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ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY
Even Semester, 2015
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Semester: 8th
Discipline: ECE Paper code: EC 802C
Group A
Multiple Choice Type Questions (Each carry one [1] marks)
A) Store heat from the sun B) Transform the energy from the sun into electrical
energy C) Take pictures of the sun D) Prevent the spread of bacteria
6. You are at the climate conference in Copenhagen going on in December (55 degrees
North latitude). In what direction and angle would you point your solar panels?
7. You are standing on the ground, in full sun. The voltmeter hooked to your panel
shows a reading of 3.45 volts. If you got on a 20 ft. roof and kept the solar panel
pointed towards full sun what might you expect the voltage reading to be?
9. The more common name for solar panels that produce electricity is?
A) Photosolartics B) Photoelectrics C) Photovoltaics D) Simple Cells
A) They can function when mounted only 20 feet off the ground.
A) DC B) MC C) AC D) TC
14. This is the type of electricity that comes into our homes.
A) TC B) AC C) DC D) MC
16. You are in Omaha and it is 9:30 in the morning. In what direction would you point
17. You live in the city and want to get a wind turbine installed at your home. Which
19. What should you hook up to solar panels so you can use the power generated from
20. If the temperature in July was 88 degrees and a solar panel produced 45 volts,
21. Which of the following points (in yellow) would be the best place to install solar
panels at this school? Tell why you think this would be the best spot.
22. Which wire combination would allow me to power a device that needs 6 volts?
A) Two 3 volt solar panels with wires connected red to black with open wires on
the ends B) Two 2 volt solar panels connected in series. C) Two 2 volt solar
the amps
25. Which fossil fuel has the U.S. had a surplus of recently. It is also being used to
26. The city of Ankara, Turkey is located at approximately 38 degrees North latitude
(Northern Hemisphere). At what angle should they point their solar panels in
27. My solar panels can generate 60 watts on a full sun day. The water pump it needs
to power require 16 volts and 4 amps. Do I need to add more solar panels?
A) Add another another panel B) Nothing else is needed C) Get rid of a panel or it
28. If you lived in Perth, Australia which is located at 31 degrees South latitude
(Southern Hemisphere) - what angle would you point solar panels in the winter?
29. What is the approximate wind speed for wind turbines to generate electricity.
30. At what speed (approximately) does a typical wind turbine shut off.
A) heat that eventually spins a turbine B) small explosions that push electrons
Group B
[Following Questions as per University Pattern]
GROUP C
1. Mention any two applications of solar energy.
2. What are the instruments used for measuring solar radiation ?Describe their
principles for data recoding.
3. What are the modes of heat transfer?
4. *Explain PV effect.What is Energy payback period?
5. What are the different applications of solar PV system in rural area?
6. Write the differences between diffuse and beam radiation.
7. *Explain the principle of conversion of solar energy into heat.
8. Explain how thermal resistance of convection is calculated.
9. *Enumerate the different types of concentrating type collectors
10. *Why orientation is needed in concentrating type collectors?
11. *Draw the i-v characteristics of PV cell and explain.
12. Develop the static model of the PV cell
13. Connect two non-identical PV cells in parallel and explain the resulting i-v
characteristics.
14. What is maximum power point tracking?
15. Explain how the input resistance of converters can be modulated using the
duty ratio as the control input to track the maximum power operating point.
16. Draw the block schematic of the reference cell method of maximum power point
tracking and explain.
18. What are the different storage mechanism and their applications?
19. How is PV sizing done for a given application?
20. How is battery sizing done for a given application?
21. What are the advantages and disadvantages of PV solar energy conversion?
22. What is wind power?
23. Explain solar tower concept in power generation.
24. What are wind farms?
25. How can a wind turbine/induction generator system be connected to a stand
alone load?
26. What is called teethering?
27. What are the special problems in construction of barriers for tidal scheme?
28. Differentiate tide and wave.
29. What are the spring and neap tides?
30. What are the constituents of biogas?
31. What is the potential in India for biomass based systems?
32. What is the wave energy potential for India?
33. What are the main components of fuel cell?
34. Describe the construction and principle of operation of a turbine used for tidal
power.