Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2016 Electrical Times

Vision and Mission of the Department Electrical Engineering Depart- ment nurses a vision to contrib- ute in improving living quality Technical Training Program of Electrical Engineering Department by developing responsible, technical skilled, creative and industry ready electrical engi- neers in global context. To follow this vision, missions are: Electrical Engineering Department of Marwadi - Provide pleasant learning Education Foundations‟ environment, platform to Group of Institutions strengthen the skills and expand (MEFGI) had organized five the interest of graduates. day Short Term Training Program (STTP) „Recent - Develop individual research Trends and Practices in and thinking power to under- Electrical Systems‟ from stand and solve society‟s and 07th December 2015 to 11th industry‟s problems related to electrical and electronics sys- December 2015. tems The purpose of the event it Dr. Sarnag Pandey, Dr. R B , Dr. P N Tekwani, Mr. Naresh Jadeja to bring industry, academia tendered by Prof. - Encourage and provide sup- and researchers on common Dean MEFGI, Dr. Sarang Tapan Trivedi. port to be an entrepreneur platform, to discuss current Pande, Principal, FOPG, Shri In the inagural session Dr. - Inculcating attitudes, values, trends in technology and Naresh Jadeja, Registrar, P N Tekwani emphasized on morals and vision that will pre- research needs in the area of MEFGI, Dr. Siddharthsingh C h a u h a n , need of power electronics in pare students for lifetime con- today‟s world for energy tinued learning and leadership HOD-EE & Co-ordinator, efficient systems as well as T r a i n i n g for interconnection of grid Program. with renewable energy Inside this issue: sources. He extended his talk by focusing on current control of multilevel inverter STTP on Emerging 1-2 Trend in Electrical Engi- fed induction motor drives. neering

Industrial visit by Fac- 2 ulty members Dr. P N Tekwani Prof. P N Tekwani, Director, Insitute of STTP Attended at IIT 3 power system and power Technology, Nirma electronics and to create University was Student placements 3 awareness about the modern invited as Chief tools available to carryout Guest of Inaugural Achievement of Pranav 3 research. Vayas ceremony. Dr. R B The training program was Jadeja had How can I be contributor 4 inaugurated by lighting the welcomed Dr. –article lamp by dignitaries Dr. P N Tekwani and Dr. Siddharthsingh Chauhan Tekwani, Director, Institute delegates. Dr. Chauhan had Later on the same day Dr. Placement preparation 4 of Technology, Nirma briefed participants of the Siddharthsingh Chauhan with AMCAT University, Dr R B Jadeja, program. Vote of thanks was Page 2 Electrical Times HOD’s Desk

E lectrical Engineeirng Department nurtured young Technical Training Program... talents in different fields of Engineering. Our major enlightened participants to Faculty of Technology, , environment hazards and emphasis of imparting technical the application of current Nirma University conferred maintenance free. The talk training to encourage curiosity control to power quality Issues of smart grid in power was related to development and innovativeness among our compensation devices. system and future of smart of GIS technology right from students and lay a foundation grid. inception to present day. Dr. from where they can acquire On the 2nd day Dr. Bhargav Vyas, Associate Dr. Rakesh Maurya, Asstt. S N Pandya, Associate quick learning ability and Professor, LD College of adaptively with the fast Professor, L. E. College, Prof., SVNIT highlighted the Morbi started the discussion development of nano-grid Engineering discussed changing needs of the industry. with issues of applying and introduced participants various issues of interfacing Our campus is an exciting place protection in series of renewable energy to study and grow where compensated lines sources in micro- thinkers become leaders and He also addressed grid and its where there is thirst for the need of digital protection. Dr R M knowledge. signal processing in Patel, Principal, HJD institute of The interaction between various application of Electrical Technology added students and professors greatly another dimension enriches the educational Engineering. This session also in terms of experience for all. Our campus conditioning of provides students with the included hands on practice on power electrical machines. opportunities to gain and use system application The technology can knowledge to build successful using PSCAD as a provide industries lives and careers and become relevant information tool. Later, Dr. Santosh Vora giving his session. an integral part of the M r . M a n i s h in terms of health of Parashar, Senior Manager, to hybrid converters that can machines and possible Schneider Electric Pvt. Ltd. be used for mixed DC and failure which is critical to elaborated current industrial AC outputs on the 4th day. manufacturing process. “Electric science has practices in the field of Dr. Jignesh Makwana Nearly 50 participants, revealed to us the true power system protection. introduced participants to faculty memebrs and various controllers used in students were benefitted with nature of light, has The 3rd day started with hands on session on OPAL closed loop systems and program outcomes. They had provided us innumerable RT-LAB tool and rapid design of controller using chance to learn real time MATLAB tool. control of induction motor appliances and control prototyping by Prof Tapankumar Trivedi and Dr. drive using RT-LAB, Smart Prof. Amit Ved started 5th grid issues, Converter instruments of precision, Jignesh Makwana. day‟s session by discussing Participants appreciated topologies for photovoltaic and has thereby vastly evolution of Gas Insulated application, and hands on usage of RT-LAB tool by Substation and Gas Insulated added to exactness of our practice on protection of performing real time Lines. The urbanization has implementation of Variable series compensated knowledge. forced utilities to go for transmission lines. Frequency Drive. Dr. substations which are - Nikola Tesla Santosh Vora, Professor, compact, safe, and -Prof. Tapan Trivedi

Adani Group and ABB visit by faculty members Under the initiative one Training of each industry to placement, student and fac- Humor faculty one industry of the make possible of the for ulty training onsite, custom- A Polish airlines was on its institute faculty of the de- future benefit for, student ized technical training mod- daily flight from Warsaw to partment has started ule delivery by faculty and Switzerland. While flying over visiting industry. Prof. student project and consul- the Alps, the aircraft hit Rajnikanth Godasara, tancy. This one day visit turbulence and started to shake Prof. Rajesh Mahale , was very in terms of stu- violently and become unstable. Prof. Nishant Kothari, dent and institute growth The airhostess seeing the and Prof. Atul Kuna- and knowledge aspect. panicked reaction on the faces para visited Adani Port In the same scheme, of the passengers took the and Sez Ltd, Adani Prof. Anurag Gupta had microphone and said, "We Power Ltd, Jindal Steel visited ABB (ASEA need to make the aircraft Work Ltd, Mundra in Brown Boveri) India Ltd, stable. All Poles please move Prof. Rajesh Mahale, Rajnikanth Godasara, and Atul Kunapara with Officials. Kutch. During the visit in Vadodara. to the left half of the plane". they met HR head and Volume 3, Issue 1 Page 3 Up Coming Events 37 Students of Electrical Engineering Department Secure Job GTU TechFest Industry/Students Marwadi Education SONY India Dharkan Enterprise As final year approaches to Foundation‟s Group of end of academic year there is Mahrshi Bhaveshbhai Jani Jay Pareshbhai Suchak Jay Rameshbhai Rupapara Ajaysinh Jadeja Institutions is going to host buzz for job and future. It is Deep Hitendrabhai Vaghani TechFest for zone 4 from 26 proud event for Electrical Empire Measuring Tools and 27 February 2016. Many Radhikaben Bhupatlal Engineering Department that CIBPL students of Electrical a huge number of students Amit Gunvantrai Dave Rushim Rameshbhai Rucha Himanshu Joshi Engineering have shown their are placed successfully in Collabera Technologies Pvt. Ltd Keyur Kamleshbhai Raiyani keen intrest in participating Akash Udaybhai Joshi different companies through- and coordinating technical and out India. PCB Planet (India) Ltd. (circuit and HEXAWARE system) Ankit Dhirubhai Kabariya non-technical events. Prof. Companies like SONY Akash Udaybhai Joshi Mahrshi Bhaveshbhai Jani Nishant is the departmental Suril Kaivalyabhai Pathak India CIBPL, Collabera PCB Planet Parth Shaileshkumar Bhatt coordinator for the event. Technologies Pvt. Ltd, PCB Jekin Kumanbhai Zalavadiya Jekin Kumanbhai Zalavadiya Kevin Rohitbhai Pipaliya Planet (India) Ltd. (circuit Nirav Rajendrakumar Mohit Jayantibhai Ghelani Buddhbhatti and system), Dharkan Enter- Hardik Navinchandra Paradva Kashyap Hashmukhbhai prise, HEXAWARE, Empire Hardik Nanubhai Sadariya Gadhiya BioMedical Academy Sagar Ganeshbhai Raval Measuring Tools absorbed Suryadeepsinh Jayrajsinh Jadeja Ankit Ishvarlal Kabariya Hardik Navinchandra Paradva BioMedical Academy is students offering different Mihir Vijaybhai Shah Deep Ketankumar Shah Vivek Mansukhbhai Kachariya going to start its second packages to them. Atul Nepal Bhattacharya Ankit Prakashbhai Savaliya Amin Osman Halai module from 16th of Nakul Bhoopatbhai Panchasara February 2016. Registration Ishani Kirtikumar Bhatt Keval Haribhai Nakrani link is open till 15th Achievement of Pranav February. In this module, Vayas in Music biomedical sensors, biomedical imaing (e.g., This year MEFGI team was student from MEFGI to get National level under the cate- MRI, CT, X-ray) and selected for final auditions selected in GTU team but he gory of folk orchestra. He biomedical signal analysis under music credited his success to shall be discussed. category from his music teacher, Mr. which Malav. SIG Program Mr. PRANAV He believes in over- VYAS was all development of a Spacial Intrest Group (SIG) selected for person, if one has a progam will held by Prof. various catego- hobby to achieve ries of singing S. K. Bhagwan and his team and as a percus- something in it so not to develop students‟ sionist. He was waste the gift of talent personality thourgh two days shortlisted for which you have re- interactive sessions. It will continued till end of the o n e mo n th ceived, respect it, semester. Student from training camp at nourish it and enrich it Pranav Vyas (extreme left) with his team various department will be Ahmedabad. to develop yourself into a selected in a batch for the Pranav is not only the first has secured 3rd position at better human being. program. STTP on Power Electronics at IIT Roorkee Placement Dr. R B Jadeja, Dr. Jignesh program was titled as on given by Dr, Pramod Ag- Companies Makwana, and Prof. Dinesh “Application of Microprocessor grawal on various topics C h a b h a d i a related to microcontroller In the month of Februry, a t t e n d e d and its architecture, and its Anupam Electricals & Engi- quality im- application to power con- neering Industries Pvt Ltd p r o v e m e n t verter. It also includes vari- and Ashapura Minechem Ltd p r o g r a m ous sessions on hands-on are scheduled to come for focusing on practice with controller. Our placment. We wish a very power elec- three esteemed professors good luck for our students tronics appli- have benefitted with and who will be appearning in the cation at IIT successfully completed 5 recruitment process. R o o r k e e Dr. R. B. Jadeja, Dr. Jignesh Makwana, Prof. Dinesh Chabhadia days program. They obtained between 25 December and to Power Electronics ” , which a completion certificate at 30 December 2015. The includes several sessions was the end of the program. How Can I be a Contributor instead of just being a Consumer?

storage system which will also Demand Response refers to help to meet Peak Demand Electrical Engineering the intentional modification Energy is necessary for which is very costly. And the of electricity usage by end- economic growth, for a approach reduces our overall use customers during system Marwadi Education better quality c o n - of life, and for imbalances and market Foundation‟s prices. In simple terms when Group of Institutions human pro- gress said by the utility ask Consumers or Rajkot-Morbi Road, At & Mac Thorn- to reduce or shift the load PO : Gauridad berry.We like- by any means either SMS or Rajkot 360 003. Gujarat. wise know the E mail we should slightly need of power modify our consumption in our day to pattern and should become a Phone : +91-281-2924154 day life, but do contributor. Email : we care about End-users of electricity [email protected] the Power are catego- Shortage? If we see All sumption for a rized in over India power supply short period of c o m m e r - position indicates that the time. cial, do- Knowledge is the country is expected to ex- As we already perience a peak shortage of m e s t i c , Currency of 21st Centaury know Indian grid Industrial 2.0% and energy shortage is under severe of 5.1%. and agri- stress and to meet cultural. What is Power or energy the demand of Consum- Deficiency? It is a condi- electricity power ers from tion that occurs in an elec- sector is expanding d if f eren t tric power system when the its generation ca- Editorial Board c a t e g o r y total real or reactive power pacity but is it the only way to has different electricity con- of the power plants in the meet the demand? I think no sumption pattern so the De- system is insufficient to there can be another way mand Response Programme supply all the consumers which is transformation our will be different for each Dr. Jignesh Makwana (Chair) with electric power of the Consumers in to Contributors, category. And each sector required quality. but how is it Possible? Yes, Dr. Siddharthsingh Chauhan can act as a Power resource Demand Response. (Chair) To meet our Peak De- to Utility to meet their peak mand or our Power defi- What is Demand Response? Prof. Amit Ved Dr. Dinesh Kumar (Editor) Dr. Meeta Matnani (Co-editor) Prof. Tripathi has Prof. Pushkar Tripathi demand or to gain grid Sta- Placement Preparation bility for a Short Period of been assigned to lead a Prof. Tapan Trivedi time through Demand Re- with AMCAT team of faculty members Prof. Debolina Dey sponse. Consumer‟s conven- that will put its effort to ience. prepare students for next Prof. Parin Chauhan Department has started year‟s placement drive. To maintain a grid stability classes for AMCAT (Aspiring Prof. Ronak Doshi over a day if utility divide a Minds Computer Adaptability Prof. Preeti Verma day in different time zones Test) for 8th and 6th semester Mr. Akash Joshi and each sector‟s consumer classes. AMCAT belongs to a can be a contributor at a class of tests to check Mr. Pranav Vyas different time zone by modi- employability of the student. Miss. Ami Makwana fying their Consumption for These tests are conducted by a short time period. Thus the companies such as AMCAT, grid reliability can be main- CoCubes, CEAT, and tained and peak load is also ELITMUS. Many companies Editors’ Contact: met without affecting the use such kind of test for their recruitment process. Emails- Therefore, students of the [email protected] - Prof. Heema Joshi department are expected to [email protected] grab this opportunity to increase their chances of

employment by attending AMCAT classes in full strength.