Moradabad Institute of Technology, Moradabad

Electrical Engineering Department, Session (2015-2016)

Non Conventional Energy Resources (EOE-081)

Tute No. 1
Section-A
Q1. Explain Fuel Cell?
Q2. Give Classification Of Coal?
Q3. Explain Biomass?
Q4. Explain Water Power?
Q5. Explain Hydrogen Energy System?

Section-B
Q1. What is Photovoltaic Cell?
Q2. How to Generate Electricity through Wind Energy?
Q3. How to Generate Electricity through Ocean Energy?
Q4. Discuss in detail about Reserves and Production of Petroleum and Natural Gas in India with Problem Areas.
Q5. Write in brief about industrial base created in India in the various Renewable Energy technologies.

Section-C
Q1. Explain Conventional Energy Resources and its classification. Also give Advantages and Disadvantages in brief?
Q2. Explain Non Conventional Energy Resources and Its Classification. Also give Advantages and Disadvantages in brief?
Q3. What are Country’s present Coal reserves in India. Discuss the classification of Coals with the problems of Coal Mining.
Q4. What is the present installed power generation capacity in India? Discuss the contribution of the various types of the power plants.

Tute No. 2
Section-A
Q1. Explain Flat Plate collectors?
Q2. Give types of Concentrating Collectors?
Q3. What is Cylindrical Collector?
Q4. Explain Different System of Solar?
Q5. Give Applications of Solar?

Section-B
Q1. What is Green House Effects? Explain with suitable diagram.
Q2. Explain working of solar cooling with suitable example and diagram.
Q3. What is Solar Pond? Explain with diagram.
Q4. Write a Note on future of Photovoltaic.
Q5. What are basic requirements for obtaining an efficient Solar Cell?

Section-C
Q1. Explain Solar Thermal Power and its conversion with suitable diagrams and also give advantages and disadvantages of solar.
Q2. Give brief about Following:-
 Tracking CPC
 Solar Swing
 Solar Distillation
 Solar Pumping
 Solar Concentrating Collectors
Q3. When a Photovoltaic Cell Is exposed to solar insulation Of 950wb/M2 , The short circuit current is 220a/M2 both based on a unit
area of the exposed junction the open circuit voltage is 0.6V and the temperature is 300k. Calculate
1. Reversed Saturation Current
2. The Voltage that maximizes the Power
3. The Load Current that maximizes the Power
4. The Maximum Power
5. The Maximum Conversion Efficiency
6. The Cell Area for an Output of 1KW at the condition of Maximum Power.
Q4. Show by schematic diagram the operation of Photovoltaic Junction.
 Tute No. 3
Section-A
Q1. What is Photovoltaic Cell?
Q2. What is Space Heating?
Q3. What is Efficiency of Solar Cell?
Q4. Explain Solar Cooking.
Q5. Application of PV System?

Section-B
Q1. What is PV Hybrid System with suitable diagram?
Q2. What is Photovoltaic Effect? Explain with suitable example and diagram.
Q3. Explain Semiconductor Material for Solar Cell?
Q4. Draw a typical Voltage Current characteristic across the load for a solar cell under a certain level of illumination?
Q5. What Is Photovoltaic Module? Discus the Effect of Temperature on Performance of a Module?

Section-C
Q1. What is Photovoltaic Effect with Diagram and also give advantages and disadvantages?
Q2. Explain Applications of PV System.
Q3. What are various issues and constraints in Photovoltaic Power Generation?
Q4. Discuss The Economy of Photovoltaics?

Tute No. 4
Section-A
Q1. What is Declination Angle?
Q2. What is Surface Azimuth Angle?
Q3. What is Hour Angle?
Q4. What is Zenith Angle?
Q5. What is Day Length?

Section-B
Q1. Explain all application of Solar Energy?
Q2. Estimate for A) January and, B) June The Monthly Average Daily Total Solar Radiations on the surface facing south with a tilt
angle of 35 degree in a location at 35 degree north latitude. The Monthly Average Daily Insulation on a Horizontal Surface are
H=9550 KJ/M2 Day for January
H=26800 KJ/M2 Day for June
H0=18070 KJ/M2 Day for January
H0=41130 KJ/M2 Day for June
Q3. Derive Solar Constant?
Q4. Discuss the advances in Photovoltaic.
Q5. What are the methods for Solar Collector Performance Testing?

Section-C
Q1. Explain angles and their relationship and also explain Extra terrestrial Radiation on Horizontal Surface?
Q2. Explain Pyranometer and Selection of Sites?
Q3. How the solar radiation can be estimated at a particular location and also explain how can solar radiation can be averaged on
Fixed Slope Surface?
Q4. Discuss the various types of Solar Thermal Electric Technologies.

Tute No. 5
Section-A
Q1. Give Types of Geothermal Energy?
Q2. Explain Advantages of MHD Power Generator?
Q3. What is MHD Generator?
Q4. Explain Uses of Geothermal Energy?
Q5. Draw Schematic Diagram of Dry Geothermal Field and Power Plant?

Section-B
Q1 Explain Geothermal Power Plant with Diagram?
Q2 Prospects of Geothermal Energy in India, Explain?
Q3 Explain the resources of Geothermal Energy?
Q4. Discuss the various problems associated with MHD Power Generation.
Q5. How the magnetic losses can be minimized in MHD Generator?

Section-C
Q1 Explain MHD Generator with diagram and also derive the formula of maximum power and also give advantages?
Q2 Explain Dry Geothermal Field Power Plant with Diagram.
Q3. Explains Technical Development and Environment Consideration?

Tute No. 6
Section-A
Q1. What is Chemical Polarization?
Q2. What is Concentration Polarization?
Q3. What is Resistance Polarization?
Q4. Give Advantages of Fuel Cells?
Q5. Find the Reversible Voltage for Hydrogen Oxygen Fuel Cell with the Following Reaction
H2+ .5o2=H2o
Given (∆G)25= -237.3 * 103 J/G-Mol Of H2

Section-B
Q1. Explain the problem associated with MHD Power Generation?
Q2. Explain and derive the efficiency of a Fuel Cell?
Q3. Explain the performance limiting factors of Fuel Cell?
Q4. What are the Regenerative Fuel Cells?
Q5. Discuss the working of Hydrogen- Oxygen Fuel Cell. Show that Hydrogen Fuel Cell has a maximum efficiency of 83%.

Section-C
Q1. Explain various types of fuel cell with diagram?
Q2. Explain the Fuel Cell with Schematic Diagram and also give application of Fuel Cells along with advantages and Limitations.

Tute No. 7
Section-A
Q1. Give Charterstics of Thermoelectric Generator?
Q2. What is Thermonic Generators?
Q3. Explain Properties of Thermionic Generator Material?
Q4. Draw Model of a Thermonic Generator.
Q5. What is the maximum power that can be extracted from the Wind Stream?

Section-B
Q1. Derive Seebeck Coefficient for P- Type and N- Type Semiconductor?
Q2. Derive Power Output of Generator?
Q3. Analyse the working of a Thermo Electric Generator.
Q4. What are the principle modes of operation of Cesium Vapour Thermionic Converter?

Section-C
Q1. Explain basics physical principles of a Thermonic Convertor and also explain work function with diagram.
Q2. Write the expression for Rayleigh Probability Density Function.
Q3. What are basic subsystems of Wind Turbine?

Tute No. 8
Section-A
Q1.What is Solidity?
Q2. What is Tip-Speed Ratio?
Q3. Explain Wind Turbine?
Q4. Explain Drive Train?
Q5. Explain Site Selection of Wind Power?

Section-B
Q1. Explain the principal of conversion of Wind Energy Power.
Q2. Wind Energy Status and Prospects in India, Explain?
Q3. Explain Wind Energy Utilization?
Q4. What is the Power Output Available from a Wind Turbine?
Q5. Discuss the Flow Chart Outlining the steps to be taken when processing Wind Data.
Section-C
Q1. Explain Wind Energy Technology in detail with Suitable Diagram?
Q2 .A 10m/S Wind is at Standard Atmosphere and 20 Degree Celsius. Calculate
1. The Total Power Density In The Wind Stream
2. The Maximum Obtainable Power Density
3. A Reasonably Obtainable Power Density
4. Total Power Produced If The Turbine Diameter Is 120m.

Tute No. 9
Section-A
Q1. What is Photosynthesis?
Q2. What is Methane Fermentation?
Q3. Give Three Aspects of R&D Work?
Q4. What is Biomass Conversion?
Q5. What is Power Conversion?

Section-B
Q1. Explain Biomass Production Efficiency?
Q2. Impacts of Increasing Co2 level on Biomass Production?
Q3 Biomass Resources Development in India, Explain.
Q4. Discuss Biomass Production Efficiency and Implication of Rising Co2 Levels on its Production.
Q5. Discuss the Popular Biogas Plants Developed in India.

Section-C
Q1. Give Gasification of Biomass in Detail?
Q2. Give Problem and Constraint in Biomass and also Explain Energy Recovery from Urban Waste.
Q3. Why do we consider Bio Mass as a source of energy especially in developing countries like India?

Tute No. 10
Section-A
Q1. Explain Environmental Aspects of OTEC.
Q2. What is Tidal Energy?
Q3. What is Wave Energy?
Q4. Give Limitation of Wave Energy?
Q5. Explain the types of Wave Conversion Devices.

Section-B
Q1. Discuss the origin of Tides?
Q2. What are the various research and development activities in area of Tidal Energy?
Q3. Discuss various environmental effects as a result of operation of Tidal Energy Plant?

Section-C
Q1.How Ocean Waves are produced?
Q2. Discuss the resource and technology of Wave Energy?
Q3. . What are the various research and development activities in area of Wave Energy?
Q4. What are cost of electricity produced by Wave Energy Power Plants?
Q5. Discuss Various Environmental Effects As A Result Of Operation Of Wave Energy Plant?

AANCHAL BARANWAL

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