ABOUT THE INSTITUTION CHIEF PATRON
K.K. Pant
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee is among
the foremost of institutes of national importance in Director, IIT Roorkee
higher technological education and in engineering,
basic and applied research. Since its establishment, PATRON
the Institute has played a vital role in providing the M.K. Pathak
technical manpower and know-how to the country and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering 5-Days Short Term
in pursuit of research. The Institute ranks amongst the
best technological institutions in the world and has
IIT Roorkee Training Program
contributed to all sectors of technological
development. The Institute celebrated its
CONVENOR (26th Feb to 1st Mar 2024)
sesquicentennial in October 1996 and has now Bhavesh R. Bhalja
on
completed more than 175 years of its existence. It was Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
converted to IIT on September 21, 2001, by an IIT Roorkee “Coordinated Control and Protection
Ordinance issued by the Government of India
declaring it as the nation’s seventh Indian Institute of
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
of Distributed Networks with High
Technology, an “Institution of National Importance”. Integration of Renewable Sources“
Om. P. Malik
VISION Professor Emeritus,
To attain a global level of excellence in education and to University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
create a sustainable and equitable society through
innovative research in Science and Technology. About the Speaker: Prof. Om P. Malik (Life Fellow, IEEE)
received the bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
MISSION
and the M.E. degree in electrical machine design from Sponsored by
To create an environment that shall foster the growth of the University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India, in 1952 and
intellectually capable, innovative and entrepreneurial 1962, respectively. He received Ph.D. degree in electrical SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic
professionals who shall contribute to the growth of and Research Collaboration)
engineering from the University of London, London, U.K.,
Science and Technology in partnership with industry
and develop and harness it for the welfare of the nation in 1965, and the D.I.C. degree from the Imperial College A Government of India Initiative
and mankind. of Science and Technology, London, U.K. In 1968. He at
joined the University of Calgary, where he is currently
Department of Electrical Engineering
working as a Professor Emeritus with the Department of
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a fellow of
Roorkee - Haridwar Highway, Roorkee,
the Engineering Institute of Canada, Canadian Academy
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of Engineering, and Institution of Electrical Engineers.
He is actively involved in IFAC and is also the Chair of https://iitr.ac.in/Departments/Electrical%20Engineering%20Departm
the IFAC Technical Committee on Power Plants. Prof. O. ent/Home.html
P. Malik was also awarded the Distinguished Alumnus
Award 2021 in the Research Excellence category at IIT
Roorkee.
ABOUT ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT ABOUT SPARC WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES
The Department of Electrical Engineering of the The Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research
Faculty Members, Research Scholars & PG students
Thomson College in the year 1897, and was one of the Collaboration (SPARC), an initiative of Ministry of
from AICTE approved Engineering Colleges /
earliest such specializations in the world when the Education (MoE), Government of India, aims at
discipline itself was in its infancy. Institutions.
improving the research ecosystem of India’s higher
The first batch of Electrical Engineering students educational institutions by facilitating academic and REGISTRATION
graduated in 1900 from the Thomason College of research collaborations between top ranked Indian
Engineering. For a few years, between 1923 and 1946, a The registrations are limited to 40 participants. There
Institutions and globally ranked Foreign Institutions,
special committee had recommended that the College will not be any registration fees. The selection will be
through Joint Research Projects involving mobility of
may be converted into a purely Civil Engineering done on first-come, first-served basis.
students and faculty.
Institution, but another special committee favoured the Travelling allowances will be provided to limited
reopening of the disciplines of Mechanical and WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES participants. Lodging and boarding will be provided for
Electrical Engineering. The present Department of outstation participants.
Electrical Engineering came into being in 1946 and the Impact on stability of entire distribution system due
first batch of electrical engineering graduates passed to high penetration of Distributed Generation (DG). Please fill up the registration form:
out of this college in 1949. Initially, the Department Challenges in protection of distribution network
offered courses with options in both Electrical and
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considering high DG penetration.
Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering. Introduction of coordinated protection and control
Subsequently in 1964, the department was enlarged to
strategy for distribution network.
have only Electrical Engineering, and a separate
Cost-effective coordinated control algorithm for
department of Electronics & Communication
Engineering was created. Presently the Department smart distribution network.
conducts courses both at undergraduate and Optimal location and sizing of renewable energy
postgraduate levels and provides excellent facilities to resources and battery energy storage for
carry out research work for Ph. D. degree and distribution network.
sponsored/ consultancy projects. Coordinated protection and control to improve Grid
resiliency.
IMPORTANT DATES
Interactive laboratory sessions.
Application Submission Deadline: 23/02/2024
Application Confirmation: 24/02/2024
