The Simulation Laboratory is a specialized facility equipped with advanced software like MATLAB/Simulink, Orcad, and Multisim for modeling, analysis, Simulation in power systems and electronics. It is also equipped with multiple Integrated Development Environment for programming Microcontrollers, and development tools for programming languages.
Each software offers unique capabilities:
MATLAB/Simulink: Used for power flow analysis, short circuit studies, stability, and transient modeling.
Orcad: Applied in circuit design and short circuit analysis, providing detailed component libraries for accurate simulations.
Multisim: Ideal for analog and digital circuit simulations, particularly in power electronics.
Key applications include power flow analysis, short circuit and transient studies, stability analysis, and power electronics design. The lab provides hands-on experience for students to work with industry-standard tools and serves as a research platform for developing new methodologies. This lab bridges theoretical and practical learning, supporting innovation in electrical engineering and power electronics.
The Power Electronics and Drives Lab in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering department is designed for students to gain practical experience in power conversion and electric drives. This lab is equipped with modern converters, inverters, and motor drive setups allowing students to explore applications in electric vehicle drives, renewable energy, and industrial automation.
Various experiments conducted by students include:
The Project Lab in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering department provides a dedicated space for students to design, develop, and implement innovative projects. Equipped with modern equipment, simulation software, and hands-on tools, the lab supports students in exploring real-world applications of their engineering knowledge. Guided by experienced faculty, the lab fosters creativity and problem-solving by allowing students to work on interdisciplinary projects, experiment with new technologies, and develop prototypes. This space is instrumental for skill development, teamwork, and preparing students for industry challenges, making it an essential resource for their academic and professional growth.
The Power System Laboratory offers students essential hands-on experience in both simulation and hardware experiments, providing a comprehensive foundation in power system analysis, control, and protection. The lab enables students to study and analyze the behaviour of real-world power systems through practical experiments, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and application. Equipped with advanced hardware and industry-standard software, this lab is instrumental for students pursuing careers in power engineering, power electronics, and related fields. Students gain practical skills in analyzing power flows, understanding system stability, designing power electronics, and implementing protection mechanisms—crucial for addressing the challenges in modern power systems.
The *Power System Laboratory* supports students and researchers in conducting a variety of experiments that cover the essential topics in power systems, including:
#Simulation Experiments
The lab provides a suite of software tools, including MATLAB/Simulink, Orcad, and Multisim, enabling students to conduct various simulation-based studies critical to power systems and electronics. Key simulation experiments include:
– Transmission Line Parameters: Determination of inductance and capacitance for single-phase, three-phase, and bundled conductors.
– Transmission Line Modeling: Simulations of short, medium, and long transmission line models to analyze power flow and stability.
– String Efficiency: Study of suspension-type insulator efficiency for high-voltage transmission.
These simulations allow students to perform power flow analysis, short circuit studies, electromagnetic transient studies, and stability analysis, essential for a solid understanding of power systems.
#Hardware Experiments
The laboratory is equipped with comprehensive hardware setups that allow students to perform in-depth experiments on power system components and protection schemes. Hardware experiments include:
# Transmission Line and System Performance
– *Performance Analysis*: Testing the efficiency and performance of short and medium transmission lines.
– Ferranti Effect Study: Analysis of voltage rise in long transmission lines under no-load or low-load conditions.
– Shunt Compensation Study: Examination of voltage support and stability enhancement in transmission lines.
– Real Power Flow Control: Modulating power flow by adjusting voltage levels and line reactance.
# Protection Systems
-Relay Testing: Hands-on testing of electromechanical and numerical relays, including over-current, over-voltage, under-voltage, and directional relays.
– Equipment Protection: Testing and implementation of protection schemes for transformers, generators, motors, and feeders.
The lab is also equipped with essential tools such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, and measurement instruments for precise analysis and real-time interfacing systems for control applications.
Through these simulation and hardware-based experiments, the Power System Laboratory empowers students with the skills needed to analyze, design, and protect power systems, preparing them for successful careers in power engineering and related fields
The Control Systems Lab provides students with practical experience in analyzing and designing control systems. The lab is equipped with various hardware and software tools, allowing students to experiment with different control strategies and understand the behavior of dynamic systems. The objectives of the Control Systems Lab are to build a solid foundation in control system principles, understand dynamic system modeling and simulation, design and implement control strategies, analyze system stability and performance, and gain practical experience with industry-standard tools and software. The lab is equipped with the following:
– MATLAB/Simulink for simulation and analysis
– ARM, Arduino, Raspberry Pi3, and ESP microcontrollers kits for implementing control algorithms
– Real-time interfacing systems.
– Oscilloscopes, signal generators, and other measurement instruments.
The Electrical Workshop provides essential hands-on training in Electrical and Electronics Engineering for students across all engineering disciplines. This workshop aims to give foundational knowledge and practical skills in key electrical and electronics concepts, preparing students for more advanced studies and applications in their specific fields.
Students gain practical skills in house wiring, learn about protective devices, and get hands-on experience with common household appliances. They also become familiar with essential electronic components and measuring instruments for circuit analysis. Overall, they acquire foundational skills in electrical and electronics engineering.
The Circuits and Measurements Lab offers a comprehensive suite of experiments designed to enhance understanding of fundamental measurements concepts. Students can gain practical experience in measuring key parameters like resistance, inductance, capacitance, temperature, pressure, and displacement. The prime educational focus of the Circuits and Measurements Lab is dedicated to fostering practical skills and knowledge in electrical engineering. Students engage in a variety of experiments that cover:
Experiment Highlights
The Electrical Measurements Lab provides a platform for hands-on learning in essential electrical measurements. Students undertake experiments to:
The department has well equipped Electrical machines laboratory. This laboratory is established with the wide range of equipment for doing their regular laboratory experiments. The DC machines include generators and motors. The DC machines are of separately excited type, self-excited type and compound. AC machines include three phase alternators, motors (Squirrel Cage and Slip Ring type), synchronous motor, synchronizing panel. Students engage in practical exercises involving the operation, testing, and analysis of different types of electrical machines. The lab supports student projects, allowing them to design and implement their own experiments and innovations.
Analog & Digital Electronics lab is crucial for understanding and applying the fundamentals of electronic circuits, both analog and digital. It provides hands-on experience with essential components like resistors, capacitors, diodes and transistors in analog circuits, and logic gates, flip-flops, etc. in digital circuits. This lab bridges theoretical knowledge with practical skills, enabling students to design, analyse, and troubleshoot circuits, fostering a deeper understanding of electronics essential for advanced real-world applications in engineering and technology. This hands-on experience enhances skills in circuit design, analysis, and troubleshooting, which are fundamental for careers in electronics, embedded systems, and various fields of engineering.
Analog & Digital Electronics lab is well equipped with analog and digital hardware kits and other components required for various experiments conducted by students include: Verification of Logic Gates, De Morgan’s Theorem, Realization of Boolean Expressions Using Logic gates, few combinational and sequential circuits in digital, rectifiers, VI characteristics of PN junction diode, Zener diode application, BJT applications as a switch and amplifier, oscillators and applications , KVL, KCL, various theorems for linear circuits, op-amps and its applications .
This lab was set up to carry out a funded project titled “Development of a three-phase hybrid filtering system with digital control” funded by DST- SERC ( 100/IFD/2769/2008-2009 ). Later the lab is converted as a research lab for the department to carry out research activities in Power Quality, Renewable Systems and Power System domain as well as M.Tech projects. The main work conducted includes the implementation of Custom Power Park ( CPP ) in Indian context .Other main works carried out includes development of different control algorithms for shunt and series active filters, Different converter configurations such as, hybrid photo voltaic – battery powered DC-DC converter, half bridge series parallel resonant converter based battery charger for photovoltaic system, and development Control algorithm for shunt active filter used as an interface to interconnect RES to grid, implementation of UPQC etc. Also, the lab has a hybrid wind and solar system set up. So, projects related to renewable energy system and microgrids can be carried out in the lab.
Funded by: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru campus
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The “Applied Instrumentation and Opto-Electronics Laboratory” at Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru is equipped to support advanced research in the field of uveitis, an inflammatory eye disease. Funded by the Vision Group of Science and Technology ( Scheme – K-FIST L1) GRD-879 and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru campus the lab features state-of-the-art instruments including a high-speed digital lock-in amplifier (HF2LI- Zurich Instruments), Silicon Photomultiplier Tube, mounted LEDs, and NI-DAQ-USB-6212. This facility enables the innovative grading of uveitis severity by measuring the distribution of cells and proteins in the aqueous humor using the DLS technique, with a total project budget of Rs. 15 Lakhs.
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A three-phase BLDC motor driven by a single sided matrix converter (SSMC) with hysteresis band control has been opted for its high reliability, fault tolerance, and compact structure. A new technique is contrived and proposed to drive the BLDC motor fed by matrix converter to accomplish desired speed-torque characteristics meeting the load requirements. The use of Single Sided Matrix converter with BLDC motor is used to achieve operation without any complex control circuitry.
Project funding agency: Defense Research and Development Organization – Aeronautics Research and Development Board ( DRDO – ARDB ) and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru campus
To attain, desirable torque-speed characteristics, it is essential to control the torque and speed of the machine. For accomplishing this, i.e
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A microgrid is a small-scale, self-contained power system that can operate independently or in conjunction with the main grid. It typically includes distributed energy resources ( DERs )like solar panels and wind turbines, along with energy storage systems like batteries. This wind-solar integrated microgrid offers several benefits:
This innovative solution promotes energy independence, environmental sustainability, and economic development.
In existing ( centralized )power grid, the basic principle of transferring energy from power plant to a large number of users cannot often meet the increase in demand. To resolve this problem, the trend is to seamlessly integrate the sources of renewable energy, and allow distributed power generation. This necessitates a scalable grid structure connecting distributed sources of energy supply and consumers, and offers better disruption resilience.
Project funding agency: Vision Group of Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru campus
The lab set up is commissioned with the battery energy storage augmented 3kW roof-top wind-solar hybrid system. The wavect controller has been procured for the testing and development of hardware-in-loop control strategy for the said hybrid system. Subsequently, the lab set up will be enhanced for the development of Laboratory scale Smart-grid using advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) through extramural grants, where in peer-to-peer energy trading, security can be manifested in laboratory scale prototype.
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