December 17, 2017 - December 21, 2017 | Dhanbad, India

Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand – 826004

About the Programme:

The programme on “Electrical Safety and Protection in Mines” has been specially designed keeping in view the diverse aspects of electrical safety under the operations of coal machineries in underground and open cast coal mines. Also, the realization of vast potential of its applications in various dimensions of its functioning has been taken into account.

Coal industry produces millions of tonnes of coal and moves earth as well as in million cubic meter every year. Besides this production, safety is the first choice for the miners as well as machineries used in mines.

Programme Profile

The program is encapsulated in five days and the presentation and reading materials shall be made available by resource persons.

The following modules will be offered in the program:

• Transmission and distribution of Electrical Power in Mines.
• Mining type switchgears and protective devices.
• Symmetrical faults and circuit breaker rating calculation.
• Protective relaying scheme, shock hazards and prevention.
• Application of Power Electronics in mines and future drives.
• Neutral grounding and equipment earthing practice in mines
• Provision of standards and National Electric Code with regard to the general earthing.
• Importance of electrical safety audit, safety management plan in achieving zero accident.
• Electrical Wheel Drive (EWD) in Dumpers.
• Principles of flameproof enclosure, IS protection, intrinsic safety.
• Central Electricity Authority Regulation as applied to mines with case studies of fatalities in mines due to electrical causes and ways to mitigate risk.
• Signaling and communication.
• Emergency lighting and communication systems for mines in future

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Contact Information:

Dr. Nitai Pal, Associate Professor (Coordinator)
Prof. (Dr.) Pradip Kumar Sadhu, Professor & Head (Coordinator)
Burlington House, Piccadilly
Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM)
Dhanbad-826004, Jharkhand, India
Phone: 0326-2235478(Off), 9431126076(Mob)
Fax: 03262296563
Email:nitai_pal@rediffmail.com / pradip_sadhu@yahoo.co.in
Website: http://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in/

(Source: http://www.iitism.ac.in/)