e-Newsletter - March 2022

From HoD’s Desk

Greetings!
The presence of students, right from First Year to Final Year, in the campus, post corona in huge number was observed in March. The load of the resources was also observed by each section and department, right from the library to the canteen. This actually created a wave of happiness on the campus. Not only the teaching-learning activities but also the activities like training and placement, events, student participation, NSS activities, etc. have been impacted. Hope this continues now forever without interruption.

Department Events

Expert Session on “EV Batteries Research” by Shri. Ashok Nagarkatti (10/03/2022)

Department of Electrical Engineering in association with the Electric Mobility and Transportation Club has organized an Expert Session on “EV Batteries Research” by Mr. Ashok Nagarkatti on 10^th March 2022 for faculties and students. He has around 41 years of experience in the Battery Industry. He is a Technical Advisor on Lithium-Ion Batteries. In this session, Mr. Nagarkatti has guided on recent trends in battery management and projects related to the battery. A total of 103 students and faculties attended the session. This session was coordinated by Prof. J. P. Shah.

Expert Session on “What next? Emotional Engineering” by Shri. Yogesh Phadtare (11/03/2022)

Department of Electrical Engineering organized an Expert Session on “What next? Emotional Engineering" by Mr. Yogesh Phadtare on 11^th March 2022 for SE, TE and BE students. The speaker delivered excellent content regarding Emotional Engineering. A total of 52 students from SE TE and BE took gain through the lecture. The session focused on the career which can be adopted by Electrical Engineers. The session was coordinated by Prof. B. V. Deshmukh and Prof. Pooja Raut.  

Expert Session on “E-Mobility and Future Scope in EV" by Shri. Yashodip Patil (19/03/2022)

Department of Electrical Engineering in association with the Electric Mobility and Transportation Club has organized an Expert Session on “E-Mobility and Future Scope in EV" by Mr. Yashodip Patil on 19^th March 2022 for SE, TE and BE. He is Senior Equipment Engineer at Tesla Motors, USA. The speaker delivered excellent content regarding the Fundamentals of EVs, Components of EVs, India's two-wheeler market share. He also shared knowledge about Tesla’s various EV models. A total of 180 students from SE TE and BE took gain through the lecture. This session was coordinated by Prof. J. P. Shah.

Women’s Day Celebration (08/03/2022)

On the occasion of International Women’s day 'One-minute' games were conducted by EFFECT Student’s Body on 8^th March 2022, Tuesday in Michael Faraday Hall for the girls of the Electrical Engineering Department.
A total of 58 First year, Third year, Final year girl students along with ladies faculty members were present for this function. EFFECT team members conducted one-minute games during this event. Prizes were also given to the winners. Some students shared their views about Women’s day on this occasion. This celebration was coordinated by the EFFECT Student Body coordinators and members. 

Research Talk - 2022

Department of Electrical Engineering in association with IET Nashik Local Network has organized two days of “Research Talk - 2022” by Dr. Niraj Kumar Dewangan, Dr. Saif Ahmad, Dr. Rajesh M. Pindhoria and Mukul Dixit on the 25^th and 26^th March 2022 for UG, PG, Ph.D. Scholars and faculty members. The speakers shared the complete process of writing their own research paper, including motivation, mathematical modelling, simulation, hardware development, recent topics and future scope, etc. Total 79 Participants UG, PG, Ph.D. Scholars and faculty actively participated in Research Talk 2022. This event was coordinated by Prof. S. Saravanan. The names of speakers and their topics are given in the flyer given below. 

Student Corner

Student Placement

Following students are placed in various multinational companies. Congratulations to all the students!

Placed Students Details (March 2022)

Sr. No.	Name of the Student	Placement Date	Batch
1	Sayali Satish Ingale	31/01/2022 & 19/03/2022	2021-22
2	Bhor Dhanashree Popat	19/03/2022	2021-22
3	Pawar Shraddha Govind	19/03/2022	2021-22
4	Wagh Priyanka Yashwant	19/03/2022	2021-22
5	Phase Sharvari Shantanu	19/03/2022	2021-22
6	Chaudhari Nilesh Amrut	19/03/2022	2021-22
7	Dharaskar Vedika Rajesh	26/03/2022	2021-22
8	Sonawane Madhuri Shivnath	29/03/2022	2021-22
9	Tambe Jaydip Maruti	31/3/2022	2021-22
10	Porje Shraddha Kailas	31/3/2022	2021-22
11	Akanksha shinde	16/03/2022	2021-22
12	Malode Dinesh Balasaheb	19/3/2022	2021-22
13	Naikwade Siddhi Suryabhan	19/03/2022	2021-22
14	Benson Unika Pratod	19/03/2022	2021-22
15	More Nikita Ashok	31/3/2022	2021-22
16	Somwanshi Vaishali Jaywant	31/3/2022	2021-22
17	Suryawanshi Makarand Sunil	22/03/2022	2021-22
18	Warungase Pratik Sanjay	22/03/2022	2021-22

Student Felicitation

Following students are felicitated for their placement in various multinational companies. Congratulations to all the students!

Placed Students Felicitation Details (March 2022)

Sr. No.	Name of the Student	Batch	Felicitation Date
1	Prathmesh Ulhas Kulkarni	2021-22	12/03/2022
2	Saurabh Avinash Kamble	2021-22	12/03/2022
3	Sayali Satish Ingale	2021-22	12/03/2022
4	Phase Sharvari Shantanu	2021-22	12/03/2022
5	Gavate Chetan Jitendra	2021-22	12/03/2022
6	Chaudhari Nilesh Amrut	2021-22	12/03/2022
7	Patil Rushikesh Dilip	2021-22	12/03/2022
8	Bhor Darshan Sunil	2021-22	12/03/2022
9	Kapse Kartik Balasaheb	2021-22	12/03/2022
10	Megha Anant Hire	2021-22	12/03/2022
11	Rashmi Hiraman Jadhav	2021-22	12/03/2022
12	Trupti Prakash Bharamgunde	2021-22	12/03/2022
13	Mote Amol Sitaram	2021-22	12/03/2022
14	Vishwakarma Abhishek Jawaharlal	2021-22	12/03/2022
15	Jadhav Om Kamlakar	2021-22	12/03/2022
16	Lohar Vishal Raju	2021-22	12/03/2022
17	Patil Shlok Ashok	2021-22	12/03/2022
18	Patil Prathamesh Chandrakant	2021-22	12/03/2022

Student Participation in Smart India Hackathon (SIH)

As a part of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH), students from the department participated in the institute level round conducted during 26-27 March 2022. In this, around 35 students participated from Electrical Department. Prof. J. P. Shah guided the students.

Student Participation in AIMA Index 2022

Students from BE Electrical

1. Saurabh Baban Sonawane

2. Divya Manohar Chaudhari

3. Shubham Rajesh Rasane

4. Prathamesh Vasant Sarode

Have demonstrated the project on ‘Super capacitor-based electric vehicle system’ in AIMA Index 2022. Their project is well appreciated by visitors, students, investors, and industry professionals. The project is guided by Prof. Sudhir Shinde. 

Course Completion by Students

The following students completed the online/offline courses.

Name of students	Name  of course	Duration	Platform	Name of organization
Gaurav Rajesh Mistary SE (Electrical) Div. B	Design challenges on Motors& Controllers for EV applications	1 week	Online IEEE Student Branch  supported workshop	St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology, Chennai

Student Achievements

1. Tejas Rayate and Pranjal Jain of TE (Electrical) Div. B, have been awarded the First Prize in the Quiz Competition Techvoltz 2022, held on 31st March 2022 by Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering and Research Institute, Nashik in association with the Electrical Engineering Students' Association. 

2. GATE-2022: Around 56 students appeared for the GATE 2022. Out of these 4 students have obtained a valid GATE Score. 

Name of the candidates	GATE score	Class
Patil Rushikesh Dilip	582	BE- A
Lohar Vishal Raju	496	BE-B
Sarode Manish Chandrakant	393	BE-B
Rathod Prasad	353	TE-A

3. Final Year Student Photograph: For the Institute Annual Magazine, the photographs of the Final Year students are taken with the Principal, Head of the Department, and class Coordinator. During the last two years, due to COVID, it was not done. But for this year for the batch of 2022, it was completed. The photographs of two divisions are clicked with the Principal, Head, and Class coordinator.

 

Group Photo of Div. A with Dr. K. N. Nandurkar (Principal), Dr. R. K. Munje (I/C HOD) and Prof. S. K. Shinde (Class-coordinator)

Group Photo of Div. B with Dr. K. N. Nandurkar (Principal), Dr. R. K. Munje (I/C HOD) and Prof. A. M. Shewale (Class-coordinator)

Faculty Corner

Faculty Participation

The following staff members have completed the courses given below in March 2022

Name of staff	Name of course	Duration	Platform	Name of Organization
Dr. Ravindra Munje	Internship	4 Weeks	Online Internship	Pantech E-Learning
Pooja Sagar Sapkate	Emerging Technologies	5 Day	Online FDP	NIT Durgapur
Priya M. Vyavahare	Emerging Technologies	5 Day	Online FDP	NIT Durgapur

 

1. Department faculty and staff members have attended the IQAC Teachers Training Session by Prof. Dr. Pratibha Nagabhushan, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne on ‘Project Report Writing Guidelines’ conducted on 17^th March 2022 from 3.00 pm onwards in online mode.

2. Department faculty and staff members have attended the IQAC Teachers Training Session by Prof. Dr. Sophia Gaikwad, Head, Symbiosis Teaching Learning Resource, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) on Alternative Assessment conducted on 22^nd March 2022 from 3.00 pm onwards in online mode.

3. Department faculty and staff members have attended the Sessions by Prof. N. J. Rao, IISc Bengaluru on Outcome Based Education organized by the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication conducted on 30^th and 31^st March 2022 from 3.00 pm onwards in online mode.

4. Dr. R. K. Munje has delivered a session on ‘Importance of Research in Engineering’ on 29^th March 2022 in online mode from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm at Zeal College of Engineering and Research, Pune. 

5. Department faculties, Prof S.A. Sagare and Prof Merin John delivered sessions at Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRIEEN), Nashik. Prof S.A. Sagare conducted on Basic Electrical Engineering (6 sessions) and Prof Merin John conducted sessions on Power Electronics (5 sessions) in offline mode.

BEE- 25/01/2022, 25/02/2022, 04/03/2022, 09/03/2022, 23/03/2022, 30/03/2022

PE-22/02/2022, 04/04/2022, 11/03/2022, 23/03/2022, 30/03/2022

National Service Scheme (NSS)

The Institute level NSS camp was conducted from 27^th February to 6^th March 2022 at Mohagaon Village in Nashik District. The faculties and students from the Electrical department participated in this camp. Around 8 students participated from Electrical Department. Prof. J. P. Shah, Prof S.A. Sagare, and Priya Vyavahare guided the students in various activities. Names of the students participating in this cam are given below.

Sr. No.	Name of the students	Batch
1.	Ahire Arambh	2022-23
2.	Tejas Rayate	2022-23
3.	Pranjal Jain	2022-23
4.	Bangar Vrushali	2022-23
5.	Chikhalkar Jayesh	2022-23
6.	Varun Bhadane	2023-24
7.	Harshal Kharche	2023-24
8.	Pranav Madhukar Kalme	2023-24

 

Alumni Achievement

ई -मोर्टल ऑटोमोटिव्हसला महाराष्ट्र उद्योग रत्न पुरस्कार प्रदान 

रिव्हल संस्थे मार्फत देण्यात येणारा २०२२ चा महाराष्ट्र उद्योग रत्न पुरस्कार नाशिकमधील ई-मोर्टल ऑटोमोटिव्हीस् या कंपनीला 'महाराष्ट्रातील सर्वोत्कृष्ट लिथियम बॅटरी' निर्मिती या श्रेणीसाठी अभिनेत्री सोनाली कुलकर्णी यांच्या हस्ते देण्यात आला.

के. के. वाघ अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालयातील विद्युत अभियांत्रिकी शाखेत २०१९ साली शिक्षण पूर्ण केल्यानंतर मयूर शेलार, धवल तगारे आणि ओंकार सोनवणे यांनी इमॉरटल ऑटोमोटिव्हज् ची स्थापना केली. महाविद्यालयातील शेवटच्या वर्षात असताना त्यांनी आपल्या सहकऱ्यांबरोबर विद्युत वाहनाची निर्मिती केली व या क्षेत्रातच पुढे व्यवसाय करण्याचे ठरवले. २०२० साली त्यांनी बॅटरी निर्मिती साठी २०० स्क्वे. फू. च्या छोट्या जागेत आपल्या व्यवसायाला सुरुवात केली ज्याचे रूपांतर आता ३००० स्क्वे.फू च्या कंपनीत झाले आहे. त्यांनी सुरुवात सोलर पथदीप साठी लागणाऱ्या बॅटरीज् पासून सुरु झाली. त्यानंतर त्यात संशोधन  केल्यानंतर युनिक अरेंजमेंट पद्धतीचा वापर करून बॅटरीची कार्यक्षमता आणि आयुष्य वाढवण्यावर भर दिला. आता सोलर सोबतच इलेक्ट्रिक व्हेईकल, लिफ्ट, ट्रॅफीक लाईट, कम्युनिकेशन टॉवर इत्यादी क्षेत्रात वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या बॅटरीज् चे उत्पादन इमॉरटल ऑटोमोटिव्हज् द्वारा केले जाते. नाशिक सोबत महाराष्ट्राबाहेर सुद्धा आज अनेक ठिकाणी या बॅटरीला मागणी आहे. बॅटरी निर्मितीसोबतच आता ई -मोर्टल ऑटोमोटिव्हज् ची टीम स्वतःच्या इलेक्ट्रिक व्हेईकल निर्मितीसाठी काम करत आहे. यासाठी केंद्र सरकारच्या उद्योग आणि अंतर्गत व्यापार प्रोत्साहन विभागाने (DPIIT) मान्यता दिली आहे. नाशिकमधील नवउद्योजकांसाठी ही बातमी नक्कीच प्रेरणादायक ठरेल.

अभियांत्रिकीचे शिक्षण घेत असतांना विविध शिक्षक तज्ज्ञांकडून झालेल्या मार्गदर्शामुळेच हे यश संपादन करता आले असे मत धवल तगारे यांनी व्यक्त केले. प्राचार्य डॉ केशव नांदुरकर आणि विभाग प्रमुख डॉ बी ई. कुशारे यांच्या प्रेरणेमुळेच उद्योजक बनण्याचे बीज मनात पेरले गेले व ते प्रत्यक्ष आले अशी भावना मयूर शेलार आणि ओंकार सोनावणे यांनी व्यक्त केली. त्यांच्या या यशाबद्दल व पुढील वाटचालीबद्दल संस्थेचे विश्वस्त श्री. समीर वाघ, प्राचार्य केशव नांदुरकर आणि प्रभारी विभाग प्रमुख डॉ रवींद्र मुंजे यांनी शुभेच्छा दिल्या.

 

Student Articles

SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS LEADING MAJOR CHANGES

Srushti Kiran Pawar, TE (Electrical) Div. B

(pawarsrushti4@gmail.com) 

Conventional grid technologies perform a simple function, the transmission of electrical power generated at a central power plant. This happens with voltage transformers that increase and decrease voltage levels gradually while delivering energy to the end-users. Smart grids, however, perform all the conventional functions with the added ability or advantage of monitoring all the activities remotely for better and quicker responses and performance.

We will discuss six key applications for Smart Grid technology in this blog post. They are advanced metering infrastructure, demand response, electric vehicles, wide-area situational awareness; distributed energy resources and storage; and distribution grid management.

1. Advanced Metering Infrastructure

This is also known as AMI. It’s simply applying technologies like smart meters to help with the two-way flow of information between customers and utility agencies. This information revolves around consumption time, amount, and appropriate pricing. It enables smart grids to have a wide range of functions compared to conventional grid technologies. 

·         These functions include but are not limited to:

·         Remote consumption control

·         Time-based pricing

·         Consumption forecast

·         Fault and outage detection

·         Remote connection and disconnection of users

·         Theft detection and loss measurements

·         Effective cash collection and debt management

Having these functions means gaining better control over power efficiency and quality in smart grids across the globe. Still, there are a few drawbacks that worry consumers and utility agencies alike, such as privacy and confidentiality issues and cybersecurity issues relating to unauthorized access to AMI devices.

2. Demand Response

Demand response (DR) programs are recent and emerging applications for demand‐side management (DSM). Examples are applications that improve grids’ reliability by providing services such as frequency control, spinning reserves and operating reserves, and applications that help reduce wholesale energy prices and their volatility.

The development of energy regulatory commissions with open wholesale markets and policy support has enabled demand response applications in grid technology. There are two categories of demand response programs from the customer perspective:

·         Price‐based DR: where customers adjust their electricity consumption in response to the time-variant prices created by their utility agencies to maximize their electricity usage and save on bills

·         Incentive‐based DR:  where benefits are increased by promoting an incentive to influence customer behaviors to change their demand consumption

DR provides the opportunity for consumers to reduce or shift their electricity usage during peak periods through the programs mentioned above, giving them a huge role in the operation of electric grids with the hopes of balancing supply and demand needs.

3. Electric Vehicles (EVs)

This may seem like a misplaced application for smart grids, but with the obvious electrification of the transport industry, EVs are a preferred solution to global warming issues. In terms of smart grid technologies, plug-in electric vehicles’ introduction comes with myriad challenges and opportunities to sustain power systems. If EVs are added to the grids as regular loads, then there will be no allowance for flexibility of load variables, which will endanger the grid as a whole.

However, these challenges can be managed successfully with controlled approaches, especially when charging is shifted to low‐load hours. EVs can also promote Smart grid sustainability by operating as distributed storage resources (V2G) that contribute to ancillary services such as frequency regulation, peak‐shaving power for the system, or the integration of fluctuating renewable resources. 

4. Wide-Area Situational Awareness

This refers to the implementation of a set of technologies designed to improve the monitoring of the power system across large geographic areas — effectively providing grid operators with a broad and dynamic picture of the functioning of the grid. 

WASA systems provide operators and engineers with the right information at the right time for efficient operation and analysis of the power system, according to SELinc. The ultimate goal here remains the same: to understand and optimize the smart grid’s reliability through its performance and anticipate where necessary changes need to occur before problems abound.

Smart grids use phasor measurement units as sensors for collecting data over large geographical areas making phasor measurement sensors the bane of wide-area measurement systems. They can be relied upon to relay situational awareness over large interconnected areas through:

·         Real-time monitoring

·         Prediction of future disturbances

5. Distributed Energy Resources and Storage

Distributed energy resources are also known as DER and are part of Distributed generation; they refer to energy sources or generation units that are smaller and located on the consumer side of the electricity generation meter. 

Energy is generated from sources (mostly renewable) near the point of use rather than from a centralized system. Some examples are rooftop solar photovoltaic units and wind generating units.

While DER storage involves systems that store distributed energy for later use. This is done with two components; DC-charged batteries and bi-directional inverters. It helps in balancing energy generation, demand, and supply. Some other key features are:

·         Peak shaving

·         Load shifting

·         Voltage regulation

·         Renewable integration

·         Back-up power

6. Distribution Grid Management

A distribution grid includes all the equipment needed for energy distribution, such as wires, poles, transformers, etc. The management of the distribution grid in smart grids has to do with having a system “capable of collecting, organizing, displaying and analyzing real-time or near real-time electric distribution system information” as needed. 

This system can also allow grid operators to plan and place complex tasks to increase efficiency, meet targets, prevent failures and optimize energy flow. It can also work hand in hand with other systems to create a combined outlook of distributed operations.

Smart grid technologies are created to be smart, with the capabilities of predetermining faults that can then be prevented, cut costs where possible, and deliver the best value to consumers when needed.  

Comparison of kWh and kVAh billing system

Shraddha Jadhav, TE (Electrical) Div. B

(skjadhav199@gmail.com)

 

The electricity charges must contain quantitative as well as qualitative components motivating the customers to improve their quality criterion. The introduction of kVAh metering and kVAh metering tariffs is therefore seen as a commercial inducement on consumers to ensure a smaller electricity bill by ensuring that they do not draw reactive power. A switchover from existing kWh-based billing to kVAh-based billing is therefore seen by utilities as a magic solution for the Indian power sector.

As per the MERC order, computation of electricity consumption including kVAh leading has been incorporated in the billing of electricity. Also, as per the MERC order, the kVAh tariff is implemented in Maharashtra from 1^st April 2020

It is a well-known fact that the industrial load consists majorly of inductive load which generates some amount of reactive power for them to function. This reactive power is compensated by the capacitor bank installed in parallel to the load. Else, this equipment tends to draw the reactive power from the grid which MSEDCL has to draw from the grid. These industrial units are required to maintain their equipment and install the capacitors to maintain the power factor, however, not all industrial units do so. This leads to a reduction in power factor and system inefficiency.

If the tariff is only fixed for active energy measured( kWh basis), the supplier has to meet the loss in the supply system due to additional current drawn due to the poor power factor of the load maintained by the consumers. Else to eliminate the losses, regulatory measures have to be initiated upon the consumers who do not maintain the power factor of the load at unity or a specified value. Imposing penalty on consumers who create this burden, by identifying them through tasks, is not practical and feasible for the utility, which further leads to billing disputes. Therefore, consideration of apparent power( active as well as reactive) or also known as kVAh while billing the consumers is inevitable as reactive power is the integral part of the power supplied.

However, excessive use of auxiliary equipment introduces harmonics in the power system which disturbs the health of the power system and gives negative consequences.

Therefore is vital to have reactive power in the electricity distribution system but must minimize to maintain the productivity of the electricity distribution framework. 

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Student Editors: Anuj Paul (BE-A), Vedika Dharaskar (BE-A), Sharvari Phase (BE-A), Abhishek Jadhav (BE-A), Rutuja Kapile (BE-A), Vaibhav Dhanokar (TE-A),       Huzaif Sayyed (TE-A)

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