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Prof. Mahamad Nabab Alam

PhD (IIT Roorkee)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Electrical Engineering

Room No: A321 +91-870-2464245
mnalam@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Networked microgrids

 Power system protection

 Power systems optimization

 Power system state estimation

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Comprehensive Viva-voce(EE6347)
  • Basic Electrical & Electronics Engg.(EE1161)
  • Power Systems Computation Lab - I(EE26007)
  • Power Systems Lab(EE404)
  • Dissertation Work Part - A(EE6349)
  • Network Theory(EE134)
  • Electrical Circuits and Machines(EE181)
  • Smart Grid Protection(EE36002)
  • Network Analysis(EE1163)
  • Smart grid Protection Lab(EE36006)
  • Power Systems Computation Lab - I(EE5203)
  • Basic Electrical & Electronics Engineering(EE132)
  • Smart Grid Protection Lab(EE5354)
  • Smart Grid Protection(EE5351)
  • Data Science Lab(EE5254)
  • Seminar - I(EE5348)
  • Electrical Network Analysis(EE151)
  • Advanced Computational Methods in Power Systems(EE5201)
  • Power Electronic Simulation Lab(EE5106)
  • ORC ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8322-8304
  • ISI Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/H-1313-2019
  • SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56729643400
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=QcFaEhEAAAAJ&hl=en


  • "Protection of networked microgrids using relays with multiple setting groups", By M. N. Alam, S. Chakrabarti, and A. K. Pradhan , IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol.18, pp.3713-3723, 2022
  • “A benchmark test system for networked microgrids”, By M. N. Alam, S. Chakrabarti, and X. Liang, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol.16, pp.6217-6230, 2020
  • “Networked microgrids: state-of-the-art and future perspectives”, By M. N. Alam, S. Chakrabarti, and A Ghosh, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol.15, pp.1238-1250, 2019
  • “Adaptive protection coordination scheme using numerical directional overcurrent relays,” , By M. N. Alam, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol.15, pp.64-73, 2019
  • “Protection scheme for reconfigurable radial distribution networks in presence of distributed generation” , By M. N. Alam, B. Das, and V. Pant, Elsevier, Electric Power Systems Research, vol.192, pp.1-14, 2021
  • “Protection coordination scheme for directional overcurrent relays considering change in network topology and OLTC tap position”, By M. N. Alam, B. Das, and V. Pant, Elsevier , Electric Power Systems Research, vol.185, pp.1-10, 2020
  • “Protection coordination for networked microgrids using single and dual setting overcurrent relays”, By M. N. Alam, R. Gokaraju, and S. Chakrabarti, IET, IET-Generation Transmission & Distribution, vol.14, pp.2818-2828, 2020
  • “Overcurrent protection of AC microgrids using mixed characteristic curves of relays”, By M. N. Alam, Elsevier, Computers & Electrical Engineering, vol.74, pp.74-88, 2019
  • “Optimum recloser-fuse coordination for radial distribution systems in the presence of multiple distributed generations,”, By M. N. Alam, B. Das, and V. Pant, IET, IET-Generation Transmission & Distribution, vol.12, pp.2585-2594, 2018
  • “An interior point method-based protection coordination scheme for directional overcurrent relays in meshed networks,”, By M. N. Alam, B. Das, and V. Pant, Elsevier , International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol.81, pp.153-164, 2016

UNIFY (solUtion for clean energy iNtegration in power grids with Improved FlexibilitY)

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST - India-Russia Joint Project
  • Duration 6 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 9947856
  • Status Completed

Development of Adaptive Protection Scheme

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor RSM Project - NITW
  • Duration 23 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 460000
  • Status Completed


Manoj Bhardwaj

  • Area of Research: Microgrid Protection

Punna Kalpana

  • Area of Research: Voltage Stability in Microgrid

Rahul Pujari

  • Area of Research: Protection of Modern Grid with High Renewable Integration

T Phani Swecha

  • Area of Research: Cyber-Resilient Secondary Control of Inverters in Microgrid
  • Best Paper Award
  • Grid India Power System Awards 2024
  • POSOCO Power System Award-2023
  • Top 2% Scientists across the World in 2022
  • Top 2% Scientists across the World in 2023
  • Warden - Radhakrishnan Hall of Residence (July, 2023 - June, 2024)
  • Faculty In-charge - Smart Electric Grid Lab (Continuing from September, 2022)
  • Faculty In-charge - Smart Grid Simulation Lab (Continuing from April, 2022)