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Key Notes
- Journal(s): 36
- Conference(s): 41
- Book Chapter(s): 3
- PhD: Current - 3 Awarded - 5
- Event(s) Organized: Conference - 1 Workshop - 8
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PUBLICATIONS8
DOCTORAL STUDENTS10
PROJECTS1
PATENTResearch Areas
Multilevel Inverters, Power Quality and Grid interface.
Power Electronics-DC-DC Converters, DC-AC Inverters.
Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation.
Wide Bandgap Device based Power Converters.
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology(MANIT), Bhopal | 2011 |
| Master of Technology | Annamalai University | 2004 |
| Bachelor of Engineering | Pallavan Engineering College (Affiliated to Madras University) | 2002 |
COURSES HANDLED
| Course | L-T-P | Credit | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide Band Gap Devices for Power Electronics Applications(EE16021) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Control & Integration of Renewable Energy Sources(EE16026) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Power Electronics(EE302) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Control and Integration of Renewable Energy Sources(EE5104) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal(s)
Single-Phase Switched-Capacitor Based Common Ground Five-Level Inverter For Grid-Tied PV Systems With Double Gain,
By K Kalyan Singh, A. Kirubakaran,
Elsevier,
Computers and Electrical Engineering,
vol.131,
pp.1-20,
2026
A New Single-Phase Switched Capacitor Based Five-Level Inverter with Double Gain for PV Applications,
By P. Ravali, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE,
CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications,
vol.,
pp.,
2026
DSP Controlled Single-Phase Two-Stage Five-Level Inverter for High Efficiency Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems,
By P. Ravali, and A. Kirubakaran,
Springer Nature,
Journal of Electrical Engineering,
vol.108,
pp.1-22,
2026
Single-Phase Common Ground Type Switched-Capacitor Based Five-Level Boost Inverter For Grid-Tied PV Applications,
By P. Ravali, and A. Kirubakaran,
Springer Nature,
Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology,
vol.,
pp.1-15,
2026
Rapid Prototyping of an FPGA-Controlled Common Ground Single-Phase Transformerless Five-Level Inverter Using Xilinx System Generator,
By P. Ravali and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE,
IEEE Latin America Transactions,
vol.23,
pp.609-618,
2025
A Quasi-Switched Capacitor Based Grid-Connected PV Inverter With Minimum Leakage Current,
By P. Manoj, A. Kirubakaran and V. T. Somasekhar,
IEEE,
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics,
vol.11,
pp.5969-5978,
2023
A Dual Quasi Z-Source Based T-Type Five-Level Inverter with Improved HERIC Structure for Photovoltaic Applications,
By Chinmay Kumar Das, A. Kirubakaran, V.T. Somasekhar, K. Sateesh Kumar,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications,
vol.59,
pp.4539-4549,
2023
An Assymetrical Dual Quasi-Z-Source Based 7-Level Inverter for PV Applications,
By P. Manoj, A. Kirubakaran, and V.T. Somasekhar,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion,
vol.38,
pp.1097-1107,
2023
A Single-Stage Quasi-Z-Source Based 5-Level Grid-tied PV Inverter with Reduced Leakage Current,
By P. Manoj, A. Kirubakaran, and, V.T. Somasekhar,
IEEE,
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics,
vol.11,
pp.826-835,
2023
A Quasi Z-Source Based Five-Level PV Inverter with Leakage Current Reduction,
By Chinmay Kumar Das, A. Kirubakaran, V.T. Somasekhar,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications,
vol.58,
pp.400-412,
2022
A Quasi-Z-Source Based Space Vector Modulated Cascaded Four-Level Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications,
By P. Manoj, A. Kirubakaran, Sumon Dhara, V.T. Somasekhar,
IEEE,
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics,
vol.10,
pp.4749-4762,
2022
An Improved Quasi Z-Source Based H5 Inverter with Low Leakage Current for Photovoltaic Applications,
By Chinmay Kumar Das, A. Kirubakaran, V.T. Somasekhar, K. Sateesh Kumar,
Wiley,
International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems,
vol.31,
pp.1-19,
2021
A three-phase inverter circuit using half-bridge cells and T-NPC for medium voltage applications,
By T. Abhilash, A. Kirubakaran, and V.T. Somasekhar,
Wiley,
International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications,
vol.,
pp.1-22,
2020
Single-Phase Two-Stage Seven-Level Power Conditioner for Photovoltaic Power Generation System,
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and N. Subrahmanyam,
IEEE,
Single-Phase Two-Stage Seven-Level Power Conditioner for Photovoltaic Power Generation System,
vol.8,
pp.794-804,
2020
Impedance Source Based Multilevel Inverter: A state-of-art review,
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, Chinmay Kumar Das, A. Kirubakaran, and V.T. Somasekhar ,
World Scientific Publishing,
Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers,
vol.29,
pp.1-31,
2020
A Two-Stage T-type Hybrid Five-Level Transformerless Inverter for PV Applications,
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and N. Subrahmanyam,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics,
vol.9510-9521,
pp.35,
2020
Bidirectional Clamping Based H5, HERIC and H6 Transformerless Inverter Topologies with Reactive Power Capability,
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and N. Subrahmanyam,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications,
vol.56,
pp.5119-5128,
2020
A New Structure of Single Phase Two-Stage Hybrid Transformerless Multilevel PV Inverter,
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and N. Subrahmanyam,
Wiley,
International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications,
vol.47,
pp.152-174,
2019
A New Configuration of Seven-Level Quasi Z-Source Based Isolated Inverter for Renewable Applications,
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, and A. Kirubakaran,
Wiley,
A New Configuration of Seven-Level Quasi Z-Source Based Isolated Inverter for Renewable Applications,
vol.29,
pp.1-19,
2019
Performance Evaluation of SPEIC Based Single-Phase Seven-Level Inverter For Renewable Applications,
By R. Arunprasath, D. Vijayakumar, M. Rathinakumar, S. Meikandasivam, A. Kirubakaran,
-,
International Journal of Renewable and Energy Research,
vol.9,
pp.704-711,
2019
Operation, Control and Verification of Seven-Level Quasi-Z Source Based T-Type Inverter,
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, A. Kirubakaran, and Chinmay Kumar Das,
World Scientific Publishing,
Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers,
vol.29,
pp.1-20,
2019
Multistring Seven-Level Quasi Z-Source Based Asymmetrical Multilevel Inverter,
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, and A. Kirubakaran,
IAES,
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
vol.15,
pp.88-94,
2019
A New Structure of Three-Phase Five-Level Inverter With Nested Two-Level Cells,
By T. Abhilash, A. Kirubakaran, V.T. Somasekhar,
Wiley,
International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications,
vol.47,
pp.1-11,
2019
A New Hybrid Flying Capacitor Based Single Phase Nine-Level Inverter,
By T. Abhilash, A. Kirubakaran, V.T. Somasekhar,
Wiley,
International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems,
vol.15,
pp.1-15,
2019
Modified Structure of Sepic Based Single-Phase Five-Level T-Type Inverter For Photovoltaic Applications,
By R. Arunprasath, D. Vijayakumar, M. Rathinakumar, S. Meikandasivam, A. Kirubakaran,
BEIESP,
International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology,
vol.9,
pp.3852-3856,
2019
FPGA Based Implementation of Single-Phase Seven-Level Quasi-Z-Source Inverter,
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, and A. Kirubakaran,
Wiley,
International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications,
vol.47,
pp.1970-1989,
2019
An Improved Hybrid-Bridge Transformerless Inverter Topology with Bi-Directional Clamping and Reactive Power Capability,
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and N. Subrahmanyam,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications,
vol.55,
pp.7400-7409,
2019
A Seven-Level VSI with a Front-end Cascaded Three-Level Inverter and Flying Capacitor fed H-Bridge,
By T. Abhilash, A. Kirubakaran, V.T. Somasekhar,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications,
vol.55,
pp.6073-6088,
2019
Performance Examination of SEPIC Based Hybrid Cascaded Single-Phase Multilevel Inverter,
By R. Arunprasath, D. Vijayakumar, M. Rathinakumar, S. Meikandasivam, A. Kirubakaran,
BEIESP,
International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology,
vol.9,
pp.3644-3648,
2019
A Thirteen-Level Asymmetrical Cascaded H-Bridge Single Phase Inverter,
By P. Varalakshmi, and A. Kirubakaran,
-,
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
vol.12,
pp.619-626,
2018
Xilinx FPGA-Based Single-Phase Seven-Level Inverter With Single Input DC Voltage Source,
By A. Kirubakaran,
World Scientific Publishing,
Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers,
vol.26,
pp.1-20,
2017
Development of LabVIEW-based multilevel inverter with reduced number of switches,
By A. Kirubakaran, and D. Vijayakumar,
Inderscience,
International Journal of Power Electronics,
vol.1,
pp.88-102,
2014
A two-stage power electronic interface for fuel cell based power supply system,
By A. Kirubakaran, Shailendra Jain, and R.K. Nema,
Inderscience,
International Journal of Power Electronics,
vol.3,
pp.111-133,
2011
DSP Controlled Single Stage Power Electronic Interface for Fuel Cell Based Distributed Generation,
By A. Kirubakaran, Shailendra Jain, and R.K. Nema,
IEEE,
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics,
vol.26,
pp.3853-3864,
2011
A Review on fuel cell technologies and power electronic interface,
By A. Kirubakaran, Shailendra Jain, and R.K. Nema,
Elsevier,
International Journal of Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews,
vol.13,
pp.2430-2440,
2009
The PEM fuel cell system with DC/DC boost converter: Design, Modeling & Simulation,
By 34. A. Kirubakaran, Shailendra Jain, and R.K. Nema,
Academy Publisher,
International Journal of Recent Trends in Engineering,
vol.1,
pp.157-161,
2009
Conference(s)
Implementation of Talkative Power Conversion with PWM FSK and PSK in Three-Level T-type Inverter
By CH Rajender, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE SEFET,
2025
Analysis of Grid-connected Dual T-type Five-Level Inverter with Talkative Power Conversions
By Ch. Rajender, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE IFEEC 2025, Indonesia,
2025
Single-Phase Five-Level Common Ground Transformerless Switched Capacitor Inverters for PV Applications with Double Gain
By K. Kalyan Singh, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE ICPC2T, 2025,
2025
A New Single-Phase Switched Capacitor Based Five-Level Inverter With 200% DC Utilization
By P. Ravali, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE SEFET,
2024
A New Single-Phase Two-Stage Five-Level Photovoltaic Inverter With Low Leakage Current
By P. Ravali, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE SEFET,
2024
A New Single-Phase Dual-Mode Active Neutral Point-Clamped Five-Level Inverter for Renewable Applications
By A. Kirubakaran, Reza Barzegarkhoo, and Marco Liserre,
IEEE ICPC2T,
2024
A New Common Ground Single-Phase Transformerless Five-Level Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications
By A. Kirubakaran, Reza Barzegarkhoo, and Marco Liserre,
IEEE ICPC2T,
2024
A New Single-Phase Fault-Tolerant T-Type Five-Level Inverter with 100% DC Utilization
By A. Kirubakaran, K. Sateesh Kumar, Reza Barzegarkhoo, and Marco Liserre,
IEEE ICPC2T,
2024
Improved T-Type and ANPC Multilevel Converters by Means of GaN-Based T-Cell Branch and Bidirectional Device
By R. Barzegarkhoo, A. Kirubakaran, T. Pereira, M. Liserre and Y. P. Siwakoti,
IECON 2024 - 50th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society,
2024
Single-Phase Two-Stage Transformerless Five-Level Inverter for PV applications
By P. Ravali, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE SEFET,
2023
Single-Phase Five-Level H5 and Heric Transformerless Inverters for PV applications
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and S. Raghavendran,
IEEE SEFET,
2023
Non-isolated Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for BLDC Motor in Electric Vehicle Applications
By P. Anugraha, D. Vijayakumar, S. Meikandasivam and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE i-PACT,
2023
A New Dual Quasi Z-Source Based T-Type Five-Level Inverter with HERIC Structure for PV System
By Chinmay Kumar Das, A. Kirubakaran, V.T. Somasekhar and K. Sateesh Kumar,
IEEE SEFET 2022,
2022
Performance Evaluation of Two-Stage Boost Five-Level T-Type Inverter for PV Applications
By D. Vijayakumar, A. Kirubakaran, and K. Sateesh Kumar,
IEEE SEFET 2022,
2022
Novel Single-Phase Packed U-Cell based Symmetrical Multilevel Inverters
By K. Sateesh Kumar, S. Raghavendran, Chinmay Kumar Das and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE ICPC2T,
2022
Single Phase Five-Level Transformerless Inverter for Multi-String Photovoltaic Applications
By K. Sateesh Kumar, S. Raghavendran, A. Kirubakaran, and S. Umashankar,
IEEE TPEC 2021,
2021
Generation of Pulsed Power for Radar Application
By Akash Kumar Paul, A.V. Giridhar, K.K. Rai, and A. Kirubakaran,
ICPEE 2021,
2021
Improved H5 Circuit Based Five-Level Quasi Z-Source Inverter with Reduced Leakage Current
By Chinmay Kumar Das, A. Kirubakaran, and V.T. Somasekhar,
PEDES 2020,
2020
Bi-Directional Clamping Based H5, HERIC and H6-Type Transformerless Inverter Topologies with Improved Modulation Technique
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and N. Subrahmanyam,
IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart-Grid and Renewable Energy,
2020
A Space Vector Modulated Quasi-Z-Source Based Four-Level VSI for PV Applications
By P. Manoj, V.T. Somasekhar, and A. Kirubakaran,
EEEIC 2019,
2019
Two-Stage SEPIC Based Single-Phase Five-Level Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications
By R. Arunprasath, M. Rathinakumar, D. Vijayakumar, S. Meikandasivam, and A. Kirubakaran,
i- PACT 2019,
2019
A Novel Two-Stage Hybrid T-Type Five-Level Transformerless Inverter
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and N. Subrahmanyam,
i- PACT 2019,
2019
A Complete Fault-Tolerant Solution For A Single-Phase Five-Level Hybrid Flying Capacitor Inverter
By B. Sunil Kumar, and A. Kirubakaran,
i- PACT 2019,
2019
A Seven-Level Hybrid Inverter with DC-Link and Flying Capacitor Voltage Balancing
By T. Abhilash, A. Kirubakaran, and V.T. Somasekhar,
EEEIC 2019,
2019
A Five-Level Quasi Z-Source Based NPC Inverter for PV Applications
By Chinmay Kumar Das, A. Kirubakaran, and V.T. Somasekhar,
EEEIC 2019,
2019
A Single-Phase Quasi-Z-Source Based Seven-Level Inverter with Capacitor Voltage Balancing
By Sunil Kumar, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE IICPE,
2018
Xilinx FPGA Based Single Phase Five-Level Cascaded Z-Source Inverter
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE IICPE,
2018
A Novel Hybrid Quasi-Z-Source T-Type Seven-Level Inverter
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, A. Kirubakaran, and Chinmay Kumar Das,
IEEE IICPE,
2018
A Hybrid-Bridge Asymmetrical Transformerless Five-Level Photovoltaic Inverter
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, and N. Subrahmanyam,
IEEE INDICON,
2017
A Novel Three-Phase Seven-Level Inverter
By T. Abhilash, A. Kirubakaran, and V.T. Somasekhar,
IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies,
2017
Single-Phase Quasi-Z-Source Based Isolated DC/AC Converter
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE ICPS,
2016
A New 3-Phase Hybrid Matrix Multilevel Inverter
By Alladi Siva Satyanarayana, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE Students' Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science (SCEECS),
2016
A New Cascaded Quasi-Z Source Based Single Phase Seven Level Inverter
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE Students' Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science (SCEECS),
2016
A Front-End Boost Asymmetrical Multi-Level Inverter With Single Input Source
By Hagos hadgu, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering,
2014
A Novel Four Level Cascaded Z-Source Inverter
By B. Krishna Chaithanya, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE PEDES 2014,
2014
Zero Voltage Switching Floating Output High Gain Interleaved DC-DC Converter
By Sagar S. Hujare, and A. Kirubakaran,
IEEE- International Multi Conference on Automation, Computing, Control, Communication and Compressed Sensing,
2013
A Multilevel Inverter with Reduced Number of Switches
By Jacob James Nedumgatt, D. Vijayakumar, A. Kirubakaran, and S. Umashankar,
IEEE Students' Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science (SCEECS),
2012
A New Multilevel DC-DC Boost Converter for Fuel Cell Based Power System
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, A. Kirubakaran, and D. Vijayakumar,
IEEE Students' Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science (SCEECS),
2012
DSP Controlled DC/DC Boost Converter for Renewable/Green Power Applications
By A. Kirubakaran, Shailendra Jain, and R.K. Nema,
IEEE Joint International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) & Power India,
2010
Simulation and Performance Evaluation of 10 kW Two Stage Power Electronic Interface for Fuel Cell Based Power Supply System
By A. Kirubakaran, Shailendra Jain, and R.K. Nema,
IEEE Third International Conference on Power Systems,
2009
Distributed Generation by Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: A Review
By A. Kirubakaran, R.K. Nema, and Shailendra Jain,
IEEE Powercon & Power India Conference,
2008
Book Chapter(s)
Z-Source-based Multilevel Inverter Topologies for Photovoltaic Applications
By Jammy Ramesh Rahul, K. Sateesh Kumar, T. Abhilash, A. Kirubakaran, B. Hema Kumar Reddy in
Recent Advances and Emerging Technologies in Multi-Level Inverters,
River Publishers,
ISBN: 9788770041430,
2025
Hybrid Multilevel Inverter Topologies for Medium-Voltage Applications
By T. Abhilash, K. Sateesh Kumar, Jammy Ramesh Rahul, A. Kirubakaran, and V.T. Somasekhar in
Advanced Power Electronics Converter for Future Renewable Energy Systems,
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis,
DOI:10.1201/9781003323471,
2023
Power Electronics: Technology for Grid-tied Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems
By K. Sateesh Kumar, A. Kirubakaran, N. Subrahmanyam, and S. Umashankar in
Power Electronics for Green Energy Conversion,
Scrivener Wiley Publication,
DOI:10.1002/9781119786511,
2022
Patent(s)
Single-Phase Switched-Capacitor Based Five-Level Inverter for Grid-Tied Systems (202541075187)
PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
Development of PV-Battery Powered Quasi-Z-Source Fed Five-Phase Interior-Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive for Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Project Cost (INR): 3744480
Date of Commencement: 18-12-2025
Duration: 36 Months
Status: Ongoing
Type: Research
Sponsor: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Project Cost (INR): 3744480
Date of Commencement: 18-12-2025
Duration: 36 Months
Status: Ongoing
Development of Smart Electric Grid Laboratory
Role:
Co-Principal Developer
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-FIST SR/FST/ETI/2022/1109
Project Cost (INR): 9400000
Date of Commencement: 15-12-2022
Duration: 60 Months
Status: Ongoing
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-FIST SR/FST/ETI/2022/1109
Project Cost (INR): 9400000
Date of Commencement: 15-12-2022
Duration: 60 Months
Status: Ongoing
Design and Development of an Integrated Soft-switched CC-LED Driver based Solar LED Lighting System
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MoE-SPARC
Project Cost (INR): 4135550
Date of Commencement: 28-07-2023 Date of Completion: 31-03-2026
Duration: 32 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MoE-SPARC
Project Cost (INR): 4135550
Date of Commencement: 28-07-2023 Date of Completion: 31-03-2026
Duration: 32 Months
Status: Completed
Proof checking of Design and drawings of External Electric Supply at Hebbal, Bengaluru
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: M/s. AFSON Engineers & Contractors, Bengaluru
Project Cost (INR): 46020
Date of Commencement: 26-04-2025 Date of Completion: 25-05-2025
Duration: 1 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: M/s. AFSON Engineers & Contractors, Bengaluru
Project Cost (INR): 46020
Date of Commencement: 26-04-2025 Date of Completion: 25-05-2025
Duration: 1 Months
Status: Completed
Design and Development of a High Efficiency Single-Phase Transformerless Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Systems with Low Leakage Current
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) fellowship
Project Cost (INR): 1727180
Date of Commencement: 04-09-2023 Date of Completion: 25-01-2024
Duration: 4 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) fellowship
Project Cost (INR): 1727180
Date of Commencement: 04-09-2023 Date of Completion: 25-01-2024
Duration: 4 Months
Status: Completed
Design and Development of Cascaded Quasi-Z Source Multilevel Inverter for Grid Connected Photovoltaic System
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), INDIA
Project Cost (INR): 4109902
Date of Commencement: 27-07-2017 Date of Completion: 26-01-2021
Duration: 42 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), INDIA
Project Cost (INR): 4109902
Date of Commencement: 27-07-2017 Date of Completion: 26-01-2021
Duration: 42 Months
Status: Completed
Development of a High Efficiency Single Phase Quasi-Z-Source Based Isolated DC/AC Converter for PV Applications
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), INDIA
Project Cost (INR): 3337321
Date of Commencement: 24-07-2017 Date of Completion: 23-01-2021
Duration: 42 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), INDIA
Project Cost (INR): 3337321
Date of Commencement: 24-07-2017 Date of Completion: 23-01-2021
Duration: 42 Months
Status: Completed
Power Conditioning for PV Systems
Role:
Course Coordinator
Type: GIAN Course
Sponsor: GIAN IIT Kharagpur - Ministry of Education, GOI
Project Cost (INR): 544000
Date of Commencement: 01-01-2018 Date of Completion: 05-01-2018
Duration: 0 Months
Status: Completed
Type: GIAN Course
Sponsor: GIAN IIT Kharagpur - Ministry of Education, GOI
Project Cost (INR): 544000
Date of Commencement: 01-01-2018 Date of Completion: 05-01-2018
Duration: 0 Months
Status: Completed
Alternate Energy Sources for Distributed Generation
Role:
Course Coordinator
Type: GIAN Course
Sponsor: IIT Kharagpur - Ministry of Education, GOI
Project Cost (INR): 544000
Date of Commencement: 18-12-2017 Date of Completion: 22-12-2017
Duration: 0 Months
Status: Completed
Type: GIAN Course
Sponsor: IIT Kharagpur - Ministry of Education, GOI
Project Cost (INR): 544000
Date of Commencement: 18-12-2017 Date of Completion: 22-12-2017
Duration: 0 Months
Status: Completed
Analysis of Three-Level DC-DC Converter and Multilevel Inverter for Fuel Cell Based Power Supply System
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: RSM Project
Project Cost (INR): 280000
Date of Commencement: 01-10-2012 Date of Completion: 31-03-2013
Duration: 5 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: RSM Project
Project Cost (INR): 280000
Date of Commencement: 01-10-2012 Date of Completion: 31-03-2013
Duration: 5 Months
Status: Completed
RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
Current PhD Students
Bommena Harshini
Area of Research:
PV Inverters
C. Rajender
Area of Research:
GaN-based Multilevel Inverters with Talkative Power Conversion
P. Vinodh Kumar
Area of Research:
Impedance Source Inverter for PV Water Pumping Applications
Previous PhD Students
P. Ravali
(2026)
Area of Research:
Development of Single-Phase Switched-Capacitor Based Five-Level Inverters for Grid-Tied Photovoltaic Applications
Chinmay Kumar Das
(2022)
Area of Research:
Quasi Z-Source Based Multilevel Inverters for PV Appl.
K. Sateeshkumar
(2021)
Area of Research:
Investigations of single-phase VSI topologies for PV Appl.
T. Abhilash
(2020)
Area of Research:
Hybrid Multilevel Inverter Topologies for Medium Voltage App
Jammy Ramesh Rahul
(2019)
Area of Research:
Investigations on Impedance Source Based Multilevel Inverter
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Ten Day Online FDP on “Electric Vehicles: Converters, Propulsion, and Control”
23-Jun-2025
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03-Jul-2025
Event Type:
Workshop
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: Electronics and ICT Academy
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: Electronics and ICT Academy
Five Day Course on “Soft Switched Resonant Power Converter Applications and Design”
06-Jan-2025
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10-Jan-2025
Event Type:
Workshop
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: SPARC
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: SPARC
Special Track on “Multilevel Power Converter: Topologies, Modulation and Control Strategies, and Their Application” IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference (IFEEC 2025), Bali, Indonesia
19-Nov-2025
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21-Nov-2025
Event Type:
Conference
Role: Organizing Member
Funding Agency: IFEEC 2025
Role: Organizing Member
Funding Agency: IFEEC 2025
A One-Day Workshop on Environmental Sustainability (ES-2025)
10-Feb-2025
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10-Feb-2025
Event Type:
Workshop
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
Five-Day Workshop on “Power Converters and Control Schemes for Solar PV-based Applications”
30-Dec-2024
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03-Jan-2025
Event Type:
Workshop
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: SPARC
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: SPARC
Six-Day FDP on “Effective Teaching and Learning of Modern Electric Drives”
15-Mar-2021
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21-Mar-2021
Event Type:
Workshop
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: TLC NIT Warangal
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: TLC NIT Warangal
Six-Day FDP on “Integration of Renewable Energy Sources”
03-Jun-2019
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08-Jun-2019
Event Type:
Workshop
Role: Convenor
Funding Agency: Electronics and ICT Academy
Role: Convenor
Funding Agency: Electronics and ICT Academy
Five-Day Gian Course on “Power Conditioning for PV Systems”
01-Jan-2018
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05-Jan-2018
Event Type:
Workshop
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: GIAN IIT Kharagpur
Role: Co‑coordinator
Funding Agency: GIAN IIT Kharagpur
Five-Day Gian Course on “Alternate Energy Sources for Distributed Generation”
18-Dec-2017
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22-Dec-2017
Event Type:
Workshop
Role: Convenor
Funding Agency: GIAN IIT Kharagpur
Role: Convenor
Funding Agency: GIAN IIT Kharagpur
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2025
BEST PAPER AWARD -IEEE ICPC2T 2025
GRID-INDIA Power System Award (GIPSA) 2025-26
2024
BEST PAPER AWARD -IEEE ICPC2T 2024
2023
SIRE FELLOWSHIP AWARD
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Member - E-mobility & Smart-Grid COE (Continuing from July, 2024)
- PhD Coordinator, Department of Electrical Engineering (Continuing from March, 2024)
- Program Coordinator M.Tech (PED) (July, 2022 - June, 2023)
- PhD Coordinator (Continuing from July, 2021)
- Course Coordinator M.Tech (PED) (July, 2019 - June, 2021)
- Faculty In-charge for Department Library Work (January, 2019 - June, 2021)
- Faculty In-charge for Electrical Machines Lab-EED (October, 2013 - December, 2019)
- Faculty Advisor,Electrical Engineering Association (EEA) (June, 2012 - May, 2014)
Last updated on March 6, 2026