KALINGA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

BHUBANESWAR
School of Electrical Engineering
Spring Semester 2018-19

Course Handout
Date: 30/01/2019
Course code : (EE 4026)
Course Title : SOLAR POWER
Course Coordinator : ANKIT KUMAR SONI
Course Faculty : Prof.S R Jena, Prof .P.K.Sahu,Prof. Anand,Prof. Ankit Soni,
Prof.Snehalika
Credit : 3
Section : Department Elective

1. Course Description:Design of Solar Cells

Introduction: Limits of cell parameter, losses in solar cell, solar cell design, Analytical techniques.

Solar Cell Technologies:

Production of Si, Growth of solar PV industry and Si requirements, Production of MGS and EGS, Si
wafer based solar
cell technology, thin film solar cell technologies, Concentrator PV cells and Systems, Emerging solar
cell technologies
and concepts.

Solar PV Application:
Solar radiation, Sun tracking, estimating solar Radiation Empirically, Measurement of solar
Radiation, Solar PV
modules, Mismatch in series and parallel connection, Design and structure of PV Modules, PV
Module power output.

Balance of Solar PV Systems:

Basic of electrochemical cell, Factors affecting the battery performance, Batteries for PV systems,
Algorithm of
MPPT, Charge controllers.

Photovoltaic System Design:

Introduction to Solar PV systems, Stand alone PV system configurations, Design methodology PV
systems, Wire
sizing in PV system, Precise sizing of PV systems , Hybrid PV systems, Grid connected PV systems,
Simple payback
period, Life cycle costing(LCC).

2. Course Outcome:

Students after successfully completing the module will be able

➢ Know about present and future scope of solar energy and its storage system.
➢ Comprehend the construction, working principle of different solar PV cell and
electronic Convertors.
➢ Identify the field of application of Solar Electric Power.
➢ Realize power conditioning and MPPT operation.understand the design and analysis of
Solar Cells and sizing of Solar power plant. various aspects of solar PV applications.
3. Text Book
1. Solar Photovoltaic’s Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications by Chetan Singh Solanki, PHI
Publication 2nd Edition 2011.
2. Wind and solar systems by Mukund Patel, CRC Press,2006
Reference Book
1. Terrestrial Solar photovoltaic’s by Tapan Bhattacharya, Narosa Publishing House 2010.
2. Energy Technology – S. Rao, and B.B. Parulkar,2009.
3. Non-conventional Energy Resources, by N K Bansal, Vikash publisher, 1st edition-2013

4. Course Lesson Plan:

Course Learning Topics to be covered Refer to

Lecture Chapter, See
No. (Book)
1-3 Design of Solar Cells: 2,5 (T1)
Introduction of solar energy, Limits of cell parameter

losses in solar cell, solar cell design, Analytical techniques of solar AC cell 5(T1)

4-7
Solar Cell Technologies: 6(T1)
Production of Si, Growth of solar PV industry and Si requirements,
8-10 8 (R3)

Production of MGS and EGS, Si wafer based solar 6(T1)

cell technology 7(T1)
10-12
thin film solar cell technologies, Concentrator PV cells and Systems,
13-15 9 (T1)

16-17 Emerging solar cell technologies

and concepts. 9(R3)

17-18 Solar PV Application: Solar radiation, Sun tracking 12(T1)

19-20 Estimating solar Radiation Empirically, Measurement of solar Radiation, 12(T1)

21-24 Solar PV modules, Mismatch in series and parallel connection,Design and 12(T1)
structure of PV Modules, PV Module power output. 9(R2)

25-26 Balance of Solar PV Systems: 14(T1)

Basic of electrochemical cell, Factors affecting the battery performance

27-28 Batteries for PV systems, Algorithm of MPPT, Charge controllers. 14(T1)

29-31 Photovoltaic System Design: 15(T1)
Introduction to Solar PV systems, Stand alone PV system configurations

32-36 Design methodology PV systems, Wire 15(T1)

sizing in PV system, Precise sizing of PV systems , Hybrid PV systems, Grid
connected PV systems, Simple payback
period, Life cycle costing(LCC).
5. Evaluation Scheme:
EC Evaluation Duration Percentage Date Course Lecture No.
No. Component of
Evaluation From To
1 Midterm examination 1.30 hrs. 25% 1 12

2 Assignments 4 No.s 5% 1 6
7 12
13 18
19 24
3 Quiz’s (two) 10-15 10% 1 12
mins each 13 24
4 End semester 3 hrs 60% 1 24
examination

6. Notices: All notices regarding the course will be displayed on School of Electrical Engineering,
notice board / SAP Portal.

Signature of Faculty