Syllabus

Course Code: EI-PE-102    Course Name: Program Elective-II - (v) Energy Management

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 INTRODUCTION: Various Sources of Energy, Conventional and non- Conventional energy, Concept and Classification of Renewable energy, Concept of Energy Conservation and Energy Management, Present Energy Scenario in India (Conventional and non- Conventional energy).
2 RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES: Potential and Utilization status of Renewable Energy in India, Solar Energy: Solar Water Heater Systems, Solar Air dryer Systems, Solar Photo-voltaic Systems, Solar Cookers and Solar ponds, Wind Energy: Selection Criteria for Wind farms, Wind Mills, Bio Gas Plants-Construction and Operation, Bio Mass Gasification, Bio Mass Briquetting; Mini and Micro Hydel Power Plants, Geo-Thermal Energy, Ocean Energy.
3 ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT: Actual energy requirement assessment techniques of any industry and energy consumption status, possibility of reduction of energy consumption by using various energy conservation techniques or equipments e.g. variable speed drives, constant voltage transformers, electronic chokes, CFLs etc.
4 ENERGY CONSERVATION INSTRUMENTATION:Importance of instrumentation and control techniques in the energy conservation and management, SCADA systems, Instruments required to carry out energy audit exercise, optimal mixing of renewable energy sources and load rationalization for reducing load on conventional energy sources.
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