Organised by Power Engineering
Chapter of
IEEE Calcutta Section
under the aegis of DLP of IEEE-PES
Date: October
9, 2002
Venue: Seminar Room, Electrical
Engg. Dept, Jadavpur University
Speaker : Dr. Kalyan K. Sen
Listening to Dr. Kalyan K. Sen speaking on state-of-the-art techniques of controlling power flow in high voltage transmission lines was a real knowledge boosting experience for those who attended this seminar. This seminar was organised as a part of the educational activity of PE Kolkata Chapter and the idea behind this seminar was to bring in front the developments made in the area of power flow control over the last decade, particularly keeping in mind the rapid developments made in the field of power electronics. In the process, the participants were offered the knowledge and wisdom of a practicing engineer who has spent more than 15 years in hands on design and implementation of such devices involving projects costing millions of dollars for leading industrial houses like ABB, Westinghouse etc. The participation was encouraging as more than 45 persons took part in this seminar including faculty members and students of Jadavpur University, Bengal Engineering College (DU), some private engineering colleges and also engineers from West Bengal State Electricity Board and a few other industrial houses and power utilities.At the outset, Prof. N.Chatterjee, IEEE Calcutta Section Chair, started the program at 2:00pm by introducing the speaker outlining the illustrious career of Dr. Sen. The entire program was divided into two sessions with a tea break in between. Beginning with the basics of power flow control, Dr. Sen went on to describe the details of STATCOM, SSSC, UPFC clearly describing the advantages and disadvantages of these components. The idea of incorporating the patented 'Sen Transformer', which utilizes the time tested technology of phase angle regulators in an innovative way, for power flow control in a cost-effective way was enlightening. In the end he spoke about the future trends and also presented a wish list of the techniques that need to be developed and implemented for efficient power flow control. The seminar generated healthy curiosity among the participants, which was evident from the involved discussions, which followed his presentation. Prof. S. Chakravorti, Secretary, Power Engineering Chapter proposed the vote of thanks. The program concluded at about 5:45pm.
Considering all the aspects of the program, it may be stated without any doubt that the seminar was a success and the objectives of the program were achieved to a great extent.