KCG College of Technology, Chennai understands the value of empowering its student community with technological innovations that augment vital skills and this has led to the establishment of synergetic relationships with multinational giants, international universities, research centres and industries worldwide. In accordance with this, KCG College of Technology has signed a MoU with Servion Global Solutions on 5th July 2017. The MoU was signed by Dr.Annie Jacob, Director, KCG College of Technology and Mr. Prakash Arunachalam, Chief Information Officer, Servion Global Solutions. The objective of the MoU is to increase the employability of the students by setting up an AI & Machine Learning Centre of Excellence at KCG College of Technology.
About Servion
Servion enables business transformation for enterprises in the area of customer experience management (CEM). Servion manages over 10 billion customer interactions annually across 60 countries in 6 continents. Three out of the top 5 banks, 2 out of top 5 insurance firms & 5 out of the top 10 telcos work with Servion to improve their customer experience
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The Department of Electrical and Electronics, KCG College of Technology organized an IET sponsored ONE-DAY NATIONAL LEVEL WORKSHOP ON “FUTURE OF POWER PROTECTION – EMERGING CHALLENGES” on July 7th, 2017. The inaugural function commenced at 9.30 am in Mirza Seminar Theatre. The meeting was presided by Dr.G.Prabhakaran – Principal, Dr.P.DeivaSundari – Head of the Department/EEE, Dr.G.Sambandan – Advisor/Electrical Sciences. The workshop formally began with an invocation and the invited guests were welcomed by Head of the Department/EEE. The Principal and the Advisor gave the felicitation address. Around 196 participants registered for the programme. The Guest speakers were from industries like Easun ReyRolle Pvt Ltd, ABB, Megger, and a Professor from VIT, Vellore. The participants from other institutions also attended the workshop along with our final year and pre-final year students. The programme was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Dr L R Rajagopal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Signals and Systems Private Limited, Chennai. He shared his views regarding concepts on power protection and its importance in future. He also enlightened the gathering with information regarding HVDC systems, condition monitoring and asset management system, and overview of electric power scenario in Indian power sector.
Session 1
Mr. G. Mahendiran, Head Engineering (Testing & Commissioning), Easun Reyrolle Limited (ERL), Chennai.
He introduced us to the concepts of emerging innovative technology in EHVAC systems and its classifications. Also he delivered, components of EHVAC system and zones of protection like single and multifunction protection such as differential protection, impedance protection, busbar protection, reactor protection etc. He made us aware of modern power transmission systems and its ongoing research in harmonics, fault currents and wave trapping in power system protection. However, whenever fault develops in any or combination of equipment of generation, transmission, distribution and utilization, there is sudden disturbance of these forces resulting in an inrush of current and voltages build up in microseconds which may result in fire in generators and damage of many power plants equipment. He stressed on the importance of protection against phase-to-phase fault and phase to earth faults. He created an awareness for electrical engineers and also who work in the field of power generation, transmission, distribution, protection, relay coordination and planning of new and/or expansion of existing system etc. His experience also educated the students by providing both practical and theoretical exposure.
Session II
Dr. Mahendra V Chilukuri, Professor, Power System and Smart Grid, School of Electrical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore.
He spoke on evolution of protection relays and High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission & protection. He explained about power electronics converter and inverter, harmonic mitigation, DC link voltage, thyristor switches etc. He also pointed out the communication protocols used in substation/power networks such as IEC 60870 – 5 -101, IEC 60870 – 5 -102, IEC 60870 – 5 -103, IEC 60870 – 5 -104, IEEE C37.118 – PMU/synchrophasor measurements for power systems. He also gave an insight about synchronized phasor (synchrophasor) measurements for power systems and requirements for compliance with the standard under both steady-state and dynamic conditions.
He explained the various types of relay and its evolution in power engineering. He gave a brief role of electromechanical relay, static relay and numerical relay. He enlightened the future goals in online monitoring (Data monitoring, storage and visualization) and Intelligent diagnostic system (DGA based diagnostic, AI technique, partial discharge monitoring) based condition monitoring. He pointed out the recent electricity scenario, demand, generation and applications in Indian power sector.
Session III
Mr. K. R. Sasikumar, Technology Lead Engineer, ABB, Chennai.
He introduced the development history of HVDC for power transmission purpose and commercial HVDC links in India. He gave an overview of the methodology and different opportunities for reducing loss while transmitting power from the power stations. He explained the various fault clearance mechanisms for faults occurring in the converter & inverter stations. He also demonstrated various case study on HVDC link, voltage stability and reliability of power. He also stressed that severe impact will be brought to hybrid AC/DC system when three-phase faults occur and single-phase breaker refuse to act, especially when disturbances are near DC converter. The session was very interactive.
Session IV
Mr. K. N. K. Srinivas, Megger (India) Pvt Ltd, Chennai.
He explained the concepts of Diagnostic Insulation Testing / Protection Relay Testing. Also he gave the information related to electronic design and household wiring for generators and power transmission systems and all different kinds of insulation safe minimum value. Various types of DC diagnostic insulation testing such as S1-1068 10 kV insulation resistance testers, 5 kV insulation resistance testers were also demonstrated by his team during the session. The protection system tools and relay software were also demonstrated.
Formal closure
The programme concluded with feedback from the participants and certificate distribution. We would like to thank the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) for sponsoring this one day national level workshop.
The department of Mechanical Engineering organized the guest lecture on “Development of Smart Materials for Robotics and Functional System “ at F14 – Seminar Hall on 07.07.17.
The lecture was extremely useful and packed with practical knowledge and was enriching, as to how a Shape memory alloys actually works, its principles and advantages.
A shape-memory alloy (SMA) also known as wire alloy or shape changer is an alloy that “remembers” its original shape and that when deformed returns to its pre-deformed shape when heated. This material is a lightweight, solid-state alternative to conventional actuators such as hydraulic, pneumatic, and motor-based systems.
Shape memory alloy effect is tested on a flower made up of strips of metal it gets straightened on the effect of heating. We also got the idea of how SMA is used in various fields such as aerospace, automobile etc.
Then we came to know about MEMS and robots working with shape memory alloys. He also shared the different concepts and projects which are tested in their lab.
The speaker did keep us excited with his efficacy of language and spontaneous interactive approach. The students were then allowed to ask questions which were well answered by the speaker. It was an overall enriching experience and we look further for other such opportunites where both the staff and the students can be benefitted.
TOPIC : Development of Smart Materials for Robotics and Functional System
Date : 07.07.17
Venue : F14 – Seminar Hall
Resource person : Dr. I.A.Palani
Associate Professor,
Metallurgical and Material Science,
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
Solar Rooftop Grid Engineer
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of KCG College of Technology has organized a NSDC certified Five Day Training on “Solar Rooftop Grid Engineer” during 10-24, July 2017 for the Second year students at EEE Conference Hall. The training was conducted in two batches. The training for first batch (II-A) and second batch (II-B) was conducted from 10-14th July and 19-22nd July 2017 respectively. The training is 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 9.30 am. Dr. P.S. Mayurappriyan, Prof/EEE highlighted the importance of NSDC solar training and the availability of green jobs in future.
Mr. Vijay Venugopal in his first day (10.072017) after stating the objectives and significance of the programme discussed the following topics
- Fundamentals of course & knowledge.
- Solar PV systems and application.
- Solar array/Modules in series(parallel)
In day 2(11.072017) he gave an outline about the solar PV design for standalone system and gave tutorials in sizing of PV system
The following topics were also discussed in Day 2,
- Single line diagram of PV system.
- Sizing of PV balance of systems (BOS).
- Sizing of cables
- Grounding and protection system
- In day 3 (12.07.2017) the students were taught with installation of solar PV system. Class room discussion, Q & A sessions and video demos helped students to gain more knowledge in installation of solar PV systems.
The following topics were also discussed:
- Civil, Structural and mechanical installations.
- Electrical connections.
- Electrical safety.
- Inverters and charge controllers installation.
The fourth day (13.05.2017) started with hands on practical sessions in Solar PV installations. The students were split into batches with 9 per batch and asked to install rooftop PV system. They were guided by the trainers from FIST .The post lunch session of Day 4 was discussed with government policies and programs. The trainer gave an insight to various solar programs by MNRE, SECI, NSDC-SCGJ and NISE. Her also explained the job opportunities available in Solar industry.
The day 5(14.05.2017) students were briefed about the various solar thermal system products available. Solar water heater and cooker working principle was discussed in detail. After morning session the students visited the 100kW plant located in terrace of aero building. The students were explained with the string connections, inverter and ACDB connections. In last session the students were evaluated by oral/ written test. Similarly for batch 2 (II-B) the training was conducted from 19-22nd July by same trainers.
The NSDC training was ended with a discussion and feedback session by the students. The student gave a very good feedback about the master trainer. They also stated that this Workshop gave them the basic knowledge and confidence in Solar PV systems. Dr. S. Solai manohar thanked the FIST team for organising such a good solar training.
THE HINDU
Department of Mechanical Engineering (NBA Accrediated) of KCG College of Technology held its Investiture ceremony followed by National Seminar on 14/07/2017.
The newly appointed councils of the “Association of Mechanical Engineers” were adorned with Badges by the chief Guests Dr. L. Sivaraman, Head – Product Development, Ashok Leyland, Mr. Ananda Kumar, Schwing Stetter, Dr.S Rajkumar, Rane Engine Valves Vice President (Operations), Dr. G. Prabhakaran and Dr.S. Ramesh HoD/Mechanical.
Speaking on the occasion Dr.L. Sivaraman urged the ‘Young Leaders’ to uphold the values of the Mechanical Engineering and discharge the duties honestly and impartially. It was followed by an address on Lean and Six Sigma Practices in Industry, which helped the understudy to pick the information about their administration and its significance over the enterprise.
The Department of Electrical and Electronics, KCG College of Technology organized TWO DAY TRAINING PROGRAMME ON “GRID CONNECTED SOLAR PV SYSTEMS” on July 14 & 15, 2017 for diploma students. The inaugural function commenced at 10.30 am in G01 hall. The meeting was formally begun with an invocation and the invited guests were welcomed by Dr.P.Deiva Sundari, Head of the Department/EEE. Dr.G.Prabhakaran, Principal addressed the participants and emphasised the importance of green energy and its associated job market. Around 108 participants registered from various diploma colleges for the programme.
Day 1 – Session 1 (14.07.2017)
Dr. S. Solai Manohar, Professor, EEE Department
Topic: Introduction to Solar energy
Prof. Solai Manohar explained the introduction to solar energy. He explained the penetration of renewable energy in India. He also highlighted the Jawaharlal Nehru National Mission in solar PV system, which targets about 100GW of solar power.
Day 1 – Session 2 (14.07.2017)
Mr. S. Balaji , Assistant Professor, EEE Department
Topic: Solar PV and Thermal Systems, Basics of Solar PV
He explained the basics of electrical parameters; the participants interacted very well for this topic. Next he explained the basic concepts of solar PV system, types of solar cell and Balance of Systems (BOS) for solar grid connected system. He also discussed the solar thermal products like solar cooker, water heater and solar cremation.
Day 1- Session 3 (14.07.2017) – Field Visit to 100kW Solar power plant @ KCG
Students were taken to the 100kW plant located at the terrace of Aero building. The students were explained the Single line diagram of the plant, no. of panels, strings, inverter, ACDB and the protection systems installed for the solar plant.
Day 2- Session 1 (15.07.2017)
Mr. K. Karthikeyan, Associate Professor, EEE Department.
Topic: Solar PV sizing and Design of standalone PV system
Mr.K.Karthikeyan recollected the PV concepts which helped students to do PV sizing. He explained the PV system sizing, which includes panel sizing, inverter sizing, charge controller sizing etc. This session was hands on session where students themselves calculated the parameter for PV sizing. He also explained about the policies available in various central Government agencies like NSDC, MNRE, NISE, SECI etc
The programme concluded with feedback from the participants and certificate distribution by the Dr. S.Solai Manohar, Professor /EEE, KCG College of Technology.
One day Guest Lecture on Advancements in Special Electrical Machines was conducted by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering for the final year students (2014 -2018 batch) on 18.07.2017. The resource person was Mr. Azhagar Raj from Hybrise Technologies. He briefly introduced the advancements made in Special Electrical Machines especially the switched reluctance motor.
The insight of this lecture was about
- Basics of special electrical machines
- Concept of Switched Reluctance Motor
- Design of SRM
- Torque production in SRM
- Real time applications of SRM in industries
The guest lecture was delivered both with chalk and talk explanations and effective video presentation. The students had an effective interaction with the resource person and where asked to solve some problems related to the design of switched reluctance motor. The lecture concluded with a thanking note by Dr. S. Solai Manohar.
Faculty In – Charge
Dr. S. Solai Manohar, Prof., EEE
Ms. M. Ammal Dhanalakshmi, AP, EEE
As part of the Memorandum of Understanding with Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Telecom Training Centre (RGMTTC), BSNL, Meenambakkam, Chennai, the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering arranged three-day value added course on “GSM and Broadband Communication” for second year B section ECE students from 18th July 2017 to 20th July 2017 at RGMTTC, BSNL, GST Road, Meenambakkam, Chennai – 600016.
Forty students from second year ECE B-section attended the three-day value added course on Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and Broadband Communication. First day forenoon session discussed the topic on GSM by Mr. P. Senthilvelan. He explained about the architecture and operation of the GSM technology. In the afternoon session detailed explanation on 3G and 4G communication was explained by Ms. S. Bagyalakshmi. For the second day, forenoon session topic on WiFi and WiMax was explained by Ms. R. Sumathi. During the afternoon session an overview on broadband communication was discussed by Ms. R. Padmadevi. On the last day, forenoon session MODEM Configuration was taken by Ms. S. Meenakshi and for the afternoon session topic on Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) Configuration was explained by Ms. S. Vijayalakshmi. All the trainers are from RGMTTC, BSNL, meenambakkam, Chennai. All the sessions were very interactive and explained the advanced concepts with real-time visualization. The Programme was coordinated by Dr. Jose Anand, Associate Professor/ECE, and the following three faculties, Ms. M. Felcy Jeba Malar, Assistant Professor/ECE, Ms. G. Saranya, Assistant Professor/ECE, & Ms. V. Priyanka, Assistant Professor/ECE, accompanied with the students for the three-day value added course at BSNL, Chennai.
REPORT ON IET SPONSORED TWO DAY SEMINAR ON FUTURISTIC OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN IOT
In KCG College of Technology, Chennai, Department Of Computer Science And Engineering and Department Of Information Technology jointly conducted a Two Day National Level Seminar on Futuristic Opportunities and Challenges in IoT (Internet of Things), under the banner of The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Day 1 : 21 July 2017
The seminar was inaugurated by Mr.Rajiv R G, Principal-Technologist from DXC Technology, Chennai in the august presence of Dr.G. Prabhakaran, Principal, KCG College of Technology, Dr.Sumathi Poobal, Vice Principal, KCG College of Technology, Dr. M Krishnamurthy, Head of the Department, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Dr. J Frank Vijay, Head of the Department, Department of Information Technology.
In the inaugural talk ‘Emerging Trends of IOT‘, Mr. Rajiv R G gave an overview on IoT. He gave simple examples on how his life is being connected to IoT in his daily routine. He spoke about the areas like smart infrastructure, health care, retail and transportation in which various applications could be developed. His inquisitiveness towards this domain led him to write a paper on NFC retail as he was also a part of the retail sector earlier. He made a video presentation about Amazon Go, which revealed about smart shopping and gave an idea of how IoT going to rule the future world. He also spoke about the technologies being used in health care and the development and need for a smart home in coming future. He pointed out a number of emerging trends based on IoT.
He also touched areas like sports, i.e. cricket being connected with IoT as there are talks that Intel is merging with ICC. He discussed the threats and challenges behind IoT which is equally something we need to think of. He ended his presentation with a beautiful video on Samsung display which makes visualization easier. His thought provoking presentation led many students to ask him quite a few doubts and interaction with him.
Mr. Srinivasan Sundararajan, Technology adviser, GAVS Technologies, Chennai gave a technical speech on Block Chain and Smart Contract. It started at an enthusiastic note and was sure to match the wavelength of his audience with that of the orator, with his simple, easily understandable and interactive speech. He explained what Block Chains are by comparing it to the internet technology. He stated that internet is used for information exchange whereas Block Chains are used for financial exchange across various media without a centralized controlling party. He introduced the currently existing concept of Bit coins and its usage in Block Chain technology for transactions across peer to peer distributed networks. He also gave a gist of how Block Chains can be implemented in the very near future and the obvious applications of it. Smart Contracts was the other topic he enlightened the audience about.
He then explained the advantages, challenges and possible applications of the Smart Contract which, according to him, is a very genuine way of transactions that required only lines of code that define the manual contract between the seller and the buyer. This time-efficient, trustworthy technology will be much welcomed when it takes over in the recent years.
Mr. Shabarinath Premlal Founder, ResPro Labs, Chennai delivered an expert talk on Entrepreneurship opportunities for IOT. He gave a brief description of IOT and its applications. He spoke about the most fascinating gesture control in games which is quite popular right now. He stated a simple theory of how to become an entrepreneur, which was think of an idea, make a prototype and structure the revenue model.
The most interesting part of the seminar was the description of E – sensors which was based on machine language and predictive analysis .He had brought a working model of the E-sensor he had constructed and shared his knowledge on it. Many students got to try out how the e – sensors actually worked. Mr. Shabarinath continued to inspire with his wonderful presentation. The students were are all were very excited to listen to the humorous yet a Knowledgeable seminar.
Day 2 : 22 July 2017
Mr. Dileep Paruchuri, Project/Program Manager, Intel Technologies, Bengaluru, enlighten the students all about Value Addition in IoT Applications. He started his extremely interesting speech, which he preferred to refer as discussion, by asking a few questions to the audience, probably to know the level of understanding about IoT in the students’ brains.
He briefly discussed about IoT in various fields like home care, sports, retails, etc but spent his time in explaining how IoT was used in health care with an ECG measurable device that had additional glucometer and activity meter embedded into it, which was actually one of Intel’s Sensitive platform for Health- Reference solution’s product. He explained the device’s working briefly with its detailed applications in real life, along with the challenges they had to face before this was released for sale. His innovation definitely was thought provoking and inspiring.
He then brushed upon the various applications of IoT and its advantages in major fields including Rolls Royce’s engine used by major airlines companies and how business can be made by monitoring the engines. The next application he talked about was Home Care, for which he interacted with the crowd about the basic existing technologies used for Home care. The interesting hour of discussion came to an end after a questionnaire, answered almost perfectly by the speaker.
Mr.Ramakrishna Patra, Head of Manufacturing Solutions and IoT Nokia, Chennai gave a talk on Shaping the Future for Connected World. A formal introduction about the company Nokia and its establishment in Chennai was given by our expert speaker. He spoke about the birth of connecting people in different situations and the future predictions we haven’t thought of. Pin-points were made about the usage of IoT projects in every minute aspects of our life and also on how to enhance them using the same. He says now life is all about driving the automation of everything
The speaker then emphasized on the application values of IoT on our daily lives. Not only did he share information, but also gave the students many ideas to come up with. Now that 4G has captured the market, he expressed his views on 5G and how Nokia is going to achieve it. The videos which were played at the end of the
session drove the students to the edge of their seats and made a lasting impact in their minds.
Mr. P Kartikeyan, Manager, Industrial Engineering and Automation, Nokia, Chennai delivered an interactive session on IIoT-Industrial IoT with great vigour and captivated the attention of the audience with the highly engaging oration. The session with was thoroughly enjoyable. Students were taught about Industrial use cases of IoT devices and how they are useful. The speaker showed how Line following robotic arms are fitted in industries to help speed up production and how it helps in increasing the speed of production.
He also compared 4G technology with 5G technology in the communication system used by the IoT devices set up in the Industries. The benefits and disadvantages of both were also debated. He remarked that with the industries switching to 5G technology, Industrial IoT is made more attractive because of the enormous increase in computation speed and power.
The session moved towards data security which is generally described to be a main concern in IoT. Data security was discussed in detail. Then He gave a rousing speech on entrepreneurship and how to convert good ideas into products. He also talked about the scope of the products in the future of IoT.
The final session on Challenges and futuristic opportunities of IoT was presented by Dr. Padmanaban Ramasamy, Director, Eishaa Network, Chennai. He began by briefing the audience about the various sectors of IoT including its major role in defense, commercial and industrial sectors. He spoke about the upcoming ideas of smart cities and home automation all across the world. Subsequently, he went in depth into the challenges faced at the time of implementation of IoT by designers and programmers.
He shed some light on the use of battlefield management and emphasized the importance of short time delay or latency. This was followed by an interactive session with the audience, wherein many ideas and knowledge were exchanged and solutions were suggested to overcome problems such as security and encryptions in the field of IoT.