Lahore University of Management Sciences

EE555 Renewable Energy Systems

Fall 2014-2015

Instructor
Room No.
Office Hours
Email
Telephone
Secretary/TA
TA Office Hours
Course URL (if any)

Hassan Abbas Khan

9-347A (New wing )
Wednesday 3.30 - 5.30 PM, Thursday 3.30 PM 5.30 PM
Hassan.khan@lums.edu.pk
8356
TBD
TBD

Course Basics
Credit Hours
Lecture(s)
Recitation/Lab (per week)
Tutorial (per week)

3
Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week
Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week
Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week

Course Distribution
Core
Elective
Open for Student Category
Close for Student Category

yes
EE grad, EE seniors, SBASSE grad
None

2
-

Duration
Duration
Duration

75 minutes
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course would review the renewable sources and their need in world energy scenario. Energy harvesting through wind and PV would be
focused in this course. This course will encapsulate PV systems in detail from design of a solar cell to standalone and grid tied PV systems.
Costing of renewable and hybrid systems will also be focused in this course. The course also includes a research project in which students
would be required to do a detailed literature survey and/or analysis of a known finding. Profiling of PV cells, modeling of systems and
presentation of a potential PV application or detailed review of some applications in Pakistan scenario is also acceptable. Original research is
encouraged however a simulation based known result would also be acceptable.

COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)

Devices and Electronics (EE-340)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this course will be to introduce students to

Why is there a need of renewables worldwide and in Pakistan scenario

Basic understanding of wind power system
Detailed understanding of PV cells and technologies
In depth analysis on PV systems and applications
Costing of renewable systems

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Learning Outcomes
Understanding of technologies available in renewables.
Comprehensive understanding of fundamentals of PV cells and systems.
Understanding of Economics of renewable and hybrid systems.

Grading Breakup and Policy

Assignment(s) and Quiz(s): 20 %
Midterm Examination: 30 %
Project: 10 %
Final Examination: 40%

Examination Detail
Midterm
Exam

Yes
Duration: 90 mins
Preferred Date: Midterm week (Combined)
Exam Specifications: close book/close notes

Final Exam

Yes
Duration: 3 hrs
Exam Specifications: close book/close notes

COURSE OVERVIEW
Module

Topics

1
(1 week)

World energy scenario and place of renewable for energy generation,

review of renewable energy technologies and place of PV in context of
Pakistan and its importance.

2
(2 weeks)

3
(2 weeks)

4
(3 weeks)

5
(1 weeks)

Recommended
Readings
Ch 1 (Solanki), Lec slides

Wind Energy

Classification of wind turbines

Types of rotors

Energy extraction from wind

Wind power systems

Fundamentals of semiconductors

Semiconductors as materials for solar cells

Carrier concentration and distribution

generation-recombination processes

Continuity Equations

PN diodes: introduction to solar cells

CH 4, 5, 6 (Makund)

Design of solar cells

Upper limits of cell parameters

Losses in solar cells

Design of parameters for a high efficiency solar cell

Ch 5 (Solanki)

Heterojunction, thin films and other promising solar cells

GaAs-based tandem cells

Amorphous Si based thin films

Ch 8 (Solanki), research papers

Ch 2, 3, 4 (Solanki)

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6
(3 weeks)
7
(1 weeks)
8
(1 week)

CIGS and CdTe based cells

Emerging cells

PV modules, systems and applications

Stand-alone system

Mppt, batteries, inversion

Grid Connected PV systems and hybrid systems

Ch 12-1 4 (Solanki)

Costing: payback period, life cycle cost, case study etc.

Handouts

Textbooks:
1. Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamental, technologies and applications
nd
SOLANKI, CHETAN SINGH: 2 ed. 2009 (Prentice Hall)
2. Wind and Solar Power Systems.
R.P Makund, 1999 (CRC press)
Reference books:
Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems by Gilbert M. Masters (Wiley)

Ch 13 (Makund)