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NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RE-SOURCES

5th EXAM/ELECT/EEE/5520/May'17
Duration: 3hrs M.Marks:75
SECTION-A
Q1. Fill in the blanks: 15x1=15
a) The hydro power is a clean, natural source of ............... energy.
b) The principle of conversion of solar radiation into heat is ......................
c) .......... is used to raise the temperature of water
d) Water is fed to the machine through...................
e) MHD generator is a device for converting ............. of fuel directly into ...... without a conventional
electric generator
f) Bio fuel has a ........ calorific value.
g) Gasification is conversion of ........... into a producer gas.
h) Wind energy is a ................. source of energy
i) Two types of wind machines are .............. and ................ wind machines.
j) Geothermal energy has a ....... heat inside the earth
k) India’s first tidal power plant is planned in ..................
l) Closed cycle has ............. as compared to open cycle.
m) The fuel cell is ............. a renewable source.
n) Battery is a ....... of individual cells

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o) Solar cell converts............ directly into electrical energy.

SECTION-B

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Q2. Attempt any six questions. 6x5=30

a) What are primary energy resources?

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What are solar collectors?
What is the function of (a) Penstock (b) Spillway

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d) What is bio energy?
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f) Explain the basic battery theory

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What are the factors to be considered for site selection of wind energy conversion system?

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g) What is Seebeck effect?
h) State the advantages of small scale hydro-electric plants.

Q3. Attempt any three questions b SECTION – C

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a) Explain solar cells.
b) What factors influence the selection of a biogas plant?

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c) Explain MHD generator
d) Explain the following (a) Mirror strip reflector (b) Fresnel lens collector (c) Compound parabolic
concentrator.
e) What are the advantages and disadvantages of non conventional energy resources?