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20 Policy innovations needed for robust ecosystem Bharat Bhargava, Ex-Director General, ONGC Energy Centre

22 Industry 4.0 connecting machine, processes and people

Soeb Fatehi, Immediate Past President, Control Panel and Switchgear Manufacturers’ Association

32 Demand for increase in productivity helping Industry 4.0 Hitesh Karandikar, Director, Electrical Research and Development Association

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Smart meters and smart grids to revolutionise Indian utilities Harish Agarwal, CEO, Supreme & Co. Pvt. Ltd.

40 IoT and digitisation may aid utilities to curtail T&D losses

Kanderp Khandwala, MD, Axis Electrical Components (I) P. Ltd.

42 Competition should be a mandate in distribution sector Shiv Kaushik, Power consultant

46 Addressing the country’s power management needs Syed Sajjadh Ali, Managing Director, Eaton Electrical Sector, India

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Changing the face of infrastructure management Gopal Joshi, Director Sales, Athenta Technologies

Channelising smart energy solution 52 for a smart city Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director, HPL Electric & Power Ltd

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A one-stop solution for switchgears and automation Piyush Garg, Director, Balaji Switchgears Pvt. Ltd.

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Green transmission, the future of 58 sustainable transmission

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Eco-friendly cables for minimal power consumption Naman Singhal, Director, Prime Cable Industries Pvt. Ltd.

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IoT enables flexibility in power generation Alok Kishore, CEO, WAGO Private Limited

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IoT boosts data and asset management

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Frequent restructuring of policies onus for a smart electricity

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Yielding technology to minimise energy depletion

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Smart electricity requirements for emerging smart cities

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POWER UPDATE GE Renewable Energy to power homes in India with clean and reliable electricity percent more Annual Energy Production (AEP) than GE’s 2.3-116 turbine.

Today, GE’s footprint expands across 37 wind farms in India, and 1.8 GW of capacity across the country. The company is also continuing to drive innovations specific to the region, and recently introduced its 2.7 MW low wind speed machine turbine which included the largest rotor ever installed in India and is currently being tested in Gujarat.

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E Renewable Energy announced that it has been selected by ReNew Power, India’s largest renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP)*, to provide 120 GE 2.5-132 turbines for the Gadhsisa Wind Farm in Gujarat, India. The wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 300 MW, making it the largest full turnkey EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) project by GE Renewable Energy in India. The project will power the equivalent of 1,100,000 homes in India with clean and reliable electricity. ReNew Power successfully bid for this project in the third round of auctions conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in February 2018.

The 2.5-132 turbines have been designed primarily at GE’s Technology Centre in Bengaluru, and built on learnings from more than 22,000 GE wind turbines around the world. This turbine is a significant improvement over previous version, with improved rotor diameter, wind capture and 30

Mahesh Palashikar, Region Leader for GE Renewable Energy’s Onshore Wind business in Asia, said, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with ReNew Power on this project. This is an important milestone for GE in India and this relationship with ReNew will help us expand our turnkey capabilities across Asia. ReNew Power is the industry leader in the renewable energy sector in India, and it is a privilege for our turbines to have been selected for this project. GE’s 2.5-132 wind turbine was designed in India specifically for India’s low wind speed conditions, lowering the cost of wind energy compared to similar turbines. We’re excited to bring this wind turbine, as well as other new turbines such as the 2.7, to the India region.”

Balram Mehta, President - Wind, ReNew Power Ltd. added, “GE Renewable Energy, with its customised maintenance support and suite of modern turbines driven by cutting edge technology was a natural choice as our partner for this critical project. By leveraging our combined strengths and synergies, we hope to make a significant contribution towards augmenting renewable capacity in India.”

GE will also maintain the facility, which is due to be commissioned progressively by end of 2019, for a period of 10 years. GE India currently manufactures its state-of-the-art wind turbines for the India market at the multi-modal manufacturing facility in Pune.

Government encourages developers to deploy advance technology in energy sector

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ost of renewable energy projects in the country are being implemented by the private sector developers selected through transparent bidding process, stated the Minister of State (IC) New and Renewable Energy, Power and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Hon’ble RK Singh.

Government has issued standard bidding guidelines to enable distribution licencees to procure power at competitive rates in cost-effective manner. In order to be competitive, developers are encouraged to deploy most advanced technologies in these projects to tap maximum energy.

The steps taken by the government to incentivise renewable energy sector in the country, inter alia, include the following:

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Announcement of a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022 Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route.

Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned up to December 2022.

Notification of standard bidding guidelines to enable distribution licencee to procure solar and wind power at competitive rates in a costeffective manner.

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Implementation of Green Energy Corridor project to facilitate grid integration of large-scale renewable energy capacity addition.

Launching of new schemes, such as PM-KUSUM, solar rooftop phase II, 12,000 MW CPSU scheme Phase II.

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POWER UPDATE Government issues guidelines for wind power projects and national imperatives. The Guidelines have provisions for requirement of site feasibility, type and quality certified wind turbines, micrositing criteria, compliance of grid regulations, real-time monitoring, online registry and performance reporting, health and safety provisions, decommissioning plan, etc.

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ind power projects are set up in the country, including in the state of Rajasthan, on the basis of commercial principles taking into account wind resource, land availability, transmission infrastructure, etc. So far, bids for 15,100 MW of wind power projects have been issued, out of which projects of 12,162.50 MW capacity have been awarded.

The cumulative installed capacity of wind power (as on 31 st October 2019) in the country is 37,090.03 MW. The Government has issued “Guidelines for Development of Onshore Wind Power Projects” on 22 nd October 2016 with an objective to facilitate development of wind power projects in an efficient, costeffective and environmentally benign manner taking into account the requirements of project developers, state

The government has also issued “Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Wind Power Projects”, on 8 th December 2017, with an objective to provide a framework for procurement of wind power through a transparent process of bidding, including standardisation of the process and defining of roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders.

The government is promoting capacity addition of wind power projects through private sector investment by providing various fiscal and financial incentives such as Accelerated Depreciation benefit, and concessional custom duty exemption on certain components of wind electric generators. Besides, Generation Based Incentive (GBI) is available for the wind projects commissioned before 31 st March 2017. In addition to fiscal and other incentives as stated above, technical support including wind resource assessment and identification of potential sites is being provided through the National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai.

Measures to increase solar energy generation

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he government has taken, inter alia, following steps to increase solar energy generation in the country: • Announcement of a target of installing 100 GW of solar energy capacity by December 2022.

• Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar power for projects to be commissioned up to December 2022.

• Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route.

• Notification of standard bidding guidelines to enable distribution licensees to procure solar and wind power at competitive rates in cost effective and transparent manner.

• Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to year 2022.

• Implementation of Green Energy

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Corridor project to facilitate grid integration of large-scale renewable energy capacity addition.

Notification of Quality Standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices.

The Union Minister of State (IC) New and Renewable Energy, Power and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Hon’ble RK Singh, stated that various schemes,

including Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan Yojana (PM-KUSUM), CPSU (Government Producers) Scheme - Phase II and Solar Rooftop Phase II programme, have been launched.

Moreover, in the last three years, the Union Ministry of State (IC) New and Renewable Energy, Power and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has not sanctioned any Model Solar City.

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POWER UPDATE Biofuels to gain momentum with a slew of government initiatives trees and crops for feedstock generation from wastelands, through local communities under Gram panchayats and talukas. Farmers are encouraged to grow a variety of different biomass as well as oil seeds on their marginal lands, as intercrop and second crop wherever only one crop is raised by them under rainfed conditions.

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iofuels — derived from renewable biomass resources and wastes — provide a higher degree of national energy security in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner by supplementing conventional energy resources, thereby reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels and meeting the energy needs of India’s urban and vast rural population. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have been procuring biodiesel for the biodiesel blending programme since August 2015 and during April 2019 to October 2019, 8.62 crore litres of biodiesel have been procured by them.

Ethanol is produced by distilleries from various feedstocks. In order to encourage the production of ethanol, the government has announced remunerative prices for manufacture of ethanol depending on the feedstock.

The government has notified the National Policy on Biofuels 2018, which inter alia envisages a crucial role for village panchayats and communities in augmenting the indigenous feedstock supplies for biofuel production. The policy has also envisioned the plantation of non-edible oil seeds bearing

As per the National Policy on Biofuels 2018, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (P&NG) has constituted a National Biofuel Coordination Committee (NBCC) under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, to provide overall coordination, effective end-to-end implementation, and monitoring of the biofuel programme. In addition, a Working Group has also been set up by the Ministry, which consists of eminent and technical experts in the field of biofuels to monitor the implementation of the biofuel programme.

The National Policy on Biofuels 2018 has envisaged biodiesel production from used cooking oil (UCO) as well. In order to encourage large-scale production of biodiesel from UCO, OMCs have floated Expression of Interest for the procurement of UCO-derived biodiesel from 200 locations across the country.

Indian Railways on a mission to save electricity

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ith the goal of reducing cost of electricity for traction, Indian Railways has commenced flow of additional 50 MW power (total 100 MW) from Bhartiya Rail Bijli Company Limited (BRBCL) in the State of Bihar w.e.f. 28th November 2019. This step is expected to lead to an annual saving of `110 crore per annum on a recurring basis. Additional flow of 10 MW power from BRBCL has also been started in the State of Rajasthan w.e.f. 20th November 2019, which is expected to lead to an annual saving of `11.50 crore per annum.

Indian Railways is taking about 1,475 MW of power under open access as a deemed licensee in 11 states and the DVC area. These efforts have led to annual saving of over `3,600 crore per annum, and since the commencement of power flow under open access w.e.f. November 2015 on business as usual mode, it has resulted into a total saving of over `12,400 crore.

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Smart electricity for a smarter future Smart electricity is set to step in as the saviour to all power-related problems such as faulty metering, shortage of electricity, power theft and so on. Industry experts decode this relatively nascent sector and how it can be harnessed for more efficient power generation, transmission & distribution, and consumption.

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mart electricity has been the talk of the town in the power sector for a while now. While a complete shift towards smart electricity is yet to happen, significant steps are being taken towards this end. Here we delve into why smart electricity is necessary and what has been done on this front.

Syed Sajjadh Ali, Managing Director – Electrical Sector (India), Eaton India, says, “In the past, electricity grids were simple pipes through which electricity flowed from the producers to consumers. They have, however, evolved gradually to become “smart”. This has enabled producers to solve the growing issue of managing the balance of the grid. In India, this is still in the nascent stage, but the Government is planning to address it and hence is focusing on setting up smart meters and prepaid meters.

This comes in the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in Indian electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) due to poor financial health, which has led to delayed payment to generation utilities.”

Piyush Garg, Director, Balaji Switchgears Pvt. Ltd. adds, “While entering 2020, India still stands in the category of developing nations where blackouts and improper power distribution is very common. Whenever in the future of India our power grids adopt the practice of smart electricity, the generation and consumption of power would be monitored in a systematic manner. The very common problem of electricity theft would be rectified.

This will not only help at the consumer’s end, but also

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support our government to build an optimum Budget and save many parts of India from blackouts.”

Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director, HPL Electric & Power Ltd. goes on to say that smart electricity has become the need of the hour. He elaborates, “Smart electricity is the current vision of integrating the conventional T&D system with Internet of Things (IoT) which would focus towards sustainable and comprehensive development. Mechanism of smart grids has shown an exponential growth since 2012. Also, 23 per cent of the total share of the smart city budget is being channelised towards providing smart energy solutions, which will further enhance the requirement and opportunity of smart electricity in India.”

Smart electricity for smart cities Smart electricity is an important component of smart cities and is hence inevitable and crucial. As countries all over the world move towards smart cities, smart electricity is one of the aspects being addressed. Gopal Joshi, Director Sales, Athenta Technologies says, “Electric power is an essential element of any city, and smart electricity plays a significant role in the manifestation of a smart city. Smart electricity deals with an uninterrupted supply of quality power, and monitoring and recording real-time data of the energy provided to various buildings and industries.”

Alok Kishore, CEO, WAGO Private Limited mentions, “India is progressing well on the roads of smart cities and smart grids. The grids, automation and telemetrics technology Electrical & Power Review

cover story are due for modernisation in India. Implementing modern controllers can provide important grid data, allowing grid operators to intervene with automated control as needed. Grid operators can use automation technology to precisely identify where their infrastructure must be modernised. Controllers can then be used later to automate processes and support load management. In this way, grid capacities can be better utilised, reducing the need for new lines.”

IoT applications in smart electricity According to Jitendra Agrawal, MD, The Motwane Manufacturing Co. Pvt Ltd, the power sector is already witnessing benefits from early industrial and consumer IoT applications like smart meters and smart thermostats.

Many power utilities and industries are embracing IoT to benefit from these technological advancements, combined with robotics, AI, machine learning, and predictive maintenance. This has been majorly observed in demand side management due to heavy participation from power distributors. Similar technology will surface and transform the generation and transmission segments.

He adds, “In the next 4-5 years, the global utilities, IoT and smart devices market will reach nearly $15 billion, and a large chunk of it will be in India and emerging economies. Once all the systems are connected through IoT, the system can perform effective load balancing and load flow analysis, identify faulty transformers, and alert the nearby maintenance team for quick response along with real-time alerts, notifications, and scheduling.

In addition, increasing adoption of cloud-based platforms like MOTWARE, and government-backed grid modernisation initiatives by Powergrid and other utilities provides strong growth opportunities in utility-based IoT market.”

Harish Agarwal, CEO, Supreme & Co. Pvt. Ltd., talks about how IoT can help the utilities sector become more efficient and profitable. “Indian utilities struggle with so-called “non-technical losses”, which include electricity theft, meter tampering, and non-payment by customers as also inadequate line monitoring data and analytics. These losses have a huge impact on the utilities’ profitability, service predictability, and operations performance.

Several Indian states are now strengthening vigilance against power theft. With the Centre’s focus on boosting energy output through programmes such as National Smart Grid Mission and Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna, utilities are looking for ways to meet the growing demand while cutting losses. By adopting the Internet of Things (IoT)-based metering infrastructure, using smart meters and smart grids, utilities can make further strides toward reliable power generation and distribution in India.

“Both customers and utilities benefit from real-time data on energy consumption. Using smart meters, utilities can monitor households or commercial establishments that do not pay their bills and can shut down their services remotely. As properly managing the portfolio is becoming important with more and more power being sourced at market-determined prices, demand forecasting based on high-quality data is becoming critical. Advanced metering solutions and technologies tailored to Indian needs represent a clear path forward for Indian utilities in their transformation journey.”

Naman Singhal, Director, Prime Cable Industries Pvt. Ltd., says, “India is one of the most populated countries in the world. Conclusively, the increased consumption of electricity is obvious. We need to start using smart electrical devices and IoT to cut down on the use of electricity consumption. The government is also focusing on transforming hundreds of cities into smart cities with advanced street lighting and solar energy panels. So I see a lot of opportunities in smart electricity in India because all its cities need LED street lighting, smart meters, and power-efficient electrical appliances soon.”

Alok Kishore says that there are a number of areas where technology can play a pivotal role to increase efficiency and minimise electricity loss. He explains, “While digital maturity in the power sector had its own challenges such as high cost of devices, storing and analysing high volume of data, among others, these were dealt with consistent efforts to adopt principles of IoT. The power and energy sector has benefitted from it by creating a flexible generation process to support efficient operations at various capacity factors. Connected devices can now accurately forecast renewable energy generation that will enable sufficient time to ramp up or down conventional generators, thereby reducing carbon footprint. With the growing pace of technological innovations and an intensively competitive technology providers’ marketplace, the power and energy sector is set to scale new heights.”

Parag Yelegaonkar, Business Development Manager, Testo India Pvt Ltd, adds further, “The most important steps are in modern and robust network of transmission lines, sub-stations and green energy. Without the use of latest technologies like IoT and smart instruments for measurement and control, initiatives like green energy, smart grid, and digital sub-stations are unimaginable.”

Shiv Kaushik, Power Consultant, says that while technologies like IoT and AI are essential for smart electricity, if we make some fundamental policy changes too, we would be able to achieve a more efficient distribution system. He says, “We must bring competitiveness into the distribution sector. I think the smart city concept is essential, so first of all, let’s go step

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cover story by step and bring smart meters to each and every home, along with smart transformers, smart grids, etc. If we bring each step in a phased manner, we will be able to achieve smart electricity.”

More jobs for auxiliary industries Smart electricity will not only provide jobs to companies dealing in this segment, but also to companies working in related segments. Hitesh Karandikar, Director, Electrical Research and Development Association (ERDA) shares, “Smart electricity will throw opportunities for IEC 61850 communication protocol testing of IEDS. However, this market has so far been dominated by global players who have tested their products in international laboratories.

But with the push of “Make in India” initiatives, more domestic manufacturers will enter into the market, thus creating more business opportunities for IEC 61850 protocol testing. There is also scope for PMU testing, real-time simulator, LVRT and HVRT testing facility, etc. for smart grids. There are scarce testing facilities for such features of smart grids. ERDA has assessed such market needs and is planning to create these latest evaluation facilities.”

He also elaborates on smart meters that are integral to enabling smart electricity. “At present, the major focus of smart electricity seems to be on smart meters. Millions of smart meters are being installed in the distribution system in India. This huge scale of market has brought down the price of smart meters to unbelievably low levels, much like the earlier case of LED lamps. However, we need to be very careful about the quality of such meters being produced. Otherwise, the customer may lose confidence in these meters and the adoptability of the scheme would be under doubt.

For us, this creates a unique challenge of testing various smart meters accurately within the shortest possible time. So far, we have been able to meet these challenges successfully and have become the most preferred laboratory for smart meters in India. All the global manufacturers of smart meters are coming to us for evaluation of their products.”

Batteries used for storing surplus electricity will be another component that will be in the limelight visà-vis smart electricity. Syed Sajjadh Ali mentions, “The excess energy produced can be stored using battery banks without trading back to the utility.

Batteries are used to provide a backup power supply for the real-time clock present in smart meters.

Eaton India offers lithium-ion battery storage along with its 3-Phase UPS solutions which are an alternative to conventional lead acid batteries.”

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Vikram Bhansali, Director, Metravi Instruments Pvt Ltd and CEM Instruments India Pvt Ltd discusses how his companies are taking steps to address related needs like smart instruments. “With the growing trend towards smart cities and more environmentally conscious consumers, there is a clear growth in smart electricity — be it smart grids, more efficient production and transmission or automated monitoring and consumption systems. With this comes a need for efficient, precise and high-accuracy instrumentation.

We are in a prime position to be able to fulfil these needs with our smart and high-precision, reliable instruments. So, we see growing and sustainable opportunities for both smart electricity and our smart instruments for such smart systems.”

Parag Yelegaonkar mentions, “Our smart thermal imagers like testo872, electrical instruments like clamp meters testo770-3, Wi-Fi data loggers, transmitters for measurement of various process parameters along with precise temperature and humidity measurements find extensive applications in power plants, power plant control rooms and server centres.”

Way forward Smart electricity is here to stay and its role will only increase in future. Syed Sajjadh Ali says about this, “Concerning the emerging end-use technologies, it is clear that smart electricity will play an important role in the future. Its penetration in different countries will increase in the next 10-20 years. The primary concern is still the price of components, which is constantly at a high level, although there is potential for decrease in the next five years. Cost-benefit analysis shows that smart metering is economically feasible in most cases, if benefits to all stakeholders and society are considered.”

Gopal Joshi, Director Sales, Athenta Technologies, says, “Smart electricity will play an essential role in future; its penetration in different cities will increase in the upcoming years. Development boards of various countries are aiming at the set-up of a smart integrated infrastructure, which will be a convergence of physical infrastructure, communication, data, and analytics.

These engagements will look for greater effectiveness and steadiness, and to give the best performance when connected with distributed generation units.”

The significance of smart electricity as an essential tool for resource and power optimisation cannot be underestimated, and it is only a matter of time before we see this next-generation technology being harnessed to its full potential.

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Policy innovations needed for robust ecosystem Conventional power plants may continue to meet the base load till advanced technologies start playing a dominant role in smart grid.

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halking the significance of conventional power generation for optimum utilisation of available renewable sources, Bharat Bhargava, Ex-Director General, ONGC Energy Centre highlights the opportunities that decentralised generation and e-mobility will emerge as a key component in the balancing act.

What are your views on the 14th edition of ELECRAMA? The global mood as well as the Indian sentiments are now heavily tilted in favour of renewable energy and related technological innovations for mainstreaming of renewable energy in the energy mix. The focus in next edition of ELECRAMA is expected to be around this.

How do you view the transformation of India’s power sector with the rise of Industry 4.0 and IoT? Renewable energy is bound to play the key role in the emergence of the smart electricity system in India.

IoT, automation, cloud computing, co-generation, and hybrid systems would play an important role in deciding the optimum energy mix by policymakers, project developers, and utilities. In coming years, we may not see any significant capacity addition of coalfired thermal power plants. Conventional power plants may continue to be there to meet the base load till advanced technologies start playing a dominant role in smart grid and load management. Among renewables, solar thermal technologies have the potential to play an important role in heat management in coal-fired thermal plants to maintain base load capacities.

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Increasing presence of renewables in the energy mix of India would require new products and systems to be developed to keep a balance in conventional power generation with optimum utilisation of existing capacities and full utilisation of available renewable

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power. Decentralised generation and e-mobility will emerge as a key component in this balancing act.

In recent years, photovoltaic (PV)-based electricity generation in India has become competitive to thermal power-based electricity generation. PV offers immense opportunities for both large scale as well as decentralised electricity generation in the country, including rooftop plants. The rapid growth in PV capacity addition in the country will also help the utilities to go for time of the day availability of low-cost energy and also reduce distribution losses. In coming years, renewables will play a decisive role in demand side load management. This will lead to new business opportunities which are expected to be IT and automation based.

What according to you are the plans and predictions for the next two years?

There is a strong growth in the renewable energy sector during the last decade. Government has fixed a target of 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022, which means next few years annual capacity addition is likely to be about 15-30 GW per year. This can be further accelerated to move towards RE dominated energy mix. Other renewables are also expected to play an important role, but solar-based solutions along with storage are key to success. The basic ecosystem for sustainable growth is being put in place. This would require lot of innovations in the manufacturing, EPC and service capabilities, apart from instrumentation, software development and data analysis, etc. In coming years, solar — both PV and thermal — along with e-mobility will start moving together for developing a low carbon energy scenario for the country. This calls for innovations in policies to encourage a robust India-centric ecosystem.

We need a co-ordinated development of the sector.

India has already emerged as a leading RE country in the world. The next decade belongs to the dominance of renewables backed by IT solutions for the emergence of the smart electricity industry in India. India is poised to play a leadership role in the global RE scenario.

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Union Cabinet clears bioenergy co-operation MoU with Brazil

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he Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of India and the Federative Republic of Brazil on Bioenergy Cooperation.

India and Brazil are major consumers of energy in the world, and Brazil is one of the most important trading partners of India in the entire Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. Brazil is currently the world’s second largest producer and consumer of biofuels, and biofuels and bioelectricity accounted for 18 percent of Brazil’s energy mix. India also has a strong focus in the area of biofuels and has set a target to achieve 20 percent blending of ethanol in petrol and 5 percent blending of biodiesel in diesel by 2030 with the

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During the meeting between Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Brazil in India in 2016, the two sides agreed to cooperate on research and development of renewable energies, as well as in the field of second-generation biofuels. In this regard, the MoU provides a framework to cooperate and promote investment in biofuel, bioelectricity and biogas supply chains, including feedstock, industrial conversion, distribution and end use sectors. Few other salient features of the MoU include exchange of information on agricultural practices and policies regarding biomass for bioenergy, including sugarcane, corn, rice, oil-crops, and lignocellulosic crops; policies for reducing greenhouse gas

emissions levels based on the use of biofuels, using cycle analysis and the issuance of emissions reduction certificates traded in an organised market; trade aspects and the promotion of a joint position to address market access and sustainability of biofuels, including advanced biofuels; engine and fuel modifications/adjustments that may be necessary for different percentages of biofuels blended with fossil fuels.

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Industry 4.0 connecting machine, processes and people I foresee demand growth for Industry 4.0 level products and processes in leaps and bounds. This will be witnessed not just in the large sector.

Soeb Fatehi, Immediate Past President, Control Panel and Switchgear Manufacturers’ Association

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iscussing the significant emergence of Industry 4.0, Soeb Fatehi, Immediate Past President, Control Panel and Switchgear Manufacturers’ Association, talks about bringing home the functional advantages for power monitoring and utilisation of equipment.

What are your views about the gateway opportunities provided by ELECRAMA? I have been at ELECRAMA from 1990 through 2016, except one in 1993 that I missed attending. I have marvelled at the manner in which the expo has grown and evolved. From what was a showcase for products for the Indian electrical equipment market, it has become a world-class giant fair for products, technologies, and services. ELECRAMA provides an opportunity for manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment from all over the world to come, meet and share opportunities. The beauty of the manner in which ELECRAMA is conducted

by IEEMA is in the inclusiveness it is built on.

Micro-organisations use ELECRAMA as a platform alongside global giants. The range of interest spans from LV to UHV products. IoT and smart products occupy a special focus. Special care is taken to also include university students of engineering.

How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 in transforming the sector?

Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) open up opportunities for electrical and electronic manufacturing in multiple ways. Deployment of SMART devices and technologies will enhance productivity, quality, and profitability. Machines, processes and people will be able to talk to each other. Huge volumes of data will be available for enhancing informed and appropriate decisions.

Better process definition will decentralise decision making and largely reduce unnecessary vertical movement decision making in the organisation.

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What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity for India?

Smart electricity is the way of the future. Higher efficiencies through optimal utilisation of all resources will mean affordable costs of power.

What are the latest innovations and additional range of switchgear solutions?

Smart switchgears will deliver unmatched value to every customer at every level. Smart switchgears make it possible to bring home functional advantages for power monitoring and utilisation of equipment. It also delivers the advantage of real time in line diagnostics by monitoring use, and predictive analysis will help maintenance and refurbishment with minimal downtime and costs.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

Over the next two years, I foresee demand growth for Industry 4.0 level products and processes in leaps and bounds. This will be witnessed not just in the large sector. I see many companies in the SME segment also working on offering smart solutions for manufacturing, and many service providers are stepping up with solutions for smarter management of production shops for switchgear assemblies. I foresee a scenario of large-scale churning wherein many players will emerge as leaders of the pack and others will be sucked into the current to move forward.

Where do you see COSMA members on the curve?

Many SME manufacturers of switchboards and control panels have already deployed many intelligent systems and are working very fast to develop design and manufacturing processes for defect proofing and speed of production. They are also selling services related to products to spread the use of more intelligent automation. I can easily foretell extremely exciting times ahead for the industry.

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Quantifying India’s energy security

Industry leaders and energy connoisseurs ideate and exchange their opinions on the need for energy security in India, whilst discussing the interconnected concerns that may be a barrier in addressing and concluding them.

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he concept of energy security has been on the forefront and at the centre of quite a number of changes both nationally and internationally.

Talking about the Indian requirement, it would be right to note that a country like India requires a sustainable and efficient energy supply to obtain its ambitious growth targets.

Energy security scenario in India Initiating the discussion, Boben Anto, Director, ExactSpace explains that India was not using a transport model based on the Internet; India was instead using a plug-in plug-out model as well as reaching a scenario in which operation was being controlled on its own. “When smart city comes into the picture, the portability reaches a different level.

The anti-control scenario will exist in the system.

Right now, the demand forecast and system security will be taken care by the power quality in India.

Power quality control has become a distributor’s responsibility in a power management scenario.”

Since the distributors assure the control of power supply based on the demand v/s supply and gap analysis, if a generator or a distributor is not abiding to the prescribed guidelines or the system availability part, they will be punished or prosecuted

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under the IC rule as well as the LBC system available with us.

Taking us through a micro view about the current scenario, Harshavardhan Reddy, Co-founder, Birds Eye Energy Technologies, says that India is aiming at becoming a global economic power, and this has a direct relationship with its electricity requirement. He adds, “I think around 90 percent of our power requirement is being satisfied by fossil fuels, of which 55 percent is extracted from coal and the rest of it is being generated from oil and natural gas. India ranks third in oil imports amidst the world leaders and we stand third in terms of energy consumption in the world. So I think we will grow more in the near future; moreover, going forward another critical aspect is being the net energy importer.

So we have a huge energy need to address.” Apart from this, energy is also acknowledged as a key aspect related to human development. Though India is too low in per capita energy consumption, looking at the coal part, we are a big nation and our energy requirement has been huge constantly. He says, “So, I think we need to focus more on creating ways to address the needs in the long run by considering sustainability.”

Chandrakant Sonawane, Technical Head, GoodWe (India) feels, “India has a huge demand for power supply, Electrical & Power Review

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With the growing trend of renewable energy in India, we now feel that solar might be one of the reasons to shape India’s renewed future.

Chandrakant Sonawane, Technical Head, GoodWe (India)

There is no cumulative effect following lack of demand and unavailability of efficient distribution system in place.

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I think the technology we follow in the current scenario is driven by the market and not by the PPAs. Boben Anto, Director, ExactSpace

We need to diversify the energy sources to ensure on energy security and access of energy.

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particularly in a situation when there are several areas where power is out of reach. We happened to realise this during a CSR project in Lonavala. There are few particular and persistant areas in Lonavala where there is absolutely no power supply since ages. Not just in Lonavala, there exists several other areas, especially in rural india, where there is desperate need of efficient energy supply. With the growing trend of renewable energy in India, we now feel that solar might be one of the reasons to shape India’s renewed future.”

Energy security is basically ensuring access to energy for each and every citizen of India at a price which is economically viable, sustainable, reliable and affordable for everyone, says Kiran Kumar Perka, Head, Energy Trading Business, Fourth Partner Energy.

Elaborating on this, he says, “Looking into the various fuel prices across the world, having access to them would remain the critical concern. Though we have achieved a target of 365 GW of generation capacity in India, several states are still facing persistent issues of

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power shortage, power outages, which are happening mainly due to issues like unavailability of coal, among others. Sixty percent to seventy percent of our energy supply is being generated through coal and the remaining power is generated through hydel power and other renewable energy sources.”

PPA, per capita energy consumption in India remain to be a challenge Elaborating on the role of power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the energy sector, Anto says, “Till now, the market driven by finances and not by the PPAs alone has no such surprises in India until quality wasn’t assured. The problem starts when we have a scenario wherein both IP bantering and demand have to be considered. Hence, virtual metering will come in place, following which you will also get software to secure your system and your unit, which is already seen in some of the major advanced countries and restricted by subgrade system and steel mines. So, I think the technology we follow in the current scenario is driven by the market and not by the PPAs.” Whereas, Sonawane explains that they propose their customers to use solar hybrid. Hybrid can aid in providing maximum power supply to the areas that can’t be reached by the distribution or supply sector.

He further highlights, “Smart cities are also one of the impending reasons for the changing scenario of India’s energy security. For that, we must bring in solutions like solar energy, hybrid power and wind energy, among other renewables, so as to provide some energy security to the underdeveloped and developing cities.

This can be possible only when we bring in a broad understanding amongst the DISCOMs.” The DISCOMS may not be in favour of the concept of net metering, but they can be given a greater understanding about it and thereby recover their debts too. Sonawane adds, “To be more precise, in some states we are fighting for net metering, efficient power supply, and energy security. The urban cities can afford solar installation pertaining to their financial availability and installation space, but that’s not the case with rural and city outskirts due to some unavoidable shortcomings and limitations. Hence, I would suggest that we need to have energy security for our consumers.”

Agreeing to Sonawane’s suggestions, Shetty says, “Rather than looking into conventional ways to address the energy requirements of remote areas, it’s better to transfer or look forward on having smart grids for even and equal distribution. This would accommodate the conventional transmission system Electrical & Power Review

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it gives the first 200 units for free and charges are applied for the units consumed beyond 200 units.”

Moreover, according to him, renewable energy through smart grids should become a mandate. This can be a commendable start to achieve the ambitious target of electrifying every single household of India. It’s highly essential that we start looking into hybrid needs to provide uninterrupted power supply to every household and achieve the target of total electrified India.

Shetty notes that there is no cumulative effect following lack of demand and unavailability of efficient distribution system in place. He says, “It is, in fact, the economical berth. Those days are gone when there were 42 percent transmission losses. If you want to grow your economy, you must reduce the fancy of your renewable cost that requires high level. If you have any relative idea or concept in your mind, only then you can survive, or else it would be difficult to deal with the available obstacles and find a survival opportunity in the market, especially in terms of financial capability.”

Talking about the per capita income and pricing issues, Perka adds, “For me, energy security is a global concern, and today, we have been witnessing the rise and downfall in the oil prices, affecting the overall pricing factor. There have been bilateral arrangements between countries for fuel supply or regulated oil and gas. Due to any such action taken by the country head in terms of oil and coal supply, it has had a great impact on global crude oil and fuel prices. As we know, post Paris Agreement, the government has announced achieving 100 GW by 2020 and I believe, in 2012 itself, we have achieved 25 GW of renewable energy and within seven years we have achieved 83 GW of additional energy. Government is doing its best in paving the way; also, the corporates are contributing very well in the growth of the renewable energy sector. Going forward, we need to rely more on natural resources and not on fossil fuels or crude oil. We also need to diversify the energy sources to ensure energy security and access of energy in a consistent, reliable and sustainable manner.”

Cost complications Making an intense discussion about the power purchase pricing models, Anto mentions the models available, which includes three models — Switzerland model, Australian model, and European model. The Australian model follows the microgrid system, which is applicable to places that cover 100 km or more.

Microgrid is a combination of biomass energy, solar energy, and available low sources of hydel energy, among others. But the price in Australia is $1.8 per unit, which is quite affordable for everyone.

In the current scenario, even the corporate companies, both industrial and commercial consumers, are interested in making investments in the solar sector under group capital so as to get better savings as well as power supply at a minimal and economical cost.

According to Perka, “Even in the spot market, the prices today are in the range of `280 to `320, so yes, there is a reduction; because of the reversal in environmental conditions, there is a reduction in the spot market prices as well.”

Going forward, the regulatory bodies should have the power to make policies that will be beneficial for the country, rather than keeping them favourable to the government and the distribution companies that are currently facing huge debts. In future, support is needed from the regulatory bodies as well because in some of the policies in the southern states, there are restrictions in terms of supply. The government policies should be encouraging the non-conventional energy sources. Moreover, the regulatory bodies should not have the government’s interference while framing power policies and regulations, considering the broad future of the country in terms of sustainability and reliability.

The second point remains to be the unavailability of coal. Imported coal is cheaper than available inhouse produced coal. He explains, “The concern was not non-availability of coal, but the inability to pay for the available coal, which is to be paid by the electricity generator. Those who have money can pay and purchase, but what about those who don’t have funds to access the available energy? I think New Delhi is the only city where power is being provided at an economical, sustainable, yet profitable cost because

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rowing implementation of building automation in urban commercial spaces and high rate of replacement and reconditioning of aging power distribution networks will remain the key factors bolstering sales of industrial plugs and switches. The flourishing infrastructural developments and an overall shift towards the alternative energy power generation would further create a significant growth opportunity in global industrial plugs and sockets market.

As indicated by a new research study, the demand for industrial plugs and sockets will reach 28 million units by 2023 end. The market is set to observe a moderate CAGR during the period of projection, 2019-2029.

Key takeaways - industrial plugs and sockets market report • Significant uptick in IoT implementation in

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manufacturing sector, rising warehousing capacity requirements in the e-commerce industry, and military deployments and border surveillance will escalate the demand for industrial plugs and sockets.

Emerging trend of smart grid network installation is anticipated to present significant growth opportunities for the manufacturers of industrial plugs and sockets.

Mounting electric vehicle sales (market share doubled to ~2 percent from 2017 to 2018), and the need to develop supporting electric charging network are estimated to amplify demand for industrial plugs and sockets in key regions like the US, Europe, and China.

Premium priced IP 66/67-rated industrial plugs and sockets are most sought out across end-use applications like mining, oil and gas exploration, and offshore applications, owing to their sturdiness, durability, and resistance to dirt, water and chemicals.

With the global telecom industry embracing 5G network connectivity, development of supporting telecom infrastructure is anticipated to present lucrative growth opportunities in the industrial plugs and sockets market.

Smart city initiatives, which attracted investments of over US$81 billion in 2018, are growing at a breakneck pace. According to PMR reports, this flourishing space presents a massive untapped market potential for manufacturers in the industrial plugs and sockets market.

Intensified and Fragmented Competition Landscape The industrial plugs and sockets market is a fragmented one, owing to the presence of a number of international and domestic manufacturers. Key players in the industrial plugs and sockets market, such as Amphenol Corporation, Schneider, Emerson Electric Co., Siemens AG, Havells, and Legrand SA, are making inroads into new markets through acquisitions of local players. On the other hand, domestic manufacturers of industrial plugs and sockets are challenging international players for market stake through low-cost product offerings and established distribution channels.

With no universally accepted substitute in the market, the industrial plugs and sockets market is set to witness a healthy demand on the back of rising industrial production index and robust growth in modernisation of power distribution network, albeit at a moderate pace.

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Demand for increase in productivity helping Industry 4.0 With demand for increasing productivity, better accuracy and less human intervention, Industry 4.0 is a reality today Hitesh Karandikar, Director, Electrical Research and Development Association

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n a discussion, Hitesh Karandikar, Director, Electrical Research and Development Association explains how IoT and AI will play a major role for making Industry 4.0 a reality and smart electricity will also throw opportunities for IEC 61850 communication protocol testing of IEDs. What is going to be your focus in this 14th edition of ELECRAMA? Like earlier, ERDA is participating in ELECRAMA 2020 in a big way. We have a 42 sq. mtr. three-side open stall H3A1 in Hall No. 3 of the Exhibition Centre. The theme of our stall is “Supporting Energy Transition to 2030”. In this exhibition, we shall be focusing on our futuristic developments to support transition of the electrical industry to the new decade, i.e., 2030.

We shall be highlighting our newly developing HTLS testing facility and Solar PV Panel type testing facility. We shall also be showcasing our various new technology developments, e.g. Automatic Solar PV Panel cleaning system, IoT based hotspot temperature monitor for distribution transformers and temperature measurement for switchgear panels. We shall also be presenting our existing future generation testing facilities, e.g. LED Lamp and Luminaire Testing facility, IEC – 61850 Protocol Testing facility, Smart Meter Testing facilities, our Power System Analysis facilities using latest software tools, etc.

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How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector?

IoT and AI will play a major role in transforming the sector to Industry 4.0. With demand for increasing productivity, better accuracy and less human intervention, Industry 4.0 is a reality today. Everybody in the industrial ecosystem should quickly align with this reality and gear up themselves for this transformation. We cannot

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afford to miss this bus to be left behind in the global manufacturing scenario.

The R&D centre of ERDA is continuously working on various IoT based cutting edge solutions mainly for prediction of fault and asset management in the electrical sector. ERDA has developed technology for IoT based temperature measurement for low voltage switchgear panels and IoT based hotspot monitor for distribution transformers to predict the health of this equipment and to manage predictive maintenance of this equipment to maximise production. ERDA has also developed its own IoT based campus lighting system to ensure effective utilisation of lighting.

What kind of opportunities exists in smart electricity for India?

At present, the major focus of smart electricity seems to be on smart energy meters. Millions of smart energy meters are being installed in the distribution system in India. This huge scale of market has brought down the price of smart meters to unbelievably low levels, much like the earlier case of LED lamps. However, we need to be very careful about the quality of such meters being produced. Otherwise the customer may lose confidence on these meters and adoptability of the scheme would be under doubt. For us, this creates a unique challenge of testing various smart energy meters accurately within shortest possible time. So far, we have been able to meet these challenges successfully and have become the most preferred laboratory for smart meters in India. All the global manufacturers of smart meters are coming to us for evaluation of their products.

Smart electricity will also throw opportunities for IEC 61850 communication protocol testing

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There is also scope for PMU testing, real-time simulator, LVRT and HVRT testing facility, etc. for smart grids. There are scarce testing facilities for such features of smart grids. ERDA has assessed such market needs and is planning to create these latest evaluation facilities.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

In the R&D sector, ERDA wants to grow further and is looking for partnership opportunities with global and national manufacturing companies, and government sector, e.g. MNRE, NETRA etc. In the R&D area, ERDA is extensively working on various EV charging solutions, EV drives and motors to overcome the challenges of grid integration of renewable energy. Products recently developed by ERDA are DC fast charging for EV chargers, synchronous reluctance motor and drive for EVs. In the field of testing and evaluation, ERDA is in an advanced stage of setting up of a state-of-the-art High Temperature

Low Sag (HTLS) conductor testing facility at Vadodara.

Presently, India is having no HTLS conductor testing facility and manufacturers have to go abroad for testing of such conductors. This facility is expected to come up by March 2020.

ERDA is also setting up complete type testing facility of Solar PV Panels as per IS 14286 and IS / IEC 61730 at Vadodara. This project is expected to be completed by June 2020.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

ERDA will be upgrading its existing 600kV partial discharge test facility to 900kV and has plans to set up a climatic test facility for dry type transformer, fully automatic transformer test system, solar inverter testing facility, and Specific Absorbance Rate (SAR) testing facility. ERDA is also planning to upgrade its conducted immunity and radiated immunity test facility under EMI/EMC testing facility. ERDA is also planning to acquire portable accurate transformer loss measuring system for onsite testing of power transformers.

However, the dream project of ERDA is to set up a centre of excellence for medium voltage short circuit laboratory for testing of medium voltage switchgear equipment and power transformers up to 50 MVA, 132kV. ERDA believes it’s a project of national importance. This project is having an outlay of around 600 crore. Financial closure of this project is awaited from Government of India and Government of Gujarat.

MoP forms a group to monitor power market recommendations for changing the structure and system of power purchase and sale in the country including reforms needed to encourage investments, efficiency and competitiveness in power markets.

As per the provision of Electricity Act, 2003, Ministry of Power has already issued competitive bidding guidelines for long-term, medium-term and shortterm power procurement by distribution licencees. As mandated in tariff policy, all future power procurement by distribution licencees in states to be done through tariff-based competitive bidding only. In order to further optimise the cost of power procurement by state distribution licencees, a mechanism of national load merit order for inter-state generating stations has also been introduced.

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Since launch of the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya on 11 th October 2017, about 2.628 crore willing non-electrified households were electrified up to 31 st March 2019 across the country including 1,35,881 households of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh and 1,83,744 households of Balangir district, Odisha.

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Smart meters and smart grids to revolutionise Indian utilities

Advanced metering solutions and technologies tailored to Indian needs represent a clear path forward for Indian utilities in their transformation journey.

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arish Agarwal, CEO, Supreme & Co. Pvt. Ltd., shares how ELECRAMA 2020 offers value addition for players in the power and energy sector and how smart electricity can solve many issues related to power in the country.

What is going to be your focus in this edition of ELECRAMA? The purpose of exhibiting in ELECRAMA 2020 is displaying our offering, expertise, and innovative products to our customers at one common and recognised platform where all the power/energy sector entities gather together. The proposed Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet (RBSM) and other parallel events will also further increase the fruitfulness of ELECRAMA for players like us. No other event packs in as much value as ELECRAMA does. Apart from our extremely diversified range of products in electrical T&D, Railway electrification and telecommunications, we shall be displaying our innovations like ERS solutions, inter-phase spacers, integrated line arrester cum suspension insulator for covered conductor system, ADSS and Figure8 fittings, monopole type structures, and smart poles. ELECRAMA is an integral part of our market building strategy, and we achieved a fair share of success with ELECRAMA over the years by forging new relationships, developing new markets, and generating leads for new customers, new partners, and new resources.

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How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector?

Industry 4.0 is driven by trends on connectivity, advanced materials and processing technology, along with collaborative advanced manufacturing networks controlled by computers combining them into a physical-digital environment. If enterprises can’t evolve with continuous changes, they will shortly find themselves left behind while

the ones who learn to keep pace will receive the rewards.

The fourth industrial revolution also begins with the development of new technologies applied to production processes. That said, the most critical technologies for this revolution are expected to be intelligent production, simulation, connected devices, systems integration, business operation, and data analytics.

Ultimately, it’s the network of machines or devices which are digitally connected with one another which then create and share information that results in the true power of Industry 4.0. With digitisation and IoT, there is no doubt that it will continue to be the biggest driving force behind the revolution.

What kind of opportunities exists in smart electricity in India?

Indian utilities struggle with so-called “nontechnical losses”, which include electricity theft, meter tampering, and non-payment by customers as also inadequate line monitoring data and analytics. These losses have a huge impact on the utilities’ profitability, service predictability, and operations performance. Several Indian states are now strengthening vigilance against power theft. With the Centre’s focus on boosting energy output through programmes such as National Smart Grid Mission and Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna, utilities are looking for ways to meet the growing demand while cutting losses. By adopting the Internet of Things (IoT)-based metering infrastructure, using smart meters and smart grids, utilities can make further strides toward reliable power generation and distribution in India. Both customers and utilities benefit from real-time data on energy consumption. Using smart meters, Electrical & Power Review

Elecrama 2020 utilities can monitor households or commercial establishments that do not pay their bills and can shut down their services remotely. As properly managing the portfolio is becoming important with more and more power being sourced at marketdetermined prices, demand forecasting based on high-quality data is becoming critical. Advanced metering solutions and technologies tailored to Indian needs represent a clear path forward for Indian utilities in their transformation journey.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

A robust Indian power transmission system is needed to ensure “24X7 Power to All”. In this context, we made an attempt to review the relevant aspects related to optimal economic planning of transmission lines. Considering this, we have developed the Emergency Restoration System (ERS) that is used in case of any line reconductoring or re-routing. There are enormous benefits of ERS since the structures are lightweight and can be erected in any kind of soil. Unlike the old restoration techniques, the line is restored and charged within few hours using our ERS, thereby preventing a huge financial loss of the utilities. Thus, it can be concluded that our emergency restoration

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technique is a unique solution to cope up with the emergencies caused by natural calamities as well as for line uprating.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

It is anticipated that there will be a significant growth in India’s T&D sector in the coming 2–3 years. Under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), all the villages in India now have access to electricity, as declared by the Prime Minister. Further, focusing on last-mile connectivity, the SAUBHAGYA scheme is in place (with an outlay of over `16,000 crore), to electrify about 4 crore non-electrified households. The Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) has already been implemented for strengthening networks in urban areas. There is enhanced push being seen on renewable energy (RE), with the Government setting a target to augment renewable energy capacity to 175 GW by 2022. The Government has laid an ambitious plan to add 100 GW of solar power by 2022. Considering all the above facts, we are expecting that there will be growth in demand in the power sector and Supreme will be one of the major players in the growth of the Indian power sector.

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IoT and digitisation may aid utilities to curtail T&D losses IoT and digitisation bring with them the promise of reducing T&D losses for the utilities, which will bring in a lot of stability for the industry overall.

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anderp Khandwala, MD, Axis Electrical Components (I) P. Ltd., in an interaction talks about the idea of implementing Internet of Things (IoT) and the digitisation in the Transmission and Distribution system and its impact on the entire industry.

Please walk us through your company’s journey till now.

Axis was set-up in 1994 by Nimish Taterh and me with a focus on exports. Axis first got into the business of AB cable accessories and distribution line hardware in 1998 when we first executed a major order for Yemen.

Since Axis’s inception, we have focused on rigorous quality standards and international certificates, which made Axis amongst the first Indian companies to have products certified for UL 467 & BSEN 50164. Our export focus has also meant that we have consistently received export excellence awards from organisations such as IEEMA, along with a ‘Star Export House’ status by the Government of India and awarded the ‘Exporters Gold Card’ certification from Central Bank of India. Being one of the largest exporters from India, we have also received an SE 1A rating by CRISIL, reinforcing our status as a company with ‘High Financial Strength and the Highest Performance Capability’. Axis has always been forward looking and now we are focused on not just manufacturing world class products, but also growth in terms of technology, building a strong team and our commitment to our community which will help all of us to grow for another 25 years.

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component market in India is that due to our long international experience and large base in the export market, we have developed a global mindset which permeates the company in terms of quality of products, standards and certifications and finally the service that we offer customers. Competiting in the cutthroat international market bounded Axis to constantly invest in R&D and in-house testing to make sure that our products are cutting edge with the highest levels of testing.

How do you gauge the current market for electrical components in India?

Rural electrification is one of the most important tasks which the government has undertaken over its 72 year history and this large mission means a large scope for growth for the entire industry. With the electrification of the entire country, Axis is optimistic on the positive growth of the industry led by companies that focus on quality and standardisation of products.

There is a considerable increase in the demand for electrical components in India.

Do you think there quite more challenges which still need to be addressed to meet this demand with local products?

India has come a long way in terms of both demand and supply of electrical components with the modernisation of the grid and the growth and improvement of manufacturing facilities across the country. The biggest scope of improvement in the industry as a whole is the standardisation of products that need to be used nation-wide and thus the nationwide standardisation of testing codes as well.

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What do you think about the demand-supply gap in the Indian electrical components market with respect to domestic manufacturing?

Many companies, including Axis, have focused their attention towards exports of electrical components but recently they have begun to realise the potential demand in India itself. With schemes like Saubhagya, Ujala and 100 percent electrification, the focus has shifted to the domestic market for the right reasons. Axis has also seen this opportunity and is making efforts to firmly establish itself as a major player in the market using its manufacturing strengths.

Which technology trends are shaping the market?

Internet of Things (IoT) and the digitisation of the Transmission and Distribution system are going to have a large impact on the entire industry. IoT and digitisation bring with them

the promise of reducing T&D losses for the utilities which will bring in a lot of stability for the industry overall.

What, according to you, is a key challenge for the domestic manufacturing ecosystem?

Payments and defaults by Distribution Utilities is the biggest challenege faced by the industry at the moment because it has a reverberating downstream effect as it affects the working capital cycle of each business in the supply chain all the way down to the raw material suppliers. Red tape and bureaucracy remain key challenges despite initiatives like Make in India and digitisation of many government processes, have helped to reduce such red tape. However, yet a lot has to be done for a total transformation.

How would you define the roadmap of 2020 for Axis?

2020 marks the start of our 26th year of operations.

It is a momentous occasion for us and we are looking at 2020 and all the years that follow it through with a strong focus on technological development, strengthening our sales team through well trained team members across India and globally and finally developing a strong base of channel partners across India.

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Competition should be a mandate in distribution sector Unless we do not bring competition to the distribution sector, we cannot curb the losses in generation sector.

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hiv Kaushik, Power consultant, explains why we have losses in generation, and how we can curb the same. He also discusses about IoT and Industry 4.0 being only few of the first steps towards smart electricity.

Your thoughts on opportunities explored in ELECRAMA I am not participating in ELECRAMA this year, so I won’t be able to comment on this edition in particular. But it is definitely an event which showcases the entire electrical industry, not just in India but entire Asia-Pacific. It brings in a lot of new technology especially on the IoT side, which gets displaced by large leading multinational companies as well as Indian start-ups. So, it is definitely a good show in terms of what distribution and generation companies are doing in the market, as well as what large Indian and foreign electrical companies — including the solution providers of software and other digital grid solutions — are doing with the new age solutions that have been seen in ELECRAMA in most of the years I have attended. But as I am not attending it this year, I do not know who is participating in it.

desired place where all of us wanted this industry should go. It is simply that you have data, but you do not know what to do with it. So we need to bring quality analytics into the picture, with the help of the IoT and AI. That part is still lacking. I’m very optimistic about all the developments which are happening. It will take some more years for full transition, for which we have humongous amount of data about the equipment, about the weather and the different variables which makes decision making easier.

What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity for India?

If you look at India, it is still quite far away in terms of becoming “smart”, but having said that, most of our electricity, whether it is generation, transmission or distribution, is still governed by the government, which is very bureaucratic in nature.

First of all, before making it smarter, my view is that let us make it more efficient first. Smartness is definitely required, often using technologies like IoT and AI. But before that, I think that if we can make some fundamental policy changes, we would be able to achieve an efficient distribution

How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector?

I think people have been talking about IoT and digital grids for a very long time. But yes, earlier people used to think that they’re talking about very futuristic things, but now, it’s not the same. IoT is a very important factor and in the future, I think it will go further. As far as technology is concerned, a lot of new innovations are still happening here. We are able to generate data, but the more important thing is what do you do with that data; that is what is still lacking. IoT devices, unless clubbed with a very strong quality analytics, will not lead us to the

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system, which currently is not so efficient because of so many factors that I have mentioned. I think one of the factors is that unless we do not bring competition to the distribution sector, we will not be able to bring about changes in the system. We must bring competitiveness into the distribution sector first. Our energy and power reforms happened from the generation side if you look at it, so now we should bring in reforms in the process from the distribution side, which is a lower value chain. There are examples where different states got together and then along with the Centre they created a good example of how the best collaborative exercise can happen. BMR and MIT Delhi are few of the many examples of collaboration between states. I think that the smart city is essential and very much required. First of all, let’s go step by step. Let’s bring smart meters to each and every home. Let’s bring smart transformers. Let’s bring smart grids, which are an essential part of smart electricity. If we bring each step in a phased manner, we will be able to achieve the smart electricity that we are talking about; that is the goal we have. But the only thing is that we have to make a lot of bureaucratic and policy changes in the entire sector.

I think that the model which we started become privatised and we brought in competitition in the generation sector. But at the same time, we lost approximately $10 billion in distribution only. Around `45 lakhs per annum is lost into the distribution as we do not have a good billing

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Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your institutions?

Smart city is really using the right kind of forecast forecasting system for both distribution and renewable generation. So, integration of renewable generation is very important to match the needs and demand. The problem is the other way round; today you have more electricity generation then consumption. So, we have the capacity of generating, say around 350 GW, but we are still not utilising it perfectly or optimally filling, let’s say, demand of around 170 GW. The important thing is that we should encourage use of electricity and bring the users to higher levels. So we have been working with all the stakeholders and the power grid to actually bring in an efficient grid balancing system. That is one area that we have been innovating quite a lot, but obviously smart meter has a very important role to play. And I think a lot of initiatives now have to come from the distribution companies too. We have been working very closely with the distribution companies in the market as well as media companies.

We can bring a very innovative Indian model of successfully deploying a smart grid or smart liquid solution, because people have been talking what they have done globally, but not about what we innovate in the Indian market.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

We want to work with an ecosystem. We are a very small player. We definitely want to add a lot of value to the different products and technology as well as the customer ecosystem space. So we have a very strong plan, but at the same time, we want to go a little slow because there are a lot of initiatives that we are looking at. Indeed, the right kind of results is important because the market is not in a very good condition, I would say. I’m not really negative about it. But at the same time, I’m saying that the market is not that conducive. So we want to start at the base because we have been very aggressive earlier ,but now I think it’s time that we should be cautious about it.

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Your focus in ELECRAMA 2020 Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection, power backup solutions, control and automation, lighting and security, structural solutions and wiring devices, solutions for harsh and hazardous environments and engineering services. Eaton has been actively participating in ELECRAMA in the past as an exhibitor, and has always focused on bringing innovative power management solutions to the customers and helping them improve the quality of life and the environment. At ELECRAMA 2020, Eaton is showcasing its breadth of industryleading power distribution and power quality solutions across multiple segments of utilities, infrastructure & buildings, industries, data centre, and renewables. We are also very excited to showcase some of our newly introduced globally proven technologies for the Indian market this year. Up to 36 kV MV switchgear, SF6 Free RMU, LV protection solutions – AFDD & Digital RCD, a highly versatile range of fusegear and Modular UPS with lithium ion batteries are the key solutions we plan to showcase.

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We will demonstrate our safe, reliable and high-performance medium voltage power distribution equipment at our booth. These solutions fit very well for utilities in India who are seeking clean and green global standard solutions suitable for Indian tropical conditions.

Also on display will be Eaton’s latest technology in low-voltage electrical equipment to mitigate the risks of arc flash.

Eaton has a unique solution for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the form of its new Bussmann Series Electric Vehicle Fuses, specifically designed to protect sensitive electric and hybrid automotive equipment, including high voltage, high capacity batteries, power conversion equipment, contactors, cabling and other auxiliary circuits; enhancing electrical system safety and reducing potential warranty costs. Eaton makes modular, scalable and energy-efficient UPS solutions for IT and non-IT applications which help our customers to always stay on. Visit us at ELECRAMA 2020 to explore innovations and the widest range of solutions from Eaton.

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The future of power generation is responding to the fundamental shift in how consumers use power and how utilities provide it. Renewables like wind and solar are increasingly responsible for a greater share of generated power. Smart grid technologies deliver real-time and up-tothe-minute information. Batteries now provide more than reserve power, with load shifting Electrical & Power Review

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At Eaton, we are actively working at integrating IoT across a growing number of products. By capturing data that exists within components and systems, and making it available, these products will be able to provide actionable knowledge to improve performance. IoT is further supporting the Industry 4.0 movement — the collective term describing the growing use of automation and data exchange to advance manufacturing smart technology. Presently, all Eaton sites in India are widely leveraging principles and technologies of digital and smart manufacturing and serving as a step towards Eaton’s goal of building Industry 4.0 facilities.

Opportunities for smart electricity in India In the past, electricity grids were simple pipes through which electricity flowed from the producer to consumers. They have however evolved gradually to become smart”. This has enabled them to solve the growing issue of managing the balance of the grid. In India, this is still in the nascent stage, but the government is planning to address it and hence is focusing on setting up smart meters and prepaid meters. This comes in the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in discoms due to poor financial health, which has led to delayed payment to generation utilities.

Another component which will be in limelight in smart electricity will be, batteries being used for storing the surplus electricity, produced during distributed generation. The excess energy produced, can be stored using battery banks without trading back to the utility. Batteries are used to provide a backup power supply for the real time-clock present in smart meter. Eaton offers lithium-ion battery storage along with its 3-Phase UPS solutions which are an alternate to conventional Lead Acid batteries.

Concerning the emerging end-use technologies, it seems to be clear that smart electricity will play an important role in the future. Its penetration in

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different countries will increase in the next 10-20 years. The primary concern is still the price of the components involved, which is constantly at a high level; although there is potential for decrease in the next five years. Cost-benefit analysis shows that smart metering is economically feasible in most of the case, if the benefits to all stakeholders and to society is considered.

Latest additions in Eaton’s solutions range Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection, power backup solutions control and automation, lighting and security, structural solutions and wiring devices, solutions for harsh and hazardous environments, and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is dedicated to ensuring that reliable, efficient and safe power is available when it’s needed most.

With unparalleled knowledge of electrical power management across industries, experts at Eaton deliver customised integrated solutions to solve our customers’ most critical challenges. Our focus has always been to deliver the right solution for the application. But, decision makers demand more than just innovative products. They turn to Eaton for an unwavering commitment to personal support that makes customer success a top priority.

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Changing the face of infrastructure management Athenta Technologies offers products that allow customers to manage their machine networks in a realtime, convergent and integrated manner.

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n a chat, Gopal Joshi, Director Sales, Athenta Technologies, discusses how smart electricity will penetrate cities in the coming years and how the company allows customers to seamlessly control various infrastructure elements through a unified framework.

What is going to be your focus in this edition of ELECRAMA? Athenta Technologies believes that with time, a company should incorporate incremental and significant revolutionary improvements in its processes, product designs, services, and technologies. Our focus for the current edition of ELECRAMA is to educate the industry leaders that they must embrace digital technologies and come up with futuristic solutions to meet India’s growing need for sustainable power.

How do you view the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector?

Internet of Things began for the purpose of encouraging efficiency in the commercial sector, but now its potential for public benefit is increasingly being recognised. Smart cities are leading the way to a new set of economies around data gathering, infrastructure decisionmaking, and public utility technology. It is crucial for cities to have an infrastructure that supports IoT, along with custom-made software that will store and analyse numerous amounts of data collected through sensors and various devices.

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bring physical production and operations into a combined cyber-physical production environment. The new capabilities of Industry 4.0 lead to the “smart anything” phenomena which often gets the most attention — from smart grid, smart energy and smart logistics to smart facilities, including smart buildings and smart plants, and smart services to the mentioned smart manufacturing, smart factories, smart cities and so on.

What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity in India?

Electric power is an essential element of any city, and smart electricity plays a significant role in the manifestation of a smart city. A smart city is equipped with smart grids that ease the collection of data of every individual and transferring the data to the utility without manual intervention. The idea of a smart city was initiated by aiming elevated use of available resources such as electricity, roads, buildings, energy, and infrastructure. Smart electricity deals with an uninterrupted supply of quality power, and monitoring and recording real-time data of the energy provided to various buildings and industries.

Smart electricity will play an essential role in the future; its penetration in different cities will increase in the upcoming years.

The development boards of various countries are aiming the set-up of a smart integrated infrastructure, which will be a convergence of physical infrastructure, communication, data, and analytics. These engagements will look for greater effectiveness and greater steadiness, and to give the best performance when connected with distributed generation units.

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elecrama 2020 Can you brief on the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

Athenta Technologies offers products that allow customers to manage their machine networks in a realtime, convergent and integrated manner. Athenta has a ubiquitous platform that straddles multiple verticals, with its current focus on Datacenter Infrastructure Management, Urban Transportation Infrastructure Management, and Smart City Integrated Command and Control. The product line covers every aspect of Infrastructure Management, starting from end equipment to network backbone and core operations. These solutions provide overall visibility of the infrastructure, from detecting problems, identification, recording trails, resolution, and comprehensive help desk assistance. Some of the products include BiTrack (Integrated Building Management System), DCeye (Datacenter Infrastructure Management System), Transdaq (Integrated Infrastructure Management System for Metro Rail), Vigilante (Integrated Infrastructure Management System for City Surveillance), AOMS (Operations and Maintenance System), FASCIA (Business Intelligent Tool), ICCC (Integrated Control and Command Centre), ERMS (Emergency Response Management System), incident management, and impact analysis.

Athenta Products are designed to manage different systems and subsystems, which communicate on different

protocols through a single integrated environment. This enables the management of interoperability between all these different infrastructure elements, ensuring that they are managed and controlled in the real sense.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

At Athenta, our vision is to meet the changing demands, thus enabling the collection, analysis, and reporting of data in an actionable format with life cycle information on assets and resources. The company is responsible for monitoring and controlling various infrastructure elements seamlessly through a single unified framework including Servers, CCTV Surveillance, Storage, Databases, Energy, Fire, Fixed/Wireless Network and others via a single browser screen.

Athenta has been a major player in the enterprise industry over the years. The company expects to grow its position in the infrastructure management market in the wake of strong demand due to various Government initiatives such as “Make in India” and “Smart City”. When we talk about smart cities, we aim to strengthen our market footprint by providing customisable tools and solutions that can be a real game-changer with respect to an efficient ecosystem for citizen services and attractiveness of the city for new investments.

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Channelising smart energy solution for a smart city Smart electricity is the current vision of integrating the conventional T&D system with internet of things which would focus towards sustainable development.

Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director, HPL Electric & Power Ltd

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entioning various aspects required for smart city’s smart electricity, Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director, HPL Electric & Power Ltd. explains how implementation of Industrial IoT has been paving ways for channelised transformation of India’s electrical sector.

Your views and focus in ELECRAMA 2020 HPL Electric & Power Ltd. has always been an active participant in the industry events and seminars, and has represented itself across prestigious global events as well. ELECRAMA is one of the biggest showcase platforms for the world of electricity, and brings together the wide spectrum of solutions that channels the planet, and we are delighted to be the board member of IEEMA and feel privileged in sharing space with industry stalwarts.

HPL will be showcasing its entire range and also inaugurating its new range of electrical equipment solutions in lighting, meters, switchgears, and switches at ELECRAMA 2020.

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Significance of Industrial IoT in revolutionising the sector The term Industry 4.0 comprises a new industrial revolution where it is one that gels with advanced manufacturing techniques and the Internet of Things (IoT), to create manufacturing systems that are not only interconnected, but also communicate, scrutinise, and use information to drive further intelligent action back in the real life. Indian The electrical equipment industry is also rigorously using IoT in most of its components to make it more technologyfriendly, and keep it up to date. Many companies within various industries are implementing a greater number of connected technologies

to develop their processes. Industry 4.0 will modify the entire manufacturing system, from the architecture and organisational structure to products, services and business models along with value chain.

What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity for India?

With IoT and AI enabled devices used in real life, smart electricity is becoming the need of hour. Smart electricity deals with uninterrupted supply of quality power, monitoring power loss and trace the real-time data of the energy provided to various building, industries and commercial spaces. Smart electricity is the current vision of integrating the conventional T&D system with Internet of Things which would focus towards sustainable and comprehensive development. Mechanism of smart grid has shown an exponential growth since 2012. Also, 23 per cent of total share of budget of smart city is being channelised towards providing smart energy solutions, which will further enhance the requirement and opportunity of smart electricity in India.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

HPL has been working tremendously to grow in the electrical equipment industry and furthermore aspires to expand their wings in the solar and lighting industry. Recently, we have introduced a new range of solar products using the latest technology and design for bestin-class performance and durability. The new solar launches comprises AC Combiner box in 800V Ac for ground mount and rooftop solar PV application, AC Distribution box IN 1000V Ac for rooftop and ground mount solar PV application, LT Panel in 800V Ac for ground mount solar PV Electrical & Power Review

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HPL has introduced seven wonders of LED lighting which comprises the latest technology and innovations catering to every household needs.

To enhance the aesthetic of your home decor, we have launched Inverter lamp, Remote controlled colour changing lamp and T lamp. To deliver the best to our end consumers, we undertake research and development to consistently upgrade our products and technologies. In the coming years, we seek to be the pioneer of the Indian electrical equipment industry.

What are your plans and projections for next two years?

HPL embarks on research and development to consistently upgrade its products and the technologies. The R&D centres at Gurugram (Haryana) and Kundli (Haryana) are approved by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. We believe that our inhouse R&D Centers enable us to initiate innovative

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solutions to meet the varied segment needs of our customers and achieving time efficiency in development of new and innovative technologies.

Through our rigid practices of R&D, we launch new products every year. In the coming years, HPL thrives to focus on consumer durables as well and manufacture products keeping in mind the requirements of retail buyers.

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A one-stop solution for switchgears and automation At ELECRAMA 2020, our EcoStruxure zone will help one witness all the integrities of connected products under one roof.

Piyush Garg, Director, Balaji Switchgears Pvt. Ltd.

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n a discussion, Piyush Garg, Director, Balaji Switchgears Pvt. Ltd., talks about how Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming the operations of technology-driven industries, and about Balaji Switchgears’ plans to harness the growing opportunities in the power and energy sector.

Your focus in ELECRAMA 2020 After the appreciable response from ELECRAMA 2018, this year we are focusing on enhancing our public relations with customers and stakeholders.

The year 2018 helped us create valuable leads and a greater customer footprint. Being a part of this exhibition, we hope to leave an impressionable experience for you.

Our entire low voltage range of switchgears and automation would be displayed from all our partners, through which we intend to showcase our one-stop solution approach that makes business easier and reliable for all our customers. Also, this year we are celebrating our 30th year and hence, we perceive to show our organisational journey as well.

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Rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 in transforming the sector The rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 is beginning to play a crucial role in the lives of manufacturers, SCMs, and other technology-driven industries. It is tremendously helping these segments in flexible and accurate working, which in turn is ensuring huge benefits, if used wisely. The existing manual plants are now transforming into smart plants.

However, the only downside is that this technology demands qualified users who have optimum knowledge to access plant data, which is not easy to find in countries like India. This stands as a big challenge for the group owners. But in the future

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to come, this has to be adopted so as to run along the speed of economy.

Opportunities for smart electricity in India While entering 2020, India still stands in the category of developing nations where blackouts and improper power distribution is very common.

Whenever in the future of India our power grids adopt the practise of smart electricity, the generation and consumption of power would be monitored in a systematic manner. The very common problem of electricity theft would be rectified. This will not only help at the consumer’s end, but also support our government to build an optimum Budget and save many parts of India from blackouts.

Latest innovations and additions in your range of solutions About the latest most in-demand innovations, we should talk about the MTZ Range of ACB by Schneider Electric. For every consumer switching to IoT, this product is a must to ensure optimum power distribution. This will help one witness how they can monitor and collect data in each and every feeder and utilise it to generate maximum output. Also, at ELECRAMA 2020, our EcoStruxure zone will help one witness all the integrities of connected products under one roof.

Plans and projections for the next two years?

The power and energy sector would be growing at a much faster pace in the coming years, with a lot of infra projects and smart cities coming up. There won’t be any scarcity of business potential for any one. We wish to utilise the same to the best of our ability and multiply our business with this fastpaced economy. We wish to expand our footprint in untapped areas and grow at a CAGR of over 20 percent, contributing to the society.

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Green emissions going down rapidly with provided solutions We are also focused on bringing down green emissions drastically with our latest innovations in the electric vehicle domain.

Shwetank Jain, CEO, P2 Power Solutions Pvt Ltd

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n a conversation, Shwetank Jain, CEO, P2 Power Solutions Pvt Ltd, sheds light on some of the current industry trends and developments, while also sharing about the company’s latest product innovations and achievements.

What is going to be your focus in this edition of ELECRAMA? This year at ELECRAMA 2020, we are focusing on promoting AC charging and DC charging technology.

How do you view the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 in transforming the sector?

IoT and Industry 4.0 will enhance the ability to rapidly design, modify, create, and customise things in the real world, while lowering costs and reacting to changes in consumer preferences, demand, the supply chain, and technology.

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What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity in India?

Greater reliability and reduced operating costs are some of the opportunities that are present in smart electricity in the country.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

P2 Power Solutions Pvt Ltd developed the first high power static voltage regulation technology in 2015.

We also developed the controller for AC charging technology in 2018. In 2019, we went on to develop the first indigenous high power DC charger module.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

We are growing rapidly and are expected to grow at a 150 percent growth rate in the next two years. P2 Power Solutions Pvt Ltd is continuously innovating and bringing the latest technologies to the market.

We are also focused on bringing down green emissions drastically with our latest innovations in the electric vehicle domain.

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s on 31st October 2019, the installed generation capacity in the country is around 3,64,960 MW, which is sufficient to meet the country’s electricity demand. The details of actual power supply position in terms of energy and peak of the country during 201920 (up to October 2019). It may be seen that the gap between demand and supply of power during 2019-20 (up to October 2019) both in terms of energy and peak is less than 1 percent.

This gap is generally on account of factors other than inadequacy of power availability in the country, e.g. constraints in sub-transmission and distribution network, financial constraints of State Power Utilities to purchase power, etc. To

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meet the shortfall, if any, in power requirement, distribution company can also purchase power from power exchanges on daily basis.

As per PIB reports, Government of India is supporting the States/UTs in augmenting and strengthening the intra-state transmission and distribution network through various schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS). Coal supply has also improved as coal stock in power plants as on 21st November 2019 is 23.1 million tonnes for the 14 days as against 12.1 MT for 7 days on the same day last year.

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Green transmission, the future of sustainable transmission

Consumer awareness on the essentialities and benefits of green cables, allowing them to survive in fire and smoke accidents.

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iscussing the vitalities of green cables for transmission Manoj Verma, Executive President and Chief Operating Officer (CE), Polycab India Ltd tells Megha Iyer of EPR about the reaping benefits of green transmission for the consumers and for the industry.

What kind of cabling infrastructure should be in place for an efficient supply?

I don’t think that the cabling infrastructure is the core issue; it is the distribution grid system where majority of the losses are taking place. So, when you give electrical supply from an electricity board or from a NTPC up to a susceptible point, thereafter the cables take over; the losses from that point to the point of consumption gets reduced. The real loss takes place between the generating power station and the point where the cable takes over, so that is where the distribution losses happen. Considering the same, the power minister is also having thoughts to work on distribution losses. Because there was a time when distribution losses were as high as 45 per cent which means if I generated 1 watt, only 0.55 was reaching home, and .45 is getting lost. But today, they have done a lot of work on HVDC lines where these losses have come down to about 20 per cent. This is definitely a huge improvement, but I think we have yet to go a long way.

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There were reports of Power Ministry bringing in norms to promote green transmission cables. What are your thoughts on the same?

When we talk about green cables and green wires, price is not a big concern. We already have green wires and green cables in our product portfolio and with the adjoining perks and benefits on green cable, cost can always be regulated by the consumers. Cost can be a concern only when The point is when a buyer wants to see the cost of the purchase then there is an issue, the buyer must think, ‘If I am buying a normal cable at `100 and I am about to buy green at `120. So what

will be the reaping benefits of spending this additional money? The day consumer is cognisant about the benefits of these cables and wires they will know that the investment we made on this cable will in our home safely for more than 25 years. So it’s important that you also consider the flip side of a coin. Because the energy efficiency or power loss reduces by 20 percent, we decided to promote green wires as they are smoke free, non-hazardous. Moreover, these wires installed in any buildings or houses are safe even during incidents of fire. In case of fire accidents, it does not allow the flame to spread across, and gets contained with low smoke.

Interestingly, most deaths in fire do not happen because of fire they happen because of the suffocation in the smoke, and these are absolutely no smoke or low smoke wires. So even if it burns it just changes into powder. So, I would say that green wire is going to be the next big thing and we are prepared for it. The primary concern is that awareness about the green wires and their benefits are away from the consumers and that is why we are now creating promotional campaigns, and all our grinding campaigns will be about the reaping benefits of green wires. It’s educating the consumer. What happens is when you buy the house you don’t buy the wire, the builder buys the wire, the contractor fixes it, now once the builder and the consumer gets aware about benefits of green wire, the builder will ask for it, if the builder doesn’t ask for it you as a consumer will ask for it.

What are ways to curb these fire incidents?

Framing regulations and effective implementation of the same is important. These are the minimum and critical requirement, especially in any high rise buildings. We need strong regulation for certification; for example, if a builder won’t be issued with a certification, unless and until he has not utilised fire protective products. So, as industry players, we cannot Electrical & Power Review

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What kind of regulations is required for cable safety?

We already have some of the key regulation like BIS, BEE among others. Moreover, there are regulations for almost everything, but the question remains on the implementation and adherence to it. The government must take required mandate, laws are there, specifications are there and standards are there, and here, though we may not match the European and American standards, but still we are good in what we have been doing. But they have very strong implementation that is where we lack.

With so many technologies, how do you manage with price centric people in India?

We have product range to meet almost every requirement of the society. We don’t want to make a particular sect of people feel depriwved. So we have a solution for even somebody who has 1 bedroom house and wants a simple thing, I also have a product for a villa. So depending on the consumer we have solutions.

I have a fan which I will sell for `40,000 which will have all functions, where as I can also give you a fan for `1,400. So we have solutions right across. Our belief is only way we can handle that is if we make it ourselves then we have control on the cost, on the efficiency, on the reliability, on the quality. Our quality rejections rate is by far the lowest in the industry.

What kind of R&D is required?

We have a different research and development system and team for every single product. We have a team for designing fans, located in Rurkee, our design team for lighting operates from Baroda, our design and technology team for cables operates from Halol among the other teams. Our R&D centre and testing laboratory for was planted in Baroda before venturing into the field of lighting. That centre is basically NABL accredited and certified by the government of India. With this testing centre, we don’t have to reach out to the government’s testing laboratories when we launched a lighting product I don’t need to go to any government test house to get it tested. I can test it myself, and get it certified, as it is applicable and accepted by all government agencies. Because I am a NABL accredited man, we are doing same for geysers, for fans, across the border. Over the period of time polycab will have a global R&D, which will again be NABL aggravated across all the lines that you could see there.

Where do you see yourself with all these inventions 5 years down the line?

Our belief is that, whatever you do, we must ensure on listing our self in the top three names. And if that doesn’t happen, then we will must rethink on our capabilities and resurface our self with a better understanding with our capabilities. But if we are in a business 5 years from now, whichever is the business that I am in I will be among the top 3, that’s the clear objective that we have.

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Eco-friendly cables for minimal power consumption With increasing opportunities in smart electricity, smart electrical devices and IoT can cut down electricity consumption.

Naman Singhal, Director, Prime Cable Industries Pvt. Ltd.

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n discussion, Naman Singhal, Director, Prime Cable Industries Pvt. Ltd., describes how this time the company has decided to focus on environmentally friendly products, also with the same, supporting in transforming the wires and cables sector for Industry 4.0.

What is going to be your focus in this 14th edition of ELECRAMA? As we know that ELECRAMA is going to be huge for the Indian tech buyers and investors as the newest of the technology and modern ideas will be shared by almost 650 international buyers from 140 different countries in this tech fair, we are going to introduce our best quality cables in the different segments.

Our focus is to introduce people with environment friendly technology to generate cables and wires in our manufacturing facilities. We will tell people how we are delivering the best quality cables without burdening our customers with high prices.

That we are going to introduce some new innovative and revolutionary products in this coming 14th edition of this ELECRAMA festival. This will all about the freshly introduced wires, cables, and other electrical products. We are going to be a powerful presenter in this coming tech show.

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How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector?

We need to look at the choice of people outside, who are getting mad over IoT. We can see that the Internet has changed the world and made so many things very easy in the past 10 years. And now, artificial intelligence, combining with Alexa and Google Assistant is definitely going to change the tech world. We can imagine a world where everything is on human tips.

The current business of 200 million IoT devices per year is going to increase by the mind blowing number of approx. 2.7 billion by 2020. The worldwide IoT market can reach an unbelievable number of $15 billion by 2020. I see this development as the betterment of IoT technology and going to give whooping business and millions of jobs to the Indian market. It is because so many reputed brands like Amazon, Samsung, and Ericson has jumped to the pool of IoT market right now.

What kind of opportunities in smart electricity for India?

India is one of the most populated countries in the world. Conclusively, the increased consumption of electricity is obvious. What we need is to start using smart electrical devices and IoT things to cut down on the use of electricity consumption.

See, we have entered a world where smart devices like Alexa and Google Assistant are simplifying our lives. With our assistance or instructions, these devices can switch on or off electrical devices easily at our home, which leads to saving electricity. And, now the government is also focusing to change 100s of existing cities into the smart one with advanced street lighting and solar energy panels.

So, I see a lot of opportunities in smart electricity for India because all of its cities need LED street lighting, smart meters, and power-efficient electrical appliances soon.

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IoT enables flexibility in power generation While digital maturity in power sector had its own challenges such as high cost, storage and high volume of data, they dealt with consistent effort by adopting principles of IoT. Alok Kishore, CEO, WAGO Private Limited

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n discussion, Alok Kishore, CEO, WAGO Private Limited, explains how by adopting IoT in power sector most of its challenges were curbed and also how WAGO introduced new technologies to tackle the challenges in the power sector.

What is going to be your focus in this edition of ELECRAMA? ELECRAMA is an important platform for us to showcase our products and solutions serving a bouquet of industries. Our pioneering connection technology CAGE CLAMPÂŽ has been in the forefront of all our offerings, making our products easier to use, safe and reliable even in extreme conditions.

We are very well known in the industry for our range of multipurpose terminal blocks. On the other hand, we have an innovative and versatile range of interface electronics products including Switch-Mode Power Supplies, Electronic Circuit Breakers, Uninterrupted Power Supply Modules, Relays, Interface Modules, Current Transformers and Signal Conditioners among others.

We also have smart automation products for various industries including software solutions, HMI devices and control technology featuring fieldbus-independent I/O systems — all the way to switches and sensor/actuator boxes.

We would like to apprise our customers and visitors of our complete range of products and its relevance to their industry during ELECRAMA 2020.

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How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 in transforming the sector?

The first step towards IoT were taken primarily in the decade of 90s that saw companies giving attention towards acquiring and controlling their business and machine data that led to automation

of industrial sector in India. Gradually, it led to realtime data collection, analysis and feeding it back to processes remotely through Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and smart devices.

While digital maturity in power sector had its own challenges such as high cost of devices, storing and analysing high volume of data among others, these were dealt with consistent efforts to adopt principles of IoT. Power and energy sector has benefitted from it by creating flexible generation process to support efficient operation at various capacity factors. Connected devices can now accurately forecast renewable energy generation that will enable sufficient time to ramp up or down conventional generators reducing carbon footprint.

Adopting convergence of IT and OT has provided significant opportunities for optimisation in this sector. With growing pace of technological innovations and an intensively competitive technology providers’ marketplace, power and energy sector is set to scale new heights.

What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity for India?

India is progressing well on the roads of smart cities and smart grids. The grids automation and tele-metrics technology are due for modernisation in India. Implementing modern controllers can provide important grid data, allowing grid operators to intervene with automated control as needed. In the field of gas and heat supply as well, automation technology grants control and access to all real-time data within the systems connected to the grids from any connected location securely.

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Modern Substationsconnecting the medium- and low-voltage grids should also record measurement data and allow this data to be read remotely. Faults in the switchgear in the distribution grid can be quickly localised by connecting the short circuit and ground-fault direction indicators and transmitting the information, while automated systems can be remotely controlled.

In this way, parts of the power grid can be quickly restored and the damage radius be minimised.

Like these, there are a number of other areas where technology can play a pivotal role to increase efficiency and minimise electricity loss.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

WAGO constantly strives to find better and simpler solutions to customer challenges. We have a long history of listening to our customer’s demands, acting upon them and creating solutions that fit their requirements.

This year during ELECRAMA, we will be highlighting our breakthrough products and solutions, including our new easy and safe wiring connectors 221, telemetrics solutions for

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What are your plans and projections for next two years?

WAGO products are designed for complex application requirements and we will carry on with our focus on developing and delivering the quality our customer can rely on.

We are looking forward to strengthen our position in the market for automation controls products with our stateof-the-art line of automation control systems suitable for connected customer applications enabling IoT. Watch out for our new products lined up for launch in India in coming years that will enhance our product portfolio.

Apart from this, we are executing on our plans for expansion with setting up our new production facility in Vadodara and the same will be operational in 2020. We will produce products to cater to domestic demand and global exports as well. The new plant will allow us to enhance our product portfolio for Indian market and become more competitive.

While a lot depends on the global and Indian economy outlook, with the support of our esteemed customers, channel partners and solution integrators, we are optimistic towards continuing the growth momentum.

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Re-innovation of design being introduced in ELECRAMA 2020 In ELECRAMA, our main focus is to reach our customers so that we can do “REINNO”, i.e., visit our customers and study their needs and application to re-innovate designs.

Ravi Kumar, Product Manager, Chainflex, igus

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n a discussion, Ravi Kumar, Product Manager, Chainflex®, igus, explains how the company’s major focus is to reach all its customers so that it can study their needs and application and help them with reinnovation — “REINNO” — of designs. Another key highlight of this interaction was how igus has developed the sophisticated smart plastics to be connected with the concept of smart factory.

What is going to be your focus in this edition of ELECRAMA 2020?

In ELECRAMA, our main focus is to reach our customers so that we can do “REINNO”, i.e., visit our customers and study their needs and application to re-innovate designs. We will offer our customers with the cheapest solution that works for them, thereby benefitting them with the best technology and solutions to their problems at a low cost.

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How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 in transforming the sector?

Industry 4.0 is ready to gear up in an industrial revolution wherein all the machines are equipped with the ability to communicate each other. It is the biggest upcoming trend towards data exchange in manufacturing industry and automation process. “Industry 4.0”, “Internet of Things”, and “Smart Factory” — these concepts are no longer a vague promise of what is to come. Companies are already able to benefit from the use of intelligent systems and products. igus has developed sophisticated smart plastics by using diverse sensors and monitoring modules for energy chains, plain bearings, linear bearings and slewing ring bearings. These intelligent i-sense modules can predict the

service life which will be helpful in planning for replacement and any other course of action.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

We have a wide range of products in cables, energy chains, bearings, linear guides, etc., which provides solutions to many problems.

We have introduced the smallest bending radius cables for very rapid moments (high speed) in machines. Speed is 10 m/s and bending factor is 4 X OD. The beauty of these products is that we can offer minimum 40 Mil Double Stroke Guarantee for these cables — CF98 and CF99 with TPE outer jacket.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

We in igus always try to give the best services to our customers. Our aim is to introduce the world’s number one catalogue with 24hour delivery information. Most of the items we will bring in our 24-hour dispatch range will help customers order online without any difficulty.

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Parag Yelegaonkar, Business Development Manager, Testo India Pvt Ltd

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arag Yelegaonkar, Business Development Manager, Testo India Pvt Ltd, discusses how Testo is adding new products to upgrade the company with Industry 4.0 and making it competitive in the market.

What will be your major focus in 14th edition ELECRAMA? Testo being one of the market leaders in testing and measuring instruments would be showcasing many products applicable for applications ranging from indoor environment and condition monitoring to electrical troubleshooting to data logging. The main highlight would be our wide range of thermal imagers. Testo India provides Testo 885 and Testo 890 high-end thermal imagers that can be used to conduct thermal inspections in assets such as switch yard and transmission lines up to 765 KV voltage level, using a super telephoto lens with correspondingly high resolution, conveniently from the ground.

Testo 868 and Testo 872 are the best entry level thermal cameras for application in electrical cabinets, solar panels, circuits and other mechanical or electrical components.

They have unmatched price to performance ratio and would be a key product to watch out for, in ELECRAMA 2020.

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Another important highlight of the event is the new and unique set of electrical measuring instruments that are so relatively advanced that equipment like unique Clamp meters – Testo 770 and multi meters – Testo 760 are intuitive and can measure several parameters in a single component. Testo clamp meter can even be connected to thermal imagers via Bluetooth which can instantly display electrical parameters along with thermal

profiles. We invite all the customers to come to our stall and witness the latest T&M measurement solutions and products for electrical and other related segments.

How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 in transforming the sector?

In the era of industrial digitalisation, companies are increasingly investing in tools and solutions that allow their processes, machines and even the products themselves to be integrated into a single network for data collection and easier analysis. This is nothing but Industry 4.0. It is intelligent networking of industrial products and processes.

The electric utilities can leverage the available technology to optimise and control assets, increase safety, control the grid, and keep the lights on.

Talking of networking between devices, Testo India launched Bluetooth thermal imagers that can talk not just via app with your smartphone or a tab but can also connect with other Testo instruments such as Testo Clamp meter and Testo Smart Hygrometer.

IoT brings in usage of technologies such as cloud based services. We have it too for climate data measurement anytime, anywhere, at your fingertips. Testo Saver is to save Wi-Fi data loggers that measure climate data of temperature and humidity, and store it on the cloud; hence, it becomes accessible anytime anywhere and any limit violations are automated altered off via email or SMS. What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity for India?

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The current scenario in the Indian Electricity is progressing very rapidly to meet the increasing demand and, to cope up with this steps are being taken by the competent authorities. The most important steps are in modern and robust network of transmission lines, sub-stations and green energy. These are some of the main initiatives. Without the use of latest technologies like IoT and smart instruments for measurement and control, initiatives like green energy, smart grid, and digital sub-stations are unimaginable.

and constant service in the market, we plan to launch several new products and extend our arms to all possible regions, industries and applications. We intend to offer solutions that are relevant, precise, easy to use and support environment health, air quality, power optimisation and human comfort. We now provide complete solutions, from hardware to sensors to software, for a couple of applications and work to improve continually. We feel that our technologically advanced products and continuous efforts will help us grow in the future.

We at Testo are always keen to introduce the SMART instruments in various public and private power utilities like generation, transmission and distribution verticals. Our smart thermal imagers like testo872, electrical instruments like clamp meters testo770-3, Wi-Fi data loggers, transmitters for measurement of various process parameters along with precise temperature and humidity measurements find extensive applications in the power plants and power plant control rooms and server centres.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

India being an emerging market provides a lot of areas that requires testing and measurement of parameters and carry out troubleshooting and maintenance.

Testo India has grown exponentially so far and the prime reason is our innovative products and German technology. Our manufacturing unit is in Germany where a great share is invested for R&D purpose to produce premium quality products. We analyse the application areas, requirement of customers and difficulties in the measurement process and accordingly come up with the intuitive products. This gives us an additional advantage to pitch our products which are not only cost-effective but are very relevant as well. In the recent years to come, we are confident to maintain our legacy and to ensure latest technology Electrical & Power Review

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Frequent restructuring of policies onus for a smart electricity Keeping the vision for the future, I believe we are on the right track on having smart electricity structure in India.

Shyam Ravindran, Managing Director, Sonel Instruments India Pvt. Ltd.

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iscussing the factors that can contribute in a way, to become a smart electricity oriented nation, Shyam Ravindran, Managing Director, Sonel Instruments India Pvt. Ltd. tells Megha Iyer of EPR that adopting and implementing necessary changes in policies, is a challenge for the government to decide what is a right and suitable for our country.

What are your views about ELECRAMA? It’s a great platform, between the industries and suppliers for exchange of ideas and to collaborate.

We have been exhibiting in the past few seasons of Elecrama and we are very excited about the upcoming edition as well. We have various new products lined up to be showcased for the expo and we are very excited about it.

How do you view the IoT in industry transforming the sector?

IoT certainly is going to be the trend and it has already become an agenda for various industries.

Being a measuring instrument manufacturing company ourselves, we are equally learning on how our existing data measurement methods in IoT platform can help our customers. The right data in the right time could always help customers make right decisions. I believe IoT is helping the customers to make the right decisions and the field keeps evolving lately.

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policy makers on regular intervals. There is a need to implement and adopt for the exact demand from the customers. This becomes a challenge for the government to decide what is a right and suitable for our country. Keeping the vision for the future, I believe we are on the right track on having smart electricity structure in India. There is a strong need for us evolve not only to target Tier-1 cities and big industries, we should also look into the smallscale industries with such implementation, which is the real success.

What are your plans and projections for upcoming years?

We are very positive with the market right now and we see a growth for us. In terms of financials, we see the growth and we are expanding our selves not only within India, we are already moving in Indian subcontinent regions. We have various projects implemented in High voltage testing devices including cable fault location, which is the demand from the customers recently. We consider ourselves as one of the emerging companies and our vision to this year shall be become the most trustable testing company in India. Keeping the right vision and strategy, we see a very positive growth and we dream on becoming the No.1 testing company in India by 2022.

How far do you think it is possible for us to have a smart electricity structure in India?

We are in the way of reaching smart electricity structure in India every day. We are getting various effective policies and structures from the government lately. Since smart electricity is a combination of various industries and experts working towards a common goal, there is a need for continuous improvement and track from the Electrical & Power Review

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Yielding technology to minimise energy depletion Innovation and the adapting the market change like inclusion of IoT and 5G is our key product strategy.

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mitansu Satpathy, Managing Director, Best Power Equipment, in a discussion with EPR Magazine, talks about how IoT and Industry 4.0 is contributing in modernising the power sector. He further suggests on producing energy efficient equipment for better performance.

Rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector Industry 4.0 (or The Fourth Industrial Revolution) connects people, processes and machines. It is a combination of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), cyber-physical systems and artificial intelligence that make machines capable of making decisions with minimal human intervention. It is an amalgamation of traditional manufacturing practices and sophisticated technology thus allowing for better decisions; and recalibration, which leads to greater efficiency and productivity. This manufacturing revolution will increase productivity, shift economics, foster industrial growth.

The rise of new digital industrial technology, known as Industry 4.0 is enabling faster, more flexible and more efficient processes to produce higher-quality goods at reduced costs. We have seen that India did not grab opportunities in Industry 3.0 because of the availability of labor, access to limited software with paper-based processes and total dependence on humans. But today, the situation is different as it has been observed that Reserve Bank of India reported that 1,734 manufacturing companies posted `47,100 crore in Q3 FY2019, up 29.4 percent from the same period last year.

Industry 4.0 will also yield the benefit of a faster learning cycle and give an edge to Indian companies that are competing with legacy producers in Europe and the Americas, which have had a head start. Manufacturers will need to integrate their IT and OT and make data easily accessible but secure. They should be able to run AI models that can predict or correlate, ultimately augmenting human decision-making. While companies

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remain reluctant to invest in new technologies, this revolution cannot be overlooked.

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We have constantly improved the performance of all our equipment in terms of saving energy through various innovative methods like using fuel cells, hydrogen storage which last longer, high resolution sine-wave output. The energy wastage has been minimised a lot using data center carbon cuts, preventing failures and optimising maintenance. We have been upgrading our designs of the technology and focusing more on increasing efficiency and modularity. Last but not the least, the 5G and IoT growth in face of power shortages, regulations and economic uncertainty, is helping deliver high availability, scalability and serviceability.

Future plans and projections Our future objective is to be the leading manufacturer in the industry. Innovation and the adapting the market change like inclusion of IoT and 5G is our key product strategy. The end user experience will be taken up to 100 percent satisfaction level. Regarding the product portfolio, we have recently expanded our offering to Philippines market and planning to expand BPE products’ reach to all over the world by the end of 2025.

The company will also enhance its after-sales services which enable their customers to minimize business interruptions, improve system availability, enhance the manageability of power devices and optimize the cost of ownership. Overall, we plan to grow at par of 25 percent year on year revenue growth.

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Flexibility to integrate renewable energy Developing the position of district heating as a key technology to support decarbonisation and a sustainable energy future.

Optimising asset management Frequent meter data – as opposed to theoretic models – enable utilities to monitor the performance of the underground pipes that make up the distribution network.

This allows better utilisation and renovation planning of existing assets so utilities can potentially avoid or defer some of the heavy investments in this area. Also, being able to compare the actual network load and capacity to its design criteria will reveal how well they match. In this way, utilities can both extend the current infrastructure’s lifetime and optimise dimensioning and planning of new networks to avoid expensive over sizing.

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mbitious EU strategy and legislation is paving the way for more district heating and an increased share of renewable energy. The two are closely linked, because district heating provides the necessary flexibility to integrate, utilise and store fluctuating energy from renewable ultimately increasing the efficiency of the entire energy system and decarbonising today’s fossil-fuelled buildings. However, this remains a complex task that necessitates digitalisation of the sector.

The digital utility with the approval of the revised EED directive, the requirement to install only remotely read smart meters for heat consumption as of October 2020 is now a reality.

While its original driver is to empower consumers by making monthly consumption data available to them, there are also clear benefits to be reaped by utilities ready to embrace the digital transformation that smart metering prompts. Once the meters are installed, the additional expense for a utility to collect daily or even hourly data is minimal compared to the added value from adopting a more holistic digitalisation approach to its entire value chain. Three overall areas stand out: daily operations, asset management and end-user involvement.

Improving daily operations Smart metering provides the basis for utilities to make factbased decisions related to the daily operations surrounding their core tasks of producing and distributing district heating.

These include optimising the production and forward temperature to run closer to the limit, detecting heat and water loss in the distribution network as well as identifying improvement opportunities for building performance and consumer behaviour decreasing the overall system efficiency.

This is all also crucial to achieving the right conditions and low temperatures to integrate more renewable.

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Enhancing end-user development District heating is sometimes perceived as old-fashioned, monopolistic and fossil-fuelled. Ironically, this misconception stems from the very basis for its great convenience and efficiency: one system for all that is reliable to the extent of being virtually invisible. Consequently, access to consumption data alone is unlikely to trigger significant behavioural changes. Digitalisation can help utilities make district heating more attractive to consumers. This could include offering targeted services such as billing based on flexibility, or taking responsibility for the heat installation, but also emphasising how it utilises waste heat from local supermarkets to heat up houses in the community. In this way, end users themselves become part of the shared story of a green, flexible and sustainable energy future.

Digitalisation delivers measurable results remotely read meters, frequent data and targeted analytics have enabled Heating to lower the network temperature by 6-8 degrees. So far, the utility has reduced its annual heat production by 2.5 percent and pipeline losses by 12 percent.

The obligation for EU countries to implement remotely read heat meters is a prerequisite for providing consumers with the necessary insight to encourage more energy efficient behaviour. But it is also a critical element in developing the position of district heating as a key technology to support decarbonisation and a sustainable energy future.

Focus on the end user Optimising the consumer side is a time-consuming process but Marc Roar Hintze estimates that this holds a savings potential equal to what the utility has already realised. Frequent data makes it possible to not only identify end users with poor energy behaviour but also uncover what caused it. ”We have always known there were end users out there with poor cooling but now we are able to see why that is the case.”

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Testing for a better electrified future With more and more automation taking place in our country, many systems which are now controlled manually will be controlled automatically.

Chandmal Goliya, Director, Kusam Electrical Industries Ltd

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n a conversation with Chandmal Goliya, Director, Kusam Electrical Industries Ltd, talks about the latest innovations in the test and measurement instrument industry and how they can be utilised to improve the best practices in various industries.

What is going to be your focus in the 14th edition of ELECRAMA? KUSAM-MECO is a 37-year-old company in the field of electronic test and measuring instruments. We have been introducing new innovative products year after year since our inception. We will participate in ELECRAMA 2020 and showcase new innovative products for various industries. We will introduce new products with high safety features, and instruments for the automotive industry and solar industry.

How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector?

Traditionally, the test and measuring instrument industry has functions limited to measuring electrical parameters and either displaying it on the instrument screen or retaining it in the internal memory of the instrument for downloading later to a PC. Lately, some instruments have the facility of Bluetooth transmission of data. Yet, IoT has not penetrated in this industry. In the future, when more features will be added to the instruments, IoT may play a greater role.

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taking place in our country, many systems which are now controlled manually will be controlled automatically. Signalling in the Railways is one example. Another example is the regulation of traffic by electronic signals. As a step further, the traffic department has now installed remote cameras at various locations to catch traffic offenders, whether the policeman is present or not. So also at many international airports, human interference has reduced tremendously.

All these steps contribute towards a smart city.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

KUSAM-MECO has always kept the customer’s requirement in focus when deciding a new product. We have added an intrinsically safe digital multimeter for the chemical, pharma, mining, and oil & gas sectors. We are also considering adding intrinsically safe insulation resistance testers and thermal imagers in the near future. KUSAM-MECO will also launch products for the automotive sector.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

KUSAM-MECO plans to enter new fields in the power sector, gas instruments sector and also the automotive sector where opportunities are present.

What kind of opportunities are there in smart electricity in India?

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Smart electricity requirements for emerging smart cities Internet of Systems, IoT and Industry 4.0 are the key drivers to make smart electricity a reality.

Vikram Bhansali, Director, Metravi Instruments Pvt Ltd and CEM Instruments India Pvt Ltd

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n a discussion, Vikram Bhansali, Director, Metravi Instruments Pvt Ltd and CEM Instruments India Pvt Ltd, talks about how demand for IoT is increasing as people are inclining more towards smart cities, and how the company is helping to provide the same for consumers.

What is going to be your focus in the 14th edition of ELECRAMA? For Metravi and CEM both, we want to expose and showcase our wide range of hi-tech, reliable and high-precision test and measuring instruments to the various industries, visitors as well as exhibitors.

We are also looking forward to gain exposure in various industries and sectors to interact and understand their various instrumentation issues and woes and try and find solutions for the same by way of customised applications or instruments.

How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector?

With Industry 4.0, human involvement is on the decrease and computers make decisions as they are connected and can communicate with each other.

A combination of Internet of Things, Internet of Systems and Industry 4.0 is making and will make the Smart Factory a reality. Consequently, the support from smart machines will be on the increase as they get access to more data and will result in a jump in efficiencies and productivities. Ultimately, the network of these smart machines will create and share the information that results in the true power of Industry 4.0.

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the opportunity to optimise operations quickly and efficiently by knowing almost instantly what needs attention.

Instrumentation in this scenario will become highly useful and important with the likes of smart instruments, which will connect to computers and smartphones for instant data, reports, and analytics.

High-quality instruments would be required to work at higher frequencies with the ability to collect, collate, and analyse big volumes of data.

What kind of opportunities is present in smart electricity in India?

With the growing trend towards smart cities and more environmentally conscious consumers, there is a clear growth in smart electricity — be it smart grids, more efficient production and transmission or automated monitoring and consumption systems.

With this comes a need for efficient, precise and high-accuracy instrumentation. We are in a prime position to be able to fulfil these needs with our

Since a huge volume of data from these connected machines can inform about maintenance, performance and other issues, along with identifying patterns and insights from analysing the data (which is impossible for humans to achieve within reasonable time frames), Industry 4.0 offers all manufacturers

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Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

We have launched our integrated range of CEM Thermal Imagers, including adaptors that convert smartphones into Thermal Imagers, Air Particle Counters, Multi-Gas Analysers, Nuclear and X-ray Radiation Meter, Multimeters and Clamp Meters combined with Thermal Imagers, High Current Data Loggers, ELCB Testers, Clamp on Ground Resistance Testers, and Digital Storage Oscilloscopes on Tablets. We are also launching a professionally designed and Bluetooth-enabled series of CEM Environmental Meters.

We have introduced an industrial/professional series under the Metravi brand — the METRAVI PRO range — which is waterproof and dust-proof, to be used in rugged environments. Some of the products are intrinsically safe and the range includes products with OLED displays, unheard of in instrumentation as yet.

Products under this range carry a 48-hour replacement warranty.

What are your plans and projections for the next two years?

We have been working on the following issues as regards test and measurement, and we will continue our efforts for the same in the coming years: • Often customers are unaware as well as unsure about which

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Most of the users are oblivious that certain instruments are already available for their specific needs — we are now trying to educate and propagate our offerings and solutions that we offer for every measurement need.

Mostly, users are unaware that such high-quality, reliable and innovative instruments are available at such realistic pricing, since they have only been used to American brands selling at three times our prices. We want everyone to know that quality and reliability does not always come at a price.

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Cloud services and grid modernisation to play key role in smart electricity IoT and smart devices market will reach nearly $15 billion; and a large chunk of it will be in India and the emerging economies.

Jitendra Agrawal, MD, The Motwane Manufacturing Co. Pvt Ltd

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iscussing the benefits from smart electricity, Jitendra Agrawal, MD, The Motwane Manufacturing Co. Pvt Ltd highlight how cloud-based platforms like MOTWARE can provide growth opportunities for utility-based IoT market.

What is going to be your focus in this edition of ELECRAMA? ELECRAMA has always been the biggest platform to bring together thought leaders across the world, and introduce them to technology and innovation in India.

Motwane Manufacturing has always been at the forefront in developing products and services which keep pushing the boundaries of excellence and engineering, through indigenous research and development capabilities. Our purpose in exhibiting at ELECRAMA 2020 is, to showcase Motwane’s next generation of connected test and measurement portfolio which is a seamless integration of hardware, software and analytics.

How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 transforming the sector?

IoT has been powering the transition from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0, and will further transform the power sector by streamlining operations, asset health monitoring, and bringing down power bills of the industrial consumers. The power sector is already witnessing benefits from early industrial and consumer IoT applications like smart meters and smart thermostats.

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Many power utilities and industries are embracing IoT to benefit from these

technological advancements, combined with robotics, AI, machine learning and predictive maintenance. This has been majorly observed in demand side management due to heavy participation from power distributors. Similar technology will surface and transform the generation and transmission segments.

What kind of opportunities in smart electricity for India?

Smart electricity will have benefits in all the 3 segments of generation, transmission and distribution, as well as consumption.

In the next 4-5 years, the global utility, IoT and smart devices market will reach nearly $15 billion; and a large chunk of it will be in India and the emerging economies.

Once all the systems are connected through IoT, the system can perform effective load balancing, load flow analysis, identify faulty transformers, and alert the nearby maintenance team for quick response along with real time alerts, notifications and scheduling.

In addition, increasing adoption of cloudbased platforms like MOTWARE, and government-backed grid modernisation initiatives by Powergrid and other utilities, provides strong growth opportunities in utility-based IoT market.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

We are scheduled to launch ‘MOTWARE’ in December 2019, which is one of our latest additions in our solution. It combines 7-decade-long expertise in electrical test

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elecrama 2020 and measurement, with our R&D in IoT and SaaS based services, gave us the ability to bring together these diverse elements; and they are going to be extremely relevant for our customers. MOTWARE consists of IoT based transformer monitoring solutions, which are modular in nature and can be customised as per our customer’s needs.

Along with monitoring, it also provides real-time analytics combining the various parameters into meaningful insights, thereby helping us increase the lifespan of the valuable assets. We are also launching our connected testing kits, which send data to the MOTWARE App, thereby converting testing into a complete paperless activity. Lastly, MOTWARE also organises all your test data, including historical data to provide meaningful insights and one-click reporting and dashboarding abilities to our clients. MOTWARE also has hundreds of inbuilt test templates and reports which can enable true digital transformation for our clients.

What are your plans and projections for next two years?

As I mentioned earlier, we will be launching MOTWARE in December 2019 which combines our 7-decadelong expertise. Moreover, 2019 was a great year for Motwane, as we made great progress in getting new products to markets. Our Oil BDV and Oil tan delta resistivity kits are on par with global leaders in terms of quality, aesthetics and specifications. Our connected test and measurement portfolio has also progressed at rapid pace with most of our testing kits getting IoT enabled. Motware, our specialised test data software has also been accepted positively by large EPCs and O&M contractors, due to the tremendous value it brings for them in terms of data integrity, insights and analytics they bring to the table.

We are very optimistic about the growth path for 2020 especially from the export. We have set up an office in Dubai to cater to the Middle East market and look forward to closer interaction and collaboration with customers and partners.

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eNew Power Private Limited (ReNew Power), one of India’s largest renewable energy independent power producers, announced a joint venture partnership with South Korea based GS E&C for execution of its 300 MW solar power plant in Rajasthan.

The project is part of the capacity auctioned by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under its tranche-IV auctions concluded earlier this year.

GS E&C is one of South Korea’s largest construction and development firms and part of the GS Group, with an asset base of over $58 billion. This investment will mark the entry of GS E&C in the Indian renewable energy sector. Commenting on the partnership, ReNew Power’s Chairman and MD Sumant Sinha said, “We are delighted to be partnering with GS E&C for this project, as both ReNew Power and GS E&C are not only leaders in their respective businesses, but also bring excellent project execution and management skills. I expect the partnership to set new benchmarks in the Indian renewable energy space and look forward to executing more projects together “ReNew Power will hold a majority 51 percent equity under the partnership, while the balance will be held by GS E&C.

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“We are pleased to take part in the national solar mission of India in partnership with ReNew Power, one of the leading company in the country’s renewable energy space. This remarkable project is the first step of our great journey putting the technical expertise and financial capability of both companies together.

GS E&C and ReNew Power will continue to play an important role achieving the country’s ambitious target for the transition to cleaner energy” Huh Yun Hong, the president and head of new business division of GS E&C said in a media statement. ReNew Power recently crossed the 5GW renewable energy generation milestone with the commissioning of a 250 MW solar plant in Bikaner.

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Moving from conventional design of basic measurement devices Focus of our company remains to be on innovation, new product developments and international acquisition by shifting from conventional design philosophy.

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alking about the need of shifting from the conventional solutions for electrical measuring instruments, Narendra Goliya, Chairman, Rishabh Instruments Pvt. Ltd., highlights about their latest innovations in the range of electrical measurement devices.

Expectation and focus in 14th edition of ELECRAMA ELECRAMA has always been a major platform for Rishabh Instruments to showcase the innovations developed by the team. The theme of this ELECRAMA is “Think Innovation, Think Rishabh” - “Think Panel, Think Rishabh” and hence we are focusing more on the innovative devices. This time, we are introducing various new products and solutions from the domains of Analog Expertise, Digital Expertise and Test and Measurement Instruments Expertise.

The major attractions you can explore, are the solutions provided by Rishabh Instruments in different applications such as climate control, used to control atmospheric conditions. You will be able to experience the unique solution provided by our temperature controllers and humidity sensors. On the other side, you will find our next generation enhanced range of MultiFunction meters with complete programmability, Ethernet communication, data logging and many more other features, which will make the measurement job easy for the customers. The touch screen power quality analysers designed and developed locally will be the game changer across the industry.

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Moving further, Rishabh’s Group of Company Lumel S.A., has come up with more user-friendly and advanced products like, ND30 (with three variants - Ethernet / Profinet and BACnet) forming a step ahead addition in the multi-function meters

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category. Measurement of physical parameters, such as temperature and humidity, with data logging facility affirmed using HT20. Moving towards our educational/research sectors, Lumel have also come up with laboratory equipment, such as signal generators, power supplies and reference multimeters of table top type. From the analog expertise, we are introducing advanced devices like CTs with RJ connectors, Nano CTs, Nano Split Core CTs, additional range of CAM switches etc., which will be a paradigm shift from the conventional design philosophy of the so called basic electrical measurement devices.

Rishabh is an Indian multinational company, employing nearly half of their total strength, outside India. If this works out as planned, Rishabh will be happy to announce another acquisition to expand its product portfolio and its market share in other countries.

Rishabh has been one of the Indian companies to design and manufacture solar inverters, where the demand and features are growing rapidly.

The whole ranges of solar inverters are sold internationally which have approval for various grid codes.

Industrial transformation through IoT and Industry 4.0 Industrial IoT is changing the way customers interact with the data, and now they are making data work for them. Today, our customers can log data every minute into the cloud applications to analyse and get relevant alerts about the quantity and quality of their process or parameter.

Government under EESL is also contributing a lot to push IoT for the industry, with case if point being the huge tenders of GSM based tariff meters under smart city for state utilities.

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elecrama 2020 At Rishabh, we are keeping up with the times and have our range of multi-function meters with direct GSM option for communication and we complement that with our cloud based analytics platform managed and maintained by our Energy Solution Lab, our IIoT division with 18 people dedicated for the initiative.

Future plans and projections Rishabh budgets grow between 20–25 percent year on year. This growth comes from existing products in new markets and new customers and new products.

We have kept this growth in the last one year. Besides, we will introduce a range of new multi-meters, high-voltage insulation testers and solar inverter.

Focus of the company is on innovation, new product developments and international acquisitions. Rishabh will be happy to announce one such acquisition in the coming months.

As said earlier, the company’s future lies in innovation and product basket expansion. We have started Cam Switch, Solar Inverters and resin cast CTs in the last few years. Power quality multi-meters with higher bandwidth and Bluetooth, have been some of the recent innovations in our product basket. With the grid becoming stable, and lot of agriculture load being diverted to solar generation, the grid has to

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deliver quality power to the consumers. Hence, measurement of power quality and improvement in power quality is a focus area for our company.

Compact CTs which deliver lower VA are required because, electrical measurement instruments require much lower VA burden than conventional products.

Hence, focus will be on CTs with transducer, Compact CTs, CTs with 100 million/10 volts, 3-phase CTs to lead the market requirements.

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IoT dominating the market IoT or any artificial intelligence is based only on data and not on emotions or feelings behind that data, Decisions based on it sometimes can be deceptive making the process risky Imteyaz Siddiqui, Regional Area Manager – South Asia & GCC, ISA

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mteyaz Siddiqui, Regional Area Manager – South Asia & GCC, ISA, explains the dominance IoT is on the market currently, how AI is making people’s job easier and also why market should be completely accepting the IoT as it is for there development.

Significance of ELECRAMA 2020 ELECRAMA, in the last many years, has become one of the most sought-after exhibition for both exhibitors as well as visitors. Therefore, if you look at the size and the grandeur of this exhibition, every edition of ELECRAMA is becoming bigger than the previous edition with increasing participation from exhibitorsfrom all around the world. Moreover, a lot of people come from far-off places like Latin America, Africa, South Asia, South-east Asia, and so forth. Apart from exhibiting products in stalls, we have many other events like Domestic Buyers Sellers meet (DBSM) and International Reverse Buyers Sellers Meet (RBSM), where we get an opportunity to promote our products. To conclude, we can say that by participating in ELECRAMA, the flagship event of IEEMA, which happens every alternate year, is a great opportunity for all Indian companies to expand their footprint in the global market. ELECRAMA 2020 for us is an excellent opportunity to showcase our products as well as meet prospective buyers.

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Rise of IoT and industry 4.0 transforming the sector Well, IoT is a new buzz word in the market.

IoT helps us in decoding human behaviour and implementing innovative solutions using data based on artificial intelligence and research.

Hence, I would say that like any other industry, IoT is also going to make a mark in our industry because the smart use of IoTwill enable us

to make a lot of predictions about our future requirements, making us future-ready. The introduction of IoT-based research findings in the manufacturing industry is known as Industry 4.0 or Industrial IoT. However, any advancement in technology has both its good and negative impacts. For example, a lot of people fear that the rise of IoT and artificial intelligence will lead to a huge job loss for human beings; something that IoT can do in one minute, human beings will do in one hour or maybe more. Conversely, IoT or any artificial intelligence is based only on data and not on emotions or feelings behind that data. Decisions based on data sometimes can be deceptive making the whole process dangerous. Hence, the fear is that loT can be also counterproductive. In a nutshell, loT has its own advantages, but it also has some inherent issues, which if not handled properly, can carry a lot of social impacts later.

Opportunities in smart electricity for India The future of smart electricity is very bright in India. Smart electricity helps us in making the power system more efficient, reliable, and cost-effective. However, implementing smart electricity and harvesting opportunities associated with it will take its own time.

Nowadays, our dependence on power has grown manifold. Consumers are highly dependent on electricity. Most of the consumers are used to the luxury of power; hence any interruption in power supply takes away their comfort, making them restless. In a way, our dependence on power and related requirements have become so intense that any disruption in accessing technologies hinders our reach to our goals.

Besides, we need some policy reforms in terms of manpower and employment like Europe and some other nations have. For a country like India, Electrical & Power Review

elecrama 2020 Latest innovations and additions for your company Like any other progressive company working in the power sector, we also need to adopt newer technologies to stay relevant in the marketplace. Hence, we always try to innovate new solutions based on the market and customers’ requirements. Hence, the fundamental and guiding principle of our company is to keep innovating products/services/ solutions to make the life of a field engineer easy. Most of our products, services, and solutions are used by field engineers in their respective applications. For example, a field engineer will always want their T & M instruments to be light, portable, and reliable in performance and accurate as well as repeatable in measurement results.

where the population is huge, we need a balanced use of technology. Too much use of automation will let people lose their jobs. Hence, we should get the best of the technology, without creating any social problem of unemployment.

We are also focusing a lot on the continuous monitoring of HV and EHV assets. Our transmission networks are now also operating at the voltages of 765 kV and 1200 kV. We provide continuous online monitoring solutions for all electrical equipment of that domain. Recently, we noted that even MV assets have a huge network worldwide; therefore,we are planning to provide online continuous monitoring solutions for the MV asset network too.

But since medium-voltage devices are very expensive, we need to find a cost-effective solution. Last year we came up with a very innovative solution for the continuous online monitoring of insulation degradation using the partial discharge technology for medium voltage as well. We will showcase these devices in the coming edition of ELECRAMA in January 2020.

India to meet 175GW renewable energy capacity by 2022

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total of 47.86 GW of renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country during the last six years, from March 2014 to October 2019.

The source-wise and statewise details of the generation of electricity through renewable energy sources during the last five years and current year.

The initiatives taken by the Government to explore new and renewable energy sources in the country inter-alia, include the Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route, Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned up to December, 2022, notification of standard bidding guidelines to enable distribution licensee to procure solar and wind power at competitive rates in cost effective manner, declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022, launching of New Schemes, such as, PM-KUSUM,

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solar rooftop phase II, 12000 MW CPSU scheme Phase II, etc.

The Government has set a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022 which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from Biomass and 5 GW from Small Hydro.

All the major programmes/schemes being implemented by the Ministry have established mechanisms to monitor the implementation of these schemes. The provision, inter-alia, include: • Physical verification by State implementing agency.

• Periodic inspection by the officials of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

• Third party evaluation.

This information was provided by Minister of State (IC) New and Renewable Energy, Power and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Hon’ble RK Singh.

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iscussing about the gateway opportunities catered by ELECRAMA, Ather Salim, Director, Next Gen Equipments Pvt. Ltd. says that they would make the most use of this platform by giving enhanced/innovative testing and measurement products for transformers, Cables and Switchgear industry and attract more key customers with their new launched product kitty.

What is going to be your focus in this 14th edition of ELECRAMA? ELECRAMA is a platform where everyone wishes to make their presence. As we all know, the micro and macro environment is challenging in India and globally.

However there is lot of positive about the Indian power sector. Growing population with increasing electrification and per capita usage is backed by several government schemes, increasing growth avenue in renewable energy sector, higher FDI inflow in power sector, electrification of railway network among others. Our basic purpose to participate in ELECRAMA is to understand the current market requirement in the T&M business and to meet the global business leaders in technology business so as to understand the future requirement for business expansion. ELECRAMA is also a platform where you can meet the customer from various industries which are very helpful to understand growth and opportunity exist in the above area. Also, our focus will be on latest products and development being manufactured by our principals, and to exhibit these products or launch some of these products at ELECRAMA where you can draw huge number of potential audience for our business.

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Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

We have added few very innovative products in our portfolio. Raytech new C & Tan Delta for Transformers is a very unique products added in our kitty. Its unique design backed by continuous support from Raytech, is going to be another benchmark in the industry. We

have also added a new insulation test Tan Delta for solid insulants from EPRO Gallspach GmbH, Austria.

Measurement of Tan Delta of solid insulants under controlled temperature and pressure is also a very unique feature of our products. With the growing requirement of PD Testing in the industry, everyone require a very good quality HV and LV Filters for accurate measurement and with ISOFARAD Innovative T - Filters and PI- Filters, we have got a great success in Indian market. We will be exhibiting some very latest equipment manufactured by our overseas principals’.

We are hopeful that people visiting our stall at H10C07 will be amazed to see the latest technology and some state of art latest equipment. We will be exhibiting complete range of testing equipments used in power sector at our stall. Also as experts from our principals companies are available at the stall, it gives more in-depth knowledge and discussion for our valued customers.

What are your plans and projections for next two years?

It is evident that the economic environments are challenging not only in India but also at global level.

However, having said that, there will be continuous inflow of fund by the government agencies and overseas to make us optimistic about power sector. For the next two years, our focus is not only to retain our existing customers and principal companies but also to expand in the new area. With few latest equipment launched by us in the Indian market in 2019 and 2020, we are quite hopeful that our customers will enjoy the equipment at a great comfort and support. As some of our products are now benchmark in the transformer industry, we wish to promote some more new products, which will become benchmark for testing requirement of customers. We are in the process of setting up a world-class service set-up for our products wherein customers’ issues get addressed in the least turnaround time (TAT) and everyone enjoys the benefit of excellent service support of NEXTGEN. Electrical & Power Review

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Merging IIoT with power

Imagine a society where we will have more connected devices than people living on the planet. In the immediate future year 2025, more than 24.9 billion Internet of Things (IoT) connections are forecasted compared to the estimated population of 8.1 billion people.

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onnecting industry sectors such as mining, automotive, smart metering, logistics, factories and warehouses can boost the industry’s efficiency, safety, reliability and ultimately profitability. Cellular connectivity may give you the competitive advantage you need.

Industry 4.0 is the name for the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber physical systems, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and cognitive computing.

It is also referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The First Industrial Revolution focused on mechanisation by water and steam power. The Second Industrial Revolution dealt with mass production assembly line using electricity, while the Third Industrial Revolution harnessed computers and automation, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution deals with cyber physical systems, IoT, cloud computing and cognitive computing. A traditional factory provides high-end quality service or product with least cost.

Understanding and navigating around the IoT landscape is a prerequisite to maximising its business potential for the power sector. Faced by increased service and solution demands, service providers, enterprises and industries must decide on which IoT path to take.

Different industries have varied ways of coping with IoT and Industry 4.0. To understand how the power sector is divided and yet coming together to implement IoT and

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Industry 4.0, we took some industry opinions from the applicators.

Cable and wires IoT and the digitisation of the transmission and distribution system are going to have a large impact on the entire industry. IoT and digitisation bring with them the promise of reducing T&D losses for the utilities, which will bring in a lot of stability for the industry overall.

Industry 4.0 is ready to gear up in an industrial revolution wherein all the machines are equipped with the ability to communicate each other. It is the biggest upcoming trend towards data exchange in manufacturing industry and automation process. “Industry 4.0”, “Internet of Things”, and “Smart Factory” — these concepts are no longer a vague promise of what is to come. Companies are already able to benefit from the use of intelligent systems and products. igus has developed sophisticated smart plastics by using diverse sensors and monitoring modules for energy chains, plain bearings, linear bearings, and slewing ring bearings. These intelligent i-sense modules can predict the service life, which will be helpful in planning for replacement and any other course of action.

Axis Electrical Components (I) Pvt. Ltd explains how rural electrification is one of the most important tasks which the government has undertaken over its 72-year history. This large mission means a large scope for growth for the entire industry. With the electrification of the entire country, Axis is optimistic on the positive growth of the industry led by Electrical & Power Review

Industry Analysis companies that focus on quality and standardisation of products.

Chainflex®, iGus informs, “We have a wide range of products in cables, energy chains, bearings, linear guides, etc., which provides solutions to many problems. We have introduced the smallest bending radius cables for very rapid moments (high speed) in machines. Speed is 10 m/s and bending factor is 4 X OD. The beauty of these products is that we can offer minimum 40 Mil Double Stroke Guarantee for these cables — CF98 and CF99 with TPE outer jacket. “ Renewables Renewable energy is bound to play a key role in the emergence of the smart electricity system in India.

IoT, automation, cloud computing, co-generation, and hybrid systems would play an important role in deciding the optimum energy mix by the policymakers, project developers, and utilities. In coming years, we may not see any significant capacity addition of coal-fired thermal power plants. Conventional power plants may continue to be there to meet the base load till advanced technologies start playing a dominant role in smart grid and load management. Among renewables, solar thermal technologies have the potential to play an important role in heat management in coal-fired thermal plants to maintain base load capacities, and this affects ONGC Energy Centre.

IoT and Industry 4.0 will enhance the ability to rapidly design, modify, create, and customise things in the real world, while lowering costs and reacting to changes in consumer preferences, demand, supply chain, and technology. As explained by P2 Power Solutions Pvt Ltd, utilisation of data for understanding current operating condition and detecting fault and failure is important.

Various tools are available to provide OEE information to the management and highlight root cause of a problem and possible faults in a system.

Decentralised generation and e-mobility will emerge as a key component in this balancing act. In recent years, photovoltaic (PV) based electricity generation in India has become competitive to thermal power based electricity generation. PV offers immense opportunities for both large-scale as well as decentralised electricity generation in the country, including rooftop plants.

In Industry 4.0, in addition to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis, component and systems are able to gauge self-awareness and self-productivity which provides more information to management. Further peer-topeer comparison and fusion of health information from various components provides a precise health Electrical & Power Review

prediction in component and system level to trigger the required maintenance at best possible time. To reduce maintenance to JIT and gain near zero downtime, the Government of India is very clear that all new buildings will be fitted with smart meters. Deki Electronics states that this has benefits for both the distribution company and the customer as they get all the information that they need for their requirements. Customers can see for themselves their daily consumption and take action accordingly. The distribution company can see if there is any sudden increase/decrease in the billing and also take action accordingly.

The rapid growth in PV capacity addition in the country will also help the utilities to go for time of the day availability of low-cost energy and reduce distribution losses. In coming years, renewables will play a decisive role in demand side load management. This will lead to new business opportunities which are expected to be IT and automation based.

Switchgears Industry 4.0 and IoT open up opportunities for electrical and electronic manufacturing in multiple ways.

Deployment of SMART devices and technologies will enhance productivity, quality, and profitability. Machines, processes and people will be able to talk to each other.

Huge volumes of data will be available for enhancing informed and appropriate decisions. Control Panel and Switchgear Manufacturers’ Association confirms that better process definition will decentralise decision making and largely reduce unnecessary vertical decision making in the organisation. Smart electricity is the way of the future. Higher efficiencies through optimal utilisation of all resources will mean affordable costs of power.

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has functions limited to measuring electrical parameters and either displaying it on the instrument screen or retaining it in the internal memory of the instrument for later download to a PC. Lately, some instruments have the facility of Bluetooth transmission of data. Yet IoT has not penetrated this industry. In the future when more features will be added to the instruments, IoT may play a greater role. The implementation of artificial intelligence and research-based data collection shows the behavioural pattern of human beings or the futuristic requirement of our system. Like any other industry, IoT is also going to make a mark in our industry because using IoT, we will be able to do a lot of predictions. These predictions will help us get ready for any kind of expediency that may come in our system. Any technology, if it helps you in certain cases, also has a negative impact. For example, a lot of people fear that with the rise of IoT and artificial intelligence, there will be a huge job loss for human beings. Something that IoT can do in one minute takes human beings probably one hour or more. But the problem, according to ISA Instruments, would be that IoT or any artificial intelligence is based on data and not emotions or feelings that may affect that data.

Rishabh Instruments Pvt. Ltd. thinks that Industrial IoT is changing the way customers interact with the data, and now they are making data work for them. Its customers can log data every minute into the cloud applications to analyse and get relevant alerts about the quantity and quality of their process or parameter. Government under EESL is also contributing a lot to push IoT in the industry, with the case in point being the huge tenders of GSM-based tariff meters under smart city for state utilities. Rishabh is keeping up with the times and has its range of multi-function meters with direct GSM option for communication and the company complements that with its cloud-based analytics platform managed and

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Smart electricity is nothing but the implementation of IoT. So, on one hand, it will make the system appreciate by predicting what is going to be the future needs.

Anything based on artificial intelligence, systems, or processes is also prone to hacking and being blocked by the people who don’t want it to function properly. With hacking, disruption of technology is quite easy, where functional and telecommunication systems are tapped conveniently. Coming to the power sector, consumers are highly dependent on electricity. With the intense use of electronics and electricity, most consumers are used to the luxury of power; hence, interruption in power supply takes away their comfort, making them restless.

We need some policy reforms like Europe and certain other nations in terms of manpower and employment.

Strong implementation of smart technology is good.

But for a country like India, where we have a huge population like China, we need a balance in usage of technology so that we can get the best from technology without creating socio-economic problems. If we utilise more of technology and there are lesser jobs for human beings, then it will create unemployment, poverty and other problems. So, this is another aspect that we need to be careful about.

There are a lot of opportunities for smart electricity in India. So far, we have been using traditional manual means of measuring and recording. With more and more automation taking place in our country, many systems which are now controlled manually will be controlled automatically. Kusam Electrical Industries Limited says that signalling in the Railways is one example. Another example is the regulation of traffic by electronic signals. As a step further, the traffic department has now installed remote cameras at various locations to catch traffic offenders, whether the policeman is present or not. So also at many international airports, human interference has been reduced tremendously., ensuring better security and efficiency. All these contribute towards smart city infrastructure.

Conclusion Although IoT and Industry 4.0 have many advantages, there are yet some drawbacks which might pull the power sector a little behind. However, when compared all the sub-sections of the power sector, connectivity among each one of them is being increased, which is a positive sign for IoT. Industry 4.0 being the fourth level of growth in the industry is being implemented in all the sub-sections of power sector which would boost the growth in both generation and supply.

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Why India needs to improve generation capacity

It is expected that India will see foreign participation in the development and financing of generation and transmission assets. the distribution reforms aspect.

Moreover, the Indian government also looked at customer perspectives and to better the standard of living for the people living far below the poverty line. It continues its reform, policy and regulatory process for improvement in efficiency in various aspects of power supply such as:

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he most diversified in the world, India’s power sector is undergoing a remarkable change. Growth of cities, electrification of villages, development of new industries, expansion of existing ones, increased utilisation of air conditioning, growth in the electric vehicle market, are some of the factors that contribute to the increase in electricity demand in India. With continuous fiscal growth and the Government of India’s centre of interest on securing power for all, the power generation and capacity addition in the country has expedited, making India the world’s third largest producer of electricity today.

Our country has an installed power generating capacity of 356.100 GW as of 31 st March 2019 and over the last five years, India put up a 99.21 GW of additional capacity, generating 1.2 trillion units of electricity each year.

India’s total population is 1.37 billion out of which 85 percent of people have access to electricity, according to reports the gross electricity consumption was 1,149 kWh per capita in the year 2017-18. Hence, it is clear that India is aspiring to generate ambitiously.

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The government’s move to introduce 100 percent FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) under the automatic route in power exchanges provides an online platform for trading in electricity, has naturally boosted it. A report by the Indian Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) quoted that between April 2000 and June 2018, FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows in the power sector reached $14.18 billion, accounting for 3.64 percent of the total FDI drawn by the country.

In order to achieve the universal household electrification in the country, the Government of India launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA Scheme)’ that lead to a phenomenal result with 99.93 percent of the 26.04 million households targeted under the scheme being provided with electricity connections as on 31 st March. The `16,320 crore Saubhagya scheme funds the cost of last-mile connectivity to ‘willing households’.

Under UDAY scheme for financial and operational improvement of Discoms, bonds have been

issued by various States for a total amount of `2,321.6 billion. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched competitive bidding for procurement of power from wind projects and so far, bidding for more than 6,000 MW has taken place in four phases. Clearly, the reason India is able to generate capacity of power plant is because of the sources - about 65 percent of the electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plant. The industry did see a slight turbulence in the year 2018 including shortage of coal supply and inability of state discoms to clear their dues. But year 2019 saw some respite with thermal power plants rising for a fourth successive month in February to 26 million tonnes.

Renewable energy, in contrast, is more economical to install and commission than thermal-based power, besides enabling growth and environmental conservation. While the government has taken many laudable steps towards a greener future, India has already achieved 23 GW of solar installations with another 40 GW of solar power being at different stages of bidding and installation. Also, India is the third largest solar power market in the world after China and the US. India’s rapid growth over the past decade has increased power demand and to balance the same in a tropical country like India, it is important to balance the ecosystem through developing technologies which are economically viable to harness the abundant solar energy. With the robust outlook of the sector, Electrical & Power Review

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Smart technologies needed for smart cities Improving infrastructure while reducing costs, in order to foster innovation and enhanced quality life. properties improve significantly. Smart city pose as potential job creators. New-age technologies tackle the shortcomings in the system, saving both money and time. An advancing technology helps one realise and acknowledge one’s needs to develop one’s lifestyle and adapt to everyday demands.

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s cities continue to face constraints on their resources due to burgeoning population, mass production and other factors, smart cities can prove to be the way forward for better resource and data management as well as security and quality of life.

Smart technology is challenging, convincing and converting the human ecosystem in a million different ways. Let’s go back a century — technology was emerging to support us, provide aid and thus follow us.

Soon, an altered technology started walking along with us, and not long ago, technology started ruling our lives. Smart technology today drives smartphones, smart TVs, smart cars, smart grids, smart homes and now smart infrastructure too.

A smart city is the development of a region or a city using information and communication technologies to enhance the performance and quality of urban services such as energy, connectivity, transportation, utilities, and others. A smart city is developed when ‘smart’ technologies are installed to change the nature and economics of the surrounding infrastructure. The cloud-based applications collect and manage data in real time to help enterprises and residents make better decisions that improve the quality of life.

Building a smart city requires massive investments; it is, however, one of the best possible changes that can be brought into one’s lifestyle. Smart cities are designed for optimum usage of space and resources along with the optimal distribution of benefits.

Schools, roads, hospitals, and other public

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Since there existed a scope wherein technology could be incorporated in our daily lives beyond smart tools, today technology is being injected into our lives directly with the growth of smart cities across the globe. The existence of smart cities has improved the quality of life a level or two higher than what it was earlier. The first idea of a smart city that pops up is a city with smart infrastructure, but a smart city is indeed smarter with the constant influence of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Cities in 2019 can be compared to living entities; they grow while becoming more complex over time. While the cities are growing in terms of intelligence, yet the most pressing issue in terms of technology — the need for utility improvements and monitoring of crimes — fails to be addressed.

An alarming rate of criminal offences adds to the urgency of building a smart city.

With safety and security being one of the key worries, building a ‘safe city’ is the need of the hour. Security cameras would not only keep criminals at bay, but would also work efficiently in managing traffic and tracking the pedestrian flow while informing planning decisions.

An intelligent layer of technological backbone would not only promise security and safety but also assure electricity supply, adequate water supply, solid waste management, sanitation and citizens’ participation for good governance, forming the base of a smart city. Smart cities are preoccupied with the ability to integrate multiple types of data originating from heterogeneous sources along with voice, video, data, and sensor communication interfaces.

Taking examples from the existing smart cities, it is quite evident that smart cities

profiles witness higher growth — mostly ICT, e-governance, and data and analytics sectors. Whether data is being used for the prevention of crimes, intelligence gathering, public health, surveys or investigations, surveillance will hold a lot of importance for citizens.

Smart cities comprise Integrated Infrastructure Management System (IIMS), which further includes a communication network across the city, optimisation of workforce, converged logical and physical inventory, power source management, citizen sources management as well as fire management.

A proactive awareness and adoption of security solutions have to be achieved for a successful set-up of smart cities. Highly advanced security solutions are advanced in terms of overall infrastructure, sustainable real estate, communications, and market viability.

Smart cities are planned to be environmentfriendly. There exists a presence of smart devices that can track the purity of air, along with other health-related and environmental factors. A smart city shall therefore only reach a good position if it proves itself against the social and psychological needs of the population.

The Indian economy has witnessed remarkable growth in areas of surveillance.

With the emergence of opportunities, multiple challenges come along, with effective use of data and technology providing the only way forward. Smart cities aim to improve infrastructure while reducing costs, in order to foster innovation to enhance the quality of life.

Authored by: Jacob A Thomas Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Athenta Technologies

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Power Exchange bets on renewable energy; to focus on revival holds 40 per cent market share in REC and term-ahead market (TAM).

REC was launched in 2010 as a means for companies and states to purchase renewable energy without physically setting up renewable power plants. Project developer can sell the energy produced as REC. One REC represents 1mw-hour of power produced from a renewable energy source and is tradable at power exchanges. It is divided into Solar REC and non-solar REC. It is also a means to fulfil Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) notified under the National Tariff Policy, it is obligatory for state-owned distribution companies, open-access consumers and captive power producers to meet part of their energy needs through green energy.

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ower Exchange India Limited (PXIL), a power trading platform, is positioning its stake on renewable energy after its re-launch. It will focus on reviving the Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) market, which has been facing tepid interest from the market.

“Promoters have been keen that they develop different market places. The catch-22 situation was erosion of net worth and finding external financing which was difficult. But FY18 onwards, PXIL has been making profit; the main reason for revival was shifting focus on our strength areas,” Prabhjit Kumar Sarkar, managing director of PXIL told Business Standard.

Sarkar said PXIL’s emphasis primarily has been on termahead market (TAM) and RECs in the in last two years.“ and now we have enough liquidity to also have dayahead spot market on a large scale,” he added.

Power trading market has two platforms in India - PXIL and India Energy Exchange (IEX). IEX holds 95 per cent of the day-ahead spot power trading market. PXIL

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Sarkar, however, agrees that RECs still remain a difficult territory. Lack of interest from the market and nil buyers crashed the REC market in 2017 with more than 10 million unsold RECs. Sarkar said since then the number of RECs available for sale has come down on trading platforms, but that has reduced the size of market.

In the current financial year, `221,000 solar RECs and 1.35 million non-solar RECs have been traded. The last closing price for solar REC was `2,400 a REC (`2.4 per kwh of power generated) and for non-solar it was `1,850 a REC (`1.85 per kwh). This is lower than the prevailing price of grid connected solar and wind power projects.

“In the last few months, number of REC available has depleted significantly. But the buyers have increased.

These are the states which want to fulfil their renewable purchase obligation (RPO),” said Sarkar. He said REC favours a certain section of consumers who cannot set up renewable projects but have green obligation. These could be industrial clusters and commercial centres, etc.

He said REC mechanism works only when project developers sell at price lower than the long term price of solar power projects. “Much fewer numbers of developers are coming through the REC route,” said Sarkar.

He said the company is preparing a white paper to present to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission that different type of contracts and products, apart from RECs, should be allowed in the renewable energy market.

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IREDA to Create a Green Window for Green Energy Finance: Shri Anand Kumar 300,000 workers in the country by 2022. Prime Minister has announced India’s commitment to go much beyond the 2022 goal and install 450 GW of renewable- more than five times the current installed renewable capacity.

India, however, needs high amount of capital invested – of the order of ` 21,45,000 crore (USD 330 billion) between 2018 and 2030 - to accomplish its commitments under the Paris Agreement. Given the existing high exposure to conventional power, there is limited debt capacity in the financial system to fund the amount of new generation needed to meet renewable targets. A green window would lower the risk for traditional banks to finance green energy and tap into international capital to help India power its cities and rural communities.

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hri Anand Kumar, Secretary for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) stated that the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) is planning to set up a dedicated “Green Window to serve the un-served segments of renewable energy.”

“Renewable energy is increasingly cheaper and better for the strategic interests of India, and the IREDA Green Window would provide a significant boost to the renewable energy market. As India moves towards becoming a USD 5 trillion economies, the country’s aim to install 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity would be one of the major drivers of its economic growth,” said Kumar, at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid, Spain. An allocation of approximately USD 20 million is being considered for the Green window, with plans of leveraging USD 80 million from other agencies to establish a facility of USD 100 million is envisaged. The Green Window would be set up to dedicatedly support underserved clean energy markets and support the scaling up of new clean energy technologies. The seed capital will be used to leverage additional sources of capital from both private domestic banks and international sources.

IREDA is one of India’s leading financial institutions dedicated to clean energy expansion. Since its founding under MNRE in 1987, IREDA has financed the largest share of renewable energy projects in India.

Green windows, like green banks, are public entities created to work with the private sector to increase investment in green energy and bring clean energy financing into the mainstream. They are innovative and new tools that have been successful in the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Malaysia and the United States.

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Smart electricity to convey further competence A robust strategy for Micro-Grid in India is needed, in terms of consumer and governmental support for investment and functional requirements of the network Anil Daulani, CEO and MD-India, CyanConnode

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n a discussion, Anil Daulani, CEO and MDIndia, CyanConnode, talks about why is Smart electricity so important for India to gain more efficiency in power sector, moreover IoT platform requires investment and more development by the government bodies.

What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity for India?

The digital transformation in IoT and AI brings new opportunities for smart electricity. There is a tremendous opportunity to augment the electricity transmission and distribution sector for building the Smart Electricity ecosystem in India. A smart communications infrastructure is crucial for Smart Electricity that can effectively integrate supply and demand-side components connected to the electric grid. The smart communication infra connects Smart Meters, Distributed Energy Resources, Energy Management Systems, Distribution Transformers, Capacitor Banks to push the real-time data to the digital IoT platform. The application running on IoT platform would empower Transmission and Distribution companies to manage, real-time energy forecasting, monitor usages and act in case of any failure.

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Our Smart Meter roll-out experiences in Indiaopen-up the opportunity to create solutions around demand response, voltage and outage management, faster power restoration, and operational efficiency. The intended purpose of Smart Meters for customer services has not yet come up fully as the DISCOMs are currently using the Remote Meter Reads as the prime usage. There are many opportunities to enhance customer services, engagement, experiences and awareness. The last-mile

communication network is the heart of delivering Smart Electricity to consumers, there is a huge amount of data being fed

by Smart meters every 15 minutes interval from millions of endpoints. Analytics engine using AI capabilities - machine learning, cognitive analytics helps DISCOMs to bring down their T&D losses, automate workforce, modifying processes in customer interactions and help customers to take corrective action to conserve electricity. The capability to consider consumer’s every aspect and the data gathered via smart metering every 15 minutes is allowing Analytics Engine to develop predictive analysis on consumption habits by managing campaigns, detect frauds, billing expectations, predicting electricity demand and smart electricity distribution.

Electricity is a commodity that is being fed by DISCOMs to their consumers at subsidised rates, keeping a terrible log of debts from Generation companies. We presume smart electricity can be brought in when users can understand how electricity is being generated and reach to them after passing through several networks from the remotely located generation plant to end consumer. Let’s bring transparency between consumers and generators to choose the way consumers want to buy electricity, the electricity market should be distributed and allow generator, retailers to publish their prices online so that consumers can choose their choice of a retailer or generator who offers them unsurpassed service, reliable and un-nterruptible supply.

The market is already in shape as there is a growing inclination for more participation and control over electricity purchasing and use, there is a Electrical & Power Review

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Elecrama 2020 need to interact with DISCOMs in different ways like mobile apps, social media. We can see ample opportunities to work on connecting consumers on a mobile app to buy the electricity in advance (prepaid Smart Meters) based on consumer behaviour. Smart Electricity is the choice of consumer to empower companies like us to work on a new application and integrate more devices on smart communication infrastructure. Electricity users should embrace new behaviors around awareness and modifying their usage in order to harness Smart Electricity’s full potential.

In India, remote micro-grids and renewable energy extend cost-effective, sustainable smart electricity to consumers. A robust strategy for Micro-Grid in India is needed, in terms of consumer and governmental support for investment and functional requirements of the network. These micro-grids would be remotely communicable with IoT platforms for energy forecasting and analysis purposes.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

There is a lot of space for IoT companies like us to bring innovations to our solution offerings. As India has our prime focus, we have been working to localise our Omnimesh platform to meet Indian power distribution challenges. Our Innovation Lab is working towards this goal by cohesive working between India and UK engineers.

The few upcoming application areas are worth mentioning as Intelligent Charging infrastructure of Electric cars, transformer monitoring, and distribution automation.

We are working to enhance our product portfolio to meet the emerging demand for IoT applications in the Indian electricity market. In the era of digitisation, field equipment and analytical solutions are put together into an integrated system for data collection, data analysis, to help electric utility expansion and performance improvement.

collected from smart meters can be utilised in innovative ways of offering,for enhanced customer service and providing completely new services like energy efficiency recommendation. Using Smart Meters, customers can monitor home energy usage and take action to control the usages. Predictive analytics enabled by AI can help DISCOMs to improve operational efficiency in fixed assets, grid operations and improving the overall performance of the utility. The possibilities for innovation using IoT and AI technologies throughout utility are limitless once DISCOMs, IoT Companies, Metering Company and System Integrator collaborate effectively and beyond traditional boundaries.

What are your plans and projections for next two years?

India is an emerging market with a dynamic wave of Smart Metering projects being kicked off by Utilities.

Several major Utilities are gearing up with upcoming RFPs to roll out the Smart Metering project. India market is following the footsteps of the leading markets for Smart Meter roll-out strategy. In-line with this, new use cases and functionality are being added into the requirement matrix.

The Indian government has mandated the use of smart prepaid electricity meters in the country from next year, it would be a complete transition over the next three years. Hon’ble Power minister has said several times including in parliament for smart prepaid metering as a way of making state DISCOMs further efficient and cut down their T&D losses.

We have aligned our Engineering and Production teams to support the upcoming Smart Metering projects for India market. As our technology has well proved through our projects that communication is the real backbone and reliable, robust communication infrastructure can change the outcome in a rapid manner, we are fully geared up to play a reliable role in Indian smart metering market in years to come.

The way electric vehicles are plugged into electric grid makes the system highly unstable due to the selection of charging e-vehicle batteries during peak load period, which brings opportunities to design a remotely communicable charging station using IoT platforms and operates charging stations remotely with the help of an IoT platform. Our 6LoWPAN RF Mesh solution is best suited for such application as the RF canopy is already laid down by us for Smart Metering roll out across various cities like Indore, Ahmedabad where such an application can be explored, there is ample opportunity to integrate more devices on the same infrastructure.

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India’s first CNG bus which can run 1,000 km in one fill unveiled Jaipur running on CNG. Congratulating the agencies involved in the long distance CNG bus fitted with composite CNG cylinders, he said that the cost of such cylinders should be brought down, and economies of scale used to make them more popular and acceptable.

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n a major step towards making India a gas-based economy and making CNG as the eco-friendly option for long-distance transport in the country, Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, unveiled India’s first long distance CNG bus fitted with composite CNG cylinders, which can travel around 1,000 km in a single fill. The project has been executed by Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) and has been achieved through pioneering design of Type IV composite cylinders in buses, replacing the traditional, very heavy Type-I carbon steel cylinders.

Lauding the initiative, Pradhan described it as a milestone in ease of living for the people of country.

He said that these CNG buses are being run on pilot basis, but soon they will be scaled on commercial basis.

“Delhi has witnessed a revolution in the shift towards cleaner, gas-based fuels. Over 500 CNG stations are operating in Delhi NCR today and about 12 lakh piped natural gas connections have been provided.

Over 1,000 PNG connections are being provided daily in the NCR. Long-haul CNG buses originating from Delhi to other locations will further drive this shift towards cleaner gas-based fuels. This will improve overall ease of living of people by mitigating the problem of air pollution, ensuring a cleaner environment and reducing waiting time at CNG stations,” Pradhan said.

He said that the Government wants to have green corridor around the national capital, with the buses from Delhi to Chandigarh, Dehradun, Agra, and Electrical & Power Review

Pradhan said that India is not a pollutant nation when compared with many others, but being a responsible nation, the Prime Minister has promised to bring down the country’s carbon footprint. The minister said that the government is committed to promote the gas-based economy, and in this regard $100 billion investment is being made in the energy infrastructure. He further said that the government wants to begin door-to-door delivery of petrol, CNG and LNG, as is being done for diesel by mobile dispenser. He added that LNG will also be added as the transportation fuel. Pradhan said that a pilot project of hydrogen-blended CNG fuel is already running in the city, and it will soon be scaled up. He said that the government is promoting the wasteto-wealth efforts, and all sources of energy will be used to bring down India’s oil import dependency and make the environment better.

The introduction of long-range CNG buses fitted with lightweight composite cylinders has the capacity to revolutionise the fight against air pollution across the nation. CNG buses are on Indian roads for more than two decades now, but due to on-board storage issues, these buses are having a range of 200-250 km per fill only, thus the application of CNG buses in short distance or Intra City Transport only.

The buses which used to carry only 80-100 kg of CNG with steel cylinders can carry 225-275 kg of CNG with the new, lightweight Type IV composite cylinders. More storage of CNG means more kilometre range of buses. Buses fitted with Type IV composite cylinders have a running range of approx. 800-1,000 km per fill of CNG. Now with this launch, DTC and other State Transport Corporations can again start their long-haul operations through CNG buses. In addition, with more capacity of CNG in one vehicle, it is likely that there shall be reduction in queues at the CNG stations, as these buses will not have to come frequently for fuelling. Also, retrofitting with Type IV CNG cylinders is possible in buses running on CNG and other fuels. january 2020

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Powering pharmaceutical with solar Designing a complete 3D model of factory site and simulating whole project in a software, while installing the solar plants on its TIN shed roof. decided to install solar panels on his pharma factory.

We met the client to understand their exact needs and did a detailed discussion. In conclusion of the meeting we found the following major challenges: •

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n today’s cut-throat competitive market, delivering a good quality product at an affordable price is a big challenge. We closely work with many solar EPC companies as their design partners.

To deliver a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution solar project design plays a very important role. Every site comes with a new unique challenge and new opportunities that excite us more.

One of our pharmaceutical industry owners from Vadodara wanted to go solar. He has an average consumption of electrical energy of 33,300 kWh per month which costs him approx `2.5 lakhs per month and he noticed a continuous increment in energy charges every year, and finally, in June 2019 they

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ROI time of the project should be less than 4 years. a. Minimum project cost b. Maximum energy generation Minimum roof space should be occupied.

Maximum strength & stability which can sustain with heavy winds.

After realising these challenges, we visited the site.

The rooftop of the industry was basically divided into two parts: • RCC building, and • TIN shed having slope toward east and west (5 degrees).

To meet the above challenges, we worked on the selection of technology, project feasibility. We found that there are ventilators and few other objects which will cast a shadow on solar modules in the morning and evening time for a few months of winter. For us, each ray of sun is very important and we wanted to get maximum radiation on solar panels.

TIN shed of factory RCC building of the factory To get maximum generation we can use MONO PERC

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case study panels, which requires less space and produce more energy at the same time. MONO PERC modules cost a lot more. We studied the detailed datasheet of solar cell and choose modules in polycrystalline technology and fill factor of 79 percent. Poly 325-watt modules were good enough, in terms of both cost-wise and efficiency-wise.

Now the concern was space. Poly panels occupy more space, and will cover almost complete RCC roof and TIN shed roof. The customer did not agree to cover the entire RCC roof; they wanted some space for future construction on RCC. Though it was a minor shadow, we did not want to install solar panels in the shadow region on the TIN shed, because, we know that it affects the generation of an entire row of panels which was definitely going to increase the ROI time.

We designed a complete 3D model of the site and simulate complete project in software. We observed that we install the maximum project on the TIN shed; we will lose 5 percent to 7 percent energy because of the shadow of air ventilator. We obviously cannot remove the air ventilators of the industry. Hence we started looking for the best options for the inverter which should have a maximum number of MPPT, and maximum conversion efficiency. We were getting a maximum of 8 MPPT Inverter for 126 KW project. We went a step ahead and decided to use optimiser which can provide an MPPT circuit per two solar panels which reduces the losses further. With SolarEdge Inverter, we can make a string of 34 panels which helps to reduce DC losses furthermore. Additionally, we can monitor each module’s performance from our IoT based remote monitoring system.

3D design and real Installation Finally, the project got installed as per the drawings and commissioned recently. Our team inspected the site and verified the electrical parameters. The plant is working as expected and hopefully, ROI will be done before 3.75 years. This project helped us to build stronger business relations with our client EPC company.

Project summary No Solar power plant size 126 KW On grid • Solar Panels HAVELLS 325 WATT • Solar Inverter SolarEdge 82 KW & 27KW • Optimizer SolarEdge P700 • Solar DC cable 1100 V Type-1 4 sq mm Polycab • AC cable 3.5 C x 240 Sq mm AL. XLPE. ARMD • Earthing 50 mm DIA- Hollow HDGI with chemical earhing • Lightning arrestor ESE type - Level -I • Structure Nutbolting type - HDGI Visit us at www.HeavenSolarEnergy.com Email: Design@HeavenSolarEnergy.com

For the long life of the structure, we designed a complete Nut-bolting structure of HDGI material. Our structural engineer has simulated the design in Staad.pro software and gives assurance of 150kmph withstand against winds.

Similarly, we measured earth resistivity and designed the grid of earthing in such a way that enabled us to achieve very low resistance (< 0.3 ohms) with less number of earthing rods. We calculated detailed losses of AC cable and chosen to optimize size and type.

Heaven’s EPC team Heaven’s design team Once got final approval from the design team, we sat in a meeting with the EPC Company and the industry owner.

Explained technical details of the project. He was very satisfied with this kind of deep analysis and optimized solution of the solar power plant. He gave approval for further installation.

We prepared all the electrical drawings for CEI approval and submitted it to the DISCOM. We prepared complete BOM and working drawings for the installer.

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Keen to step up own production, NTPC to stop buying, re-selling renewable power

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ompany to commission 500 MW of solar power next fiscal year NTPC Ltd wants to completely shift away from the business of procuring renewable energy and then selling it at a small margin to State governments.

According to officials in the know, NTPC now wants to focus on increasing its renewable energy generation capacity and leave the renewable power procurement responsibility to the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). NTPC and SECI had independently started calling for bids from renewable energy project developers to build confidence for achieving the clean energy goals of the centre. These two Central government agencies would procure power from the developers and then sell it to a power distribution company (DISCOM) at a margin of around 6-7 paisa per unit.

The move would insulate the clean energy project developers from haggling with State government controlled DISCOMs that are notorious for delaying payments and renegotiating signed contracts.

According to officials, NTPC has commissioned around 3,600 MW of projects from where it procures power and another 3,000 MW if such projects are under implementation.

The plan next year is to bid out just 1,200 MW of projects under this model, unless specifically asked by the government.

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Solar power generation “The company’s focus in the next financial year will be commissioning 500 MW of NTPC’s own solar power generation capacity. The power generator wants to focus on having a larger renewable energy portfolio and eyes a clean energy generation capacity as large as its thermal portfolio sometime in the future,” a top company official said.

NTPC currently has over 900 MW of commissioned renewable energy projects comprising 11 solar photo-voltaic projects with a capacity of 870 MW and one wind energy project of 50 MW. The total installed power generation capacity of the NTPC group stands at 57,356 MW. Analysts had also starting picking holes in the power purchase agreements (PPAs) that NTPC and SECI had signed with project developers. In July this year, an India Ratings and Research report said the two are lowering their obligations towards payments to renewable energy companies in the PPAs they are signing if the DISCOM defaults.

Earlier this year, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission also refused to approve the trading margin charged by SECI for these projects. Both NTPC and SECI are since then expected to negotiate their trading margins with the states for each such project. january 2020

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Industry 4.0 more adaptive for consumers In Industry 4.0 in addition to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis, component and systems are able to gauge self productiveness which provides more information to management.

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inod Sharma, Managing Director, Deki Electronics, discusses how Industry 4.0 is getting acceptance from people as the consumers are finding Industry 4.0 more convenient and easier to adapt as everything is coming on the userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fingertips.

What is going to be your focus in this edition of ELECRAMA? Deki Electronics Ltd is one of the Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest manufacturer of Plastic Film capacitors with a capacity of 1.2 billion pieces per annum. This is made at its state of art plant in Noida, UP. Deki has been one of the leading supplier of capacitors to the Indian lighting industry. But since last 2 years we are focusing on the Indian industrial segment. ELECRAMA being Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest exhibition for Electrical Industry is the perfect platform for our new range of capacitors. We are focusing on capacitors for the Industrial UPS/ Inverter segment, Welding machines, Energy Meters, Fan Motor Run, Inverter AC and Electric Vehicle chargers.

How do you view the rise of IoT and Industry 4.0 in transforming the sector?

Industry 4.0 is the name for the current trend of Automation and Data Exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber physical systems, the internet of things, cloud computing and cognitive computing.

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It is also referred to as the 4th Industrial Revolution 1st Industrial Revolution: Mechanisation by water and steam power 2nd Industrial Revolution: Mass production assembly line using electricity 3rd Industrial Revolution: Computer and Automation

4th Industrial Revolution: Cyber Physical systems, IoT, Cloud Computing and Cognitive Computing A traditional factory provides high-end quality service or product with least cost Utilisation of data for understanding current operating condition and detecting fault and failure is important. Various tools are available to provide OEE information to management and to highlight root cause of problem and possible fault in system.

In Industry 4.0 in addition to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis, component and systems are able to gauge self-awareness and self-productiveness which provides more information to management. Further peer to peer comparison and fusion of health information from various components provides a precise health prediction in component and system level to trigger required maintenance at best possible time to reduce maintenance to JIT and gain near zero downtime.

What kind of opportunities do you see in smart electricity for India?

The Government of India is very clear that all new buildings will be fitted with smart meters. This has benefits for both the distribution company and the customer as they get all the information that they need for their needs. Customer can see for himself his daily consumption and take action accordingly. The distribution company can see if there is any sudden increase/decrease in the billing and take action accordingly.

Can you brief about the latest innovations and additions for your range of solutions?

Deki is forever adding to its range of products.

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Elecrama 2020 Targeted turnover from new products is >25 percent. In the last two years, we have introduced the following new capacitors: 1) High Stability Capacitor for energy meter.

Energy Meters are subjected to very harsh environmental conditions of temperature and humidity. The normal capacitors shows a drop in capacitance under high temperature and high humid conditions. To take care of this Deki came out with the High stability range. With this capacitor there is a negligible drop in capacitance value.

2) DC link capacitor for UPS/Inverter/Welding machine. DC Link capacitors functions as a shortterm current source and sink to limit transient voltages seen by power conversion Semi-conductor switches and the input DC bus.

The most commonly used DC Link capacitors are of two types: • Electrolytic Capacitors • Film Capacitors • Snubber capacitor for UPS/Inverter/Welding machine. Power systems containing IGBTs must be designed so The transient voltage caused by the high DI/DT that occurs at gate turn off is minimised. Left

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uncontrolled, this transient voltage can exceed the blocking voltage.

Rating of the IGBT can cause it to fail. In order to minimise the transient voltage, a wound construction polypropylene film capacitor is mounted as close to the IGBT terminals as possible.

4) Fan Motor Run capacitor: One of the biggest problems with this capacitor is drop in capacitance value over time. Deki’s unique process ensures that this drop in capacitance is minimal.

What are your plans and projections for next two years?

We are optimistic that the industry would pick up from April 2020. We are targeting a growth of >20 percent in 2020-21 and another 20 percent in 2021-2022. 50 percent share of Deki sale is in the Industrial segment and 3 percent in Auto segment. In the next 2 to 3 years our aim is to increase the share of Auto to >5 percent whilst maintaining our share in Industrial to around 50 percent. We also plan to increase our export by 20 percent y-o-y. Our focus is the US market where we see a big opportunity looking at their import figures.

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ising environmental concerns and emission regulations have led to a paradigm shift in the automobile industry from internal combustion (IC) engine driven vehicles to the adoption of ecofriendly electric and hybrid vehicles. At present, the penetration of electric and hybrid vehicles is about 5 percent of the overall automobile sales, but it is estimated that in next 10 years the demand for electric and hybrid vehicles will grow at a significant pace and will have a prominent share in the global automobile sales.

In electric vehicles, very low quantity of waste heat is produced which is not sufficient for heating requirements, hence, high voltage electric heaters are used as a prime source of heating in electric and hybrid vehicles. The rapid growth of electric and hybrid vehicles will boost the market for high voltage electric heaters reveals a recently published report. The report estimates that the market will experience a ten-fold increase to reach a market value of ~US$ 9 Bn by 2029.

Key takeaways of the global high voltage electric heater market • According to report, hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) accounted for more than two-third market share in 2018 in the overall electric vehicles sales which makes it the most prominent vehicle technology. The dominance of HEV in the electric vehicle market makes them the most attractive market for high voltage electric heater • Passenger cars account for more than three-

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fourth of the high voltage electric heaters market Air heaters as widely used products, account for more than 55% of the global market share Study opines that demand for 4-7 kW high voltage electric heaters would increase as much as 11X over the next decade owing to efficient heating and lower power consumption from the battery China will remain the prominent country throughout the forecast period, accounting for more than 35% of the global share in the high voltage electric heater market

“Catalytic converters completely integrated into the water heater, eliminating CO and HC emissions and heating battery to help with rapid regeneration of performance would gain preference over conventional heaters. These would inadvertently also increase range of electric and hybrid vehicles, especially in colder regions.” says a Report analyst.

Market players pivot strategies of expansion, China’s potential remains unrivalled The report reveals some of the prominent market players, including BorgWarner, Eberspaecher, Webasto, Woory Corp., DBK Group, LG Electronics, and Mahle GmbH among others. The companies are focusing more on starting new manufacturing facilities along with launching new products to cater to the demand from end users. The trend that has been observed is that prominent players are expanding their production capabilities in China.

China being the prominent market for electric and hybrid vehicles is attracting players in opening new or expanding existing facilities.

• In 2018, BorgWarner started a new production facility in Ningbo, China to meet growing demand for emissions and thermal management products including high voltage heaters.

• Eberspaecher had opened new manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China for electric vehicle heaters in 2018. The prime focus of this facility was to produce high voltage heaters for electric and hybrid vehicles • In 2018, BorgWarner launched high voltage coolant heater to cater to the demand for thermal management products from electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Advanced measuring solutions for Electrical maintenance and safety The challenge.

Most symptoms of wear, material fatigue or cable rupture in the transmission of electrical current are preceded bythermal warming due to increased resistance. If this resistancebecomes too high, the heat development destroys thecomponent, with the possible result of a power cut.

A further challenge lies in the cooling oil of the transformers.Due to eroded insulation, slurry can occur here, which isdeposited in the cooling ribs. The blockage of the throughflowin the affected cooling ribs initially compromises thecooling, and in the worst case can result in the failure of thecomplete cooling function of the transformer.

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n these days of continuous advancements where continuity and precision have become so important, one cannot afford to experience a shut down or higher maintenance lead time as it directly infects the overall governing of the system. And if that malfunction comes in the form of an electrical breakdown, the results can be more adverse. Be it any facility or set up, electrical maintenance is paramount.

Testo thermal imagers are an ideal partner for efficient maintenance. Thermography is the time- and costsaving method for non-contact detection and analysis of thermal anomalies during any electrical maintenance. In electrical installations or cables, increased temperatures are always an indication of an overload, an imminent malfunction or an existing defect. Thermal Imagers can be used to understand and eradicate issues such as; • Regular checks in electrical maintenance • Safe temperature measurement and heat status evaluation • Early detection of defective components or connections • Minimise dangerous fire risks and prevent costly production downtimes Example: Evaluation of the heat status of low, medium and high-voltage systems As an integral part of electrical supply networks, highvoltage plants such as substations must ensure as uninterrupteda supply of electricity as possible due to the highavailability of their electrical systems. A malfunction or interruptionof the electrical grid is often preceded by thermalwarming caused by electrical resistance.

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The objectiveof maintenance work is to obtain an overview of theswitchgear which is comprehensive as well as detailed – includingall circuit breakers and power switches, converters,insulators, screw fittings, cables or other connections.With the high-resolution thermal images, thesesources of malfunction can be quickly and precisely identifiedbefore they become serious problems endangeringthe reliability of supply.

Testo Thermal imagers facilitate evaluation of the heat status of low, medium and high-voltage systems. This prevents dangerous fire risks and costly production downtimes.

Low Voltage Systems: Switch cabinets The technology of thermography is particularly useful in the maintenance of switch cabinets, as the measurements can be carried out non-contact and at a safe distance. Anomalies can therefore be detected and countermeasures can be easily implemented.

The Site Recognition technology from Testo also supports efficient and reliable inspection routing for lots of similar switch cabinets. The thermal imager automatically detects the measuring location and stores the measured thermal images in defined folders.

Electrical components In the case of electrical components, heat distribution within the individual components is also significant, as well as the connections and access lines. Different Electrical & Power Review

Tech View temperatures within maintenance indicate the operating status, but can also be indicative of a malfunction.

Medium Voltage Systems: Transformers Depending on the type of insulation, the connections, cores or insulation in components of medium-voltage installations such as transformers can be inspected for thermal irregularities.

High Voltage Systems: Overhead power lines The electrical connection points and insulators for overhead power lines in substations or the overhead power lines of highvoltage systems can be checked for maintenance purposes.

Typically, these locations are difficult to access, also anomalies, like hotspots, are not visible.

Testo Electrical Measuring Instruments is yet another set of equipment that enables any engineer or technician to curb down any sort of electrical disorder. Thanks to innovative technologies and simplified application, the Testo measuring instruments measure electrical parameters more reliably and precisely than ever before. The status of all electrical plants and equipment can be tested reliably and highly efficiently.

This complete set comes in a portable kit with testo 745 noncontact voltage tester with a voltage range of up to 1,000 V AC is particularly well-suited to fast initial checking of any suspected fault sources. It is available with a filter and is used for high-frequency interference.

• Adjustable sensitivity • Visual and acoustic signal • Waterproof and dustproof according to IP 67 • Measuring point illumination Testo 750 Voltage tester is with patented all-round LED display for visibility from all sides. They have the most essential functions for voltage testing, continuity testing and rotating magnetic field measurement.

• Clear, patented all-round LED display • Fibre-optic technology for optimum voltage indication • Anti-slip ring for secure grip • Ergonomic handle shape • Measuring point illumination •

Testo 755 voltage and current tester is the first of its kind which meet the latest standard and which can also measure current. It can determine voltage/de-energisation, for measuring current and resistance, as well as for continuity tests. In addition, the integrated torch enables dark spots to be illuminated.

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Testo 760 multimeter is the first digital multimeter with automatic detection of measurement parameters and selection via socket assignment. Function keys replace the traditional dial on all three instruments, which means easier operation and greater reliability.

• Easy, modern operation with function keys instead of a dial • Measurement parameter detection and selection via the socket assignment • Prevents incorrect settings • True root mean square measurement - TRMS • Large, backlit display Testo 770 Clamp meteris ideally suited for current measurement in switching cabinets. It has a unique grab mechanism for easy and safe work and automatic measurement parameter detection also ensures reliable work. It also measures multiple parameters like, power factor, resistance, voltage etc very easily.

• Unique grab mechanism makes it easier to work at tight measuring points • Auto AC/DC for current and voltage • Large two-line display • True root mean square measurement - TRMS • With additional functions, such as starting current, power and μA measurement • T 770-3 also works on Bluetooth and testo Smart Probes App It has also been proven that an efficient and healthy electrical facility can improve total performance of any industrial, residential or commercial application. Testo provides you with the best solutions and products that not only measure the necessary parameters but also ensure longevity and minimises colossal damages. Now Be Sure with testo.

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Digital metering for current transformers flat turn, a coil of heavy duty wire wrapped around the core or just a conductor or bus bar placed through a central hole as shown. Due to this type of arrangement it is to be connected in series with the conductor carrying load current.

A current transformer, like any other transformer, must satisfy the amp-turn equation and as we know this turns ratio is equal to: Current flowing in an AC circuit which is carrying high current with the help of an ammeter.

For example, the current rating of the primary winding is 125A. The secondary winding has the standard rating of 5A. Then the ratio between the primary and the secondary currents is 125A to 5A, or 25:1. In other words, the primary current is 25 times greater than the secondary current.

NANO 3 PHASE CT Abstract: With the advent of smart technologies, digital metering has gained popularity in the field of measurement and control. It becomes unnecessary to use large current inputs for digital meters and in order to reduce size and cost, CTs with compact size and low output current ratings in the range of milli amperes (mA) are manufactured. These are called nano CTs, due to their compact appearance and mA output, making them most suitable for modular panel applications.

Introduction Current transformers According to IEC 61869-2, a current transformer is in which the secondary current, under normal conditions of use, is substantially proportional to primary current and differs in phase from it by an angle which is approximately zero for an appropriate direction of the connections.

Working principle Current transformers reduce high magnitude currents to a much lower value and provide a convenient way of safely monitoring the actual electrical

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Current transformers are used extensively for measuring current and monitoring the operation of the power grid and these monitoring circuits are generally rated for low input currents. Hence the secondary of a CT has a rated current of 1A or 5A. Often, multiple CTs are installed for various uses. For example, protection devices and revenue metering may use separate CTs to provide necessary current inputs to the respective systems. For isolation between metering and protection circuits current transformers with different characteristics (accuracy, overload performance) are used.

Special Purpose Current Transformers: Generally the current transformers used have rated secondary of 5A or 1A. But due to the implementation of ‘Smart Systems’ like PLCs, Modular Control Panels, Branch Circuit Monitoring, Remote Terminal Units , Power Distribution Units and control systems the requirement of special types of CTs has become apparent.

The principle of operation of a basic current transformer is slightly different from that of an ordinary voltage transformer.

Some of them are follows: • Compact Split core CTs • CT with integrated Transducer • Multi-ratio uni-polar transformer • Three phase Nano CTs • The scope of this document onlyfor3phase NanoCT.

It consists of only one or very few turns as its primary winding. The primary winding can be of either a single

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Tech View field of measurement & protection such as Power Control Centers, Motor Control Centers, switchgear and protection systems.

But due the increase in consumption of electrical energy and the widespread awareness of energy efficiency, there has been a boost in the implementation of monitoring and analysing devices which include bulky high power consuming instrument transformers, increasing the system complexities regarding space, hardwiring and fault detection.

Compact design, fully encapsulate • UL 94 V-0 approved Polycarbonate material casing • High electric isolation between primary conductor and output • Easy and safe electrical connections • Fully type tested as per IEC 61869-1 &2.

Areas of Application: The compact and robust design with an output of 100mA makes Nano CT suitable for a number of low current applications.

Thene win novative Nano3- phaseCT offers significant advantages to professionals during the power analysis and meter implementation and installation phase in electrical panels, mitigating the afore mentioned complications.

Motor Control Centers(MCC): Motor control centers are an assembly which houses a combination of motor control units.

It is a set of three compact current transformers for 63A, 125A & 250A panels.

These include switching & protection devices like thermal overload relays, circuit breakers and motor starters and meters for current and voltage monitoring.

Being a very reliable, efficient and low power consuming device with a burden of 0.1VA and secondary output of 100mA, it can be used to measure current of various devices in modular control panels.

In control systems where accuracy is crucial, Nano CT can prove to be efficient as well as accurate with an accuracy class of 0.5 according to international standards IEC 61869-1 & 1EC 61869-2.

Its secondary output is a 4 core cable with a diameter of 6mm; 550mm long for 63A & 125A and 1550mm for 250A current output. These lengths mentioned do not affect the accuracy of the CT. As well as leads to easy and safe electrical connections.

It is encapsulated in an IP20 covering which makes it safe for the wire-man, while making electrical connections.

In order to sustain high temperatures when mounted in a panel which is situated in oppressive hot areas, thermal class B insulation is used.

UL 94 V-0 approved Flame retardant, Selfextinguishing and Non-drip Polycarbonate material casing is used to safeguard in-case of fire hazards.

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For 3 phase higher horse power motors, meters used are fed through CTs. Nano CT can be used for the measuring & indication in MCC. This gives added benefits of: • Proper space utilisation • Reduction in wiring harnesses • Ease of installation • Eliminates use of three different CTs Branch circuit monitoring: Branch Circuit Monitoring (BCM) system allows us to fully utilize a power infrastructure and manage capacity as your data center grows and changes.

Different critical areas of a plant are monitored and their electrical parameters are displayed using digital panel meters.

Rish Nano 3 phase CT suit well for such applications. In this case the meters must be calibrated and tested for mA current inputs and display currents in Amperes.

The above mentioned features and technical details makes Rish Nano three-phase CT perfect for compact and modular applications.

For more details please contact: Ms. Neha Mistri Application Engineer Rishabh Instruments Pvt.Ltd. january 2020

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Well equipped for Industry 4.0 TDK offers a new series of EPCOS transformers with an output of up to 60 W at low DC resistances. type with dimensions of just 40 mm x 58 mm (diameter x height). This offers a rated voltage of 350 V DC and a capacitance of 65 µF. Its extremely high capacitance density of 0.9 µF/cm3 permits up to 50 percent more capacitance per volume than comparable capacitors.

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ndustry 4.0 is being shaped by the continuing rise in the degree of automation, by digitalisation that includes the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and by high levels of energy efficiency. In this respect, TDK presents a wide range of innovative EPCOS and TDK key components. TDK offers a uniquely extensive portfolio of ceramic, film and aluminum electrolyte capacitors which also includes power capacitors for power factor correction, as well as for HVDC systems.

Aluminum electrolytic capacitors for DC link circuits are classic components for industrial power supplies, frequency converters or solar power inverters.

New types with screw terminals offer ripple current capabilities of up to 40 percent higher than their predecessors and are available for rated voltages of between 350 V DC and 450 V DC with capacitance ranges from 1,500 nF to 18,000 nF. At the maximum operating temperature of 105°C, a useful life of 6,000 hours is achieved.

Film capacitors are also being used to a greater extent in DC link circuits. One extremely compact solution is a new EPCOS

DC link capacitor with a low ESR of just 10 mΩ

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CeraLink in flex-assembly technology permits capacitance values of up to 10 µF in a small space.

Innovative DC link solutions with ceramic capacitors With the MEGACAP Type MLCCs of the CA series, TDK offers a solution that achieves high capacitance and low ESR values thanks to vertically stacked capacitors. Designed for voltages of between 25 V and 1,000 V, these new types cover a range of capacitance from 20 nF to 150 µF. The MLCCs are available with the temperature characteristics C0G, X7T, X7S, and X7R. CeraLink™ capacitors represent the innovative basis of DC link and snubber solutions. The capacitors are available in modular flex-assembly technology. This space-saving design connects two, three or ten identical capacitors in parallel over the same terminals in order to increase the capacitance.

The new CeraLink FA types are available for rated voltages of 500 V DC, 700 V DC, and 900 V DC. Depending on the voltage and number of capacitors, this results in nominal capacitance values of 0.5 µF to 10 µF. Considerable increase in efficiency due to new ferrites The ferrite material PC200 on an MnZn basis is specifically designed for fast switching power semiconductors on a GaN basis. Thanks to new core designs, additional copper losses can be reduced by up to 70 percent. The basis for this is a special core design using distributed air gaps, which permits higher operating frequencies and smaller inductive components to be used in power supply systems. By reducing electromagnetic emissions, the additional copper losses at high frequencies are also significantly reduced.

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Tech View Safe protection against overvoltage For safe protection against overvoltage, the line-up of EPCOS ThermoFuse™ varistors has been extended with the new compact NT14 and NT20 series. The NT14 series (14 mm disc diameter) is designed to absorb maximum surge currents with an 8/20-μs pulse of 6 kA at rated voltages of between 130 VRMS and 680 VRMS, while the NT20 series (20 mm disc diameter) has a surge current capability with an 8/20-μs pulse of 10 kA at rated voltages of between 130 VRMS and 750 VRMS. Intrinsically safe ThermoFuse NT varistors for a maximum surge current capability of 6 kA CeraCharge™, the world’s first rechargeable solidstate SMD battery, handles up to 1,000 charge/ discharge cycles.

ALT4532 series of pulse transformers has also been extended to include types for Gigabit Ethernet and PoE applications. The new ALT4532P transformer is suitable for extended 2.5GBASE-T (2.5 Gbit/s) and 5GBASE-T (5 Gbit/s) LAN applications as well as for 1000BASE-T (1 Gbit/s) with 600 mA PoE applications.

The type 4532H is compatible with the 10GBASE-T standard (10 Gbit/s).

CeraCharge™, the world’s first rechargeable solid-state SMD battery, is especially suitable for IIoT applications and is available in a compact EIA 1812 package. With a capacity of 100 µAh at a rated voltage of 1.4 V and an internal resistance of 200 Ω, the battery is capable of delivering currents of about 2 mA for short periods, say in pulsed mode, for the supply of a Bluetooth module during transmission, for example.

Intrinsically safe ThermoFuse NT varistors for a maximum surge current capability of 6 kA

PowerHap 15G for haptic feedback with forces of up to 20 N and displacement of up to 200 µm

Sensors: the basis for industrial automation Sensor solutions based on ultrasonics, such as the ceramic-based EPCOS ultrasonic sensor discs, also meet current trends. Depending on their geometry, these discs permit frequencies of 200 kHz to 400 kHz or 500 kHz to 4,000 kHz. In industrial electronics applications, the sensor discs permit the flow metering of fluids or gases, and the level sensing of fluids or bulk materials.

CeraCharge, the world’s first rechargeable solid-state SMD battery, handles up to 1,000 charge/discharge cycles.

Well equipped for industrial networking Industry 4.0 is based on networking using LAN and WLAN. LAN cables enable not only data, but also power to be transmitted — Power over Ethernet (PoE). Specifically for PoE++, TDK offers a new series of EPCOS transformers with an output of up to 60 W at low DC resistances, which — depending on the type — can have values as low as 3.5 mΩ. The TDK

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Haptic feedback, in HMI applications for example, is becoming increasingly important in industrial electronics. For instance, the PowerHap™ piezo actuators with haptic feedback now also include the miniaturised type 2.5G, which has dimensions of just 9 mm x 9 mm x 1.25 mm. At the maximum operating voltage of 60 V, the new actuator can achieve an acceleration of 2.5 g (g-force) under a load of 100 grams. This enables a maximum displacement of 35 µm or a high force of 4 N to be achieved. The new type supplements the existing PowerHap series which includes the larger 7G and 15G types.

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ECC’s type tested Bi-Metallic lugs and ferrules as per IEC 61238:1 in international laboratories.

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lectro Crimp Contacts (I) Pvt. Ltd. (ECC), established in 1997 are engaged in manufacturing and marketing of cable lugs, terminals, connectors, cable glands, battery connectors, flexible connectors, DIN rail channels (MCB Channel), friction welded bi - metal lugs and connectors.

Our Bi-metal lugs and ferrules are type tested as per IEC 61238:1 for Class ‘A’ Conductors from an international test laboratory and mechanical shear bolt connectors are under testing

ECC’s customer base is spread across the various industrial segments such as: • Locomotives • Automotive • Wind and Solar • Electrical • Electronics & • Utilities Present product range includes manufacturing of all types of Lugs etc suitable for 0.5 sq. mm to 1000 sq. mm cables. All our products are as per IS (Indian Standard), BS (British Standard) and DIN (German Standard).

Bi-Metallic lugs and connectors are manufactured suitable for the DIN46329 conductors. Bi-Metallic Lugs and connectors are also manufactured as per customers design.

ECC is also catering to Transformer Industries like, Siemens - Kalwa, Crompton Greaves Ltd. and EMCO Transformers, for the products like Transformer 4 Hole All Copper Lugs, Copper Bus Bars, Reducing Sleeves and Copper Forged parts/ Lugs. In the government sector, ECC is an approved and Part – I supplier for the Indian railways, BHEL, SAIL, gun carriage factory, ordinance factory, utilities, eastern power distribution board and Tata Power Limited.

ECC is an Exclusive Distributor for the complete range of products of HAUPA, Germany. Haupa is into crimping tools (hydraulic, battery operated), hand crimping pliers, cable cutters, insulation removers, strippers and cable pulling device systems.

For more information, visit: www.eccipl.com

Renewable energy shines, solar outperforms average, wind and solar energy is now cheaper than coal power.

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ome favourable policies, combined with good market conditions, have seen the renewable energy sector emerge as a sunshine industry. Solar, in fact, has made considerable progress.

Over the last four years, large-scale solar has seen an average annual growth rate of over 70 per cent. The installed solar capacity has increased from 2.6 GW in March 2014 to 23.1 GW in June 2018 — large-scale solar comprises over 94 per cent of this. At under `3 per unit on an

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Inconsistent policy has been the bane of the sector. Says Priyavrat Bhati, advisor, energy group, CSE: “Nothing can be more disruptive for an emerging sector that seeks to attract global investors, than ad hoc and abrupt policy changes.” A classic example is that of the solar module manufacturing industry. The government had reserved auction capacity for domestic manufacturers, but this drew a World Trade Organisation censure. Import duties have been applied and then removed; currently, a safeguard duty of 25 per cent is being levied on imported modules. The wind industry has been caught unawares as well, by the introduction of an auction-based regime to award bids from the feed-in tariff (FiT) process.

DISCOMs — distribution companies — are underperforming; the most recent

attempt to reform them, the Ujjwala DISCOM Assurance Yojana, has not yielded desired results. The financial stress that DISCOMs are in has meant payment delays for developers, cancellation of auctions, and lack of enforcement of contracts this dampens investor confidence and developers’ interest.

Distributed energy has been pushed to the back-burner. Almost all the schemes that have been floated for ensuring access to energy for the people, such as SAUBAGHYA, are tied to extending the grid and connecting non-electrified households to centralised distribution and transmission networks. But the CSE analysis shows that grid connectivity does not lead to availability of electricity or consistent supply. Says Bhushan, “The government’s focus on grid-based power supply to ensure universal access, a longstanding goal, seems misplaced.”

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The Dependable House for Porcelain Insulators

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AMPAT CERAMICS PVT. LTD. was established in 1970 with an endeavour to meet the growing demand for porcelain bushings and Insulators required as an important component in electrostatic precipitators, transformers, and switchgears.

The team is lead by qualified experts in ceramics with vast experience.

Concern for environmental pollution in the industry has now become very significant and the superior porcelain insulators for ESP play an important part in controlling pollution. Alumina based porcelain Insulators for ESP have been developed and supplied as spares from ready stock to various cement, sponge, iron, thermal power, paper and co-generation plants throughout India and abroad. These insulators are designed to be dimensional and suitable for use in all major makes of ESP like M/s Andrew Yule,

M/s Thermax, M/s Cethar Vessels, M/s ACC, M/s FL Smidth, M/s Soil & Envirocare, M/s Kirloskar AAF, M/s BHEL, M/s Alstom, M/s ETS-ELEX, M/s V.T. Corp., etc. ESP insulators as per customers’ designs are also supplied.

In quite a few cases, the porcelain for ESP has been indigenised, thus saving foreign exchange and the need to plan and store bulk quantities of Insulators in advance. The porcelain Insulator for ESP withstands high mechanical, electrical and temperature requirements. Most of the ESP Insulators are available from ready stock to meet the replacement requirements and are available at competitive prices. Special care is taken to pack the porcelain insulators for ESP properly to avoid transit damage.

Porcelain insulators for ESP which are available: • Support Insulators • Suspension Insulators • Wall Through Bushings Rapper Shaft Insulators • Bus Duct Insulators • Pin Insulators

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Rod Insulators/Porcelain Fingers E.G.R. Support Insulators Pipe Insulators D.E.R. Drive Insulators

Porcelain Bushings for Transformers LV & HV Porcelain Bushings from 11 KV till 52 KV as per l.S.-3347, 8603, 2099, required for distribution and power transformers, CT/ PT, and metering cubicles.

Porcelain Insulators for Line Material and Switchgear Pin, post, disc and shackle insulators, porcelain for kiosks, OCB, VCB, lightning arrestors.

Beside the above, various type of porcelain bushings and insulators required as spares for all makes of transformers and switchgears are also available on receiving your enquires with drawings/ sketches. Each enquiry receives best and prompt attention.

For more information, visit: www.sampatceramics.net

Numerical relays of JVS in the utility segment

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VS Electronics Pvt Limited, Bengaluru, has been manufacturing robust, superior technology products in the fields of protection, automation and control segments.

JVS has its own R&D centre where its products are conceived, developed and manufactured. The company is backed by a team of talented and focused set of engineers, thereby delivering the best in class products.

The numerical relays of JVS are well accepted in the utility segment because of the unique offerings made. JVS Numerical Feeder Protection Relay type JD100 comes with time graded phase and earth fault protection of transformer, feeder and capacitor bank.

The relay featured with MODBUS/IEC Electrical & Power Review

60870-103 communication protocol over RS-485 facilitates interfacing the relay with SCADA systems and RS-232/ RJ45 communication port provided at front of the relay allows engineers to program the relay easily.

Certain advanced features such as negative sequence protection, broken conductor detection, cold load pickup, RAPID (Rapid automatic planned imbalance current detection), Local breaker backup and Auto reclose improves the selectivity, sensitivity and stability of the Power system.

JVS numerical feeder protection relay measures the line current from each of the line CTs and if the current exceeds the set threshold, then relay extends a trip signal after an operating time. The relay’s “operating time” is determined by

selecting “Definite Time” or one of the six “Inverse Time” characteristics. This principle of relaying is equally applicable to phase, earth fault and negative sequence protection elements (51N / 51G / 51Q).

Ratio of Negative phase sequence current to positive phase sequence is used for broken conductor protection. If the ratio of positive phase sequence current to negative phase sequence current exceeds the user set value, the relay extends a trip signal after a definite operate time set by the user.

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Taking reliability and measurement time to the next level

tracking targets, even at long distances or in hard-to-reach spots. It can survive a one-metre drop and is rated IP54 for dust and water resistance, making it ideal for even the harshest of work sites.

“Our customers who have seen the 417D Laser Distance Meter love it,” said Tracy Montanez, Fluke Product Manager. “It has the necessary features to get the job done right, the first time. When your tool belt is already loaded with essential tools, the 417D takes up minimal space and can easily fit into your pocket.”

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luke introduces its newest, most compact laser distance meter yet — the 417D Laser Distance Meter.

The meter speeds up layouts with instant, one-button measurements up to 131 feet (40 metres) and an accuracy of 0.08 inches (± 2 mm). This ultraportable meter increases measurement

efficiency while maximising the reliability of measurements by reducing estimation errors, thus saving time and money.

Designed for indoor and outdoor applications, the palm-sized meter features a bright laser for clearly

The 417D features a large two-line illuminated LCD screen for easy viewing of measurements and can deliver continuous measurements as well as quick calculations of area (square footage). Due to the automatic shutoff feature, the meter lasts up to 3,000 measurements. So save your AAA battery dollars for other items.

For more information, visit: www.fluke.com

A powerful tool for data protection and communication

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orvina Cloud 1.0 is the EXOR International system for remote control and teleassistance, based on secure VPN and Web access. The user interface is incredibly clean and easy to use.

It can be offered as an on-premise cloud infrastructure that delivers the uptime and performance needed for industrial applications and control services at any scale.

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This powerful and highly scalable system offers advanced VPN capabilities with a simple Web-based interface, allowing all your remote devices, networks and users to communicate seamlessly and securely.

Industry standard encryption technology ensures that your data stays protected in transit for complete IoT security. Security is further enhanced with granular rolebased access permissions that allow users to only gain access to required resources and nothing else.

VPN management tool without significant intervention. Yet, Corvina Cloud 1.0 is the only solution on the market that can seamlessly resolve this routing nightmare, allowing your deployment to go smoothly.

Besides security, one of the most common challenges industrial networks face is multiple locations having the same subnet, making it impossible to implement a central Electrical & Power Review

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ISRAEL’s Patented BATTERY REVIVAL CLEANTECH TECHNOLOGY in INDIA (Delhi NCR)”

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he technological solutions and the refurbishing process, offered by the patented BSI Israel leads to the following results: • A complete environment friendly process, which reduces the environmental pollution of battery waste • Battery Refurbishment at a very low cost process.

• Reducing the environmental Impact by extending the battery lifetime • Saving around 70 percent – 80 percent on batteries budget for the end user • Proven technology and process for batteries refurbishment • An attractive Clean-Tech market with rapid growth globally • A relatively short period for the return of investment.

(R.O.I.) • A relatively short period for Break-Even Point • A small-Mid initial business with a great growth potential • Gradual and controlled business growth ability • Worldwide support for all aspects of the business

BSI has established a successful track record in its international chain of battery refurbishment facilities, with a global presence in countries like, India, Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt, Ghana, Oman, Myanmar, Kenya, South Africa, Vietnam, Slovenia, Poland and Ukraine.

Below are the potential advantages and prospects for the customers of the refurbishing business • Refurbished batteries in a similar quality as brand new batteries in a significant lower price (30-50 percent) • The possibility to receive continuance support and maintenance for a large amount of batteries for a relatively low cost and by that reducing the batteries

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budget by 25 percent - 55 percent • A warranty for the refurbished battery similar to that of a new battery (free replacement) • All components are refurbished which eliminates the need for waste disposal • One Stop Shop services by BSI • We do Revival/ Life Longevity of Nicd Batteries also.

• Soon Coming up with Li Ion Batteries Life Longevity (ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY & STORAGE) Solution

First time in India (Since 2017)

Cleantech Sustainable Solution from ISRAEL, NOW in Delhi NCR YES to OLD BATTERIES Revival , NO to RECYCLE Provides Optimum BATTERY RECOVERY PROCESS DOUBLE YOUR BATTERY LIFE @ 1/5 th cost of NEW Battery SAVE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FROM HIGHLY HAZARDOUS LEAD ACID BATTERIES 100% POLLUTION FREE (ZERO LEAD & ACID DISCHARGE)PROCESS We do Revival/ Life Longevity of Nicd Batteries also.

Soon Coming up with Li Ion Batteries Life Longevity (ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY & STORAGE) Solution

EFFULGENT BR RESOURCES LLP Greater Faridabad , Haryana Contact: 9810635349/9650993990 Email: support@voltaredox.com vcare@voltaredox.com

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Lighting up the world

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he ‘K-LITE’ surface mounted Polar Lighting Pole, integrated with LED lighting module, is an exclusive choice of designers for city beautification lighting blended with architectural appeal.

It is designed for a complete range of contemporary designs, with single arm, double arm, L-arm, V-arm, square arm and parallel arm.

The pole is engineered to meet adverse conditions, and the pole sections are duly welded using special grooving techniques and high-end MIG welding process. The control box is integral and equipped with a service door, locking arrangement, and safety chain. The MS pole is coated with epoxy zinc phosphate primer and finished using environmentally stable polyurethanebased paint. The pole is supplied with necessary foundation hardware for normal soil condition.

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The Polar Lighting Pole lighting arms are integrated with an LED modular lighting system, which is environment-friendly under the green lighting category. The LED lighting offers more lumens with lesser

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power consumption The module is IP 68 protected, and the various models were evaluated through extensive research and understanding of illumination requirements for urban spaces. The choice of drivers for LED takes into consideration the harmonic distortion level (not exceeding 10 percent) power factor greater than 0.9 and surge protection. The LED modules are individually rated 60 watts.

The control gear tray is prewired with terminal connectors, MCB, and loop-in loop-out arrangement and located in the control box, integral with the pole.

For more information, visit: www.klite.in

Insulator inspection & diagnostics in substations more unmanageable problem. It isn’t always easy to inspect for potential failures as insulators are often located up high and out of reach. Since it’s difficult to inspect, it’s also a challenge to diagnose a problem.

The failing component could be inside of the insulator, making it harder to get an accurate temperature measurement from a distance.

Customer’s challenge When an insulator fails, it may cause a widespread outage. There’s a good chance it will affect multiple components in the transmission system – creating a larger,

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Solution Regular temperature monitoring using a combination of thermal imaging cameras can help you both inspect and diagnose impending failures before they occur.

Using a thermal camera, such as the FLIR E8, you can easily scan for temperature differences and hot spots to locate the problem area. Then you can use a highperformance thermal camera, such as the FLIR T640, to diagnose the issue. This type

of thermal camera will give you the ability to detect small anomalies, as well as the best accuracy from a long- range distance.

Results Through regular thermal inspections, you can find fault locations, diagnose the severity of problems, and correct issues before an incident. This will establish a safer work environment, increase product efficiency a cross the system, and improve customer satisfaction by ensuring no loss of electricity.

For more details visit : www.flir.in NASDAQ: FLIR FLIR Systems India Pvt. Ltd. 1111, D Mall, Netaji Subhash Place Pitampura, New Delhi - 110034 Tel: +91-11-4560 3555 Fax: +91-11-4721 2006 E mail: flirindia@flir.com.hk Electrical & Power Review

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CIE Means Accuracy and Reliability in T&M

GUEST ARTICLE stablished in 1963 at Howrah, West LR4510A with maximum 10 Amps Bengal, Cambridge Instruments DC current injection is useful for the & Engineering Co. is a pioneer measurements of very low resistance manufacturer of the “CIE” brand in micro ohms as low as 0.1μΩ. The of electrical and electronic test and mains operated model works on proven measuring instruments, which have principle of 4-wire measurements. This served the country’s needs for the last five model has 4-digit LCD display with stablished in 1963ofatinstruments Howrah, West Bengal, low resistance in micro ohms as lowto as 0.1µ Ω. The range 2000.0μΩ 20KΩ with decades. The CIE brand are resistance Cambridge Instruments & Engineering Co. is mains operated model works on proven principle of a minimum resolution of 0.1μΩ.

Auto known for aitspioneer accuracy and reliability. manufacturer of the “CIE” brand 4-wire measurements. This model has 4-digit LCD hold also 2000.0µ provided of electrical and electronic test and measuring data Ω toafter 20KΩ60 display withfacility resistanceisrange which served thehas country’s measurement 10A Since itsinstruments, inception, thehave company beenneeds sec. withcontinuous a minimum resolution of 0.1µΩ.in Auto dataDC for the last five brand of instruments hold facility is also provided after 60 sec. continuous manufacturing a decades. range The of CIE products like range. are known for its accuracy and reliability. measurement in 10A DC range. analogue and digital insulation testers, Since its inception, the company has been H.V. Digital Insulation Tester with P.I. & earth testers, tonga range testers, AC/ DC clamp and H.V. Digital Insulation Tester with P.I. & manufacturing of products like analogue DAR(Model: (Model: CIE CIE 5000PI) 5000PI) meters,digital clip-on power factor insulation testers, earth testers,meters, tong testers, DAR AC/ DC clamp meters, clip-on power factor meters, watt meters, phase sequence indicators, watt meters, phase microsequence indicators, multimeters, multimeters, digital ohm meters, digital micro- ohm meters, high voltage breakdown high voltage breakdown test oilsets, test sets, oil (insulation) test sets, sets, relay test (insulation) sets, current relay injection test sets, primary test and secondary kits , etc. primaryCIE’s andmajor secondary current clients include variousinjection state electricity boards, railways, steel plants, NTPC, ONGC, Indian kits , etc.

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Accuracy is specified for a period of one year after calibration and at 18O C to 28O C with relative humidity upto 75%. The CIE -5000PI is a smart microprocessor based 5KV Insulation Tester and analyser besides the conventional measurement of Insulation resistance up to 100.0G Electrical Ohm. specifications Its advance features allow Insulation resistance one to automatically measure both Range 20GΩ/1KV 50GΩ/2.5KV the Polarisation Index 100GΩ/5KV ((Polarisation Test voltage DC 1000V; DC 2500V; ±10% DC 5000V; ±10% Index ±10% = Resistance after 10 minutes/ Measuring 20MΩ~20GΩ 50MΩ~50GΩ Resistance after 1 min.) 100MΩ~100GΩ and Dielectric range absorption ratio (DAR Value = IR of 60 Accuracy ±3 % of ±3% of reading; ±3% of reading; reading; ±5 ±5 digits ±5 digits Sec. / IR of 30 Sec.) thus significantly digits simplifying ofcalibration transformers Accuracy is specified for a the period testing of one year after and O O at 18and C to 28motors.

C with relative humidity upto 75%. Tester is a The Insulation Themains CIE -5000PI is a smart microprocessor basedoperated 5KV (230V AC, 50-60Hz) Insulation Tester and analyser besides the conventional Insulation Tester and analyser. The test measurement of Insulation resistance up to 100.0G voltage may be chosen inautomatically between 1KV, Ohm. Its advance features allow one to 2.5KV and 5KV. Due to its measurement measure both the Polarisation Index ((Polarisation Index = Resistance(actual after 10 minutes/ Resistance principal voltage and after current 1 min.) and Dielectric absorption ratio (DAR Value Airlines, numerous coalfields, cementplants, the readings) the accuracy of resistance = IR of 60 Sec. / IR of 30 Sec.) thus significantly Department of Atomic Energy, various telecom measurement affected any test CIE’s major clients include various state simplifying the testing is of not transformers and by motors. departments, Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, PDIL, voltage error.

The built in chronometer electricity boards, railways, steel plants, The Insulation Tester is a mains (230V AC, 50-60Hz) RailTel Corporation of India, Haldia Dock, DVC, operated Insulation Tester counts and analyser.

The elapsed test voltage time Kolkata Port Trust, various powernumerous distribution and Salient features automatically the NTPC, ONGC, Indian Airlines, Salient features may be chosen in between 1KV, 2.5KV and 5KV. Due to transmission companies, Hindalco, TELCO, TISCO since the start of the measurement High output indicator coalfields, cementplants, the Department • • Highvoltage voltage output indicator its measurement principal (actual voltage and current and other industries as well as the engineering and the shown over display by iswhich 16X2 LCDdisplay. display. of Atomic Energy, various telecom • • 16X2Jumbo Jumbo LCD readings) accuracy of resistance measurement colleges like the IITs, NITs, the Birla Institute of user can easily understand the • Start/stop button departments, Haldia Petrochemicals not affected by any test voltage error. The built inactual Technology, the Indian School of Mines and other • Start/stop button chronometer automatically countsinsulation the elapsed time scientific institutes,ofR&D • • condition of the testing KV KV selection switch (1KV, 2.5KV, 5KV) Limited,reputed PDIL,engineering RailTelandCorporation selection switch (1KV, 2.5KV, 5KV) since the start of the measurement and shown over departments, etc. (e.g. in DAR Mode or in PI mode or in Mode switch (IR, DAR, India, Haldia Dock, DVC, Kolkata Port • • Modeselection selection switch (IR, DAR, PI). PI). display by which user can easily understand the actual CIE Digital power Micro Ohm Meter (Model: LR4510A) IR mode).

The measured values all are Terminals (line, earth, guard) Trust, various distribution and • • Terminals (line, earth, guard) condition of the insulation testing (e.g. in DAR Mode LR4510A with maximum 10 Amps DC current automatically hold over display • Power switch (back panel). transmission companies, Hindalco, TELCO, or in PI mode or in IR mode).

The measured values all until • Power switch (back panel). injection is useful for the measurements of very are the automatically hold over display untilor the off. instrument instrument restart The Test TISCO and other industries as well as the restart or off.

The Test Voltage shown over-display at time Voltage shown over-display at the engineering colleges like the IITs, NITs, Electrical specifications the time of measurement. of measurement. the Birla Institute of Technology, the Insulation resistance Indian School of Mines and other reputed engineering and scientific institutes, R&D For more information, contact: Range 20GΩ/1KV 50GΩ/2.5KV 100GΩ/5KV DC 1000V; DC 2500V; departments, etc.

Email: cieinstruments@gmail.com Test voltage ±10% DC 5000V; ±10% ±10% Measuring Tel: +91-33-22354098 20MΩ~20GΩ 50MΩ~50GΩ 100MΩ~100GΩ range ±3 % of ±3% of CIE Digital Micro Ohm Meter (Model: Mobile: +91-9830091260 / 9830092117 ±3% of reading; reading; Accuracy reading; ±5 ±5 digits digits ±5 digits LR4510A) www.cieinstrument.com

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ishabh instrument’s Compact Protection Relays are introduced to cater the requirements of basic market segment and complete our product basket of Protection Relays.

Protection relays monitor abnormal power system conditions. They detect defective lines, defective apparatus/equipments and then initiates the appropriate control circuit action. They have an in built circuitry for protection function as well as an electromechanical relay. This circuit measures some value and can be set at a tripping point. Relays might have visual displays; its controlling can be via programming or via knobs. These relays are mainly categorised as: • • •

Voltage sensing (protection) relays Current sensing (protection) relays Phase sensing (protection) relays

Rishabh introduced three models to cater three different requirements, generally required in market.

The three models are as follows: • Rish Relay AR: RISH Relay - AR monitors AC current of a system/equipment and protects it from over current, undercurrent and current unbalance. As well as it indicates the occurrence of faults with help of LED indications. It is a potentiometer based relay thus it is easy to programme trip points and time delays.

Rish Relay PHR: RISH Relay-PHR monitors AC voltage of a system/equipment and protects it from phase failure issues. Suits applications such as control close loop operations, Conveyor system, motor protection from faults like incorrect phase sequence, unbalance in phase or loss of phase Rish Relay VR: RISH Relay - VR monitors AC voltage of a system/equipment and protects it from overvoltage, under voltage and phase failure issues. As well as it indicates the occurrence of faults with help of LED indications.

For more details, visit: www.rishabh.co.in

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USAM-MECO, the leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced a new Model Thermal Image Camera (TG-301) for use in applications like electrical fault prediction, overheat connection, car manufacturing industry, transformer connector abnormality, etc.

The thermal imager has a navigator key operation, True D/S 30:1 with precise indication laser, bright flashlight, and 1.77-inch TFT LCD. The power source is 3 XAA batteries and dimension is 185 X 51 X 100 mm. It has an IEC 68-2-6 safety rating. Its EMC is EN61326 with EN60825-1 Class II laser safety.

Now, technicians in industrial plants can click images exactly as per their requirement with thermography.

Measuring power quality for a brighter future data/screenshots copied by the U-disk, and supports LAN port to enable remote control and transfer of measuring data. It also supports Wi-Fi and GPS communication.

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USAM-MECO, an ISO 9001-2015 certified company, has introduced Model KM-2300, a new Class “A” Power Quality Analyzer. This Power Quality Analyzer has Auto Power Off and LCD Backlight Display functions along with safety features such as CAT III 1000V/CAT IV 600V, and meets the standards IEC610191, and IEC61000-4-30A Class. It can be easily operated to resolve the power quality problem and can be used in Singlephase 2W / Single-phase 3W / 3-phase 3W / 3-phase 4W system. It displays run charts, bar charts, vector graphics, waveforms, event lists, readings, and a 32G memory card for long-term measuring data storage. It has a USB port to connect to the PC, analyses the

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It measures voltage range (0–1000Vrms), current range (1– 3000Arms), frequency range (42.5–57.5Hz and 51–69Hz), and harmonics range (0–50). It can also measure active power range (1.0–20M Ohm), apparent power range (1.0–20MOhm), reactive power range (1.0–20MOhm), power factor range (0–1), energy (0kWh–200GWh), and DIPS and SWELLS range (0–200 percent for Vrms/Arms) with programmable threshold in percentage of nominal voltage. Event detection, based upon half-cycle RMS voltage, captures dips, swells, interruptions, and rapid voltage changes. This model has a data logger function, a system monitor (record time up to 7 days and record event number >10000), and an adapter input of AC 220V (1±10%), 50Hz (1±5%), ≤ 10VA. It is also supplied with a voltage test lead, alligator clips, a power adaptor, power cord, hang strap, software CD, and user manual.

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• Foundation: Not required (base plate directly on ground) • Anchors: Helix, Manta Ray, Rock Anchors.

• Standard section Length: 3m (can be customised) Maximum Height: 120m+ • Standard Section Weight: under 135kgs • Wind speed Resistance: 270km/h+ Integrated rail system for improved efficiency and integrated life-line for better safety.

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RS are modular aluminium towers, used to quickly restore power on damaged power transmission lines as well as to facilitate scheduled maintenance work with minimal power interruption. Emergency towers for transmission or distribution lines temporary towers during scheduled maintenance work.

Advantages of ERS Towers: • Easy storage/transport, all parts in 1 container with faster Response • Low labor requirements, standard tools, maintenance-free lower cost of ownership, lighter weight, Innovative accessories, improved security better technology, software training, and field training, technical support best training support program.

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• Simultaneous launching of linemen on all the six conductors of double circuit line for conductor repairs or spacer-damper and insulator change etc.

Features • Suitability for wide range of 110 kV to 765 kV level Permits live line bare-hand and hot-stick works Qualifying with ANSI A92.2 and IEC 1057 Standards Minimize lineman (hotman) fatigue and the need to climb towers • Reduces the need for ladders and hot sticks Requires

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minimum equipment set-up time Simultaneous operation of telescopic, articulated and rotational boom movement functions for rapid positioning of platform Safety interlocking in between outriggers and other operation controls of aerial platform Platform conductive metal-cage provides full protec- tion of the lineman without a potential diuerence Manual lowering of boom in case of failure of electrical / fiber optic control system

Live Line Work Applications • Replacement of spacers, corona ring, dampers etc.

Maintenance of jumper cones and insulator string hardware • Attending of hot-spots • Conductor repairs by preformed/ compressed sleeves Replacement of suspension and tension insulator string Full load replacement of mid-span joint • Live line washing of insulators • Live line crossing of transmission lines For more details, contact: Madhav Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Tel: +91-22-8080434954 Website: www.madhavengineers.com Electrical & Power Review

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new market intelligence report delivers key insights on the global protection relay market. In terms of revenue, the global protection relay market is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 9 percent during the forecast period, owing to numerous factors, regarding which, study offers thorough insights and forecasts in its report on the global protection relay market.

A protection relay is a device designed to trip a circuit breaker when fault is detected in an electric system. Protection relays are being increasingly used in various industrial applications, owing to their capability to protect machinery and electric circuits from damage. In an electric transmission and distribution network, protection relays are employed to identify the fault of the location.

Protection relays are of multiple types, such as electromagnetic relays, solid-state relays, and microprocessor relays. Selection of the protection relay depends upon various applications such as line protection, generator protection, transformer protection, and motor protection. Protection relays are largely used in the global energy and utility industry, especially in power distribution networks, for safety purposes. Furthermore, the demand for technologically-advanced microprocessor relays is increasing, owing to their high reliability at high voltage ranges. This, in turn, is expected to boost the global protection relay market during the forecast period.

Global protection relay market: Dynamics Increased demand for protection relays for use in the safety of utility infrastructure is expected to fuel the adoption of these relays significantly during the forecast period. The primary use of protection relays is to detect faults in electric circuits and associated equipment. The use of protection relays helps energy companies protect high-cost equipment and utility infrastructure from damage. Also, the ability of protection relays to detect faults at an early stage is helpful in improving the lifespan of electric equipment.

Protection relays are used in numerous applications.

In transformer protection applications, mediumand high-voltage relays are largely used. The rising demand for safe power transformers compel manufacturers innovate and find better

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technological solutions to fulfill the needs of customers. The rising number of progression and power transformer installations, worldwide, is expected to promote the growth of the global protection relay market in the next few years.

Growing number of renewable energy plants across the globe is estimated to have a significantly positive impact on the global protection relay market during the forecast period. Various steps are being taken by governments around the world to reduce carbon footprint. The demand for protection relays for use in high-voltage applications is expected to increase in the next few years, as several manufacturers are working toward the development of highly reliable microprocessor relays for use in smart grid infrastructure.

Global protection relay market: Prominent regions Asia Pacific is the dominant region of the global protection relay market. Growth of the market in the region can be attributed to high investments in expansion of transmission and distribution lines by manufacturers operating in the region, and rising adoption of medium-voltage and highvoltage protection relays in developing economies in Asia Pacific, led by technological advancements and cost efficiency. Developing countries in the region are witnessing infrastructure development, and hence, the number of power substations and transformers in the region is increasing. Also, the energy and utility industry in Asia Pacific is witnessing significant investments. This is likely to boost the demand for microprocessor relays in the region between 2019 and 2027. The market in North America is estimated to witness significant growth during the forecast period, owing to high investments in the installation of smart grid networks to replace the old networks in the region.

The protection relay markets in the Middle East and Africa and South America are expected to witness moderate growth in the near future.

Global protection relay market: Key players Key players operating in the global protection relay market are ABB, Basler Electric, Eaton, GENERAL ELECTRIC, Littelfuse, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, NR Electric Co., Ltd., Orion Italia s.r.l., Rockwell Automation, Inc., Schneider Electric, Siemens, and TE Connectivity.

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