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EE 3014 Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems question papers

EE3014 Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems previous year question papers from Anna University (Regulation 2021), with the full syllabus. Read online or download the PDF.

Fifth/Sixth semester · Professional Elective (Vertical 2: Converters and Drives) · L T P C: 2 0 2 3

Question papers

Syllabus

  1. Unit 1: Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems6 hours

    Classification of Energy Sources · Importance of Non-conventional energy sources · Advantages and disadvantages of conventional energy sources · Environmental aspects of energy · Impacts of renewable energy generation on the environment · Qualitative study of renewable energy resources: Ocean energy · Biomass energy · Hydrogen energy · Solar Photovoltaic (PV) · Fuel cells: Operating principles and characteristics · Wind Energy: Nature of wind · Types · control strategy · operating area

  2. Unit 2: Electrical Machines for Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS)6 hours

    Construction, Principle of operation and analysis: Squirrel Cage Induction Generator (SCIG) · Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) · Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG)

  3. Unit 3: Power Converters and Analysis of Solar PV Systems6 hours

    Power Converters: Line commutated converters (inversion-mode) · Boost and buck-boost converters · selection of inverter · battery sizing · array sizing · Simulation of line commutated converters · buck/boost converters · Analysis: Block diagram of the solar PV systems · Types of Solar PV systems: Stand-alone PV systems · Grid integrated solar PV Systems · Grid Connection Issues

  4. Unit 4: Power Converters for Wind Systems6 hours

    Power Converters: Three-phase AC voltage controllers · AC-DC-AC converters: uncontrolled rectifiers · PWM Inverters · Grid-Interactive Inverters · Matrix converter

  5. Unit 5: Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems9 hours

    Need for Hybrid Systems · Range and type of Hybrid systems · Case studies of Diesel-PV, Wind-PV, Micro hydel-PV, Biomass-Diesel systems · Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)