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IEI–TSC–News Bulletin, December 2019 1

From the Chairman’s Desk....

Vol. 18 : No. 09 December 2019

Er. R. Ramdoss, FIE

Chairman

Er. P. Gomathi Nayagam, MIE

Honorary Secretary

97th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

19th October 2019

MINUTES of the 97th Annual General Meeting of the Tamilnadu State Centre

held on 19th October 2019 at 7.00 pm at the IEI, TNSC Auditorium, 19 Swami

SivanandaSalai, Chepauk, Chennai 600005.

Before taking up the agenda, Er R Ramdoss, Chairman, IEI TNSC welcomed

the gathering.

1. To Confirm the Minutes of 96th Annual General Meeting held on 26th

October 2018.

Chairman informed that the minutes of the 96th Annual General Meeting held

on 26th October 2018 was circulated to the members through the Bulletin of

Dec.2018 and was republished in the Oct. 2019 issue which may be taken

as read.

As no comments were received, Dr G Ranganath, FIE proposed that the

Minutes may be confirmed. Er P R Seshadri, FIE seconded the same.

The Minutes of the 96th Annual General Meeting was confirmed.

2. To Approve the Audited Accounts and the Annual Report for the year

ended 31st March 2019

Chairman informed that the Audited Accounts and the Annual Report for the

year ended 31st March 2019 was circulated to the members vide Bulletin

October 2019 issue and may be taken as read.

As no comments were received from the members on the audited accounts

and the annual report,

Er R Ravichandran, FIE proposed that the Audited Accounts and the Annual

Report for the year ended on 31st March 2019 may be confirmed. Dr A

Deiveegan, MIE seconded the same.

The Audited Accounts and the Annual Report for the year ended 31st March

2019 was approved.(contd. on page 2)

CONGRATULATIONS!IE(I) PRESIDENT–ELECT FOR 2019-2020

We wish to convey the best wishes on

behalf of IE(I) Tamilnadu State Centre

to Mr Narendra Singh, FIE, who has

been elected as the President of The

Institution of Engineers (India) for

the session 2019-20.

Dear Engineers,

I feel very great pleasure to meet you all through

this News Bulletin once again.

Happy to inform you that we had organized the

35th National Convention of Electrical Engineers

on the theme 'Storing Energy for a Sustainable

Future - Future Energy in an Isolated World' at

Clarion Hotel President, Chennai. This was a

three-day summit from 7th to 9th November 2019.

The programme was inaugurated by

Shri K Pandiarajan, Hon’ble Minister of Tamil Development, Culture

and Archaeology, Government of Tamilnadu on 7th November 2019 in

presence of various dignitaries from industry and academia. He said that

the nature of technologies proposed to be discussed during the Conference

is hugely relevant to Tamilnadu as well as the nation. The inaugural

session also included the prestigious M S Thacker Memorial Lecture

delivered by Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala from IIT Madras on the topic

‘Grid Storage: What is it: What will it cost?’ He explained the needs

and various ways of storing energy. Shri Vikram Kapur, IAS, Chairman

& Managing Director, TANGEDCO & TNEB Ltd stressed the

importance of storing energy since the share of renewable energy (in our

total energy produced) is growing up.

Dr T M Gunaraja, FIE, President, IEI and Dr T R Paarivendhar,

FIE Founder Chancellor, SRM Institute of Science and Technology

has inaugurated the Kattankulathur Local Centre which is the 124th

Centre of IEI at Kattankulathur.

I request all the corporate members to bring in more and more new

members into the IEI with slogan "EVERY MEMBER INDUCT NEW

MEMBER" to double the strength of IEI Tamilnadu

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020 !

Er R Ramdoss

Chairman – TNSC

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3. To Report on the composition of the Committee for the sessions

2019-2020

Chairman informed that the existing committee will take charge for the session

2019-2020 and the members are

• Er R Ramdoss, FIE, Chairman, IE(I),TNSC, Consulting Engineer, Chennai.

• Er P Gomathi Nayagam, MIE, Honorary Secretary, IE(I), TNSC, Consulting

Engineer, Chennai

The Following Members are serving in the Committee (Representing the

Engineering Divisions given in the parenthesis)

1. Dr J Arivudainambi, Professor & HOD, Aeronautical Engineering,

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur (Aerospace Engineering

Division)

2. Er V Vasudevan, Consulting Engineer, Hosur (Architectural Engineering

Division)

3. Dr V Manivasagan, Professor, Dept. of Bio Technology, Adhiyamaan

College of Engineering, Hosur (Chemical Engineering Division)

4. Er M Harish Kumar, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Adhiyamaan

College of Engineering, Hosur (Computer Engineering Division)

5. Dr A Deiveegan, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UCE-

campus, Thirukkuvalai, Chidambaram (Civil Engineering Division)

6. Er C Kalyanasundaram, Superintendent Engineer, PWD, Govt. of

Tamilnadu, Chennai (Civil Engineering Division)

7. Er J Menaka, Executive Engineer, PWD, Govt. of Tamilnadu, Chennai (Civil

Engineering Division)

8. Er A Sekar, Additional Deputy General Manager, Solar Engineering Division,

Central Technical Office, NLC India Ltd., Neyveli (Electrical Engineering

Division)

9. Dr J Balamurugan, Assistant Executive Engineer, TNEB (Electrical

Engineering Division)

10. Dr V Karthikeyan, Principal, Thiagaraja Polytechnic College, Salem

(Environment Engineering Division)

11. Dr T Menaka Devi, Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communication,

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur (Electronics and

Telecommunication Engineering Division)

12. Dr R Kumar, Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communication, SRM

Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Electronics Engg. Division)

13. Er R Periyasamy, Former Additional Deputy General Manager, Power

Station Engg., NLC India Ltd., Neyveli (Mechanical Engineering Division)

14. Er S Karuppasamy, Former Addl General Manager, BHEL, Trichy

(Mechanical Engineering Division)

15. Er D Kumar, Former Senior Manager Engineer, BHEL, Ranipet (Mechanical

Engineering Division)

16. Er S Kannan, Consulting Engineer, Chennai (Marine Engineering Division)

17. Er K N Sivaraju, Past Honorary Secretary, IE(I), Salem Local Centre, Salem

(Metallurgy and Material Science Engineering Division)

18. Er A Maheswaran, Senior Manager, Volvo Industries Pvt Ltd., Bangalore

(Production Engineering Division)

19. Er G Balakrishnan, Consulting Engineer, Trichy (Textile Engg. Division)

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:

20. Dr G Ranganath, Imm Past Chairman, IE(I),TNSC & Council Member, IEI

and Principal, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur.

21. Dr P Rajamani, Council Member, Electrical Engineering Division, IE(I)

22. Dr M Velan, Council Member, Environmental Engineering Division, IE(I)

23. Prof (Dr) Ms G Thilagavathi, Council Member, Textile Engineering Division,

IE(I)

24. Er Naga Maheswar Rao Nadella, Director, Planning & Projects, NLC India

Ltd., Neyveli (Chairman, Neyveli Local Centre)

25. Er P R Natarajan, Former Superintendent Engineer, TNEB, Coimbatore

(Chairman, Coimbatore Local Centre)

26. Dr N Kumaresan, Professor, Dept. of EEE, NITT, Trichy (Chairman,

Tiruchirappalli Local Centre)

27. Er S Rajagopal, Owner, OROR Flavours & Chemicals Pvt Ltd., Madurai

(Chairman, Madurai Local Centre)

28. Er Raju Ramakrishnan, Head, CIS/CFD, Scientific Officer/G, Indira Gandhi

Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (Chairman, Kalpakkam Local

Centre)

29. Er D Arulselvan, HOD, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering,

Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem (Chairman, Salem Local Centre)

30. Er Natesan Kangeyan, Former Senior Deputy General Manager, BHEL,

Ranipet (Chairman, Ranipet Local Centre)

31. Er T Retnavel, General Manager, L&T Ltd.,Tuticorin (Chairman, Tuticorin

Local Centre)

32. Dr T Menaka Devi, Professor, Electronics & Telecommunication

Engineering, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur(Chairperson,

Hosur Local Centre)

33. Dr C Venkatesh, Principal, Surya Engineering College, Erode (Chairman,

Erode Local Centre)

34. Er J Sumathi, Proprietrix, M/s Noble Bricks, Thanjavur (Chairperson,

Thanjavur Local Centre)

35. Dr S Baburengarajan, Professor & HOD, Computer Science Engineering,

PET Engineering College, Vallioor (Chairman, Tirunelveli Local Centre)

36. Er V Sivathanu Pillai, Former Additional Chief Engineer, TNEB,

Udumalpet(Chairman, Kanyakumari Local Centre)

37. Dr K Palani Kumar, Principal, Sri Sairam, Institute of Technology, Chennai

(Chairman, Kanchepuram Local Centre)

38. Er G Jayarajan, Superintendent Engineer, Transmission Project, TNEB,

Chennai (Chairman, Tiruvallur Local Centre)

OUT STANDING ENGINEERS:

• Er M Kumar, Former Chief Engineer, Tamilnadu Police Housing Corporation

Ltd., Chennai

• Dr R Velraj, Professor, Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University

4. To Appoint the Auditors for the year 2019-2020 and to fix their

remuneration

Chairman informed that confirmation was received from M/s S Shankar &

Associates, Chartered Accountants & Associates, Flat No: 1, M N R Apartment,

No : 7A/1, Nadar Street, Velachery, Chennai - 600 042 to continue as Auditors

for the year 2019 - 2020 at the remuneration of Rs.17500/= + GST 18%.

Dr K Palani Kumar, FIE proposed that the services of the existing

Auditors may be continued for the year 2019-2020 at the remuneration of

Rs.17500/= + GST 18%. Er D Kumar, FIE seconded the same.

Er P Gomathi Nayagam, Honorary Secretary, IEI TNSC proposed the Vote of

thanks.

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Report of 35th National Convention of Electrical Engineers

The Institution of Engineers (India), Tamilnadu State Centre organized the 35th National

Convention of Electrical Engineers on the theme 'Storing Energy for a Sustainable

Future - Future Energy in any Isolated World' at Clarion Hotel President, Chennai

during 07-09 November 2019. The programme was inaugurated by Shri K Pandiarajan,

Hon'ble Minister of Tamil Development, Culture and Archaeology, Government of

Tamilnadu on the evening of 07 November 2019 in presence of dignitaries from industry

and academia. While delivering the inaugural address on a philosophical note, Shri K

Pandiarajan mentioned that technology is gradually transforming the elliptical world into

a flat one. He also spoke about the Electrical Act 2003 which had for the first time

created separate provisions for transmission, generation and distribution and the

subsequent developments till date. The Chief Guest also touched upon the taxation

policies for storage equipment manufacturers and their amendments from time to time.

He concluded stating that the nature of technologies proposed to be discussed during

the Conference is hugely relevant to Tamilnadu as well as the nation. Mr R R Tanwar,

Chairman, Electrical Engineering Division Board, while presiding on the occasion,

mentioned that the topic is of paramount importance. He also said that the deliberations

by eminent engineers, professionals and practitioners will throw light on the best practices

in the area of energy storage and suitable recommendations will emanate which may

be placed before policy-makers for consideration. While speaking on the theme, Dr P

Rajamani, Convener and Council Member, ELDB, IEI said that indigenous technologies

aimed at mitigating challenges like storage, transmission needs to be encouraged in

order to stay relevant and deploy them suitably. He also spoke about various state-of-

the-art energy storage systems. Dr T M Gunaraja, President, IEI whileattending inaugural

function mentioned the role that the professional societies need to play for shaping the

engineering education in the next century. He informed the audience about the views

expressed by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon'ble Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways

and MSME on the occasion of recently concluded IEI Centenary Industry Excellence

Awards ceremony held at New Delhi on engineering education undergoing a paradigm

shift and the role of disruptive technology. He also mentioned that it is imperative for

the engineers to think beyond silos. On this occasion four eminent engineers namely,

Mr M Umapathi, Chairman and Managing Director, Voltech Group of Companies,

Chennai; Dr R A Gupta, Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota; Mr

Srinivasan S, Vice President and Head,Engineering - Power Transmission and

Distribution IC, Larsen&Toubro Ltd and Ms VandanaSinghal, Chief Engineer, Distribution

Policy and Regulations Division, Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi (in absentia)

were felicitated for their outstanding contribution to the profession of electrical

engineering.Dr Bharath H Aithal, Assistant Professor, RCG School of Infrastructure

Designand Management, Indian Institute ofTechnology Kharagpur, West Bengal; Dr

(Ms) AnkitaSamui, Senior Engineer, GE Power, Bangalore, Karnataka and Mr Giriraj R

Uttarwar, Manager, GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd., Raipur, Chhattisgarhwere the

recipients of the IEI Young Engineers Award in Electrical Engineering Division and also

presented papers in the National Conference. Earlier, the welcome address was delivered

by Mr R Ramdoss, Chairman, Tamil Nadu State Centre and Mr P Gomathi Nayagam,

Honorary Secretary proposed the vote of thanks.

The inaugural session also included the prestigious M S Thacker Memorial Lecture

delivered by Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala from IIT Madras on the topic 'Grid Storage: What

is it: What will it cost? ‘While delivering the lecture, Prof Jhunjhunwala stated that the

conventional sources of energy continue to be the first choice of energy generation

owing to its ease of storage; however, for others we don't have proper storage technology

thus escalating the cost. He mentioned that energy storage for non-conventional sources

of energy is possible through decentralized storage through roof-top solar energy devices

in office complexes and commercial spaces. He also mentioned about the efforts of the

research group at IIT Madras in extracting valuable metals like, cobalt, nickel, manganese

from discarded mobile batteries for indigenous manufacture of storage devices

economically. A Souvenir, containing the full text of papers presented, was released on

the occasion by Shri Vikram Kapur, IAS, Chairman & Managing Director, TANGEDCO

& TNEB Ltd., The other highlights of the event included a panel discussion on 'Microgrids

and Energy Storage' with panellists from EPC contractors, energy equipment

manufacturers and a debate on Suitability of Electric Vehicles in Indian context. The

National Conference was laced with several keynote addresses and presentations on

the state-of-the art technologies by experts from energy storage sector as well as

author presentations. The participation was from a right blend of academia like IIT

Madras, Rajasthan Technical University - Kota, College of Engineering, Guindy Chennai,

Prince Sultan University, Riyadh as well as prominent industries like ISRO, L&T ECC

Chennai, Customized Energy Solutions, Delta Electronics, APTransco, Tata Consulting

Engineers etc. The inaugural programme was well covered by print and electronic

media. The Conference was also supplemented by an engrossing panel discussions on

the topic 'Microgrids and Energy Storage' with panellists from EPC contractors and

storage equipment manufactures.The Valedictory address was delivered by Dr K

Kasthurirangaian, Chairman, Indian Wind Power Association. Dr J Balamurugan,

Organising Secretary proposed the Vote of thanks.The main sponsors of the event are

L &T, Voltech and PCRA.

7th-9th November, 2019

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