This lab addresses issues related to energy conservation, alternate energy systems, zero energy buildings and locomotion. Alternate energy systems, power converters, PWM techniques and AC motor drives. Experiments and projects in this lab includes multilevel inverter topologies and control for high power drives, bond graph modelling for the design of switched mode power controllers, sensorless control for induction motors, desalination of seawater using hybrid energy technology, wind energy capture system for stand alone applications, quality power supply with magnetic arm switching and solar energy transport to kitchen for cooking purposes.
PEOPLE: K Gopakumar , L Umanand , A.P Saravanan
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