Wind and Solar
Wind and Solar
Wind and Solar
Unit -1 History of wind power, Indian and Global statistics, Wind physics, Betz limit, 10
Tip speed ratio, stall and pitch control, Wind speed statistics-probability
distributions, Wind speed and power-cumulative distribution functions.
Wind generator topologies
Review of modern wind turbine technologies, Fixed and Variable speed wind
Unit -2 turbines, Induction Generators, Doubly-Fed Induction Generators and their 8
characteristics, Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Generators, Power electronics
converters. Generator-Converter configurations, Converter Control.
The Solar Resource
Introduction, solar radiation spectra, solar geometry, Earth Sun angles,
observer Sun angles, solar day length, Estimation of solar energy availability.
Unit -3 Solar photovoltaic 8
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
solar thermal power generation
Unit -4 Technologies, Parabolic trough, central receivers, parabolic dish, Fresnel, solar 8
pond, elementary analysis.
Network Integration Issues
Overview of grid code technical requirements. Fault ride-through for wind
farms - real and reactive power regulation, voltage and frequency operating
Unit -5 limits, solar PV and wind farm behavior during 6
grid disturbances. Power quality issues. Power system interconnection
experiences in the world. Hybrid and isolated operations of solar PV and wind
systems.
Total Hours 42
Text/References:
1. T. Ackermann, “Wind Power in Power Systems”, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2005.
2. G. M. Masters, “Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems”, John Wiley and Sons,
2004.
3. S. P. Sukhatme, “Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage”, McGraw Hill,
1984.
4. H. Siegfried and R. Waddington, “Grid integration of wind energy conversion systems” John
Wiley and Sons
5. Ltd., 2006.
6. G. N. Tiwari and M. K. Ghosal, “Renewable Energy Applications”, Narosa Publications, 2004.
7. J. A. Duffie and W. A. Beckman, “Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes”, John Wiley &
Sons, 1991.