About Speaker: Dr.G.K.Rao,awarded Ph.D. in Electrical Power Systems at Moscow Power Engg. Institute, Moscow, U. S. S. R. in 1973, M.Sc (Engg.) in Electrical Machine Design at Guindy Engg. College, Chennai, 1963 and B.E. (Elec.) at Govt. College of Engineering, Kakinada (Andhra University), 1960. He has 41 years of teaching experience at various institutes like BHUIT, Varanasi, VVIT, Nambur, LBR C ollege of Engineering, Mylavaram, Vignan Engineering College & Vignan University, Vadlamudi. His current research interests in “Deregulated operation of power systems with special emphasis on Electrical Loss Allocation and Congestion Management”, “Smart Electric Grids and Co-generation with emphasis on Demand Response” & “Application of Evolutionary Programming Techniques to Power Systems” not only these he has handled R & D Projects “As HoD at IT BHU secured UGC Special Assistance Programme (SAP) for research development in three thrust areas”, “With GEC, India at Naini, near Allahabad, Optimal core design for 25 kVA transformer”, “With UPSEB on reactive power sharing between Rehind and Renusagar power station” & “With UPSEB at Varanasi on fault location in underground cables”. He published 32 International Journals, 12 National Journals, 8 International Conferences and 21 National Conferences.

About Topic: The objective of a smart grid is to use all the available modern technologies. So that the power system works in a reliable, efficient and effective manner. Any smart grid aims at supplying the energy to the customer. In the most transparent way and at the same time helps the customer to minimize the amount of energy bill to be paid by the customer. At the same time utility also gets benefited to meet the energy demand at all times of the day and during all sessions.

The above requirements are meet by a smart grid. By making the customers participate in the system operations. One of the ways the customer helps the system is through demand response. When the customer voluntarily reduces his residential load at the peak hours by getting cost incentives. The smart grid takes also the storage batteries and the plug in hybrid electric vehicles as resources. It also makes full use of smart meter. Which is connected between the utility and the customer.

Dr. M. Uma Vani, Professor & Head of the Department given hearty welcome to the Guset, Professors & Faculty in the department, and students. Dr. G. R. K. Murthy, Professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering given introductory speech about the guest. After completion of lecture many students interacted with Dr. G. Kesava Rao and clarified their doubts. At the end of the session Dr. M. Uma Vani, Professor & Head of the Department and remaining Professors in the department has felicitated the guest behalf of the students and department faculty.