Wind and Solar Energy Systems
Definition: Wind and Solar Energy Systems focus on harnessing renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, to generate electricity and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
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Detailed Syllabus
Unit 1: Physics of Wind Power
- History of wind power
- Indian and Global statistics
- Wind physics
- Betz limit
- Tip speed ratio
- stall and pitch control
- Wind speed statistics-probability distributions
- Wind speed and power-cumulative distribution functions
Unit 2: Wind generator topologies
- Review of modern wind turbine technologies
- Fixed and Variable speed wind turbines
- Induction Generators
- Doubly-Fed Induction Generators and their characteristics
- Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Generators
- Power electronics converters
- Generator-Converter configurations
- Converter Control.
Unit 3: The Solar Resource
- Introduction
- solar radiation spectra
- solar geometry
- Earth Sun angles
- Observer Sun angles
- Solar day length
- Estimation of solar energy availability
Unit 4: Solar Photovoltaic
- Technologies
- Amorphous
- Mono-Crystalline
- polycrystalline
- V-I characteristics of a PV cell
- PV module, array, Power Electronic Converters for Solar Systems
- Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms
- Converter Control
Unit 5: Network Integration Issues
- Overview of grid code technical requirements
- Fault ride-through for wind farms
- real and reactive power regulation
- voltage and frequency operating limits
- Solar PV and wind farm behavior during grid disturbances
- Power quality issues
- Power system interconnection experiences in the world
- Hybrid and isolated operations of solar PV and wind systems
Unit 6: Solar thermal power generation
- Technologies
- Parabolic Trough
- Central Receivers
- Parabolic Dish
- Fresnel
- Solar Pond
- Elementary Analysis