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Prof. D Sreenivasarao

Associate Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering

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Room No: 576 +91-870-246 srinudee@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 10
    • Conference(s): 1
    • PhD: Current - 4  Awarded - 3

    11

    PUBLICATIONS

    7

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    2

    PROJECTS

    Research Areas

    Active front-end converters
    Bidirectional Battery chargers for electric vehicles
    Design of power electronic converters (AC/DC, DC/DC & DC/AC)
    Grid-integration of power converters
    Model predictive control of power converters
    Modular multilevel converters for HVDC transmission
    Multilevel inverters and PWM techniques
    Power converters and control techniques for Micro-grids
    Solid-state transformers
    Wide band-gap semiconductor devices
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy IIT Roorkee 2014
    Master of Technology IIT Roorkee 2008
    Bachelor of Technology Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla 2006
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Power Electronics Applications to Power Systems(EE26005) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Power Converters for Microgrids(EE16030) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Principles of Electrical Power Conversion(EE446) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Basic Electrical Circuits(EE101) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Power Converters and Control Techniques for Microgrids(EE5166) 3-0-0 3 PG
    High Power Inverters(EE5163) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    A cross connected cell based modular multilevel converter for HVDC system with DC short-circuit fault ride-through capability, By A. Dinesh Kumar and D. Sreenivasarao, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol.1, pp.1-16, 2024
    An improved PWM with simplified unified switched logic for Reduced Switch Count Multilevel Inverters, By V. Hari Priya, D. Sreenivasarao, and G. Siva Kumar, Taylor & Francis, International Journal of Electronics, vol., pp., 2023
    A Survey on Reduced Switch Count Multilevel Inverters, By V. Hari Priya, D. Sreenivasarao, and G. Siva Kumar, H. M. Suryawanshi and H. Abu-Rub, IEEE, IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, vol.2, pp.80-111, 2021
    Model predictive control with technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution method for four leg distribution static compensator to improve power quality and reduce switching frequency, By A Pranay Kumar, G Siva Kumar and D Sreenivasarao, Wiley, International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, vol.31, pp.e12688, 2021
    A three-phase transformer based T-type topology for DSTATCOM application, By V. Hari Priya, D. Sreenivasarao, and G. Siva Kumar, Taylor & Francis, International Journal of Electronics, vol.108, pp.1534-1553, 2021
    Sliding mode controllers for extraction and supply of photovoltaic power using switched series parallel sources reduced switch count multilevel inverter, By G. Eshwar Gowd, D Sreenivasarao, V. Hari Priya, IET, IET Power Electronics, vol.14, pp.834-850, 2021
    Model predictive control with constant switching frequency for four leg DSTATCOM using three dimensional space vector modulation, By A Pranay Kumar, G Siva Kumar, D Sreenivasarao and M. Hareesh, IET, IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, vol.14, pp.3571‒3581, 2020
    Real-Time Validation of a Sliding Mode Controller for Closed-Loop Operation of Reduced Switch Count Multilevel Inverters, By G. Eshwar Gowd, P. C. Sekhar, and D Sreenivasarao , IEEE, IEEE Systems Journal, vol.13, pp.1042–1051, 2019
    Zero-sequence voltage injected fault tolerant scheme for multiple open circuit faults in reduced switch count based MLDCL inverter, By V. Hari Priya, D. Sreenivasarao, and G. Siva Kumar, IET, IET Power Electronics, vol.11, pp.1351–1364, 2018
    Reduced carrier PWM scheme with unified logical expressions for reduced switch count multilevel inverters, By V. Hari Priya, D. Sreenivasarao, G. Siva Kumar, and A. Sai Spandana , IET, IET Power Electronics, vol.11, pp.912–921, 2018
    Conference(s)
    Model Predictive Control of 3-Level T-Type Converter for Grid-Tie Application By Shivani Soni, D Sreenivasarao, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2024
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    A Photovoltaic Grid-Connected DTL-VSI for Power Conditioning and Inject Real Power into the Grid with Reduced System Cost and Improved Efficiency
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board
    Project Cost (INR): 1979952
    Date of Commencement: 18-01-2024  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems in Microgrids
    Role: Course Coordinator
    Type: GIAN Course
    Sponsor: GIAN IIT Hyderabad - Ministry of Education, GOI
    Project Cost (INR): 290500
    Date of Commencement: 20-02-2025   Date of Completion: 25-02-2025
    Duration: 0 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    A. Dinesh Kumar
    Area of Research: Modular multilevel converters for HVDC system
    I. Neelima
    Area of Research: Working on EV chargers
    Y. Naomi
    Area of Research: Working on high power inverters
    Y. Vijay Kumar
    Area of Research: Working on EV chargers
    Previous PhD Students
    G. Eshwar Gowd (2022)
    Area of Research: Control of reduced switch count MLIs in grid connected PV
    A. Pranay Kumar (2020)
    Area of Research: Topologies and Control Algorithms of DSTATCOM
    V. Hari Priya (2018)
    Area of Research: Reduced Switch Count Multilevel Inverters
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Member in Staff Excellence Award Committee (Continuing from July, 2024)
    •  Member in Classroom Renovation Committee (Continuing from July, 2022)
     Last updated on November 30, 2025