Course Outcome
| CO1 | Analyse the current global energy scenario and evaluate the significance, availability, and measurement of solar radiation for renewable energy applications. |
| CO2 | Compare various solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies, including their manufacturing processes, materials, and performance modeling techniques. |
| CO3 | Evaluate standalone, grid-connected, and hybrid solar PV systems along with component selection and cost-benefit analysis for practical implementation. |
| CO4 | Examine and apply maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques, solar tracking mechanisms, and solar forecasting methods in PV systems for enhanced efficiency. |
| CO5 | Design solar thermal systems and compute energy outputs for various thermal applications using appropriate methods and tools. |
Course Articulation Matrix: Correlation level [ 1: low, 2: medium, 3: High]
| PO | PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PSO1 | PSO2 |
| CO | |||||
| CO1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| CO2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| CO3 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| CO4 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| CO5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
Review of solar energy systems. Solar photovoltaic applications: types of systems, system design, balance of solar PV systems, Solar PV inverter & converter design, controllers, energy storage options for solar PV systems, battery & fuel cell, site selection for SPV systems, design of off-grid, grid connected & hybrid PV systems, IEEE standards for grid integration, installation & maintenance of SPV plants, life cycle cost analysis.
Application-specific considerations and system integration using AI – ML in solar street lighting, heating, drying, PV array etc: Design considerations & system design. Solar energy collectors, concentrators, and heliostat systems. Solar thermal system: space/ air heating & cooling, active & passive heating and cooling of buildings, solar dryers for process plants, solar pond, solar collector, solar thermal power plant and thermal storage: steady state and dynamic analysis, modelling of solar thermal systems and simulation tools and case studies for PV and thermal system analysis, floating solar farms. ICT tools in solar energy monitoring and control.
Design of active systems by f-chart and utilization methods. Thermoelectric-photovoltaic integrated modules for heating and electricity applications, solar hydrogen generation. Applications: Solar vehicle, Telecommunication, Naval and Space, ICT applications in solar energy sector. Simulation and case studies.