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Unit 5 [8 Hrs]

Control System Analysis in Frequency Domain


Concept of frequency domain behavior, Bode Plot for analyzing system in frequency domain.
Frequency domain performance specifications. Analysis of simple mechanical, electrical, thermal,
hydraulic system.

Unit 6 [6 Hrs]

PID Controller
Introduction to PID controller, Tuning rules, PID controller for temperature control system, motion
control system, level control system.

Text Books:

• M. E. Van Vulkenburg, “Network Theory”, 3rd edition Pearson Education, 2006.


• Nagrath & M. Gopal, “Control System Engineering”, Anshan, 2008.
• S Mukhopadyay, S. Sen, A. K. Deb, “Industrial Instrumentation, Control and Automation”, Jaico
Publishing house, 2013.

Reference Books:

• Norman S. Nice, “Control System Engineering”, 2008, Wiley.


• Smarajit Ghosh, “Control Systems Theory & Applications”, Pearson Education 2007.
• D.Roy Choudhury, “Networks And Systems”, New Age International Publications, 2nd edition.

Renewable Minor Course

EE (MI)-21004 Solar Energy Systems

Teaching Scheme: Examination Scheme:


Lecture 3 hrs/week MCQ-1: 20 Marks
Practical: As necessary Review Project: 30 Marks
Field Visit: As necessary End Sem Exam: 50 Marks

Course Outcomes:

Students will be able to:


1. understand the basics of solar energy, availability, applications, heat transfer as applied to solar
thermal systems, various types of solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, introduction to
manufacturing of the systems, characterization, quality assurance, standards, certification and
economics.
2. field visits will be designed for firsthand experience and demonstration of the system elements.
3. know and recall core knowledge of the syllabus. (To measure this outcome, questions may be
of multiple choice type or of the type define, identify, state, match, list, name etc.)
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4. understand basic concepts. (To measure this outcome, questions may be of the type explain,
describe, illustrate, evaluate, give examples, compute etc.)

Unit 1 [6 Hrs]

Basics of Solar Energy


Sun, Earth, solar radiation, losses, radiation reaching the Earth, rotation of Earth, seasons and
variations in solar radiation, solar angles and nomenclature, solar radiation spectrum, basics of
heattransfer, conduction, convection, radiation of heat, absorption, reflection and transmission of
radiation; movement of Sun in the sky, solar tracking, types of solar tracking systems, methods and
algorithms for solar tracking, tracking control.

Unit 2 [7 Hrs]

Introduction to Solar Thermal Technologies and Systems


Introduction to solar thermal systems, non-concentrating and concentrating type systems, flat plate
collectors, properties of flat plate collectors, systems using flat plate collectors, Evacuated tube
collectors, various types of solar concentrating systems, viz. parabolic trough, dish type, linear Fresnel,
Heliostat, non-imaging type.
Solar water heating systems and solar air heating systems; Solar cookers: low cost, box,
concentrating, standalone dishes and large-scale cooking systems; flat plate collectors, evacuated tube
collectors, heat pipes; their designs, components, materials, equipment, characteristics, life.

Unit 3 [7 Hrs]

Introduction to Solar Photovoltaic Technologies and Systems


Physics of photovoltaic (PV) electricity, Photodiode and solar cell, Solar radiation spectrum for PV,
Types of solar cell and comparison, Introduction to various types of solar module manufacturing, Basic
system design, Types of systems, Common applications of solar PV, Introduction to solar PV (SPV)
systems, SPV appliances, Solar inverters, Batteries, Operation and maintenance of SPV, Software tools
for SPV, Standards and certification for SPV, Basics of SPV systems, Elements of SPV appliances and
power plants, Procurement versus production, Bought-outs, assemblies, sub-assemblies,
Manufacturing and assembly, Manufacturing standards, Quality assurance and standards, Certification,
Site assembly and fabrication, Typical shop layouts, Inventory management, Economics of
manufacturing.

Unit 4 [6 Hrs]

Solar Power Plants


Various types of solar thermal power plants, parabolic trough, heliostat or central tower, dish, etc.,
balance of plant for solar thermal systems; Small capacity SPV power plants, Grid tied SPV power
plants, Large scale SPV power plants, Balance of system; designs, components, materials, equipment,
characteristics, life, site requirements, installation, quality assurance, operations and maintenance,
hybrid systems, etc.

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Unit 5 [6 Hrs]

Life cycle costing, payback, return on investment; calculations for selection, costing and payback for
solar water heating system and solar thermal power plants; Financial modeling of SPV, Environmental
impact assessment.

Unit 6 [8 Hrs]

Field Visit and Practical


One or more of the following visits may be undertaken.
• SPV power plant
• Testing and certification facility for solar energy systems
• Solar thermal system manufacturing facility

One or more of the following practical may be undertaken.


• SPV module characterization
• Effect of temperature on SPV performance
• Estimating efficiency of flat plate solar collector
• Estimating efficiency of solar concentrator

Reference Books:

• “Trainers Textbook Solar Thermal Systems Module”, Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy, Government of India.
• “Students Workbook for Solar Thermal Systems Module”, Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy, Government of India.
• S. Sukhatme, “Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage”, McGraw Hill
• Klaus Jäger et. al., “ Solar Energy Fundamentals, Technology, and Systems”, Delft
University of Technology, 2014.

Honors Course Syllabus for Electrical and Renewable

EE (HO)- 21001 Engineering Optimization

Teaching Scheme: Examination Scheme:


Lectures: 3 hrs/week T1 and T2: 20 Marks each
End-Sem Exam: 60 marks

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to,
1. explain and use the basic theoretical principles of optimization and various optimization
techniques.
2. develop and select appropriate models corresponding to problem descriptions in engineering
and solve them using appropriate techniques.
3. analyze and solve complex optimization problems in power system and machines.

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