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Inauguration of Electrical & Electronics Student Association (EELS) for the Academic Year 2023-24

The Inauguration of Electrical & Electronics Student Association (EELS) for the Academic Year 2023-24 was held on 04 January 2024 at 10.00 am in Fr Fred Seminar Hall. Mr Rathnakar Bhat, CEO, KarMic Design Pvt. Ltd graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Dr. Sanath Saralaya, Head of the Department , Ms MadhaviGatty, Staff Coordinator and EELS office bearers were the other dignitaries on the dais.  The programme began with a prayer song, followed by the auspicious traditional lamp lighting ceremony to formally inaugurate the Association activities. Dr Sanath Saralaya welcomed the gathering& introduced the distinguished Chief Guest. A video presentation of EELS association activities held during the academic year 2022-23 was done. Mr Koushik Bhat, president of EELS proposed the association activities for the academic year 2023-24. The meritorious students were felicitated with certificate presented by the chief guest Mr Rathnakar Bhat.  The formal event concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Ms Madhavi Gatty, Staff Coordinator, EELS. The formal inaugural ceremony was followed by a motivational talk on "career opportunities in semiconductor industries” by the Chief Guest. The talk was highly appreciated by all the students and faculty members present. The honourable Chief Guest of the day was felicitated with a memento presented by the Head of the Department. Ms Renita Pinto, Final year student compered the programme. 

The inaugural function of EELs was followed by a branch entry program in the post lunch session on 04 January 2024 in the Kalam Auditorium. The third semester students of EEE branch welcomed cordially by the EEE faculty and students from third and final year. The program constituted exciting games for third semester students followed by a cultural program hosted by third and final year students. This program was liked by all the students and faculty members.  


 

Lecture on “Development of Scientific Temper Under Article 51 AH-Constitution of India”

Department of EEE in association EELs association organized a Lecture on "Development of Scientific Temper under Article 51 AH-Constitution of India” for the IInd & IIIrd year EEE students on 21st December 2023 from 2:00 -5:00pm. The resource person for the session was Professor Narendra Nayak, Former professor-KMC Mangaluru, President of Indian Rationalist Thinking Associations.

Professor Narendra Nayak stressed the importance of Development of scientific temper among the students. He urged the students to develop logical & critical reasoning. He stressed on the importance to develop the habit of questioning on the facts told or already known to you. Prof. Nayak also demonstrated few facts by giving live demonstration to the students. 

The session left behind a very deep impact on the students as it made students to rethink on the many of the facts which was shown by live demonstration to the students.

 

Hands-on workshop on “Patent : Prior Art Search”

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering under EELS association in collaboration with ISTE organized an Hands-on workshop on "Patent : Prior Art Search”  for VII semester EEE students on 17 October 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco & Ms Madhavi Gatty, Teaching Faculty, Department of Electrical and Electronics were the resource persons. 

The objective of the workshop was to provide information about Patent search and analysis of claims. Dr Sheryl Colaco started the session with details of open patent databases available worldwide and gave a glimpse on writing novelty search report. Ms Madhavi explained on performing practical searches in the USPTO, WIPO PATENSCOPE and ESPACENET databases. Different Patent Classification Systems with Novelty were discussed. Students were assisted to carry out hands on search regarding patent related to their field of interest. The session was well appreciated by the students. The session provided valuable insight to perform prior art search and identify novelty in their project work.

 

EEE: Outreach Program

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering under EELs association in collaboration with Community Engagement Group conducted a technical training programme titled "Electricity and Automation” for the students of 8th, 9th and 10th grade of Govt. High School, Hosabettu, Moodbidre on 9 August 2023 from 10 am to 1 pm. The objective of this technical programme is to enhance the scientific temper of high school students belonging to the rural background. 

The training program consisted of student groups providing demo of automation based projects to school students and informing them about safety issues related to electricity, students also made charts to explain the demo projects with simple block diagrams. The school students exhibited high energy and clarified their queries during this program.

Ms Venita Monteiro- Asst Professor, Physics department, Ms Madhavi Gatty, Mr Joysun Dsouza , Assistant Professors, Dept. of EEE were the faculty in charge for this activity.  Mr Anson Feandes , Department of  ME was the student coordinator of the Community group activity. The program was well appreciated by the school students and the teachers present.

 

Technical talk on “How to Write a Research Paper”

A technical talk on "How to Write a Research Paper" was organized by the EELs association in collaboration with the IEEE SJEC student Chapter-PES for the 3rd-year students of the EEE department on 30th June 2023. Dr. Sheryl Grace Colaco, Professor of the EEE department, was the resource person for the program.

Dr. Sheryl started with the basic idea of working with research and innovative minds. She gave an introduction to research and explained the concepts mandatory for writing a research paper. She elaborated on the literature survey, methodology, citations, and pictorial representation in a research paper. Finally, she illustrated the IEEE conference template in detail for writing research papers with importance given to abstracts, pictorial depiction of results, and conclusions.

Students found this workshop interesting and knowledgeable. The program was coordinated by Ms. Madhavi Gatty, Assistant Professor from the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

 

Workshop on PCB Design and Fabrication using KiCad Software

One day hands on training session on "PCB Design and Fabrication using KiCad Software” was organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering & Department of Civil Engineering in association with SJEC AICTE Idea Lab & IEEE SJEC student Chapter- PES for the III year students of EEE and Civil Engineering Department on 5 June 8, 2023.  The final year studentsMr Rajath Kumar & Mr ManojKulal from the dept. of EEE were the resource persons. The motive of training was to enhance knowledge of students on PCB design skills. A brief introduction was given on a schematic capture tool to create PCB layout, understanding the electrical parameters and creating the schematic. The resource team also explained to define design rules and requirements,placing of the components, route the traces and generating design/layout files. Participants were given hands on exercise to create the schematic of op-amp tester circuit, PCB etching, drilling and soldering. The outcome of the training has enabled the students to gain an in-depth practical knowledge on using KiCad software for building mini projects andmain project. The training session provided a great opportunity for interested students inelectronic projects to lea new skills. The program was coordinated by Ms MadhaviGatty and Mr Rohith Veigas - Assistant Professors from Dept. of EEE and Civil Engineering.

 

EELS: Technical Talk on “Power Electronics Design and Analysis”

A technical talk on "Power Electronics Circuit Design and Analysis” was organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics under EELs Association in collaboration with ISTE for the 3rd year students. Mr Sandesh Nayak, Embedded Design Engineer, Brevera Technologies, Mangalore was the resource person. The objective of the session was to impart knowledge on design of power electronics circuits.  A brief introduction was given on different types of power and power factor correction.  Design of power factor controlled flyback topology SMPS design was explained and  analyzed with various waveforms. The outcome of the session has enabled the 3rd year E&E students to gain an in-depth  knowledge on SMPS design and provided a great opportunity for people interested in power electronics to analyze the circuit designs. A total of 25 students participated in the session.

 

EELS : Talk on Climate Emergency

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EELS), Torque student association & Eco club organized a talk on "Climate Emergency' for VI semester EEE and mechanical engineering students on 17.05.2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mr. H. Shashidar Shetty, General Secretary,   and Mr. Benedict Feandes, Member, National Environment Care Foundation (NECF),  Mangaluru were the resource persons. The objective of the workshop was to create awareness of nature preservation through renewable energy sources and the planting of trees. Mr Benedict Feandes provided information on deforestation and fossil fuels ruining the environment through Co2 emission and global warming. He stressed the role of planting trees by students to save nature for future generations.  Mr Shashidar Shetty shared his experience as an environmentalist and called the students to be volunteers in the service of nature.

 

EEE: FDP on “Awareness on AICTE Examination Reforms”

Department of Electrical & Electronics in association with SANJOSH-SJEC Teaching Leaing Centre & Inteal Quality Assurance cell organised three day FDP on "Awareness on AICTE Examination Reforms” for the faculty of the department. The Objective of the FDP was to give an insight on the Formation of the Competency & Performance Indicators (PIs) in the course plan and also the importance of complex engineering problems in the curriculum followed by the assessment for the same.

Mr Sathisha K, HOD welcomed the gathering & briefed on the FDP. He also welcomed the resource person for the day Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs.

Session 1: Introduction to Competency and Performance Indicators - Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs

Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs explained on how the competency & performance indicators (PIs) can be framed from POs. He also explained on how Course outcomes can be mapped to the PIs for a particular courses.

Session 2: Developing assignments based on Complex Engineering Problems - Dr Shreeranga Bhat, HOD-ME

Dr Shreeranga Bhat, explained how a complex engineering problem of higher levels can be entrusted to students in the form of assignments and mapping the assignments to particular POs.

Session 3: Insights on Course plan- Dr Pavana Kumar B, Head- IQAC

Dr Pavana Kumar B, Head-IQAC explained how a course plan & assessment sheet needs to be prepared as per the new format. He said course outcome once framed by the respective course coordinator needs to be reviewed by the course review committee before finalizing the same.

Session 4: Effective assessment using Blooms Taxonomy- Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs

Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs said that there needs to be an effective assessment based on the blooms taxonomy. He also said that assessment should be based on the rubrics framed.

Session 5: Reviewing of Competency & Performance Indicators of the Department -Mr Franco Menezes

Competency & Performance Indicators framed was reviewed & changes were made wherever necessary as per the suggestions given by the faculty members. Finally a fair Competency & performance indicators (PIs) was framed. 

FDP was compered by Ms Himani Kishan Raj, Assistant Professor-Dept of EEE. FDP was concluded by thanking all the faculty members.

FDP Conducted Date  :  27-4-2023 to 29-4-2023 

Program Name : FDP on "Awareness on AICTE Examination Reforms”

Target Audience  :  All E&E Faculty

Resource Person  :  Dr Sudheer M, Dean Academic Affairs, Dr Shreeranga Bhat, HOD-ME and Dr Pavana Kumar B, Head-IQAC

Program Coordinator  :  Mr Franco Menezes, Assistant Professor-Dept. of EEE and Ms Chaithra Shetty, Assistant Professor-Dept. of EEE

 

EEE: Talk on “Signal Processing using LabVIEW“

A Talk on "Signal Processing using LabVIEW"was organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in association with ISTE & IEEE- SJEC Student Chapter & PES for the 6th semester students. Mr Franco A Menezes, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, SJEC, Mangaluru was the resource person.

A brief introduction was given on the topics sensors and transducers. Participants were introduced to the signal processing tool LabVIEW. A brief introduction of the signal processing tool was given. Various sensors were introduced such as IR sensors, motion sensors and actuators such as LEDs, motors and servos which could be interfaced using LabVIEW.

The outcome of the training has enabled the 3rd year E & E students to gain the practical knowledge on using LabVIEW for data acquisition. The training session provided a great opportunity for people interested in signal processing and data acquisition to lea new skills.

 

EEE: Outreach Program on “Installation of Solar System”

On 13 April 2023, a survey on "Installation of Solar System” was conducted by the final year and pre-final year students of Dept. Of Electrical & Electronics Engineering in association with Community Engagement Group, SJEC at Malluru village, Mangaluru. The survey was conducted with the aim of identifying the type of energy consumption, appliances used in the houses and educate them on the benefits of using Solar appliances. Around 9.20 am, we departed from the college and reached the village at 9.45 am. Total 91 Students from Dept. of EEE were present for this activity. These students were divided into 18 groups and survey form was given to them. Students visited around 60 houses in the village and enquired about grid connection, facilities available in the house and type of tariffs. Students actively participated in this survey and gave awareness to several villagers about the necessity for installing solar appliances. It gave an opportunity for students to develop their communication skills and sensitize them on the electricity issues faced by the rural people.

Our survey found that all the houses in Malluru village were connected to the electrical grid. However, there is a lot of scope for using solar appliances as many houses have not installed PV panels. For example: there are household using sewing machines which can be connected to solar system to save energy. Ms Madhavi Gatty, Ms Divya K Pai , Mr Joysun Dsouza , Assistant Professors, Dept. Of EEE and Ms Anusha S, Assistant Professor, Dept. Of CSE were the faculty in charge for this activity. Mr Anson Feandes , Department of ME was the student coordinator of the community group activity. Thanks to the management, faculty and students for the support.

 

Workshop on “Basics of Arduino”

A one day hands on training session on "Basics of Arduino” was organized by the department of Electrical and Electronics under EELs Association for the 3rd year students. The objective of the training was to impart practical knowledge on working with Arduino microcontroller and its components. Mr Leswin D Souza, 8th sem, E& E was the main resource person. Mr John Pramith D Souza, Mr Glenal D Souza, Mr AnwithRaj Jain K from 8th semester E&E volunteered the session. A total of 45 students participated in the session. The theory syllabus on microcontroller was limited to 8051 microcontroller for the 3rd year students. To bridge the gap between the syllabus and the real world problem, this workshop was organised. The motive of training was to enhance knowledge on building projects using Arduino and to code the controller.  A brief introduction was given on the Arduino uno and the simulator Arduino IDE. Participants were introduced to programming of arduino with simple code. Various sensors were introduced such as IR sensors, motion sensors and actuators such as LEDs, motors and servos which could be interfaced to Arduino. Participants were given hands on exercises to practice using these sensors. Participants also built an Ultrasonic sensor and IR sensor based detection and ranging circuits. The outcome of the training has enabled the 3rd year E&E students to gain an in-depth practical knowledge on using Arduino IDE for building their own mini projects and main project. The training session provided a great opportunity for people interested in electronics and robotics to lea new skills.

 

EEE: Industrial visit to KPTCL Kavoor substation by VIII semester students

A one day industrial visit to KPTCL, 220KV substation near Kavoor was organized by the E&E department (EELS association) for the VIII semester students on 01 March 2023. A group of 25 students visited the 220 KV / 132 KV / 33 KV / 11 KV substation. Faculty members Dr Narasimha Pandith-Adjunct Faculty, Ms Madhavi Gatty-Assistant Professor from the department of Electrical and Electronics accompanied the students.

Er Krishnaprasad Pai from KPTCL provided lot of information regarding the substation. He informed that duplex transmission lines of 220 KV are supplied from Kemar to this substation. Students were introduced to practical knowledge on substation layout. Students observed the layout of GOS, insulators, circuit breakers, current transformers, potential transformers and transformers and other substation components which form the main part of the substation. The KPTCL official also explained about the layout of control room, battery room and SCADA system. They also had a glimpse of the single line diagram of the substation. The industrial visit gave an insight into the practical aspects of transmission and distribution of electrical power to the students.

 

EEE: Patent Search & Prior Art Assessment by VIII semester students

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EELS) in association with IEEE & IPSC organized an Hands-on workshop on " Patent Search & Prior Art Assessment”  for VIII semester EEE students on 24.02.2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco & Ms Madhavi Gatty of Electrical Department were the resource persons.

The objective of the workshop was to provide information about Patent search and analysis of claims. Dr Sheryl Colaco started the session with details of open patent databases from several regions. Ms Madhavi explained about performing practical searches in the USPTO, WIPO PATENSCOPE and ESPACENET databases. Different Patent Classification Systems with Novelty and Inventive Step Patentability Searches were discussed in the workshop. Also  guided  the students to perform Patent searches on their own technologies. The session was well appreciated by the students.

 

Workshop on Electrical Switchgear and Protection

A three-day work shop on Electrical switchgear and protection was organised from 09 to 11 February 2023 in Basic Electrical Lab for interested students of second year and final year EEE Branch. This program was organised by Mr Deepesh S Kanchan and Mr Franco Menezes, Asst Professors, EEE Dept. The resource personnel for this hands on work shop were Mr Shivananda, MD, DBsons Pvt Ltd, Tumkur, Mr.Basavesh, HR Manager and Ms.Rajeshwari, Trainer, DBsons Pvt Ltd, Tumkur. The resource team provided in sights in to the world of Electrical Switchgear, Importance and Applications. They provided Industry based knowledge on contactors, push buttons, NOs, NCs, Timers, Indicators and Circuit breakers. Students were divided in to groups of 5 members. Each group worked on Modules related to ACB, Timer, Indictor, OLR, Motor controllers, VFD, APFC and PLCs. Students attained skills on automatic and manual star delta starters, DOL starters, Slip ring resistance controllers and many such protective schemes. Students interacted with the trainers on a regular basis and found all the sessions interesting and knowledgeable.

 

EEE: Technical Talk on “Mangaluru Smart City Cooperation Projects”

 A technical talk on "Mangaluru Smart City Cooperation Projects” was organized for third semester EEE students on 21 December 2022 from 9:30AM to 11:00AM in Fr Fred Memorial Hall. The resource person for the talk was Mr Mohammed Shakeer, Alumnus batch of 2014, KPTCL representative, MCC. This programme was organized by Mr Deepesh S K and Mr Franco Menezes, Assistant Professors, EEE department. The talk provided significance of different voltage levels in transmission and distribution systems in Kaataka state. It also provided information on different type of substations and transformers. The resource person also presented completed projects of Mangaluru smart city project and future plans like the water front project. There was a video presentation of these projects which made the event interesting for the students present.

 

EEE: Industrial Visit to Traction Power Substation

 EEE dept. in association with EELS and IEEE organized an Industrial Visit to Traction Power Substation, Konkan Railways, Mulky for 7th  semester EEE students on 19.12.2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Mr Narayan Nair, Senior Section Engineer, KRCL-Udupi addressed the students on the 25KV substation layout, equipment in the substation, remote and manual control and maintenance of the Substation, the difference between Conventional substation and traction substation etc. The students could relate their theory content on the traction leat in  UEP with practical visualization and clarification from industry personnel

 

EEE: Technical Talk on "Awareness on TPSDI Internship courses"

 EEE dept. in association with EELS and IEEE organized a Technical talk on Awareness on TPSDI Inteship courses for 5th  semester EEE students on 14.12.2022 from 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Mr. Sateesh Mahajan addressed the students on various inteship courses for EE students on solar , Cable Laying and power systems. He explained to the students the need of employability skills leaing during student life. He stated that renewable energy, especially in solar system design, would be creating lot of job opportunities and hence he stressed that the students should undergo such training courses at TPSDI -shahad.

 

EEE: EELS INAUGURATION

 The Inauguration of Electrical & Electronics Student Association (EELS) for the Academic Year 2022-23 was held on 13 December 2022 at 9.30am in  Fr Fred Seminar Hall. Dr. Subramanya Bhat, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Mr. Sathisha K, in-charge Head of the Department , Ms Madhavi Gatty, Staff Coordinator and EELS office bearers were the other dignitaries on the dais. The programme began with a prayer song, followed by the auspicious traditional lamp lighting ceremony to formally inaugurate the Association activities. Mr. Sathisha K welcomed the gathering & introduced the distinguished Chief Guest. A video presentation of EELS association activities held during the academic year 2021-22 was done The logo of the EELS Association was revealed by the chief guest. Mr Deekshith V, president of EELS proposed the association activities for the academic year 2022-23. The honourable Chief Guest of the day was felicitated with a memento presented by the in-charge Head of the Department Mr Sathisha K. The formal event concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Ms Madhavi Gatty, Staff Coordinator, EELS. The formal inaugural ceremony was followed by a motivational talk on "Various opportunities for Electrical Engineers in private and public sectors” by the Chief Guest. The talk was highly appreciated by all the students and faculty members present.

 

EEE: Technical Talk: Traction Power Supply

EEE dept. in association with EELS organized a Technical talk on Traction Power Supply for 7th semester EEE students on 02.12.2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  Ms. Prarthana Deepak, Alumnus Batch 2016, Junior Engineer, 33/11KV substation, Kankanady MESCOM delivered the talk. The technical talk was a part of beyond syllabus activity relevant to the 7th -semester course on Electrical Power Utilization (18EE742), Module 4: Electric Traction Systems. 

Resource Person was Ms. Prarthana Rao, Alumnus -Batch 2016, Engineer @MESCOM , Mangaluru

Ms. Prarthana in her talk spoke about the advantages of electric traction over conventional systems, the transformation in Indian Railways with mode Electric trains, various voltage levels AC & DC systems, pantograph systems, different types of transformers design, need for AC & DC motors, mechanical and electrical aspects of traction systems. Finally, she motivated the students to take up competitive exams in Railway Board to serve and make a difference in Indian Railways 

 

EEE: Industrial visit to KPTCL Kavoor substation

A one day industrial visit to KPTCL, 220KV substation near Kavoor was organized by the E&E department (EELS association) for the 4th semester students on 9th September 2022. A group of 20 students visited the 220 KV / 132 KV / 33 KV / 11 KV substation. Faculty members Ms Bharathi Rao, Mr Franco Menezes from the department of Electrical and Electronics accompanied the students.

Er Krishnaprasad Pai from KPTCL provided lot of information regarding the substation. He informed that duplex transmission lines of 220 KV are supplied from kemar to this substation. Students were introduced to practical knowledge on substation layout. Students observed the layout of GOS, insulators, circuit breakers, current transformers, potential transformers and transformers and other substation components which form the main part of the substation. The KPTCL official also explained about the layout of control room, battery room and SCADA system. They also had a glimpse of the single line diagram of the substation. The industrial visit gave an insight into the practical aspects of transmission and distribution of electrical power to the students.

 

Workshop on “Basics of Arduino”.

A one day hands on training session on "Basics of Arduino” was organized by the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized under the EELS Association for the 3rd year students. The objective of the training was to impart practical knowledge on working with Arduino microcontroller. Mr Prajwal, 8th sem, E& E was the main resource person. Mr Avinash, Ms Jyothi, Ms Amrutha from 8th semester E&E volunteered the session. A total of 28 students participated in the session.

The syllabus in study of microcontroller was limited to 8051 microcontroller. To bridge the gap between the syllabus and the real world problem, training session was organised. The motive of training was to enhance knowledge on different kinds of Arduino boards, and how to code them. 

A brief introduction was given on the arduino module and online stimulator called TinkerCad. All the pins of the arduino were explained and a hands-on session was conducted on TinkerCad, starting with simple circuits such as blinking of single LED, blinking of alteating LED participants went on to complex circuits of potentiometer and a project on automatic street light. Different types of arduino boards such as Arduino UNO, Arduino Nano, Arduino Mega were introduced and arduino coding was explained. TinkerCad was introduced in the moing session of the workshop whereas hands-on sessions on Arduino IDE were conducted in the afteoon session. Participants built an Ultrasonic sensor and IR sensor based detection and ranging circuits.

The outcome of the training has enabled the 3rd year E&E students to gain an in-depth practical knowledge on using Arduino IDE for their mini projects and main project.

 

EEE & ISTE: Industrial Visit to Gerusoppa Hydro-Electric Power Plant, Shimoga

Industrial visit to “Gerusoppa Hydro-Electric Power Plant, Shimoga”. was organized by the ISTE in association with EELS association of the Electrical and Electronics Department for the 7th semester students on 18th October 2019.A group of 57 students along with 3 faculty members visited the power plant. The main objective of this visit is to: Give an overview of power generation and high voltage power transmission Enhance their knowledge on safety measures in the plant. 

Industrial visit to“Gerusoppa Hydro-Electric Power Plant, Shimoga”. was organized by the ISTE in association with EELS association of the Electrical and Electronics Department for the 7th semester students on 18th October 2019.A group of 57 students along with 3 faculty members visited the power plant. The main objective of this visit is to: Give an overview of power generation and high voltage power transmission Enhance their knowledge on safety measures in the plant. Ms Chaitra Shree S,Junior Engineer of Mahatma Gandhi Hydro Power Station Jog welcomed the students. During the visit she explained various sections of the plant. She briefed about the history, operations occurs at various terminals of the plant and provided detailed information about the dam, power generation and transmission. The Power House on the right bank of the Gerusoppa dam consists of four Francis-type turbines coupled to the generating units of 60 MW each. The units are configured to operate at a design head of 47.5 mtrs. An outdoor switchyard is located between the toe of the dam and the power house. Power from the outdoor yard is evacuated through a 220 KV double circuit transmission line connected to the state grid at Talaguppa. The visit has enhanced the students knowledge on power generation,transmission and distribution in the plant. Also, they understood different machinery used in the plant.Overall the visit was educational,informative and the objectives of the visit were achieved. Mr Ajithanjaya Kumar,Mr Subramanya K and Ms Chaithra Shetty Faculty of EEE department coordinated the visit.

 

EEE: Technical talk on Electrical Distribution Systems

IEEE in association with EELS conducted a Beyond Syllabus activity for the course Transmission & Distribution for fourth Semester Students in E&E Seminar Hall. This activity was a guest lecture on the topic “Electrical Distribution System” delivered by Alumni of Batch 2016 Ms Prarthana Rao, Engineer at MESCOM –Kavoor, Mangalore. The lecture was delivered on 15th April 2019 from 11.15 am to 12.30 pm followed by a discussion session with students from 12.30 pm to 1.00 pm. The lecture aimed at providing recent knowledge on Distribution Systems It constituted the following content: Primary AC distribution systems – Radial feeders, parallel feeders, loop feeders and interconnected network system. Secondary AC distribution systems, Effect of disconnection of neutral in a 3-phase four-wire system, reliability, and quality of Distribution system. The students also exhibited their clay Models on Electrical Machines, Generation, Transmission & Distribution. The resource person judged the event and the prizes were distributed to the winners:

I Prize: Akash Bhat, Rajath, Vignesh,Dhanush Kumar

II Prize: Siddesh, Shreyas Sharma,Shrinidhi, Adarsh Kumar

Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco, Mr Franco Menezes and Mr Rolen Rodrigues coordinated the programme

 

EEE: KPTCL Kavoor Substation Industrial Visit

A one-day industrial visit to KPTCL, 220KV Substation near Kavoor was organized by the ISTE in association with EELS association of the Electrical and Electronics Department for the 4th semester students on 28th March 2019. A group of 70 students visited the 220 KV / 132 KV / 33 KV / 11 KV substation. Mr Krishnanda Pai, Assistant Executive Engineer and Ms Shwetha, Assistant Engineer from KPTCL provided information regarding the substation. Students were introduced to the practical aspects of the substation layout. Students observed the layout of GOS, insulators, circuit breakers, current transformers, potential transformers and other substation components, which form the main parts of the substation. Students were explained the layout of control room, battery room and SCADA system by the KPTCL official. They also had a glimpse of single line diagram of the substation. The industrial visit gave an insight into the practical aspects of power transmission to the students. Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco, Mr Franco Menezes and Mr Rolen Rodrigues coordinated the visit.

 

EEE: Industrial Visit to Varahi Hydro Electric Power Plant

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering organized an industrial visit to Varahi Hydro-Electric Project, Varahi on 11 March 2019 for the final year students. The visit was aimed at enhancing the knowledge & visualization of hydroelectric power plant.

Mr Zaheer Ahmed, Asst. Engineer, KPCL, Varahi, welcomed the students and faculty. Mr Zaheer addressed the students. The blue print of the entire power plant along with a video was explained to the students. He stated that Varahi hydro power plant has an installed capacity of 230MW each at stage I and stage II, contributing a total of 1100MU annually. This consists of 4 x 115 MW Generating Units at Varahi underground Powerhouse and two 4.5 MW units in the powerhouse at the Mani Dam site. We also visited the Pickup dam.  Additionally the practical aspects of SCADA control room were explained. The working of the entire power plant, which includes turbine, lubricants used, transformers, nozzle, buccholz relay etc., was explained in detail.

The visit helped the E&E students to gain an in-depth practical knowledge on Generation, Transmission, and Switchgear & Protection Devices. A total of 40 final year students participated in the industrial visit.

 

EEE: An Alumni interaction on “Project Management & Communication”

The Department of EEE organized an Alumni meeting with second year EEE students on ‘Case based leaing session on project management and communication’. This session was conducted on 29.01.2019 in EEE seminar hall from 12:00-1:15p.m. Mr Sanjay Khan (Alumnus Batch 2012), General Manager, Tenstar Groups, Saudi Arabia was the resource person. The session focused on professional etiquettes, importance of confidence building and prioritizing of daily activities. The resource person also presented ideas on Self-investment by getting trained during free hours, financial planning, different levels of project management etc. The students were motivated to certification course on Project Management that has inteational recognition. He explained the importance of using software tools like Microsoft project to ensure proper planning, resource allocation and closing of the project. An activity on communication skill development named messenger was conducted in groups to demonstrate the importance of effective communication among team members. The session was highly appreciated by students and faculty present for the meeting. Dr Sheryl Colaco and Mr Deepesh SK coordinated this meeting. This meeting was attended by 46 II year EEE students.

 

EEE: An Alumni interaction on “Route to Higher Studies in Western Universities”

The department of EEE organized an Alumni meeting with second year EEE students on ‘Route to Higher Studies in Weste Universities.   This session was conducted on 28.01.2019 in the Lecture hall LH1101 from 11:15 am-12:00p.m. Mr Cedric D’Souza (Alumnus Batch 2017) was the resource person. The resource person share his experience on preparation for high studies in top colleges in Europe. He explained the procedure of selection and shared few tips for competition success. He suggested the students to take active participation in co-curricular activities based on Socio-Educational responsibilities, training on mode industry based software like LabVIEW. He shared his experiences on how LabVIEW in-house training at SJEC had helped him in executing his mini and major project. He described the success of his classmate who cleared CLAD exams in the year 2017. The session was highly appreciated by students and faculty present for the meeting.  Dr Sheryl Colaco  and Mr Deepesh SK coordinated this meeting. 49 Second year EEE students attended this meeting.

 

EEE: EELS Student Association Inauguration

The Inauguration of the Electrical & Electronics Student Association (EELS) was held on 3rd October 2018 at 2.00pm in the Bethania Hall. Rev Fr Wilfred Prakash Dsouza – Director, SJEC presided over the inaugural ceremony. Mr Adarsh Hasandka, Power Systems Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory USA graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Guest of honour was Rev Fr Rohith D’Costa, Assistant Director and Dr Rio D’souza, Principal. Mr Ajithanjaya Kumar M K- Head of the Department, Ms Chaithra Shetty, Staff Coordinator and Mr Christon Kenneth Dsouza-Student Coordinator, EELS were the dignitaries on the dais.

The programme began with a invocation by the E&E students Ms Evon Sequeria and Mr Christon K Dsouza. Mr Christon Kenneth Dsouza, Final year student welcomed the dignitaries and introduced the chief guest to the gathering. The EELS association was formally inaugurated by lighting the lamp. Ms Shivani Thumbe, Final year student presented the report of EELS association activities held during the academic year 2017-18 and proposed the action plan for the academic year 2018-19. Dr Rio D’souza -Principal, SJEC motivated the students to take up new challenges and succeed in the same. Mr Adarsh Hasandka inspired students to stay focused in academics and achieve their goals. He also advised the students to become strong in their fundamentals that will be the keystep for success.

 The meritorious students who secured highest marks in each subject during the last academic year were presented with certificate of merit, as a gesture of appreciation, Mr Adarsh Hasandka and Mr Ajithanjaya Kumar M K honoured the meritorious students.

Rev Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza- Director, SJEC, in his presidential address, emphasized the need to develop good knowledge of the subject and to be updated with current trends in electrical engineering.

Finally the chief guest was felicitated with a memento by the Director-Rev Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza. The formal event concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Ms Shreya M, Final Year Student. The programme was compered by Ms Sharadhi, Final Year Student.

The formal inaugural ceremony was followed by a technical talk on “Electric Vehicle” by the Chief Guest. An Informal Function was arranged by the students to welcome the 2nd year students into the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Games were conducted for students.

 

EEE: Igniting Young Minds for Higher Studies- Alumni Interaction

A session on motivation for MS programme was organized by EELS association of EEE dept for the second year EEE students on 10th August 2018. Mr. B Jayaprakash, Alumni Batch 2016 interacted with the students and inspired them to take up competitive exams like SAT, GATE and GRE for getting admissions to premier institutes in India and abroad. He shared his different methods to score high marks required for competition success. He also suggested the students to participate in Co-Curricular activities which fetch valuable points during the admission process. Valuable information like integrated research programmes offered by reputed US universities, scholarships, admission procedure, GPA concept etc. was also shared. This interactive session was well appreciated by students and faculty present for the event. The programme was coordinated by Mr Deepesh SK and Dr Sheryl Colaco

 

EEE: Motivational Talk on "Indian Railways & Competitive Exams"

A motivational talk on Indian Railways & Competitive exams was organized with a theme of competition success for 3rd sem EEE students on 6th August 2018 in the Electrical Dept. Seminar Hall . Resource person for the event was Mr. P R Pinto, Superintendent Material Control Lab, Indian Railways, Mumbai. The talk aimed at providing recent knowledge on technology used for crack detection of the tracks. All the students interacted with resource person on accident prevention, career opportunities at Indian Railways and Inteship opportunities. The students also discussed different ways to competition success with reference to PSUs. The session was thoroughly appreciated students and faculty present for the event. This event was organized under department EEELS association. Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco & Mr Deeepesh Kanchan coordinated the programme.

 

EEE: ADIOS- A FAREWELL!!!

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering organised ADIOS - A Farewell!! - Farewell to the Class of 2018 on 17th May 2018, at 02:00 PM in Fr Fred Memorial Hall. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal - SJEC was the Chief Guest for the programme. Mr Subramanya K & Ms Chaithra Shetty, Assistant Professors in the Department convened the function.

Ms Shivani Thumbe, Student of VI semester (E&E) was the Master of Ceremony. Mr Christon Kenneth Dsouza formally welcomed the gathering. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal, advised the students to take up responsibilities to create a better environment in the society. Mr Ajithanjaya Kumar M K, Assistant Professor spoke about the ups and down in life. He also advised the student to face the challenges positively in work place. Mr Sathisha K, Assistant Professor spoke about the aspects which will help students to excel in their life. Mr Vishal Bhandary student of final year shared his experiences at SJEC during the past four years. Mementos were distributed to students by Dr Shreryl Grace Colaco, Mr Sathisha K, Mr Ajithanjaya Kumar M K, Ms Bharathi Rao & Ms Divya K Pai. Mr Alex Mathew and group were awarded with cash prize for best report writing on A Industrial Visit to Varahi Hydro Power Plant under EELS Association. In conclusion, Ms Rani Rashmitha, student of VI Semester E&E , proposed the vote of thanks. After the formal program the refreshments were served and the informal program started at 3:30PM. Students of third year had organised various games and activities where all the outgoing students actively took part in the events. The program ended at 5:00PM.

 

EEE - EELS: Guest lecture on Phase Locked Loop

EELS – the Students Association of Electrical and Electronics Department conducted a Beyond Syllabus activity for the subject Op-Amp and Linear ICs (LIC) engineering for 4th Semester Students. This activity was a guest lecture on the topic Phase Locked Loop delivered Dr N Laxminidhi, HOD - Dept of E&C, NITK Surathkal on 3rd May 2018 in E&E Lecture Hall 1101. The lecture was delivered from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm followed by a discussion session with students from 4.30 pm to 5.00 pm. The lecture aimed at providing recent knowledge on Phase Locked Loop (PLL). It constituted the following content: Fundamental concept of frequency follower, performance parameters of PLL and Application of PLL like frequency synthesizer, frequency multiplication etc. The lecture was highly interactive chalk and talk session, which was appreciated by students and faculty members. The lecture session ended with 30-minute discussion session where-in students clarified some of their doubts conceing the subject LIC.

 

EEE:KPTCL Kavoor Substation visit

A one-day industrial visit to KPTCL, 220KV Substation near Kavoor was organized by the EELS association of the Electrical and Electronics Department for the 4th semester students on 7th April 2018. A group of 55 students visited the 220 KV / 132 KV / 33 KV / 11 KV substation. Er Yathindra from KPTCL provided information regarding the substation. He stated that duplex transmission lines of 220 KV is supplied from Kemar to the substation. Students were introduced to the practical aspects of the substation layout. Students observed the layout of GOS, insulators, circuit breakers, current transformers, potential transformers and other substation components, which form the main parts of the substation. Students were explained the layout of control room, battery room and SCADA system by the KPTCL official. They also had a glimpse of the single line diagram of the substation. The industrial visit gave an insight into the practical aspects of power transmission to the students.

 

EEE: Technical Seminar on Synchronous Generator-An Industrial Perspective

EELS Association of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized an Alumni Interaction Programme and Technical Seminar on Industrial Perspective on Synchronous Generator by Mr Manoj Kumar T, Alumnus from the Batch of 2016 & Engineer at Kirloskar Electricals Bangalore on 22 March 2018, in the Electrical Seminar Hall.

The talk focused on the manufacture of 3-phase and single phase synchronous generators based on the consumer specifications. The technical data includes the specifications of Hydro, Steam and Diesel generators. Mr Manoj Kumar shared his experience on how theoretical subjects leat by him in college enabled him to understand industrial process and to clear the KPTCL entrance test. He requested the students to be highly attentive during the class hours to ensure better academic success leading to better career opportunities.

All the students and faculty members appreciated the interaction.

Faculty Coordinators: Dr Sheryl Colaco & Mr. Deepesh SK

 

EEE : Technical Seminar on Introduction to PYTHON

The sixth programme of Techathlon annual series hosted by the EELS association of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering was a technical seminar on Introduction to Python Programming. The seminar was held at the E&E Seminar Hall for second year E&E students on 19th February, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Mr. Merryl D’Mello, Alumnus Batch 2007, Senior Consultant, Ardelis Tech., Bengaluru was the resource person. The importance of leaing Python for better job opportunities was the focus of the seminar. The resource person provided details of important resources for leaing Python Programming. The students were given a live demo on procuring inteet data through web applications within a matter of seconds. The participants actively interacted with the resource person and showed interest in registering for a full-fledged Python workshop. The staff coordinators for this event included Dr Sheryl Colaco and Mr. Deepesh SK.

 

EEE : Technical Seminar on PLC and Drives

Technical seminar on PLC and Drives was the fifth event organized as part of the Techathlon series of events conducted by the EELS association from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The event was conducted on 17th February, 2018 in the E&E Seminar Hall from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

Mr Ajeya B, Alumnus from the batch of 2013, Engineer, Jindal Steels Pvt Ltd., Bellary was the resource person. The basics of PLC and its application in industrial manufacturing processes was the main highlight. The participants were given a live demo on industry based PLC software 'LOGOSOFT' from Schneider Electric. The students were also motivated to make use of the Micro PLC available in the department for their projects. The student appreciated this interactive session. The staff coordinators for this event were Dr Sheryl Colaco and Mr. Deepesh SK.

 

EEE : Technical Seminar on Personal Investments

EELS association organized a technical seminar on ‘Personal Investments’ as the fourth event in the Techathlon annual event series. This event was organized for the final year EEE students in  Fr Fred Memorial Hall on 16th February, 2018 from 9:15 AM to 12:00PM. The resource persons for the event included financial consultants Mr. Anil Pinto, Mr. Yonile D’Souza, & Ms.Swapna Shenoy, hailing from Mangalore.
The seminar highlighted the need for suitable financial planning along with career planning. The main topics of discussion included details on bank deposits, emergency funds, mutual funds and retirement plans. The students were made to understand the difference between insurance and investments. The student participants and faculty coordinators appreciated the knowledge imparted by the resource persons during this seminar. The staff coordinators included Dr Sheryl Colaco and Mr. Deepesh SK.

 

EEE : Technical Seminar on Entrepreneurial Skill Development

EELS association from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized a technical seminar on ‘Entrepreneurial Skill Development’ as the third event in the Techathlon annual event series. This seminar was specially conducted of the final year students in the Fr Fred Memorial Hall on 14th February, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

The resource person for the event was Mr. K. Socrates, Dy. Director, MSME, Mangalore. The seminar was highly interactive, comprising of discussions on financial support for engineering graduates from MSME, motivation for start-ups by State & Central Govements and importance of Udyog Aadhaar. The students highly appreciated the content of the seminar and efforts of the resource person and faculty coordinators towards entrepreneurial guidance.  The staff coordinators for this event were Dr Sheryl Colaco, Mr. Deepesh SK and  Ms. Madhavi.

 

EEE: Technical Seminar on Electrical Design & Estimation

EELS association from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized a technical seminar on  ‘Electrical Design & Estimation’ as the second event in the Techathlon annual event series.  This event was conducted on 13th February, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM and was conducted in Power System Simulation Lab for first, second and third year EEE students.

Mr. Suhas Shenoy, Alumni from the batch of 2016, Engineer, SELCO Foundation, Manipal was the resource person for this event. The event consisted of three sessions where the first session focused on the basics of Solar Technology and projects based on Solar Energy. The second session consisted of a demonstration on industry based software 'ECODIAL' from Schneider Electric for electrical estimation. Solar design calculations for different case studies was conducted as part of the third session. These sessions were highly appreciated by the students as it provided them with core knowledge in the domain of Electrical Design & Estimation.  The staff coordinators for this event were Dr Sheryl Colaco and Mr. Deepesh SK.

 

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