International Conference on
Energy Efficient LED Lighting and
Solar PhotoVoltaic Systems
at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur


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Background


The usage of electricity is increasing day by day to meet our growing energy demands. Large part of it comes from technologies based on exhaustible & polluting fossil fuels like coal, gas etc. It is desired that share of clean, green, renewable and non-hazardous sources is increased to make our planet safe and inhabitable for its flower and fauna. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Solar cells are two such technologies having potentials of providing efficient lighting and electricity from renewable & inexhaustible source. LEDs and solar cells are closely related technologies and are in fact complementary to each other. One converts electricity to light while other converts light into electricity. LED street lightings sourced through photovoltaic systems are widely used. However, present usage of these technologies in overall electricity consumption is quite small. One of the important factors of its small share is high cost. Further research & development are required to make these technologies more efficient and affordable. Further innovations and investments in industry are desired to produce materials, develop processes and systems at lower cost & high numbers as to get benefit of economy of scale. Also, there is need to increase the general awareness of masses of long life, efficient LED lighting & PV systems for long run benefits. To address these issues, an International Conference on Energy Efficient LED Lighting and Solar Photovoltaic Systems is being organized at IIT Kanpur jointly by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers Kanpur Center.

AT IITK, we have been doing research and development in both the technologies, LED Lighting & SPV. Besides R&D, IIT Kanpur has organized in past the National Conference on the Emerging Trends in the Photovoltaic Energy Generation and Utilization (NCETPEGU) in 27-29 March 2008, International Symposium on Photovoltaic Science & Technology (ISPST) on 13 Jan 2010 and a Seminar on Micro-solar Energy Generation & Utilization from 3-5 Sep 2011. These conferences/symposium/seminars have been quite successful in bringing together academics, scientists, industrialists on the same platform and providing students platform to present their work. We hope that the present international conference too will be tremendous success.

The present international conference will have format of tutorials on LED & PV systems by eminent experts, invited talks, oral, poster paper presentations, panel discussion, working model contest and exhibition of products. The conference is open to academics, universities, research establishments, industry and other interested ones having stakes in these technologies. The students will be awarded for their best performances in poster papers and working models.



Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Station established at IITK having five different PV Technologies