ELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING
The infrastructure and laboratory facilities are upgraded from time to time and provide adequate opportunities for students and researchers to learn and innovate. Well established laboratories are equipped with instruments for pursuing research in core areas of electronics and instrumentation engineering.
The department owns Centres of Excellence and Laboratories established with the support of core Industries who are the world leaders and pioneers in their respective field. These facilities cater to the needs of researchers and students for pursuing research with the state-of-the-art equipment.
The details of the Centres of Excellence and Laboratories are given below:
S. No. |
Name of the Centre of Excellence and Research Laboratory |
Name of the Supporting Industry |
Major Equipment Cost in Lakhs of Rupees |
1 |
Siemens PLC Automation Laboratory |
M/s. Siemens Limited |
20.92 |
2 |
KCT-Fluke Centre of Excellence in Calibration (Electro-Technical, Thermal and Pressure) |
M/s. Fluke Corporation |
35.50 |
3 |
KCT Virtual Instrumentation Academy |
M/s. National Instruments |
52.58 |
4 |
Yokogawa Centre of Excellence in Distributed Control Systems |
M/s. Yokogawa India Limited |
72.34 |
5 |
Project Laboratory |
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8.40 |
Major Equipment Cost in Lakhs of Rupees |
189.74 |
Details of Research Laboratories
Some of the key facilities available for pursuing research are given in the following Table:
S. No. |
Name of the Equipment / Facility |
Reasons for Creating Facility |
Utilisation |
Siemens PLC Automation Laboratory |
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1
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· Logo (3 Units) · Simatics S7 1200 with HMI (6 Units) · Simatics S7 1500 · (2 Units) |
Students and Scholars can · Learn in-depth, the working and programming of PLCs · Build applications of PLCs · Do research work
Faculty Members can · Do consultancy work for industries · Do research work · Conduct hands on training Programs for students of neighbouring institutions and also industry personnel |
· Integrated with curriculum · Faculty development Programs · Value added Programs for students and industry personnel · Project and Product development by students |
KCT-Fluke Centre of Excellence in Calibration (Electro-Technical, Thermal and Pressure) |
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2 |
· Electrical Calibration Test Bench · Temperature Calibration Bath · Pressure Calibration Test Bench · RTD PT 100, N Type Thermocouple · FLUKE make Digital Multimeter (model 107) · FLUKE make Digital Multimeter (model 106) · Autonics Timer and Lutron Lux Meter · Digital Vernier Caliper · Thermo Hygrometer |
· To become NABL Accredited Calibration Centre · To conduct PMKVY Technician course · To provide Internship opportunities to the students · Conduct hands on training Programs for students of neighbouring institutions and also industry personnel · Industries and institutes can be benefited by calibrating their instruments on chargeable basis. This will become a revenue centre · Useful in research for automating the calibration process · Useful for studying and validating the static characteristics of industrial instruments |
· Integrated with curriculum · Faculty development Programs · Value added Programs for students and industry personnel · Project and Product development by students · Calibration services for industries and institutes |
KCT Virtual Instrumentation Laboratory |
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3 |
· Scientech 2311 · Sensors Lab Kit · COMSOL 5.4 · MATLAB/SIMULINK · LabVIEW – Circuit Design Suite |
Students and Scholars can · Learn in-depth, the programming skills in LabVIEW, COMSOL and MATLAB/SIMULINK · Build Virtual Instrumentation applications · Design and Test Sensors and Micro sensors · Do Mini and Capstone Projects
Faculty Members can · Do consultancy work for industries · Do research work · Conduct hands on training Programs for students of neighbouring institutions and also industry personnel |
· Value added Programs for students and industry personnel · Integrated with curriculum · Project and Product development by students · Faculty development Programs
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Yokogawa Centre of Excellence in Distributed Control Systems |
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4 |
· Yokogawa DCS · Two tank Interacting System (Conical Tank System) · Coupled Tank System (Four Tank System)
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Students and Scholars can · Learn and use VTU and V-Lab facility available at College of Engineering, Pune · Design and automate industrial process applications · Do Minor and Capstone Projects · Do research work
Faculty Members can · Conduct hands on training Programs for students of neighbouring institutions and also industry personnel · Do consultancy work for industries · Do research work |
· Value added Programs for students and industry personnel · Integrated with curriculum · Project and Product development by students · Faculty development Programs
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Project Laboratory |
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5 |
· Weldon single phase welding machine · Mini lathe machine · Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (Inbuilt 16 channel) · Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (Inbuilt 2 channel) · PCB prototype machine |
Students can · Do Micro Projects during I, II year of study · Do Mini Projects as a part of curriculum requirement in the Laboratories · Do Capstone Projects in the final year of study · Do Inter Departmental Projects · Do research work |
· Integrated with curriculum · Project and Product development by students
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Key Facilities Available in the Research Laboratory