Syllabus

1. (i) Modeling and simulation of PV panel and plotting the P-V & I-V characteristics at various level of insolation & temperature
(ii) Simulation of series, parallel combinations of PV panels and plotting the P-V & I-V characteristics.
2. Estimation of parameters of a solar panel
3. Simulation of Perturb and Observe (P&O) and Incremental Conductance (I&C) MPPT techniques of PV module
4. Modeling and Simulation of wind turbine and PMSG
5. Modeling of battery to study the charging/ discharging characteristics based on circuit model
6. To plot I-V and P-V characteristics of series and parallel connected PV modules at various levels of irradiance & temperature
7. To determine maximum power point by varying the duty cycle of DC-DC converter.
8. Study of voltage build up process and load characteristics of permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)
9. Study of voltage build up and load characteristics of self-excited induction generator (SEIG)
10. Voltage and frequency control of self-excited slip-ring induction generator (SRIG)

To familiarize students with modeling and simulation of wind turbine and PV panel

To expose students to study various maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques of PV system

To understand the characteristics of different renewable energy sources such as wind, solar PV and battery as storage system

To provide introduction to operating principles, voltage build-up, load characteristics and performance of various wind energy generators like SEIG, SRIG and PMSG

At the end of the laboratory course, students will be able to:
CO1. Recognize the practical application of the wind and solar energy systems
CO2. Understand the characteristics of different renewable energy sources such as wind, solar PV and battery as storage system
CO3. Apply different experimental techniques using suitable converter to obtain the maximum power point by varying the duty cycle
CO4. Understand the various maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques of PV system
CO5. Operate various electrical generators used in wind energy systems and study its voltage build-up characteristics
CO6. Evaluate and investigate the possible causes of discrepancies in experimental results and observations, in comparison with the theory.
CO7. Prepare laboratory reports of professional quality presenting graphical representations of laboratory data, necessary waveforms, and the calculations.

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