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| prince karak | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology M.Sc - Physics SPHA7403 Energy Materials Syllabus Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology M.Sc - Physics SPHA7403 Energy Materials Syllabus SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES SPHA7403 ENERGY MATERIALS L T P Credits Total Marks 3 0 0 3 100 UNIT 1 Indian Energy Scenario: Role of energy in economic development and social transformation, Various types of energy sources: Energy sources and overall energy demand, Availability of energy sources. Non Renewable Energy sources: Coal, Oil, Natural gas, Nuclear power, Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy sources: Solar, Wind, Biomass, Tidal, Ocean wave, Ocean thermal, Geothermal and other. Energy consumption and its impact on environmental climatic change. Future Energy Option: Sustainable development, Energy crisis, Transition from carbon free technologies, Parameters of transition, Carbon credits. UNIT 2 Solar Photovoltaics (SPV) Solar Photovoltaics (SPV) Conversion: Basic principles, Types of solar cell materials, Fabrication of solar photovoltaic cells, solar cell parameters and characteristics, Modules. Block diagram of general SPV conversion system and their characteristics, Different configurations, Application (such as street light, water pumps, Radio/TV,Small capacity power generation ) Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Systems Designing : Load estimation, selection of inverters, battery sizing, array sizing. UNIT 3 Hydrogen Energy : Hydrogen Fuel : Imortance of Hydrogen as a future fuel, Sources of Hydrogen, Fuel of vehicles. Hydrogen production : Production of Hydrogen by various methods, Direct electrolysis of water, Direct thermal decomposition of water, Biological and biochemical methods of hydrogen production. Hydrogen storage : Gaseous, Cryogenic and Metal hydride. Utilization of hydrogen : Fuel cell – Principle, construction and applications. UNIT 4 Wind Energy : Wind Energy : Introduction, Basic principle of wind energy conversion, Extraction of maximum power from wind and its dependence on various parameters. Wind Mills : Types of wind mills, Vertical axis and Horizontal axis wind mills their performance, Merits and Demerits, Limitations of wind energy conversions. UNIT 5 Bio Energy : Biomass, Generation and utilization, Property of biomass, Agriculture crop and Forestry residues used as fields. Physical, Chemical and biological conversion of biomass into useful form of energy. Gasification, Biomass gasifiers and types. Biogas : Introduction , Generation of biogas, Aerobic and anaerobic bioconversion process. Substances used to produce biogas (Cow dung, Human and other agricultural waste, Municipal waste etc.), Digesters and their designs, Pyrolysis and gasification, Fermentation process. Biofuels : Types of biofuels,, Production processes, Biofuel applications. COURSE OUTCOMES: CO1: Understanding of Indian Energy Scenario.They know about the energy sources in india. CO2: construct the solar photovaoltaincs cell CO3: understanding about the production and applications of hydrogen energy CO4: Design and implement systems of wind energy and wind mills. CO5: Understand and utilization of Bio energy and bio fuel applications. REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Climatological and Solar data for India, Seshadri. (Sarita Prakashan), 1969. 2. Solar Energy Utilization, G.D.Rai, 9Khanna Publishers), 1995. 3. Energy technology, S.Rao and B.B. Parulekar (Khanna Publishers), 1995 4. Terrestrial Solar Photovoltaics, Tapan Bhattacharya, (Namsa : Publication House, New Delhi) 5. Solar Cells-operating Principles, technology and System Applications, Martin A. Green (Prentice Inc. USA). 6. Solar Thermal Engineering, J.A. Duffie (Academic Press) 7. Renewable Energy Sources and Conversion Technology, N.K. Bansal, M. Kleeman and S.N. Sreinivas Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi), 1996. END SEMESTER EXAM QUESTION PAPER PATTERN Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs. PART A: 5 Questions of 6 mark each - No choice. 30 Marks PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 14 marks. 70 Marks |
