Renewable Energy System

Introduction: Energy and Development; Energy demand and availability; Energy crisis; Conventional and Nonconventional energy; Renewable and Non-renewable energy resources; Environmental impacts of conventional energy usage; Basic concepts of heat and fluid flow useful for energy systems.

Solar Energy Systems: Solar radiations data; Solar energy collection, Storage and utilization; Solar water heating; air heating; Power generation; Refrigeration and Air-conditioning; Solar Energy system Economics.

Micro and Small Hydro Energy Systems: Resource assessment of micro and small hydro power; Micro, mini and small hydro power systems; Economics; Pump and turbine; Special engines for low heads; Velocity head turbines; Hydrams; Water mill; Tidal power.

Bio mass Energy Systems: Availability of bio mass-agro, forest, animal, municipal and other residues; Bio mass conversion technologies; Cooking fuels; Biogas; producer gas; Power alcohol from biomass; Power generation; Internal engine modifications and performance; system economics.

Wind Energy Systems: Wind data; Horizontal and vertical axis wind mills; Wind farms; Economics of wind energy.

Integrated Energy Systems: Concept of integration of conventional and non-conventional energy resources and systems; Integrated energy system design and economics.

Books:

1. Energy Efficient Buildings in India Mili Majumdar Tata Energy Research Institute

2. Understanding Renewable Energy Systems Volker Quaschning -

3. Renewable Energy Systems Simmoes Marcelo Godoy CRC Press

4. Renewable Energy Resources John Twidell Taylor and Francis

5. Renewable Energy Sources and Their Environmental Impact Abbasi & Abbasi Prentice Hall of India 11 RELIABILITY, MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT & SAFETY