Semester VI
Renewable Energy in Agriculture and Allied Sector
AEG 321 · 2 (1+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Theory
16 topics · 17 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Classification of energy sources (Definition, Energy Scenario, Energy resources (Conventional and non-conventional, Renewable and non-renewable, Primary and Secondary energy, Commercial and Non-commercial energy) | 1 |
| 2 | Contribution of these sources in agricultural sector | 1 |
| 3 | Familiarization with biomass utilization for biofuel production (Definition, type of biomass, Biomass resource, Biofuel production technology etc) | 1 |
| 4 | Application of Biofuel in agriculture and allied sectors | 1 |
| 5 | Familiarization with types of biogas plants (Introduction, working principle, design consideration, Application) | 1 |
| 6 | Familiarization with types of biogas plants - Floating dome type - KVIC (Introduction, working principle, design consideration, Application, Advantage and limitation) | 1 |
| Unit II | ||
| 7 | Familiarization with types of biogas plants - Fixed dome type - Deenbandhu (Introduction, working principle, design consideration, Application, Advantage and limitation) | 1 |
| 8 | Familiarization with types of biogas plants (Constructional details and maintenance of biogas plant) | 1 |
| 9 | Gasifiers, biogas, bio alcohol, biodiesel production and their utilization (Gasification, Updraft, downdraft and cross draft gasifier, Production process of bio alcohol and biodiesel) | 2 |
| 10 | Biooil production and their utilization as bioenergy resource | 1 |
| Unit III | ||
| 11 | Introduction of solar energy, collection and their application | 1 |
| 12 | Familiarization with solar energy gadgets: solar cooker, solar water heater | 1 |
| 13 | Application of solar energy: solar drying, solar pond, solar distillation and their application | 1 |
| 14 | Application of solar energy - solar photovoltaic system and their application | 1 |
| 15 | Introduction of wind energy and their application (Type of wind mill, Components of wind mill, advantages and limitations of wind mill) | 1 |
| 16 | Availability of bio mass and their application in different places | 1 |
Practical
9 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Familiarization with renewable energy gadgets |
| 2 | To study biogas plants, gasifier |
| 3 | Production process of biodiesel |
| 4 | To study the production process of bio-fuels, briquetting machine |
| 5 | Familiarization with different solar energy gadgets |
| 6 | To study solar photovoltaic system: solar light, solar pumping |
| 7 | To study solar fencing, solar cooker and solar drying system |
| 8 | To study solar distillation, solar pond and solar wind hybrid system |
| 9 | Field visit to Solar–Wind farm |
Study material
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