IIT Guwahati - Solar Energy Engineering and Technology
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Solar Energy Engineering and Technology at NPTEL Overview
Duration | 4 months |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Solar Energy Engineering and Technology at NPTEL Highlights
- Earn a certificate of completion from NPTEL and IIT Guwahati
- The program conducts workshops for NPTEL certified students in niche domains
- It also offers internships and jobs for NPTEL certified students in niche domains
- Course toppers are provided an opportunity to take internship with industry /course instructor
Solar Energy Engineering and Technology at NPTEL Course details
- For undergraduate and postgraduate students of Energy Engineering and Technology
- The concepts will be illustrated with practical examples, schematics and block diagrams wherever required
- A sufficient number of numerical problems with solutions will be discussed in the course
The course content is designed to provide comprehensive knowledge on solar radiation and analysis of solar radiation data.
It also explores fundamentals of the solar thermal and photovoltaic system along with storage of energy required for effective design of efficient solar energy conversion devices
The course will be very much useful for students and researchers from varied academic backgrounds for the synthesis of novel energy conversion devices and processes
Solar Energy Engineering and Technology at NPTEL Curriculum
Introduction to Solar Energy
Lec 1: Energy Scenarios
Lec 2: Overview of solar energy conversion devices and applications
Lec 3: Physics of propagation of solar radiation from the sun to the earth
Solar Radiation Geometry
Lec 4: Solar radiation and sunshine measuring instruments
Lec 5: Geometry, angles and measurement - I
Lec 6: Geometry, angles and measurement - II
Solar Radiation Estimation
Lec 7: Estimation of radiation under different climatic conditions
Lec 8: Estimation of radiation in horizontal and inclined surface
Fundamentals of Photovoltaic Conversion
Lec 9: Fundamentals of PV cells
Lec 10: Semiconductor physics
Lec 11: Performance characterization of PV cells
Lec 12: Photovoltaic modules and arrays
Week 5: Standalone Photovoltaic System
Lec 13: Components of standalone PV system
Lec 14: Design of standalone PV system
Week 6: Grid connected PV system
Lec 15: Functioning and components of PV system
Lec 16: Design of a grid connected PV system
Lec 17: Performance analysis of a grid connected PV system
Solar Energy Engineering and Technology at NPTEL Faculty details
Solar Energy Engineering and Technology at NPTEL Entry Requirements
- No specific cutoff mentioned
High school/Diploma from recognised board
- Prerequisites : Basic knowledge of heat transfer, thermodynamics and fundamentals of physics
- Not mentioned
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