Assignment on Unit No.
01
Q1. What is energy? What are different sources of energy?
Q2. State difference between Renewable and Non –Renewable Sources of Energy.
Q3. What is Solar Geometry?
Q4. What is annual variation of Solar Radiation?
Q5. What is Spectral distribution?
Assignment on Unit No.02
Q1. What are the advantages of Flat plate collector?
Q2. What is paraboloidal dish collector? Discuss its working with a neat sketch?
Q3. What is CPC? Discuss its working and state its advantages?
Q4. What is heliostat? Discuss the working of a central tower receiver using heliostat mirrors?
Q5. What re line focussing collectors? Discuss the working of a parabolic cylinder collector?
Assignment on Unit No.03
Q1. How the solar water heating system is classified? Explain the working of thermo-syphon solar water
heating system with help of a neat sketch.
Q2. Discuss the working of a Cabinet dryer with the help of neat sketch.
Q3. Discuss the working and application of forced convection solar dryer (indirect gain type).
Q4. Differentiate between closed loop and open loop forced circulation solar water heater and explain
the working of any one of them?
Q5. State the advantages, disadvantages and few application of solar photovoltaic system.
Assignment on Unit No.04
Q1. What are the causes of wind? Explain?
Q2. Explain the working of horizontal axis wind generator with the help of a schematic
diagram?
Q3. Discuss the method of site selection for locating wind mills.
Q4. Explain Wind Power Development in India.
Q5. Limitation and advantages of Biomass.
Assignment on Unit No.05
Q1. Write a short note on Micro hydel power plants?
Q2. State the advantages and disadvantages of micro hydel power plants.
Q3. Explain Geo-Thermal Energy.
Q4. Explain Tidal Energy.
Q5. Explain in detail Nuclear Energy.