ash
handling systems, dust collection-mechanical dust collector and electrostatic precipitator - Review
of primary thermodynamic cycles used in power plants.

UNIT–II:
Steam Generators and accessories: Steam generators - Classification – Types – Fluidized bed
combustion boilers -High-pressure boilers – Supercritical boilers – Steam Piping Accessories. Super
heaters – Re-heaters – Economizers – Air Preheaters - Pumps and Fans - Types of Condensers –
Direct contact condensers - Surface condensers - Feed water heaters – Types – Boiler Makeup –
Evaporators - Condensate circulation system – Cooling towers – Types – Wet and dry cooling
towers. Steam Turbines: Classification – Steam Compounding - Advantages and disadvantages –
Governing
– Turbine losses – Turbine efficiencies – Turbine materials.

UNIT–III:
Gas turbines: Open and Closed Cycle gas turbines – Design for high temperature - Combined
cycles with heat recovery boiler – Combined cycle for power plant – Combined cycle with multi-
pressure steam - Influence of component efficiencies on cycle performance – IGCC plant.
Combined Cycles: Constant pressure gas turbine power plants, Arrangements of combined plants
(steam& gas turbine power plants), re- powering systems with gas production from coal, using
PFBC systems, with organic fluids, parameters affecting thermodynamic efficiency of combined
cycles.

UNIT–IV:
Nuclear Power Plants: Principles of nuclear energy, basic nuclear reactions, nuclear reactors PWR,
BWR, CANDU, Sodium graphite, fast breeder, homogeneous; gas-cooled. Advantages and
limitations, nuclear power station, waste disposal.
Environmental Aspects: Environmental aspects of thermal power plants - Constituents of the
atmosphere – Power plant pollutants - Oxides of Sulfur, Nitrogen and Carbon – Greenhouse effect –
Acid precipitation – Particulate matter – Electrostatic precipitators – Thermal pollution.

UNIT–V:
Power Plant Performance: General layout of modern thermal power plants – Components /
Equipment in thermal power plant – Coal Mills – Boiler – Draft system – Water pumping system –
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LP and HP heaters – Turbine – Condenser -– Performance terms and definitions - Performance

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Power Plant Economics: load curve, different terms and definitions, cost of electrical energy, tariffs
methods of electrical energy, performance &operating characteristics of power plants- incremental
rate theory, input-outputcurves, efficiency, heat rate, economic load sharing, Problems.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Power Plant Engineering, P.K.Nag / Tata McGraw Hill.

2. Power Plant Technology, El Wakil/ Mc Graw Hill.
3. Energy Efficiency In Thermal Utilities (Book 2)
4. Energy Performance Assessment For Equipment And Utility Systems (Book 4)

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. A course in Power Plant Engineering, Arora and Domkundwar, Dhanpat Rai.

2. Power Plant Technology, El Wakil/ Mc Graw Hill.
3. Power Plant Engineering, G.R. Nagpal/Khanna Publishers.
Power Plant Technology, Rajput

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
(Professional Elective–I)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 The course provides knowledge regarding building physics and related problems
 Apply technologies for developing energy-efficient and healthy buildings.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Ability to calculate the energy balance of buildings without the aid of available energy
calculation programs
2. Ability to assess for potential conflict between energy conservation and indoor climate for
different energy-saving measures
3. Ability to analyze and interpret results both critically and independently regarding energy
and indoor climate in buildings based on values from both calculations and measurements
4. Ability to demonstrate ability to work independently on investigating energy and indoor
climate issues for buildings and present the results orally and in writing in well-prepared
technical reports.

UNIT-I:
Introduction To Electric Vehicle: Introduction to energy efficiency in buildings-Architecture-
Building Science and its significance- Indoor Environment. Components of Indoor Environment
- Classification of building materials based on energy intensity-Energy Management of Buildings
and Energy Audit of Buildings.

UNIT-II:
Quality of Indoor Environment. Human Comfort-Thermal, Visual, Acoustical and Olfactory
comfort. Concept of Sol- air temperature and its significance. Building technology and building
services engineering (HVAC) Contribution to lower energy consumption, with different conditions
for new and existing buildings.

UNIT-III:
Ventilation and is significance. Cooling and heating concepts, Passive solar heating, active solar
heating and solar electricity - Passive concepts appropriate for the various climatic zones in India-
Electric efficiency for fans, pumps, lighting etc. Heat pumps. Heat exchangers. Experiences from
existing energy efficient buildings.
Building related problems and health issues. Indoor climate issues regarding air quality, thermal
indoor climate and acoustics. The importance of ventilation for energy efficiency and indoor
climate. Building technology and calculations regarding moisture problems.

UNIT-IV:
Energy management matrix monitoring and targeting. Energy Efficient Landscape Design -
Modification of microclimate through landscape elements for energy conservation.

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UNIT-V:
Case studies: Calculations of the energy balance of buildings without available energy calculation
programs, primarily monthly calculations for residential buildings. Energy efficiency and
conservation requirements for existing buildings – contradictions and opportunities. Energy
efficiency and healthy buildings – contradictions and opportunities – Softwares

TEXTBOOKS:

1. SodhaM.,Bansal N.K., Bansal,P.K Kumar, A. and Malik, M.A.S.,”SolarPassive

Buildings”, Pergamon Press, 1986.

2. Koenigsberger, O.H., Ingersoll, T.G., Mayhew Alan and Szokolay, S. V., “Manual
of Tropical Housing and Building part 1: Climatic Design”, OLBN 0
002120011,OrientLongman Limited, 1973.

3. Energy Efficiency In Thermal Utilities (Book 2)

4. Energy Performance Assessment For Equipment And Utility Systems (Book 4)

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Levenspiel, Octave. Understanding Engineering Thermo. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall, 1996. ISBN: 9780135312032.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITYH
YDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING
(Professional Elective–I)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To make the students realize the importance of waste treatment

 To characterize disposal and energy recovery methods from industrial and other wastes.
 To know the equipment and materials used in the treatment of industrial waste
 Methods to treat industrial waste for pollution control.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Categorize the waste from various industries & recycle for energy extraction.

UNIT-I:
Integrated Solid Waste Management: Solid waste in history – Economics and solid waste –
Legislation and regulation – Materials flow – Reduction – Reuse – Recycling – Recovery –
Disposal of solid waste in landfills – Energy conversion – The need for integrated solid waste
management
– Special wastes – E-waste materials and its recovery.

UNIT-II:
Landfills: Planning, siting and permitting of landfills – Planning – Siting – Permitting – Landfill
processes – Biological degradation – Leachate production – Gas production – Landfill design –
Liners – Leachate collection – Treatment and disposal – Landfill gas collection and use –
Geotechnical aspects of landfill design – Storm water management – Landfill cap – Landfill
operation – Landfill equipment – Filling sequences – Daily cover – Monitoring – Post closure
care and use of old landfills – Landfill mining.

UNIT-III:
Process Effluents: Manufacturing process and sources of effluent from the process of industries
like chemical – Fertilizer – Petroleum – Petrochemical –Paper –Sugar – Distillery – Textile –
Tannery – Food processing – Dairy and steel manufacturing – Characteristics and composition
of effluent and different methods of treatment & disposal of effluent for the following industries
steel – Petroleum refineries – Textiles – Tanneries - Atomic energy plants and other mineral
processing industries.

UNIT-IV:
Waste Water Treatment Methods: Nitrification and de-nitrification – Phosphorous removal –
Heavy metal removal – Membrane separation process – Air stripping and absorption processes –
Special treatment methods – Disposal of treated waste.

UNIT-V:
Environmental Issues in Agriculture: Types of farming systems – Agro meteorology – Water
and nutrients requirement – Fertilizers – Types of fertilizers – Pesticides and other
agrochemicals
– Solid and water conservation practices.
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TEXTBOOKS:

1. J Industrial Solid Waste Management and Landfilling practice, M. Dutta, B.P. Parida, B.K.
Guha and T. R. Surkrishnan. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi (1999).
2. Environmental Pollution
3. Control Engineering, C.S.Rao Wiley Eastern Ltd. New Delhi (1995).

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Industrial Waste Water Pollution Control, W. Wesley Eckenfelder Jr., McGraw Hill,2000.
2. Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control, McGraw- Hill, Arceivala, S.J.,1998. M. N. Rao
& Datta, Waste Water Treatment, 3rd Edition, Oxford & IBH publishing Company Pvt Ltd.
3. Treatment of Industrial Effluent, Callegy, Forster and Stafferd, Hodder and Stonghton, 1988.
4. Hand book of solid waste management and Waste Minimization Technologies
Nicholas P. Chermission off. An imprint of Elsevier, New Delhi (2003).
5. Solid Waste Engineering, P. AarneVesilind, William A. Worrell and Debra R.
Reinhart. Thomason Asia Pte Ltd. Singapore (2002).
6. Design, Construction and Monitoring of Landfills, AmalenduBagchi,.John Wiley and
Sons..,New York. (1994).

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS IN ENERGY ENGINEERING
(Professional Elective–II)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To study the characteristics of instruments.

 To analyse various types of transducers based on the principle of operation and construction.
 To understand various measuring devices and their calibration.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Select a suitable transducer for use and operation.

2. Ability to calibrate the various instruments.
3. Under stand the concept of measurement errors and undertake uncertainty estimation.

UNIT–I:
Basic concepts: Calibration – Standards- Dynamic measurement- System response.
Elements of a Measurement System: Basic Instrumentation system – Classification of instruments -
Errors and Uncertainties in measurement.
Electrical transducers: Resistive Transducers - Inductive Transducers – Capacitive transducers -
Thermoelectric Transducers and Photoelectric Transducers - Piezoelectric Transducers.

UNIT–II:
Basic Signal Conditioning Elements: Amplifiers- Non-Electrical and Electrical types - Op Amps-
Summing, Differential, and Charge Amplifiers - Differentiating and Integrating Elements – Filters –
A to D and D to A Converters - Data Transmission Elements- Electrical, Pneumatic, Position and
Radio Frequency Transmission types.
Velocity Measurement: Contact type - AC-DC Tachometers Non-contact type - Magnetic,
Photoelectric & stroboscopic methods. Flow measurement and Flow meters-Visualization methods.

UNIT–III:
Acceleration measurement: Seismic Accelerometer & Piezoelectric Accelerometer.
Solar radiation: Pyranometer, Pyrheliometer, sunshine recorder
Measurement of Radiation: Radiation Fundamentals - Radiation detectors - Optical pyrometer.
Measurements of thermal-and-transport-property: viscosity, thermal conductivity, diffusion coefficient,
pH, humidity, heat transfer coefficient, heat flux, etc. Thermal Imaging.

UNIT–IV:
Mechanical Transducers: Measurement of Temperature: Bimetallic Element and Fluid Expansion
type Thermometers. Measurement of Pressure: Manometers and Bourdon Gauges - Load Cells and
Elastic Force Devices. Measurement of Force: Different methods - Strain gauge load cell method.
Measurement of torque: Strain gauge method. Data analysis: Error analysis, Uncertainty analysis,
Statistical analysis, Graphical analysis and curve fitting, Multivariable regression, Goodness of fit.

UNIT–V:
Feedback in Instruments: Principles of Feedback - Advantages & Disadvantages of Feedback
Digital Voltmeters: Ramp and Dual Slope types – Servo type Potentio metric and Magnetic tape

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Recorders – Digital Recorders of Memory type-Data displays: Analog and Digital types..
TEXTBOOKS:

1. Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques; Albert D Helfrick and

William D Cooper; 2004, PHI.

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Instrumentation, Measurement and Analysis; BC Nakra, and KK Chaudhry, 2ed, 2004, Tata
McGraw-Hill
2. Transducers and Instrumentation; DVS Murthy, 2003, PHI
3. Instrumentation Devices and Systems, CS Rangan, GR Sarma, and VSV Mani, 2nd Ed, Tata
McGraw-Hill
4. Measurement Systems Application and Design; Doeblin and Ernest; 5th Ed, 2004, Tata
McGraw-Hill.
5. Measurement Systems – Applications & design, Doeblin E.O. 4th Ed. Mc. Graw Hill
6. Principles of Industrial Instrumentation, Patranabis D. ,Tata McGraw Hill – 1997.
7. Mechanical & Industrial Measurements, Jain R.K, Khanna Publishers – 1986.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS
(Professional Elective –II)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To understand various systems and cycles and analyze them.

 To apply the concepts of advanced thermodynamics to combustion systems and refrigeration
systems.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Analyze the thermodynamic systems for optimization of their performance

2. Understand the working principles of combustion systems and refrigeration systems.

UNIT-I:
Introduction: Thermodynamic system - types – properties – Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics –
Measurement of Temperature - Work Transfer and Heat Transfer – First Law of Thermodynamics
applied to Closed and Open Systems - Second Law of thermodynamics – Concept of entropy –
Clausius inequality – Available energy - Availability – Irreversibility.

UNIT-II:
Properties of Perfect Gases: Laws of Perfect gases – Boyle’s Law – Charles Law – Gay Lussac
Law
– General gas equation – Joule’s law – Characteristic equation of gas – Avagadro’s law – Universal
gas constant – Specific heat of a gas – Specific heat and constant volume and pressure – Enthalpy of
a gas – Relation between specific heats.

UNIT-III:
Gas Power Cycles: Carnot cycle - Air standard assumptions - Otto cycle - Diesel cycle – Dual cycle
– Stirling cycle – Ericsson cycle – Brayton cycle – Brayton cycle with Inter cooling, Reheating and
Regeneration.

UNIT-IV:
Vapor Power Cycles (Elementary treatment only): Carnot vapor cycle – Ideal Rankine cycle –
Deviation of Actual Vapor power cycle from Ideal cycle – Actual Rankine cycle – Methods to
increase efficiency of Rankine cycle (Lowering of condenser pressure - Super heating steam to
High temperature - Increasing Boiler pressure) – Reheat and Regenerative Rankine cycle.

UNIT-V:
Psychometry & Air Conditioning: Dry and atmospheric air – Specific and relative humidity of air –
Dew point temperature – Adiabatic saturation and wet bulb temperature – The psychometric chart –
Human comfort and air conditioning.
Refrigeration cycles: Applications – air refrigeration – vapour compression refrigeration – effects
of operating parameters – COP – vapour absorption refrigeration system.
Converters and Energy Storage Devices: Fundamentals of convertors - Thermo-electric- MHD -
basics of energy storage devices – Thermo-chemical energy storage – Sensible and Latent heat
storage
– Chemical Energy Storage – Electromagnetic energy storage - Working – governing - parameters.

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TEXTBOOK:

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1. Thermodynamics – An Engineering Approach , Y.A.Cengel and Mc. A. Boles.

2. Basic and Applied Thermodynamics, P.K.Nag, Tata Mcgraw Hill

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Thermodynamics / Sontag & Van Wylen

2. Thermodynamics / YVC RAO.
3. Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials – David R. Gaskell

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND CONTROL
(Professional Elective–II)
L T P C
3 0 0 3

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To understand the concepts of pollution/pollutants and their impact on the environment

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand the impact of continual degradation of environment due to pollutants.

2. Have an exposure to different types of pollution control methods.

UNIT-I:
Overview of Environmental Concepts: Global Warming - Ozone Layer & UV Radiations -
Deforestation - Energy & Matter Cycles - Case Studies of Significant Environmental Problems and
Disasters and the lessons learnt. Influence of pollution regionally and globally.

UNIT-II:
Air Pollution: Natural and anthropogenic sources of pollution - Primary and Secondary pollutants -
Transport and diffusion of pollutants - Gas laws governing the behavior of pollutants in the
atmosphere - air sampling methods.

UNIT-III:
Air Pollution Control: Methods of monitoring and control of air pollutants S0 2 NO2, CO, SPM -
Effect of pollutants on human beings – Plants – Animals - Materials and on climate - Acid Rain -
Ambient Air Quality Standards - Air pollution control methods and equipment.

UNIT-IV:
Solid Waste: Sources and classification of land pollutants - Industrial waste effluents and heavy
metals - Their interactions with soil components - Degradation of different insecticides -
Fungicides and weedicides in soil - Solid waste management - Process and equipment for energy
recovery from municipal solid waste and industrial waste - MSW Act 2000.
UNIT-V:
Water Pollution: Types - Sources and consequences of water pollution – Physical - chemical and
Bacteriological sampling and analysis of water quality – Standards - Sewage and waste water
treatment and recycling ASP/STP - Water quality standard – Treatment - Utilization and disposal of
sludge - Government norms.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Environmental Pollution Control Engineering, C. S. Rao, Wiley Eastern Ltd., Delhi 1991.

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Management of Energy Environment Systems, W.K.Foell, John Wiley and Sons.

2. Energy Management and Control Systems, M.C.Macedo, Jr. John Wiley and Sons.
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3. Environmental Impact Analysis Handbook, J.G.Rau, D.C.Wood, Mc Graw Hill.

4. Energy & Environment, J.M. Fowler, Mc Graw Hill.

JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY&IPR
L T P C
2 0 0 2
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To understand the research problem

 To know the literature studies, plagiarism, andethics
 To get knowledge about technical writing
 To analyze the nature of intellectual property rights and new developments
 To know the patent rights

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

 Formulate and analyze research problems.

 Understand the importance of research ethics
 Understand that today’s world is controlled by Computer, Information Technology.
 Understanding the importance of ideas, concept, and creativity for obtaining IPR in the
growth of individuals & nations.
 Emphasize the need for information about Intellectual Property Rights to be promote d
among students in general &engineering.
 Understand that IPR protection provides an incentive to inventors for further research
workandinvestmentinR&D,whichleadstocreationofnewandbetterproducts,andinturnbring
sabout,economic growth and social benefits.

UNIT-I:
Meaning of research problem, Sources of research problem, Criteria Characteristics of a good
research problem, Errors in selecting are search problem, Scope and objective so fresearch
problem. Approaches of investigation of solutions for research problem, data collection, analysis,
interpretation, Necessary instrumentations

UNIT-II:
Effective literature studies approaches, analysis, Plagiarism, Research ethics

UNIT-III:
Effective technical writing, how to write report, Paper Developing a Research Proposal,
Formatofre search proposal, a presentation and assessment by a review committee

UNIT-IV:
NatureofIntellectualProperty:Patents,Designs,TradeandCopyright.ProcessofPatentingandDevelop
ment:technologicalresearch,innovation,patenting,development.InternationalScenario:Internationa
lcooperationonIntellectualProperty.Procedureforgrantsofpatents, Patenting underPCT.
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UNIT-V:
Patent Rights: Scope of Patent Rights. Licens in gandtransfer of technology. Patent information
anddatabases.GeographicalIndications.NewDevelopmentsinIPR:AdministrationofPatentSystem.N
ewdevelopments in IPR; IPR of Biological Systems, Computer Software etc. Traditional
knowledge CaseStudies, IPR and IITs.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. StuartMelvilleand
WayneGoddard,“Researchmethodology:anintroductionforscience&engineeringstudents”
2. WayneGoddardand StuartMelville, “Research Methodology: An Introduction”.

REFERENCES:

1. RanjitKumar,2ndEdition,“ResearchMethodology:AStepby Step Guideforbeginners”

2. Halbert,“ResistingIntellectualProperty”,Taylor&FrancisLtd,2007.
3. Mayall,“IndustrialDesign”,McGrawHill,1992.
4. Niebel,“ProductDesign”,McGrawHill,1974.
5. Asimov,“IntroductiontoDesign”,PrenticeHall,1962.
6. Robert P. Merges, Peter S. Menell, Mark A. Lemley, “Intellectual Property in
New TechnologicalAge”,2016.
7. T. Ramappa, “Intellectual Property Rights UnderWTO”,S. Chand,2008

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITYH
YDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
(Lab–I)
L T P C
0 0 4 2

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To determine the efficiency of various renewable energy systems

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Have operational experience on i) Pyranometer, ii) Sunshine recorder, and other

measuring instruments.
2. Undertake experiments to determine the performance and efficiency of renewable
energy experiments.

List of Experiments:

1. Performance evaluation of a solar Flat Plate Thermosyphon water heating system.

2. Conversion efficiency of a solar Flat Plate Forced Circulation water heating system.
3. Conversion efficiency of a solar Evacuated Tube water heating system.
4. Determination of conversion efficiency of a solar Air Heating system.
5. Performance estimation of photovoltaic water pumping system.
6. Estimation of moisture removal from a solar dryer.
7. Determination of characteristics of a wind generator.
8. Performance evaluation of solar cooker.
9. Performance evaluation of horizontal axes wind turbine.
10. Study and analysis of a solar still / distillation plant.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
ENERGY COMPUTATIONAL LAB (Lab–II)
L T P C
0 0 4 2

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

1. To expose students to C / Fortran programming languages.

2. To solve problems related to Renewable energy, heat transfer and regression analysis.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

 The ability to solve problems in C language

• Expertise in developing programs for various applications.

List of Experiments:

1. Fundamentals of C Programming
2. Applications of C programming in the following areas:
i) Problems related to Renewable Energy Sources such as Solar and Wind
ii) Problems related to Heat transfer
iii) Problems related to Measurements and Control Systems

1. Programming using a high-level language (C/C++/Fortran/MATLAB) (8)

2. Computer programming for solving linear simultaneous and non-linear equations.(8)
3. Numerical differentiation and integration.(8)
4. Solution of ordinary differential equations and solution of partial differential equations.(8)
5. Eigenvalue problems, Boundary value, and Initial value problems.(4)
6. Problems as assigned by the respective teachers.(4)

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
(Professional Core–III)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

 Mathematically model heat and mass transfer and fluid flow problems and be able
to apply different boundary conditions
 Solve the simple heat and mass transfer and fluid flow problems using analytical
methods and appreciate the need of numerical methods to solve complicated problems
 Apply semi-empirical formulae to determine the heat transfer parameters and use
different techniques, viz., experimental, analytical, and semi-empirical methods to
design the thermal systems.

UNIT-I:
Photovoltaic Fundamentals: Place of PV in energy supply – PV Cells, Modules and arrays, &
costs, Review of semiconductor physics and Operating principle-–Introduction to P-N and P-I-N
junctions - Equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions-Design of solar cells: Cell parameters
limits-Losses in solar cells-Solar cell design for high Isc,,Voc and FF.

UNIT-II:
Solar cell technologies: Silicon-based technologies (mono-crystalline, poly-crystalline, ribbon,
silicon film), Flow of silicon material, Manufacturing processes (wafer, cell and module) for Mono
and poly Si technologies, Efficiency of Si cells; Thin film technologies (Silicon and Non-silicon):
Material-deposition techniques, Amorphous Si cells/modules, micro-morph cell, Silicon film- non-
silicon technologies viz Cadmium telluride, Cu Indium Gallium Arsenide. Concept of multi-
junction or tandem cells, concentrating technologies-Optics for concentrators - PV-Tracking
Requirements- High concentrator solar cells. Emerging solar cell technologies: Moo PERC
(Passivated Emitter Rear Cell), Topcon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact), n-type solar cells, HJT-
Hetero junction Technology, Perovskite Solar Cells (Single junction and tandem), Quantum dots,
Dye Sensitized Solar cell etc.

UNIT-III:
PV module and PV System applications: Solar PV modules-Mismatch in series and parallel
connection-design & structure of PV modules-PV module power output-Batteries for PV systems-
DC to DC and DC to AC converters-charge controllers-MPPT; Standalone PV systems-Design
methodology of PV off grid and grid connected systems- Load estimation and System Sizing, Wire
sizing in PV systems-Grid connected and hybrid PV systems. Design of roof top solar PV power
plants (typically 100 kWp), Flowchart for the design of solar PV power plants-Solar PV Water
pumping systems, Agrivoltaics (concept and potential), Floating solar PV Systems.
Energy Storage Devices: Different types of Batteries, working, performance
governing parameters, hydrogen energy.

UNIT-IV:
Hydrogen Fuel and Fuel Cells :Introduction to Hydrogen usage in IC engines – Hydrogen
Induction and injection in IC engines – Exhaust Gas Recirculation mechanism to minimize OX
emissions from
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Hydrogen Engine-Principle of fuel cell operation and different types of fuel-cells reactions,
electrochemical thermodynamics, Relation of cell potential to thermodynamic variables, Cell
efficiency, Polarization losses, Types of fuel cells, Performance characteristics, Applications.
Thermo electric Power Generation: Introduction, Thermoelectric effects, Thermodynamic analysis
of thermoelectric generator, Maximum thermal efficiency and maximum power output, Single
stage and multistage generators, thermoelectric materials, Applications.

UNIT-V:
Integration of renewable energy sources: Overview of challenges in integrating renewable
sources to the grid - Need to maintain voltage within a band and fluctuations in voltage because of
renewable integration - Power inverter and converter technologies - Mechanism to synchronize
power from renewable sources to the grid - Overview of challenges faced in designing power
injection from offshore generation sources- Hybrid systems - Thermal/PV hybrid
system-Solar/wind hybrid system
– Floating solar PV panels.

TEXTBOOKS:

1 Energy Conversion, Mechanical Engineering Handbook, “D. Yogi Goswami”

2. Solar Energy - Principles of thermal collection and storage, S. P. Sukhatme
3. Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications by Chetan
Singh Solanki , Prentice Hall of India, 2011 updated
4. Solar Photovoltaic Technology and Systems; A manual for Technicians, Trainers
and Engineers by Chetan Singh Solanki, PHI , 2013

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Energy Conversion”, Lawrence Conway, Westinghouse Electric Corporation “Microgrids and

Active Distribution Networks”, S. Chowdhury, S.P. Chowdhury, P. Crossley, Institution of
Engineering and Technology, 30 Jun 2009.
2. https://www.nrel.gov/
3. http://mnre.gov.in/

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
ENERGY CONSERVATION IN THERMAL SYSTEMS
(Professional Core–IV)
Course Objectives: The course is intended to: L T P C
3 0 0 3
 To apply the principles of Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics to solve simple
heat transfer and fluid flow problems using different numerical techniques.
 To understand energy conversion concepts in thermal utilities and estimate their
performance.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Have knowledge of equipment used in thermal power plants.

2. Estimate the conversion efficiency of the various components commonly used.

UNIT-I:
Energy Management: Energy Scenario - Energy needs of Growing Economy – Energy Security –
Energy Conservation and its importance – Energy strategy for future energy needs - Energy
Conservation Act, 2001 and its features - Responsibilities and duties of Energy Manager as per Act
- Activities in Energy Management (Formation of Energy Team, Institute Energy Policy, Data
Collection and management, Establishing Baseline, Benchmark, Analysis and Evaluation, Conduct
of Technical Assessment, Estimate potential for improvement, Establish Goals)- Role of energy
manager.
Energy Audit: Objectives of Energy Management – Energy Audit Types – Audit Methodology –
Steps in Energy Audit – Energy Costs – Benchmarking and Energy Performance – Matching energy
Usage to Requirement – Maximizing System Efficiency – Energy index – Cost index - Energy
Audit Instruments.

UNIT-II:
Fuels and Combustion: Properties of Solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels – Fundamentals of
combustion
- Combustion analysis – Draft – Combustion control. (Problems on combustion air requirements)
Boilers – Types - FBC Boilers - Mechanism of Fluidized Bed – Advantages – Types of FBC
Boilers – Operational Features –Advantages and disadvantages – Applications – Saving Potential –
Boiler Performance Evaluation – Direct method - Indirect Method - Boiler water Treatment –
Energy Conservation Opportunities. (Estimation of energy losses and efficiency).

UNIT-III:
Furnaces: Classification – Performance Evaluation – Indirect Method of Evaluation - Fuel
Economy Measures (Air Preheater – Heat losses and Prevention).(Estimation of energy losses and
efficiency) Pumps and Pumping System: Classification of Pumps – System Characteristics –
Factors affecting pump performance – Efficient pumping system operation – Flow Control
strategies – Pumps in series and in parallel – Energy Conservation Opportunities. (Problems on
series and parallel flow in pumps and friction estimation)
Insulation and Refractories: Insulation– Types and Applications – Economic Thickness of
Insulation – Optimum selection of pipe size - Heat Savings and Application Criteria – Refractories
– Selection of Refractories

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Energy Conservation: List of Energy Intensive Industries - Sankey diagram – Material and Energy
balance – Energy Conservation - Rules for Efficient Conservation of Materials and Energy -
Identification of Energy Conservation opportunities - Technologies or Approach for Energy
Conservation – Energy Conservation Schemes and Measures - Energy flow networks - Critical
assessment of energy use - Optimizing Energy Inputs and Energy Balance - Pinch Technology –
Energy Conservation in compressed air, Cooling Tower and Refrigeration systems.

UNIT-V:
Waste Heat Recovery Systems: General Classification – Benefits of Waste heat Recovery – Waste
Heat Recovery Devices (Recuperator, Regenerators, Heat Wheels, Heat Pipe, Economizers, Heat
Pump).
Cogeneration: Definition – Basic Thermodynamic Cycles – Classification of Cogeneration Systems
- Advantages. Global Environmental Concerns: Climate Change Problem and Response –
Conference of Parties – Prototype Carbon Fund.
Financial Management: Investment need, Appraisal and Criteria – Financial analysis – Financial
Techniques (Simple Payback period, Return on Investment, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of
Return), Cash Flow Diagrams.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. T_5119_Energy_Efficiency_In_Thermal_Utilities Book 2.
2. T_5121_Energy_Performance_Assessment_For_Equipment_And_Utility_Systems_Book 4.

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Analysis of Engineering Cycles, R. W. Haywood, 4th Edition, Pergamon Press,

Oxford, 1991.
2. Boiler Control Systems, D. Lindsay, Mcgraw Hill International, London, 1992.
3. Least Cost Electrical Utility / Planning, H. G. Stoll, John Wiley & Sons, 1989.
4. Short Term Forecasting: An introduction to the Box Jenkins Approach, T. M. O` Donovan,
Wiley, Chichester, 1983.
5. Industrial Energy Management and Utilization, 1988, LC Wittie, P S Schmidt and D R
Brown, Hemisphere Publishing Company.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITYH
YDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ELECTRICAL UTILITIES
(Professional Elective–III)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To have basic concepts of Electrical systems, motors, lighting systems.

 To apply Electrical systems for Power Factor improvement.
 To illustrate the application of different electrical systems in improving energy efficiency.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand the concepts of improving the power factor of an electrical and lighting
systems.
2. Understand the implementation of Energy Efficient Technologies in Electrical Systems.

UNIT–I:
Electrical Systems: Electrical Power Supply Systems – Electricity Billing – Load Management
and Maximum demand control – Power factor improvement and its benefits – Selection and
location of capacitors – Performance assessment of PF capacitors Transformers – System
Distribution Losses.

UNIT– II:
Analysis of Power Systems: Analysis of System load curve -plant load factor, availability, Loss of
load Probability calculations for a power system, Maintenance Scheduling - Pricing of Power -
Project cost components, Analysis of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), Debt/Equity Ratio and
effect on Return on Investment, Environmental Legislations/Government Policies - Optimal
Dispatch - Scheduling of Hydro-Thermal plants, Load Forecasting - Time series, Econometric, end
use techniques. Least Cost Power Planning.

UNIT–III:
Electric Motors: Motor Types – Motor Characteristics – Motor Efficiency – Selection of Motors –
Energy Efficient Motors – Factors affecting Energy Efficiency – Minimization of Motor Losses in
Operation – Rewinding effects on Energy Efficiency – Speed control of AC induction Motors –
Motor Load Survey: Methodology.
Compressed air systems: Performance – Advantages and applications – Efficient operation of
compressed gas.

UNIT–IV:
Lighting System: Basic terms in lighting system and their features – Lamp types and their features
– Recommended illuminance levels – Methodology of lighting systems – Case studies – Good
practices in lighting system.
Fans and Blowers: Performance evaluation – Efficient System Operation – Fan Performance
Assessment. Energy Saving Opportunities.
DG Set System: Introduction – Selection and Installation factors – Operational factors – Energy
performance assessment of DG sets – Energy Saving measures for DG sets.

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UNIT–V:

Energy Efficiency Technologies: Maximum demand controllers – Automatic Power factor

controllers – Energy efficient motors – Soft starters – Variable speed drives – Performance terms
and definitions – Efficiency testing – Determining Motor Loading – Performance evaluation of
Rewound motors – Application of Variable Speed Drives - Energy efficient transformers –
Electronic ballasts
– Energy efficient lighting controllers.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Energy Efficiency for Engineers and Technologists, Eastop T.D & Croft D.R, Longman
Scientific & Technical, ISBN-0-582-03184, 1990.
2. Industrial Energy Conservation, Reay D.A, 1st edition, Pergamon Press, 1977.

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Power Plant Engineering, P.K.Nag / Tata McGraw Hill.

2. Power Plant Performance, A. B. Gill, Butterworths, 1984.
3. Power Generation, operation & control, A. J. Wood and B. F. Wollenberg, John Wiley, New
York, 1984.
4. Power System Engineering, 2nd Ed. D P Kothari, I J Nagrath, Tata McGraw-Hill Co 2008
5. The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI): http://www.teriin.org/
6. Energy Efficiency for Engineers and Technologists, First Edition, 1990, by TD Eastop and DR
Croft, Longman Group UK Ltd.
7. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE): www.beeindia. gov.in/content/energy-auditors.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
(Professional Elective–III)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

UNIT-I:
Nuclear fuel and reactor theory: Nuclear fuels-occurrence and extraction, fissile characteristics,
enrichment, fission process - thermal and fast fission - energy released from fission - chain reaction
- reaction control.
Neutron balance - fast fission - resonance capture – thermalization - geometric effects - burn-up –
introduction to reactor kinetics.

UNIT-II:
Reactor components: General components of nuclear reactor - Fuel cladding - fuel assembly –
moderators – coolants - control rods - Reactor safety - Neutron Population growth - assurance of
safety - emergency core cooling and containment.

UNIT-III:
Reactor types: Different types of reactors - Pressurized Water Reactor - Boiling Water Reactor -
Heavy Water-cooled Reactor -Gas cooled Reactor - Liquid metal cooled reactor - Organic
moderated and cooled reactors - Fast Breeder Reactors – Fifth generation reactors.
UNIT-IV:
Radioactive waste management:The nuclear fuel cycle - Waste classification - Spent fuel storage
– Transportation – Reprocessing - High-Level waste disposal - low-level waste generation and
treatment - Low-level waste disposal - Nuclear power plant decommissioning.

UNIT-V:
Nuclear power for propulsion and energy economics: Reactors for naval propulsion - Space
reactors - Space isotopic power generator - Energy economics -Components of electrical power –
Cost forecast versus Reality - Challenges and opportunities - Technical and institutional
improvements – Developments in nuclear reactor.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Principle of Energy Conversion, Archie W.Culp, McGraw Hill, Kogakusha Ltd., 1984.

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Nuclear Power Technology, W. Marshall, Vol. I &II, Clarendon press, Oxford, 1985.
2. Principle of Nuclear Reactor Engineering, SamualGlasstone, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Co. Inc., New York, 1963.
3. A course in Power Plant Engineering, Arora and Domkundwar, Dhanpat Rai.
4. Power Plant Technology, El Wakil/ Mc Graw Hill.
5. Power Plant Engineering, G.R. Nagpal/Khanna Publishers.
6. Power Plant Technology, Rajput.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
MODERN CONTROL SYSTEMS
(Professional Elective–III)

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To understand the concepts of linear control systems.

 To study controllability, observability, and their applications to different control systems.
 To study non-linear control systems and undertake stability analysis.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Have knowledge of control techniques that apply to all phases of life, including
energy systems.
2. Exposure to both linear and non-linear advanced control techniques.

UNIT-I:
Concepts of Control Systems- Open Loop and closed-loop control systems and their differences-
Different examples of control systems- Classification of control systems- Feed-Back
Characteristics- Effects of feedback. Mathematical models – Differential equations - Impulse
Response and transfer functions - Translational and Rotational mechanical systems.
TRANSFER FUNCTION REPRESENTATION: Transfer Function of DC Servo motor - AC
Servo motor- Synchro transmitter and Receiver- Block diagram representation of systems
considering electrical systems as examples - Block diagram algebra – Representation by Signal flow
graph - Reduction using mason’s gain formula.

UNIT-II:
TIME RESPONSE ANALYSIS: Standard test signals - Time response of first order systems –
Characteristic Equation of Feedback control systems, Transient response of second order systems -
Time domain specifications – Steady state response - Steady state errors and error constants –
Effects of proportional derivative, proportional integral systems.

UNIT-III:
STABILITY ANALYSIS: The concept of stability - Routh stability criterion – qualitative stability
and conditional stability.
Root Locus Technique: The root locus concept - construction of root loci-effects of adding poles
and zeros to G(s) H(s) on the root loci.
Frequency Response Analysis: Introduction- Frequency domain specifications-Bode Diagrams-
Determination of Frequency domain specifications and transfer function from the Bode Diagram-
Phase margin and Gain margin-Stability Analysis from Bode Plots.

UNIT-IV:
STABILITY ANALYSIS IN FREQUENCY DOMAIN: Polar Plots- Nyquist Plots and
applications of Nyquist criterion to find the stability - Effects of adding poles and zeros to G(s)H(s)
on the shape of the Nyquist diagrams.
Classical Control Design Techniques: Compensation techniques – Lag- Lead- and Lead-Lag
Controllers design in frequency Domain- PID Controllers

UNIT- V:
STATE SPACE ANALYSIS OF CONTINUOUS SYSTEMS: Concepts of state- state variables
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and state model- derivation of state models from block diagrams, Diagonalization- Solving the
Time invariant state Equations- State Transition Matrix and its Properties.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Control Systems Engineering, I.J. Nagarath and M.Gopal, New Age International (P) Ltd.
2. Modern Control Engineering, K. Ogata, Prentice Hall of India, 3rd edition, 1998
REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. D Automatic Control Systems, Benjamin C. Kuo, John Wiley, 2009

2. Control systems, N.K. Sinha, New Age International Publishers, 3rdedition
3. Modern Control System Theory, M. Gopal, New Age International Publishers, 2ndedition, 1996
4. Modern control System, Dorf, Pearson.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY SYSTEMS
(Professional Elective–IV)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To know about the optimization of design parameters.

 To have exposure to different design methodologies and simulation processes.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Numerical calculations
2. Role of design parameters
3. Simulation models like genetic algorithms

UNIT-I:
Thermal Systems – Characteristics- formulation of design problem - Steps in the design process -
Modeling of thermal systems – importance - Types of models - Mathematical Modeling

UNIT-II:
Linear programming models – Formulation - Simplex method – Artificial variable technique –
Big M method - Concept of Sensitive analysis.

UNIT-III:
Unconstrained Optimization: Single variable optimization – Fibonacci & Golden section
method - Multi variable optimization – Gradient methods – Gradient of the function - Steepest
descent – Flecher-Reeves method -Variable metric method - Constrained Non-linear Optimization
Methods - Lagrangian multiplier – Application to thermal and electrical systems.

UNIT-IV:
Geometric programming – Polynomial – Arithmetic and Geometric inequalities – Unconstrained
GP - Constrained GP with constraints of type less than or equal- Application to thermal and
electrical systems- Dynamic Programming- Bellman’s principle of optimality- Shortest route
problems

UNIT-V:
Simulation - Definition- Types of Simulation models - Steps involved in simulation models -
Application of simulation - Advantages and disadvantages – Introduction to Genetic algorithm –
Applications in Genetic Algorithm - Similarities and dissimilarities with traditional methods -
Genetic operators.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems, Yogesh Jaluria, McGraw Hill.

2. Optimization theory and applications, S.S.Rao, New Age Publication.

REFERENCES:

1. Design of Thermal System, W.F.Stoecker, McGraw Hill.

2. Operation Research, Panner Selvam, Prentice Hall.
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3. Optimization Research, M.C.Joshi.

4. Simulation Modeling & Analysis, Law &Kelto.
5. Operation Research, S Prinsc Valle Kasur.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITYHYDER
ABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
(Professional Elective–IV)
L T P C
3 0 0 3

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To understand the fundamentals of wind energy and its conversion system

 To learn gear-coupled generator wind turbine components
 To learn modern wind turbine control & monitoring.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Know the energy conversion techniques in wind energy

2. Learn about wind turbine components and their constructions.
3. Understand modern wind turbine control & monitoring.

UNIT-I:
Wind Energy Fundamentals & Wind Measurements:
Wind Energy Basics, Wind Speeds and scales, Terrain, Roughness, Wind Mechanics, Power
Content, Class of wind turbines, Atmospheric Boundary Layers, Turbulence. Instrumentation
for wind measurements, Wind data analysis, tabulation, Wind resource estimation, Betz’s Limit,
Turbulence Analysis.

UNIT-II:
Aerodynamics Theory & Wind Turbine Types:
Airfoil terminology, Blade element theory, Blade design, Rotor performance and dynamics,
Balancing technique (Rotor & Blade), Types of loads; Sources of loads Vertical Axis Type,
Horizontal Axis, Constant Speed Constant Frequency, Variable speed Variable Frequency, Up
Wind, Down Wind, Stall Control, Pitch Control, Gear Coupled Generator type, Direct Generator
Drive /PMG/Rotor Excited Sync Generator.

UNIT-III:
Gear Coupled Generator Wind Turbine Components and Their Construction:
Electronics Sensors/Encoder/Resolvers, Wind Measurement; Anemometer & Wind Vane, Grid
Synchronization System, Soft Starter, Switchgear[ACB/VCB], Transformer, Cables and assembly,
Compensation Panel, Programmable Logic Control, UPS, Yaw & Pitch System: AC Drives, Safety
Chain Circuits, Generator Rotor Resistor controller (Flexi Slip), Differential Protection Relay for
Generator, Battery/Super Capacitor Charger & Batteries/ Super Capacitor for Pitch System,
Transient Suppressor/Lightening Arrestor, Oscillation & Vibration sensing.

UNIT-IV:
Direct Rotor Coupled Generator (Multipole) [Variable Speed Variable Freq.]:
Excited Rotor Synch, Generator/PMG Generator, Control Rectifier, Capacitor Banks, Step
Up/Boost Converter (DC-DC Step Up), Grid Tied Inverter, Power Management, Grid Monitoring
Unit (Voltage and Current), Transformer, Safety Chain Circuits

UNIT-V:
Modern Wind Turbine Control & Monitoring System:

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Details of Pitch System & Control Algorithms, Protections used & Safety Consideration in Wind
turbines, Wind Turbine Monitoring with Error codes, SCADA & Databases: Remote Monitoring
and Generation Reports, Operation & Maintenance for Product Life Cycle, Balancing technique
(Rotor & Blade), FACTS control & LVRT & New trends for new Grid Codes.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Renewable Energy Sources, Twidell J.W. and Weir A., EFN Spon Ltd., 1983.
2. Renewable Energy, Power for a Sustainable Future, Godfrey Boyle Oxford
University Press, 1996.

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. C-Wet: Wind Energy Resources Survey in India VI.

2. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, Duffie A. and Beckmann W. A., John Wiley, 1991
3. Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Freris L.L., Prentice Hall, 1990.
3. Wind Energy Systems, John D Sorensen, and Jens N Sorensen, Woodhead Publishing Ltd,
2011.
4. Stand–alone and Hybrid Wind Energy Systems, Kaldellis J.K., CRC Press, 2010.
5. Wind Energy Systems, Mario Garcia –Sanz, Constantine H. Houpis, CRC Press 2012.
6. Wind Turbine Technology: Fundamental concepts of Wind Turbine Engineering, Spera D.A.,
ASMEPress, 1994.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
(Professional Elective–IV)
L T P C
3 0 0 3

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To evaluate the performance of various solar thermal energy collectors

 To delineate the other applications and the devices used to collect solar energy
 To summarize the basic economics of the solar energy collection system

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. The impression of various solar thermal energy collectors was clarified.

2. The other applications and the devices used to collect solar energy were incorporated.
3. The basic economics of the solar energy collection system was understood.

UNIT-I:
Solar Flat Plate Collectors: Introduction-Classification - Material involved - Configuration of FPC
- Fins and its efficiency- Thermal analysis- Heat transfer coefficients- Various Losses - Testing and
performance - Effect of heat capacity and dust - Evolution of evacuated tubes solar collector-
Concentrated collectors - Storage Tank - Solar Fluids.

UNIT-II:
Solar Water Heating Systems: Integral Collector Storage System - Thermosyphon System - Open
Loop, Drain Down, Drain Back, Antifreeze Systems - Refrigerant Solar Water Heaters - Solar
Heated Pools - Solar Heated Hot Tubs and Spas.
SOLAR DISTILLATION: Introduction, Working principal, Thermal efficiency, Instantaneous.
efficiency, overall thermal efficiency, Heat transfer, External heat transfer, Top loss coefficient,
Bottom and Side loss coefficient, Internal heat transfer, Radiative loss coefficient, Convective loss
coefficient, Evaporative loss coefficient, Determination of distillate output, Passive solar
stills, Effect of various parameters, other designs, Modified internal heat transfer.

UNIT-III:
SOLAR AIR HEATERS: Description and classification, Conventional heaters, Double exposure
heaters, Air heaters with flow above and both sides of the absorbers, Two pass solar air heater,
Heater with finned absorber, Yee-Corrugated absorber, Reverse absorber heater, with porous
absorber, Testing of solar air collector, Parametric studies, Application of air heaters, Comparison
and performance of liquid and air collector
SOLAR CROP DRYING: Introduction, working principal, Classification, Energy Balancing,
Modeling, Moisture content, Drying characteristics curves, Energy requirement, Designing.

UNIT-IV:
Solar cooker: Types-Working principle- Comparison -various phases of cooking, Performance
evaluation.
Solar Space Conditioning Systems: Liquid Type Solar Heating System With / Without Storage -
Heat Storage Configurations - Heat Delivery Methods - Solar Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
Other Applications: Solar Ponds – Solar Passive Architecture – Solar Chimney- Use of AI, ML,
Block chain and IOT.
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UNIT-V:
Energy Storage: Energy Storage materials- Sensible heat storage – Phase change materials
Economic Analysis: Cost analysis, Cash flow diagram - Application of economic methods to
analyze the feasibility of solar systems to decide project / policy alternatives - Net energy analysis -
and cost requirements for active and passive heating and cooling - for electric power generation -
and for industrial process-heating - Payback time with and without interest, Benefit cost analysis,
Effect of depreciation, Cost comparison after taxes.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Physics and Technology of Solar Energy- Volume I: Solar Thermal Applications, H P Garg, M
Dayal, G Furlan,Springer, 2007.
2. Solar Energy: Principles Of Thermal Collection And Storage, Sukhatme and Nayak, “
Tata McGraw.Hill, 2008.
3. Solar Water Heating, Bob Ramlow& Benjamin Nusz, New Society Publishing, 2006.

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. Solar Thermal Energy, John Canivan,Sunny Future Press - 2003.

2. “Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy, Charles Christopher Newton, Published by VDM
Verlag, 2008.
3. Solar Thermal Energy Storage, H.P.Garg, S.C.Mullick, A.K.Bhargava, D.Reidal, Springer,
2005.
4. Solar Energy Houses: Strategies, Technologies Examples, Anne Grete Hestnes,
Robert Hastings, Bjarne Saxhof, Earthscan Publications, 2003.
5. Saroj Kaushik, Artificial Intelligence, Cengage Learning, 1st Edition 2011.
6. Tom Mitchell, Machine Learning, McGraw Hill, 2017
7. Tiana Laurence, Blockchain for Dummies, 2nd Edition 2019, John Wiley & Sons.
8. Internet of Things, RMD Sundaram Shriram K Vasudevan, Abhishek S Nagarajan, John
Wiley & Sons.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
ENERGY CONVERSION LABORATORY
L T P C
0 0 4 2
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To know energy conversion principles from one to another.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. To evaluate the performance and efficiency of various energy conversion devices

List of Experiments:

1. To measure the short circuit current, open circuit voltage and I-V characteristics of solar cell
by varying the load using solar simulator apparatus.
2. To determine the I-V characteristics of a solar cell by varying the illumination using solar
simulator apparatus. (ata minimum and maximum load resistances)
3. To determine the I-V characteristics of two solar cells connected in series and parallel. (ata
minimum and maximum load resistances)
4. To determine the I-V characteristics at different temperatures of a solar cell using solar
simulator apparatus.
5. To determine the I-V characteristics of a solar panel connected in series and parallel under
actual conditions. (at minimum and maximum load resistances)
6. To determine the power output from a solar cell at different wavelengths using various
colour filters.
7. To determine the Intensity of light energy (lux) at various input conditions at fixed distance
from the source.
8. To determine the Intensity of light (lux) at various distances from the source.
9. To determine the I-V characteristics of a solar module in the Fuel cell apparatus.
10. To determine Photocurrent as a function of Distance and Angle of Incidence of the Light
Source.
11. To determine the natural convection heat transfer from a fin assembly.
12. To determine the temperature distribution in a fin.
13. To determine the free convection heat transfer of water.
14. To determine the forced convection heat transfer in a spiral flow.
15. To determine the forced convection heat transfer in a horizontal tube.
16. To determine the voltage and current of PV module under tracking condition.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
COMPUTER SIMULATION LABORATORY

L T P C
0 0 4 2
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To develop capabilities to solve problems,

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

List of Experiments:

1. Basic Operations on Matrices.

2. Generation of Various Signals and Sequences (Periodic and Aperiodic), such as
Unit Impulse, Unit Step, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sinusoidal, Ramp,
Sinc.
3. Familiarization with the Matlab control system toolbox and Matlab/Simulinktoolbox.
4. Determination of step & impulse response for a first-order unity feedback system
5. Determination of step & impulse response for a second-order unity feedback system
6. Determination of bode plot using Matlab control system toolbox for 2nd order system &obtain
controller specification parameters.
7. Determination of root locus plot using Matlab control system toolbox for 2nd order system &
obtain controller specification parameters.
8. Determination of Nyquist plot using Matlab control system toolbox.
9. Study the effect of pi & pd controller on system performance to determine:
i. Effect of PI controller on system performance
ii. Effect of PD controller on system performance
1. Study the effect of adding zeros to a closed loop system's forward path transfer function.
2. Simulation of vertical axis wind turbine.

SIMULATION:
1. Single phase half-controlled converter using R and RL load using MATLAB / SIMULINK
2 Single phase fully controlled converter using R and RL loadusing MATLAB / SIMULINK
3 Three phase fully controlled converter using R and RL load using MATLAB / SIMULINK
4 Single phase AC voltage regulator using MATLAB /SIMULINK

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 2 Sem
MINI PROJECT WITH SEMINAR

L T P C
0 0 4 2

Interaction scheme: 4 h/week

Course Name
MINI PROJECT WITH SEMINAR

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech I Year, 1 Sem
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
(Professional Elective–V)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To understand the need for and analyse the various types of energy storage.
 To study the various applications of energy storage systems.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Understand the evaluate the different types of energy storage systems.

2. Analyse the different PCM-based energy storage systems, including latent and sensible
heat storage systems.
3. Analyse the importance of chemical energy storage and hydrogen energy storage.
4. Ability to analyse various energy storage devices and perform the selection based on
a techno-economic viewpoint.

UNIT–I:
Introduction: Necessity of Energy Storage -Types of energy storage (Electrical Energy Storage,
Chemical Energy Storage, Thermal Energy Storage, Mechanical Energy Storage, Electrochemical
Energy Storage, Thermo-chemical Energy Storage, Thermo-mechanical Energy Storage) -
comparison of energy storage technologies – Utilization of energy storage devices -specific areas
of applications of energy storage system-Applications.

UNIT– II:
Electrical Energy Storage (EES) Technologies and Considerations: Flywheel Energy Storage
System (FESS) and Applications; Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems (EESSs): Battery
Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) and Applications, Electrical and magnetic energy storage;
Capacitor Energy Storage Systems.
Fundamental Concepts of Batteries: Measuring of battery performance - Charging and
discharging of a battery - Storage density - Energy density - Safety issues - Types of batteries -
Lead Acid, Nickel, Cadmium, Zinc Manganese dioxide and modern batteries for example (i) Zinc-
Air (ii) Nickel Metal Hydride (iii) Lithium Ion Battery (iv) Flow Batteries . Brief overview of a)
Nanobolt Lithium Tungsten b)Organosilicon electrolyte batteries c) Gold nanowire gel electrolyte
batteries and d) Tank Two string cell batteries - Electric Vehicle Battery Charging Stations.

UNIT–III:
Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Systems (PHESSs)- KE and Compressed Air Energy Storage
Systems- Thermal energy storage with Packed beds - Modelling using porous medium approach -
Thermo-chemical energy storage- Fuel cells as energy storage systems - Hydrogen storage
methods and types (Metal hydrides, metallic alloy hydrides).

UNIT– IV:

Thermal energy storage - Necessity, latent heat storage system, Phase Change Materials (PCMs)
and classifications, properties of the PCM’s for different temperature range, selection criteria of
PCMs for heating and cooling in buildings, PCM’s use in Solar dryer, water heating system,
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systems in refrigeration and air-conditioning applications; Short term heat storage system, Heat
storage in solar heating systems (SHS); SHS mediums, Rock-bed storage systems; Energy analysis
of the latent heat storage based different systems.
Thermal Storage: Types - Modelling of thermal storage units - Simple water and rock
bed storage.

UNIT–V:
Case studies: Application of the thermal energy storage for space heating and cooling
(Thromb wall), greenhouse heating, Solar power plant applications; Drying and heating for
process industries, Food preservation; Waste heat recovery; Comparison of different energy
storage technologies and prospects.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Ataer, O. Ercan. Energy Storage Systems-Volume I (2009): 97, Encyclopedia of Life

Support Systems.
2. Kalaiselvam, S., and R. Parameswaran. Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for
Sustainability: Systems Design, Assessment and Applications. Elsevier.
3. Fleischer, Amy S. Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Material, Springer.
4. Solar Energy – Principles of thermal collection and storage, S. P Sukhatme & J. K. Naik.
Tata Mc Graw Hill.
5. Thermal Energy Storage Systems and Applications, Ibrahim Dincer and Mark A. Rosen,
John Wiley & Sons 2002.
6. Electric Vehicle Technology Explained, James Laminae, John Lowry, Wiley Aug 2012
Updated
7. Handbook of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation , Publication by NITI
AYOG, MOP et al
8. https://www.gray.com/insights/5-new-battery-technologies-that-will-change-the-future/

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1. A.G.Ter-Gazarian, “Energy Storage for Power Systems”, Second Edition, The Institution
of Engineering and Technology (IET) Publication, UK, (ISBN – 978-1-84919-219-4),
2011.
2. Francisco Díaz-González, Andreas Sumper, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt,” Energy Storage in
Power Systems” Wiley Publication, ISBN: 978-1-118-97130-7, Mar 2016.
3. A. R. Pendse, “Energy Storage Science and Technology”, SBS Publishers & Distributors
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, (ISBN – 13:9789380090122), 2011.
4. Electric Power Research Institute (USA), “Electricity Energy Storage Technology Options:
A White Paper Primer on Applications, Costs, and Benefits” (1020676), December 2010.
5. Paul Denholm, Erik Ela, Brendan Kirby and Michael Milligan, “The Role of Energy
Storage with Renewable Electricity Generation”, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL) – A National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy – Technical Report
NREL/ TP6A2-47187, January 2010.
6. Electrochemical technologies for energy storage and conversion, Ru-shiliu, Leizhang,
Xueliang sun, Wiley publications, 2012
7. Fuel Cells – Principles and Applications, Viswanathan, B and M AuliceScibioh,
Universities Press (2006).
8. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: A Comprehensive Guide, Rebecca L. and Busby, Penn Well
Corporation, Oklahoma (2005).
9. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Emerging Technologies and Applications, Bent Sorensen
(Sorensen),
Elsevier, UK (2005).
10. Linden’s Handbook of Batteries , 5th Edition, Kirby W. Beard. Mcgraw Hill Education, May
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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech II Year, 1 Sem
SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES
(Professional Elective–V)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To understand the concept of the smart grid and its developments.

 To understand smart grid technologies and the application concepts in hybrid electric
vehicles etc.
 To have Knowledge of smart substations, feeder automation, and application for monitoring
and protection.
 To have knowledge of microgrids and distributed energy systems.
 To know power quality aspects in the smart grid.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Understand smart grids and analyze grid policies and development in smart grids.
2. Develop concepts of smart grid technologies in hybrid electrical vehicles etc.
3. Understand smart substations, feeder automation, GIS, etc.
4. Analyze microgrids and distributed generation systems.
5. Analyze the effect of power quality in smart grids and the latest developments in ICT for
smart grids.

UNIT- I:
Introduction to Smart Grid: Evolution of electric grid - Concept of smart grid - Definitions –
Need of smart grid - Functions of smart grid – Opportunities & barrier of smart grid - Difference
between conventional & smart grid - Concept of resilient & self-healing grid - present
development & international policies on smart grid – case study of smart grid.

UNIT – II:
Smart Grid Technologies-I: Introduction to smart meters- Real-time prizing – Smart appliances
- Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)- Outage Management Systems (OMS)- Plug-In Hybrid
Electric Vehicles(PHEV)-Vehicle to grid- Smart sensors- Home & building automation.

UNIT – III: Smart Grid Technologies-II: Smart Substations – Substation automation – Feeder
automation – Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED) & their application for monitoring &
protection
– Smart storage like battery – SMES - Pumped hydro – Compressed air energy storage – Wide
Area Measurement System (WAMS) - Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU).

UNIT-IV:
Micro grids and Distributed Energy Resources: Concept of microgrid- Need & applications of
micro grid- Formation of micro grid- Issues of interconnection – Protection & control of micro
grid- Plastic & organic solar cells- Thin film solar cells – Variable speed wind generators- Fuel
cells- Micro turbines- Captive power plants- Integration of renewable energy sources-Concepts of
Islanding.

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UNIT-V:
Information and Communication Technology for Smart Grid: Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) - Home Area Network (HAN) - Neighborhood Area Network (NAN) -
Wide Area Network (WAN).

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Integration of Green and Renewable Energy in Electric Power Systems, Ali Keyhani,
Mohammad N. Marwail, Min Dai Wiley.
2. The Smart Grid: Enabling Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Clark W. Gellings,
CRC Press.
3. Smart Grid: Technology and Applications, Janaka Ekanayake, Nick Jenkins, Kithsiri
Liyanage, Jianzhong Wu, Akihiko Yokoyama, Wiley.
4. Smart Grids, Jean CludeSabonnadiere, NouredineHadjsaid, Wiley Blackwell.
5. Smart Power : Climate Changes the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities, Peter S.
Fox Penner, Island Press; 1 edition 8 Jun 2010.
6. Microgrids and Active Distribution Networks, S. Chowdhury, S.P. Chowdhury, P. Crossley,
Institution of Engineering and Technology, 30 Jun 2009.
7. Smart Grids (Power Engineering), Smart Borlase, CRC Press.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability: 1, Andres Carvallo, John
Cooper, Artech House Publisher July 2011.
2. Control and Automation of Electric power Distribution Systems (Power Engineering),
James Northcote, Green, Robert G. Wilson CRC Press.
3. Substation Automation (Power Electronics and Power Systems), MladenKezunovic, Mark
G.Adamiak, Alexander P. Apostolov, Jeffrey George Gilbert Springer.
4. Electrcial Power System Quality, R.C.Durgan, Mark F. McGranghan, Surya Santoso, H.
Wayne Beaty, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill Publication.
5. Communication and Networking in Smart Grids, Yang Xiao, CRC Press.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech II Year, 1 Sem
HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS
(Professional Elective–V)
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To introduce to emerging technologies like production and storage of Hydrogen

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Exposure to different fuel cells, particularly Hydrogen fuel cells, for various applications

UNIT-I:
Hydrogen Energy Economy: Hydrogen Energy Economy – Conception, Present status and a
vision – Applications of Hydrogen - Transport application-cars, light trucks, buses - Stationary and
Portable-Electronic gadgets

UNIT-II:
Double Pipe Heat Exchanger:
Hydrogen and Production Techniques:Hydrogen – Physical and chemical properties, salient
characteristics - Production of hydrogen – Steam reforming – Water electrolysis – Gasification and
woody biomass conversion – Biological hydrogen production – Photo dissociation – Direct thermal
or catalytic splitting of water.

UNIT-III:
Hydrogen Storage & Transport:Hydrogen storage options – Compressed gas – Liquid hydrogen –
Hydride – Chemical Storage – Comparisons - Transport of Hydrogen - Pipelines, gaseous, liquid
and compound materials.

UNIT-IV:
Fuel Cells:History – Principle - Working - Thermodynamics and kinetics of fuel cell process –
Types of fuel cells – AFC, PAFC, SOFC, MCFC, DMFC, PEMFC – Relative merits and demerits
- Performance evaluation of fuel cell – Comparison of battery Vs fuel cell – Flow Battery.

UNIT-IV:
Application Of Fuel Cell: Fuel cell usage for domestic power systems - Large scale power
generation – Automobile - Space - Environmental analysis of usage of Hydrogen in Fuel cell -
Future trends in fuel cells.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: A Comprehensive Guide, Rebecca L. and Busby, Penn Well
Corporation, Oklahoma (2005).
2. Fuel Cells – Principles and Applications, Viswanathan, B and M Aulice Scibioh,
Universities Press (2006)

REFERENCEBOOKS:

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1. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: A Comprehensive Guide, Rebecca L. and Busby, Penn Well
Corporation, Oklahoma (2005) .
2. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Emerging Technologies and Applications, Bent Sorensen
(Sørensen), Elsevier, UK (2005) .
3. Fuel Cell and Their Applications, Kordesch, K and G.Simader, Wiley-Vch, Germany (1996).
4. Fuel Cells: Theory and Application, Hart, A.B and G.J.Womack, Prentice Hall, NewYork
Ltd., London (1989).
5. The Hydrogen Economy, Jeremy Rifkin, Penguin Group, USA (2002).
6. Fuel Cells – Principles and Applications, Viswanathan, B and M AuliceScibioh,
Universities Press (2006).

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
MTech II Year, 1 Sem
WASTE TO ENERGY
(Open Elective)
L T P C
3 0 0 3

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 To discuss the methods of converting waste into energy through biomass conversion

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Design a biogas plant digester for community applications.

2. To evaluate the performance of various biogas applications

UNIT-I:
Introduction to Energy from Waste: Classification of waste as fuel – Agro based, Forest residue,
Industrial waste - MSW – Conversion devices – Incinerators, gasifiers, digestors.

UNIT-II:
Biomass Pyrolysis: Pyrolysis – Types, slow fast – Manufacture of charcoal – Methods - Yields and
application – Manufacture of pyrolytic oils and gases, yields and applications.

UNIT-III:
Biomass Gasification: Gasifiers – Fixed bed system – Downdraft and updraft gasifiers – Fluidized
bed gasifiers – Design, construction and operation – Gasifier burner arrangement for thermal heating
– Gasifier engine arrangement and electrical power – Equilibrium and kinetic consideration in
gasifier operation.

UNIT-IV:
Biomass Combustion: Biomass stoves – Improved chullahs, types, some exotic designs,
Fixed bed combustors, Types, inclined grate combustors, Fluidized bed combustors, Design,
Construction and operation - Operation of all the above biomass combustors.

UNIT-V:
Biogas: Properties of biogas (Calorific value and composition) - Biogas plant technology and status
-Bio energy system - Design and constructional features - Biomass resources and their classification
- Biomass conversion processes - Thermo chemical conversion - Direct combustion - biomass
gasification - pyrolysis and liquefaction - biochemical conversion - anaerobic digestion Types of
biogas Plants – Applications - Alcohol production from biomass - Bio diesel production -
Urban waste to energy conversion - Biomass energy programme in India.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Non-Conventional Energy, Desai, Ashok V., Wiley Eastern Ltd., 1990.

2. Biogas Technology - A Practical Handbook - Khandelwal, K. C. and Mahdi, S. S., Vol. I & II,
Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., 1983.
3. Food, Feed and Fuel from Biomass, Challal, D. S., IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1991.
4. Biomass Conversion and Technology, C. Y. WereKo-Brobby and E. B. Hagan, John Wiley &

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Sons, 1996.

JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
ENGLISH FOR RESEARCH PAPER WRITING
(Audit Course -I&II)
L T P C
2 0 0 0

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 Understand that how to improve your writing skills and level of readability.
 Learn about what to write in each section
 Understand the skills needed when writing a Title
 Ensure the good quality of paper at very first-time submission

UNIT-I:
PlanningandPreparation,WordOrder,breakinguplongsentences,StructuringParagraphsandSentences,
Being Concise and Removing Redundancy, Avoiding Ambiguity andVagueness

UNIT-II:
ClarifyingWhoDidWhat,HighlightingYourFindings,HedgingandCriticising,ParaphrasingandPlagiar
ism, Sections of a Paper, Abstracts. Introduction

UNIT-III:
Review of the Literature, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, The FinalCheck.

UNIT-IV:
keyskillsareneededwhenwritingaTitle,keyskillsareneededwhenwritinganAbstract,keyskillsareneede
dwhenwriting an Introduction, skills needed when writing a Review of the Literature,

UNIT-V:
skillsareneededwhenwritingtheMethods,skillsneededwhenwritingtheResults,skillsareneededwhenw
ritingtheDiscussion,skillsareneeded when writing the Conclusions

UNIT-VI:
Use fulphrases, how to ensure paper is as good as it could possibly be the first-time submission

TEXT BOOKS/REFERENCES:
1. GoldbortR(2006)Writing for Science, Yale University Press (available on Google Books)
2. Day R(2006)How to Write and Publisha Scientific Paper, Cambridge University Press
3. HighmanN(1998),Handbook of Writing for theMathematical Sciences,SIAM. Highman’sbook.
4. AdrianWallwork,EnglishforWritingResearchPapers,SpringerNewYorkDordrechtHeidelbergL
ondon,2011.

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JAWAHARLALNEHRUTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITYHYDERABAD
M.TECH. (TE)
VALUE EDUCATION
(Audit Course-I&II)
L T P C
2 0 0 0

Course Objectives: The course is intended to:

 Understand value of education and self- development

 Imbibe good values in students
 Know about the importance of character

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Knowledge of self-development
2. Learnt the importance of Human values
3. Develop the over all personality

UNIT-I:
Valuesandself-development–
Socialvaluesandindividualattitudes.Workethics,Indianvisionofhumanism.Moralandnon-
moralvaluation.Standardsandprinciples.Value judgments.

UNIT-II:
Importance of cultivation of values. Sense of duty. Devotion, Self-reliance. Confidence,
Concentration. Truthfulness, Cleanliness. Honesty, Humanity. Power of faith, National Unity.
Patriotism. Love for nature, Discipline

UNIT-III:
Personality and Behavior Development - Soul and Scientific attitude. Positive Thinking. Integrity
and discipline, Punctuality, Love and Kindness.

UNIT-IV:
AvoidfaultThinking.Freefromanger,Dignityoflabour.Universalbrotherhoodandreligioustolerance.
Truefriendship.HappinessVssuffering,lovefortruth.Awareofself-
destructivehabits.AssociationandCooperation.Doing best for saving nature

UNIT-V:
Character and Competence –Holy books vs Blind faith. Self-management and Good health.
Scienceofreincarnation,Equality,Nonviolence,Humility,RoleofWomen.Allreligionsandsamemess
age. Mind your Mind, Self- control. Honesty, Studying effectively

TEXT BOOKS/REFERENCES:
1. Chakroborty,S.K.“ValuesandEthicsfororganizationsTheoryandpractice”,OxfordUn
iversityPress,NewDelhi

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