Daily Archives: December 4, 2014

Telangana gets 1 made in India phase shifting transformer

Records, All, Science & Technology

Indigenously developed, manufactured and commissioned by BHEL

The first indigenously developed and manufactured Phase Shifting Transformer (PST), a device that helps improve transmission efficiency, has been commissioned in Telangana by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

Announcing the successful commissioning of its PST at the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Stage-VI, the Central Public Sector Enterprise on Wednesday said it is an outstanding smart grid solution in the true sense considering the “remarkable benefits” it would have for transmission networks. “This is a major development and has opened a new line of business,” the company said.

BHEL received the order for the 400 kV/220 kV, 315 MVA rating PST, which is to be utilised to control and improve power flow between both the networks in either direction, from the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd.

A Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) device, the PST, a release from the company said, is a combination of a shunt and a series transformer. With the commissioning, the existing overloaded 220 kV lines shall be relieved and power can be pushed through the 400 kV line, thus improving the transmission efficiency of both lines and also avoiding a grid collapse in case of system instability.

The PST has been manufactured at BHEL’s Bhopal plant, which is equipped to manufacture transformers up to 1,200 kV range. The plant also has its own ultra high voltage laboratory, one of its kind in the country, the release said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – December 04th, 2014

Carved into Life

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Business & Economy

Hyderabad :

A few years ago, some schools offered this subject called woodcraft. What it involved was making beautiful carvings out of wood and wood shavings. However, they did tend towards the more mundane and look much like the unpainted carvings sold on the roadside in various shapes of jugs, birds, toys even.

City-based Apoorva Prasanna decided to take the ‘mundane’ out of the craft and turn it into something quirky and distinctive.

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Having left her corporate job, Apoorva Prasanna found her calling in woodcraft with a twist with her ‘The Artwala Project’ started in September this year. Bright, colourful and quirky products made from wood is what you will get in her project. With a keen eye for detailing and creating unique products as her motto, Apoorva has slowly been building a steady clientele ever since she started. “I had made a moustache key holder and painted it in a bright shade which was really liked by my friends. While I was initially hesitant to take up making products like this fulltime, I did so later on with my friends encouragement,” says Apoorva.

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Beginning with small things like keychain holders, trays in varied shapes like cassettes, mustaches, handbags painted in vivid hues of red, blue and yellows, she soon branched out into photo frames, jewellery holders, cupcake stands, vases, handmade wedding cards, Christmas banners and so on. “Mostly people like to add their inputs when they place the order but I do keep a few readymade products on hand which can be delivered immediately,” adds Apoorva, who works with different types of wood.

Displaying her merchandise at flea markets at cultural spaces in the city has also gotten her a lot of mileage with orders pouring in each week. “Flea markets and my work with an NGO, The Indian Impact, where the proceeds from the sale went to charity did a lot in terms of spreading the word,” opines Apoorva.

Orders are aplenty these days for the 24-year-old, who is kept busy throughout the week, for the wood-cutting she has a hired help who cuts the wood in the design she wants, with the painting being done by her. Depending on the order, it takes her two-three days to complete the product, more if customisation is required.

Price range is between `250 to `1000.

Details: www.facebook.com/theartwalaproject

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express Features / December 04th, 2014