Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amritapuri Campus

The Amrita School of Engineering at Amrita began offering the B. Tech. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2005. The program provides excellent technical knowledge in emerging areas of Electrical Engineering.

Electrical and Electronics Engineering continues to transform the way we live from the latest consumer products to sophisticated scientific, industrial and healthcare technologies. Electrical and Electronics Engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.

Integrating computer programming, electronics and communication with electrical engineering, makes this discipline the most interesting branch of engineering. Job opportunities are ample in both private and public sector like railways, civil aviation, power plants and utility companies, electrical design and consultancy firms and all types of manufacturing industries.

Department faculty members actively supported the European Union funded research project, WINSOC, where a wireless sensor network was deployed for prediction of landslides.

The technology deployed had several advantages over conventional technologies in terms of cost, size and power consumption.

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Amritapuri Campus is committed to mould the students for global requirements by providing quality education to meet the needs of the industry. The Department has a fine blend of renowned as well as young and dynamic personalities as faculty members, who have been motivating the students for getting the best out of them.

The department of EEE aims at being the world class centre in Electrical Engineering education through excellent teaching, applied research and professional services, for the benefit of the society. The department is having well equipped state-of-art laboratories and research facilities.

The department focuses on overall development of the students imparting knowledge and skill through projects and seminar presentations and encourages students’ association activities, internships and industrial visits. Value education and professional ethics are also an integral part of the curriculum.

The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering offers the following programs:

Undergraduate Program (B. Tech.)
- B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- B.Tech in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Postgraduate Program (M. Tech.)
- M.Tech in Power & Energy (Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles)
- M. Tech. in Embedded Control and Automation

Distinguished Lectures

Distinguished Lectures supplement classroom instruction, as invited experts share their knowledge and experience with students.
Given below is a partial list of recent distinguished lectures.

August 17, 2009
Dr. P. V. Aravind
Professor, DELFT University
Netherlands
Topic: Future Visions for High Efficiency Power Plants and Recent Developments in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems

August 6, 2009
Dr. Narayanan Menon Komerath
Professor,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Topic: Micro Renewable Energy

February 28, 2009
Dr. C. P. Aravindakshan
Former Director, Sramik Vidyapeeth
Govt. of India
Topic: Marvelous Engineering Materials

January 16, 2009
Dr. R. Balasubramanian
Professor, Centre for Energy Studies
IIT Delhi
Topic: Recent Trends in Power Systems

GATE Achievers

Select students, upon graduation, pursue higher studies either in India or abroad. Some of our recent students who scored high percentiles in the GATE exam are listed below.

Student Name	Roll No.	GATE Score (Percentile)
2006 - 2010 Batch
Sanjay V.	AM106EE054	97.94
Vivek A.	AM106EE065	96.29
Gokul H.	AM106EE025	95.87
Darshan Ramachandran	AM106EE018	95.71
Rajasree R.	AM106EE045	95.04
2007 - 2011 Batch
Aravind R. Chandran	AM107EE016	96.5

Student Presentations

Deepika Unnikrishnan, Divya R. Menon, Rakesh G., Rajasree R. have done a project on "Design of Shunt Active filter using Synchronous Detection Algorithm" and has got accepted in a national conference on "Power conversion and Industrial drives", at Bannari Amman Institute of Science and Technology, Erode.
Thomas Joseph, Amit K., Aravind R. Chandran, Anil C. S. and Vishkh K. H., conducted a workshop on "Trends in Mathematical Modeling", in Amrita Robotics Lab
Ms. Swathi B., Mr. Raghu I. Menon, presented a paper on "Stability Analysis of Missile Target System Using Laplace Transform Method", in International Conference on Control Systems & Electrical Engineering (ICCEE) Dubai, December 10, 2009
Aditya Soman , Chandrakesar P., presented a paper on "VAT" at Dhruvam'09, the Technical-fest of Computer Science Department of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus in October 2009
Febi C., Sajina K. R., won 1st prize for their paper presentation on "On the Go Braille", at Dhruvam'09, the Technical-fest of Computer Science Department of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus in October 2009
Vishakh K. H., won third position in the "Ultimate Engineer", event organized during Dhruvam'09, the Technical-fest of Computer Science Department of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus in October 2009
Amit Krishnan, Aravind R. C. presented a paper on "Universal LED Display", at Dhruvam'09, the Technical-fest of Computer Science Department of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus in October 2009

The research at the department aims to take up projects meeting to the needs of the society. The department's research efforts are improved by collaborations with leading research universities and industries around the world.Faculty members of the Department have been involved in the European Union funded research project, WINSOC, where a wireless sensor network was deployed for prediction of landslides.

They also have been supporting the MHRD-funded Haptics Project for e-learning initiatives.

In addition, several university-funded projects are currently ongoing in the Robotics Lab.

Francis Manuel Fernandez and P.S. Chandramohanan Nair Method for Separation of Customer and Utility Contributions of Harmonics at Point of Common Coupling ,the Institution of Engineering and Technology, November 2012.
Mabel Ebenezer and P.S., Chandramohanan Nair, Determination of hot spot temperature of a single phase transformer subjected to harmonic pollution, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India):Series B, September 2012.
Kanakasabapathy P. Economic Impact of Pumped Storage Power Plant On Social Welfare Of Electricity Market, LSEVIER, Electrical Power and Energy Systems, August 2012.
Aditya K., Joshua D. Freeman and Ganeshaudupa. An Intelligent Plant EMG Sensor System for Prediction of Environmental Hazards, International journal of science Environment and Technology
Ashly Dhanesan, Anudev J, Ravishankar A N, “Analysis Of Controllers For Pv System With Quadratic Boost Converter”, Proceedia Technology
Shweda Mohan, Amritha S, Nandagopal J L, “COUPLED DYNAMIC CONTROL OF Unicycle Robot Using Integral Lqr And Integral Sliding Mode Controller”, Proceedia Technology.
Vishnu Prasad, Jayasree P R, Sruthy V, “Active Power Sharing And Reactive Power Compensation Of A Grid-Tied Photovoltaic System”, Proceedia Technology.

A.S. Neethu,Angel T. S., “Smart Fault Location and Fault Classification in Transmission Line”, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Smart Technologies and Management for Computing, Communication, Controls, Energy and Materials (ICSTM)
Sneha Mariam Sam,Angel T.S., “Performance Optimization of PID Controllers using Fuzzy Logic”, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Smart Technologies and Management for Computing, Communication, Controls, Energy and Materials (ICSTM).
Ravishankar A. N., Dr.Ilango K., Sai Shibu N. B., B. Deepthi, Nikhila Sanampudi, Balaji H.,“Community Development and Energy Equality: Experiences from Micro Hydro Implementation in A Tribal Settlement in India”, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems, SPICES 2017.
Manikandan S., Ilango K., RavikumarPandi V.,“Control Schemes of Stand-Alone Dual Stator Winding Induction Generator For Ac/Dc Hybrid Microgrid”, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems, SPICES 2017.
HarshaGopinath, Indu V., MeherMadhu Dharmana, “Autonomous Underwater Inspection Robot Under Disturbances”, 2017 International Conference on circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Shilpa B., Indu V., Rajasree S. R., “Design of an Underactuated Self Balancing Robot using Linear Quadratic Regulator and Integral Sliding Mode Controller”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT]
Alif T., Jayasree P. R., “A case study on needle selection and fuzzy-based control for suturing force calculation in Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Anand M. L., Jayasree P. R. “Damping Based Anti-Swing Compensated Fuzzy-Pid Controller For The Overhead Crane”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Rincy Koshy,Jayasree P. R., “Comparative Study of H-infinity and Sliding Mode Control for a Manipulator with Oscillatory-Base”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Veena V. Nair, Jayasree P. R., Parvathy G., “Robust Control of Helicopter with Suspended Load”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
JishnuSankar V. C.,Haritha G., Manjula G. Nair, “Thyristor Switched Smart Transformer for Active Power Flow Control in Multi Micro grid System”,1st International Conference on Power Engineering, Computing and Control, PECCON-2017.
Anusha Alexander,MeherMadhu Dharmana, “Object detection algorithm for segregating similar coloured objects and database formation”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Ganga G.,MeherMadhuDharmana, “MPC Controller for Trajectory Tracking Control of Quadcopter”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Shijith N, MeherMadhu Dharmana, “Sonar Based Terrain Estimation & Automatic Landing of Swarm Quadrotors”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Vishnu Vidya,MeherMadhu Dharmana, “Model Reference Based Intelligent Control of an Active Suspension System for Vehicles”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Anoop S., Ilango K., Nanadagopal J. L., Manjula G. Nair, “Load Side Management of an Automated Residential Building Powered by Renewable Energy Sources”,2017 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems, SPICES 2017.
Adhul S. V.,Nandagopal J. L., Revathi H., “Control electronics module for flow control valve using FPGA”,2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Mrudula A. P.,Nandagopal J. L., “Line-of-Sight Guidance for Formation Control of Quadrotor”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Devika Mohan,Vivek A., “Navigation of Two Wheeled Mobile Robots Cooperatively Carrying an Object”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
DhanyaS. Lal, Vivek A, “Dynamic Modeling and Control of Omni Directional Mobile Robots ”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Jayasree K. R., Jayasree P. R. , Vivek A., “Dynamic target tracking using a four wheeled mobile robot with optimal path planning technique”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Pooja Chandran, Vivek A., Amritha S., “Optimisation of Overhead Crane”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Sini S., Vivek A., Nandagopal J. L., “Trajectory Tracking of 3-DOF Lab Helicopter by Robust LQR”, 2017 International Conference on Circuits Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT].
Anu Varghese, Lekshmi R. Chandran, Arun Rajendran, “Power Flow Control of Solar PV based Islanded Low Voltage DC Microgrid with Battery Management System”, 1st IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy Systems (ICPEICES-2016).
Chinthu Chandrasekhran C, Lekshmi R. Chandran, Arun Rajendran,“Power Flow Control in Low Voltage AC Microgrid Using Photovoltaic System and Battery Energy Storage”, 1st IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics. Intelligent Control and Energy Systems (ICPEICES-2016).
Seema P.N.,Deepa V., Manjula G. Nair, “Implementation of Consumer Level Intelligence in a Smart Micro-grid along with HEMS Based Price Prediction Scheme”, 1st IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy Systems (ICPEICES-2016).
Sindhu M. R.,Manjula G. Nair, Sindhu S, “Photovoltaic Based Adaptive Shunt Hybrid Filter for Power Quality Enhancement”,IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems, PEDES 2016.
Preetha P.K., Surya Babu S., Manjula G. Nair, “DC Link Voltage Regulation in Active Filter using Drainage Power from Distribution Transformer”, 1st IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy Systems (ICPEICES-2016).
VisalRaveendran, N., Navaneet Krishnan, Manjula G. Nair, “Active Power Compensation by Smart Park in DC Metro Railways”, 1st IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics. Intelligent Control and Energy Systems (ICPEICES-2016).
Anoop S., Nandagopal J. L., “Analysis of Disturbance Observer Based Position Control System”,2016 International Conference on Control, Instrumentation, Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCICCT).
SivakumarPothan,Nandagopal J. L., “Autonomous Treaded Multiple Maneuverable Rover”, 2016 International Conference on Control, Instrumentation, Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCICCT).
Anu Varghese, Lekshmi R Chandran, Arun Rajendran, “Power Flow Control Of Solar PV Based Low Voltage DC Microgrid With Battery Management System” IEEE First International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy systems (IEEE ICPEICES 2016),4-6 July 2016, DTU, Delhi.
Chinthu Chandrasekharan C, Lekshmi R Chandran, Arun Rajendran, “Power flow control in low voltage AC micro grid using PV resistor and battery energy storage” IEEE First International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy systems (IEEE ICPEICES 2016),4-6 July 2016, DTU, Delhi.
Manju S, Seema P.N, Arun Rajendran , “ A Novel Algorithm For Power Flow Management In Combined AC/DC Microgrid” IEEE First International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy systems (IEEE ICPEICES 2016),4-6 July 2016, DTU, Delhi.
Nithyasree Balakrishnan, Lekshmi R Chandran, Angel T.S. “PV-Battery System For Smart Green Building Using Transformer Coupled DC-DC Converter” IEEE First International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy systems (IEEE ICPEICES 2016),4-6 July 2016, DTU, Delhi.
Preetha P.K, Dr.Manjula G Nair, Surya Babu S, “DC Link Voltage Regulation In Active Filter Using Drainage Power From Distribution Transformer” IEEE First International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy systems (IEEE ICPEICES 2016),4-6 July 2016, DTU, Delhi.
Lekshmi.Js, Nandagopal.Jl, “Control For Transformation Of A Four Wheeled To Two Wheeled Mobile Robot”, IEEE First International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy systems (IEEE ICPEICES 2016),4-6 July 2016, DTU, Delhi.
Vishal Raveendran, Dr.Manjula G Nair, Navaneet Krishnan,“Active power compensation by smart park in DC metro railway”, IEEE First International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy systems (IEEE ICPEICES 2016),4-6 July 2016, DTU, Delhi.
Deepa V, Seema P N, Dr.Manjula G Nair, “Implementation of a consumer level intelligence in a smart micro grid along with HEMS drive prediction scheme”, IEEE First International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy systems (IEEE ICPEICES 2016),4-6 July 2016, DTU, Delhi.
Syama T, Vivek A, “Comparative Study Of Controllers For The Speed Control Of Electric Bicycle” Iitr- International Conference On Electrical , Electronics, Computer Science, Management And Mechanical Engineering (Ice2csm2e-2016).
Aryamol Sudhakaran and Angel T.S., Permanent Magnet Synchronous Wind Generator for Micro grid Dynamic Performance Improvement, International Conference on Emerging Research Areas(AICERA) 2013, organized by Amal Jyothi College of Engg. In association with IEEE Kerala Section, June 6, 2013.
Sherine Jesna V.A., Dr. S. Usha kumari , Stabilization and control of three pole active magnetic bearing by sliding mode control techniques, IEEE International Conference on Green Technology,2012, organized by Dept of EEE Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, December 8 - 20, 2012 .
Srikanth V. and Dr. A. Amar Dutt, A Comparative Study on the Effect of Switching Functions in SMO for PMSM Drives, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy systems (PEDES'12), Bengaluru, December 6 - 19, 2012.
Srikanth V. and Dr. A. Amar Dutt., Performance Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Using a Novel SVPWM, IEEE International Conference onPower Electronics, Drives and Energy systems (PEDES'12), Bengaluru , December 6 - 19, 2012.
Divya R. Nair, Swetha Sampath, Megha Raveendran, Ashwini Nambiar, Neenu. Mitigation of power quality issues using DSTATCOM ,IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical Engineering and Energy Management (ICETEEEM 2012), organized by Department of EEE, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology and IEEE Power & Energy Society Students, Proceedings Published ByInternational Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical Engineering and Energy Management, December 13 - 15, 2012.
Asha C.A., Mini V.P., An Induction motor speed control for battery less photovoltaic pumping, CTT,2012, organized by Department of EEE College of Engineering ,Trivandrum, August 2012.
Prathibha S. Babu, Jayasree M.S., Modeling and Control of Wind Turbine Generator with Energy Storage, 13thNational Conference on Technological Trends, organized by Department of EEE College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Page No:25, Aug 2012.
Angel T.S., S. Bindu., Back up wide area protection techniques for power transmission grid using PMU, 13thNational Conference on Technological Trends, August 2012.
Sherine Jesna V.A., Dr. S. Ushakumari ., Autocentring Control of Three Pole Active Magnetic Bearing by Sliding Mode Control, 13thNational Conference on Technological Trends , organized by Department of EEE College of Engineering ,Trivandrum, Page No:28, August 2012.
Vivek A., Sheelu Jose and Dr. S. Usha kumara., Chattering free Sliding mode Control for re-usable launch vehicle, 13th National Conference on Technological Trends, organized by Department of EEE College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Page No:28, Proceedings Published By: Proceedings of 13th National Conference on Technological Trends, Aug 2012.
Nandagopal J.L., Navin M.S., R., Lethakumari, Guidance Of Vision Based Spacecraft Docking System, 13th National Conference on Technological Trends, organized by Department of EEE College of Engineering ,Trivandrum, Page No:30, Aug 2012.
Mabel Ebenezer, M.R. Rajkumar, P.S., Chandramohanan Nair, Determination of temperature distribution and reduction of life of a dry type three phase transformer, IEEE 10th International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials(ICPADM), july 24 - 28, 2012.
Srikanth V. and Dr. A. Amar Dut, A Novel Space Vector PWM for Field Oriented Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor, st NCET’12, organized by NCET, Page No: pp. 101-106, July 20 - 21, 2012.
Ilango K., Manitha P.V. and Manjula G. Nair., An Enhanced Controller for shunt Active Filter Interfacing Renewable Energy Source and Grid, IEEE ICSET 2012.
Ilango K., Bhargav A., Trivikram A., Kavya P.S., and Manjula G. Nair., STATCOM Interface for Renewable Energy Sources with Power Quality Improvement, AASRI conference on Power and Energy Systems.
Ilango K., Manitha P.V. and Manjula G. Nair., Modified IcosΦ Controller for shunt Active Filter Interfacing Renewable Energy Source and Grid, AASRI conference on Power and Energy Systems.
Smitha Krishnan, "Design and Analysis of Shunt Active Power Filter for Electric Traction System", International Conference on Power, Control, Signals and Computation (EPSCICON 2010), Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur, January 4-6, 2010.
Maneesha V. Ramesh, Nirmala Vasudevan, Joshua Freeman, "Real Time Landslide Monitoring via Wireless Sensor Network", Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 11, EGU2009-14061, EGU General Assembly 2009.
Arun Kumar R., Jinu Jayachandran, Vishnu Jayapan, Bibin Chundatt, Karthi B., Joshua Freeman, "Object Recognition and Obstacle Avoidance Robot", IEEE Chinese Control and Decision Conference, Guilin, China, June, 2009.
Smitha Krishnan, "Harmonic Mitigation in Electric Traction System using Active Power Filter based on Adaptive Fuzzy-Hysterisis Controller", Kerala Science Congress (KSC )2010, Trissur, Kerala.
Smitha Krishan, "Design and Analysis of Shunt Active Power Filter Based on Adaptive Fuzzy-Hysterisis Controller", International Conference on Control, Computing and Communication(ICCC), College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India, 2010.
Divya R., "Design of Shunt Active Filter using Synchronous Detection Algorithm", 5th National Conference on Cutting Edge Technologies in Power Conversion and Industrial Drives - PCID 2010, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, March 12-13, 2010.
Smitha Krishnan, "Design and Analysis of Shunt Active Power Filter For Electric Traction System", Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Signals Control and Computation, 2010.
Dr. P. S. Chandramohan, "Estimation of Supply Side Harmonics by Using Network Impedance Data", Annual IEEE Region 10 International Conference (TENCON 2009), Singapore, November 23-26, 2009.
Br. Sridhar, "A Novel Versatile Digital PI Controller, Mathematical Modeling Using State Space Analysis", National Conference on Power Electronics and Drives, SASTRA University, Thanjavoor, Tamil Nadu, April 6-8, 2009.
Smitha Krishan, "Harmonic Mitigation in Electric Traction System using Shunt Active Power Filter", International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, MS 09, India, 2009.
Josh D. Freeman, Methods of Achieving Maximum RPM for Given Power for UAV, International conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, organized by World Academy of Science & Technology.
Joshua Freeman "Biologically Inspired Data Propagation and Aggregation Method for Wireless Sensor Networks", International Conference on Wireless Networks, June 2008.
Preetha P. K., "PLC Based Master Controller for Wound Rotor Induction Motor", National Conference in Advanced Manufacturing, October 2007.
Binu Sankar "Simulation of Image Preprocessing on Captured Images", International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, August, 2007.
Binu Sankar, "Modelling of Stenography with Audio Files Using MATLAB", International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, August 2007.
Joshua Freeman, "Factors and Approach Towards Energy Optimized Wireless Sensor Networks to Detect Rainfall Induced in Landslides", International Conference on Wireless Networks, June 2007.

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering is credited with state-of-the-art laboratories i.e., Electrical Machines, Power Electronics, Electrical Measurements, Control & Instrumentation and Electrical & Electronics Workshop. The Department is also well equipped with a number of PCs and workstations hosting several software packages and linked through a local area network. Internet services are available to all students and faculty.

1. Robotics lab

Robotics is multi-disciplinary in nature and requires that students learn from and interact closely with students from allied branches of study. The Amrita Robotics Lab has been initiated to provide Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham students a center from which to develop and implement robotic technology. This goal oriented research center will enable students from multiple disciplines to learn, create, and apply knowledge in a variety of advanced topics such as machine vision and image processing, Digital Signal Processing and speech recognition, advanced algorithms, digital architecture development, communication networks, Mechatronics and electronic controls, and Artificial Intelligence, among others.

Students in all three Schools of Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham have the option to study Robotics as an elective subject.

At Amritapuri and Bangalore campuses, the Robotics Labs supplement what is taught in the classroom with practical and hands-on experience. These labs have been the genesis for many successful student projects, providing the space and tools that students need to work on these complex projects.

An important aspect of the Amrita Robotics Lab is its ability to harness Indias world renowned natural skills, talents, and resources in computer science, programming, and internet technology. This makes the Amrita Robotics Lab an ideal training place for students seeking to add practical experience to their theoretical studies. The multi-disciplinary nature of robotics work will draw students from Computer Science, Internet Technology, Electronics, Electrical, and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and others. The integration of these fields will require disciplined and coordinated team skills; further training Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham students for valuable leadership and teamwork positions in industry. A new logo for the club was framed with the icon "LEARN, INNOVATE AND EXCEL".

Chakshyaan, translated from Sanskrit and approximately defined as "vehicle-with-eyes" is the name of an ambitious undertaking by third year mechanical and electronics engineering students. These students are creating a remote control flying vehicle with video capability. Funded by their college, they are constructing on a hover craft which will have the ability to take videos at a given location and transmit data back to a base station. Incidentally, Dr. Abdul Kalam's first ever project as a scientist was to build a hover craft, and it was the first time Indian scientists had succeeded on such a endeavor without any help from the western scientific community.

Other student groups are working on hybrid rickshaw projects. Rickshaws and auto-rickshaws that can run on diesel, electricity or solar power are being designed and tested, and one of these projects has even received funding from a group in the US.

Initially in June 2006, a team of students built a robot whose movements could easily be monitored and controlled using a computer. Soon after this, in response to overwhelming interest from the student community, the Robotics Lab began. Concurrently, Josh Freeman, who has a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in the US and has several years work experience with General Motors, joined Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. He was inspired by Amma's vision to build a world-class research and teaching institution in India and was asked to take charge of the lab. From its inception, Josh and his students have painstakingly built the lab, equipping it with state-of-the-art supplies that are needed to complete various projects.

2. Electrical Machine Lab

In this lab students are introduced to various types of machines and their characteristics through practical experience. All types of DC Machines, single phase and three phase squirrel cage and slip ring induction motors, single-phase and three phase transformers, suitable starters and loading arrangements for machines, Kirloskar made DC motor- 3 ph Alternator set and measuring instruments of all types needed for laboratory experiments are available.

Each machine is provided with a work bench having well designed movable connecting panels made from thick hylum sheet (with attractive printing on it). Other major equipment includes general-purpose rotating electrical machines & test benches, a variety of single phase & 3 phase transformers, synchronous / DC machine sets and variable-frequency inverters.

3. Electrical Measurements Lab

In this lab students can perform experiments related to digital electronics (arithmetic and sequential circuits, shift registers, counter etc.) using digital trainer kits.

The lab also provides various measurement kits such as Wheatstone bridge and Kelvin bridge for measurement of unknown resistance, Schering bridge for measurement of unknown capacitance and Anderson bridge for measurement of unknown inductance. Certain other experiments on LVDT and Synchro are available as well.

4. Control and Instrumentation Lab

Students do experiments on Torque Measurement Kit, Dead Weight Pressure Gauge, Level Control Unit and Temperature Measurement Kit. The Lab also contains PC based experiments like Speed Control of Stepper Motor, Speed Control of DC motor and Flow Loop Control.

This lab equips students with knowledge on various transducers and their applications, PC based control applications (PID method). Plans are in the making to expand the lab by adding programmable logic controllers and simulation software like LABVIEW.

5. Power Systems Lab

The Department recently set up a power systems laboratory having 30 computers. The latest advanced power system simulation software including PSCAD, ETAP and MiPower have been installed. These will help students to simulate power systems and carry out load flow analysis, short circuit study, relay coordination and harmonic analysis. The latest versions of ORCAD and MATLAB software packages are also provided for proficient computing, simulation and analysis.

The lab also has an electrical panel with relay fitted for experiments, which includes Three Phase IDMT Over Current Relay, Definite Time Over Current-under Voltage Relays, Motor Protection Relay, Transformer Differential Relay, Master Trip Relay, Conventional Test Kit and Numerical Test Kit.

6. Power Electronics Lab

The power electronics lab includes hardware experiments conducted for EEE students in order to explore knowledge on the following topics: Study of characteristics of SCR, MOSFET and IGBT, triggering circuits, rectifiers, controlled rectifiers using SCRs and uncontrolled rectifiers using diodes and semi-converter circuits, choppers, dc-dc converters, inverters and dc-ac converters using MOSFETs and PWM techniques.

Software experiments are conducted using Microsim OrCAD PSPICE with the latest Version 16 installed in the computer lab for Power Systems.

7. Electrical and Electronics Workshop

The workshop provides basic practical knowledge about Electrical and Electronics on:

Familiarization of different types electronic components and measuring instruments
PCB fabrication and soldering
Identification of PC hardware parts and familiarization of microprocessor trainer kits
House wiring practice and working of electrical protective devices,
functioning of some commonly used home appliances and different types of electric lamps

In addition to regular experiments, students take on mini-projects as a part of their workshop practice. During this process, students gain confidence in executing electrical and electronic projects irrespective of their branch of engineering. At the end of the semester, a project exhibition is presented, and this, in turn, motivates students to create more complex projects and to attempt competition in future project exhibitions.

Every year the department conducts Faculty Development Programs, Workshops, co-ordinates Seminars and Student Paper Presentations to present the students and faculties with opportunities to exhibit their talents and improve their skills by having a healthy competition among their peers. Amrita brings about the best in each student by providing them ample opportunities to organize and co-ordinate many regional, national and international workshops, seminars, technical fests, participate in a lot of international programming contests. Students and faculty from Amrita have consistently been taking part in many contests and achievements at the global level and this persistent participation in such large numbers have acquired the praise of the co-ordinators.

Faculty Development Programs (FDP)Conducted

A Talk on Energy efficiency Considerations in Power Systems by Mr.Narayanan A.M. and Talk on The Electric car and the renewable energy Sources- Hype or Solution? by Dr. Peter Magyar, December 2012.
A three day faculty development program on Ethics in Teaching during December 5 - December 7, 2012.
A three day faculty development program on Laboratory Experiments & Equipment Maintenance(as a part ofInauguration of Equipment repair centre) during November 29- November 30, 2012.
A talk on Safe Switching for Operation & Maintenance by MR. Erling Hesla on November 14, 2012.
A talk on Integrated Energy Management methodology by Mr.Jayakumar Nair on October 16, 2012.
A three day short term training program on Smart Grid : Application and challenges during Decemeber 21 - December 23, 2010.
A faculty development program on Lab Sessions on June 2010 and December 2010.
A faculty development program on Pspice Based System Simulation during December 28 - 29, 2009.
A faculty development program on Programmable Logic Controllers and SCADA on November 24 - 27, 2009.
Resources Persons: Research engineers from PROLIFIC Systems & Technologies Pvt. Ltd and Ms. Preetha P. K., Asst. Professor, EEE department
Hands-On Training: Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Ladder Logic Program and SCADA software
A faculty development program on Power System Analysis Using ETAP/PSCAD Software during July 13 - 14, 2009.

Resources Persons:Domain experts from KLG Systel Limited
Lectures and Training:Load Flow Studies, Transient Analysis, Short Circuit Analysis and Transient Stability Analysis using ETAP/PSCAD Based Simulations
A faculty development program on Power system Relaying during June 19 - June 22, 2009.

Resources Persons:Domain experts from Power Research Development Consultants (PRDC), Bangalore
Hands-On Training: On testing of different numerical relays
A faculty development program on Soft Computing Techniques during May 13 - May 16, 2009.
Resources Persons: Senior faculty members of EEE Dept, College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram including S. Indulal, Francis M. Fernandez and G. R. Bindu
The FDP had both lectures and hands-on training.
Lectures: Topics covered -- Introduction to Soft Computing Techniques, Fuzzy Logic, Artificial Neural Networks, NeuroFuzzy, Fuzzy Logic Embedded Systems, Realisation of Fuzzy Embedded Systems
Hands-On Training: Introduction to Matlab, Matlab for Artificial Neural Networks, Matlab for Fuzzy Logic, Matlab for Neuro Fuzzy, Introduction to Labview, Labview (Advanced)
Outcome: The FDP was intended to equip faculty members with the latest soft computing tools useful for carrying out project and research work. Teachers from various Amrita campuses attended the four-day training.
A faculty development program conducted by CCR during December 18 - December 19, 2008.
A faculty development program on Mi Power Simulation Software during February 11 - 13, 2008.
Resources Persons: Mr.Selva Kumar, Engineer, Power Research and Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Hands-On Training: On Mi Power Simulation software package

Workshop Conducted

STTP on Electric Power Systems

STTP on Electric Power Systems sponsored by ISTE was conducted between 10th to 15th July 2017, by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amritapuri campus in association with IIT Kharagpur under the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Govt. of India).

This workshop dealt with several modules such as power generation, transmission and distribution along with stability analysis and protection. It also covered advanced topics such as smart grid, demand response, IoT and electricity markets.

This remote learning workshop utilized the A-VIEW software developed by E-Learning Department at Amritapuri campus. This remote interactive course content was delivered by renowned Professors from reputed institutions including, Professor N.K. Kishore, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Professor Shreevardhan A. Soman, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay and Professor Gautam Bandyopadhyay, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIEST Kolkata.The STTP was coordinated by Dr. Ravikumar Pandi, Asst. Professor of EEE Department.
Workshop on Arduino Microcontrollers

Workshop on Arduino Microcontrollers was organised by Mr. Anudev J. Assistant Professor, EEE Department on March 8, 2017. The sessions were handled by Mr. Bharath K. R., Assistant Professor, EEE Department, to bestow basic knowledge on Arduino Microcontroller: hardware, software, installation and applications. Many B.Tech students from EEE Department attended the workshop and secured aspiring experience.
A Workshop on Basic Electronics and Microcontrollers during May 22 - June 3, 2013.
A workshop on Energy Resource Assessment and Simulation by S.R. Mohanrajan, T.Prabu & M. Jisma during April 26 - April 27, 2013.
A talk on Energy efficiency Considerations in Power Systems by NarayananA.M. & Talk on The Electric car and the renewable energy Sources- Hype or Solution? by Dr. Peter Magyar on December 20, 2012.
A workshop on Ethics in Teaching during December 5 - December 7, 2012.
A talk on Safe Switching for Operation & Maintenance by Erling Hesla on November 14, 2012.
A technical session by Infosys on Cloud + Services on November 9, 2012.
A workshop on Secure It Conference during August 17 - August 19, 2012.
An interaction session with student and faculty and with Prof. Josef Bigun(Professor of Signal Analysis, Halmstad University) on March 23, 2012.
A talk on Recent trends in Power Systems on January 16, 2009
A three day workshop on Circuits and Systems during October 20 - October 22, 2008.
A talk on Electrical Safety on June 30, 2008.

Student Associations

IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY (IAS)

This is a Student Branch Chapter, officially formed on November 9, 2012 with eight members.

The Student Branch Chapter organizes technical talks by experts in the field of electrical and electronic engineering.

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ELYZIA

This is the Electrical Engineering Students' Association. The association facilitates technical visits / practical training / project work / employment of student members in R & D laboratories, industries and academic institutions.

It plays a pivotal role in organizing the distinguished lectures for the Department. The Association seeks to encourage team work and the spirit of self reliance among its student members.

Some of ELYZIA's activities include the following:

Visit to Load dispatch center and Substation Students were provided the unique opportunity of discovering "cutting edge" technology emerging in the industrial sector. On November 5, 2009 final year students participated in an industrial visit to the State Load Dispatch Centre and Substation at Kalamasseri. Amidst their hectic academic schedule, these students also enjoyed the chance to relax during this excursion.
Distinguished Lecture on Energy Conservation in Daily Life" Dr. P.S. Chandramohan, Department chairperson and former Director, ANERT, delivered a speech on energy conservation in daily life for all staff members of Amritapuri campus on February 2, 2009. A tele film, Energy Maman, was also presented. This session was definitely enlightening to all participants who learned about the importance of energy conservation and methods that can be implemented into our daily life.
Workshop on Circuit Design ELYZIA, in association with IEEE students chapter, organized a workshop on Circuit Design for July 18, 2008. Students participated with hands-on training on PSPICE for circuit design. Br. Sridhar Babu, Asst. Professor, EEE Department, managed the sessions.
Lamhe 2009 Farewell to Seniors A farewell function, Lamhe 2009, was organized by pre-final year students for the outgoing batch of the Department on May 9, 2009. The main attraction was the cultural program which included skits, speeches and games.
Connect '09 Welcome to Incoming First Year Students Newcomers of the EEE Department were given a warm welcome by the Students Association, ELYZIA on July 30, 2009. This function helped to establsh a cordial relationship between senior students and first year incoming students along with providing information about the facilities and norms of the college.

Conference Conducted

Global Event: IEEE International (Biennial) Conference – TAP ENERGY 2017 :
With the sense of fulfilment in becoming a prominent hub for sharing innovations and ideas within a short span of time, the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus organized its second global event, IEEE International (Biennial) Conference on Technological Advancement in Power and Energy - TAP Energy 2017during 21st – 23rd December 2017. Besides the technical richness, the conference excelled in organizational and event management features with the joint support of IEEE Kerala Section and IEEE Power & Energy Society. The conference was chaired by Dr. Manjula G. Nair, Professor & Chairperson, Department of EEE, ASE-Amritapuri and was coordinated byDr. Ilango K, Ms. Sreelekshmi R. S., and Mr. MeherMadhuDharmana, Assistant Professors of the Department.

TAP ENERGY 2017 received more than 370 paper submissions from 7 countries in addition to India: Japan, China, Singapore, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Morocco and U.A.E were among them. After careful analysis and expert reviews, 179 papers were accepted for presentation in five different tracks namely Power and Energy, Control and Automation, Green Technologies, Computational Technologies and Smart Markets, Trading & Business Models. The participants presented papers in 6 parallel sessions, reviewed by eminent session chairs from all over India. Top three presented papers in the conference received “Prof. Mohammed H. Rashid Best Paper Award” from Dr. Ilangovan Group Director, Chemical System, VSSC during the valedictory function. Mr.V. C. Vijayakumar, Former Head, Application Development Division, VSSC delivered the valedictory address.

Invited Talks

Prof. Muhammad. H. Rashid,Florida Polytechnic University, USA,was the Chief Guest of TAP ENERGY 2017. The inaugural function was followed by a special technical talk from the Chief Guest on “The Future of Power Electronics”. In his address, he talked about how energy has to be tapped from every renewable source available. He spoke about the evolution and contribution of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and concluded by putting a relevant point to educate the society to conserve energy.

**Prof. Muhammad H Rashid**
Florida Polytechnic University, USA

Dr. G. Bhuvaneshwari, Professor, IIT Delhi, delivered an invited talk on “Modern Control Strategies in Renewable Energy Systems”, briefing on the Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Solar Energy Conversion Systems and Hybrid Energy Systems. Her presentation gave detailed explanation about the evolution of wind energy power conversion systems and opportunities and challenges in utilizing the Permanent Magnet Generators based systems. She also briefed about various converter topologies and its control technologies along with the recent developments happening in research area.

Dr. Prahalad Vadakkepat,Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore, spoke about “Robotics and Artificial Intelligence towards Digital Labour”. He pointed out that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a fundamental impact on the global labour market in the next few years. He spoke about the innovative ways in which Artificial Intelligence and robotics simplify the tedious activities and presented the map of future where human co-exist with robots.

**Dr. Prahalad Vadakkepat**
National University, Singapore

Dr. S. A. Ilangovan,Group Director, Chemical Systems, VSSC, delivered a session on “Energy Storage Systems”. It was a wonderful session stuffed with lot of experimental data. He has given clear idea about needs of storing energy, how it is done, the available technologies and the state of the art. He stated the trade-off between ‘how fast we go and how far we can go’.

**Dr. S. A. Ilangovan**
Chemical Systems, VSSC (ISRO)

Dr. Bipin Nair,Professor, Dean, School of Biotechnology, Amritapuri, delivered an invited talk on“Harnessing the potential of Microbes: Power from the micro (be)grid”. He outlined the importance of ensuring access to sustainable energy, water and sanitation for all. He explained about the conversion of biomassinto electricity using microbial fuel cells (MFCs). He pointed out that MFCs canmove forward toward large-scale implementations for both power generation and extended applications in future.

**Dr. Bipin Nair**
Amrita School of Biotechnology

Dr.Prabaharan Poornachandran, Assistant Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, delivered a talk concerning ‘IoT (in) Security’ in which he unveiled the dangers of IoT devices and pros and cons of smart cities. He also presented many facts and reports of IoT attacks happening on a global scale. His presentation gave detailed explanation about vulnerabilities in IoT based power systems and the need for making such systems more secure and safe.

**Dr. Prabaharan Poornachandran**
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Other

Inauguration of Student Clubs

Amrita Robotics Club and Amrita Renewable Energy Club entirely devised, designed and run by the students of Amritapuri campusmentored by faculty members of EEE Department, Mr. Bharath K. R. and Mr. Meher Madhu Dharmana, were inaugurated by Dr. K. P. Mohandas on 21st December 2017. Robotics club aims at promoting the keen interest of students in the applications of DSP, Embedded Systems, Automation, Power Supply Design and Robotic Innovation. Renewable Energy club aims to encourage students’ innovation utilizing the renewable energy resources for the benefit of society. These clubs encourage students to participate in International and National level technical competitions and conferences. Hands on workshops and Industrial visits are regular activities of these student clubs to develop subject knowledge and technical skills in Renewable Energy and Robotics & Automation.
Hardware Demonstration of Research Work and Poster Presentation

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is keen in regularly providing a platform for students every year which bring to lime light their research work, receiving appreciation from the expert evaluators, faculty members and students from various Departments and Research centres. This year also a demonstration of hardware projects and poster presentation of final year students were arranged on May 10, 2017. The projects showcased by the students spanned over various aspects of electrical and electronics engineering like Control and Instrumentation, Robotics & Automation, Power system operation & control, Renewable energy harvesting etc. Most of the projects were product based with focus on developing solutions of social, economic and industrial impact. These projects were evaluated by Dr. Vinod Kumar Gopal and Mr. Pramod Sreedharan, Assistant Professors of Mechanical Department, Amritapuri Campus.
Lab Orientation Programme

Lab Orientation Programme : A two day workshop was organised by EEE Department, Amritapuri on on 2nd and 3rd January 2017. The programme intended to impart deep knowledge and hands on training in simulation and hardware laboratory experiments in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The sessions were attended by faculty members and lab supporting staff of the Department.

Dr. Manjula G. Nair

Chairperson, Electrical and Electronics, School of Engineering, Amritapuri

Professor, Electrical and Electronics, School of Engineering, Amritapuri