Visit to CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
28th September 2022
Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida organized an educational industrial visit for 2nd year and 3rd year students to CSIR - National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi under the supervision of Dr. Sudhanshu Singh (Associate Prof., ECE Department) and Dr. Pallavi Verma (Associate Prof., EEE Department) on 28th September, 2022.
The CSIR-National Physical Laboratory of India, situated in New Delhi, is the measurement standards laboratory of India. It maintains standards of SI units in India and calibrates the National standards of weights and measures. Each modernized country, including India has a National Metrological Institute (NMI), which maintains the standards of measurements. This responsibility has been given to the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.
Lab based few concerned scientific persons, NPL, New Delhi, briefed students about the NPL, the various lab developed at NPL, and the significance of NPL in students' skill building during the visit. Following the briefing of all ongoing NPL projects, students were taken to a tour of the various labs, visiting the solar park, Cesium atomic clock model, temperature/humidity standard, breathe alcohol analyzer and BND, gas metrology, wind tunnel, and magnetic standard. The students were given a detailed explanation of how photovoltaic cells function, as well as its applications and uses in society. Students were also given the opportunity to view the sector where measurement of various electrical and electronic parameters like Thermal sensor, thermocouple, Bhartiya Dravya Standard, environmental set up, and other equipment are being developed. The manufacturing development process of photovoltaic cells along with the various electrochemical work benches were the most instructive component, since students were able to view and learn about the whole devilment process of photovoltaic cells.
During the visit, the students learned about the advantages of solar energy, the production of solar panels and the vast variety of uses of solar panels including goods in military applications, railway digital axle counters and many more. It was a really exciting and enlightening experience for the youngsters.