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• A distinguished lecture program titled “Recent
Trends in Power System Protection” was
delivered by Mr.D.Subramaniyam, Engineer,
Entergy Solutions, USA on 10/7/19. The lecture
was based on how the application of the
adaptive wide area disturbance protection
concept is becoming more feasible as
communication and computer technology
continue to improve, and protection and
control become more integrated.

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A noteworthy lecture titled “Recent Trends in
Microgrids” was delivered by Mr.A.Robinson
Jeyaraj, Senior Engineer Power Projects India,
Chennai on 31/7/19. The guest speaker had a
hands on experience in various national and
international projects adhering to IS and IEC
standards. He shared his expertise in sizing

various power system equipment, advantages
of using different software packages like ETAP,
Digsilent power factory and PSSE for power
system analysis. Basics and recent trends in
microgrids were discussed in a lucid way. An
overview of HOMER software and its salient
features were demonstrated lively to the
students..

Dr. Arun Tangirala from IIT Madras delivered a
lecture on “Importance and Application of
Mathematics in Engineering” on 18/7/19. The
lecture clearly elucidated to the students on
how natural forces and mathematical analysis
are juxtaposed for the benefit of people. The
lecture also delineated the importance and
aggregation of Mathematics with respect to

engineering and modern day industrial trends.