VOLUME NO.

13 INTERNAL NEWSLETTER JULY - AUGUST, 2009

First Shipment of New 4000 Series Relays Takes Off!

ERL Phase Power Technology
Pvt.Ltd., Canadian subsidiary of
ERL India, has plenty of reason to
cheer. Our commitment to
continuous innovation has been
recognized and our customers
have started placing orders for our
advanced B-PRO 4000 Relays.

The new 4000 series has a lot to

look forward to. It has been:
• Built on a contemporary new fully
type tested substation hardened
platform
• Powered by a new faster
processor 'future ready' for the next
generation of applications
• Embedded with IEC 61850
station bus communications
• Enhanced with user configurable
DNP mapping list.
• Improved with a new Windows
online software, a new HMI and
enhanced user configurable logic.
The B-PRO relay provides bus and
substation differential protection
(low impedance) with CT saturation
security, integrated breaker failure
and over current protection with
metering, DFR quality fault
oscillography & dynamic swing
recording, sequence of events
logging and SCADA control in a
fully integrated protective relay
solution.
Key features of B-PRO 4000 Our first shipment of five B-PRO
Relay 4000's was shipped to Coned on
• Multiple zones of protection - 31st July. These are built on new
transformer, bus and dual bus hardware platform at Winnipeg,
zones Canada facility.
• 96 samples/cycle fault
recording, swing recording and
event logging (1 ms)
• IRIG-B time stamping and sample
synchronization
• Protection functions include IEEE
devices 87B, 27, 59, 60, 81, 87T,
5 0 L S , 5 0 B F, 5 0 / 5 1 / 6 7 ,
50N/51N/67, 46/50/51/67
• Easy to use with intuitive settings
and analysis software
Celebrating a New Member at ERL
It's always exciting when a new
member enters the ERL fold. We
warmly welcome Mr. Dinesh Joshi
into the ERL family. He has
assumed the position of General
Manager- Middle East & North
Africa , ERL Mint and has had an
illustrious career.
Mr. Dinesh Joshi completed his
schooling in Rajasthan and in 1981
passed out of the portals of the
reputed REC , Trichy with a BE
(Hons) in Electrical and Electronics
Engineering. He did not stop with
this but went on to arm himself with
an MBA (Executive Course) in
marketing from RA Poddar Institute
of Management,Jaipur in 1995.
His career of nearly 3 decades has
been spent in reputed companies
such as Hindustan Brown Boveri ,
Macneill & Magor/Kilburn
E l e c t r i c a l s , G E C
Alsthom/Alstom/Areva T&D and
the Al Hassan group. He has
traveled extensively and worked at
different places like Baroda,
Jaipur, Chandigarh, Allahabad
and presently, at Dubai for the last 3
years. He is a specialist in dealing
with T&D products like relays &
protection systems, MV switchgear,
EHV SF6 Circuit Breakers,
CT/CVTs, Xmers and so on. He has
also worked in various market
segments like utilities, contractors,
industries, dealers etc. at all levels
of customer's decision making
process.
Mr.Dinesh is always looking for
new challenges and ERL Mint's
initiatives seemed an exciting
option. He says, “This company is
an upcoming organization
exploring competitive international
markets and offers a large range of
products & solutions and is
equipped with the necessary
experience. I wish to contribute
substantially and take ERL Mint to
greater heights”.

ERL's Turnkey Project Division in Focus

The past decade has seen a
phenomenal rise in the demand for
turnkey projects as a result of the
opening up of the Indian economy
and the impetus on rapid
Industrialization. The Projects
Division of Easun Reyrolle Ltd was
established in the year 2006 and
has been well received.
The Projects Division undertakes
Substation Projects , Transmission
Line Projects, Rural Electrification
and Renovation & Modification.
Each project includes everything
from concept to commissioning
and this involves Design &
Engineering, Manufacturing,
Procurement, Installation, Testing
and Commissioning of Projects. The
advantage of taking up turnkey
projects is that this helps channelise
ERL products to the end customer
directly .
ERL has successfully completed
many Substation projects since its
inception, the key executed
projects are 66KV and 220KV
substations for Karnataka Power
Transmission corporation Ltd
(KPTCL) and 220KV Substations for

Maharashtra State Electricity
Tr a n s m i s s i o n C o r p o r a t i o n
Ltd.,(MSETCL).
The principal turnkey projects in
progress at ERL under the RGGVY
Scheme, electrification works in
Bina, Khurai, Malthone, Banda,
Shahgarh, Rahatgargh, Sagar,
Jaisinagar, Raheli, Kesli and Deori
Every year ERL has a tradition of
honouring employees children for
meritorious performance in the Xth
and XIIth Standard Final
Examinations with scholarships.
This year the tradition was
continued and high ranking
students in the X and XII standards
who met the eligibility criteria were
given Cash Awards & Merit
Certifiates. They were given away
at a function held at Hosur Unit on
Block of Sagar District of Madhya
Pradesh and electrification works
in Katni, Badwara,
Vijairaghavgarh, Rithi, Bahoriband
and Dhimarkheda Blocks of Katni
District of Madhya Pradesh and
ongoing substation projects for
MSETCL and Damodar Valley
Corporation etc. The path of success accomplished
in Turn key project business of ERL
shows an upward trend, since its
inception.
The Projects Division is capable to
handle Substation business up to
400 KV both AIS and GIS .
ERL Encourages Bright Students
with Attractive Scholarships
We are proud of these bright
students and Hearty
Congratulations to all awardees!
18th August and was attended by
all employees besidesthe awardees
and their respective parents.
Mr.J.D.N.Sharma, CEO gave
away the cash awards and merit
certificates to the beneficiaries. We appreciate the hard work
There were around 11 children behind their achievement and wish
who have received scholarship that they move higher and higher.
ranging from Rs.6,000/- to
15,000/-.
“Hard work is the key to success”,
the adage is once again proved
true by a few students who earned
a glittering marks card with high
scores in X and XII standard
examination, in the year 2009.
 Congrats to the star performers in the XII
Standard Examination, 2009

Wriddhi Banerjee is the
daughter of Mr.M.K. Banerjee
and scored 85.42%,making her
the top scorer in this category.
She was awarded a scholarship
of Rs.15000/-. We wish her a
glorious future where she will win
many more accolades.
Vyshakh Vijayan is the son of
M r. V. M . V i j a y a n a n d
scored 83.91%. As he moves
on to follow his dreams, we are
happy to have awarded him a
scholarship of Rs.11000/- and
we wish him a very bright future
and success in his ever y
endeavour.
K.T.Beema Sankarish is the son
o f M r. K . R . T h u l a s i d a s
Narayandas and scored
76.20%. He was awarded a
scholarship of Rs.8000/-. We
wish him a wonderful future
where he will realize all his
dreams.

V.Malathi is the daughter of K . R a m y a i s t h e

M r . P. V e n k a t e s a n a n d
scored 80.25%. She was
awarded a scholarship of
Rs.15000/-. Her talent, hard
work and the strong support from
her family have brought her this
far. We wish her a wonderful
future.
daughter of Mr.S.Krishnan and
s c o r e d 7 7 . 2 5 %
bringing in plenty of
smiles. We are pleased to have
awarded her a scholarship of
Rs.11000/-. We wish her a
wonderful future and all success.
 Congrats to the star performers in the X
Standard Examination, 2009
Kevin Punnoose George is the
son of Mr. George Punnose and
scored a superlative score of
96%. A phenomenal
achievement and the fruits of
many hours of burning midnight
oil, he has truly made his family
proud. He was awarded a
scholarship of Rs.12,000/-. We
wish him a wonderful future.
N.Vinodhini is the daughter of
Mrs. D . T a m i z h s e l v i a n d
scored 93%. She worked hard to
achieve her goal of securing high
marks. She was awarded a
scholarship of Rs.12000/-. We
wish her a wonderful future.
Vivek Premnath is the son of
Mr.G.Premnath and scored 91%.
With a driving ambition toscore
high and excel in higher studies,
we encouraged him with a
scholarship of Rs.8000/- and
wish him a very bright future.
M. Abinaya is the daughter of
M r. T. M a n i p a n d i a n d
s c o r e d 9 1 % . S h e
worked hard to achieve her goal
of securing high marks and we
recognise the scorer with a
phenomenal achievement
backed by long hours of study.
She was awarded a scholarship
of Rs.8,000/-. We wish her a
wonderful future.
S. Hari Prasaad is the son of
Mr.Sathiyaseelan and scored
79% t h r o u g h s h e e r
determination and hard work. He
was awarded a scholarship of
Rs. 6000/- and we wish him
a very bright future.
S . N i t h y a i s t h e
daughter of Mr.G. Sivananjunda
and scored 88.60%. She was
awarded a scholarship of
Rs.6000/-. We appreciate her
family for their unstinting effort
and encouragement. We wish
her a wonderful future.
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ERL Receives a Warm Welcome
in West Bengal!
ERL Switchgear has received its first
order for a RMU network from the
West Bengal State Electricity
Dist.com.ltd. This also marks its
entry into the organization.
The order placed is for the supply of
6 sets of 12kV Indoor metal clad
AC Series Trip Vacuum Interrupting
Ring Main Unit (RMU).
Live Demonstration for ER1000
There was excitement all around as
ERL presented the first live demo for
our new version of E R 1000 called
“Intelligent Remote Terminal Unit” to
Uttarakhand Power UPCL at one of
their substations on 13th August,
2009.
The 33/11kV substation provided
for the purpose was located 35kms
a w a y f r o m t h e c i t y. T h e
communication media was through
GSM. The presentation began at
5.30 PM and after that circuit
breaker was operated from the
boardroom, the operation was
smooth and as per the scheduled
roster time.
The demo and presentation
received a lot of appreciation from
MV Switchgear Business Launches
New Product!
R&D is something that ERL is proud
o f . We c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e
E n g i n e e r i n g Te a m o f M V
Switchgear Business who have
successfully designed and
developed a new product 12kV
Rated 800A Metal Clad Outdoor
Unit type Kiosk VCB Panel with
the executives of PTCUL (Power
Transmission Corporation of
Uttarakhand Ltd) and UPCL and
chaired by the Joint Managing
Director for UPCL & PTCUL. This
demo was arranged by IAG
automation, their local partner.
After the demo, the MD and other
board members sanctioned pilot
projects for UPCL and PTCUL. The
Easun Reyrolle Demo was handled
by Mr.Praveen Agarwal with
regional support from Mr.Kalyan
Roy. The success of this demo
marked a good beginning for this
in-house E R1000 developed by
E R L ' s Te c h n o l o g y g r o u p .
Congratulations to the dynamic
team and may they achieve many
more such victories.
the provision of incoming and
outgoing cable termination on the
same panel. This panel was
developed based on the client
specification and is in line with
TNEB requirements and has been
supplied to TVS Motor Company,
Hosur. Congrats to the Switchgear
team on the successful launch.
MEA Presentation in Bangkok is
a roaring success!
Taking our technology beyond our
geographical boundaries has been
a successful strategy for ERL. Our
team consisting of Mr. L.N. Kumar
ERLMint, Mr.Deepak Shenoy, Mr. V.
Ajith and Mr.Krishnamurthy made
a presentation to Metropolitan
Electricity Authority(MEA),
customers on Automatic Meter
Reading(AMR) and 61850
Automation solutions in Bangkok,
Thailand. Around 20 executives
participated in the two days
seminar from 17th to 18th July,
2009.
The presentation included a
demonstration of ERL's AMR and
Automation solutions. The AMR
demo was live as we connected to
one of our commissioned stations in
India and the information
generated from there was
displayed via Internet.
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MEA Presentation ..........(contd)
The strength of our Automation was
demonstrated through the
interoperability function of ER
products with SEL brand products
besides the SCADA functionality as
per the MEA requirements. The
customers were pleased and gave
open appreciation for ERL system
and the technicalities . They felt
immensely confident that once they
handed over the commissioning of
the system to ERL, they could relax.
Edited & Published by S. Vaidyanathan, Easun Reyrolle Ltd, Bangalore
Winning at the KPCL Seminar!
Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.
(KPCL), Bangalore has a large
number of Thermal Power Plants
and Hydro Power Stations under its
wings. ERL's team made a lively
presentation to KPCL on Power
System Disturbance Recorder &
Communication Protocol IEC
61850 at their Corporate Office
on 4th July, 2009. Around 26
executives participated in the
seminar. The first presentation was
made by Mr. V. Ajith, Automation
Head, who outlined the
Communication Protocol
IEC61850 and subsequently Mr.
R.C. Anand, Sr. Manager-Industry
Segment, who elucidated on the
TESLA – Disturbance Recorder. The
Who are the dynamic young people plugging into the Energy Quest Web Page?
(Answer) The Power Generation.
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key audience consisted of Mr. G.
Hanumanthappa, Chief Engineer
(ED) Mr. M. Shivamallu, SE (CEED)
Mr. U.C. Ramesh, SE (CEED) who
have shown keen interest on the
presentations.
This proved to be a lively
interaction and the response was
encouraging. They have
streamlined their specs for ERL's
IEC61850 and this means a stream
of business for ERL. Mr. Viswanath,
Executive Engineer (E) also
requested out team to extend the
presentation to Bellary Thermal
Power Plant.
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