EY9014 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY ME ENERGY ENGINEERING ELECTIVES SYLLABUS REGULATION 2009 2011 2012-2013 BELOW IS THE ANNA UNIVERSITY M.E THERMAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ELECTIVES SYLLABUS SYLLABUS, TEXTBOOKS, REFERENCE BOOKS,EXAM PORTIONS,QUESTION BANK,PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS,MODEL QUESTION PAPERS, CLASS NOTES, IMPORTANT 2 MARKS, 8 MARKS, 16 MARKS TOPICS. IT IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS ADMITTED IN THE YEAR 2011 2012-2013 (ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI, TRICHY, MADURAI, TIRUNELVELI, COIMBATORE), 2009 REGULATION OF ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI AND STUDENTS ADMITTED IN ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI DURING 2010
EY9014 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS L T P C 3 0 0 3
AIM:
To understand the fundamentals of solar energy and its conversion techniques for both thermal and electrical energy applications.
OBJECTIVES:
To learn and study the radiation principles with respective solar energy estimation
To learn about PV technology principles and techniques of various solar cells / materials for lister energy conversion
To learn economical and environmental merits of solar energy for variety applications
UNIT I SOLAR RADIATION AND COLLECTORS 9
Solar angles - day length, angle of incidence on tilted surface - Sunpath diagrams - shadow determination - extraterrestrial characteristics - measurement and estimation on horizontal and tilted surfaces - flat plate collector thermal analysis - heat capacity effect - testing methods-evacuated tubular collectors - concentrator collectors – classification - design and performance parameters - tracking systems - compound
parabolic concentrators - parabolic trough concentrators - concentrators with point focus - Heliostats – performance of the collectors.
UNIT II APPLICATIONS OF SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY 9
Principle of working, types - design and operation of - solar heating and cooling systems - solar water heaters – thermal storage systems – solar still – solar cooker – domestic, community – solar pond – solar drying.
UNIT III SOLAR PV FUNDAMENTALS 9
Semiconductor – properties - energy levels - basic equations of semiconductor devices physics. Solar cells - p-n junction: homo and hetro junctions - metalsemiconductor interface - dark and illumination characteristics - figure of merits of solar cell - efficiency limits - variation of efficiency with band-gap and temperature -
efficiency measurements - high efficiency cells - preparation of metallurgical, electronic and solar grade Silicon - production of single crystal Silicon: Czokralski (CZ) and Float Zone (FZ) method - Design of a complete silicon – GaAs- InP solar cell - high efficiency III-V, II-VI multi junction solar cell; a-Si-H based solar cellsquantum well solar cell - thermophotovoltaics.
UNIT IV SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS 9
Solar cell array system analysis and performance prediction- Shadow analysis: reliability - solar cell array design concepts - PV system design - design process and optimization - detailed array design - storage autonomy - voltage regulation - maximum tracking - use of computers in array design - quick sizing method - array protection and trouble shooting - centralized and decentralized SPV systems - stand
alone - hybrid and grid connected system - System installation - operation and maintenances - field experience - PV market analysis and economics of SPV systems.
UNIT V SOLAR PASSIVE ARCHITECTURE 9
Thermal comfort - heat transmission in buildings- bioclimatic classification – passive heating concepts: direct heat gain - indirect heat gain - isolated gain and sunspaces - passive cooling concepts: evaporative cooling - radiative cooling - application of wind, water and earth for cooling; shading - paints and cavity walls for cooling - roof radiation traps - earth air-tunnel. – energy efficient landscape design - thermal
comfort - concept of solar temperature and its significance - calculation of instantaneous heat gain through building envelope.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Sukhatme S P, Solar Energy, Tata McGraw Hill, 1984.
2. Kreider, J.F. and Frank Kreith, Solar Energy Handbook, McGraw Hill, 1981.
3. Goswami, D.Y., Kreider, J. F. and & Francis., Principles of Solar Engineering, 2000.
REFERENCES:
1. Garg H P., Prakash J., Solar Energy: Fundamentals & Applications, Tata McGraw Hill, 2000.
2. Duffie, J. A. and Beckman, W. A., Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, John Wiley, 1991.
3. Alan L Fahrenbruch and Richard H Bube, Fundamentals of Solar Cells: PV Solar Energy Conversion, Academic Press, 1983.
4. Larry D Partain, Solar Cells and their Applications, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1995.
5. Roger Messenger and Jerry Vnetre, Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, CRC Press, 2004.
6. Sodha, M.S, Bansal, N.K., Bansal, P.K., Kumar, A. and Malik, M.A.S. Solar Passive Building, Science and Design, Pergamon Press, 1986.
7. Krieder, J and Rabi, A., Heating and Cooling of Buildings: Design for Efficiency, McGraw-Hill, 1994.
EY9014 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS L T P C 3 0 0 3
AIM:
To understand the fundamentals of solar energy and its conversion techniques for both thermal and electrical energy applications.
OBJECTIVES:
To learn and study the radiation principles with respective solar energy estimation
To learn about PV technology principles and techniques of various solar cells / materials for lister energy conversion
To learn economical and environmental merits of solar energy for variety applications
UNIT I SOLAR RADIATION AND COLLECTORS 9
Solar angles - day length, angle of incidence on tilted surface - Sunpath diagrams - shadow determination - extraterrestrial characteristics - measurement and estimation on horizontal and tilted surfaces - flat plate collector thermal analysis - heat capacity effect - testing methods-evacuated tubular collectors - concentrator collectors – classification - design and performance parameters - tracking systems - compound
parabolic concentrators - parabolic trough concentrators - concentrators with point focus - Heliostats – performance of the collectors.
UNIT II APPLICATIONS OF SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY 9
Principle of working, types - design and operation of - solar heating and cooling systems - solar water heaters – thermal storage systems – solar still – solar cooker – domestic, community – solar pond – solar drying.
UNIT III SOLAR PV FUNDAMENTALS 9
Semiconductor – properties - energy levels - basic equations of semiconductor devices physics. Solar cells - p-n junction: homo and hetro junctions - metalsemiconductor interface - dark and illumination characteristics - figure of merits of solar cell - efficiency limits - variation of efficiency with band-gap and temperature -
efficiency measurements - high efficiency cells - preparation of metallurgical, electronic and solar grade Silicon - production of single crystal Silicon: Czokralski (CZ) and Float Zone (FZ) method - Design of a complete silicon – GaAs- InP solar cell - high efficiency III-V, II-VI multi junction solar cell; a-Si-H based solar cellsquantum well solar cell - thermophotovoltaics.
UNIT IV SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS 9
Solar cell array system analysis and performance prediction- Shadow analysis: reliability - solar cell array design concepts - PV system design - design process and optimization - detailed array design - storage autonomy - voltage regulation - maximum tracking - use of computers in array design - quick sizing method - array protection and trouble shooting - centralized and decentralized SPV systems - stand
alone - hybrid and grid connected system - System installation - operation and maintenances - field experience - PV market analysis and economics of SPV systems.
UNIT V SOLAR PASSIVE ARCHITECTURE 9
Thermal comfort - heat transmission in buildings- bioclimatic classification – passive heating concepts: direct heat gain - indirect heat gain - isolated gain and sunspaces - passive cooling concepts: evaporative cooling - radiative cooling - application of wind, water and earth for cooling; shading - paints and cavity walls for cooling - roof radiation traps - earth air-tunnel. – energy efficient landscape design - thermal
comfort - concept of solar temperature and its significance - calculation of instantaneous heat gain through building envelope.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Sukhatme S P, Solar Energy, Tata McGraw Hill, 1984.
2. Kreider, J.F. and Frank Kreith, Solar Energy Handbook, McGraw Hill, 1981.
3. Goswami, D.Y., Kreider, J. F. and & Francis., Principles of Solar Engineering, 2000.
REFERENCES:
1. Garg H P., Prakash J., Solar Energy: Fundamentals & Applications, Tata McGraw Hill, 2000.
2. Duffie, J. A. and Beckman, W. A., Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, John Wiley, 1991.
3. Alan L Fahrenbruch and Richard H Bube, Fundamentals of Solar Cells: PV Solar Energy Conversion, Academic Press, 1983.
4. Larry D Partain, Solar Cells and their Applications, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1995.
5. Roger Messenger and Jerry Vnetre, Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, CRC Press, 2004.
6. Sodha, M.S, Bansal, N.K., Bansal, P.K., Kumar, A. and Malik, M.A.S. Solar Passive Building, Science and Design, Pergamon Press, 1986.
7. Krieder, J and Rabi, A., Heating and Cooling of Buildings: Design for Efficiency, McGraw-Hill, 1994.
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