Industrial Visit to Power Grid Corporation of India, Sriperumbudur, Chennai, organized by Dept of EEE, on 12 Aug 2016

Name of Industry: Power Grid Corporation of India, Sriperumbudur, Chennai. Date of Visit: 12-08-2016, Friday No. of Student: 44, 12 & 8 Year / Semester: IV / 7, III / 5 & II / 3 Faculty Coordinator: Mrs.B.N.Anusha, Mrs.PremaKandasamy, Mr.S.Balamurugan & Mr.S.Anandraj The department has arranged an industrial visit to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., Sriperumbudur, Chennai for IVth , IIIrd & IIndYear students of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department. The visit was organized with the prior permission and guidance of Principal and Head of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department. Details of Visit: This substation receives power from different power plants like Mettur Thermal Power Station, Neyveli lignite Corporation, Madras Atomic Power Station in Tamilnadu. The power is transmitted and distributed to many places like Oragadam, Kadaperi, Padapai and to companies like Hyundai, Ford etc. The different components and its functions that we saw in 400 kV Substation are as follows :Instrument transformers (CT/PT), Circuit breaker (CB), Isolators or Isolating switches, Lightning arresters (LA), Earth switch, Coupling capacitor, Bus-bar.