IIT Jammu to help reduce transformer breakdowns
India, Jammu: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu has offered to help Jammu and Kashmir government reduce transformer breakdowns by 15 % this year.
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India, Jammu: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu has offered to help Jammu and Kashmir government reduce transformer breakdowns by 15 % this year.
IIT will be providing an end-to-end solution for procurement, analysis and maintenance of distribution transformers.
The institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (JPDCL) and Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (KPDCL) on 1 November, which was presided over by principal secretary (Power) Rohit Kansal.
Under the MoU, IIT Jammu will incorporate smart technologies and data analyses to provide preventive maintenance, data-intensive monitoring, damage analysis and smart metering technologies for end-consumers. Real-time monitoring and e-governance facilities will also be provided under the agreement, said officials from the institute.
The agreement includes provisions for undertaking research and consultancy projects, and for developing course modules to train engineers in addition to internship opportunities for IIT students.
Nominated members from IIT Jammu and the two distribution companies will also form joint working groups for the implementation of the MoU, with the J&K government offering experts and IT tools to augment their efforts.
Kansal hailed the MoU as an example of academia-government interface, saying that while the distribution companies will benefit from a massive reduction in infrastructure damage rate – and in identifying vulnerabilities in the overall power infrastructure – the staff and students at IIT will be enriched by exposure to real-life problems.
He also hoped that the institute’s technical expertise will help the power corporations procure the most suitable and effective equipment.
“Our aim is to provide improved and quality power supply to the end-consumers while cutting down on the losses,” Kansal added.
Source: Telegraph India
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