DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY LESSON PLAN B.S.C. THIRD YEAR (2014-2015 REGULATION) SIXTH SEMESTER. SRM UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES SRM NAGAR, KATTANKULATHUR 603 203
Subject Name: Subject Code: LESSON PLAN SOLAR TECHNOLOGY UPY14E58 UNIT I - SOLAR RADIATION AND COLLECTORS Contents 1 Energy Scenario Sun-Earth Geometry, Solar radiation outside 2 the earth s atmosphere, solar radiation at the earth s surface Solar radiation geometry, Various solar angles, 3 Expression for solar incidence angle Solving problems related to calculation of 4 angle of incidence, sun-earth movement Estimation of monthly average daily global 5 radiation on horizontal surface, Concept of angle, Solving problems Monthly average daily diffuse radiation, 6 monthly average hourly global and diffuse radiation on horizontal surface Solar radiation on tilted surfaces, Expression 7 for direct, diffuse, reflected, and total radiation Measurement of Solar radiation - Principle of 8 Pyranometer and Pyrheliometer; Flat-plate and evacuated tubular collectors Concentrating collectors Definition of different terminologies, classification and 9 types, Geometry of compound parabolic collector (CPC), Problem solving related to CPC Compound parabolic collector Tracking 10 requirements and performance analysis Cylindrical Parabolic Collector, 11 orientation and tracking modes Performance analysis of cylindrical parabolic 12 collector Cycle Test I References 1. Sukhatme S P, J K Nayak, Solar Energy, Principle of Thermal Storage and Collection, 3rdEdition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008. 2. Chetan Singh Solanki, Solar Photovoltatics, Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications, PHI Learning Private Limited, 2011. Unit I UNIT II - SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES Contents 13 Solar heating and cooling system - 14 Principle of working Types - Design and operation References
15 Thermal Energy storage - Types of thermal Energy Storage systems - Sensible Heat Storage Liquids - 16 Latent heat Storage -Thermo chemical storage 17 Solar thermal power plant 18 19 20 Solar Desalination Solar cooker Domestic - Community - Solar drying Solar pond technology - Principle of working and description UNIT III - SOLAR PV FUNDAMENTALS 21 Semiconductor Properties Energy levels P-N junction - Homo and heterojunction 22 P-N junction - Equilibrium condition - Non equilibrium condition 23 24 Basic Silicon Solar cell - Crystalline and multicrystalline 25 Dark and illumination characteristics 26 Efficiency limits Variation of efficiency with band gap and temperature 27 Beyond single junction - Efficiency Limit - Efficiency measurements 28 GaAs Solar cells Peter Würfel, Physics of Solar Cells: From Basic Principles to Advanced Concepts, Wiley-VCH, 2009. CYCLE TEST -II Peter Würfel, Physics of Solar Cells: From Basic Principles to Advanced Concepts, Wiley-VCH, 2009. Unit II and III
UNIT IV - SPV SYSTEM DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS 29 Photovoltaic cell 30 Photovoltaic module 31 PV array - Solar cell array design concepts - PV system design - 32 Maximum power points tracking - Storage autonomy 33 34 35 Centralized and decentralized SPV systems Stand alone - Hybrid and Grid connected system System installation Operation and maintenances Field experience 36 PV market analysis 37 Economics of Solar Photovoltaic systems 38 SURPRISE TEST UNIT III and IV application, TataMcGraw- Hill Publishing, 7th Reprint 2006. application, TataMcGraw- Hill Publishing, 7th Reprint 2006. 39 UNIT V - SOLAR PASSIVE ARCHITECTURE Passive heating concepts Direct, indirect, and isolated gain Direct gain passive solar heating system 40 Thermal storage wall - Attached Green
41 42 house - sunspaces Passive cooling concepts - Shading, ventilation, Evaporation, Radiative cooling, and Ground coupling Application of wind - Water and earth for cooling 43 Paints and cavity walls for cooling 44 Roof radiation traps 45 Energy efficient landscape design MODEL EXAM Unit I -V