Admission Open for MTech @ Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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About Us
M Tech Power Electronics and Drives course was introduced by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering,Coimbatore, in 2003. Internship oppurtunities are available in core industries. A well-equipped laboratory to facilitate the research needs of graduate students includes experimental laboratory with three phase IGBT based inverter,FPGA and PWM card,PLC training kit, Dspace ACE training kit, NI-DAQ ,TMS kits and computer lab with softwares like MATLAB, OrCAD , LabVIEW, ETAP,PSCAD,DIgSILENT,Xilinx, MultiSim, etc. Alumni of the course are placed in ABB, Robert Bosch, L&T, etc. Students publish research papers in scopus indexed journals or conferences as a part of their course. Many students received best paper awards in various conferences for their research papers.
Duration of the Course: Two years
Academics
This course aims at training graduate engineers in the field of Power Electronics, with the state of the art techniques in system-level modeling analysis, design and integration of motor drives, renewable energy technologies, smart grids and electric vehicles. The course also covers advanced topics in digital signal processors and embedded controllers, which are very much needed for today's Power Electronics engineer. The Program culminates with a project work in which the students are encouraged to work on specific areas involving design, simulation, fabrication and testing of any power electronics system having research/industrial application values.
The major objectives of the M.Tech. programme in Power Electronics are to equip the students with adequate knowledge and skills in Power Electronics and to prepare them for the following career options:
- Research programmes in Power Electronics, Electric Drives, Renewable energy technologies and related areas
- Employment in R & D organizations related to power electronics, drives and sustainable technologies
- Pursue doctoral research work in-house and various other premier R & D institutions
- Work in power electronic circuit design and fabrication industries
- Faculty positions in reputed institutions
Programme Outcomes for Power Electronics
A student who has undergone M.Tech. programme in Power Electronics (PE) will
- Have an ability to evaluate and analyze problems related to Power Electronic Systems and incorporate the principles in the state of art systems for further improvement
- Be able to investigate critical PE problems and to arrive at possible solutions independently, by applying theoretical and practical considerations
- Be able to solve PE problems such as switching control, converter design, analysis and control of solid state drives and stability studies
- Be able to develop appropriate power converters for sustainable energy technologies
- Be able to identify optimal solutions for improvising power conversion and transfer capability, enhancing power quality and reliability through PE based solutions
- Be able to evolve new power electronic topologies and control schemes based on literature survey and propose solutions through appropriate research methodologies, techniques and tools, and also by designing and conducting experiments
- Be able to work on small, well-defined projects with particular goals to provide real time solutions pertaining to power electronics
- Be able to develop, choose, learn and apply appropriate techniques, various resources including sophisticated digital controllers and IT tools for modern power electronic system simulation, including prediction and modeling with existing constraints
- Be able to develop dedicated software for analyzing and evaluating specific power electronics and control problems
- Be able to participate in collaborative-multidisciplinary engineering / research tasks and work as a team member in such tasks related to PE domain, giving due consideration to ecological and economical intricacies, and lead the team in specific areas
- Be able to confidently interact with the industrial experts for providing consultancy
- Be a responsible professional with intellectual integrity, code of conduct and ethics of research, being aware of the research outcomes and serve towards the sustainable development of the society
| Core Courses | |
| Linear Algebra and Matrix Algebra | Power Converters I |
| Electrical Machine Analysis | Analog Signal Processing and Control |
| Soft Computing | Simulation Laboratory |
| Digital Signal Processing | Power Converters II |
| Electric Drives and Control | Digital Signal Processors |
| Digital Signal Design | |
| Electives | ||
| Flexible AC Transmission Systems | High Voltage DC Transmission | Electrical Machine Analysis Using Finite Element Analysis |
| Power Quality Improvement | Over Voltage in Power Systems | Renewable Energy Technologies |
| Electric Power Quality | Energy Conservation and Management | Special Electric Machines |
| Programmable Logic Controllers | Optimal and Adaptive Control Systems | Optimization Theory |
| Design for Reliability | Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility | Power System Operation and Control |
| Computational Optimization Theory –Linear and Non- Linear Methods | ||
Admissions
A Pass with Minimum 60% in B.E./B.Tech in the relevant area of specialisation or equivalent qualification
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
- Instrumentation & Control Engineering
Current Research Areas
- Power quality
- STATCOM and Hybrid FACTS controllers
- Low speed estimation and control of AC motor drives
- Wireless power transfer
- Hybrid electric vehicles
- Controlled power supplies design using power converters
- Hybrid energy systems ( Wind & Solar integration)
- Battery management
- Microgrid management and Smart grids
- Control & coordination of aerial robots
Events
Infrastructure
Infrastructure of Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Coimbatore Campus...
Industry Partners
Robert Bosch Engineering Solutions
ELGI Equipment, Coimbatore
Swelect Energy Systems, Chennai
Versa Drives Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
Ampere Electric Vehicles, Coimbatore
Pricol Technologies, Coimbatore
Bluebinaries, Chennai
EMotion Drives, Coimbatore
ABB, Bengaluru
Opal RT Technologies
Maxim Integrated
Student Testimonials
"I did both my B.Tech and M.Tech at Amrita. 6 years, I learned a lot from Professors, fellow students and even the workers, the good culture imbibed in them. The green lusty campus have always driven the good spirit in me. The facilities are impeccable and the support from everyone has made me grow as a better person."
Akhiya Sanal, R&D Associate Engineer, Microgrids & Distributed Generation – Battery, ABB
"I feel that Amrita, true to its illustrious history and cultural heritage, delivers on its promise of providing a rich, intellectually stimulating world- class engineering education. I can vouch from my undergraduate and graduate experience at this university for the fact that the exposure you get from Amrita helps you evolve from being an individual to a professional. Everyday during classroom discussions with leading academicians, it creates something that we fondly call the “Aha” moment."
Rahul Balachandran, Project Trainee, Bosch
"Amrita has given the stage for a beautiful transition from just acquiring knowledge to being intelligent. It has aptly encapsulated the serenity of nature with the hustle of a university. It has created a beautiful learning experience with state of the art laboratories and erudite professors. My heartfelt thanks to the University for giving me the capability to fly."
Keerthy P., Post Graduate Engineering Trainee at L&T ECC
"I have done both my UG and PG at Amrita School of Engineering - Coimbatore campus. The lab sessions were very tough and demanding that I learnt my basics from these lab sessions. I was also given a free hand to try mini projects on my own and the professors and lab assistants were equally encouraging. Added advantages being the serene campus and friendly behaviour of the professors, I am very happy that I chose Amrita for my professional studies."
VijayaRaghavan S., (BTech EEE - 2007-11; MTech Power Electronics - 2015-17) Control Design Engineer - FACTS, ABB GISPL, Chennai
"I joined Amrita School of Engineering Bangalore for Masters Programme. I chose Power Electronics as my area of specialisation. In these two years, I have had some really good experiences with Amrita. The method of teaching and the academic syllabus was of very good standards. The spread of the syllabus was really good with equal emphasis on theoretical and practical knowledge. As a student, even though at some points I may have found it hard, later I realised that it was deep learning process. We were given the opportunity to open up our minds into research, encouraged to innovate and pool in new ideas. We were taught to analyse different technical papers and works in our domain. This I believe deepened our thought process. Finally, Amrita also gave me the opportunity to work as a project trainee at ISRO, one of the most prestigious organisations of the country, and a dream come true for any engineer. Like me, some of my classmates were also lucky to be part of few other organisations as interns. This exposure, I believe, only Amrita can give.
The teachers have also played a very good role in mentoring us at each point. They have been really supportive and have always encouraged us to explore. Within the available time, they have hosted workshops and technical talks for our batch. "
Saraswathy G.
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