ociation with accompanying software is being used in renewable energy projects for frequency, voltage and load control as well as for the safety of the equipment. High voltage power electronics is being used for electric supply to AC drives and the grid. One of the examples of IT and power electronics in high voltage is the HVDC link of 200MW/200KV between lower Sileru in Andhra Pradesh. Amongst the major gains in electronics and IT areas are: ? Power Electronics including Power Semi-Conductor Devices. ? State of the Art digital control system. ? System studies using computer and simulators Transport In transport, automated vehicle counting and traffic assessment is an activity which will be on demand with privatization progressing in the road sector. This activity will be particularly useful in assessing the viability of any toll based project and also for determining the toll structure. The system can also be used for Urban Traffic Control. Global Positioning Systems and other communication devices that can be placed in vehicles are also areas of IT applications. Railways has been extensively using IT solutions. An intranet for northern railways has been established with linkages to all of its divisions. MIS programs using web technology have been implemented for a) monitoring rakes & wagon positions b) movement of essential commodities c) monitoring passenger complaints d) movement of trains A “Wireless Tag & Base Station” developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has potential applications in vehicles monitoring for traffic control as well as verification in various State Government Check-posts located through out the country. Manufacturing There is wide applicability of IT in manufacturing including process control, machining, assembly and simulation. Other Utilities IT obviously has wide applicability in various utility related activities that may include automation and control, analysis, monitoring, billing e...
