Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY

The Department has a well-established Control and Instrumentation Laboratory over an area of 147 Sq.m. This laboratory was established with an objective to gain practical experience in the field of control engineering. Control and Instrumentation Laboratory is equipped to do experiment on Modelling of Systems, AC/DC bridges, Synchros, Position and Speed control of AC/DC motors, Controller and Compensator Design, Measurement of Pressure, Temperature, Displacement, Strain, Flow, Power, Energy and Signal conditioning, etc. Also, the Laboratory has MATLAB simulation software, PLC and HMI Software/ Hardware, SCADA simulation software package which facilitates the students to do simulation based experiments, assignments and projects.

ELECTRICAL MACHINES LABORATORY

This Laboratory was established over a large carpet area of about 305 Sq.m. having D.C. machines, A.C. Machines, Transformers, Auto transformers, Rectifiers, Special machines, Various loads, Machine Models, Various ranges of voltmeters, ammeters, Wattmeters and power factor meters. This Laboratory is used to impart the knowledge about the characteristics and behaviour of the DC and AC machines.

ENGINEERING PRACTICES LABORATORY

Engineering Practices Laboratory was established over an area of 150 Sq.m. and provides the essential facilities to the students to augment their concepts about the fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

In this Laboratory the basic experiments like measurement of voltage, current, power and power factor in single phase supply, residential wiring, lamp wiring, and energy measurement are conducted.

Engineering Practices and Electrical Circuits Lab work done in this Laboratory.

POWER ELECTRONICS LABORATORY

The Power Electronics Laboratory was established in the EEE block in an area of 143 Sq.m. This Laboratory, with the required state-of-the-art facilities, allows students of Electrical & Electronics Engineering to do various experiments using power electronic devices. The lab houses power electronics training kits, chopper & inverter control units, thyristor controllers, oscilloscopes, LCR meters and multi-meters. Students get to learn the characteristics of various switching devices like SCR, TRIAC, MOSFET and IGBT.

They can work with half and fully controlled rectifiers, single phase and three phase inverters, choppers and AC voltage controllers. Moreover, this lab aids in learning various modulation techniques of PWM inverters. The lab also facilitates the use of simulation software which enables students to simulate all power electronics experiments. The experience which the students gain from working in this lab will make them better prepared for meeting the needs of core industries.

POWER SYSTEM SIMULATION LABORATORY

The Power System Simulation Laboratory was established over an area of about 150 Sq.m. The Laboratory has software packages like MATLAB, Power World Simulator, ETAP and DIgSILENT. This Laboratory enables the students to acquire knowledge in Power system Analysis, Power System Operation and Control, Power System Protection, Restructuring of Power System and Cable Sizing.

NI LABVIEW RESEARCH LABORATORY

The NI LabVIEW Research Laboratory was established in the year 2015 along with the ECE department over an area of about 60Sq.m. This Laboratory facilitates the students to work with an integrated development environment designed specifically for engineers to build the optimal solution that can solve the challenges at hand. The Laboratory is well equipped with 64 Dell OptiPlex 3010 Intel Core i3 Processor Systems, along with myRIO, my DAC which provides real-time processing with its on-board devices. This laboratory is built exclusively and can accommodate 30 students to work in LabVIEW environment.

Tessolve Semiconductor Test Engineering (STE) Laboratory

The Tessolve Semiconductor Test Engineering (STE) Laboratory was established in the year 2017 along with the ECE department over an area of about 60 Sq.m. This Laboratory has been established in collaboration with Tessolve Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd, one of the Worlds leading semiconductors engineering solution provider and offering wide-ranging technical services as part of the MoU signed with them.The main focus of this laboratory is to provide hands on training in the area of semiconductor IC chip testing. The major areas of the training include Semiconductor Industry Overview, IC Design & Manufacturing Cycle, Bonding & Packaging, Types of IC Packages, Semiconductor Testing, Testing Cycle, Introduction to ATE, Different Parts of ATE, Test Head Types, Channel Cards, Pogo Pins, Load Board, Wafer Sort/Final Test, Binning Concept and Different types of bins, Different terms of Testing, Test Engineering Flow-Feasibility Study, Test Plan & Digital Communication Concepts - SPI & I2C. The trained students will have an ability to work in any semiconductor test industry. The laboratory is well equipped with following components to provide concrete practical experience for the students.

  • ADMs LG-lite ATE with universal load board 50 MHZ LGPG 125 incorporates 32 channel logic analyser and Digital Pattern Generator.
  • Driver Logic: 50MHz Real time data, 32 Buffered channels, Single Step Mode, Test Program Loader, Digital Waveform Editor.
  • Sensing Logic: 50MHz Real time, Vector Trace Analyser, Signature Analyser, Drive and sense state view, Drive and sense wave from, 50MHz frequency counter, Protocol aware Debugger.

Project Laboratory

The Project Laboratory is a dedicated space spanning 29 sq.m, equipped with essential hardware and tools to facilitate projects in the field of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE). This laboratory serves as a focal point for students to experiment, innovate and develop projects related to Arduino and Raspberry Pi boards, alongside various sensors and input/output (I/O) devices.

Resources:

  • Arduino Boards:These versatile microcontroller boards offer a platform for prototyping and developing interactive electronic projects.
  • Raspberry Pi Boards:These single-board computers provide a foundation for a wide range of projects from simple home automation to complex robotics applications.
  • Various Sensors:The laboratory is equipped with numerous sensors catering to diverse project needs, including but not limited to temperature sensors, motion sensors, light sensors, heartbeat sensors and proximity sensors.
  • I/O Devices:A variety of input/output devices are available to interface with the Arduino and Raspberry Pi boards, enabling interaction with the physical world and integration into larger systems.

Renewable Energy Laboratory

To meet energy needs and reduce the use of fossil fuels, Renewable Energy System (RES) is established across the country. Nowadays RES is an inevitable power generation technique in our country. To know the state-of-art technologies in the field, the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering established the Renewable Energy laboratory in the year 2020. The laboratory enhances the knowledge of the students in various aspects of RES particularly in several renewable energy sources such as Standalone and Grid-connected Solar PV systems, Wind energy conversion systems, and Fuel cell. The following are the list of equipment of the laboratory:

  1. Solar PV Training system - 1 kW with Off-grid and Grid-tied inverter with Experimental setup
  2. Wind-Solar Hybrid power System with Micro wind Energy Generator
  3. Fuel Cell Energy Training System with Hydrogen Cylinder with Dual Regulator
  4. Solar PV Emulator (1 kW) LabVIEW based System
  5. Anemometer
  6. Simulation Software - MATLAB

The solar PV training system helps the students to learn the fundamentals of solar PV system as well as basic research on Solar PV system. A Grid connected Solar PV system develops a better understanding of dynamic nature of Grid and performance indices. Solar PV Emulator is a programmable (LabVIEW based system) power supply designed for emulating solar PV panels. The performance of the solar PV panel shall be analysed with the fast-transient response, with change in load conditions and maintains the output on IV characteristics of the selected panel for a given ambient condition. It is designed to emulate output of solar panels from different manufacturers, different ratings, variations due to time of the day and impact of climate conditions.

Harnessing energy from the wind is a primary source of sustainable clean and renewable energy. It is an essential RES to be familiar with fundamental concepts of wind energy conversion systems with all its equipment (wind mills and their design), their efficiency and the maximum possible power generation.

Fuel cells is advantageous in many aspects like clean, high efficiency, silent / vibration-free, reliable, responsive, high quality power, unlimited runtime, independence from traditional infrastructure, use a variety of fuels, high power density, variable Operating temperatures, complementary technologies, design flexibility etc. The 100 W fuel cell lab training system is available in the laboratory with suitable hydrogen cylinder. The load characteristics and performance of a fuel cell shall be analysed demonstrated with the available training system.

IoT Laboratory

The Internet of Things (IoT) is established in Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Ramco Institute of Technology was inaugurated on 21.12.2021 at 10.30 AM by Dr. S. Krishnakumar, Senior Technical Officer, DRDO, Chennai.

The laboratory holds state-of-the-art technologies and necessary hardware facilities which caters to the need of project-based learning, problem-solving skills, creative thinking of the students and Research & Development of the students and faculty members. The laboratory's resources are also beneficial to multidisciplinary initiatives.

List of components

Sl. No. Name of the components
1.Node MCU with Base Board along with cable
2.Node MCU ESP32 along with cable
3.HC- 05 Bluetooth Module
4.Arduino Uno
5.Arduino Mega
6.LED Scrolling display
7.LED Strip(50 LEDs per strip or 2 meter)
8.L293D - H bridge Module
9.5 V relay Module
10.Voltage Sensor Module
11.Current Sensor Module
12.Keypad
13.Connecting Wires
14.Miscellaneous items