From HoD’s Desk:
Academic Year 2021-22 has started from
22nd July with the online classes of Third Year and Final Year
students. The Second Year classes will begin in August. Currently, these students
are attending First Year classes. This academic year, the department is
committed to achieving the quality objectives set by the IQAC. These quality objectives are to improve all
clear results of FE and SE by 10%, improve the quality of teacher-student interaction,
and improve the quality of experiential learning. For the same, faculties are
developing multiple-choice questions, unit-wise question banks, model answer
papers, use of simulation model in teaching and learning, etc. Department has
also prepared an annual plan and leadership development plan for this academic
year on four verticals, i.e. students, faculties, industry, and society. These
plans are for the overall development of the department with the association of
all the stakeholders.
Department Events:
Leader Talk Series: Interview of Mrs. Premlata Mishra, R&D Head in Advent Engineers, Director at Advent Powertech Pvt. Ltd.
Mrs.
Premlata Mishra (1999 batch), R&D Head
in Advent Engineers was interviewed by a group of students from Final Year on “Entrepreneurship skills for the
21st Century” on 31st July 2021. Mrs.
Premlata Mishra works on IoT (Internet of Things) which will bring all
the aspects and techniques closer for the betterment of human life. Students
asked various questions related to Entrepreneurship qualities to be acquired by
graduates, online courses to be completed, etc. This was a unique opportunity
for all the students. A total of 96 students attended the session on the Zoom
platform. She also interacted with students on their queries about career and
placement. The session was coordinated by Srushti
Pawar, Arya Mishra, Vinay Bopale, Harshad Mandlik, Surbhi Sable, Anish Rachcha
of Third and Final Year students.
Webinar on “Challenges & Glowing Future of Indian Power Sector” by V. L. Sonavane
Department of Electrical Engineering has successfully organized the Webinar on “Challenges & Glowing Future of Indian Power Sector, (भारतीय उर्जा क्षेत्रातील आव्हाने व उज्ज्वल भविष्य)” by Mr. V. L. Sonavane, Ex-Director MSEDCL, Freelance Power Sector consultant and Ex-Member (Technical) MERC Mumbai. The webinar was very useful to all who are interested in pursuing engineering education in the field of Electrical Engineering. In the session, Mr. V. L. Sonavane focused on MSEDCL System, Issues in THM Power Generation, Issues in NUC/ HYD/ Gas Power & RE Generation, Linkages with SAARC Countries, Breakup of MSEDCL Electricity tariff, Renewable Energy, Roof Top Solar PV: Metering, Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO). A total of 257 participants from all over Maharashtra have attended the webinar. The event was coordinated by Prof. S. K. Shinde and Prof. J. D. Patil.
Short Term Training Program on ANSYS Low-Frequency Electromagnetic by ARK Solutions
Department has completed five days STTP on “ANSYS Low-Frequency Electromagnetic” in association with ARK Solutions from the date 26th July 2021 to 30th July 2021. The topics discussed during the STTP are Introduction to Maxwell Solvers, Eddy current & Magnetostatic Analysis, Analysis of transformers in Maxwell, Introduction to Motor-CAD (IM), Introduction of RMxprt, PMSM analysis using Maxwell (ACT), Motor Control, Simplorer, and introduction to Motor Multiphysics using ANSYS. A total of 127 participants attended this STTP. The STTP was coordinated by Prof. Pankaj Gautam and Prof. Jaya Mane.
Student Corner:
Student Placement
Following students are placed in various multinational companies.
Congratulations to all the students!
Placed Students Details (July 2021)
|
Sr. No. |
Name of the Student |
Placement Date |
|
1. |
Mahajan Harshal Kishor |
23/07/2021 |
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2. |
Neha Jitendra Patil |
23/07/2021 |
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3. |
Gauri Rajendra Mehetre |
23/07/2021 |
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4. |
Saakshi Praveen Gaikwad |
23/07/2021 |
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5. |
Shubham Aher |
14/07/2021 |
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6. |
Jayesh Bhartiy |
30/07/2021 |
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7. |
Sandeep Palade |
14/07/2021 |
Student Publication
1. Priyanka Pawale, Prajakta Pawar, Tanuja Nagthane, Mohan Thakre, Nayana Jangale have presented a research paper titled “Performance Enhancement of Dual Axis Solar Tracker System for Solar Panels using Proteus ISIS 7.6 Software Package”, in the International Conference on Computing System and its Applications (ICCSA - 2021) organized by the Department of Computer Science Engineering of Acharya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru In association with Technical Institute for Engineers, Bengaluru, India 16 July 2021
Student Projects
The future of the transportation system is Electrical Vehicles.
Research and development in this area are highly promoted. As a result, most of
the projects of the final year engineering students are aligned to this field
leading to enormous opportunities in campus placement, entrepreneurship, and
setting up start-ups. One such project is completed by a group of students of
the Department of Electrical Engineering, K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering
Education and Research, Nashik. These students are Sarthak Pawar, Ganesh Pawar, Sagar Patil, and Dipak Mahale with their guide Prof.
Atul Shewale.
Although efficient transportation systems, electric vehicles
suffer from some disadvantages, like the large charging time of batteries.
Sarthak Pawar and his group identified this problem and decided to address the
same. They designed and manufactured the ‘SELF CHARGING (Range Extension)
System’ in the institute workshop and successfully implemented it in an
electric vehicle. In this, they used 2 battery packs i.e. battery pack A
and battery pack B. When the electric vehicle is running on battery pack A, it
will convert mechanical energy into electrical energy and will charge battery
pack B up to 60 % efficiency without taking power from the grid. Once battery
pack A is discharged, the vehicle is shifted to battery pack B, and battery
pack A is charged similarly. The single charging of the battery gives a mileage
of around 25 km with a speed of 30-40 kmph.
Due to the pandemic situation, not only the teaching activities
but the project activities are also completed using online platforms or
open-source software. This is because of the limited access to hardware and
license software due to lockdown. However, Institute and Department have
extended their full support to all students to complete their work in the
stipulated time. As a result, these students have developed and manufactured
this vehicle and launched it on 9th July in the presence of all
the faculty members of the department at the hands of Principal Dr. Keshav Nandurkar and the Incharge
Head of the Department Dr. Ravindra Munje. This project is supported
by Institute Workshop and E-Mortal Automotives Ltd. and guided by Prof. Atul Shewale from Electrical
Department, Shri. Rahul Karleker
from workshop, Er. Deepak Kute and Shri. Vitthal Date from Electrical
Maintenance Department.
Quiz Competition-MINDSPARK
The EFFECT
student body has conducted Quiz
Competition-MINDSPARK on 25th July 2021. The topic of the quiz
competition was Basic Electrical Engineering. This activity was conducted for
all First Year classes of the institute. A total of 76 students registered for the
quiz and 48 participated. The objective of the quiz was to remove the fare of the
Basic Electrical engineering course and emphasize the importance of the subject
in every discipline. After the quiz, an online session was arranged for the result
declaration. The winner of the Quiz competition is as follows.
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Marks |
Winner |
Name of student |
Class |
|
15 / 20 |
1 |
Rushikesh Dilip Patil |
BE Electrical |
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15 / 20 |
1 |
Nikumb Pushkar Sunilkumar |
FE Computer (D) |
|
14 / 20 |
2 |
Shruti Tukaram Gurule |
FE AIDS (O) |
|
13 / 20 |
3 |
Rohan Santosh Wasu |
TE Electrical |
|
13 / 20 |
3 |
Om Jadhav |
BE Electrical |
|
13 / 20 |
3 |
Gayatri Gorakh Jadhav |
FE Electrical |
Students who participated in the quiz shared their views. Prof. A. M. Jain and Prof. T. N. Date addressed all students and Prof. N. N. Jangle informed about future activities of the Student Body.
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BE Farewell Party
Final Year 2020-21 batch farewell party was organized by the EFFECT student body of Electrical Engineering department on 9th July 2021. Around 70 students joined this virtual farewell party. EFFECT student’s members welcomed all students and conducted activities such as riddles, fishponds, teachers’ feedback of the batch, students’ feedback of the department.
Faculty Corner:
Courses Completed by Faculties
The following courses are completed by faculties in July 2021.
|
Name
of Faculty |
Title
of Event |
Duration |
Type
of Event |
Organized
by |
|
Dr. R.
K. Munje |
Creativity
At Work: A Short Course From Seth Godin |
1 Day |
Online
Course |
Linkedin |
|
Saravanan
S |
Challenges
In Integration of Renewable Energy Sources With Smart Grid |
1 Day |
Webinar |
Dr. Mahalingam
College of Engineering and Technology |
|
Ravindra
Munje |
IUCEE
Annual Leadership Summit |
3 Days |
Summit |
Indo-Universal
Collaboration For Engineering Education |
|
Jaya
Mane |
Cutting
Edge Technologies In Energy Storage System For E-Mobility |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
KPR
Institute of Engineering and Technology. |
|
Jaya
Mane |
Electric
Vehicles (EV) Technologies |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
Government
Engineering College, Bhuj |
|
Saravanan
S |
Power
Electronics Applications In Smart Grids And Electric Vehicles |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
National
Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh-Adal |
|
Sudhir
Shinde |
Inculcating
Universal Human Values In Technical Education |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
AICTE
Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy |
|
Sudhir
Shinde |
Innovative
Techniques for Teaching Pedagogy and Impactful Research |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
AICTE
Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy |
|
N. N.
Jangle |
Smart
Grid – Key To A Sustainable Future |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
AICTE In
Coordination With T Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering
College, Surat |
|
Merin
John |
Inculcating
Universal Human Values in Technical Education |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
AICTE
Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy |
|
Pranav
Jaisingpure |
Electric
Vehicles |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
Vivekanand
Education Society's Institute of Technology |
|
Saravanan
S |
Power
And Energy System: Technical Progressions And Research Opportunity |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
Bnmit
Bengaluru (Funded By Newgen Iedc, DST Government Of India ) |
|
Shubhada
Asok Borade |
Innovation
Management (Entrepreneurship & Start-Up Mindset) |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
AICTE
Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy |
|
Saravanan
S |
ATAL FDP-
Current Trends of Power Electronics Applications In Electric Vehicles" |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
Government
Engineering College Valsad |
|
Shubhangi
Rajguru |
Personal
Effectiveness |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
AICTE
Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy |
|
Ganesh
N. Jadhav |
ATAL
Course On "Distributed Energy System Modelling And Control" |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
Government
College of Engineering, Bharuch |
|
Buwa
Omkar Nandkishor |
ATAL FDP
On Smart Grid – Key To A Sustainable Future |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
AICTE Training
And Learning (ATAL) Academy |
|
Merin
John |
Hybrid
& Electric Vehicle Technologies For Sustainable Mobility (Hevtsm-2021) |
1 Week |
Short
Term Training Program |
AICTE
Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy |
|
Mohan P.
Thakre |
ATAL FDP
Design, Modeling and Simulation Of Sustainable Building Energy Systems |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
Pimpri
Chinchwad College of Engineering |
|
Pranav
Jaisingpure |
CII To
Organized A Conference Titled 'Innovations In Learning |
2 Days |
Conference |
K. K.
Wagh Institute of Engineering Education And Research |
|
Pranav
Jaisingpure |
Inculcating
Universal Human Values In Technical Education |
1 Week |
Faculty
Development Program |
K. K.
Wagh Institute of Engineering Education And Research |
|
Jaya
Mane |
Inculcating
Universal Human Values In Technical Education |
1 Week |
Workshop |
AICTE
Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy |
|
Shubhada
Ashok Borade |
Presentations:
Speaking So That People Listen |
4 Week |
Online
Course |
Coursera:-
University Of California |
|
Saravanan
S |
Coursera
Course- Introduction to Machine Learning |
6 Week |
Online
Course |
Duke
University |
|
T.N.Date |
Yoga For
Unity and Well-Being |
100 Days |
Yoga and
Wellness Program |
Ministry
Of Ayush, Heartfulness, Patanjali |
Faculty as Resource Person
1. Dr. R. K. Munje
has delivered in a Short Term Training Program organized by the Department of
Instrumentation Engineering, RAIT, Navi Mumbai on 5th July 2021 on the topic
Observer-based controllers for singularly perturbed linear systems
2. Prof. G. N. Jadhav has delivered in RIT Hackathon 2k21 organized by Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur on 25th June 2021
Faculty Publications
1. Thakre, M. P., Kumar, N. Evaluation and Control Perceptive of VSM-Based Multilevel PV-STATCOM for Distributed Energy System. MAPAN (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-021-00481-x
Faculty Achievement
Prof. Omkar Buwa, received appreciation from the IITBombayX team, for his invaluable contribution in the coordinator's role for contribution and support that he extended to IIT BombayX in the successful completion of MOOCs from Jan 2021 to May 2021.
Industry Visit by Faculty
Dr. Munje and Prof. Jain visited E-Mmortal Automotives Pvt. Ltd. owned by past students of the Department, Dhaval Tagare, Onkar Sonawane, and Mayur Shelar on July 2, 2021. E-mmortal Automotives is one of the most prominent and progressive units among the list of electric vehicle developers in India. They focus on delivering storage and power needs and integrating modern technology in the electric vehicle and lithium battery domain.
Alumni Corner:
Alumni Achievement
Alumni Support
Dear Alumni, during this the pandemic situation, lasting for almost two years, it is becoming very difficult
for Department to approach the industry for placement, internships, industry
training, support for expert guidance and undergraduate project, etc. We
believe that we have strong bonding and is increasing and strengthening day by day.
To make this, even more, stronger we appeal to you to come forward and share
the openings at your firm, company, office and offer a change to our students.
Please find below given Google Forms for sharing your support with us. Our
T&P coordinators Prof. Rupali Ahire
and Prof. S. Sarvanan will approach
you. Thank You!
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Alumni Registration Link |
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Alumni support for Placement |
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Alumni Achievements |
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