Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies
Volume 4, Issue 3 (2013)
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Table of contents
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Evaluation of Mixed Heterotrophic Microbial Consortium Obtained from Indian Cow Dung for Biological Hydrogen Production
Abstract: The mixed heterotrophic microbial consortium isolated from Indian cow dung was investigated for the effect of pH ranging between 5.0 and 8.0 on its fermentative hydrogen-producing ability, end-metabolite and glucose-conversion efficiency. 1% w/v glucose was supplemented as carbon source. Results showed that mixed microbial consortium exhibited maximum hydrogen production and percentage glucose conversion efficiency at pH 7.5. From the investigation of total VFA content on HPLC, acetate was reported as …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Operating Limits of Three-phase Self-excited Induction Generator under Unbalanced Operations
Abstract: This paper presents a new GA based model to analyze the steady state performance of the self-excited induction generator (SEIG) under unbalanced load and excitation. The proposed model is based upon the load decoupled approach using symmetrical component theory. The simulated results as obtained using proposed model are compared with experimental results on a test machine. Close agreement with the experimental results proves the effectiveness of GA based model and …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 13–29 Read article
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Refractive-Type Fresnel Lens Concentrated Solar Water Heater-cum-Distillation Unit
Abstract: This paper presents a new GA based model to analyze the steady state performance of the self-excited induction generator (SEIG) under unbalanced load and excitation. The proposed model is based upon the load decoupled approach using symmetrical component theory. The simulated results as obtained using proposed model are compared with experimental results on a test machine. Close agreement with the experimental results proves the effectiveness of GA based model and …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 30–38 Read article
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Morphological, Optical and Structural Studies of Deposited ZnO Films by SILAR Method for Solar Energy Applications
Abstract: The deposited ZnO films were grown on glass substrates using the Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction. The morphology of the deposited ZnO is that of flower-like bud.The optical properties were characterized using UV/VIS spectroscopy, the optical band gap decreases with increasing reaction time, and these films have band gap values of 3.19eV, 3.22eV, 3.24eV and 3.25eV. The crystal structure of the films were also characterized using the X-Ray Diffraction …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 7–12 Read article