SRMIST ENFUSE
TEAM
Student Chapter: “SRMIST-ENFUSE” – Reg.No:ENFUSE-SRM/2018/CR01
SE001/14032018 Event : Inauguration ceremony (2018-2019) Date : 14/03/2018
The long-awaited day finally came. The start of another student chapter at the institution was bestowed upon distinguished staff and students of a department of the institution. The chief guest attending the inauguration was the national president of ENFUSE, Mr.S. Ramalingam. He was born in 1937 and graduated as an electrical engineer from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras. He is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited.
Fig 1 Inaugurating the SRMIST-ENFUSE Chapter
Fig 2 Honouring the Chief Guest Mr.S.Ramalingam, National President, ENFUSE, Senior Executive Fellow, WISE, Waterloo University, Canada.
Fig 3 – The Team of SRMSIT-ENFUSE
Fig 4 – Quiz winners with SRMIST-ENFUSE Team
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SE002/06042018
Event name : Industrial Visit - IGCAR BHAVINI Date : 06/04/2018
The first event on our student chapter, an Industrial visit to IGCAR BHAVINI in the presence of our respected Faculty advisor Mr.Senthil Murugan, Mr.Narayanamoorthy, and our honourable President Aswin. BHAVINI is currently constructing a 500MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, 70 Kms away from Chennai. The PFBR is the forerunner of the future Fast Breeder Reactors and is expected to provide energy security to the country.
Fig 5 Entrance of IGCAR, BHAVINI
Fig 6 View of IGCAR, BHAVINI
Fig 6 View of IGCAR, BHAVINI. SE003/16082018 Event name : Technical seminar - ENERGY MANAGEMENT Date : 16/08/2018
Resource Person: Mr.V.Sriram, DGM, Process Engg, CPCL, Chennai. Dr.K.Mamallan, Manager, EHS, CPCL, Chennai.
Our esteemed organisation kick-started our official calendar year with a technical seminar on “Energy management system and its application” the event took place on our very own seminar hall with many enthusiastic participants who came in large numbers including few non ENFUSE members the event was a grand success satisfying the expected outcomes and it served as an enchanted ocean of knowledge amongst the baffled and enthusiastic audience, this initial success also gives lot of confidence for the ENFUSE members, so we are working towards more motivation to cope up with the exceeding expectations.
SE004/21082018 Event name : IOT Workshop Date : 21/08/2018 Followed by the success of our technical seminar and the idea of conducting a workshop, we planned of conducting a national workshop on internet of things, and fixed our date on august 21 2018, with exceeding responses of over 50 students enrolling their selves in this workshop, there were many on spot registrations as well, The workshop was carried out in association with our very own pantech prolabs which is one of the well-known and established organization which conducts lots of workshops and learning programs throughout the city from where we had our delegates who came to teach various concepts about IOT.
SE005/10092018
Event name: Guest lecture on Energy conservation (by PCRA) Date: 10/09/2018
Mr. Panneerselvam Premkumar (Energy Consultant, Former DGM – Delphi TVS) and Mr. Anil Kumar Kurapati (External Faculty – PCRA). Target Audience are Final year UG & PG in Mechanical Engineering & EEE. Energy conservation aims at reducing the need of energy without reducing the end use benefit, to Save money, in short run by reducing energy investment needs of the country and to avoid the tremendous social and environmental costs inflicted by energy facilities like emission of CO2 and other pollutants
SE006/25012019
Event name : SEMINAR- ENERGY CONSERVATION Date : 25/01/2019
The seminar was performed by Mr. S. Ramalingam who is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL). He spoke about the need for energy conservation in our country and where India ranks among the world in terms of energy production and consumption. A technical quiz was conducted and the winners were awarded .
SE007/07022019
Event name : Theory to Practices at IITM , Chennai. Date : 07/02/2019
On February 7th 2019, the eight members of ENFUSE including the president along with the faculty advisor Mr Senthilmurugan sir visited Indian Institute of technology for a seminar on “Theory to practice lectures-Wind energy- Everlasting everywhere” at central lecture theatre conducted by PALS the Alumni association of IIT.
SE008/09022019
Event name : Walkathon Date : 09/02/2019
All the preparations were put in place to conduct the Walkathon in the campus. It was 9th of February 2019, all the participants were in anticipation for the walkathon to start. The walkathon was sponsored by CPCL who provided T-Shirts and awareness placards, along with refreshments needed for the participants. The chief guestsare Dr.K.Mamallan (Manager SHEQ) CPCL, Mr.Murthy (Chief General Manager), Mr.S.Ramalingam(President Enfuse), Mr.S.Senthilmurugan, Dr.C.Naveen, Dr.C.Subramani, Mr.Naryanamoorthy , Mr.A.Sureshkumar.
SE009/11032019
Event name : QUIZ – Energy Conservation and its Management Date : 11/03/2019
ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 to 2020
SE010/05082019
Event name : Industrial visit - Sunguvarchatram substation 400KV-230KV/110KV Date : 05/08/2019
ENFUSE members comprising of 60 students along with the faculty advisers Mr.Senthilmurugan and Dr.R.Sridhar , went for a Industrial visit to the substation at Sunguvarchatram .
SE011/20082019
Event name : TRANSFORMING STUDENTS INTO INDUSTRY READY CANDIDATES Date : 20/08/2019
All the preparations were put in place to conduct the workshop by 8.30.The workshop was collabratively organized by ENFUSE and CLASS . The workshop focused on third and final year students aiming for placements in core industries , a total of 30 members participated . The workshop was lead by Mr.S.SaravanaKumar,B.E.,PGDBA,PMPCert.,LSSGB.,BusEx/OpEx Consultant & trainer,LSK9Forms Consulting.
SE012/23082019
Event name : Inauguration function (2019-2020) Date : 23/08/2019
SRMIST TEAM ENFUSE is now stepping into its 3rd year ! We wish to thank every member for your kind support and continued patronage.We welcome the new members with immense pleasure and excitement. We have passed the one-year milestone. We were honoured to have Mr.S.Ramalingam , National President of ENFUSE ,( Former director - CPCL , Senior executive fellow - WISE , Waterloo University , Canada ) to lead the inauguration ceremony .
SE013/13092019
Event name : Guest lecture on Electric Power Utilization and Conservation in Industries Date : 13/09/2019
All the preparations were put in place to conduct a guest lecture on the topic “Electric Power Utilization and Conservation in Industries”. The guest lecture was performed by Mr. R. Ragupathy who is the Manage/Product management , cutting systems , ESAB India Limited, Chennai.
SE014/ International Workshop on “Access to affordable Clean Energy to the Humanity” in Association with, WISE, Waterloo University, Canada and ENFUSE, India. -05.12.2019 to 07.12.2019.
Day 1: Date:December5,2019 Timings: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, organized a 3 day International Multidisciplinary workshop on “ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY TO HUMANITY “during December 5th -7th, 2019. This workshop was conducted in association with Energy and Fuel Users Association ENFUSE-India, co-sponsored by Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), Waterloo University, Canada.
The Inaugural function of the International workshop had a spectacular start at 9.30 AM in Mini hall-1 –TP Ganesan Auditorium. Dr. K. Vijayakumar, HOD EEE, welcomed the Vice Chancellor of SRMIST, Chief guest Prof. Maurice Dussaelat Professor, University of Waterloo Canada, Mr. S. Ramalingam national president of ENFUSE, Mr. Panneerselvam chief general manager CPCL, and other dignitaries on the dais and off the dais. There were around 80 bemused participants from various institutions like Sathyabama University,VIT,Sastra University,ASET, Ramakrishna mission ,etc.who were interested to take part in this workshop.Mr. S. Ramalingam apprised the audience about the importance of this workshop and also, he clearly explained session details of the next two days. He pointed out that this workshop may be the initiative for the collaborative research between WISE and SRM. The Presidential Address was given by Dr. Sandeep Sanchetti, Vice chancellor, SRMIST. In his talk on the significance renewable energy resources for alleviating the carbon footprints, his main focus was on floating solar power system which has many advantages. He further went on to explain the low efficiency of solar panels, which is around 20% and also how efficiency increases when it is placed on water bodies, which acts as a coolant for panels. Chief guest Intro was given by Dr. R. Sridhar, Associate professor EEE department. Professor Dussealut mainly focused on the need for sustainable development and the availability of affordable renewable energy. Honorary Address by Mr. B. Paneerselvam, has highlighted the impact of fossil fuels on the climatic change. He stated the usefulness of the workshop and asked the participants to utilize the opportunity. Vote thanks was proposed by Dr. A. Rathinam and Mr. S. Senthil murugan coordinated the program. The first technical session was given by Prof. JatinnAthwani, Director of WISE, University of Waterloo, Canada through audio visual presentation. He addressed the topics like affordable energy, and his ten commandments of design success, various inventions that give these solutions, and solar enabled off grid internet.
His lecture was succeeded by the technical session given by Prof. Maurice Dusseault, WISE, Canada. He addressed topics like Decarburization, global heating, drawbacks of various non-conventional sources while also explaining about the practical difficulties in solar and wind energy. He also pointed out the easy implementation of Natural gas as fuel. He also coined various power storage methods like Pumped Hydro, CAES and P-H-P.
The second technical session was render Mr. V. Sriram , AGM , CPCL who on behalf of Prof. Doug Bayan presented the very famous carbon di oxide to methanol project. The final lecture was given by Mr. Akilan, Green Technologies, IITM, Chennai on EcofriendlyAutomotive.
Day 2: Date:06December,2019 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM It was a fine, pleasant morning. All the preparations were put in place to conduct the workshop by 8:30, under the co-ordination of Dr. R. Sridhar and Mr. S. Senthilmurugan. The program began at 9:30 with the Technical session given by Professor Maurice Dusseault (WISE, Canada). He provided a non-destructive testing solution for infrastructures to the participants. He explained how corrosion can affect the quality of infrastructures and its assessment. Further he explained why passive magnetic method is best in assessing the damages quantitatively. He also stated the limitations in the method he proposed using products developed by InspecTerra technologies while explaining its accuracy.
After a short Tea break the next session was given by Dr. K. Mamallan (Manager, Health and Safety, CPCL.) on Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development. He explained how Economy, Society and Environment should co-exist. He also addressed the difficulties in achieving that due the diversities across the world and various social issues.
The next lecture was given by Mr. S. Jeyaraman (joint secretary, ENFUSE) on Evaluation of carbon Foot prints and its relevance for Sustainable development presentation. He gave detailed explanation of carbon foot print and why it is important. He also explained how each product has its own CFP and how to arrive at it. Then the participants were taken to the Industrial Visit at Green Pearl Electronics private limited, Kattankulathur, Chennai.
The participants taken to the site in a bus, the travel though short was really refreshing and fun-filled. At the site, the participants were split into two groups and the first group proceeded to the lecture hall were Dr. R. Sridhar (Associate professor, EEE, SRM-IST) gave hands on training on PV array configuration. He also explained about MPPT, LED, Standalone and Grid Tie Inverter installation. He also gave problem statements which were solved by the participants under his guidance.
The other group was taken around the industry and various processes were explained to them. The industrial experts explained about the process of assembling and testing of industrial and domestic LED lights which is being carried out, there at Green Pearl Electronics. Next, they explained about the SMT and TMT processes, through which assembling of components in a circuit board (may be FR4 or MCpcb) is being done.
Day 3: Date:07December,2019 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM The last day of this big event has finally arrived. All the participants were zealous. The first session of the day was rendered by Mr. Biswas (Scientist C, BHAVINI, IGCAR, Kalpakkam). It was a Hands-on Training encounter with the Controller Board development for renewable energy applications. He outlined about the features of PI Controller and its working using AT mega 328p through dc to dc converter. He further embellished about its hardware basics. Participants were made to write Bitwise programs in Arduino IDE using datasheets. After a short teatime the next session of the workshop was bestowed by Prof. R.Dorairaj (Former Associate Project Director, GSLV, ISRO) on ‘Search to Innovate because its superior to research’.
He stated that innovation and lateral thinking are the two keys for research. He also mentioned about the four steps to innovation, four wisdoms and four emotions. He shared his personal experience with us regarding his first encounter during his interview for getting into ISRO.He finally proclaimed that there is nothing more difficult to handle, more doubtful of success, more dangerous to carry out than initiating changes. After a quick lunch break, Prof. Maurice Dusseault(WISE, Canada) started to impart his knowledge over ‘Wind Tower Cooling’ with the students. He gave an insight that this was designed by ancestors and was termed as ‘Evaporative cooling’. It can also be coupled with air conditioner for more effectiveness and to reduce energy consumption. He then further enhanced about this procedure using its architecture. Later a short speech was given by Mr.Santhosh Eswaran( B.Tech ,Eee )on VSI Technology.
He talked about virtual reality and its training programs and stated about a virtual reality equipment which has already been made by him with the help of the institution. The concluding session was presented by Mr.V.Sriram(AGM, Process engineering,CPCL,Chennai)on ‘Overview of CO2 Green Methanol Project’. He discussed about how bio gas is being produced at diary farms into renewable natural gas(RNG) through methanation. He also mentioned about the conversion of CO2 into biomethane(biogas) which is non other than RNG and culminated the final session of the workshop by explaining in detail about its five stepwise process which is carried out through the process of methanogenesis.
Thus, all the lectures and training given so far were really informative and useful. At the end of the day, finally the valedictory function took place where all the participants, faculties were honored by giving certificates .
Also there was a feedback form provided to all the participants which was aimed at knowing their views about the 3 day workshop, what they learnt and what they would like to share with us for improvement.
On the whole, this workshop has become a huge success only because of perseverance and good team work of the students ,faculties due to their cooperation and contribution towards it.
SE 15 / Group talk and Discussion on “Fascinating facts about Energy” under SAKSHAM 2020 in association with CPCL, Chennai on 30.01.2020.
SAKSHAM 2020 Group Talk & Discussion on Fascinating Facts about Energy Conservation
It was a fine, pleasant morning. All the preparations were put in place to conduct the group discussion on the topic “Fascinating Facts about Energy Conservation and Energy Conservation and its for day to day Life”. The Chief Speaker was Mr. S. Ramalingam who is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL).
Fig 1 Welcome Address All the students assembled in the ESB Seminar Hall, excited about learning something new. The guest speaker arrived at 10 a.m. and after the formal introductory the lecture went underway. He started of with the need for energy conservation in our country and where India ranks among the world in terms of energy production and consumption. He further went on to classify the Indian scenario of fuel production as well. He showed how much renewable and non-renewable resources are used in the country.
Fig 2 Invocation song He did convey to the students the benefits of energy conservation and how it would help the country on the economic front as well. Another major problem that the world is facing now is the climatic change which is caused mainly due to the consumption of conventional sources of energy.
Fig 3 Technical Lecture cum discussion
Fig 4 Honouring the Chief Guest Mr.S.Ramalingam, National President-ENFUSE. He also displayed all the acts that were present in our country regarding the fuel consumption and energy conservation. He also went on talking about the various standards and labelling present that were required to aid in the elimination of inefficient products where Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is responsible for this process. Energy efficient codes were also were also discussed in the talk.He also spoke about the role of NGOs in the energy sector and how they play a major role in the conservation of energy. He also showed all emerging opportunities in the field of energy conservation and fuel resources. In this way he finished his talk by thanking everyone for attending this session and asked everyone to take a pledge to conserve energy. A Mobi Quiz was conducted for the participants at the end of group talk and Top 6 winners were awarded with Prizes and certificates. The winners of the ENFUSE technical Quiz 2019 were also awarded with prizes and certifications by the chief speaker. Source: SRMIST-ENFUSE. DEEE. ********************************************************************
SE 16 / Walkathon on Create awareness Energy, Fuel Conservation in association with CPCL, SAKSHAM, GOI, 02.02.2020.
WALKATHON It was a fine morning with pleasant weather. All the preparations were put in place to conduct the Walkathon in the campus. It was 2nd of February 2020, all the participants were in anticipation for the walkathon to start. The walkathon was sponsored by CPCL who provided T-Shirts, Cap and awareness placards, along with refreshments needed for the participants.
Fig 1Rally started from Main campus with the Team
With all the plans in place, the walkathon was conducted in the SRM Institute of Science and Technology Campus. The chief guests Dr.K.Mamallan (Manager SHEQ) CPCL, Mr.S.Venkatesan (Chief General Manager), Mr.S.Ramalingam( National President Enfuse), Mr.S.Senthilmurugan arrived with a motive to spread awareness on the conservation of fuel and energy resources.
Fig 2 International Flags stand
Fig 3 Silver Jubilee Arch
Fig 4 Clock Tower Near Java Green It began with the collaborative effort of the student chapter at ENFUSE along with the representatives from CPCL. Various members from the teaching faculty also joined in to start the Walkathon. It was started in the Main Campus of the institution at around 9:30 a.m. The students holding the banner and various placards in hand sought to spread awareness on the conservation of fuel. Everyone embarked on this walk with so much energy and passion to make people understand the importance of conservation of fuel. All the participants walked from the Main campus to the Annexure campus in the institution with hands held high showing placards conveying the motive of the walkathon.
Fig 5 In Tech park Avenue During the walkathon stops were held at various places in order for the students to understand what the walk was for. They were made to understand the importance of fuel and its low availability.
Fig 6 SRM Hotel
Refreshments were given to the students when required. The walkathon was concluded again in the main campus in front of the Arch-Gate of SRM Annexure Campus where the pledge was taken by the participants that they would conserve the usage of fuel and would not waste them. The walkathon came to an end at around 12 p.m. with the satisfaction of delivering the message that was required to be circulated. Finally we wish to extend our sincere thanks to HOD/EEE, Maintenance and Management for giving this opportunity.
Source: SRMIST-ENFUSE, DEEE.
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SE 17 / Industrial Visit at North Chennai Thermal Power Station – Stage 1, Tiruvallur Dt on 12.02.2020.
A group of 40 students Accompanied by a Staff In charge Mr. S.SenthilMurugan Had Visited the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS), Ennore. All the participants assembled near the gate 4 of main campus, excited about learning something new. The bus started at 9:30 a.m.
Fig 1 In front of NCTPS – Main gate
Fig 2 NCTPS Model
The bus reached the NCTPS by 11:30 am and the entry passes were given followed by a 15 minutes technical presentation provided by Joint Engineer Mr.Sudhakar.
Fig 3 Lecture given by Junior Engineer Mr.Sudhakar
Fig 4 Conveyor Belt – Import coal from Coal yard
Fig 5 NCTPS Basement
Fig 6 Conveyor Belt
The participants had their Refreshments and lunch in the Canteen of NCTPS. Site visit had started by 1 pm, students were showcased the enormous generating plants and the coal conveyer belts.
Fig 7 Generator Setup – Power Generation
The Power Station was commissioned in 1995. It Proudly Comprises of An Installed Capacity of 3 x 210 MW Generators in stage 1 and 2 X 600 MW in stage 2. All the generators are coal based and the required fuel is bought from Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited (Talcher & IB Valley), Orissa through ships. It was built there due to its proximity to the Ennore Port, which also supplies Ennore Thermal Power Station. The coal necessary for the power station arrives from the Ennore Port.
INSTALLED UNIT DATE OF STAGE CAPACITY NUMBER COMMISIONING (MW) 1 1 210 1994 OCTOBER 1 2 210 1995 MARCH 1 3 210 1996 FEBRUARY
The Industrial Visit was completed by 2 pm and the bus departed the campus of NCTPS at 2:30 pm and reached the SRMIST KTR campus by 4:30 pm. We would like to thank the event coordinator and the HoD of EEE for providing us with this golden opportunity in visiting a generating station.
Outcomes: • Enormous amount of Coal is being Used. • Nearly 600 MW of energy is generated. • We can help the generating stations by not wasting much electrical energy. • 1 Unit of energy saved in domestic is 4 Units of energy Saved at Generation side.
Source – SRMIST-ENFUSE DEEE, Student Chapter.
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SE 18 / Industrial Visit at Thiruverkadu Hybrid Gas Insulated (GIS) Sub Station, Chennai, Tamilnadu on 03.03.2020.
Event Report On March 3, 2020, ENFUSE members comprising of 32 students along with the faculty advisor Ms.Senthilmurugan (AP/EEE),went for an industrial visit to the substation. The day started with a pleasant weather. We all boarded the bus provided by SRMIST by 10AM. Attendance way taken to verify whether all were present, the bus left the campus by 10:15AM.The journey helped us to make unforgettable memories, distance doesn’t matter when we travel with friends ,it is not far though, we reached around 11:30AM.
Fig1 Team with Faculty In charge & Asst.Executive Engineer Mr.Mahendran,M.E(Ph.D) When we enter the substation, we were filled with excitement, and the place didn’t fail to impress us. The view of hybrid GIS substation was wonderful. All the members were put under the same batch. We visited the control room of hybrid GIS substation.
Fig 2 Technical session The guide Mr.Mahendran, M.E(Ph.D), Asst.Executive Engineer explained us about the project involved in the establishment of 230/110 KV hybrid GIS substation at thiruverkadu.
Fig 3 Control Panels – Technical session He also explained us about the future load growth of thiruverkadu substation he also explained about the load relief to the existing Korattur 230KV SS and Sriperumbudur 400 KV SS.
Fig 4 Control Panels He added the brief description about the authority i.e., Tamil Nadu transmission corporation limited. The ENFUSE members were provided with a study material about this station.
Fig 5 In the Yard (Hybrid GIS SS)
The study material consisted of • Single line diagram 110KV network around 230/110KV thiruverkadu Hybrid GIS substation. • Basic connection diagram of protection relay. • Single line diagram of thiruverkadu 230KV Hybrid GIS SS grid. We visited the main unit and relay room.
Fig 6 In the Yard (Hybrid GIS SS) – 230kV/110kV
He explained to us about this in detailed manner. The topics discussed are given in the below content.
Fig 7 In the Yard (Hybrid GIS SS) – 230kV/110kV By 2:00 PM the visit of over, and then we all boarded the bus by 2:15PM. We headed towards the hotel nearby to have our lunch .
Fig 8 In the Yard (Hybrid GIS SS) – 230kV/110kV - Feeder
Fig9 Team with Faculty In charge Mr.S.Senthilmurugan, M.E(Ph.D). We have reached college by 4PM. We would like to thank the event coordinator and the HoD of EEE for providing us with this golden opportunity in visiting a Hybrid Gas Insulated Sub Station.
Source – SRMIST-ENFUSE DEEE, Student Chapter.
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