Saranathan College of Engineering

Tiruchirapalli

Internal Assessment Test - III Date/Session 05.04.2020/FN Marks 50

Course code EE6801 Course Title Electrical Energy Generation, Utilization and Conservation
Batch No. Duration 90 Mins Academic Year 2019 - 2020
Year/ IV Semester/Section VIII / A&B Department EEE
Part – A
(Answer all the questions 10 x 2 = 20marks)
Q.No Question CO Skills
1 What is the principle involved in solar power generation? C409.4 R
2 Define solar constant. C409.4 R
3 What are the different losses occurs in solar collector? C409.4 U
4 List the factors affecting solar irradiance. C409.4 AZ
5 Write down the energy balance equation for solar collector. C409.4 AZ
6 Give the expression for available wind power. C409.5 A
7 What are the factors affects the nature of the wind in earth surface? C409.5 E
8 Classify different types of wind turbines. C409.5 U
9 What are the causes for aerodynamic force? C409.5 AZ
10 Write down the condition for maximum power generation in wind energy
C409.5 E
conversion.
Part – B
(Answer all the questions 2 x 10 = 20marks)
11.a Explain the operation of solar cell with equivalent circuit and I-V characteristics. C409.4 AZ
Or
11.b i. What are the advantages and disadvantages of concentrating collectors? C409.4 R
ii. Explain about grid tied inverter for solar PV system. C409.4 U
12.a With the help of neat diagrams explain in detail about the construction and the
C409.5 U
working principle of different horizontal axis wind turbines.
Or
12.b Illustrate the basic theory of wind turbine blade aerodynamics. C409.5 U
Part – C
(Answer all the questions 1 x 10 = 10marks)
13.a Explain the performance analysis of cylindrical parabolic concentrating collector on
C409.4 E
detail.
Or
13.b i. Explain the basic phenomenon of solar energy conversion with suitable
C409.4 U
diagram.
ii. Explain the solar radiation geometry at earth surface. C409.4 E
Bloom’s Skills: Remember (R), Understand (U), Apply (A), Analyze (AZ), Evaluate (E) and Create (C). Skill
need to be mentioned against each question

FACULTY : Dr.C.Krishnakumar, Prof/EEE, Dr K.Rajkumar, AP/EEE