Dear member,

IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter Kerala invite you for a Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP) on “Power Electronics for Precision Farming with Sustainable & Cleaner Environment”.

The resource person for the session is Dr Brij N. Singh, Technical fellow, Power Electronics Engg. John Deere Inc., USA.

Date: 20th June 2021

Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM (IST)

Registration link: bit.ly/pelsday_dlp

The registration is open to all Professional members, research scholars, graduate and under-graduate engineering students.

Abstract:

In this lecture a broad review of vehicles for farming operation will be given starting from tillage to crop harvesting. Vehicle that have significant use of power electronics will be covered such as Exact Emerge Planter for seeding operation. This presentation will cover how power electronics supports crop-care system to exactly apply prescription such as fertilizers, pesticides, fungicide, etc. Idea is to create awareness that power electronics professionals could enable increased productivity so that by 2050 over 9.5 billion could have food, shelter, and an efficient transportation system. This talk will also cover how vehicle electrification enables many functions, forms, and features in off- and on-highway vehicles that were not cost- and space-effective possible without SiC and GaN devices.

Bio:

Dr. Brij N. Singh is a Technical Fellow - Power Electronics Engineering in John Deere Inc., USA. He has earned BE degree in Electrical Engineering from Madan Mohan Malviya Technical University, Gorakhpur, ME degree from   Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, and Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. Dr. Singh has published over 90 research papers in various Journals including IEEE Transactions and IET Journals. He has 28 approved US patents, one trade secret, and over a dozen pending patents. In Tulane, Dr. Singh received four IEEE/Eta Kapa Nu teaching awards for outstanding instructions in electrical engineering. In John Deere, he has received three innovation and one collaboration awards for product and technology development works. Dr. Singh is the winner of the 2020 IEEE Power Electronics Emerging Technology Award. In Feb 2020, Dr. Singh was awarded the “Title of John Deere Fellow” for exemplary contributions to the power electronics engineering. He is a senior member of the IEEE and lives with his family in West Fargo, North Dakota, USA.

Regards,

IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter Kerala

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