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Physics of Renewable Energy Systems. Instructor: Prof. Amreesh Chandra, Department of Physics, IIT Kharagpur. For a country like India, renewable energy will play an important role in ensuring energy safety, security and sustainability.

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1416 years, 6 months

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With the fast growing demand in off-grid applications in areas extending from villages to hills, newer technologies will have to be MADE IN INDIA. We will start with the basics of energy sources ranging from thermal, mechanical, and photovoltaic sources. The lectures will cover the topics on electricity generation using solar cells, use of solar heaters, solar based mobile chargers and the use of solar cookers in India. Subsequently, we will shift our attention to wind, water, tidal and geothermal power. At the end, the need for efficient energy storage technologies will be discussed. These include Li batteries and supercapacitors. The additional required concepts such as free electron model, p-n junction, coriolis force, turbulence, standing waves, thermodynamics, capacitors, crystal structure, etc. will also be discussed.The basics of various characterization techniques useful for evaluating energy systems will also be explained. These include cyclic voltammetry, charge discharge, EIS, quantum efficiency, etc. will be explained. (from nptel.ac.in)

Course Currilcum

  • Lecture 01 – Introduction and Relevance of the Course Unlimited
  • Lecture 02 – Energy Sources Unlimited
  • Lecture 03 – Solar Radiation Unlimited
  • Lecture 04 – Solar Photovoltaic Systems Unlimited
  • Lecture 05 – Origin of Band Structures and Energy Band Gap Unlimited
  • Lecture 06 – Basics of Semiconductors Unlimited
  • Lecture 07 – Construction of Solar Cells Unlimited
  • Lecture 08 – Characterization of Solar Cells and Future Direction Unlimited
  • Lecture 09 – Solar Heaters Unlimited
  • Lecture 10 – Introduction to Wind Energy Unlimited
  • Lecture 11 – Continuity Equation and its Applications Unlimited
  • Lecture 12 – Betz Criteria for Extracting Wind Power Unlimited
  • Lecture 13 – Wind Turbines and their Operation Unlimited
  • Lecture 14 – Materials Aspects and Future Direction Unlimited
  • Lecture 15 – Introduction to Hydroelectric Power Unlimited
  • Lecture 16 – Hydroelectric Power Station and Turbines Unlimited
  • Lecture 17 – Wave Power and Converters Unlimited
  • Lecture 18 – Introduction to Tidal Power Unlimited
  • Lecture 19 – Tidal Power and Geothermal Energy Unlimited
  • Lecture 20 – Introduction to Energy Storage Systems Unlimited
  • Lecture 21 – Thermal Energy Storage Unlimited
  • Lecture 22 – Basics of Mechanical Energy Storage Unlimited
  • Lecture 23 – Pumped Hydroelectric to Flywheels (Mechanical Energy Storage Systems) Unlimited
  • Lecture 24 – Introduction to Li-ion Battery Unlimited
  • Lecture 25 – Characteristics and Parameters of Li-ion Batteries Unlimited
  • Lecture 26 – Cathode Materials for Li-ion Batteries Unlimited
  • Lecture 27 – Anode Materials for Li-ion Batteries Unlimited
  • Lecture 28 – Electrolytes and Separators for Li-ion Batteries Unlimited
  • Lecture 29 – From Battery to Supercapacitors Unlimited
  • Lecture 30 – Construction, Development and Classification of Supercapacitors Unlimited
  • Lecture 31 – Electric Double Layer Capacitors (EDLCs) Unlimited
  • Lecture 32 – Pseudocapacitors Unlimited
  • Lecture 33 – Electrochemical Techniques for Supercapacitors and Batteries Unlimited
  • Lecture 34 – From Material to a Supercapacitor Device Unlimited
  • Lecture 35 – Effect of Temperature on Supercapacitor Performance Unlimited
  • Lecture 36 – Effect of External Magnetic Field and Frequency on Supercapacitors Unlimited
  • Lecture 37 – Introduction to Fuel Cells Unlimited
  • Lecture 38 – Explanation of Fuel Cell Systems Unlimited
  • Lecture 39 – Microbial Fuel Cells Unlimited
  • Lecture 40 – Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy Applications Unlimited
  • Lecture 41 – Synthesis of Nanomaterials Unlimited
  • Lecture 42 – Carbon- and Metal-oxide Based Nanomaterials Unlimited
  • Lecture 43 – Nanocatalysts Unlimited
  • Lecture 44 – Characterization Techniques for Solid Materials Unlimited
  • Lecture 45 – X-ray Diffraction Method Unlimited
  • Lecture 46 – UV-visible Spectroscopy Unlimited
  • Lecture 47 – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Unlimited
  • Lecture 48 – SEM, TEM and XPS Unlimited
  • Lecture 49 – Particle Size and Zeta Potential Analysis Unlimited
  • Lecture 50 – BET Analysis Unlimited
  • Lecture 51 – Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Unlimited