GTU Innovation Council

VADODARA SANKUL 1
Details of Centralized Events & Activities of Sankul
Inside this report:

Meeting of executive committee chaired by Hon. Vice chancellor Dr. A.K. Aggarwal was held at GTU conference hall, Ahmedabad on 27/04/2011 for nominating directors of the Sankul from industry and academic. Inaugural function of GTU innovation Sankul vadodara1 on 27/05/2011 at BIT when all students, faculty and industry representative of all colleges were present to focus on planning & execution of innovation Sankul activity. Meeting of principals of Sankul institutes at VCCI to discuss the policy frame work on 18/06/2011. Meeting of coordinators committee for launching Aahvan12 at BIT where the major thrust was discussion for placement activity. Concurrently, a meeting of the UDISHA CLUBs chairman under Vadodara Sankul was also held on 02/01/2012 to discuss problems faced by all concerned and plans for placement activities were discussed and finalized. The meeting was held at GTU conference hall of all Sankul chairmen on 04/01/2012 which was chaired by Hon. Vice chancellor Dr. A.K. Aggarwal. It was discussed to make all the pre final year students familiar with IDPs to all engineering branches, so that some semi finished tasks can be carry forwarded in relay model in coming year projects at same dept. This is already implemented at all colleges under Sankul Vadodara-1. This will be completed by end of Feb12.

Message from Chairman Message from Co-

chairman (Academic)
Message from Co-

chairman (Industry)
Projects Details & Statis-

tics
Distinguished Projects by

the Students

A Message from Chairman

In the beginning of this academic year, when GTU resurrected the industry institute interactions in the forms of innovation council and innovation Sankuls, it abridged expectations of industries and capabilities of students. Today, after hosting Vadodara Sankul-1 and implementing the responses to shodh yatra and IDPs for its first academic year, it affirms my decision to welcome innovation council activities with open arms. The students are grasping the engineering approaches and getting a great opportunity to observe and be a part of industries. I would like to thank GTU on behalf of BITS family for providing us with an opportunity to host Vadodara Innovation Sankul. We, at BITS, are always eager to contribute towards betterment of education. Many Congratulations!!

Shri Jagdishbhai D Patel

Chairman,Babaria Institute of Technology ,

Innovation Sankul Vadodara-1.

A Message from Co-Chairman (Academic)

I feel very happy to convey my feelings of all-round satisfaction and fulfillment with the manner in which the innovation system was conceived, organized and executed with perfection and in totality with the cooperation of all the participants including the students, faculty and industries. It has achieved the primary objective of inculcating in the young minds the spirit of creativity and innovation. They have also learnt a lot in shaping their communication skills during their shodh yatra. In the process, many thought-provoking ideas and useful projects have been developed. It is our mission to provide platform for innovative design and development of products at cost-effective price. If we continue this mission for long, that day would not be far away when India including Gujarat would be a super power to reckon with. I congratulate them and give them my hearty compliments for their important contribution to the engineering fraternity, society and national economy. I express my gratefulness to all the participants including the office-bearers of the Vadodara Sankul for their cooperation and dedication to the success of this Project. To conclude, I would like to convey my sincere regards to honorable GTU Vice Chancellor Dr. Akshai Aggarwal and Mr. Hirenmay Mahanta, MD, Techpedia for the kind opportunity. A special thanks to our chairman Mr. Jagdishbhai Patel, for granting permission and resources, and reposing faith towards various Sankul activities. A special thanks to Ms. Avi Sabavala, VCCI President to honor us as co-chairperson of the Sankul and her kind cooperation.

Prof Ashok R. Pandya

Co-Chairman (Academic), Innovation Sankul Vadodara-1.

A Message from Co-Chairman (Industry)

Innovation is todays mantra for success. In a world where start-ups are making rapid strides within a short period of time and big names of yesteryears are falling by the way side, the one approach that separates the winners from the losers is the ability to constantly recreate products, processes and services. Harvey Firestone has rightly said that Capital isn't so important in business. Experience isn't so important. You can get both these things. What is important is ideas. If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life." Ideas that revolutionize the way we think or act, or usher in a change that contributes to the betterment of society by fulfilling the needs and aspirations of those at the bottom of the pyramid, or are environmentfriendly are creating waves across the world. It is interesting to note that innovative and creative ideas are coming from the youth. Spontaneity and fresh thinking coupled with real time access to information and knowledge has ensured that young people across different cultures, economic strata and professions have been able to contribute significantly to the innovation revolution sweeping across the globe. Young Indians with their vast talent are playing a major part in the innovation revolution and in the process are getting upwardly mobile. I send my best wishes to the GTU Innovation Council and congratulate you on your efforts to encourage young students from different disciplines to unleash their creative energies and share their ideas for the betterment of our country.

Ms. Avi Sabavala

Co-Chairman (Industry) & President of VCCI Innovation Sankul Vadodara-1,

Projects Details & Statistics

Sr no. 1 2 3 4 Total Branch CSE EE EC ME Babaria Institute Of Technology,Varnama No of IDPS/UDPS 45 14 63 15 137 Babaria Institute Of Pharmacy,Varnama No of IDPS/UDPS 4 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology,Vasad No of IDPS/UDPS 41 12 55 48 11 10 41 11 229 Sigma Institute of Engg. And Tech.,Bakrol No of IDPS/UDPS 33 11 12 13 32 101 Vadodara Institute of Engineering,Kotambi No of IDPS/UDPS 33 9 43 8 10 103 K.J.Institute of Engg. And Tech.,Savali No of IDPS/UDPS 9 11 9 8 8 45 No of Student 123 59 125 60 367

Sr no. 1

Branch Pha

No of Student 12

Sr no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total

Branch CE EE EC ME CIVIL AE IT IC

No of Student 116 58 116 118 51 52 112 54 677

Sr no 1 2 3 4 5 Total Sr no 1 2 3 4 5 Total

Branch CE CIVIL EE EC ME

No of Student 102 58 60 60 107 387 No of Student 103 51 102 48 51 355

Branch CE EE EC IT ME

Sr no 1 2 3 4 5 Total

Branch CE EE EC IT ME

No of Student 52 53 51 48 51 255

Polytechnics:
Sr no 1 2 3 Total Butler Polytechnic,Baroda Branch No of IDPS/UDPS ME 8 EE 5 AA 4 17 S.B.Polytechnic No of IDPS/UDPS 9 8 8 6 7 7 45 No of Student 41 35 15 91

Sr no 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total

Branch EC ME EE CE IT CE

No of Student 41 43 45 38 43 45 255

Sr no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sigma Institute of Technology &Engineering, Bakorl,Baroda Branch No of IDPS/UDPS CE EE EC IT ME CIVIL AUTO Total 26 7 29 8 36 28 8 142 R.M.S Polytechnic,Bakrol Branch No of IDPS/UDPS ME 18 EE 24 CIVIL 7 EC 8 CE 18 75

No of Student 82 48 93 46 138 94 35 536

Sr no 1 2 3 4 5 Total

No of Student 76 79 41 43 85 324

Summary of Total IDPs/UDPs of all the institutes connected under GTU innovation Sankul Vadodara-1 is around 900.

Distinguished Innovative Projects

Innovative project work by BIT students :

ELECTRONICS SEQUENTIAL GAS CONVERSION SYSTEM

Name Of the students 7th sem E.C :
PARTH DHOLAKIYA SWETA GODHANI KRUTIK AMIN ANKIT PATEL

Abstract:
Electronics Sequential Gas Conversion System is a one year interdisciplinary project involving following two disciplines: Electronics & Communication Engineering. Computer Science & Engineering. Apart from above two disciplines, Mechanical as well as Automobile concepts are also involved. Starting with the main concept, our main motive is to introduce an innovative and cheap Gas conversion system for cars. Now in this conversion system an electronic circuitry called ECU (Engine/Electronic Control Unit) will be developed by our project partners from Electronics & Communication Engineering. This ECU has to be reprogrammed, but before that the vehicle has to be tested under various conditions. Thus the software to be developed plays its part over here. With the help of the software the vehicle will be tested. In order to overcome all the above mentioned problems an electronic kit is to be developed by our project partners of E&C dept. This kit will control the gas flow; hence the average will be increased as there will be less consumption of gas compared to above mentioned legacy systems. Moreover the switching of petrol to gas and vice versa depending upon the speed, acceleration, load and other environmental conditions will be possible through this kit. This kit will be programmed and attached with the original ECU of the car. It will be capable to handle and manipulate the engine depending on the driving conditions. But every car differs according to design, as well as location also matters for functioning of each car. Thus in order to decide all those parameters the software will be used to analyze and reprogram the ECU.

Touch Screen Menu Card

Name Of the students 7 sem E.C :
Komal Shah Manisha Prasad
th

Abstract:
The idea behind making this project is to digitalize the menu card. The final product is a handheld module, by using this device the waiter in a restaurant will take the order electronically on a touch panel by selecting the appropriate option displayed on a graphical LCD using a stylus. This is in contrast to the conventional paper pad. Once the order is taken from a particular table the order is then placed in the kitchen. this system will optimize the performance of the restaurant in terms of saving the waiters time and this in turn increase the efficiency of the service.

Innovative project work by BIP students :

As suggested by GTU Innovation Council, Shodh yatras were organized for B. Pharm. Students. The objective of these Shodh Yatras was to have close interaction of Academic Institutes and Pharmaceutical Industries and to identify industry Defined Problems (IDPs). The activity was conducted by UDISHA Club members at BIP. All the students of B. Pharm. Semester VII were divided into groups and each group was accompanied with a faculty member for visiting the industry.

The summary of these Shodh Yatras is presented below:

Name of Industry: Alpha labs Representative of Industry: Mr. Manoj Shah Faculty Member: Ms. Sangeeta Rajbanshi Name of the Students: 1. Nehal Dhanga 2. Vrunda patel 3. Trushil Joshi Date of Visit: 02/06/11

Area Discussed: Raw material Storage, Tablet manufacturing, Quality Control, Oral liquid Filling,

Sealing, Microbial testing

Name of Industry: Vasu Healthcare Ltd. Representative of Industry: Mr. Hardik Soni Faculty Member: Mr. Umang Gajjar & Mr. Mohak Raina Name of the Students: Date of Visit: 03/06/11, 04/06/11

1. Saurabh Zaveri 2. Ankit Vankani 3. Vishal Agrawal 4. Paras Kathiriya 5. Manthan Davda 6. Japan Shah 7. Shivani Panchal 8. Neil Panchal 9. Vidhi Mehta 9. Darshil Shah 10. Ruju Shah 11. Radha Joshi 12. Birva Shah Area Discussed: Production of Herbal & Ayurvedic Formulations, Quality Control & Stability Studies of Herbal Formulations.
Name of Industry: Divine Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Representative of Industry: Mr. G.S. Nair Faculty Member: Mr. Jitesh Jariwala & Mr. Umang Gajjar Name of the Students: Date of Visit: 06/06/11, 07/06/11

1. Namrata patel 2. Avani R Shah 3. Nishita Mistry 3. Meenu Bhatt 4. Ekta Chokshi 5. Vipasha Purohit 6. Avani B Shah 7. Priyanka Panchal 8. Misha Parmar 9. Krishna Shah 10. Ruchita Sharma 11. Rima Jadav Area Discussed: Compunding, formulation development, filling, quality control and packaging of parental and semisolids.
Name of Industry: Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Representative of Industry: Mr. Ruchir Someshwar Faculty Member: Ms. Farhat & Ms. Neepa Gosai Date of Visit: 07/06/11

Name of the Students:

1. Utrang Galani 2. Preyas Prajapati 3. Parth Chaudhary 4. Nupur Varia 5. Nirali Shah 6. Pooja Shah 7. Aaska patel 8. Sonu Suratiya 9. Neha Patel 10. Sweety Patel Area Discussed: Different activities carried out in API manufacturing plant Name of Industry: Shine industry Date of Visit: 23/06/11 Representative of Industry: Mr. Ankur Shah & Mr. Nakul Trivedi Faculty Member: Ms. Tanvi patel Name of the Students: 1. 2. 3. 4. Khushboo Thakkar Bhoomi Savaliya Bhaumik Shah Jigna Patel

Area Discussed: Manufacturing & packaging machines for Tablets & Capsules, Instruments for quality control of dosage forms. Name of Industry: Rekvina Pharma Date of Visit: 23/06/11 Representative of Industry: Mr. Hiren Shah & Mr. Arvind Patel Faculty Member: Mr. Jitendra Vaghasiya Name of the Students: 1. Krupa Brahmbhatt 2. Samixa Desai 3. Binal Pandya 4. Shilpa Purohit Area Discussed: Tablets Manufacturing steps: Raw material storage, Compression, Coating, packaging and Quality control of tablets. Name of Industry: Comed Chemicals Date of Visit: 24/06/11 Representative of Industry: Mr.Rajesh J shah & Ms.Veena Thosar Faculty Member: Mr. Hemant patel

Name of the Students: 1. 2. 3. 4. Alpesh Rabari Jay Dharod Ashish Patel Dharmendra Gohil

Area Discussed: Formulation, quality control and packaging of hard gelatin capsule shells. The Shodh Yatra for M. Pharm. (Pharmaceutics) students was also organized. The details are presented below: Name of Industry: Alembic Research Center Representative of Industry: Mr.Kamlesh & Ms.Anjali Faculty Member: Dr. Rishad Jivani & Ms. Raj Khiani Name of Students: 1 Parmar Vilcy William 2 Pandya Pinank Vinayakbha 3 Chaudhary Pratik Kishor 4 Patel Dimple Natvarbhai 5 Dudhat Meeraben Vasantbhai 6 Shah Heli Chandrakant 7 Valera Bhakti Jaysukh 8 Vekariya Sagar l 9 Satwara Rohan Sunil 10 Patel Saloni c 11 Vasava Niravkumar k. 12 Kapadia Monali Maganbhai 13 Gami Mukeshbhai Chandubhai 14 Govani Riddhiben Gopalbhai 15 Solanki Shreya Takhatsinh 16 Patel Nibha Kaushikbhai 17 Gajera Ashish Lavjibhai 18 Patel Himani Mahendrabhai Date of Visit: 03/06/11

Area Discussed:
Generic Product development for different countries: Various departments were visited like API synthesis & analytical laboratories, Formulation Development of solid dosage forms starting from raw material storage, granulation, compression & coating. Various sophisticated instruments were shown to students like NMP, FTIR, XRD, Mass etc. All the Shodh Yatras were very interactive and informative. Students have actively participated in the activity. Representatives of the industry were also very much cooperative. Some IDPs were identified and discussed with industry persons. The final definition and detailing of IDPs requires further meeting with responsible persons in industry and institute, the execution plan can be expected for

Innovative project work by S.B.Polytechnic, Savli students :

problems which would be feasible at institute level. Project title Name and mobile no. Of faculty guide Details of group
Highvoltage breakdown tester (h.v.b.t.) Miss krishna purohit (mo. No. 7405213239)

Sr. No.
1 2 3 4

Name
Nikam rohit jagdishbhai Sheth utshal pravinkumar Chauhan priyank sureshbhai Tirgar jitendrakumar punambhai

Branch
Electrical engineering Electrical engineering Electrical engineering Electrical engineering

Enrollment no.
096660309001 096660309043 096660309055 096660309053

Project description
This tester is used for testing of transformer insulation.it tests how much insulation is there between primary and secondary winding. If the insulation is weak or less than prescribed value than transformer will trip immediately. We can also test paper insulation by this tester.by this tester we can know the insulation of super enable wire test is proper or not.it can measure current capacity and insulation of copper wire. We can test the insulation of transformer in operating condition. There for we can avoid the hazardous accident occurs in future and save our expensive equipment and time.

Project title Name and mobile no. Of faculty guide Details of group Sr. No.
1 2 3 4 Gohil payal t. Shelke tushar p. Kachhiya kinjal c. Kachhiya nirmal d.

Frequency counter Miss nirali patel (mo. No. 8238983056)

Name
E&c E&c E&c E&c

Branch

Enrollment no.
096660311005 096660311013 096660311060 096660311061

Project description Frequency counter is used to measure frequency. Frequency is defined as the number of events of a particular sort occurring in a set period of time. After a present period the value in the counter is transferred to a display & counter is reset to zero. Frequency counter includes some form of amplifier, filtering & shaping circuitry at the input. Dsp, technology sensitivity control & hysteresis are used to improve performance.

Project title Name and mobile no. Of faculty guide Details of group Sr. No.
1 2 3 4 Rathore sandhya b. Valand krunal m. Varude ketan p. Patel jyotin h.

Library management system Mr. Chirag khasia (mo. No. 9998113631)

Name
I.t. I.t. I.t. I.t.

Branch

Enrollment no.
096660316001 096660316028 096660316034 096660316056

Project description
In recent years, the interest on research in library management system has grown notoriously. Many authors have made individual proposals of interesting topics to be researched around library management systems, but no overarching research agenda has yet been proposed. Based upon a recent research literature review that we have undertaken, which includes several real case studies conducted in order to learn from library management system experience within specific colleges & schools, we propose and detail what appears to be a natural library management system life-cycle. Although a more focused cycle has been mentioned for library management system implementation, we propose and define in detail a library management system life-cycle which covers other phase preceding and following implementation. Defined cycle may help in future propose of research agendas around library management system, as well as in the contextualization of more specific research themes.

Project title Name and mobile no. Of faculty guide Company name Name of industrial guide Details of group Sr. No.
1 2 Patel dhananjay r. Atodariya hardik r.

Road transport application Mrs. Punam patil.(mo. No. 9825621606) Image software Mr. Nimesh dhulla

Name

Branch
Computer Computer

Enrollment no.
096660307013 096660307014

Project description
road transport application will be the unique solution for road carrier services provider. It is specially designed for Indian road transporter to fulfill all their requirements from loading of truck to generating various reports. The system will be an intranet based so only authorized persons can be login to the system and either enters the data or view the reports as per the permissions provided to him. It generates the various mis reports of transport management.

Innovative project work by VIT, Kotambi students :

A brief report on Project Work

Our institute was established in 2009. The first admitted batch students are right now in Semester-VI. These students will have to choose IDP after completion of this current semester. However, institute constantly encourages faculty members and students to carry out innovative projects / experimentation. It gives me pleasure to brief about following projects carried out by faculty members and students.

Development of Reynold's Apparatus

Prof. Pradipsingh Rana, Prof. Nalin Jaiswal & Prof. Rinkesh Prajapati, faculties of Mechanical department have developed an experimental setup of Reynold's Apparatus. Reynolds's Number is a dimension less number used by engineers to determine type of Fluid Flow and Testing on scale down models of airplanes, ships etc.

Objectives of experimental setup: To determine the Reynolds number &hence the type of flow either laminar or turbulent. To determine upper & lower critical Reynolds numbers and velocities.

The experimental setup consists of an acrylic tube with one end having bell mouth entrance connected to the water tank. Valve is connected to the tube in which the dye is injected at the mouth from the dye bottle. By varying the discharge, dye in the form of Thread is observed for the stream lined flow and a wavy form of dye thread is observed in the transient stage from stream lined to turbulent flow and finally the dye is observed in the diffused form when turbulent flow occurs as the discharge is increased.

Design of Autonomous Robot with multiple frequencies:

Sheth Bhagyesh, Patel Harsh and Patel Parind, students of CE & IT Department have designed Autonomous Robot with multiple frequencies (27 MHz, 40MHz & 49MHz) working on the principle of ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR. Main Features: The 27 MHz & 49 MHz frequency are used to control the robot movements. The 40 MHz frequency is used to operate an ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR. Whenever the track will be narrow, the robot will move slowly with less rpm of DC motor and if the track will be wider, the robot will move faster with more rpm of DC motor.

The design of above robot was awarded for Best Designing of NFS ACCELERO SESSION-2 at FOOTPRINTS sponsored by ABB at M.S. University, Vadodara.

Innovative project work by SIGMA students : Introduction:

UDISHA is the team formulated at Sigma Institute of Engineering (SIE) and as per the rules and regulations provided by Gujarat Technical University (GTU).

Objective and Structure:

The objective of this team is to provide training, as per GTU norms and from Industry perspective and requirement, to all the students of SIE to be fully prepared for the Placement. UDISHA team primarily comprises of the Faculty members from individual Engineering Branch and the student volunteers. Student Volunteers are from each individual year. This enables students from each year to gradually start preparing for the bigger challenge right from the outset.

Role of Members:
Faculty: Faculty role covers Meetings and Co-ordination with Companies from perspective of different Engineering Branches. Faculty also invites companies to visit the campus to have the first hand experience of Campus facilities and environment.

This further helps

In getting feedback from the companies In incorporating the viable changes which will further strengthen the SIE In enabling students to hit the road of career running right from the start and industries to reduce their expenses on new recruitment training. Student Volunteers: Student Volunteers act as liaison between the Faculty and the students The role of student volunteer also encompasses the carrying out of different student empowerment programs such as Group Discussions, Aptitude test, Guest Lectures, Workshops and Seminars. HCL had conducted the Computer Network Workshop at campus in present academic calendar year which provided students an opportunity to get idea of how actually the things happen in the industry.

Industrial Development Programs:

SIE students have got an opportunity to get first- hand experience of working at Industries in the 7th Semester and continuing in 8th Semester. This experience comes under the Industrial Development Program (IDP). Our students have taken the advantage of this program and have done well. Some of the IDPs conducted are mentioned below according to the respective streams.

Computer Engineering:
Global Info Source at Cell Project Tracking System Automated Resource Planning SystemIntranet Mail Server System Network and Access rights manager

Electronics and Communication Engineering:

Under Water autonomous research vehicle IVRS Laser Plotter fault Preventer GSM Controller

Information Technology:
Syncing Manager Support System SIMCARD activation System Online Music Player

Mechanical Engineering:
Reduction in the production rate of transformer radiators due to waviness in sections Improving the production rate by reducing the energy losses occurred in the process Design & analysis of worm & worm gear for assembly tolerance for assembly Heat rate improvement in coal fired thermal power plant.

Innovative project work by SVIT students : Microcontroller based solar tracking and grid automation Guided by: Asst. Prof. P. R. Gandhi Name of Students: Parth Jani Dhara Shah ABSTRACT
The electricity scenario in rural India is still alarming even after 63 years of Indian independence. As per the statistics as of now more than 1 lakh villages are still deprived of basic electricity needs. And due to the staggering requirements of industrial and commercial sector the supply to present rural connections is also below standard. The availability, quality and the time schedule are the major issues when it comes to rural electrification. During our statistical research for this project we found out three main reasons for the dismal performance of our supply system. Less generation compared to the demand. Transmission capital cost and losses. Depleting fossil fuel reserves. The main idea behind undertaking this project was to overcome the two main problems of present electrical grid in India.

Part 1:
The first part of the project deals with utilizing the available SOLAR POWER in the rural plains to generate electricity using photovoltaic cells as a standalone unit. This solar trapping will be done using a multi axis, stepper motor driven, solar tracker. The solar tracker will be controlled using MICROCONTROLLER 8052. The multi axis mode is the most efficient way of trapping solar energy round the year, as it tracks the daily as well as annual motion of the sun. The dual axis mechanism is carried out using LDR pair comparison circuitry. The trapped energy will be stored in batteries for its functioning tin the stage 2 of the project. This unit will provide a self- sufficient electrical supply unit that can power the average needs of the village household. This can be implemented where there is no electrical supply available at all.

Part 2:
The main part of this project is the grid automation. This phase of the project is designed to be implemented in all those rural areas where there is grid supply available but not up to the mark. The microcontroller used for the solar tracker unit is used here for the function of grid automation encouraging SMART GRID concept. The grid automation will do intelligent switching between the available grid supply and the solar energy stored in the batteries. The switching action will take place under three conditions. Normal condition supply from grid is given to load. In case of power outage the battery will supply the trapped solar power to the load. If there is no load requirement the stored energy will be transferred to the grid and net metering will be implemented.

ELECTRICAL LOAD FORECASTING USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK Project by: Guided by:
Abhishek Desai Nikhil Menon Ravi Unadkat Prof. P. R Gandhi

ABSTRACT:
Accurate load forecasting is very essential in power system planning. This will increase the efficiency of electricity generation and distribution while maintaining sufficient security of operations. Short term load forecasting, which focuses on short period of time, is important for several operational decisions such as economic scheduling of generating capacity, scheduling of fuel purchases, security assessment and planning for transmission. Because power generation relies heavily on the electricity demand, the consumers are also, practically speaking, required to wisely manage their loads to consolidate the power utilitys optimal power generation efforts. Thus, accurate and reliable electric load forecasting systems are absolutely required. To date, there are numerous forecasting methods developed primarily for electric load forecasting. Some of these forecasting techniques are conventional and often less favoured. To get a broad picture of the problem at hand, a literature survey was first conducted to identify possible drawbacks of the existing forecasting techniques including the conventional one. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) approach for short-term load forecasting (STLF) has been recently proposed by a majority of researchers.

Our project is concerned with:

Studying the conventional methods such as time series method and artificial neural network and proving why artificial neural network is more accurate than other methods. We have concentrated on studying not only ANN model in detail but also 3 conventional methods which include Multiple Regression, Exponential Smoothing and ARMA model. On understanding how these methods work we will compare the graphs obtained from conventional models with the graphs obtained from ANN model. This comparison is done with the help of programs that we have developed in Matlab software using the concepts of these models in mind. Our aim is to prove that ANN model is better and more accurate than other conventional models.

The next milestones of the Sankul:

a. Establish a detailed research methodology for UG students and make changes based on

industry feedbacks, if necessary. b. Make summer trainings more approachable and if possible mandatory. Documenting the on-field experiences is a habit that could benefit in industrial life. c. Continue to host and conduct various training activities to promote creativity and innovation. d. Propose an inclusion of recognition of individual (student and faculty) contribution towards Innovation Sankul. e. Exploring the scope of linkages of various projects/innovations within same branch which can lead to a better or new product/process innovation.

Prepared by: Mr. Jainil Bhatt Ms. Priyanka Trivedi