Gujarat Power Research & Development Cell
(A Govt. of Gujarat Initiative)
IITGn Research Park, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj-382355, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
The GPRD Cell has initiated many Research and Development assignments which are most useful to day to day works of all field staffs.
To forward these Research and Development activities up to the all field staffs, the Workshop is most useful tool. In that sense, the Workshop is playing an important role in any Organization specifically most which related with research area. Workshop is actually an aspect of training, also it is envisioned to enable people in specific skills also carry out many activities rather than passively attend a Lecture or Presentation.
The GPRD Cell is equipped with necessary infrastructural facilities, manned with fully dedicated engineers who are be presenting in Research & Development activities and update the all GUVNL‘s subsidiary Companies’ Workforces through organizing different Workshops are as under:
Joined by
J B Upadhyay View Profile
Executive Engineer-IC(R&D),GPRD Cell, GUVNL, Gandhinagar
Submitted Presentation on
“ SKY ” Surya-Shakti Kishan Yojana for Solarization of Ag Consumer
Joined by
J B Upadhyay View Profile
Executive Engineer-IC(R&D),GPRD Cell, GUVNL, Gandhinagar
Submitted Presentation on "GUVNL - SKY Portal"
H M Sakariya View Profile
Junior Engineer(R&D),GPRD Cell, GUVNL, Gandhinagar
Submitted Presentation on "Impact of Distributed Energy Resources in Distribution Network - Field Case Studies"
Jatin Upadhyay born in 1973 in Rajkot District. After passing B.E. First Class with Distinction in 1997, he joined PGVCL (erstwhile GEB). Later he obtained two more degrees as MBA (Finance) in 2009 and “Advance Certificate in Power Distribution Management” in 2014 both through IGNOU, New Delhi. He performed best during his PGVCL tenure as a Deputy Engineer where admirably worked on HT Consumer New Connections, their upgradation, HT Checking, Maintenance of record and work thereof, Installation Checking of various Consumers, Monitoring of Power reliability, T&D losses, Entrust GERC SoPs, Accident Prevention, Contractor Inventory, Overseeing various Power quality and Reliability issues related to Power Distribution System, Meter Testing Laboratory. Subsequently he has been selected after stringent selection process by GUVNL for the Central R&D Cell viz. Gujarat Power Research & Development Cell (GPRD), GUVNL, Gandhinagar in 2017, where he achieved best in many research projects such that Communication Technologies for Energy Metering, Various Types of Cables and conductor for Power Distribution Utilities as per its specific Applications and network conditions, Prepared New Concept of IoT based Watch Dog Transformer for Tamper Proof Distribution Transformer Metering & Controlling and a key researcher in the filing the Patent of the same. He has also done R & D in many other projects like new testing set up and methodologies for accuracy confirmation of HT Consumers Metering installations and its relevant specifications, Research and Preparation of technical specifications on IoT Based Technologies for Operations and Automatic Meter reading of Energy meters. In addition he also researched Various Power quality related issues like Harmonics, Voltage fluctuations issues, Voltage swag-swell Effects & thereby find out effect on Distribution Transformer and Various power distribution components like de-rating, losses. He is a good trainer also and functioning as a regular trainer in GETRI. He Delivered many training programs specifically for DISCOM engineers on “ Smart Grid-Energy Efficiency and Consumer satisfaction”, for participants at IIT GN-UKIERI workshop on “ SKY Scheme and SEDM software for Solar PV Based Distribution Generation in DISCOM” & for Control Room Engineers on “ SKY Scheme”.
Hardik Sakariya, born in 1991 at Tapi District. After passing B.E. with distinction in 2012 with 21st rank in Gujarat Technological University in Electrical Engineering, he joined Electrical Research & Development Association [ERDA], Vadodara, Gujarat in 2012, where his work was related with Product Testing & Inspection, Condition monitoring, Fault Diagnostics, Calibration & Quality Management, Energy Audit, Quality Assurance of Testing lab as per ISO: 17025, Energy audit covering scope of HVAC. Later, he joined PGVCL (erstwhile GEB) in 2015 where his work was related with Testing of various kind of Meters, CT PT unit, GETCO Panel Meter and HT connection checking and Management of overall operation of all lab staff and maintaining lab standard. Subsequently he joined Gujarat Power Research & Development Cell, GUVNL where he is keen-sighted on the research works of Various Power quality and research related issues like harmonics, Voltage fluctuations issues, Voltage swag-swell Effects etc. He has played leading role in research project of “LoRA based Cost Effective Automatic Meter Reading on AG consumers” and Renewable Energy projects, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Improvement of safety by earthing systems. He is a key inventor at Pipe in Cage Type Earthing System which has been registered for patent