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Prof. N Viswanathan

PhD (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)

Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering

Room No: 353 +91-870-2462232
nvn@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Bi-directional Power Converters

 Converters for Battery Charging

 DC-DC and DC to AC Resonant Power Conversion

 Induction Heating Applications

 LED Drivers

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  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Control Systems Lab(EE306)
  • Analysis of Power Converters(EE16001)
  • Comprehensive Viva(EE6147)
  • Power Electronics & Drives Lab(EE402)
  • Advanced Power Electronics(EE16002)
  • Applications of Power Converters(EE16022)
  • Electrical Machines Lab - II(EE355)
  • Dissertation Work Part - A(EE6149)
  • Analysis of Power Converters(EE5101)
  • Seminar - I(EE5148)
  • Seminar - II(EE5198)
  • Seminar(EE398)
  • Advanced Power Electronics(EE5151)
  • Dissertation Work Part - B(EE6199)
  • Electrical Machines and Controls(EE281)
  • Applications of Power Converters(EE5161)
  • Power Engineering Lab(EE5204)
  • Power Electronics Lab(EE5105)


  • Dual Frequency Inverter Configuration for Multiple-Load Induction Cooking Application, By N. Vishwanathan, B.K. Murthy, P. Sharat Kumar, IET, IET Power Electronics Journal, vol.Vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 591-601, 2015, pp.pp. 591-601, 2015
  • Three leg inverter configuration for simultaneous dual-frequency induction hardening with independent control, By N. Vishwanathan, S.P. Selvi, IET, IET Power Electronics Journal, vol.Vol. 8, no. 9, pp.pp. 1571-1582, 2015
  • Capacitor-sharing two-output series-resonant inverter for induction cooking application, By Vijaya Bhaskar, D., Vishwanathan, N., Maity, T., and Porpandiselvi, S., IET, IET Power Electronics Journal, vol.Vol. 9, Iss. 11, pp.pp. 2240-2248, 2016
  • Ramakrishnareddy, Ch., S. Porpandiselvi, Neti Vishwanathan, By Ramakrishnareddy, Ch., S. Porpandiselvi, Neti Vishwanathan, IET, IET Power Electronics Journal, vol.vol.11, No.1, pp.pp.149-159, 2018
  • Input voltage-controlled Full-bridge Series Resonant Converter for LED driver application, By Hemasundara Rao Kolla, N. Vishwanathan, Bhagwan K. Murthy, IET, IET Power Electronics Journal, vol.vol.13, pp.pp.4532-4541, 2021
  • Independently Controllable Dual Output Half-bridge series resonant converter for LED Driver application, By Hemasundara Rao Kolla, N. Vishwanathan, Bhagwan K. Murthy, IEEE, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol.vol.10, No.2, pp. pp.2178-2189, 2022
  • A Three Switch Resonant Inverter for Multiple Load Induction Heating Applications, By Bhavin Salvi, S Porpandiselvi, Neti Vishwanathan, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol.vol. 37, No.10, pp.pp.12108-12117, 2022
  • An Inverter Circuit Configuration Suitable for Vessels of Different Material for Multi-load Induction Cooking Application, By Bhavin Salvi, S Porpandiselvi, Neti Vishwanathan, IEEE, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol., pp., 2023
  • A dual frequency resonant inverter for different material vessel induction hob, By Bhavin Salvi, S Porpandiselvi, N Vishwanathan, Springer, Springer, Electrical Engineering, vol., pp., 2023
  • Soft-switched full-bridge light-emitting diode driver with reduced rectifier components, By Vallure Chandrasekhar V, Neti Vishwanathan, Hemasundara Rao Kolla, Wiley, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol., pp., 2023

Development of High PF Grid connected Induction Cooker with Direct AC-AC Conversion for Vessels of Different Material

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST-SERB
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3289264
  • Status Completed

Design and Development of High-Efficient PFC based AC-DC LED Driver for AC-Grid Fed LED Lighting System

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST_SERB
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 2753500
  • Status Completed

Design and Development of Efficient Induction Cooker suitable for Vessels of different materials

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor CPRI
  • Duration -23966 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1428000
  • Status Completed


  • Had of the Department (November, 2014 - November, 2016)