Reactive power control of stand-alone hybrid power system using genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization.- Synergistic damping operation of TCSC & CPSS using PSO in a power system.- Cyber Intrusion Detection in Smart Grid Using KPCA and Novel Trust Method.- Fuzzy Logic based PID Controller Tuning for Speed Control of DC Servo Motor.- Trapezoidal Triangular Carrier Based PWM Scheme for Performance Enhanced in Multilevel Inverter.- A Review Article on PWM Inverter and Z-Source Inverter for Induction Motor.- Impact of seasonal variations on generation cost and social benefit of ISO in presence of renewable energy sources.- Generalised review on MPPT methods under variant PSC.- Transient Stability Enhancement using FACTS Devices in a Distribution System involving Distributed Generation Systems.- Operational Resiliency Enhancement Using Synchrophasor Measurement.- State of the Art Review on Microgrid Control Strategies and Power Management with Distributed Energy Resources.- Operation of Virtual Droop Resistance Based Parallel Connected Boost Converters for Power Sharing and Minimization of Circulating Current.
Dr. M. Jaya Bharata Reddy received his B.Tech. Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received his M.E. and Ph.D. degree from Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Ranchi, India. He is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, India. He has a total experience of 16 years in teaching and research. In 2010, he received the prestigious national level IEI Young Engineer's Award in the field of Electrical Engineering in recognition of his research. Subsequently in 2013, he received the SERC Fast Track Young Scientist Award from Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. He holds two patents. He has published more than 100 journal and conference papers. His current research interests include smart grid, substation automation, wide-area protection, digital relaying, soft computing applications in power system and power system protection. He is a Senior Member of IEEE (USA), Member of IEEE Power and energy Society. He is an Editor of Power Components & Systems (Taylor & Francis); Associate Editor of IET High Voltage; Associate Editor of IEEE Access as well as of IET Generation, Transmission Distribution.
Prof. Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta received his B. Sc. Engg. (Electrical) degree from the College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. He received his M.E. degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India, and Ph. D. (Engg.) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He is an IEEE senior member. He has a total experience of 26 years in teaching and the industry. He was an electrical engineer in the captive power plant of the National Aluminum Company (NALCO), Angul, India. His current research interests include the power quality analysis, soft computing applications, power system planning, phasor measurement unit placement and reliability analysis. He is an editor of Electric Power Components and Systems journal, Associate Editor of IEEE Access; Subject Editor of IET Generation, Transmission Distribution; guest editor-in-chief, special issue in IET Generation, Transmission Distribution on emerging trends in system integrity protection scheme (SIPS) for improving the performance of smart grid; Editor, 'Synchronized Phasor Measurements for Smart Grids'.
Dr. Deepak Kumar received B.Eng. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) and M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering (EE) from Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Ranchi, India, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. He received his Ph.D. (Power Systems) from the School of Electrical Sciences (SES), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in 2016. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Ranchi, India, working since June 2015. He has more than 5 years of experience in teaching and research. In 2018, he visited Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Aalto University, Finland as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Dr. Deepak was the recipient of the prestigious national level POSOCO Power System Award under Doctoral category in recognition for his research contribution in power system field in 2016. He has published several research papers in a reputed quality journals such as IEEE Systems, IET Generation, Transmission Distribution, IJEPES (Elsevier) etc. His major research interests include microgrid control with distributed generation, distributed energy storage systems, demand side management, distribution system design and planning, and applications of intelligent computational techniques to power systems.
Dr. Debomita Ghosh received her B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2006 from WBUT, M.E degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems), and Ph.D. in Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, India, in 2008 and 2014, respectively. Currently, she is Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department at BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, India. She joined the Institute in July 2008 and has 11 years experience in teaching and research. She has published in several journals of repute such as IEEE Industrial Informatics, IEEE Systems Journal, IEEE Sensors journal, IJEPES, EPCS. She is Member of IEEE and member of ISTE. Her current research activities are concentrated on protection and reliability analysis of power system network, wide area measurement system, phasor measurement units, and smart grids.
