NPTEL : NOC:Solar Energy Engineering and Technology (Physics)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Pankaj Kalita


Lecture 1 - Energy Scenarios

Lecture 2 - Overview of solar energy conversion devices and applications

Lecture 3 - Physics of propagation of solar radiation from the sun to the earth

Lecture 4 - Solar radiation and sunshine measuring instruments

Lecture 5 - Geometry, angles and measurement - I

Lecture 6 - Geometry, angles and measurement - II

Lecture 7 - Estimation of radiation under different climatic conditions

Lecture 8 - Estimation of radiation in horizontal and inclined surface

Lecture 9 - Fundamentals of PV cells

Lecture 10 - Semiconductor physics

Lecture 11 - Performance characterization of PV cells

Lecture 12 - Photovoltaic modules and arrays

Lecture 13 - Components of standalone PV system

Lecture 14 - Design of standalone PV system

Lecture 15 - Functioning and components of PV system

Lecture 16 - Design of a grid connected PV system

Lecture 17 - Performance analysis of a grid connected PV system

Lecture 18 - Basics of thermal collectors

Lecture 19 - Basics of heat transfer

Lecture 20 - Solar collector losses and loss estimation

Lecture 21 - Analysis of flat plate collector

Lecture 22 - Influence of various parameters on the performance of LFPC

Lecture 23 - Testing and application of LFPC

Lecture 24 - Basics and performance analysis of solar air heaters

Lecture 25 - Testing and application of solar air heaters

Lecture 26 - Fundamentals of concentrating collectors

Lecture 27 - Concentrating collector technologies and working principle

Lecture 28 - Tutorial: Concentrating Collector

Lecture 29 - Sensible heat, latent heat and thermochemical energy storage

Lecture 30 - Solar pond

Lecture 31 - Tutorial: Solar pond power plant design

Lecture 32 - Emerging technologies

Lecture 33 - Solar energy applications in cooking, desalination, refrigeration and electricity generation

Lecture 34 - Tutorial: COP of VARS and performance analysis of PVT collector