B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

  • UG INTAKE

    120

  • DURATION

    4 Years

B Tech electrical and electronics engineering students at nitte university

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, established in 1987, offers UG and PG programs. The Department offers the undergraduate programme of BTech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with an intake of 120. The Department has well-qualified, passionate, dedicated faculty and has a well-connected alumni network. With the state-of-the art Laboratory in Power Electronics, Control Systems, Power Systems, Computers and High Voltage & Relay, which caters to the need of all the Electrical & Electronics Engineering students. With an excellent rapport and MoU with industries, the Department is organizes seminars, conferences and workshops on a regular basis to cope up with the recent trends in the technological field.

Vision

Pursuing excellence in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, creating a research environment to promote innovation and address global challenges


Mission

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering is committed to

  • Equip students to face global challenges by excelling in a professional career and higher education
  • Offer high-quality graduate and post graduate programs in electrical & electronics engineering
  • Promote excellence in research, collaborative activities and contribute to social development with ethical values

To satisfy the mission of the Electrical & Electronics engineering program, the graduates will

  • Excel in professional career and / or higher education by acquiring knowledge in mathematical, electrical, electronics and computer engineering principles
  • Analyze real life problems, design electrical and electronics & multidisciplinary engineering systems and solutions that are socially acceptable
  • Inculcate and exhibit ethical values, communication skills and provide supportive and leadership roles in their profession to emerge as excellent professionals and adapt to current trends by engaging in lifelong learning to promote research
  • At the end of BTech in EEE program, the student will be able to

    PO1: Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics,science,engineering fundamentals,and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
  • PO2: Problem analysis: Identify,formulate,review research literature,and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,natural sciences,and engineering sciences.
  • PO3: Design/development of solutions:Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety,and the cultural,societal,and environmental considerations.
  • P04: Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments,analysis and interpretation of data,and synthes is of the information to provide validc on clusions.
  • PO5: Modern tool usage: Create,select,and apply appropriate techniques,resources,and modern engineering and ITtools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
  • PO6: The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assesssocietal,health,safety,legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
  • PO7: Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts,and demonstrate the knowledge of,and need for sustainable development.
  • PO8: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
  • P09: Individual and team work: Function effectively a sanindividual,and as a member or leader indiverse teams,and in multidisciplinary settings.
  • PO10:Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society atlarge,such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation,make effective presentations,and give and receive clear instructions.
  • PO11: Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
  • PO12: Life-long learning: Life-long learning: Recognize the need for,and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent andl if e-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

    At the end of BTech in EEE program, the student will be able to

  • PSO1: Demonstrate the electrical and electronics engineering concepts by developing working models.
  • PSO2: To model, simulate and develop application specific systems to meet industrial /societal needs.

Facilities

Electrical Machines Laboratory

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Analog / Power Electronics Laboratory

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Logic Design / Microcontroller Laboratory

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Circuits / Measurements / Controls system

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High Voltage / Relay / Project

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Computer Laboratory

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Research / PG Laboratory

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For any information regarding the admissions,mail us at: info@nitte.edu.in

Faculty

Research

Research & Innovation Center

NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte provided Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering a premises in Research and Innovation Center to carry out research activities under Center for Design of Power Electronic Systems. The prime focus of the Center is to cultivate research habits amongst engineering students and also creates platform for students to have hassle free entry to the industries. The Center also provides consultancy to major players in the field of power electronics, EV and Automotive like Microchip Technology Inc., Hexmoto Controls Pvt. Ltd., Autoven Pvt. Ltd, CogVision and L&T Technology. The work involves design and implementation of motor control algorithm for permanent magnet synchronous motors, design and development of hardware for Battery Management Systems used in Electric Vehicle application, passive cell balance and battery parameter estimation. Following facilities are available in the Research centre.

Center for Design of Power Electronics Systems

Department is provided with 100 sq. mt area for research and development activities. Following facilities are available in the Research centre.

Product Development
Sl.No Product Description Image
1 Micro_LABlet 8051 based laboratory kit. Portable USB powered kit with 10 number of onboard hardware interfacing facility.

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2 MC56F84789 Control card 100MHz, 32 bit Digital Signal Controller capable of controlling Power Electronics Converters.

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3 PCBs for AEC laboratory experiments Single sided PCBs designed and implemented in AEC laboratory experiment for better signal integrity

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4 12W Regulated Power Supply Flyback topology based fixed output Regulated Power Supply having 5V, 9V and 12V outputs

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5 0-65, 5A, 325W Regulated Power Supply Cascaded topology converter designed to deliver variable voltage of 0-65V with current rating 5A

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6 Buck converter 48V-12V, 100W converter

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7 Cuk converter 12V-48V,100W converter

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8 Boost converter 12V-48V,100W converter

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9 Solar Street Light 20W LED driver charged from Solar panel

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10 IoT based Water Management System Monitoring and control of main water tank of NMAMIT

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11 IInventory Management App Barcode-based tagging system to create database of laboratory equipment

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12 Electric Vehicle Petrol engine-based Maruti Omni is transformed into an Electric Vehicle

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13 RFID based door lock system Authorized entry developed using Micro_LABlet at CDPES entrance

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14 Automatic Pick and Place system Automated shoe rack system

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Hardware

  • Semikron based Three phase Rectifier Three phase Inverter stack(4-leg)
  • HEXMOTO Make General Purpose AC Drive (2.2KW)
  • A622 Probe AC/DC Current 100A
  • Digital Storage Oscilloscope
  • 12V, 180Ah Li Polymer battery
  • 200 MHz, 100X : 1, High Voltage Probe
  • 1kW Solar Panel
  • 15kW Brushless PM AC Motor(24-120V)
  • 7” TFT Display HMI
  • Full-Bridge DC-DC SMPS Tower System Module (SMPS LVFB KV46F15 MELEV)
  • Low-Voltage, 3-Phase Motor Control Module(MC-LV3P+ KV46F150M-ELEV)
  • High Voltage Motor Control kit with Instaspin-FOC
  • DSP based motor controller kit – DIGIVAC

Capabilities

  • Defining system specifications
  • System realization using simulation tools – MATLAB/PSpice
  • Hardware design using OrCAD capture
  • Hardware design using KiCad capture
  • Layout design using Allegro
  • PCB assembly, Testing and Validation
  • Embedded software development
  • System integration and Testing

Software

Name of the Software Image Users/Number
LABVIEW (Campus license) nitte 10
Matlab R2014b nitte 10
PSIM: Pro-Power Electronics & Motor Drive Software (Network & Standalone) nitte 5
ORCAD PCB Design University Edition nitte 15
PSCAD nitte 25

Program

  • Duration - 4 years
  • Semester - 08
  • Intake - 120 Students

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering is an established Research Centre under VTU Belagavi since the year 2007 offering Ph.D programmes both Part-Time and Full-Time. So far, eight candidates have completed Ph.D and eight candidates have registered for Ph.D under the centre. The department has three of the faculty members recognized as VTU approved Research Supervisors. From the year 2022-23 Ph.D. degree is awarded by Nitte University and Six Faculty Members recognized as research supervisors under Nitte Deemed to be university with diverse research background and exposure, who are dedicated in fulfilling the varied research aspirations of the prospective researchers. There are Four students registered under for Ph.D. under the centre Nitte University.

Registered guides in Nitte University:
Sl.No. Guide Name Area
1 Dr. Nagesh Prabhu Power Systems, power Electronics, AI and ML applications to power systems
2 Dr. M Satyendra Kumar Shet Power electronics and drive systems, reliability of power electronics, energy management
3 Dr. Suryanarayana K Power electronics and control systems
4 Dr. Anitha Marina Colaco Design of power supply for LED, design of LED drivers, thermal management for LED luminaire, power electronics, electric vehicle
5 Dr. K Latha Shenoy Renewable energy, power electronics
6 Dr. Nayana Shetty Renewable energy sources, microgrid and smart grid, power electronics and applications, power system, electric vehicle and BMS

Students Placed

100% placement record for eligible students since 2021

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering takes the following measures towards campus placements:

  • Placement training is conducted for second year and third year students on General Aptitude Test , C programming and Technical Test.
  • Elixir – Hobby project exhibition: Students work on projects to demonstrate fundamental concepts and real-time applications to improve the technical skills.
  • Prior to the placement drive, mock interviews and resume screening are undertaken with final-year students.
  • Regular Alumni Interactions are organized to link department with new companies.
  • Industry equivalent internships are conducted in the Centre for Design of Power ElectronicSystems Laboratory of the department for interested students to get acquainted with industry culture.

Placement Details

Description 2022-23 2021-2022 2020-2021
Total Students in the final year 111 68 65
Students registered for placement 83 56 63
Number of offers 103 91 102
Number of Unique offers 75 50 59
Number of students admitted for Higher studies 8 6 4
Total placement 100% 100% 100%
Maximum Salary(Lakhs/Anum) 21 14 10
Median Salary(Lakhs/Anum) 4 4 3.75
Mean Salary (Lakhs/Anum) 5.86 4.65 3.98

Our Recruiters:

Core Companies Samsung Semiconductors, AMD, Lam research, Juniper Networks, Mercedes Benz, Daimler Truck, Tismo Technology Solution, Tata Elxsi, Hitachi Energy, JSW Group, L&T Technology Service,Hexmoto Controls Pvt ltd,Triphase Technologies Pvt Ltd,Bosch Global Software Technologies Pvt Ltd (BGSW),Summit Techodyne,HCL Technologies(Sankalp),Mirafra Technology Private Limited, Hexmoto Controls PvT Ltd, Allegion India, Evolute system, Ingersoll Rand India Ltd, Borosil, Intech additive solutions, PLMindishtech,Atria Power, Cadmaxx Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Tata Consulting Engineers,Lotus Power Gear, Redwing Labs, Vayavya Labs, Unimag Power Transformer Private Limited,Accord Global Technology Solutions.
IT companies Accolite Digital, Oracle India, Infosys, Accenture, LTIMindtree, MindTeck, Capgemini, Cognizant, Wipro, DXC Technology, Kyndryl, Tayana Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, ROBOSOFT Technologies,HCL Technologies,SLK Software,PWC,Radarr Technologies, Khelgully Gaming Private Limited,Niveous Solutions, Semnox Solutions.
International Placement NIDEC Read Corporation, Japan

Departmental Achievements

Patents

  • Anup Shetty, Suryanarayana K, Swathi Hatwar H, Ravikiran Rao M, Raksha Adappa, “DC Bus capacitor pre-charge and Discharge”, 202341064522, November 2023.
  • Suryanarayana K, Anup Shetty, Ravikiran Rao M, Raksha Adappa, and Swathi Hatwar H, “A compact Battery Emulator for BMS Validation”, 202241074405, December 2022.
  • Suryanarayana K, Swathi Hatwar H and Anup Shetty, “Three Phase Three Level Inverter System with Interleaved Single Phase Output”, 202241069786, December 2023.
  • Swathi Hatwar H, Suryanarayana K, and Anup Shetty, “Adaptive Intensity Control of Solar Streetlight System”, 202441003786, December 2023.
  • Anup Shetty and Suryanarayana K, “An Automated Water Management System and a Method Thereof”, 202441003785, November 2023.
  • Anand Bhat, “Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Based Series Hybrid Electric Vehicle Concept”, Official Journal of The Patent Office, 202341086982, Published: January 12 2024
  • Anand Bhat, “App Based Vision Therapy to Cure Amblyopia Using Anaglyph Glasses”, Official Journal of The Patent Office, 202341083653, Published: January 05 2024
  • Anand Bhat, “Serpentine Topology for Energy Storage in Electric Vehicles”, Official Journal of The Patent Office, 202341017831, Published: March 31 2024

Research and Development

Sl.No Title of the Project Funding Agency Year Amount Completed/Ongoing
1 5 days online FDP on 'Gender Equity challenges and opportunities for Women in decision Making’ AICTE ATAL Academy 26 - 30 July 2021 1,50,000 Ongoing
2 Wind turbine emulator for microgrid NET December 2022 1,50,000 Ongoing
3 Active power absorber for renewable energy sources validation NET December 2022 1,50,000 Ongoing
4 Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Control of Future Grid AICTE – STTP 2021 4,03,333 Completed
5 Gallium Nitride (GaN) based Multiphase Solar Battery Charger VGST_GoK 2018 5,00,000 Completed
6 Hybrid Electrical Vehicle and Solar Charging MODROBS-Rural, AICTE 2019 10,54,000 Completed
7 Development of EV NMAMIT, Nitte 2019 5,50,000 Ongoing
8 STTP-Control of Power Electronic System for Smart Power Systems AICTE 2019 3,63,000 Completed
9 Wide Band Gap Power Electronics Technologies (WBGPET) Karnataka Council for Technology Upgradation (KCTU) 2018 KCTU-23,17,000
NMAMIT-36,83,000
TOTAL- 60,00,000
Ongoing
10 Gallium Nitride (GaN) based Multiphase Solar Battery Charger VGST_GoK 2018 5,00,000 Ongoing
11 Design and development of lkW single phase inverter using cascaded bidirectional converters NMAMIT 2016 9,50,000 Completed
12 Mini Wireless Aerial Sprayer of Pesticides NAIN, Department of IT/BT, GOK 2016 2,95,426 Completed
13 Advanced Power Electronics Applications HEXMOTO Controls Pvt. Ltd 2016 2,55,000 (Equipment) Completed
14 Magneto Piezo foot Step Power Generation NAIN, Department of IT/BT, GOK 2016 36143 Completed
15 Analysis and development of Energy Efficient smart remote speed controller for a ceiling fan VGST 2016 4000 Completed
16 A Remote monitoring and Control system of a three phase generator using Zigbee wireless Network VGST 2016 40,000 Completed
17 Unipolar SPWM based reactive power compensator KSCST 2015 5,000 Completed
18 Solar-piezoelectric Sea-saw Generation And Hybrid Conversion Based Smart Lighting And Parking Automation KSCST 2015 7,000 Completed
19 Solar Powered Auto Irrigation With Solar Tracking System KSCST 2015 5,000 Completed
20 Implementation Of Single Phase DSTATCOM for Harmonic Current Elimination And Zigbee Based Monitoring of Power Quality KSCST 2015 5,000 Completed

Recognition

  • Faculty with Doctoral Degrees from IISc and NITs.
  • VTU Recognized Research Center since 2006
  • Researchers Registered under VTU - Ph.D-08
  • Researchers Registered under Nitte Deemed to university- Ph.D-04
  • Scopus Indexed Publications – 24(2020-2023)
  • Total Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals / Conferences - 50(2020-2023)
  • Faculty Development Program (FDP)
  • AREEV international confernece
  • Center for Design of Power Electronics Systems
  • MOU /Agreements – Hexmoto Controls Pvt. Ltd,Autoven
  • Industry Consultancy – Hexmoto , Autoven and LTTS

Faculty Achievements

  • Faculty members supervising Ph.D - 7
  • Faculty as Associate Editor in IEEE Access - 1
  • Reviewer in International Journals (IEEE/ Elsevier) -7(9 Journals)
  • Faculty as Members of BoS of other Institutions – 3
  • Faculty as Executive Member of IEEE MSS – 1
  • Research Publication – 21(2021-2023)
  • Chapter in Book – 2 (Springer Publications)
  • Faculty associated with Industrial Consultancy – 7
  • Member of VTU LIC Committee- 1
  • Resource Persons for Expert lecture delivered: 8
  • Dr.NageshPrabhu- Delivered VTU Edusat Lecture- 1
  • Faculty visited Ritsumeikan University (Research front ) : 1
  • Best M.Tech Project award by IEEE -1

Students Achievements

  • Project select for for exhibition in 46th series of Student Project Programme (SPP): 2022-23 by KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru
  • KSCST Projects fundings – 03 from 2021 to 2023
  • VTU Finance Assistance of - 04 from 2021 to 2023
  • Students Publications in International Conferencesfrom 2021 to 2023: 07
  • Total of 5 students Visited RitsumeikanUniversity Japan for Student Exchange Program from 2018 to 2023.
  • GATE from 2021-2023: 05
  • Ms. Saanya D Shetty (Naval Subunit) from 6th Sem EE has completed Pre-All India Yachting Regatta Camp in 2022

Sports Activities

  • Represented VTU in National Level sports events : 02
  • University Level Players: 04 (08 events)
  • 40 prizes won during 2014-2023
  • Ms. Saanya D Shetty(Naval Subunit) from 6th Sem EE has completed Pre-All India Yachting Regatta Camp in 2022

Cultural Activities

  • 33 prizes won during 2013-2017

Clubs & Chapters

ELITES the student body of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department provides opportunity for the students to build leadership qualities, team work, and personality development and exhibit professional and technical skills. It conducts invited talks, seminars, workshops and technical events which helps seeking suitable career. The Major events under ELITES are:

  • GEOMITRA - A competition to enhance the mathematical and logical problem-solving skills of the students is conducted every year.
  • Seminar Week and Invited Lectures are conducted from Faculty / Researchers from Reputed Institutions, Practicing Engineers from Industry and Alumni working in Industries are held every year to keep pace with the present technological changes
  • Skill development programs - Workshops conducted for students to train them in learning software tools
  • Technical/Sports Events –Inter/Intra department competitions
  • Our Alumni Our Pride - A series of technical talks by Alumni

ELIXIR - A student project exhibition organized every year involving hobby projects and projects related to subjects build by the students of E&E. The expenditure for conducting ELXIR is sponsored by alumni of the Department and the event has become a major attraction in the college. Snapshots of 11th edition Elixir held on 27 and 28 November 2023. More than 100 projects built by all the students of the department were displayed and demonstrated.

Geomitra - A competition to enhance the mathematical and logical problem-solving skills of the students is conducted every year. Glimpses of Geomitra 2024, organized on 3 February 2024 at Sir. MV Block. The event saw enthusiastic participation of more than 250 students of the college.

E-Ruchi - A cooking without fire competition organized for the students to showcase their culinary skills

Fight of Racquets - Annual Badminton tournament conducted at the Sadananda Open-air auditorium

Ayudha Pooja - The festival is celebrated in the department with great fervor and joy on the auspicious day of Mahanavami.

Swacchata Abhiyan - Pictures from the annual cleanliness drive organized by the department on 13th September 2023.

Open Mic 2024 - Be it dancing, singing, stand-up comedy, shayari or something else, Open mic provides a stage for the students to display their talent

Seminar Week - A week-long series of seminars by reputed speakers and alumni, providing valuable insight to the students on recent trends, emerging technologies, life skills and more.

Open Mic- Glimpses of Open Mic 2022 , conducted at Shambavi Seminar Hall.

Induction Program - Informative and fun-filled day for newly joined students of the department.

Teachers Day - Glimpse of teacher’s day celebration held on 5 September 2023.

Kaushalya - Introductory session held at the beginning of each semester giving the students an overview about the theory and lab courses

Cache It 2024 - Organized on 10th January 2024, A Gaming event where participants’ memory power and knowledge is tested to its limits

Product Launch:Test Jig - A tool developed by faculty for verifying the proper working of moving coil voltmeter, ammeter and wattmeter.

  • TECHIE- Quiz competition
  • Paper presentation
  • Mini project competition

Guest lecture by adjunct Professor Dr. S. Narayan Iyer about “Design of digital filter” on 11 September 2017

Geomitra 5.0 on February 2, 2017

2 day value added course on“VLSI Circuits and Design” on 28-29 July 2017

Mr. Rajaram Shastri from PiTech Solutions delivering Invited Talk on “IoT Challenges and Opportunities” on 16 February 2017

Talk on “Career after Graduation” on 26 August 2017 by Mr. Anil Gundmi from TIMES, Mangalore Branch

SPARK- a school outreach program for the students of Dr. NSAM Higher Primary School, Nitte on 26 February 2017

A Three day skill development program on "Multitasking in FreeRTOS with ARM Cortex-M3" was conducted during 20-22 December 2017

A Three day skill development program on “INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB and SIMULINK, PSIM” was conducted during 26-28 December 2017

Lighting club is a technical club in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NMAM Institute of Technology started in the year 2018. The main objective of the club is to introduce and acquaint students in the field of Lighting Technology. The student members of the club associate with club and disseminate the knowledge within and outside the campus. Dr. Anitha Marina Colaco is the coordinator of the club

Major Activities

  • Outreach programme on introduction to renewable resource
  • Student development programme
  • Gender equity sensitization.

Students Solar Ambassador workshop 2019 at EEE, NMAM Institute of technology

Outreach programme by Lighting club members, EEE, NMAMIT at Kemmanu 27 February 2020

“Basics of Solid State Lamps” by Dr. Anitha Marina Colaco, Associate Professor, Department Of Electrical and Electronics Engg., on 15 April 2021

“Understanding Variance of Emotion Regulation in Genders” 30 May 2021, by Dr. M Manjula, Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore

‘A New light – Lighting Trends and Technologies’ on 08 July 2021, by Mr.PonKumaresh, Specifications Sales Lead, Southern Region, Signify Innovations India Limited, (Formerly Philips Lighting India Ltd), Bengaluru

‘Gender Integration for Social and Economic Development’ on 06 June 2021, by Dr.Jagriti Gangopadhyay, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Center for Women's Studies, MCH, MAHE, MANIPAL.

‘Electric! The future of Aerospace’ on 07 July 2021 by Mr.Harsha R, Domain Expert, Aerospace, Bengaluru.

LED heatsink design by MrVigneshKini,VII semester ,Dept.of Mechanical engg., NMAMIT

Lighting Club Inauguration on 02 December 2021

Introductory Workshop on Lighting Design on 02 December 2021 by Mr. K Navaneeth, 7th Semester, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NMAMIT

Wide spread application of LEDs in daily life 03 March 2022,Mr. Davin D’souza ,VIII Sem, Dept. of EEE, NMAMIT

Consultancy Capabilities

  • Power Electronics Applications to Power Systems
  • Power Electronics Application to industrial drives control
  • Renewable Power and its integration
  • Embedded System Applications to Power Electronic Control
Sl.No Indusry Area of Interaction Faculty
1 HEXMOTO Controls Pvt. Ltd, Mysore R&D, Consultancy UG / PG Projects Placements Dr. Suryanarayana K
Mr. Anup Shetty
Mr. Ravikiran Rao M
Mrs. Swathi Hatwar
2 Autoven, Pune R&D, Consultancy Dr. Suryanarayana K
Mr. Ravikiran Rao M
3 LTTS, Bengaluru Projects Dr. Suryanarayana K
Dr. Girish Joshi
Mrs. Swathi Hatwar
4 Udupi Muncipality Corperation Electrical Installation Inspection Dr. Suryanarayana K
Dr. Girish Joshi
Dr. Dinesh Shetty
Mr. Pradeep Kumar
Mr. Ravikiran Rao

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