Research

The Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) Department has been recognized as a Research and Development Centre by VTU since 2012. We are proud to facilitate a comprehensive Doctoral program (PhD) and M.Sc. (Engineering) by research. Presently, ELEVEN PhD scholars are engrossed in pioneering research under the adept mentorship of Nine research guides in the department.

Our research vision is to lead in the development of innovative solutions to the evolving challenges in the power sector and PSUs.

The department is deeply engaged in several cutting-edge research areas:

  • Renewable Energy and Sustainability: Tackling the world's energy challenges through sustainable solutions.
  • Smart Grid and Energy SystemsEnhancing the reliability and efficiency of future power distribution networks.
  • Advanced Power Electronics: Driving innovations in power conversion for a range of industrial applications.
  • Signal Processing for Communications: Pioneering new methods for processing signals in an increasingly connected world.
  • Embedded Systems and IoT: Developing smart, interconnected systems for the next generation of electronics.
  • Electric Vehicles and Battery Management: Focusing on the design and optimization of electric vehicles (EVs) and their associated charging systems for a greener future.
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Innovating in the design and control of robots that can operate autonomously in various environments.
  • Nanotechnology in Electronics: Exploring the potential of nanomaterials for the next generation of electronic devices.
  • Biomedical Engineering: Applying electrical engineering principles to healthcare, from diagnostics to treatment technologies.
  • Cyber-Physical Systems and Security: Ensuring the security and efficiency of integrated computational and physical processes.
  • Wireless and Optical Communications: Expanding the capabilities of wireless and fiber- optic communication networks.
  • Machine Learning and AI in Power Systems and Power Electronics: Integrating AI to optimize and make intelligent decisions in power system operations and power converters/inverters.

Our faculty and students are continually recognized for their contributions to esteemed international and national journals and conferences, reflecting the department's strong commitment to research excellence. The department's research initiatives have been substantially supported by grants from national funding agencies such as: (i) Department of Science and Technology (DST), (ii) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), (iii) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), (iv) Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), (v) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), (vi) Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), (vii) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC), (viii) Vision Group On Science and Technology, etc.

We are keen to expand our network of collaborators, including industry experts, research institutes, and fellow academics, to further our research impact. We invite you to join us in our quest to explore and innovate in the vibrant field of electrical and electronics engineering.

Research Supervisors

Sl.No Research Supervisor Designation Specialization Scopus Profile
1 Dr. P Usha Professor HVDC Power Transmission Systems https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5719 3981793
2 Dr. Dhanalakshmi R Professor Power System https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5775 9902400
3 Dr. M. Premkumar Associate Professor and Head Power Converters and Inverters, Renewable Energy Systems, Electric Vehicles, Power/Energy Management, Smart Grid and Microgrid systems, Soft Computing Applications https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5719 1413142
4 Dr. Savitha P B Associate Professor Power Electronics and Renewable Energy https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5721 3628305
5 Dr. Soni M Assistant Professor Power System https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5720 8800196
6 Dr. Arjun Kumar G B Assistant Professor Hybrid Renewable Energy and Power Electronics https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5722 1914227
7 Dr. Balamurugan Assistant Professor Power electronics https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5702 6495100
8 Dr. G Manikanta Assistant Professor Power System https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5649 1064500
9 Dr. Sujit Kumar Assistant Professor Power System https://www.scopus.com/aut hid/detail.uri?authorId=5744 7790200

Research Scholars

Sl.No Name of the Researcher Registered for Date of Registration Name of Research Guide Status
1 V Suresh Babu Ph.D. 15-05-14 Dr. K. Shanmukha Sundar Completed
2 Sangeeta Modi Ph.D. Dec-14 Dr. P Usha Submitted Final Thesis
3 Satish B A Ph.D. Dec-14 Dr. P Usha Comprehensive Viva-Voce Completed
4 Gayathri Ph.D. 19-12-15 Dr. Dhanalakshmi R Course Work Completed
5 Sumana S Ph.D. 02-02-17 Dr. Dhanalakshmi R Comprehensive Viva-Voce Completed
6 Tanuja H Ph.D. 29-05-17 Dr. P Usha Comprehensive Viva-Voce Completed
7 Dhamodharan S Ph.D. 15-07-17 Dr. Dhanalakshmi R Comprehensive Viva-Voce Completed
8 Suganthi N Ph.D. 19-07-18 Dr. P Usha Comprehensive Viva-Voce Completed
9 Nandan N Ph.D. 15-05-22 Dr. Dhanalakshmi R Registered & RAC formed
10 Ashwini Ph.D. May-22 Dr. P Usha Registered & RAC formed

Publications from Research Centre

Journals

Sl.No Name of Research Guide/Research Scholar/Faculty Title of paper Type Research Paper
Academic year 2023-24
1 Dr.P.Usha/Suganthi N Modelling and control of grid connected microgrid with hybrid energy storage system International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Suganthi Neelagiri, Pasumarthi Usha,” Modelling and control of grid connected microgrid with hybrid energy storage system,” International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS), Vol.14, No.3, September 2023, pp.1791-1801, ISSN: 2088 - 8694, DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds. v14.i3. pp1791- 1801. (Scopus journal)
Academic year 2020-21
1 Sumana S, Dhanalakshmi R Validation of photovoltaics powered UPQC using ANFIS controller in a standard microgrid test environment International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Sumana S, Dhanalakshmi R, Dhamodharan S “Validation of photovoltaics powered UPQC using ANFIS controller in a standard microgrid test environment”. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) ISSN: 2088-8708, DOI: 10.11591/ ijece. V 12. pp 92 – 101.http://doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v12i1.pp92- 101.
2 Dr.P.Usha/Sugan thi N Energy management of PV wind based microgrid with hybrid energy storage systems International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Suganthi Neelagiri, Pasumarthi Usha,” Energy management of PV wind based microgrid with hybrid energy storage systems “International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS), Vol.13, No.4, December2022, pp. 2128~2138, ISSN: 2088 -8694, DOI:10.11591/ijpeds. v13.i4. pp2128-2138. (Scopus journal)
Academic year 2019-20
1 Suresh Babu, V., and Shanmukha Sundar, K., Design of Fractional order PID controller for AGC loop in a deregulated power system with RFB and IPFC units international journal (2019), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Vol.14(2), pp.763-783. (Scopus Source Record ID: 18200156709, https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/18200156709)
2 Suresh Babu, V., and Shanmukha Sundar, K., Automatic Generation Control of a solar-thermal deregulated Power System With Hydrogen Energy Storage Unit international journal (2019), Automatic Generation Control of a solar-thermal deregulated Power System With Hydrogen Energy Storage Unit, International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, Vol.8(9), pp.1146-1151. (Scopus Source Record ID: 2110094501,https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100894501)
3 Suresh Babu, V., and Shanmukha Sundar, K., optimized IDN-FOPD Controller- based AGC Loop of a Wind-Solar- Thermal Interconnected Power System with HES and IPFC Units international journal Suresh Babu, V., and Shanmukha Sundar, K., (2019), O, International 3. Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), Vol.9(1), pp.2937-2945. (Scopus Source Record ID: 21100889409, https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100889409 )
4 Sumana S, Dhanalakshmi R Power quality mitigation and transient analysis in AC/DC hybrid microgrid for electric vehicle charging Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Sumana S, Dhanalakshmi R,” Power quality mitigation and transient analysis in AC/DC hybrid microgrid for electric vehicle charging” Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. (IJEECS) ISSN: 2502-4752, DOI: 10.11591/ ijeecs. v24.i3. pp1315-1322. http://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v24.i3.pp1315- 1322.

Conferences

Name of Research Guide/Research Scholar/Faculty Title of the Paper Type of Conference Date of conference Venue Awards
Academic year 2022-23
Dr.P.Usha/ Suganthi.N Comparative Analysis of Battery Energy Storage System and Hybrid Energy Storage System with Microgrid International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology for Intelligent Systems 16th-18th May 2023 DSCE, Bangalore  
Dhanalakshmi R, Sumana S Investigations and Validation of PV Powered Unified Power Quality Conditioner for Electric Vehicle Smart charger in standard AC/DC hybrid microgrid test system second international conference on Renewable Power (ICRP-23) 29th March 2023 Department of EEE and ECE, Mewat Engineering College, Nuh, Haryana.(Online mode)  
Dr.P.Usha/Suganthi.N Control of Microgrid with Hybrid Energy Storage System International Conference on Power, Control and Sustainable Energy Systems (ICPCSES- 2022) 28th– 30th July 2022 B.M.S. College of Engineering Best Paper
Academic year 2021-22
Dr.P.Usha/ Suganthi N Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Energy Management of DC Microgrid Using HESS 5th International Conference on Electronics, Communication and Aerospace Technology (ICECA) Dec-21 RV Institute-Coimbatore- Tamil Nadu IEEE explorer
Dr. P. Usha/ Tanuja H Multilayer Artificial Neural Network based Nano Grid of Hybrid PV/Wind and Energy Storage IEEE- International conference 24th October 2021 NAVKIs College, Hassan  
Academic year 2020-21
Dr Dhanalakshmi R/Sumana S A novel approach for power quality mitigation in hybrid microgrid using upqc International 7th-9th December 2020 DSCE, Bangalore BEST PAPER
Dr.P.Usha/ Suganthi.N Review of Energy Storage Devices Used in Microgrid International 7th-9th December 2020 DSCE, Bangalore  
Dr. P. Usha/ Sangeeta Modi Fault Analysis: Protection Prerequisite in Hybrid AC / DC Microgrid International 7th-9th December 2020 DSCE, Bangalore Best Paper
Dr P Usha/Satish B A A Review on DC microgrids International 7th-9th December 2020 DSCE, Bangalore  
Academic year 2019-20
Dr.P.Usha/Suganthi.N Overview of Microgrid Controllers and Energy Storage Devices International E- Conference on Latest Trends in Science, Engineering and Technology 13th April-2020 Karpagam Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu  
Dr. P. Usha/ Sangeeta Modi Renewable Energy Source Based Microgrid: Control & Dynamics International 28th -29th February, 2020 NPTI, HQ, New Delhi  
Dr. P. Usha/ Sangeeta Modi Micro Grid: An Energy Efficient Approach for Modern Power System, IEEE-International 2019 Manipal, Karnataka  
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