INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR

MID AUTUMN EXAMINATION 2016-17

ES 61007: Renewable Energy Sources

Time: 2 hours Marks: 30

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (THIS PAPER IS TWO PAGES LONG WITH SIX QUESTIONS)

01: (a) Give an empirical relation connecting P and V for a polytropic process.
(b) PlotP-V relation showing paths for polytropic processes for is = 0, 1, V and too.
(c) Identify these processes. (3 marks)

Q2: A reversible cycle executed by 1 mol of an ideal gas for which Cp = (5/2) Rand
Cv = (3/2) R is the following:
• Starting at T1 = 700 K and P1 = 1.5 bar, the gas is cooled at constant pressure to
T2 = 350 K.
• From 350 K and 1.5 bar, the gas is compressed isothermally to pressure P2.
• The gas returns to its initial state along a path for which PT = a constant.

What is the thermal efficiency of the cycle? [R=8.314 J K-1rnol'] (3 marks)

Q3: (a) Obtain the expression for shape number for a Pelton's wheel turbine and
explain its significance.
(b) Classify different kinds of water turbines.
(c) Plot the peak efficiencies of different turbines in relation to shape number.
(6 marks)

Q4: Differentiate (a) free and (b) forced convectional heat transfer. Explain the
significance of Rayleigh, Prandtl, Reynolds and Nusselt numbers with equations in
heat transfer. (3 marks)

Q5: Describe the followings in brief:

(a) Solar PV I-V characteristics at different Intensity. levels at 25°C
(b) Solar PV I-V characteristics at different temperatures at 1000 W m-2
(c) Solar Constant, AMO, AM1 and AM1.5
(d) Difference between Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) and Parabolic Through
based solar thermal power plant.
 (e) Single line Diagram (SLO) of an offgrid/grid interactive Solar PV (SPV)
system with storage option. (1'() martks)

Q6: VVhatare the cut off wavelengths for Si, a-Si, CdIe and GaAs having band gaps
o 1.12eV, 1.7eV, 1.4geV and 1.43eV respectively? Assume h (Planck constant)
6.626 x 10-34 .Joulesec and c (speed of light) = 3 x 108 m/s. q (electron charge) =
1.6 x 1(r~SlCoulomb. {5 marks)

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