IEEE SJEC Chapter in association with Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department organized a Technical talk on Switchgear and Protection for the pre-final year students of Electrical and Electronics Engineering on 7 th May, 2016 at 10:00 AM. The Talk was delivered by Mr Santhosh J, Joint Director - High Power Lab, Central Power Research Institute, Bengaluru. The resource person explained to the students the basics of transformers, generation of power, use of alteators and transformers in transmission and distribution of power, the limitations of low voltage transmission and advantages of high voltage transmission, advantages and limitations of HVDC transmission, use of switchgear in power transmission and distribution, various faults, and its solutions. He also provided information to students on facilities available at CPRI and showed videos of transformer and switchgear testing, how the electric arcs are formed when fault occurs, and various parameters on which the transformers and switchgears are certified for use by CPRI.
Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco, Professor - EEE thanked the Resource Person on behalf of SJEC Management, EEE Department and Students. Around 50 students, from pre final year EEE, attended the talk. The technical talk was Coordinated by Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco and Co-coordinated by Mr Rolen Rodrigues.
