The laboratory focuses on development of electric control systems for the automation of industrial processes and power plants. The major activities include development of Computer and Microprocessor based systems for process control and monitoring, development of equipment health monitoring systems and application of artificial intelligence techniques in the designs wherever required.

Major Achievements:

	Electrostatic Precipitator Management Systems
	Controllers for Wind Electric Generators
	Intelligent Water Chemistry System
	Health monitoring system for Induction Motors
	Terminal Automation for Bulk Petroleum Loading
	Indigenous DCS for process control based OMEGA Platform

Major Ongoing Projects:

	Development of integrated Asset Management and Decision Support Systems for thermal power plants
	Software solutions for maintenance of power and process industries (jointly with TCS under MOU)

This laboratory is presently engaged in the design and development of digital Controls and Instrumentation Systems for diesel-electric locomotives, turbines, fuel cells and Defence applications. The laboratory is equipped with facilities for carrying out calibration of pressure and temperature instruments, and is providing instrumentation support to BHEL units for carrying out Performance Guarantee Tests.

Major Achievements:

	Digital Electro-hydraulic Turbine Controllers for steam turbines, hydro turbines
	PC-based Turbine Stress Indicator and Controller
	Microcontroller-based Governor for diesel-electric locomotives
	PC-based MMI for New-Generation Digital Voltage Regulator (NGDVR)
	PC based Sequence-of-Events (SOE) Station for Procontrol-based systems
	Digital Compact Electronic unit for Gun Control System of Main Battle Tank, “Arjun”
	Digital Controller for Slewable Antenna System for Project, “Akash”
	Digital controls for Thyristor Controlled Series Compensation (Fixed capacitor bank) of FACTS

Major Ongoing Projects:

	Microprocessor-based Controller for 3100 HP AC/DC diesel-electric locomotives for Indian Railways
	Microprocessor-based Controller for traction alternator fitted on 700 HP AC/AC diesel-electric locomotive
	Low cost Electronic Governor for industrial steam Turbines
	Control and Instrumentation System for 5 kW PEM Fuel Cell under NMITLI Scheme of CSIR
	Calibration and Instrumentation support to BHEL-Ramachandrapuram in carrying out Performance Guarantee Tests

The laboratory is devoted to the developments in the areas of Controlled Shunt Reactors and Phase Shifting Transformer. The laboratory is also involved in the development of 400 kV Class SF6-based Current Transformer, Microprocessor-based Numerical Relays, Electronic Energy Meters incorporating the latest technologies and Grounding Brush and Shaft Current Monitoring System.

Major Achievements:

	Controlled Shunt Reactor under field trial at 400 kV PGCIL Substation, Itarsi
	Phase Shifting Transformer System working at 33 kV substation at Corporate R&D Complex, Hyderabad
	Numerical Relays for Feeder Protection System commissioned on commercial basis at 33 kV substation at BHEL, Tiruchirapalli
	Numerical Line Protection System commissioned under field trial at 132 kV AP Transco Substation, Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad, along with 145 kV GIS
	IrDA based Electronic Meters under production at BHEL Electronics Division, Bangalore
	132 kV, SF6 Current Transformer commissioned at AP Transco 132 kV Substation, Medchal, Hyderabad

Major Ongoing Projects:

	Microprocessor-based controllers for Auto Recloser
	Low cost substation automation with MMI/Remote Communication System
	Power System Simulation as design support for the products

Major Facility:

Single and Three-Phase Automatic Relay Test System for testing various relays

The laboratory possesses expertise in mathematical modeling of systems, control system design and tuning, power plant performance diagnostics and optimization and development of Power Plant Training Simulators and Dynamic Simulation studies and Closed Loop Testing of Analog Control Panels. Modelling and development of artificial neural networks and computer networking are the other activities of the laboratory.
In order to harness the expertise and strength in the areas of power plant modelling, a Centre of Excellence for Simulators has been established by the laboratory. 

Major Achievements:

	Development of Performance Analysis, Diagnostics and Optimisation (PADO) package for power plants
	Application of Neuro-fuzzy technology to boiler controls
	Development of Merit Order Rating System software for optimum operation of conventional/combined cycle power plants
	Automatic Plant Start-up/Shut-down System Simulation

Major Ongoing Projects:

	Development and supply of CRT-based full-scope Simulator, and Steam and Water Chemistry Diagnostics System for Simhadri TPS
	PADO Interface to Boiler Flame Analysis System and Acoustic Pyrometer for Simhadri TPS
	Stability Analysis of 500 MW Steam Turbine

The laboratory, created in the year 2002, is involved in design, development and application of Advanced Control Systems like Static Variable Control, Adaptive Control, Fuzzy Logic Control and Artificial Neural Nets. Investigation and optimization of control loops in thermal power plants are also carried out. 

Major Achievements:

	Design and implementation of Model Control Room with Gigabit Network and Large Video Screens
	Design and development of Integrated Engineering Tool for “OMEGA”
	Distributed Control System (DCS)

Major Ongoing Projects:

Development of New-Generation Control and Instrumentation (C&I) Platform

Major Facilities/Software:

	Control Loop Test Facility
	Large Video Screens
	Gigabit LAN with Layer-3 Intelligent Switches
	“ MATLAB ” Version 6.0
	“ ISaGRAF-PRO 4.1”