e-Newsletter - July 2023

Department Events

Expert lecture on “EV Technology, Policies and Start-Ups” by Priyanka Gadakh 

Department of Electrical Engineering in Association with IET On-Campus organizes  Online Expert Lecture on “EV Technology, Policies and Start-Ups”  for TE(A) and BE Electrical Division: A and B students and staff of the department on 22/7/2023: Resource Person: Ms. Priyanka Gadakh, Senior System Engineer, Blue binaries Engineering & Solutions Pvt Ltd. Total No. of Students present = 60. This lecture helped students to acquire knowledge related to Electric vehicles, the basics of EVs, new technologies in EVs and opportunities for the engineers in EVs. She also talked about the different courses that would help an individual to make his/her career in EV Company. 

Expert lecture on “Control Panel Design” by Shri. Shrikant Jadhav 

Department of Electrical Engineering in Association with IET On-Campus organizes  Expert Lecture on “Control Panel Design”  for TE(B) and BE Electrical Division: A and B students and staff of the department on 28/7/2023: Resource Person: Mr. Shrikant Jadhav, Senior Design Engineer. Total No. of Students present = 100. This lecture helped students to acquire knowledge related to control panel design such as what material is used while designing a panel and, the different types of contactors used in the panel. They discussed relays used, working and operation of relays. How to design it and the various software used in it were discussed and opportunities for panel design engineers in various fields.

Department of has conducted an Online Panel Discussion on ‘Scope and Career Opportunities in Electrical Engineering”

Department of Electrical Engineering of K.K.Wagh Institute of Engineering Education & Research has conducted an Online Panel Discussion on ‘Scope and Career Opportunities for Electrical Engineers’ on 1st July 2023. The panelists were Shri. Sharad Jha, Shri. Prasad Patil, Shri. Pankaj Patil, Shri. Pravin Hunure and Ms. Sukhada Raut. The Panel discussion was moderated by Ms. Surabhi Sabale. Around 200+ participants attended the panel discussion.

 

Employability Enhancement Training Program for Placement

The department has completed 30 hrs. Certificate Course on “C and C++ Programming” organized in association with Coding Seekho Institute, conducted from July 12, 2023, to July 17, 2023. The training is coordinated by Prof. R. A. Ahire. 

 

Project Competition for F.Y. B.Tech students

The department has conducted a project competition for F.Y. B.Tech students under Engineering Exploration and Project-Based Learning on 13th July 2023. Around 35 projects are presented by students. The event was coordinated by Prof. J. D. Patil and Prof. A. S. Khaire. Out of that, 2 groups in each division are selected and sent for the next Institute Level round the selected projects are
1. Project by Poonam Jadhav, Chaitanya Nehe, Gauri Muthal, Prasad Mulane, and Omkar Khairnar from O Division on Augmented Reality
2. Project by Dnyaneshwar Patil, Yog Patil, Vishal Nikumbh, Motiram Shendge, and Aditya Surase from O Division on Reptile and repellent electronic shoes for farmer
3. Project by Hembrom Himanshu Manoj, Jena Ritesh Sachinbakumar, Kurhade Pramod Govind, and Kurhade Karan Yadav from N Division on Steering Wheel Simulation
4. Project by Surve Kuldip Prashantrao, Shinde Vedant Vaman, Shinde Yash Sanjay, Tadavi Sahil Sarafaraj from N Division on Smart Vacuum Cleaner 

Social Work

EFFECT Student Body of the Department and Swapnapurti Foundation have conducted a Fort conservation, preservation, and cleanliness drive on 23rd July 2023 at Ramshej Fort. Around 40 students from the department participated in this initiative with Prof. Sachin Kakde, who happens to be the founder of the Swapnapurti Foundation. 

Know Your IET

A joyous event Know Your IET was conducted on 1st July 2023 at K.K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research to create awareness about the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) amongst graduates. The 'Know Your IET' articulates to the students that Engineering is fun with creative problem-solving. The event was successfully conducted by the IET Student Volunteers under the guidance of Prof. Ramesh Bhandare and Prof. Nayana Jangle.  

Student Corner

Students Felicitation

Felicitation of parents of the placed students on 10th July 2023.

ABB Live Project

Students from the department are selected by ABB India Ltd., Nashik for live project activity. This is a unique opportunity for the students. The activity is coordinated by Prof. Rupali Ahire and Prof. Saravanan S from the department.

Roshan Tarle (University Ranker)

We are very glad to share that our student Mr. Roshan Tarle has been awarded a prize as Gold-Medallist, a University Topper in the Final Year Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) in the examination held in April/May 2021 by Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. He has been awarded the following award prizes by the University:
 
1. Sou.Manisha Raghunath Joglekar Prize Rs. 1500/-
2. The Late Mahadeo Ranchandra Bhise Prize Rs. 4800/-
3. The Principal G K Ogale Memorial Prize Rs. 6400/-
4. The Shri. Vasant Vinayak Deodhar Mernorialpize Rs. 6400/-

Prize Winners in the F. Y. B. Tech Project Exhibition cum Contest

Poonam Jadhav, Chaitanya Nehe, Gauri Muthal, Prasad Mulane, and Omkar Khairnar from F. Y. B.Tech (Div. O) received the Second Prize in ‘F. Y. B. Tech Project Exhibition cum Contest’ conducted on 17th July 2023 at the AICTE IDEA Lab of K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik. The project title is Augmented Reality. 

EKAM Scholarship

Electrical students from the BE-B, Gauri Chavanke and Sandhya Shinde, received the EKAM Scholarship Award from the EKAM Foundation, Mumbai. Congratulations to all

Electric Two-Wheeler Competition 2023

Institute's Team Nikola Racing has received 1st Prize of Rs. 75000/- for the overall performance Award at the National level SAEISS Dr. G. Padmanabham Memorial Electric Two Wheeler Competition 2023 conducted at Chennai. Another award is the Best Design Award 3rd Prize. Students from the department are

Prathamesh Gaikwad (Vice Captian)

Atharva Hase (BE)

Amrita Devi (BE)

Sakshi Patil (BE)

Omkar Ozarkar (TE)

Aditya Velanjkar (TE)

Congratulations to all the students.

Collaboration of ABB & Universities' Young Talent: Kickoff

Students of  Sakshi Girase (BE-Electrical), Tejaswini Rajput (BE-R & A),  Abhishek Patil (BE-IT), Prathamesh Galilohar (BE-Computer), and Anush Devadiga (BE-E&TC) attended the Collaboration of ABB and Universities' Young Talent: Kickoff Meeting conducted by ABB on 17/07/2023. Prof. Saravanan S. is the mentor for this activity. 

Faculty Corner

Prof. Dr. B. E. Kushare has been selected as a Member of the Board of Studies of Electrical Engineering of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.

Congratulations to Prof. Nayana Nitin Jangle has received the recognition of the “Certified Behavior and Mentoring Analyst” by successfully completing the certification exam for Style Analysis – DISC and Driving Forces by Talent Matrix. This certification is useful for understanding the psychology of students and mentoring them for their careers.

Prof. Rupali Ahire and Mrs. S. A. Borade successfully completed the industrial training from 27/06/2023 to 11/07/2023.

Industry Connect

The Department/Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Aarya Innovtech Pvt. Ltd., Nashik on 27th July 2023. A photograph of  Dr. K. N. Nandurkar, Director (KKWIEER) and Mr. Prashant Bachhav, Director (Aarya Innovtech Pvt. Ltd.) along with Dr. R. K. Munje, I/C Head Electrical (KKWIEER) and Dr. Ajinkya Joshi, Registrar (KKWIEER).

News Papers

Student Articles

To design, manufacture and supply of testing equipment
CT & PT

Gauri Ravindra Chavanke

BE-B, Electrical Engineering

gaurichavanke.nashik@gmail.com

1   Introduction to CT and PT

Instrument transformers (ITs) are designed to transform voltage or current from the high values in the transmission and distribution systems to the low values that can be utilized by low-voltage metering devices. There are three primary applications for which ITs are used: metering (for energy billing and transaction purposes); protection control (for system protection and protective relaying purposes); and load survey (for economic management of industrial loads). Depending on the requirements for those applications, the IT design and construction can be quite different. Generally, the metering ITs require high accuracy in the range of normal operating voltage and current. Instrument transformers are the most common and economical way to detect a disturbance. Typical output levels of instrument transformers are 1-5 amperes and 115-120 volts for CTs and VTs, respectively.

Figure 1. Current and Voltage Transformer Symbols and Simplified Concept

2. Types of insulation

There are different types of insulation are used in instrument transformers according to their dielectric breakdown strength, The primary and secondary coils of a transformer are the key components in performing its basic function of transforming voltage and current. Materials are used to insulate the primary and secondary coils. In transformers, in addition to the primary and secondary coils, there are several other important components and accessories. The insulating material is one of the most critical components of a transformer. Sufficient insulation between different active parts of the transformer is necessary for its safe operation.

3. Type of Core

The transformer core is an iron block that acts as a path for the flow of magnetic flux. Thus, the transformer core forms the magnetic circuit of the transformer. It is used to confine the magnetic flux to a definite path. The transformer core acts as the housing for the primary and secondary windings of the transformer in addition to providing a path for the magnetic flux. As we know, a transformer works on the principle of mutual inductance. According to this principle, the magnetic flux produced by one winding (primary winding) links to another winding (secondary winding) to produce a transformed voltage or current. These two windings are electrically isolated and magnetically coupled to each other. It is also known that the opposition in the flow of magnetic flux is referred to as magnetic reluctance. It will cause a reduction in the amount of magnetic flux due to the high reluctance of air or non-ferrous material.

(a)circular    (b)oblong   (c) or rectangular square

4.  Type of Winding

Transformer winding includes different turns of copper coil bundles where every bundle is connected to form a winding. Windings mainly depend on the input-output supply otherwise on the range of voltage. Transformer winding is available in two types, i.e. primary winding and secondary winding. Transformer winding operation is, that the primary winding gets electrical energy from the source whereas secondary winding transmits electrical energy to the load. Transformer winding materials are aluminium and copper which are the most frequently used conductors in transformer windings.

(a) hand winding                                              

(b) machine winding

5.  Molding and Finishing

Epoxy resin:- Hardener, silica powder, colour paste and plasticizer are mixed together to    make insulation

                              (a) Molding a PT’s                                 (b) Molding a CT’s

6.  Labelling and packaging

 

7. Conclusion

CT reduces the large current to a safer and measurable level and PT reduces the high voltage to a safer and measurable level, Current transformer is a voltage step-up and current step-down transformer and the Voltage transformer is a voltage step-down and current step-up transformer.