A two day workshop on ARDUINO was conducted by the core team of EFY KCG Tech center exclusively for students of ECE department on Thursday, 22 Dec 2017 and Friday, 23 Dec 2017.The program commenced at 9.00 am at the EFY LAB, Room No T61. The Chief Resource Person was Dr.V.Subbaroyan, Professor, ECE Department and he was well supported by the core team members of EFY KCG Tech Center, Ms.B.Thyla, Mr.T.Thomas Leonid and Ms.Jaraline Kirubavathy. 24 students attended the Program.Out of which 12 students were from EEE, 3 students from E&I,7 students from CSE and 2 students from IT department.
First session was introduction to the Arduino and how to start up with the tools. Arduino is and inexpensive, cross platform, simple and clear programming environment. After the Tea break at 10.40 am the next sessions on few sketches like LED blink and sequence of LED blink was outlined. Participants found few programs like LCD display, seven segment display and Bluetooth module very interesting and got involved in doing further programs. Many other fun filled projects were done by the participants in the afternoon session.
This workshop was organized to facilitate the student to effectively use ARDUINO software to undertake projects and research work. The sessions were completely hands on, increasing the confidence of the participants in using the tools and the trainers were adept at clarifying the questions that arose during the session relating theory concepts studied to practical issues.
Coordinators:
Mr. K. Karthikeyan, Associate Professor, Department of EEE
Mr. S.Balaji, Assistant Professor, Department of EEE
Ms. M.Ramya, Teaching Assistant, Department of EEE
The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of KCG College of Technology has organized a NSDC certified Four Day Training on “Rooftop Solar Grid Engineer” during -26-29, Dec 2017 for the Third year students at EEE Class Room G01. The training was conducted by combining both A and B Sections. The training was aimed to create awareness on the Solar Energy in India. Being a Certified NSDC-SCGJ partner, this training helped students to familiarise with Solar PV system installation.
Dr. P. Deiva Sundari, HOD/EEE welcomed and inaugurated the workshop at 8.45 am. She also highlighted the importance of NSDC solar training and the availability of green jobs in future.
Mr. K. Karthikeyan, Associate Professor/EEE in the first session of day 1 (26.12.2017) after stating the objectives and significance of the programme discussed the following topics:
- Course overview
- Scenario of Renewable Energy Technologies
- Basics of Solar PV System
Post lunch, Mr. S. Balaji, Assistant Professor/EEE gave an outline about Standards and Regulation Procedures for Rooftop Solar PV System.
On day 2 (27.12.2017), during first Session (from 8.30 am to 11.00 am) Mr. S. Balaji discussed about overview and selection criteria for Solar PV Modules and its Components. After a small Tea Break Ms. M. Ramya discussed about the different types of Rooftop Solar PV Power Plants and their operating principle.
Afternoon session was handled by Mr. K. Karthikeyan who elaborated the Mechanical and Electrical Design System for ON/OFF Grid Solar PV Systems.
Day 3 (28.12.2017) started with the lecture on installation of Solar PV system.
The following topics were dealt in detail:
- Civil, Structural and Mechanical installations
- Electrical connections
- Electrical safety
- Installation of Inverters and Charge Controllers
After small Tea break, the session started with hands on practice in Solar PV installations. The students were split into batches with 10 students per batch and asked to install Rooftop PV System. They were guided by Trainers (Coordinators). The Trainers gave an insight to various solar programmes by MNRE, SECI, NSDC-SCGJ and NISE.
On day 4 (29.12.2017), Ms. M. Ramya briefed about the importance of Health and Safety in Project Site with the aid of a video demonstration. This helped the students to gain more knowledge about the safety in Solar PV Systems. Then, the students visited the 100 kW Solar Power Plant located on the terrace of Aeronautical building. The students were explained with the string connections, inverter and ACDB connections. Finally, the students were evaluated by oral test.
The NSDC training was concluded with a discussion and feedback session by the students. The student gave an impressive feedback about the training. They also stated that this training gave them the basic knowledge and confidence in Solar PV Systems.
RESOURCE PERSON : Dr.B.S.Sundar Daniel,
Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Center of Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee
Report on Guest lecture by Dr.B.S.Sundar Daniel, Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Center of Nanotechnology,IIT Roorkee on 29/12/2017. Venue: Hall S13 Time: 11 a.m.
The department of Mechanical Engineering has organized a guest lecture on “Recent Trends in Material Science” for second year mechanical engineering students and staff members of mechanical and physics department. Professor Daniel started the lecture from the basics of materials science and explained the importance of the molecular structure of ferrous alloys, the importance of vacancies, dislocations in surface, volume and in the edge deformations and its influence on the material properties . He highlighted the ductility and brittle nature of materials, the investigation of the orientation of the slip plane with respect to the applied stress and slip as a result of simple shearing stress. Also,he illustrated the resolution of the axial tensile load along the shear plane, normal to the tensile load and the slip movement in the direction of shear on the shear plane. It was pointed out that close-packed rows are farther apart from each other than rows that are not close-packed, therefore they can slip past each other with less interference. Since the atoms are not bonded directly together, but are merely held together by the free electron gas, these close-packed rows of atoms could slide past each other particularly easily without coming apart. In addition, less displacement is required to move the atoms into unstable positions from which they will be pulled forward into stable ones, when these stable positions are closer together. After the lecture session Mr.Shiva Shankar from the department of mechanical engineering and staff members from the physics department interacted with Professor about their research work.
The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Organized a Guest Lecture on “Mobile Communication – New Trend – from 2G to 5G” by Mr. A. S. Saravanan, Director, Vestel Telecom Services, Chennai, accompanied with Mr. Eazhumalai, for the second year ECE Students on 5 th Jan 2018 (Friday) between 11.00 a.m. and 12.50 p.m., at F14 Seminar Hall, KCG College of Technology. Mr. Saravanan conveyed the features of mobile communication from 2G to 5G with various parameters such as data rate, reliability, etc. and demonstrated the working of software defined radio using 2G communication. Mr. Eazhumalai discussed the concepts of MIMO communication, TDMA, FDMA, CDMA and OFDM technology. He discussed about the types of antennas and its pros and cons, with various propagation methods. The talk was very useful for the students.
Participants
From KCG College of Technology:
- Dr. V. Subbaroyan
- Dr. Albert P’Rayan
- Dr. C. Emilin Shyni.
- Dr. Thomas John
- Dr. Jose Anand
- Dr. Deepa Jose
- Dr. R. Jaya
- Ms. D. Revathi
- Mr. I. Manikandan
- Mr. S. Prabakeran
- Mr. K. Karthikeyan
- Mr. J. John Alexander
- Mr. C. Akin
- Mr. Vignesh Babu
The one day Faculty Development Program on “Counseling Training in Higher Education Abroad” organized by Higher Education Cell and Office of International Affairs, commenced at 10.40 am with a prayer. It was followed by welcome speech by Dr. Albert P’Rayan, Head, Higher Education Cell.
From Hindustan University:
- Dr. Sheeba Chander
- Dr. D. Dinakaran
- Dr. A. K. Parvathy
- Dr. M. M. Ramya
- Dr. D. G. Harris Samuel
- Dr. V. Preethi
Session – 1 commenced at 11am. The initial lecture was by Mr. Rajaram of IDP Education. In his lecture he elaborated on the needs and expectations of the students in studying abroad. Some of the points he mentioned include the Subjects and Universities available in the five English speaking countries namely Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Canada and New Zealand. He also gave the details about intakes as well as about the tuition fees. He spoke in detail about the Eligibility and other Criteria.
He started the elaborations with Australia, the dream destination for students. In his lecture he covered all the points including the popular Universities and the courses available in Australia and also about the post study work rights.
The next session was on United Kingdom and it was covered by Ms. Ranjitha Shetty. She talked about the rich culture and heritage of UK referred to as the ancient destination. She touched upon Traditional and Modern University and their entry details. She also discussed the post study Tier system in UK.
Next she took over Canada the most popular destination now a day. She gave hints on the weather conditions prevailing at Canada and also about the various entrance examinations to be cleared before getting admission.
Mr. Rajaram continued the topic regarding admission for higher studies in Universities in New Zealand. He listed out all the requirements for applying to the Universities in New Zealand. He explained in detail about IELTS.
Finally Mr. Rajaram and Ms. RanjithaShetty explained the preparation details pertaining to Statement of Purpose and other salient features in filling up the application form. The morning session came to an end with vote of thanks proposed by
Dr. Parvathy from Hindustan University.
The second session after lunch was conducted by Dr. Shanthi Mohan of US India Education Foundation. She gave a lucid PowerPoint presentation on the following five points regarding admission to post graduate studies in USA:
1. Researching the Options
2. Finance for studies
3. Completing the application
4. Applying for Student Visa
5. Preparation for Departure to US
She elaborated on the Types of US Higher Education, Choosing a university, Scholarship opportunities, TOEFL & GRE and about Statement of Purpose (SOP). She gave full details about the financial assistance available to International Students and the useful websites and resources regarding the same.Dr. Shanthi Mohan then Highlighted the importance of getting proper letters of recommendation. During the lecture she gave tips and guidance for writing effective recommendation letters. Lots of case studies were discussed with ample interaction from participants.
The program came to a close with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Jaya, S&H Department, KCG College of Technology.
The Department of Civil Engineering conducted One-day Workshop on Career opportunities in Civil Engineering & How to Deal with Exam anxiety on 7 th January 2018 in F 14 Seminar Hall. The Program was attended by about 60 plus two students from different schools. Students from the following Schools participated in the workshop. 1. Kumara Raja Muthaiah School, Adyar 2. C.S.I. St. Pauls Higher Secondary School, Vepery 3. Government Higher Secondary School Velachery (GHSSV) 4. Government Higher Secondary School, Sholinganallur 5. Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sembakkam Mr. K. Venkatesan, Chairman Builders Association of India Southern Chapter and Mr. S. Ramaprabu, Secretary Builders Association of India were the guests. The Head of the Department, Dr. V. Vandhana Devi welcomed the gathering. Mr. Venkatesan, Chairman BAI and Mr. Ramaprabu Secretary BAI delivered a talk on Career opportunities in Civil Engineering and highlighted the advantages of opting Civil Engineering as a career. Mr Praveen Joe, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science Engineering delivered a talk on “How to deal with exam anxiety”.
