Wind and Small Hydro Energy System
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The official GTU curriculum for Wind and Small Hydro Energy System (subject code ME01075031) as prescribed for M(E · Semester 1 divides the course into 5 units, covering 46 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME01075031)Unit 1 Fundamentals of Wind Energy Systems
- Definition of Wind energy
- Wind generation - Uneven solar heating
- Coriolis force
- Local geography
- History of wind energy applications
- Benefits and challenges of Wind Energy
- Power available in the wind
- Wind turbine power and torque
- construction and working of wind turbines - Horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT)
- Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT)
Unit 2 Wind Measurements, Characteristics and Estimation
- Wind measurement basics
- Characterization of Measurements and Instrument Characteristics
- Wind Speed Measurement - Anemometers
- Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Wind - Variations in Time
- Variations due to Location and Wind Direction
- Wind Mast
- Statistical Analysis of Wind Data - Weibull distribution
Unit 3 Aerodynamics of HAWT
- Airfoil Terminology
- Airfoil Behavior – characteristics of lift
- drag and angle of attack
- Relative Velocity of Wind
- One-dimensional Momentum Theory and the Betz Limit
- BEM theory
- Blade Shape for Ideal Rotor without Wake Rotation
- Rotor Performance using wind tunnel
Unit 4 Economics of Wind Energy
- Factors influencing the wind energy economics - Site specific factors
- Machine parameters
- Energy market
- Incentives and exemptions
- The ‘present worth’ approach
- Cost of wind energy - Initial investment
- Operation and maintenance costs
- Present value of annual costs
- Yardsticks of economic merit - Net present value
- Benefit cost ratio
- Payback period
- Internal rate of return
Unit 5 Small Hydro Energy system
- Overview and Analysis of Small
- mini and micro hydro turbines
- Site selection and civil works
- Penstocks and turbines
- Economical and Electrical Aspects of Small
- potential developments
- Design and reliability of Small
- mini and micro hydro turbines – Case Study
- Program Name: Engineering Level: PG Branch: Energy Engineering Course / Subject Code : ME01075031 Course / Subject Name : Wind and Small Hydro Energy System
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