ERDA News, Volume: 41, Issue No: 3, July-September 2024
Technical Paper Presented at National & International Conferences and ERDA’s Technical Workshops
A. Technical Paper Presented at National & International Conferences
Sr No | Title | Author(s) | Conference /Seminar/Journal | Organized by | Date of conference |
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1 | Low voltage ride-through feature in single phase two stage grid tied PV inverter | Mr.Mahemudmiya Pirjada, Mr. Asheesh Dhaneria, Ms. Najma S Nizami, Mr. Ashish Singh | IEEE CONECCT 2024- Emerging Technologies | IEEE, Bangalore Section | 12 – 14 July 2024 |
2 | Technique for Online Condition Monitoring of Surge Arresters | Mr. Anil Khopkar | International High Voltage Engineering and Technology Conference July 22-23, 2024 Tokyo, Japan | World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technolog | 22 – 23 July 2024 |
3 | Protection of Transformer against Surge Voltage | Mr. Anil Khopkar, Mr. Umesh Soni | International High Voltage Engineering and Technology Conference July 22-23, 2024 Tokyo, Japan | World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology | 22 – 23 July 2024 |
4 | Self-Powered Wireless Thermal Sensor Technology | Mr. Asheesh Dhaneria, Mr. Hardik Khambhadiya, Dr. Satish Chetwani | RPTF 2024 | Ionex | 6 – 7 August 2024 |
5 | Design of Online Torque Transducer with Wireless Data Transmission | Ms. Jacintha Dias, Mr. Asheesh Dhaneria, Dr. Satish Chetwani | RPTF 2024 | Ionex | 6 – 7 August 2024 |
6 | Effects of Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) of Composite Core Rod on Performance of Polymer Insulators | Dr. Nitin Shingne, Dr. Uday Puntambekar, Dr. Satish Chetwani | CIGRE Session 2024 Paris | CIGRE | 25 – 30 August 2024 |
B. Technical Workshops
During this quarter, ERDA organized workshops of one and two day’s duration. These workshops consisted of presentations covering a wide range of topics, along with practical demonstrations and visits to laboratories. Participants from DISCOMs, TRANSCOs, Government Utilities, and private organizations attended the workshops. The details of the workshops conducted are as below.
i) Workshop on “Design Aspects and Performance Evaluation of Motors & Pumps”, held on 11th and 12th July 2024.
ii) One Day Workshop on “Industrial Energy Management Techniques / Energy Audits”, held on 6th September 2024.
iii) Two-Day Workshop on “Condition Monitoring & Health Assessment of Power Transformers – Diagnostics”, held on 12th and 13th September 2024.
C. Expert Talk
i) An expert talk was delivered by Mr. Asheesh Dhaneria, Head of TM5 New Product Development section of R & D Department, on topic “A Methodology to Monitor Hot Spot Temperature of Distribution Transformer” at Seminar on Best Practices for O&M of Distribution Transformer & Code of Practice for the repair of Distribution Transformers organized by ITMA at Jaipur and Aurangabad.
ii) Underground Cable Workshop was held from 3rd to 4th September 2024 at the NESCO Exhibition Center in Goregaon, Mumbai. Dr. Nitin Shingne delivered a talk on “Root Cause Analysis of Failed Cables – ERDA’s Experience,” while Mr. Umesh Soni presented on the topic “Diagnostic Testing of Cables.”
D. Students’ Visit
At ERDA, our passion for knowledge-sharing knows no bounds. We constantly strive to disseminate knowledge in every way imaginable. As part of this, we arrange industrial visits for engineering students, enabling them to explore a world of practical knowledge. These visits offer a remarkable opportunity for students to embark on a captivating journey through diverse laboratories, where they can acquire invaluable hands-on experience.
During this quarter, we welcomed students from the following engineering colleges.
- BVM Engineering College, Vallabh Vidyanagar
- S.N. Patel Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Bardoli