SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY ENGINEERING
Unit 1
Solar radiation availability -
, measurement, transmittance,absorptance,
Estimation of average solar radiation, radiation on tilted surface ,Flat plate collectors
collector efficiency - heat balance – absorber
plate
types of elective surfaces. Solar water heaters - types their performance.
UNIT II
Concentrating collectors, types reflectors
solar thermal power stations – principle and
applications
Solar energy storage systems
selection of materials for energy storage -
Solar distillation application
UNIT III
Types of solar cells and
modules, encapsulation, Design of solar PV system
batteries ,invertors , PV powered water pumping , Solar technologies in green buildings. *** May be part c
UNIT IV WIND ENERGY
Nature,power of the wind, factors influencing wind **
wind speed monitoring
wind power laws **- velocity and power duration curves - Betz limit - site selection.
UNIT V
classification, characteristics, applications – Design of horizontal axis wind mill rotor diameter
Wind energy storage ,wheeling and
banking
Wind mill safety and environmental aspects.