About the Institute

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur is one of the thirty National Institutes of Technology in the country. The Govt. of India conferred on the Institute, the Deemed to be University status (under University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956)) with effect from 26th June 2002. Subsequently, the Central Govt. by Act of Parliament (National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 (29 of 2007)) declared VNIT Nagpur as an Institute of National Importance along with all other NITs. The Act was brought into force from 15th August 2007.Earlier, the Institute was known as Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (VRCE). It was established in the year 1960 under the scheme sponsored by Govt. of India and Govt. of Maharashtra. The college was started in June 1960 by amalgamating the State Govt. Engineering College functioning at Nagpur since July 1956. In the meeting held in October 1962, the Governing Board of the College resolved to name it after the eminent engineer, planner, and statesman of the country Sir M. Visvesvaraya.

About the Department

The department was established in 1960 with UG programme in Electrical Engineering. The postgraduate programme in Integrated Power System was started in 1968. Later, another postgraduate program in Power Electronics and Drives was introduced in 2010. The Department is recognised as QIP Centre for M.Tech and Ph.D. programs. Faculty members of the department carry out research work in the area of power electronics and drives, renewable energy systems, power quality, power systems etc.

About the Program

Utilization of Electric drives have now been established to ensure the efficient mean of Electromechanical energy conversion. These are required to have motion control and servo applications starting from fractions of kW to hundreds of kW. Capability of functionality of such drives with precision and reliability even though it undergoes any measurable faults, classify them to be termed as High performance drives. Such capabilities can be enabled through the hardware arrangements or by implementing effective control strategies.

This IEEE sponsored short term course on "Control Methods for High Performance Electric Drives" will present an overview of the advances in high performance drives and their control methods. Conventional three phase and multiphase induction motor and permanent magnet motor drives will be considered. Issues related to fault identification and tolerance, and advanced control methods such as predictive control will be addressed

The workshop will also cover the laboratory sessions for modeling, simulations and experiments. solar module manufacturing company visit is organized asShort Term Courseon

Control Methods for High Performance Electric Drives 18th-19thJanuary 2016

Technically sponsored by Technical Committee on Transportation Electrification IEEE-IES

CoordinatorsDr. M.V. Aware, Dr. R.K. KeshriDepartment of Electrical Engineering.Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology NagpurNagpur-440010, Maharashtra, IndiaRegistration The completed Registration Forms in prescribed format should reach the Coordinator on or before 4thJan.2016. The candidates will be informed about their selection by e-mail by 6thJan. 2016.The participants will not be paid for TA and DA.

The number of participants is limited to thirty and will be selected on first come first serve basis.

Course Timing: 9 am to 6 pm

AccommodationLimited accommodation can be made available, if requested in advance, in the hostels/guest houses of the VNIT on payment basis as per Institute norms for out stationed candidates on twin sharing basis.

Address for Correspondence

Dr. M.V. AwareCoordinator- CMHPED courseDepartment of Electrical EngineeringVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur- 440010.

Tel : +919373225111

E-mail: mvaware@eee.vnit.ac.in, riteshkeshri@ieee.org Website: http://www.vnit.ac.in

Course Content Electric drives High performance Electric drives Multiphase induction motor and Permanent Magnet drives Fault identification and tolerance Control system design Advanced control strategies Predictive control Who can apply: Faculty Members from AICTE recognized Engineering Colleges or Deemed Universities in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Research Scholars and P.G. students Engineers from IndustriesSpeakers: Prof. Ralph Kennel, TU Mnchen Germany Professors from IISc/ IIT/ NITs Experienced professionals from Industries

Course fee Faculty members Rs. 4000/- Students Rs. 2000/- Delegates from Industries Rs. 5000/-The fees include course material, working lunch, tea and snacks.The D.D. drawn in favor of Director, VNIT Nagpur payable at Nagpur should be sent along with the completely filled registration form.

Registration FormSHORT TERM COURSE ONControl Methods for High Performance Electric Drives18th -19th January 2016

Name:_______________________________Gender: (Male / Female)______ Qualification:__________________________Designation:___________________________Experience:___________________________Mailing address:____________________________________________________________Mobile no.:____________________________E-mail:________________________________Accommodation required? Yes/No:_________PAYMENT DETAIL: DD/Cash

D. D. No._____________ Date____________Rs. ________ Bank Name:_______________

Date Signature of the Applicant

The applicant will be permitted to participate in the above program, if selected.

Date Signature of Head of the Institution with Seal