ENERGY DAY 2007
Objective:

The Energy Day is a forum to disseminate post-graduate research in energy to industry and to strengthen industry-academic linkages.

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Presentations

In Energy Day, presentation session will give you an idea of the present research work of the post graduate students and Ph.D students at IIT Bombay. Here are the topics of presentations.

Technical Session I
  • A Single stage phase PV based grid connected inverter with modified MPPT
  • Sesnsorless control of high speed axial flux brushless DC motor using digital signal process
  • Short-term load forecasting using combining technique
  • Low level (2x) Concentrator PV systems
  • Field measurement of PV module performance
  • Design of Si Concentrator solar cell for low concentration
Technical Session II
  • Analysis of Hydrogen Production by Escherichia coli
  • Water and Hydrogen Management
  • A Grid Connected Fuel Cell System: A Simulation Study Including the Cell Dynamics
  • Direct methane fuel cell.
  • Use of updraft Gasifier for power generation
  • Studies on biological hydrogen and fuel cells.
  • Experimental investigations on savonius rotor.
Technical Session III
  • Analysis of passive downdraft evaporative cool tower.
  • Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes on Porous Si
  • Development of CI engine for dual fuelling piloted with vegetable oil
  • Experimental and Numerical simulation of flow through porous media
  • Hydrodynamic Study of Fluidized Beds
  • Design and development of stirling engine
  • Performance of analysis of solar thermal storage systems.
Technical Session IV
  • Online Monitoring and Diagnostics of Power Transformers
  • Control of switched reluctance motor with sensorless detection of rotor position
  • Optimal control of switched reluctance generator
  • Interaction of low voltage system and induction motor under nonidealities
  • Estimation of Winding Eddy Losses in Transformers Using Numerical Methods
  • Transient simulation of automatic load transfer in a power plant
Technical Session V
  • Retrofits for energy efficiency improvement in Glass Industry
  • Energy conservation in distillation
  • Renewable & energy efficiency scenario
  • Hybrid distributed generation system operating in Islanded model
  • Modeling of Annulus flow film boiling
  • Design development and testing of experimental facility for the measurement of heat transfer and pressure drop in condensers and evaporators
Panel Discussion:

The concluding session of the energy day was a panel discussion on Energy and Climate Change.

Panelists:

  • Dr. Anil kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.

  • Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director, General Bureau of Energy Efficiency.

  • Mr. Vinay Deodhar, Director, Clean Tech Solutions.