Course Name: Non-Conventional Energy Resources

Course abstract

This course looks at the operating principle of a range of non-conventional energy resources, materials used, characterization, and key performance characteristics. The technologies looked at will include, Solar energy, Wind, Batteries, Fuel cells, and Geothermal conversion. The advantages and limitations of these technologies in comparison to conventional sources of energy will also be examined.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Prathap Haridoss

Prof. Prathap Haridoss is a Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at IIT Madras. He works in the areas of Fuel Cell and Carbon nanomaterials. He has a B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Madras, and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Before he joined as a faculty at IIT Madras, he served as a Senior Scientist at Plug Power, a Fuel Cell company in New York. He has 3 US patents, several International Journal publications, and has published a book titled “Physics of Materials, Essential Concepts of Solid State Physics”
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Teaching Assistant(s)

Sonia Sharma

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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2020
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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020
 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 20-Mar-2020
 Exam Date : 26-Apr-2020

Enrolled

4841

Registered

281

Certificate Eligible

151

Certified Category Count

Gold

2

Silver

18

Elite

57

Successfully completed

74

Participation

79

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Non-Conventional Energy Resources - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

MANAV CHIDAMBARAN 92%

MOLMI India Pvt. Ltd.

ISHITA GHOSH 90%

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT (UEM)


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

AROUNASSALAME M 88%

PONDICHERRY ENGINEERING COLLEGE


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

AMIT BANSAL 85%

GOVERNMENT WOMEN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, BIKANER

MRINAL RANJAN 84%

GAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GAYA

SHAZ AHMAD 81%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA

JOSE PHILIP 79%

JAYANT MANI TRIPATHI 79%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA

RUPALI GUPTA 79%

govt girls polytechnic lucknow

BHUVANESWARI R 79%

VSVN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 4841

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 1697

Assignment Statistics



1. A brief  introduction to TRIZ will be complementary to this course on beautiful concept of DESIGN THINKING.

2. We are happy to learn this course from Prof. Iyengar. It is well designed and well conducted course offering good insight. It served the purpose very well. The case study conducted during course was quite good. One more case study for services would also be useful if time permits.   


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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.