Discusses the automation of electricity infrastructures for energy producers, integrating the implementation of IoT technology for distributed energy systems to optimize energy efficiency and wastage. Provides efficient, clean, and safe solutions for interfacing internet technology with energy power grids for smart cities and transportation.
Sheila Mahapatra, PhD, is Professor and Head, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and Assistant Dean (Research), Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance University, Bangalore, India. She has a total experience of 18 years in the field of engineering, academics, and research. Her areas of interest include power systems optimization, FACTS devices, renewable energy, energy economics, and sustainability. She has many research publications in SCI, SCIE, and Scopus-indexed journals as well as book chapters and conference proceedings to her credit. She serves as a reviewer for reputed journals.
Mohan Krishna S., PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance University, Bangalore, India. His research interests include, electric vehicles, smart homes and IoT-based building energy management system, and state observers for induction motors energy economics and sustainability. He has published his research in journals as well as book chapters and conference proceedings. He is an advisory board member to the energy section of Heliyon. He serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Smart Vehicles and Smart Transportation and is also editing several books on electric vehicles, smart grids, and energy sustainability.
B. Chandra Sekhar, PhD, is Specialist-EV in Transportation Business Unit at L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), Bangalore, India. Prior to joining LTTS, he worked as a Technical Lead in the Automotive Business Division at TATA Consultancy Services Limited, and as an R&D Engineer in the Solar Division at Power One Micro Systems Pvt. Ltd. Dr. Sekhar has published over 21 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. His research areas are hybrid electric vehicles, EV chargers, battery management systems, power electronics converters, DC micro grids, LED drivers, and hybrid renewable energy systems.
Saurav Raj, PhD, is an Assistant Professor with the Electrical Engineering Department at the Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, Marathwada Campus, Jalna, India. He has also worked as Assistant Professor at Alliance University, Bangalore, India, and as an Associate Editor of the European Journal of Electrical Engineering. He has done extensive research work in power system optimization, reactive power planning, swarm and evolutionary optimization techniques, FACTS devices, computational intelligence, and renewable energy.
