NIT-Tiruchirappalli 20th National Power System conference NPSC-2018
NIT-Tiruchirappalli 20th National Power System conference NPSC-2018
was organized by the department of EEE titled “Towards a Sustainable
Energy Future through Efficient, Smart and Green Technologies” from
14th to 16th December 2018.The conference was well attended by eminent
academicians, faculty members and students from reputed technical and
educational institutions from different parts of the country and
representatives of governmental bodies and industry.
During the valedictory program conducted in the evening,Prof. Mini
Shaji Thomas, Director,NIT-T presided over the function and informed
about the various sessions of the event.
NPSC 2018 had a high-level and extensive scientific program consisting
of: Four tutorial sessions (each of three hours duration), seven
Keynote Addresses, one panel session and 23 Technical sessions,
inclusive of 22 oral and 1 poster presentation session. A total of 194
delegates of which 52 were from academia, 121 were students, 12 from
the industry and 8 under the listener category. In addition to this,
there were 31 invitees, and 28 delegates under the sponsored category.
192 delegates were from India, and two from abroad. Now, coming to the
events: The four pre-conference tutorial sessions, two parallel
sessions in the forenoon, and two parallel sessions post lunch, saw a
fully-packed house of stalwarts of Indian Power Engineering as well as
young and vibrant minds, gathered to devour every word uttered by the
experts. The sessions addressed the current issues in the rapidly
changing structure of the power system with the addition of renewable
energy sources and ever-increasing demand for electrical power without
compromise on reliability and quality. Dr. Ramakrishna Gokaraju,
University of Saskatchewan and Dr. Ashok Kumar Pradhan, IIT Kharagpur
spoke elaborately on "Modern Power System Protection Practices and
Applications for Smart Grids and Microgrids" in the Tutorial Session –
I. Dr. Sachin Srivastava, ABB Ltd., presented the “IEC600255
Functional Testing Standards of Numerical Relays” in the same session,
where the years of industrial experience was very evident. Both the
topics adhered to the theme of the session “Protection in Modern Power
Systems”. Apart from student and faculty members of NITT, a total of
67 delegates participated in this session. Interesting queries from
young researchers were taken up by the experts with enthusiasm post
the session.
The theme of Tutorial Session – II was “Synchro-phasor Technology in
Power Systems”, was rightly handled by Dr. Anil Kulkarni & Dr. Soman
of IIT Bombay. They provided an deep insight into how WAMS could be
integrated with the Indian Power Grid. It is to be noted that the
Power Grid Corporation of India is currently implementing the Unified
Real Time Dynamic State Measurement project (URTDSM), which aims to
aid the reliable operation of the Indian Power Grid through optimal
planning and installation of PMUs throughout the country. The session
was attended by 51 delegates, and many more young minds from the host
institute.
Tutorial Session – III was handled by Dr. Aniruddha M. Gole , HVDC
Manitoba & Dr. Om Nayak, Nayak Power Systems. The theme of the session
was “HVDC & FACTS”. A total of 33 delegates attended the hands-on
session with PSCAD software tools.
The theme of the fourth Tutorial session was “Microgrids”, where Dr.
NP Padhy, IIT Roorkee delivered the work carried out in their
well-equipped microgrid laboratory towards “Solution to the future
power distribution: Microgrids”. Followed by this, Dr. Jayashree
Ravishankar, UNSW Australia, spoke on “Islanded Operation of
Micro-grids –Issues and possible solutions”. The session saw the
highest attendance of 76 delegates.
NPSC 2018 received 359 technical papers, of which 175 were accepted
after a peer review process undertaken by 222 reviewers. Out of the
175 papers that were shortlisted, 168 delegated registered to present
their work in the MPSC 2018 proceedings. Of the 168 registered papers,
113 were earmarked for Oral presentation, and 55 for poster
presentation. A total of 22 technical oral presentation sessions and
one poster presentation session were dedicated to the delegates for
showcasing the solutions they had developed. The 22 sessions were
split into 5 separate tracks over two days said the Director Dr.Mini
Shaji Thomas.
The technical sponsors of the conference were the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), in particular the Madras
Section, and the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES). Major power
industries and organisations also supported the conference in the form
of sponsorship. Power Grid India, POSOCO Ltd., CPRI Bangalore, ABB
Ltd., Nayak Power Systems, TEQIP-III NITT, NPTI, NTPC, and OPAL-RT
generously contributed towards maintaining the brand value of NPSC,
and the standard, professionalism and ambience of the conference said
Dr.N.Ammasai Gounden.
An event of large magnitude is not possible overnight, as the saying,
Rome cannot be built in a day! NPSC 2018 is a result of the hard work
and meticulous planning of my fellow colleagues, the NPSC advisory
committee, members of the staff and student volunteers. Without the
coordinated efforts of the entire team and the administration of NPSC
and NIT-T, this conference would not have been what it has been. I
wish the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar all the
very best for organising NPSC 2020 said Dr.N.Kumaresan, the Convenor
of the Conference.
Professor Ramamoorty best paper award in power systems was given to
Dr.Anil Kulkarni, Professor of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay and
his student Chindu for his paper titled “A generalised state space
approach for studying EMTP simulation models”.
Professor Ramamoorty best paper award in power electronics was given
to Dr. Kumaravel, Assistant Professor, NIT Calicut for the novel
isolated modified interleaved dc-dc converter to integrate
ultracapacitor and battery sources for EV applications.
A few participants who gave their feedback on the conference praised
the institution for hosting its first ever conference in such an
impeccable manner and said that they were overwhelmed by the
hospitality offered by the organisers.
After the valedictory program the conference came to an end, leaving
fond memories in the minds of the guests and delegates and a great
sense of satisfaction and accomplishment in all members of the faculty
and staff and student volunteers who were associated with its
preparation and organisation of NPSC-2018.
Photo Details:
Professor Ramamoorty best paper award in power systems was given to
Dr.Anil Kulkarni, Professor of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay and
his student Chindu for his paper titled “A generalised state space
approach for studying EMTP simulation models” from Prof. Mini Shaji
Thomas, Director,NIT-Tiruchirappalli on Left Dr. Saifur Rahman
President, IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and Director, Advanced
Research Institute, Virginia Tech, USA on Right Prof. M
Ramamoorty,Prof.S.C Srivastava, Chairman, National core standing
committee NPSC.
For more details Contact:
Prof.N.Kumaresan, M.No.9489089101, Convenor of the conference, Dept of EEE.
Dr.P. Raja, M.No.9942680653, Program Committee, Dept of EEE.
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