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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Fifth Semester B.Tech Degree (S,FE) Examination January 2022 (2015 Scheme)

Course Code: EE367
Course Name: NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY

Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PARTA
Answer all questions, each carries 5 marks. Marks
1 Write the limitations of conventional energy resources. (5)
2 Calculate the hour angle when it is 2 hours and 10 minutes before solar noon. (5)
3 Draw sample I-V characteristic curves of a typical solar cell and explain the (5)

effect of variation in insolation.

4 Write the advantages and disadvantages of tidal power plants. (5)
5 Derive the expression of power in the wind. (5)
6 Write the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy. (5)
7 List any 5 factors which affect the generation of biogas from biomass. (5)
8 Write the advantages of fuel cells. (5)
PART छ
Answer any two full questions, each carries 10 marks.

9 Find the solar altitude angle at 2 hours after local solar noon on 1" June 2012 (10)

for a city, which is located at 26.75°N latitude. Also find the sunrise and sunset

hours and the day length.
10 Draw a neat diagram and explain any one type of energy storage method and its (10)

application in real world scenario.
11 a) Write the comparison between conventional and non-conventional energy (5)

storage resources.

b) Draw ೩ neat diagram and explain the working of any one device which is used (5)
for measurement of solar radiation.
PART C
Answer any two full questions, each carries 10 marks.

12 a) A solar panel consists of 24 solar cells connected in series. Each is cell is rated (4)

at 0.5V and 2A at the maximum power point at irradiance of 1000W/m’. The

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