ST.

ANNE’S
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ANGUCHETTYPALAYAM, PANRUTI – 607106.

QUESTION BANK
DECEMBER 2017 - JUNE 2018 / EVEN SEMESTER
BRANCH: EEE YR/SEM: IV/VIII BATCH: 2014 - 2018
SUB CODE/NAME: EE6009 - POWER ELECTRONICS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
UNIT I
INTRODUCTION
PART – A

1. When the extraction of coal will not be cost effective?

2. Which are the major contributor for Global warming?
3. Why Renewable energy is better than Coal burning?
4. How the life of Fossil fuel resources can be extended?
5. What are the different renewable energy resources?
6. State the impact of wind power penetration in power grid(Nov 2015)
7. Why the net yield of Bio-Mass is lower?
8. What are the drawbacks of bio-mass?
9. What are the harmful effects of burning bio-mass ?
10. What are the raw materials used for the production of Ethanol?
11. What are the drawbacks of ethanol production?
12. What are the raw materials used for the production of Methanol?
13. What are the limitations of using bio-mass for ethanol production?
14. What are the problems associated with the storage of Hydrogen?
15. What are the merits of hydrogen fuel?
16. What are the drawbacks associated with the setting up of hydro electric power plants?
17. What are the drawbacks of wind farms to humans?
18. What are the limitations of solar power(Nov 2015)
19. What are the types of fuel cell?
20. Write about fuel cell and mention its specifications.(Nov 2014,May 2016)
21. Mention about NOCT & STC of a solar cell. (Nov 2014,May 2016)
22. How the tidal power is converted into electrical power?
23. What are the types of solar cell?
24. How Aluminum energy used in fuel cells?
25. List the applications of fuel cells(May 2015)
26. Mention some organic materials used in bio mass plants. (May 2015)

PART – B
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
1. Discuss the environmental aspects of renewable energy sources(May 2015)
2. Compare the environmental aspects of renewable and nonrenewable energy conversion
system?(Nov 2015)
3. Explain how the Bio-mass energy is used as an alternate power and its limitations?
4. Explain in detail the environmental impacts of setting up of hydroelectric power plant?

QUALITATIVE STUDY
5. Describe the operation control strategy of solar power conversion system?(Nov 2015)
6. Explain how the power can be obtained by setting up wind farms and their environmental impacts?
7. How does environment get affected by the use of the renewable energy? Also discuss the GHG
emissions from the various sources of energy?
8. What are the types of ocean thermal energy conversion power plants? Discuss in detail Anderson
OTEC cycle?
9. (i)Brief about some of the renewable energy sources. (ii). Show how a DC-DC converter can be
used as a part of an inverter designed to have a square wave output of 48V with a 12V dc input. The
idea is to design the inverter without a transformer. Sketch a block diagram, showing design
components to clearly express your design.(Nov 2014,May 2015,May 2016)
10. Show how a dc-dc converter can be used as a part of an inverter designed to have a square wave
output of 48V with a 12V dc input. The idea is to design the inverter without a transformer. Sketch
a block diagram, showing design components to clearly express your design.(Nov/Dec 2014)
11. Two 36 cell PV modules are connected in series. One is shaded and one is fully illuminated, assume
ideal IV characteristics for the module

HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

12. Explain the control strategy used for single-stage grid connected PV system. (May 2015)

UNIT II
ELECTRICAL MACHINES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY CONVERSION
PART - A
1. What are wind turbine generators?
2. Give reasons for using asynchronous generators for wind turbines?
3. Define generators slip?
4. State the significance of induction generator based wind power generation? (Nov 2015)
5. How the induction motor converts into generator operation?(April 2103)
6. Distinguish between SCIG and DFIG. (Nov 2015,May 2016)
7. What is automatic pole adjustment of rotor?(April 2103)
8. Give the reason for using asynchronous generator for wind turbine?
9. What are the advantages of Indirect Grid connection?
10. What are the disadvantages of indirect grid connection?
11. What are water cooled generators?
12. What is the difference between direct grid and indirect grid?
13. Why permanent magnet synchronous generators are not used very much?
14. What is the need of active crowbar in DFIG?(May 2015)
15. What is Danish concept?
16. What are the disadvantages of fixed rotational speed?
17. What are the advantages of adjustable speed wind generator ?
18. How the wind power control can be classified?
19. How the turbine is rotated at variable speed? (Nov 2103)
20. What is the need to conversion in DC?
21. Name the switches used for fast disconnection from the grid?
22. What are the problems associated with tapping solar energy? (Nov 2103)
23. Enlist the wind turbine used for domestic applications. (Nov 2014,May 2016)
24. What is the indirect vector of a squirrel cage induction generator wind turbine(May 2015)
25. How to assess the wind energy pattern for a particular location? (Nov 2014)

PART – B

REFERENCE THEORY FUNDAMENTALS

1. Explain about wind turbine generators?

2. With neat diagram explain about the construction of cage rotor?

3. Explain the principle and operation of induction generator for wind energy conversion system. (Nov
2015)

4. Discuss about the cooling system adopted for generators?

 DFIG

5. Explain the operation of DFIG based wind power generation? Illustrate the independent dq control
strategy adopted for dq control(Nov 2015,May 2016)

6. Explain machine capacity factor and capacity utilization factor. Explain the principle of operation of
double output induction generator system with a neat diagram.

7. Using the schematic explain the working of doubly fed induction generator(May 2015)
PMSG

8. Describe the power conditioning schemes used in WECS. (Nov 2014,May 2016)

9. Explain the working and operation of PMSG with neat diagram. (Nov 2014,May 2015)
IG, SCIG

10. Distinguish between induction generator and synchronous generator (May 2015)

UNIT – III
POWER CONVERTERS
PART - A
1. What is the need for renewable energy systems?
2. What are the advantages of renewable energy systems?
3. What are the types of inverters?
4. What is the density of power radiated from sun?
5. What are the different types of silicon cells?
6. List the types of PV systems?
7. What are the limitations of AC voltage controller? (Nov 2015)
8. What are grid interactive inverters?
9. List out some of the types of batteries?
10. What is the role of capacitor in boost converter?
11. What are the main factors affecting the battery life?
12. What are charge controllers?
13. What are the types of charge controllers?
14. What are the features of inverter in standalone photo voltaic system? (April 2103)
15. What are the types of DC–DC Converter Type Charge Regulators.?
16. List out the types of inverters used in grid connected PV applications?
17. Write the various aspects of battery sizing.(Nov 2015)
18. List out the characteristics of grid compatible inverter characteristics? (April 2103)
19. Why loop compensation is used in buck converter. (May 2015,May 2016)
20. What is battery sizing?(Nov 2103)
21. What is inverter sizing?
22. Specify about power conversion ratio. (Nov 2014)
23. Mention about SOC and its methods. (Nov 2014)
24. What is solar charge controller sizing?

PART – B
LINE COMMUTATED CONVERTERS(INVERSION-MODE)
1. Explain the operation of line commutated converter under inversion mode with the help of neat
circuit diagram and necessary waveforms?

AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS
2. With neat diagram explain the operation of Ac voltage controller and voltage control in PWM
inverters?

BOOST AND BUCK-BOOST CONVERTERS

3. Discuss how a buck boost converter can be used to charge a battery?

MATRIX CONVERTERS
4. Discuss the working and application of matrix converter in wind energy conversion systems
employing synchronous generator.(May 2015)

PWM INVERTERS
5. Describe principle of operation of PWM inverter and describe how it is used for wind energy
conversion?
6. Explain with neat diagram the theory of self excited capacitance used in SEIG. (Nov 2014)
7. Explain and classify the working of MPPT in a solar PV system. (Nov 2014)
8. Draw and explain the converter topologies used for solar power generation. (Nov 2015,May 2016)

GRID INTERACTIVE INVERTERS

9. Explain about various aspects of grid interactive inverters. (Nov 2015,May 2016)
10. Draw and explain the equivalent circuit of PV module.
UNIT-4
ANALYSIS OF WIND AND PV SYSTEMS
PART-A
1. What are the factors that contribute to the importance of wind power?
2. What are the types of wind generators?
3. How are wind power systems classified?
4. What is the purpose of standalone wind energy systems?
5. What are the basic elements of wind energy systems?
6. What are the drawbacks of diesel systems without batteries?
7. What are the major problems related to grid interconnection?
8. What are the advantages of adding an inverter?
9. What is the purpose of system controller?
10. What is the purpose of using soft starters?
11. What is a cycloconverter?
12. What are the possible methods of accessing the rotor in wound round motor?
13. What is slip power recovery scheme?
14. What is static Kramers system?
15. What is the disadvantage of Kramer system?
16. How are multiple generators used?
17. What are dual stator winding two speed induction generators?
18. What is the disadvantage of two speed induction generators?
19. What are the types of control available for variable systems?
20. What is tandem induction generator?
21. What is a high slip induction generator?
22. Write about opti slip concept used in wind energy conversion system. (Nov 2014)
23. Mention some of the standards used for grid integration. (Nov 2014)
24. What is meant by pitch control. (May 2015)
25. Define solar insolation. (May 2015)
26. What are the limitations of fixed speed induction generator based wind power conversion?(Nov
2015,May 2016)
27. List few grid connection requirement of renewable power system.(Nov 2015,May 2016)

PART-B
STAND ALONE OPERATION OF FIXED AND VARIABLE SPEED WIND ENERGY
CONVERSION SYSTEMS
1. Explain with diagram the standalone fixed speed and variable speed operation of WECS.State the
advantages of fixed speed system over variable speed system.(Nov 2015)

STAND ALONE OPERATION AND GRID SYSTEMS

2. Discuss in detail the grid system characteristics and explain with a neat diagram the standalone and
grid integrated solar system.
3. Discuss how a photovoltaic system is integrated with the utility grid.
4. Design Solar PV pump and clearly explain the accessories required. Also justify the importance of
implementing MPPT for the pump system.(Nov 2014)

GRID INTEGRATED SCIG

5. Explain the block diagram of SCIG based wind energy conversion system.
6. Explain with a block diagram the theory of operation of a grid integrated SCIG based wind energy
conversion system and discuss its relative merits and demerits(May 2015)

GRID INTEGRATED PMSG

7. Explain the operation of grid integrated PMSG based WECS(Nov 2015)
8. Develop a control scheme for regulating the speed of a wind energy conversion system.
9. Explain the grid related problems in wind farms and refer the performance improvements of
generator controls.(Nov 2014)
10. Derive an expression for power extracted from the wind(May 2015,May 2016)
11. Explain fixed speed grid connected wind energy conversion system with a squirrel cage induction
generator.(May 2016)

UNIT-V
HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
PART-A
1. What is Photovoltaic–diesel hybrid energy systems
2. Write some of the hybrid systems used in industry. (Nov 2014,May 2015,May 2016)
3. What are series hybrid systems?
4. What are the factors to ensure reliable operation of series hybrid energy systems?
5. What is the need for sizing the inverter?
6. What is the impact of inverter failure?
7. What is the impact of battery cycling?
8. Why the overall system efficiency is low in series configuration?
9. What is the advantage of switched configuration compared to series configuration?
10. What are the advantages of switched configuration?
11. What are the disadvantages of switched configuration?
12. What are parallel configuration hybrid systems?
13. What is bi-directional inverter?
14. What is doubling of the system capacity?
15. What is the purpose of synchronizing the inverter with diesel generator?
16. What are the advantages of parallel hybrid systems?
17. What are the disadvantages of parallel hybrid systems?
18. What is the need for wind diesel systems?
19. What is maximum power point locus and MPPT?
20. What is the need to operate the system in max power point locus?
21. What are the possibilities to operate PV arrays at the maximum power point?
22. What is hill climbing algorithm?
23. Define charge controller used for wind energy conversion system. (Nov 2014)
24. How is electrical maximum power tracking different from the mechanical sun tracking of a PV
module. (May 2015)
25. What are the significance of MPPT?(Nov 2015,May 2016)
26. State the need for hybrid renewable energy system(Nov 2015)

PART-B
MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING (MPPT)
1. What is MPPT? Discuss the types of MPPT with its merits and demerits? Explain the incremental
conductance algorithm with a neat example.
2. Explain P&O MPPT algorithm with a neat flow chart.(May 2015)
3. Explain the operating principle of PV Maximum power point tracking in energy conversion.
(May 2016)
4. Explain DC-DC converter, MPPT control and principle

CASE STUDIES OF WIND-PV

5. Explain the method to integrate hybrid solar PV and wind energy conversion system to the grid
with neat block diagram.(Nov 2014)
6. Explain using a schematic the working of an interconnected solar wind system with a storage
battery.
7. Explain with case study how to get maximum power generation in wind energy conversion system.
8. Describe with the aid of schematic the working of a wind energy conversion with battery storage
and explain how the storage of wind energy permits peak sharing and capacity saving.
9. Develop a scheme for converting and storing wind energy with hydrogen storage and there from
10. Explain its salient features using a diagram.
11. Explain with an example how to control the harmonics and improve the power quality when solar
PV is connected to the grid.(Nov 2014,May 2016)
12. Explain the design aspects of hybrid renewable energy conversion systems(Nov 2015,May 2016)

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