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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.

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. 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.