As a part of its continuous effort to bridge the industry-academia gap, an industrial talk on "Installation, Maintenance and Protection of Transformers" was organised by the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Assam Don Bosco University on 6 November 2017, which evoked an encouraging response.
Former Deputy General Manager of AEGCL- Mr. Karuna Sarma was the speaker of the event, where a total of 50 students from EEE-5 and EEE-7 semeters attended the talk. In his deliberation, Sarma stressed upon the importance of the transformer as the nerve of the electric power systems.
He dwelt at length, the types of transformer, its design, its different components and accessories. Further, he also discussed about the installation of the transformer, the site preparation and the testing and commissioning of the transformers. The session ended with interaction of the resource person with the students. This type of lecture and interaction is expected to make the engineering students industry-ready when they pass out from the college.
