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Prof. Kiran R

Assistant Professor Gr-II

Department of Electrical Engineering

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Room No: 353/2 +91-870-2462213 kiranr@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 4
    • Conference(s): 7
    • Book Chapter(s): 2
    • PhD: Current - 2

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    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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    Research Areas

    Battery Management System
    DC DC Converters
    Power Electronics and Drives
    Power Electronics Applications to Power system
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA SURATHKAL 2023
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Principles of Electrical Power Conversion(EE446) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Basic Electrical & Electronics Engg.(EE1161) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Illumination Engineering(EE466) 3-0-0 3 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Robust control approach for a nonlinear 2-DOF quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolator, By K P Yadav, J Narayan and Kiran R, SAGE Publications, Journal of Vibration and Control, vol.1, pp.1-16, 2025
    A Two-Stage Module Based Cell-to-Cell Active Balancing Circuit for Series Connected Lithium-Ion Battery Packs, By K M, R Kalpana, Bhim Singh, Kiran R, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion , vol.38 (4), pp.2282 - 2297, 2023
    An Isolated Dual-Input Half-Bridge DC–DC Boost Converter With Reduced Circulating Power Between Input Ports, By Kiran R, R. Kalpana, IEEE, IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol.45(1), pp. 68 - 76, 2022
    Design and Development of Modular Dual-Input DC–DC Step-Up Converter for Telecom Power Supply, By R Kiran, R Kalpana, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol.57 (3), pp.2591-2601, 2021
    Conference(s)
    Dynamic Modelling and Robust Control of a Two-Phase Interleaved Boost Converter Using Boundary Layer Sliding Mode Control By Nikitha M, Kiran R and Karra Nikhil Reddy, 2026 International Conference on Electric Power and Renewable Energy (EPREC), 2026
    Mathematical Modelling and Investigation on Sliding Mode Control for Lateral Motion Control of In-Wheel Motor Drive Electric Vehicle By Nikitha Mudhavathu; Kiran R; Krishna Prakash Yadav, 2026 International Conference on Electric Power and Renewable Energy (EPREC), 2026
    Non-isolated multi-port high gain interleaved boost dc-dc converter for base transceiver station application By R Kalpana; SP; Bhim Singh; R Kiran; A Sri Ramya, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), 2022
    Design and Development of Modular Dual-Input DC/DC Step Down Converter for Telecom Power Supply By R Kiran and R Kalpana, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2019
    Low frequency ripple charging of Li-ion battery using bidirectional zeta DC-DC converter to improve charge transfer efficiency By J S Goud, R Kalpana, R Kiran, Bhim Singh, 2018 IEEE 7th International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon), 2018
    Renewable energy sources fed dual input full-bridge dc-dc converter for battery charging applications By R Kalpana and Kiran R, 2017 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), 2017
    Design and development of current source fed full-bridge DC-DC converter for (60V/50A) telecom power supply By Kiran R and R Kalpana, 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy (TAP Energy), 2017
    Book Chapter(s)
    Electric energy sources and storage device By R. Kalpana, Kenguru Manjunath, Vinod R. Chiliveri, and R. Kiran in Electric Vehicle Components and Charging Technologies: Design, modeling, simulation and control, IET, EV Design, 2024
    Performance evaluation of multi-input converter-based battery charging system for electric vehicle applications By R Kalpana, R Kiran, P Parthiban in Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage, CRC Press, Electric Vehicle, 2023
    Patent(s)
    Hybrid Cell Balancing-Based Thermal Management System for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs in Electric Vehicles, System and Method Thereof (202541041367)
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    SOCCER: SOCCER: Sophisticated Optimized DC-DC Converter for Charging Electric Vehicle Using Reliable SiC/GaN devices
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: RSG - NITW
    Project Cost (INR): 500000
    Date of Commencement: 24-06-2025  
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Jorika Malavika
    Area of Research: Power Electronics and Drives, Battery Mangement systems
    Prem Jeet Anand
    Area of Research: Power Electronics and Drives
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  DAPOC member (Continuing from January, 2025)
     Last updated on April 1, 2026