Course Content
Introduction to renewable sources: world energy scenario, Wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, availability and power extraction. Introduction to solar energy: Photovoltaic effect, basics of power generation, P-V & I-V characteristics, effect of insolation, temperature, diurnal variation, shading; Modules, connections, ratings; Power extraction (MPP), tracking and MPPT schemes; standalone systems, grid interface, storage, AC-DC loads. Power converters for solar: Micro converter, DC-DC buck/boost/buck-boost /flyback /forward/cuk, bidirectional converters; Inverters: 1ph, 3ph inverters with & w/o xmer, Heric, H6, Multilevel Neutral point clamp, Modular multilevel, CSI; Control schemes: unipolar, bipolar, PLL and synchronization, power balancing / bypass, Parallel power processing; Grid connection issues: leakage current, Islanding, harmonics, active/reactive power feeding, unbalance. Intro to wind energy: P-V, I-V characteristic, wind power system: turbine-generator-inverter, mechanical control, ratings; Power extraction (MPP) and MPPT schemes. Generators for wind: DC generator with DC to AC converters; Induction generator with & w/o converter; Synchronous generator with back to back controlled/ uncontrolled converter; Doubly fed induction generator with rotor side converter topologies; permanent magnet based generators. Battery: Types, charging discharging. Introduction to AC and DC microgrids. viii
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