Dr. Josephine R. L.

Employment Profile

Job Title Employer From To
Assistant Professor National Institute of Technology, Trichy 20-03-2018 (FN) Till date
Associate Professor Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore 21-06-2017 19-03-2018
Assistant professor (Senior Grade) PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore 01-06-2016 31-05-2017
Research Scholar (Full Time) Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT), Coimbatore 26-12-2012 27-01-2016
Assistant Professor PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 01-09-2010 30-11-2011
Lecturer PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 01-06-2009 31-08-2010

Academic Qualifications

Examination Board / University Year Subjects Division
Doctor of Philosophy Anna University 2016 Electrical and Electronics Engineering -
M.Tech National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 2009 Power Electronics First Class with Distinction
B. E Anna University 2006 Electrical and Electronics Engineering First Class with Distinction

Areas of interest

  1. Power Electronics and Drives
  2. Electric vehicles and charging stations
  3. Power electronic applications with renewable energy systems

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University

Position Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution From To
Internal Complaints Committee Member National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli September 2021 Till date
Faculty Advisor EEE Association & Currents June 2021 Till date
Member of OBC/PWD/Minority cell National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli September 2021 Till date
Associate Dean (Alumni Relations) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli March 2022 April 2024
Faculty Advisor SPIC MACAY, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Chapter December 2021 December 2022
Internship Coordinator Institute Innovation Council- National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli November 2021 November 2022
Department Committee Member to implement National Educational Policy (NEP-2020) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli February 2022 February 2023
Member of Media and Public Relations National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 2018 2020
NBA Coordinator Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 2018 2019
Press & Media Coordinator National Power Systems Conference, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 2018 2019
Member Electrical drives lab, Siemens CoE 2018 2019

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside the University

Position Institution From To
University Nominee for Board of studies Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Hindustan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. 01.09.2020 Till date
DC member Anna University 2020 Till date

Awards, Associateships etc.

Year of Award Name of the Award Awarding Organization
2009 Academic Rank Holder Award National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
2006 Academic Topper Award SKCT, Coimbatore.
2013 Best paper Award PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
2007 All India Rank-191 (98.99 percentile) Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

Patents

Name of the inventors Application No. / Patent No. Title of the patent Status
R. B. Prakash, Dr. Josephine, R.L, Dr. S. Moorthi Indian Patent, Application No:202141045151 dated 5.10.2021 Grid Connected Solar Water Pumping Control System and Method thereof Filed

R&D projects

Title of the project Funding agency Amount Year Role Status
Auxilary inverter development for steering pump motor used in E-mobility ZF Rane Automotive Pvt. Ltd.
(Industry Academia collaboration)
Rs. 7.08 Lakh 2022 PI Completed

Student funded projects

Title of the project Funding agency Name of the student Guide Amount Year Status
Solar PV fed modified induction motor drive for water pumping applications IEI R&D Grant-in-Aid scheme R. B. Prakash Dr. Josephine. R. L Rs. 62,000/- 2022 Completed
  • Projects guided at Postgraduate level
Sl. No. Title of Project Guided Students College/Institute Year (Descending order)
1. Novel base single input multi output DC-DC converter with fuzzy logic controller Brihaspati Kumar Tripathi (207222005) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2024
2. A Novel Single Input Multi Output DC-DC Converters 2023
3. A Fuzzy Logic Approach to Grid-Connected PV Systems Raunak Raj (207122022) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2024
4. Power Quality analysis in grid-connected PV system 2023
5. Design And Control of ZSI Fed PMSM Drive For Electric Vehicle Pratap Chandra Choudhary (207122019) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2024
6. Design of Multi-Input and Multi-out DC-DC Converters 2023
7. Design and control of BLDC motor drive using modified PV boost converter Payel Show (207221021) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2023
8. Design and analysis of an asymmetric dual-mode bidirectional DC-DC converter for EV charging applications 2022
10. Modelling of an integrated grid with photovoltaic, energy storage and fuel cells Adarsh Mishra (207120001) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2022
11. Design and analysis of single-phase onboard electrical vehicle charger using partial power processing 2021
12. Transformerless single-stage converter for low voltage DCsource integration Akshatha Patil (207120002) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2022
13. High Gain Sepic-based Z-source inverter for Electric Vehicles 2021
14. Speed control of AC drive for Electric vehicle applications Gollapinni Vaishnavi (207120012) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2022
16. Voltage-lift technique-based Quasi Z-Source Inverter for Electric vehicle application 2021
17. Performance analysis of PV fed Battery interfaced Vector controlled Induction motor drive for irrigation applications Ganga Prasad Reddy Yeramareddy (207219024) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2021
18. Performance analysis of PV array fed Induction motor drive for water pumping applications 2020
19. Modified SEPIC DC-DC Converter Configuration Fed from PV Array using MPPT Control for Power Grid Application Geddadi Praveendra Reddy (207218004) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2019
20. Small signal analysis of Revamped SEPIC DC-DC converter configurations fed from PV array using MPPT control 2020
21. Design of Reduced Switch Count MLI with Reduced Carrier PWM Scheme Kapadiya Nikita Pravinbhai (207218007) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2020
22. Design of Reduced Switch Count Multilevel Inverters with Reduced Carrier PWM Scheme 2019
23. Modified Voltage Lift switched inductor configurations of Revised SEPIC DC-DC Converter K. S. K. Prasannanjali (207217011) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2019
24. Modified Voltage Lift Switched Inductor configurations of Revised SEPIC DC-DC Converter for Photovoltaic Applications 2018
25. VLSI Design of Low-Voltage Low-Power DC-DC Buck Converter in CMOS 180nm Process Technology Gaurav Khusalani (207217005) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2019
26. VLSI design of Low-Voltage Low-Power DC-DC buck converter in CMOS 180nm process technology 2018
27. PWM control of Hybrid Clamped Multilevel Inverters Padma Beula (09MO11) PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY COIMBATORE 2011
28. Steady State Analysis and Passivity Based control of single phase PWM current source inverters 2010
29. Simulation of Incremental conductance MPPT with direct control and fuzzy logic method using SEPIC converter Manju Parkavi V (10MO05) PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY COIMBATORE 2011
30. A Control Strategy for Four-Switch Three-Phase BLDC Motor Rajasekaran P (08MO10) PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY COIMBATORE 2010
31. Modeling and control of wind energy conversion system equipped with DFIG 2009
32. Multilevel inverter for Grid connected PV systems Elizabeth Jose (08MO03) PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY COIMBATORE 2010
33. Online Automatic switching of consumer connections for improved performance of distribution feeder 2009
  • Other contribution(s)

Number of PhDs guided/Ongoing

Name of the PhD Scholar Title of PhD Thesis Role(Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor) Year of Award
Sathiyanathan. M Design and Analysis of Power Converters with Intelligent Controllers for Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Co-Supervisor 2021
R. B. Prakash Energy efficient sensorless control of solar photovoltaic fed induction motor drive Supervisor 2024
Mary Beula Novel intelligent and optimization-based MPPT techniques for PV systems Supervisor 2024
Chithra. M Design and Analysis of novel high voltage gain power converter renewable energy systems Supervisor Ongoing
Jay Prakash Kumar Yadav High voltage gain inverter for Electric vehicles Supervisor Ongoing
M. Sai Harsha Naidu Multi-port DC-DC converters for electric vehicle charging stations Supervisor Ongoing
Thresia M. M Control optimization of bi-directional DC-DC controllers for EV applications Supervisor Ongoing

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools etc. (mentioning the role)

Date (s) Title of Activity Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other) Event Organized by Venue
24.01.2022 to 29.01.2022 Innovation, Start-up, and Technology National Participant National Research Development Corporation, Innovation Facilitation Centre NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia/Seminars Organized (as Chairman/ Organizing Secretary/ Convenor / Co-Convenor)

Title of Activity Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) Date (s) Role Venue
A One-week Faculty Development Programme on “Life Skill Management” (Focused on Personal Effectiveness) (on-line mode) under AICTE ATAL scheme National 27.12.2021-31.12.2021 Coordinator National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Short Term Course on Modelling and Simulation Tools in Power Electronics – Phase - 1 National 14.07.2021-20.07.2021 Coordinator National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Short Term Course on Modelling and Simulation Tools in Electrical Engineering – Level 1 National 12.04.2021-16.04.2021 Coordinator National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Five-Day Workshop on Renewable Energy Grid Integration- Challenges and Operational strategies National 18.01.2021-22.01.2021 Coordinator National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Artificial intelligence using Deep learning and Machine learning (One week FDP) International 26.11.2018-30.11.2018 Coordinator National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Invited Talks delivered

Topic Date Inviting Organization Topic
National Educational Policy 2020- Higher Education 25-09-2021 KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore opportunities in higher education
Energy Management Systems and Power Converters in EV 20-09-2021 RMK College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvallur ATAL Academy sponsored one week online FDO on "Electric Vehicles: Challenges and opportunities in Future India"
National Educational Policy-2020 17-09-2021 GPREC Kurnool, A. P AICTE sponsored short term training programme under AQIS on "practical exposure on machine learning and data science- Phase-III"
Trends in Electrical Vehicle 12-07-2021 The Oxford College of Engineering, Bangalore virtual FDP 2K21
Cutting Edge Technologies in Energy storage system for E-mobility 18-06-2021 KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore ATAL Academy sponsored one week online FDO on "Electric Vehicles: Challenges and opportunities in Future India"
National Educational Policy 2020- Higher Education 16-06-2021 K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli Institution Innovation Cell forum
Power Converters in Electrical Vehicles 05-05-2021 College of Engineering, Guindy AICTE sponsored online two-week FDP "Trends and challenges in power converters and control"
Electrical Vehicle and Energy Management system 21-04-2021 Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai AICTE sponsored virtual STTP on “Electric Mobility : Development, Integration
and Design Challenges” (Phase –II)
Hybrid Energy Storage Systems 19-04-2021 Pragathi Engineering college, Surampalem AICTE-ISTE sponsored one-week Induciton/Refresher Programme
Control Engineering in electrical vehicles 08-02-2022 SRM TRP Engineering college, Trichy six-day FDP on "Control Engineering in electrical vehicles"
Energy Management strategies and Power Electronic Converters in EV 10-06-2021 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli ATAL Academy sponsored one-week online FDP on "Electric Vehicles "
Trends in EV 11.04.2022 Muthayammal College of Engineering, Namakkal Five - Day FDP
Control Engineering in EV’s 08.02.2022 SRM TRP Engineering College, Trichy. Six - Day FDP

Membership of Learned Societies

Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member) Organization Membership No. with date
Member Institute of Engineers (India) M-167058 and 17.12.2019

Publications

  • Refereed Research Journals:
Author(s) Title of Paper Journal Volume (No.) Page numbers Year Impact Factor of the Journal (Optional)
M. Sai Harsha Naidu, Josephine R.L Design and analysis of soft-switching isolated step-up/down DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles and EV battery charging applications Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Taylor & Francis. 46 17-38 2024 SCIE
Mary Beula Aron, Josephine R.L An LCS-HB Algorithm Optimized MPPT Controller and DC–DC Boost Converter for PV System at Partial Shading Conditions Electric Power Components and Systems, Taylor & Francis. 0 1-16 2024 SCIE
Mary Beula Aron, Josephine R.L A novel intelligent optimization-based maximum power point tracking control of photovoltaic system under partial shading conditions Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Springer. 118 489-503 2024 SCIE
R. B. Prakash, R. L. Josephine., S. Moorthi Novel sliding mode control of single-stage induction motor drive for solar water pumping applications Electrical Engineering, Springer. 105 3019-3032 2023 SCIE
R. B. Prakash, R. L. Josephine., S. Moorthi Solar Photovoltaic Array Fed Single-stage Sensorless Vector Control of Induction Motor Drive for Water Pumping Applications International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Springer. 14 643-660 2022 ESCI
M. Sathiyanathan, S. Jaganathan , R. L. Josephine., Multi-input and multi-output bi-directional power converter for solar photovoltaic system. Electrical Engineering, Springer. - 1-16 2021 1.836
Sathiyanathan, M., Jaganathan, S. andJosephine, R.L., Design and Analysis of Universal Power Converter for Hybrid Solar and Thermoelectric Generators. Journal of Power Electronics, springer. 19(1), 220-233 2019 1.114
R.L.H. Catherine, A. Soundarrajan,Josephine, R.L., Enhanced power generation using Index squaring and Calcudoko methods for partial shading photovoltaic system Applied Mathematics and Information Sciences. 13 (1) 127-138 2019 -
R.L.H. Catherine, A. Soundarrajan,Josephine, R.L., Encompassing Monte Carlo Estimator with fair division method in determination of best suited methods in photovoltaic systems under partial shading conditions Journal of Electrical Engineering. - - 2019 0.647
Josephine, R.L.,Shanmugham, S. and Jerome, J., Encompassing nine switch converter approach in wind-hydro hybrid power system feeding three phase three wire dynamic loads. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Elsevier,. 79 66-74 2016 5.659
Josephine, R.L.,Shanmugham, S., Gunasekar, K., Atla, N.R. and Murugesan, K Effective utilisation and efficient maximum power extraction in partially shaded photovoltaic systems using minimum-distance-average-based clustering algorithm. IET Renewable Power Generation. 10(3, 319-326 2016. -
Josephine, R.L., and Suja, S. Experimental Investigations with Fuzzy Controller for PV Fed DC Motor Incorporating SEPIC Converter as Efficient Power Interface. InApplied Mechanics and Materials 550 110-125 2014 -
Josephine, R.L., Suja, S. and Karunambika, G Combination of fixed configuration and reconfiguration method for maximum power extraction from PV arrays Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences 8 (20) 67-73 2014 -
Josephine, R.L.,and Suja, S Estimating PMSG wind turbines by inertia and droop control schemes with intelligent fuzzy controller in Indian development Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology, springer 9 1196-1201 2014 1.069
Josephine, R.L., R.L.H. Catherine, Padmabeula, A. PWM control for Hybrid clamped multilevel inverters Journal of Electrical Engineering 13 107-113 2013 0.647
Josephine, R.L., R.L.H. Catherine, Padmabeula, A. Simulation of Incremental Conductance MPPT with Direct Control and Fuzzy logic methods using SEPIC converter Journal of Electrical Engineering 13 99-116 2013 0.647
  • Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings
Author(s) Title of Abstract/ Paper Title of the Proceedings Page numbers Conference Theme Venue Year
M.Sai Harsha Naidu, Josephine R.L., Bhanu Prakash. R., A Novel Single Switched High Gain Isolated DC-DC Converter for Electrical Vehicles and Charging Applications 2023 11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC), Guwahati, India. 1-5 Power electronics Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India 2023
Josephine. R. L, Selvan. V.A.M., Bhanu Prakash. R., and Arunachalam Rajesh. J., Solar Photovoltaic Fed Fast Charging Power Converters for Electric Vehicles ADVANCES IN DESIGN, MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING AND SURFACE ENGINEERING FOR MOBILITY (ADMMS 22), SAE India. 2022-28-0486 ENGINEERING FOR MOBILITY SRM Institute of Science And Technology Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu 603203, Tamilnadu, India 2022
Josephine. R. L, Yoogesh Kumar, Harishankar S., Analysis of cascaded multilevel inverters for smart grid-connected PV systems International Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems (ICPERES-2021) Electrical Engineering Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering SRM Institute of Science And Technology Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu 603203, Tamilnadu, India 2021
Josephine. R. L, Ganga Prasad Reddy Y and R. B. Prakash Performance analysis of solar PV-fed induction motor drive for irrigation applications International Online Conference on Smart Grid Energy Systems and Control (SGESC-2021) Electrical Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India 2021
G. Praveendrareddy, Josephine. R. L and R. B. Prakash. Modernized SEPIC converter configuration fed from PV array using MPPT 52nd Annual Frontiers of Power Conference Electrical Engineering Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA 2019
Josephine. R. L., Prasannanjali and S. Moorthi Modified Voltage Lift Switched Inductor Based SEPIC Converter for Photovoltaic Boost Applications 51st Annual Frontiers of Power Conference Electrical Engineering Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA 2018
Josephine. R. L., V. Raj and Mauryan. A novel single phase AC-AC Converter using four controlled switches 50th Annual Frontiers of Power Conference Cyber Physical Energy Systems, Resiliency, Reliability and Renewability Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA 2017
Josephine. R. L., Suja. S and G. Karunambika. Effect of Partial Shading Conditions in PV Arrays Using Flipped H, Circular Rotation, Up Down and Inverted Triangle Methods 47th Annual Frontiers of Power Conference (power Technologies) Power Technologies Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA 2014
Josephine. R. L., Suja. S and G. Karunambika. Combination of Fixed Configuration and Reconfiguration Method for Maximum Power Extraction from PV Arrays International conference on Electrical Electronics, Instrumentation and computer communication Electrical Engineering Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2014
Josephine. R. L., Suja. S. and N. Vidhya. Energy Management in Renewable System Incorporating Optimization using Domestics Controller Advances in Control and Computing of Analog and Digital Systems (ACCADS -2014) 79-87 Renewable Energy Systems Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India 2014
Josephine. R. L. and Suja. S. Frequency control in Wind Energy Systems by Inertia and Droop control techniques with fuzzy Logic Scheme for Squirrel Cage Asynchronous Generator International Conference on Intelligent and Efficient Electrical Systems (ICIEES- 2013) Sustainable Energy PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2013
Josephine. R. L. and V. Maju Parkavi. Simulation of incremental conductance MPPT with direct control and fuzzy logic methods using SEPIC converter Proceedings of National Conference on Control, Instrumentation and Automation (NCCIA) 74-80 Control, Instrumentation and Automation PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2011
Padma Beula. A andJosephine. R. L. PWM control for hybrid clamped multilevel inverters PWM control for hybrid clamped multilevel inverters.Proceedings of the conference on Control Systems and Automation (CCSA) 41-45 Control systems and Automation PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2011
P. Rajasekhar andJosephine. R. L. A control strategy for four switch 3-phase BLDCM Proceedings of National Symposium for Post Graduate Students (NSPGS) 289-294 Control systems and Automation PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2010
Elizabeth Jose andJosephine. R. L. Automated switching of consumer loads in a three-phase feeder system Proceedings of National Symposium for Post Graduate Students (NSPGS) 239-244 Control systems and Automation PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2010
  • Books & Monographs
Author(s) Title of Book/Monograph Name of Publishers Year of Publication ISSN/ISBN Number
Josephine R L, Payal Show, M. Sai Harsha Naidu Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives (EPREC 2023) Springer, Singapore 2024 978-981-99-9439-7
Josephine R L, Gollapinni Vaishnavi, Akshatha Patil, M. Sai Harsha Naidu, Rachaputi Bhanu Prakash Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage: Emerging Technologies and Developments CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. 2023 9781003248484
M. Sathiyanathan, S.Jaganathan and Josephine. R. L, Multi-mode power converter topology for renewable energy integration with smart grid Scrivener Publishing 2021 9781119750420
Josephine. R. L, R. B. Prakash Efficient Energy Conversion Techniques for PV-fed Induction Motor Drive in Irrigation Applications CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. 2022 9781003203810

Contact Address

Dr. Josephine.R.L

Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Electrical and Electrical Engineering
National Institute of Technology,
Trichy-620 015,
TamilNadu-India.
email: josephinerl@nitt.edu
office: Room No. EEE A2 F6, EEE Annexure-2 Building, Admin Block