# Physics of Renewable Energy Systems

- Institution: IIT Kharagpur
- Department: Physics
- Teacher: Prof. Amreesh Chandra
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115105127)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115105127)
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For a country like India, renewable energy will play an important in ensuring energy safety, security and sustainability. With the fast growing demand in off-grid applications in areas extending from villages to hills, newer technologies will have to be MADE IN INDIA. We will start with the basics of energy sources ranging from thermal, mechanical, and photovoltaic sources. The lectures will cover the topics on electricity generation using solar cells, use of solar heaters, solar based mobiles chargers to use of solar cookers in India. Subsequently, we will shift our attention on wind, water, tidal and geothermal power. At the end, the need of efficient energy storage technologies will be discussed. These include Li batteries and supercapacitors.

The additional required concepts such as free electron model, p-n junction, coriolis force, turbulence, standing waves, thermodynamics, capacitors, crystal structure, etc. will also be discussed.

The basics of various characterization techniques useful for evaluating energy systems will also be explained. These include cyclic voltammetry, charge discharge, EIS, quantum efficiency, etc. will be explained.

INTENDED AUDIENCE :

Integrated M.Sc. : Physics, material science, energy science

B.Tech: Energy Science, Engineering Physics, Electrical, Mechanical Industry: Related to Power systems, Energy Stored.

M.Tech.: Energy Sciences, Materials Science, Physics, Mechanical, Electrical

PREREQUISITES : Upto 3rd Year courses of the B.Tech. Degree.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT:

Su-Kam power systems Ltd

Luminous Power Technologies

Loom Solar

Suzlon Energy Limited

Orient Green Power Limited

Exide Batteries

Vikram Solar

Maxwell technologies

Hy-Cap Technologies

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1 : Introduction and relevance of the course](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/4bfd6e6e1602) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 2 : Energy sources](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/89d43a827aa9) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 3 : Solar Radiation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/fb0673e20251) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 4 : Solar Photovoltaic Systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/4daf0b6ff479) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 5 : Origin of Band Structure and Energy Band Gap](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/ba6c51858f3a) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 6 : Basics of Semiconductors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/6cd498e991dc) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 7 : Construction of Solar Cells](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/975dfb329636) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8 : Characterization of Solar Cells and Future Direction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/4ed681dfb484) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 9 : Solar Heaters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/7c95a99ce398) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10 : Introduction to Wind Energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/c2a85ddad967) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11 : Continuity Equation and its applications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/5eec29eabf18) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12 : Betz Criteria for extracting wind power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/596e758ddf01) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13 : Wind turbines and their operation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/309070638bca) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14 : Materials Aspects and future direction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/e93867bb2d2d) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15 : Introduction to Hydroelectric Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/6a4c201b5a2f) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16 : Hydroelectric Power Station and Turbines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/d79053a453c5) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17 : Wave power and converters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/276690cdc4e9) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18 : Introduction to Tidal Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/9a6480c28205) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19 : Tidal Power and Geothermal Energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/02e2ce43608c) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20 : Introduction to Energy Storage Systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/7addee19b82f) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21 : Thermal Energy Storage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/ae1846d0eda6) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22 : Basics of Mechanical Energy Storage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/5268ee49a4ec) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23 : Pumped Hydroelectric to Flywheels (Mechanical Energy Storage Systems)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/80dbe9f9e16c) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture - 24 : Introduction to Li-ion battery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/799673111224) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture - 25 : Characteristics and Parameters of Li-ion batteries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/860f1b4eddbb) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture - 26 : Cathode Materials for Li-ion batteries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/c806d7578d78) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture - 27 : Anode Materials for Li-ion batteries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/5fa04471386c) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture - 28 : Electrolytes and Separators for Li-batteries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/371c3b08a428) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture - 29 : From battery to supercapacitors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/7805d9466363) (YouTube)
30. [Lecture - 30 : Construction, development and classification of Supercapacitors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/25015df9f73b) (YouTube)
31. [Lecture - 31 : Electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/535924b652d8) (YouTube)
32. [Lecture - 32 : Pseudocapacitors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/5bbf6dd377ef) (YouTube)
33. [Lecture - 33 : Electrochemical Techniques for Supercapacitors and Batteries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/e2b374148021) (YouTube)
34. [Lecture - 34 : From material to a supercapacitor device](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/cabedc3b00cf) (YouTube)
35. [Lecture - 35 : "Effect of temperature on supercapacitor performance "](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/82da88077437) (YouTube)
36. [Lecture - 36 : "Effect of external magnetic field and frequency on supercapacitors "](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/ca93a1e6b193) (YouTube)
37. [Lecture - 37 : Introduction to Fuel Cells](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/f7029b6e1fa8) (YouTube)
38. [Lecture - 38 : Explanation of Fuel cell systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/e40d0fd27adc) (YouTube)
39. [Lecture - 39 : Microbial Fuel Cells](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/ba0df7d46208) (YouTube)
40. [Lecture - 40 : Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy Applications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/75ecc1238696) (YouTube)
41. [Lecture - 41 : Synthesis of nanomaterials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/b032916e5a55) (YouTube)
42. [Lecture - 42 : Carbon- and metal-oxide based nanomaterials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/6b9ea213ab4d) (YouTube)
43. [Lecture - 43 : Nanocatalysts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/ba94c043c45d) (YouTube)
44. [Lecture - 44 : "Characterization techniques for solid materials "](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/4ecabe11aa4a) (YouTube)
45. [Lecture - 45 : " X-ray diffraction method "](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/0e4d505c2052) (YouTube)
46. [Lecture - 46 : UV-Visible Spectroscopy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/cf84a7c716db) (YouTube)
47. [Lecture - 47 : "Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy "](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/425d39d05eb1) (YouTube)
48. [Lecture - 48 : SEM, TEM and XPS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/6e5ace7a182f) (YouTube)
49. [Lecture - 49 : Particle size and zeta potential analysis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/673ec34cb755) (YouTube)
50. [Lecture - 50 : Characterization techniques - II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/e8852db1a552) (YouTube)
51. [Lecture - 51 : Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115105127/2f2c57878dd2) (YouTube)