About Us

Meet The Team

Name: Kristian Lending

Email: kristian.lending12@imperial.ac.uk
Role: Construction and Testing
Contribution: Melvic and I played a heavy part in the prototyping of the ELC itself, we were there to make sure a suitable physical model was constructed before our deadline. This is the same prototype that we plan on giving the EWB group so that they can implement our design within the villages. In addition to that I also played a part in testing a variety of the components to make sure they behaved as expected. Furthermore I also played a crucial role in creating both the high level and low level design of our circuits.

Name: Melvic Low

Email: melvic.low12@imperial.ac.uk
Role: Simulations and construction of ELC
Contribution: Leonardo and I were responsible for carrying out the simulations for the switching part of the circuit. These are an important part of the project because it is very difficult for us to perform an actual test to scale given the limitations of our resources. Hence they allow us to predict what will happen when operating at higher voltages and power. Kristian and I also took part in building the ELC which required some finesse as unpredictable results occurred from time to time, and I constantly had to respond appropriately on the spot.

Name: Leonardo Niccolò Ialongo

Email: leonardo.ialongo12@imperial.ac.uk
Role: Simulations
Contribution: I have been mostly involved in designing the switching circuits with Melvic and simulating them in order to see their behaviour. This is so that I could determine whether they would be suitable for our ELC circuit. I contributed to certain sections of the report related to my area of simulations. Also I have worked on the Single Phase Synchronous generator simulations, which were needed in order to see the behaviour of the generator that is currently in the Apayao Province.

Name: Ravindra Bhadti

Email: ravindra.bhadti12@imperial.ac.uk
Role: Website Design and Simulations
Contribution: During this project I was in charge of designing the website which is important because it is an easy way for our group to portray the aims and goals of this project. Also it is an ideal way to show everybody why this project is important and also the people working behind this.
I also simulated the input side of the circuit, this side will be responsible for reading the frequency of the electricity and feeding it into our micro controller.

Name: Yi-Sheng Koh

Email: yi.koh12@imperial.ac.uk
Role: Programming The Arduino, Control Algorithms and Simulations
Contribution: For this project I had the task of designing and implementing the control algorithm which will be programmed onto our Arduino. This is extremely important since this tells the ELC how to react in changes of frequency and how much excess power to dissipate in order to keep the generator speed as constant as possible. Further more I also worked on trying to simulate the single phase generator.

Name: Sanjana George

Email: sanjana.george12@imperial.ac.uk
Role: Researching, Collating and Structuring Information
Contribution: I carried out research, collated information and suitably structured it. During the first term I did this mainly for the switching mechanisms and the environmental and social impacts. All of this was then added to each individual's area of focus to form the final report. I ensured that this was submitted such that it accurately reflected our design process and prototype development.

Name: Alexander Gallo

Email: alexander.gallo12@imperial.ac.uk
Role: Finance And Switching
Contribution: I was in charge of collating together the total expenditures of the group and writing that particular section of the report. I also wrote the finance section of the report which was then handed to Sanjana. I contributed to the EWB side of the project by helping decide between switching options and making calculations in this area.