Department of Electrical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Calicut

Expertise and Infrastructure
 Department Summary

One B. Tech Program

Five M. Tech Programs
1. Instrumentation and Control
2. Power Systems
3. Power Electronics
4. Industrial Automation and Control

PhD
Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored R&D Projects
Short Term Continuation-Education-Program Courses

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 Faculty

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 Faculty

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 Areas of Expertise for Research and
Consultancy

Power and Energy Systems

Electric Machines and Power Electronics
Control System and Instrumentation
Industrial Power & Automation

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 Power and Energy Systems
Energy Efficiency and Management
Power System Planning and Load Forecasting
Power Quality Issues and Remedial Measures
Power System Protection and Safety
Power System Reliability / FACTS
Non-Conventional Energy Systems
Reactive Power Management

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 Electric Machines and Power
 AC & DCElectronics
motor drives
 Machine modeling
 Static Power Supply Drives
 Harmonics, Static Power Factor Compensation
 Switched mode Power Supplies
 UPS

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 Control System and Instrumentation
 Adaptive and Optimal Control
 System Simulation, Modeling and Analysis
 Instrumentation Systems
 DSP Based applications in Control systems
 Biomedical Engineering

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 Industrial Power & Automation
 Industrial Power Distribution and Load Control
 Industrial Energy Management
 PLC and PC based control Systems
 SCADA & Distributed Control System applications
 Process Control & Automation

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 List of Major Equipments
ITT Make Clamp-on Hall Effect Energy Audit Meters
Krykard Load Management System ALM-3 and Interface CT
Krykard Load Manager cum Harmonic Analyzer
with Memory Pack(512 k), Clamp-on Hall Effect CT and
Related Data Visualization Software ALM System 3

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 List OF
LIST of Major
MAJOREquipments
EQUIPMENT
DUCATI make Energy Analyser/Power Harmonic Analyser
with Data Visualisation Software
VCPRO—Power System Data Logger and
Data Analysis Software
LG Electronics make 100MHz Digital Storage Oscilloscope
and Software

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 Major Software Packages

DAPPER—Power Distribution System Analysis Software

Microsim Design Lab 8.0 including PSPICE Optimiser-
General Electronic and Power Electronic Circuit Simulation
and Design Package.
HIWAVE—Power System Harmonic Analysis Software
ZABER – Power Electronics Simulation and Analysis
ORCAD – Electronic Design and Drafting
MATLAB & SIMULINK– System Analysis & Simulation
MiPOWER for Power System Simulation
PSCAD a professional tool for Power Electronic Simulation
and electromagnetic transient simulation.

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 Testing Facilities

Cables & Conductors

Transformer Oil
LT Insulators
SMPS
UPS up to 15 kVA
Lamps & Luminaires
Laboratory type Meters and Power Supplies

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 Consultancy

KSEB
 CEDTI, Calicut
 IIM Kozhikode
 V-GUARD Industries
 Several Local Industries

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 Energy Audit Cell
CONSULTANCY
Energy Audit Studies
Re-engineering
Power Quality Analysis
Load Management Studies
Testing and Design of UPS
Testing of Motors/Lamps/Electronic ballasts
Analysis and Design of Industrial Distribution System

Faculty and experts drawn from various disciplines

like Electrical, Mechanical, etc.

Conducted energy audits of about 30 industries

since its formation in 1993

 Several Power Quality Studies have been conducted for industries

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 Sponsored Research Projects
Stability analysis of power distributive system , FACT, Cochin, Rs 3 Lakhs
 DSP applications in modern control system implementation, MHRD, Rs 6 Lakhs
 DSP applications in power electronics, MHRD, Rs 5 Lakhs
 Design of UPS, Inverters and Stabilisers , V-GUARD Industries, Rs 3 Lakhs
Development of Centre for Power Quality and Energy research 
FIST- DST R&D , Rs. 100 lakhs
Nonlinear analysis of EEG signals of patients with Alzheimer's disease
DST, Rs.24,82,800/-
Composite insulating materials for high energy density applications,
DST, Rs. 25 Lakhs
Investigation of Distributed Generation System Integration Strategies
on a Laboratory Scale Microgrid, DRDO, Rs. 7 lakhs
Investigation on Power Quality issues of Drives , KSCSTE- R&D , Rs. 11.04 lakhs

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 Continuing Education Programmes /
Short Term Courses
 Energy Management
 PLC in Industrial Automation
 Safety in Construction/ Maintenance
 Electric safety
 Project management and Maintenance
 Emerging trends in the design of Medium Power UPS Systems
Operational Challenges of Electric Power Utilities
Optimization of Plant Electrical Distribution System
Variable Speed Drives – Principles, Selection
and Application
Power Quality Issues in Medium and Large Scale Industries
Electrical Energy Auditing and Conservation in Small
and Medium Scale Industries
 FACTS and Custom Power Controllers for
Quality Enhancement of Deregulated Power Systems

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 Books Published
K P Mohandas : Modern Control Engineering,
Sanguine Technical Publishers, Bangalore, 2006

Suresh Kumar K.S : Electric Circuits and Networks,

Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.,
Licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia,
ISBN 978-81-317-1390-7,First Impression 2008

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