A houseful of comprehensive research tools and techniques

PhD Research Lab

PhD Research Lab with Machines and Equipments

24x7 available software/hardware equipment, tools & techniques under guidance of expert lab assistants

India is emerging as a premier research region as umpteen number of
people are opting to be a PhD graduate.

Due to a rise in the number of PhD candidates and widening of scope of research work taken up in the recent past, the country needs more tools, techniques and devices for a substantial contribution; basically, a lab for PhD candidates. ELK Research Centre is an attempt to fill this gap by providing a fully loaded research lab for PhD candidates across the nation. The Centre specializes in scientific and technical studies, apart from other research areas including management, law, etc. The scholars can perform experiments and measurements to improve the existing technologies. There are Lab for PhD experiments available at Elk Research Centre.

The Facilities at Our Research Lab

ELK Research Centre facilitates a researcher in conducting his/her research by providing an open PhD research lab to support team-based work. The researchers share the lab space and equipment under the guidance of specialised lab assistants. The facilities available at the lab help you in various ways:

No Time Boundation

There is no fixed time for how long a researcher can be in the lab. You can be in the lab for as long as you would like to work on the experiment.

Flexibility with the Equipment

The researchers are free to use any equipment of the laboratory. All tools and techniques are accessible as and when you need them for experiment.

Management Quality

The equipment and tools are systematically managed for the ease of researchers. They can easily locate and benefit from the tools provided to them.

Cost Saving

The researchers will save a considerable amount of money which they would have otherwise spent for using high-end lab facilities. There is no extra charge (or hidden costs) for using any equipment.

Sustainable Consideration

The use of all equipment and conduction of experiment are sustainable for the environment. We focus on conducting eco-friendly tests.

Lab Facilities at ELKRC

Embedded Systems Lab

The Embedded Systems lab supports research in embedded systems and latest re-configurable hardware technology. Tools for Networked and embedded computing and communication systems are available to be used by research scholars.

  • Microcontroller kits from Intel and Motorola,
  • ARM boards,
  • POWERPC Reference board,
  • EEPROM Universal Programmer/Eraser.
  • CAD tools like EMU8086,
  • Keil tools for Microcontrollers,
  • Xilinx Zynq 7000 FPGA
  • Robotics
  • Video & Audio Processing
  • Board Design
  • ARM cortex processor
  • Device drivers & Firmware
  • Protocols (USB/Ethernet/HDMI/SD/PCI etc)

Computer Lab

Computer Lab is comprises of a LINUX server and a network of computers on different LINUX, NT and DOS platforms. A network storage disk equipped with this lab provides sharing and archiving of important data. This lab is WiFi enabled and is connected to different other locations with the help of analogue modems, SHDSL routers and VoIP.

Platforms- Turbo C, Oracle 9i, Java, Windows XP/2000/2003, RHL5, Windows 2000 Professional.
Languages - C, C++, Java, ASP, COBOL, Python
RDBMS - Oracle 9i, MS SQL Server, MS Access, DB2, MYSQL

Power System Simulation and Research Laboratory

Power System Simulation Lab having software such as PSS-E, PSS-adapt, MiPower, PowerWorld Simulator, MATLAB, PSCAD, PSAT, Cherry PST, GAMS, NEPLAN software.

  • HVDC Transmission line simulator
  • Complete scheme for generation protection
  • Phase Shifter Unit
  • Short Transmission Line
  • Long Transmission Line
  • DC network analyzer
  • Current injection unit
  • µP based thyristor controlled compensator (TCSC)
  • µP based statics VAR compensator (SVC)
  • µP based numerical over current relay
  • µP based adaptive power factor controller

Power Electronics & Drives Lab

Converters, Chopper Kits, power devices such as Thyristors, Power MOSFETs, IGBTs of various voltage and current ratings, Opto-Isolators, Pulse transformers. Modules of AC-DC converters, voltage controllers - single phase as well as three phase induction motor drive control using IGBT chopper units and inverters, Microprocessor based Firing Control for DC Shunt Motor, DSP Controller

  • ETAP, PSCAD
  • ORCAD
  • AU Power Lab
  • Labview
  • Current injection unit
  • µP based thyristor controlled compensator (TCSC)
  • µP based statics VAR compensator (SVC)
  • µP based numerical over current relay
  • µP based adaptive power factor controller