Dr. N. Kumaresan

Dr. N. Kumaresan
 

 

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1. Name : N. KUMARESAN
2. Designation : PROFESSOR
3. Office Address : EEE, NIT, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
4. Telephone (Direct) Telephone (R): Mobile (Optional): : 2503257 : 2504257
5. Email (Primary): nkumar@nitt.edu : Email (Secondary) : nkumarani@yahoo.co.in
6. Field(s) of Specialization : Power Systems / Renewable Energy Electric Conversion Systems

Employment Profile

Job Title Employer From To
National Institute of Technology (Formerly Regional Engineering College), Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India Professor 12.03.2018 Till date
Associate Professor 23.04.2010 11.03.2018
Assistant Professor 03.11.06 22.04.2010
Lecturer / senior Lecturer 03.05.99 02.11.06
Vellore Engineering College, Vellore (now VIT University, Tamil Nadu, India) Lecturer 18.05.98 30.04.99
City Institute of Technology, Malaysia Lecturer 19.08.97 20.02.98
Vellore Engineering College, Vellore(now VIT University, Tamil Nadu, India) Lecturer 14.02.95 14.08.97

Academic Qualifications (From Highest Degree to High School):

Examination Board / University Year Division/ Grade Subjects
Ph.D. National Institute of Technology (Formerly Regional Engineering College), Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu, India 2005 --- Electrical and Electronics Engg.
M.E. 1994 First Class Power Systems
B.E. Golden Valley Institute of Engineering, KGF Bangalore University, Karnataka, India 1992 First Class Electrical Engineering

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University

Position Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution From To
Dean (Students Welfare) NIT, Tiruchirappalli January 2020 Till date
Professor in-charge Central Library July 2019 January 2020
Coordinator- Electrical stream M.Tech. (Construction Technology and Management) under Build India Scholarship Programme of L & T constructions April 2014 June 2018
Students’ Counselor IEEE Students Branch NIT, Tiruchirappalli May 2018 Dec. 2019
Advisor January 2020 Till date
Committee Chairperson B.Tech. I year courses August 2016 July 2017
Head of the Department EEE January 2012 January 2015
Chairman, Computer Centre Committee Computer Support Group July 2009 February 2012
Associate Dean Planning and Development July 2007 July 2009
Warden Hostel June 2003 Sep. 2007

Note : Department level committees are not mentioned above.

 

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside the University

Position Institution From To
Dean Indian Institute of Information Technology, Srirangam April 2018 August 2019
B.Tech. Admission in-charge May 2016 August 2019
Chairman, IEI, Tiruchirappalli Local Centre and Council Member Institution of Engineers (India) November 2018 October 2021

Awards, Associateships etc.

Year of Award Name of the Award Awarding Organization
2006-2009 AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers AICTE
1995, 1996, 1998 BEST TEACHER AWARD Each carrying a certificate and a cash award of Rs. 2000/- Vellore Engineering College, Vellore - 14.
1995 BEST TECHNICAL EXHIBIT AWARD IN SCIENCE EXHIBITION Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli - 15.
     

Fellowships

Year of Award Name of the Fellowship Awarding Organization From (Month/Year) To (Month/Year)
1993-94 GATE scholarship AICTE August 1993 Dec. 1994

Details of Academic Work

  • Curriculum Development

Developed curriculum for the following subjects:

UG level :

Design with PIC microcontrollers

Wind and solar electrical systems

Networks and linear systems

PG level :

Microcontroller applications in power converters

Electrical systems in wind energy

Ph.D. Level :

Wind energy electrical conversion systems

In addition to the above, I have modified/improved the content of the few courses that are already in the B.Tech. / M.Tech. Curriculum.

  • Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels

UG level:

DC machines and transformers

Control systems

Circuit theory

Networks and linear systems

Power system operation and control

Basics of electrical and electronics engineering

Branch specific course

Microprocessors and microcontrollers

Electronic circuits

Electrical and control systems

PG level:

Advanced power system analysis

Power system operation and control

Power conversion techniques

Power converters

Electrical systems for wind energy

Renewable power generation technologies

Microcontroller applications in power converters

Wind energy electric conversion systems

  • Projects guided at the Postgraduate level

More than 100 Thesis/projects guided at the M.Tech./MS level

  • Other contribution(s)
    • Organizing secretary, Conclave on Academic reforms 2015
    • Member Senate sub-committee- Academic reforms

Details of Major R&D Projects

Title of Project Funding Agency Duration Status
From To Ongoing/ Completed
A novel hybrid energy system for supplying isolated loads with FPGA based energy management scheme Center for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai Nov 2013 May 2018 Completed
Development of micro-grid controller integrated with multiple types of renewable sources and loads POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED July 2013 April 2014 completed
Development of infrastructure in Power Electronics Lab National Mission for Power Electronic Technology (NaMPET), CDAC, Trivandrum April 2008 July 2009 Completed
Design and Testing of Electrical Generators and Associated Power Electronic Controllers for Wind and Bio-mass Driven Applications Under Career Award for Young Teachers of AICTE December 2006 December 2009 Completed
Solar powered Battery Charger under Student Project Scheme Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology 2007 2008 Completed
An Integrated Wind-Solar Electric Energy Conversion System for Isolated Rural Power Supply 1999 2000 Completed

Number of Ph.Ds guided:

Name of the PhD Scholar Title of PhD Thesis Role(Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor) Year of Award
R. Karthigaivel Analysis, control and testing of SEIGs and semi-converters with various firing angle control schemes for battery charging applications Supervisor 2012
K. Vijayakumar Control strategy for WRIG system with certain power electronic converter topologies for effective utilization of wind energy Supervisor 2013
Name of the PhD Scholar Title of PhD Thesis Role(Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor) Year of Award
S.Senthil Kumar Analysis and Control of Capacitor-Excited Induction Generators and Power Electronic Converters for Stand-Alone and Grid-Connected Applications Supervisor 2013
P. Raja Design and Development of Improvised Schemes Applicable for the Performance Enhancement of Wind Driven Induction Generators Supervisor 2013
V. Nayanar Investigations on the applications of power electronic converters and electrical machines for DC microgrid systems Supervisor 2016
K. Navin Sam Investigations on Certain Control Strategies for Stand-Alone Wind-Driven DFIGs Supervisor 2017
K. Arthishri Analysis and control of wind-driven 3-phase SEIGs and associated power converters feeding 1-phase utility grid Supervisor 2019
Mahaboob Subahani Control Strategies for Stand-Alone Operation of Induction Generator System with Certain Power Electronic Converter Topologies Supervisor 2021
Nindra Sekhar Design and operation of a new hybrid system employing wind-driven DFIG, solar PV panels and bio-gas driven SCIG using power electronic controllers Supervisor 2022
Sumedha Mahajan Control Strategies for Stand-Alone Operation of Induction Generator System With Certain Power Electronic Converter Topologies Co-supervisor 2017

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

Workshop attended

  1. A outbound workshop titled “Supporting Student Learning and Well-Being – Crafting the new Millennial”, organized by NIT, Tiruchirappalli at Ideal River View Resort, Tanjore on 17th September 2019.
  2. Orientation Workshop on Outcome Based Education and Accreditation for Programme Evaluators (PEVs) - NBA, Organized by IITM, (Venue : Hall-II), ICSR Building) Chennai, India on 12.11.2016
  3. Global Education Futures (GEF) Workshop on ‘Prototyping Our Futures’ and ‘Living in Harmony: Universities & Communities – Strategies for successful Community-University Engagement’, organized by FICCI – Higher Education Summit held at FICCI, New Delhi, India on 09.11.2016.
  4. One day conclave on R&D in New and Renewable Energy organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, India on 05.08.2014
  5. National Workshop on Power Electronics – NWPE 2013, on the theme of Energy scenario and Role of Power Electronics organised by NaMPET (National Mission on Power Electronics Technology) – Phase II, an initiative of Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India & CDAC, Thiruvananthapuram, held in Hotel FORTUNE Park JP Celestial, Bangalore – 560009 on 19.09.2013
  6. Twenty Ninth National Convention on Mechanical Engineers – National Seminar on “An Insight into Supercritical Technology – Concept to Commissioning” organized by Institution of Engineers (India), Tiruchirapalli Local Centre, India held during September 6-7, 2013.
  7. 2-day workshop on “Perspectives on Curriculum”, organized by NIT, Tiruchirappalli under TEQIP during 9-10 May 2013.
  8. Tutorial on “Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources and Electric Vehicles”, delivered by Associate Prof. Udaya K. Madawala, The University of Auckland, New Zealand and Associate Prof. Mahinda Vilathgamuwa, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore during The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET’12) held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 24 – 27 September 2012.
  9. 10- day ISTE Workshop on “Solar Photovoltaics : Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications”, organized by ISTE-IITB, Mumbai under NME-ICT together with NCPRE supported by MHRD, during 12-22 December 2011 at NIT-T remote centre.
  10. Workshop on “Next Generation of Power Systems”, organized by IEEE ICIIS 2011, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka on 16th August 2011.
  11. Workshop on “Large scale Integration of Wind Energy into the grid”, organized by IEEE Bangalore chapter, conducted at CPRI, Bangalore during 20-21 January 2009.
  12. Tutorial on “Blackouts / network security / energy management in thederegulated environment” delivered by Bruce F Wollenberg, University of Minnesota, USA during IPEC 2007 conference.
  13. National Workshop on “TEQIP Industry Institution Interaction – July 2006”, organized by National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU), Govt. of India and State Project Facilitation Unit (SPFU), Govt. of Andra Pradesh, during 20-21 July 2006 at Hyderabad.
  14. Workshop cum Discussion on “Small Hydro Power Projects” jointly organized by Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, IIT, Roorke and CEESAT, NIT, Trichy during 22-23 April 2005 at CEESAT, NIT, Trichy.
  15. National workshop on “Energy Conversion in Industries”, organized by The Institution of Engineers (India), Tiruchirappalli Local Centre on 22nd May 2004 at NIT, Tiruchirappalli.

 

Training program / Summer schools attended

Sl.No. Title Name of the sponsoring agency Organization / Place Duration
From To
1. Induction Training Programme AICTE TTTI, Chennai 01.06.1995 22.06.1995
2. Psychological Counselling VEC, Vellore Christion Counselling Centre, Vellore 04.06.1996 15.06.1996
3. Short-Term training program on Power Quality issues and Remedial Measures AICTE / ISTE Calicut REC 20.12.1998 02.01.1999
4. Winter School on Digital Protection of Power Systems AICTE / ISTE CIT, Coimbatore 15.11.1999 28.11.1999
5. Short-Term training program on EMTP, MATLAB, PSPICE packages and their applications in Electrical Engineering AICTE / ISTE REC, Warangal 27.12.1999 08.01.2000
6. Short-Term training courses on Neural Networks and its Engineering Applications AICTE IIT, Kanpur 26.06.2000 01.07.2000
7. Regional Training Course on Simulation Models in Engineering and Technology UNESCO IIT, Chennai 12.03.2001 23.03.2001
8. Developing emotionally intelligent leadership NITT ASCI, Hyderabad 23.07.2007 27.07.2007
9. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People NITT / TEQIP Franklin Covy At Munnar 02.10.2008 04.10.2008
10. Outbound experimental learning camp for team building & effective group dynamics NITT / TEQIP Adventure zone, 11.02.2013 12.02.2013

 

Conferences attended As a Participant

  1. 12th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2016 – Global Conference & Exhibition, Education for tomorrow : ‘Learn in India-Learn for the World’, Organised by FICCI, India, held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, November 10-12, 2016.
  2. 5th International Conference on “Trends in Industrial Measurement and Automation”, 4-6, January 2007, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, India.

 

As a Speaker

 

  1. 3rd International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE 2020 Towards Clean Energy Technologies) organized the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, Shillong, India during 05th-07th March 2021 (online). Participated as one of the Panel Members in the panel discussion on 07.03.2021 at 2.00 pm on the topic “Wind Energy: Technological Advancements Towards Global Development”
  2. “Recent trends in intelligent electrical power grid”, keynote address in the International conference on Recent Trends in Electrical, Electronics & Control Engineering (IConRAEeCE'18), organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engg. College, Sivakasi, during 4 & 5, May 2018 (04.05.2018)
  3. Key note speaker in 10th International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), organized by VIT, Vellore, during 4-5 May 2015.
  4. Chief guest and jury in the National conference on Power Initiatives, organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli – 621112, on 27.02.2015.
  5. Evaluator for the Technical session V Electrical and Power Electronics in TEQIP- II Sponsored International Conference on “Energy and Environmental Engineering” (ICEEE’14), organized by the Department of Petrochemical Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, during 6-7, November 2014.
  6. Key note speaker in 8th International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), organized by VIT, Vellore, during 6-8 May 2014.
  7. Key note speaker in International Conference on “Advancements in Automation and Control (ICAAC 2014)” in Association with Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials held on 11-04-2014, organized by Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram – 623 502, during 11-12, April 2014.

 

As a Chairperson / Convener / General Secretary / Member in the committee

 

  1. Core steering committee member (Special invitee – Convener / NPSC 2018) : The 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC 2020), organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat during December 17-19, 2020 (online). Also Chaired a technical session on 19th December 2020.
  2. General Secretary / Convener : 9th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC 2019), organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, during 13-15, December 2019.
  3. Convener : 20th National Power Systems Conference (NPSC 2018), organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, during 14-16, December 2018.
  4. Organizing committee Chair for the IEI 34th National Convention of Production Engineers and National Conference on “Emerging Technologies in Power Sector Equipment Manufacturing”, Organized by IEI Tiruchirappalli Local Centre in association with NIT, Tiruchirappalli and BHEL, Tiruchirappalli, during 25-26 May 2019.
  5. Thirty-third National Convention of Electrical Engineers 2017 (NCEE 2017) and National Conference on “Hybrid Ac/DC Power Systems for Effective Utilisation of Renewable Energy” Organized by IEI Tiruchirappalli Local Centre in association with NIT, Tiruchirappalli and BHEL, Tiruchirappalli, during November 24-25, 2017.
  6. Chaired a technical session in IEEE International Conference on Power, Energy & Control (ICPEC’13), organized by PSNA, Dindigul, during 6-8 February 2013.
  7. IEEE International Conference on ICIAS 2010, during June 15-17, 2010, Kulalampur, Malaysia.( Chaired a technical session)
  8. 2nd National Level Conference on Power Conversion, System, Drives & Control Technology (PCTCON ‘07), 30.03.2007, organised by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PSNA College of Engineering & Technology, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu – 624 622 (Chaired a technical session).
  9. National Conference on “Innovative Strategies on Power Systems and Power Electronic Drives (ISPSPED’07)” On 16th March 2007, organised by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, SALEM-636 005 (Chaired a technical session).
  10. 2006 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), 15-17, December 2006, Mumbai, India (Chaired a technical session).

 

As a Paper presenter

 

  1. Third International Conference on Engineering, Science, Business and Management 2016 (ICESBM 2016), 9th & 10th March 2016, Dubai, UAE.
  2. 3rd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET’12) held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 24 – 27 September 2012
  3. 6th IEEE international Conference on ICIIS 2011, 16th – 19th August 2011, Sri Lanka.
  4. IEEE International Conference on ICIAS 2010, during June 15-17, 2010, Kulalampur, Malaysia.
  5. The 8th International Power Engineering Conference (IPEC 2007), 3-6 December 2007, Singapore organized by NTU, Singapore.
  6. 2006 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), 15-17, December 2006, Mumbai, India.
  7. Sixth International Conference on Electrical Rotating Machines ELROMA-2004, IEEMA, 4th and 5th February 2004, New Delhi.
  8. IEEE TENCON2003 (IEEE Region 10 Technical Conference on Convergent Technologies For The Asia-Pacific), 15 – 17 October 2003, Banglore, India.
  9. 2002 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), 11-14, December 2002, Bangkok, Thailand.
  10. Eleventh National Power Systems Conference NPSC 2000, Vol.1, IISc, Bangalore, 20 – 22, December 2000.

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

 

  1. National Power Systems Conference during 14-16 December 2018. (Convener)
  2. National Power Electronics Conference during 13-15 December 2019. (Convener / General Secretary)
  3. Technical committee convener for the IEI 33rd National Convention of Electrical Engineers and National Seminar on “Hybrid AC/DC Power systems for Effective Utilization of Renewable Energy” during 24-25 November 2017.
  4. Organizing committee chair for the IEI 34th National Convention of Production Engineers and National Conference on “merging Technologies in Power Sector Equipment Manufacturing” during 25-26 May 2019.
  5. Organizing secretary of Conclave on Academic Reforms (CAR2015) and extended his support for implementing the Flexible Academic Curriculum and Flexible Mode of Delivery and Assessment at NIT, Tiruchirappalli.
  6. ATAL Faculty Development Programme On Energy Engineering (Focused to Electrical Generators and Associated Controllers in Wind Energy Conversion System) Under the aegis of AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy (ATAL) during 28th December 2020 – 1st January 2021. Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan and Dr. M.P. Selvan.
  7. Faculty development programme on “INDUSTRY 4.0”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 14th - 18th September 2020. Co-ordinators : Dr. J. Jerald, Associate Professor, Dept. of Production Engg. Dr. B. Senthil Arasu, Professor, DoMS and Dr. N. Kumaresan, Professor, EEE.
  8. Workshop on “Operation and Control of Wind-Solar Hybrid Systems” sponsored by National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600100, during 22nd – 26th April 2019. Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan, Dr. M.P. Selvan & Dr. S. Moorthi.
  9. Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) Course on “Intelligent Electrical Power Grids” during 27th November 2017 to 01st December 2017. Coordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan and Dr. M.P. Selvan. Foreign expert : Dr. Peter Palensky, Professor/Electrical Engineering and Head of Intelligent electric power grids at TU Delft, Netherlands.
  10. Faculty development programme on “Training Tomorrow’s Teacher- Teaching Through Technology”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 20th – 24th November 2017. Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Thamaraiselvan, Asso. Prof., DoMS, Dr.B. Senthil Arasu, Asso. Prof. & Head DoMS and Dr. N. Kumaresan and Dr. J. Daniel Inbaraj.
  11. Faculty development programme on “Art of Edification: Contemporary & Innovative practices for effective teaching”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 24th – 28th April 2017. Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Thamaraiselvan, Asso. Prof., DoMS, Dr.B. Senthil Arasu, Asso. Prof. & Head DoMS and Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  12. Workshop on “Operation and Control of Wind-driven Generators” under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), Phase-II, during 15th-16th April 2016. Coordinators : Coordinators : Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Dr. N. Kumaresan and Dr. N. Ammasaigounden
  13. TEQIP II sponsored “Conclave on Academic Reforms”, during 27th – 29th April 2015 at NIT, Tiruchirappalli, Organising Secretaries: Dr. N. Kumaresan & Dr. R. Karvembu.
  14. Faculty development programme on “Art of teaching: pedagogical tools and techniques season-II”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 17th – 21 st November 2014.Co-ordinators : Dr.B. Senthil Arasu, Asso Prof, DoMS, Dr. N. Thamaraiselvan, Asso Prof & Head DoMS and Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  15. Faculty development programme on “Art of teaching: pedagogical tools and techniques season-II”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 3rd – 7th March 2014.Co-ordinators : Dr.B. Senthil Arasu, Asso Prof, DoMS, Dr. N. Thamaraiselvan, Asso Prof & Head DoMS and Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  16. Workshop on “Wind-drive Generators (WGs)” under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), Phase-II, during 13th-14th December 2013. Coordinators : Coordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan, Dr. P. Raja and Dr. S. Senthil Kumar.
  17. Faculty development programme on “Art of teaching: pedagogical tools and techniques”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 18th-22nd November 2013.Co-ordinators : Dr.B. Senthil Arasu, Asso Prof, DoMS, Dr. N. Thamaraiselvan, Asso Prof & Head DoMS and Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  18. Short-term training program on “Power Electronics and Measurements”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 2nd-3rd May 2013.Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Ammasaigounden, Dr. N. Kumaresan and Dr. G. Saravana Ilango
  19. Short-term training program on “SOLAR PV Electric Conversion Systems (SPVECS)”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 18th – 19th January 2013.Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Ammasaigounden & Dr. N. Kumaresan
  20. Short-term training program on “Wind Energy Electric Conversion Systems (WEECS)”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 4th – 5th January 2013.Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan & Dr. N. Ammasaigounden
  21. Short-term training program on “PIC microcontroller applications in Power Electronic circuits”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 22nd – 23rd June 2012.Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Ammasaigounden & Dr. N. Kumaresan
  22. AICTE-QIP Sponsored Short-Term Course on “Renewable Energy Electric Conversion Systems” Under the Quality Improvement Programme during 14th -18th December 2009. Co-ordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan & Mr. P. Raja
  23. WORKSHOP ON POWER ELECTRONICS SIMULATION – SEQUEL under the aegis of The National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET) an initiative of Department of Information Technology, Government of India, on 4th May 2009. Co-ordinator : Dr. N. Kumaresan
  24. Workshop on Power Electronics Education (WPEE 2009) under the aegis of The National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET) an initiative of Department of Information Technology, Government of India, during 22nd – 23rd January 2009. Co-ordinators : Dr. C. Nagamani & Dr. N. Kumaresan
  25. Workshop on “Awareness Programme on Intellectual Property Rights” Under the Services to Community and Economy of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, 20th November 2008.
  26. National Workshop on Power Electronics (NWPE 2008), Sponsored by NaMPET, CDAC, Trivandrum, during 12th-14th November 2008. Coordinators : Dr. C. Nagamani and Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  27. MHRD-AICTE Sponsored Summer School on “Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Electric Conversion Systems” during 16th – 28th June 2008. Coordinator : Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  28. AICTE-QIP Sponsored Short-Term Course on “Electrical Machines and Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems” Under the Quality Improvement Programme during 28th January 2008 – 1st February 2008. Coordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan and Dr. M. P. Selvan.
  29. Workshop on “Microprocessor, Microcontrollers and Their Applications” Under the Services to Community and Economy of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, 14th and 15th December 2007. Coordinators : Ms. S. Sudha, Dr. N. Ammasaigounden and Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  30. Workshop on “Recent Trends in Wind Power Generation and FACTS” Under the Services to Community and Economy of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, 28th and 29th August 2007. Coordinators : Dr. C. Nagamani and Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  31. Workshop on “Electrical Machine Winding” Under the Services to Community and Economy Of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, 14th July 2007. Coordinator : Dr. N. Kumaresan.
  32. Workshop on “Electrical Science and Electronics for Physics Teachers of Higher Secondary Schools” Under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, 28th and 29th October 2006. Coordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan and Dr. M. P. Selvan.
  33. Workshop on “Training Needs for Students of EEE under TEQIP Tribal Development”, Under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, 11th October 2006. Coordinators : Coordinators : Dr. N. Kumaresan and Ms. S. Mageswari.
  34. Workshop on “Topics on Electrical Science and Electronics for Physics Teachers of Higher Secondary Schools” Under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, 15th and 16th October 2005. Coordinator : Dr. N. Kumaresan

 

Invited Talks delivered (Last FIVE years)

 

  1. “Optimal Reactive power control of Stand-alone wind-driven DFIGs”, in the AICTE sponsored two weeks online faculty development programme on “Trends and Challenges in Power Converters and Control - Slot II” scheduled between 04.05.2021 and 18.05.2021, organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai. 6th May 2021.
  2. “Operation and control of Squirrel-cage Induction Generators”, AICTE sponsored two weeks Faculty Development Programme On “Trends and Challenges in Power Converters and Control”, organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, 10th February 2021.
  3. “Analysis of Self-Excited Induction Generator (SEIG) Case study : SEIG-Power Converter System Supplying DC Microgrid”, AICTE sponsored two weeks Faculty Development Programme On “Trends and Challenges in Power Converters and Control”, organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, 10th February 2021.
  4. “Powering Buildings in Smart cities Employing Wind Driven Generators”, ATAL Faculty Development Programme On “Smart Cities” Under the aegis of AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy (ATAL), organized by the School of Electrical Engineering in association with Academic Staff College, VIT, Vellore, during 1st – 5th February 2021.
  5. “Reactive power control in wind-driven squirrel-cage induction generators (Stator winding switching scheme)”, Workshop on "Renewable Energy Grid Integration: Challenge and Operational Strategies Under the Self-Financed Category, organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, during 18th – 22nd January 2021.
  6. “Self-excited induction generator – analysis and operational characteristics”, ATAL Faculty Development Programme On Energy Engineering (Focused to Electrical Generators and Associated Controllers in Wind Energy Conversion System) Under the aegis of AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy (ATAL), organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, during 28th December 2020 – 1st January 2021.
  7. “Operation and control of induction generator-power converter system for DC grid and 1-Phase AC grid applications”, ATAL Faculty Development Programme On Energy Engineering (Focused to Electrical Generators and Associated Controllers in Wind Energy Conversion System) Under the aegis of AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy (ATAL), organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, during 28th December 2020 – 1st January 2021.
  8. “Operational aspects of wind-driven generators”, One week Faculty Development Programme On “Sustainable Energy Technologies”, organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, University College of Engineering, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, in association with IEI Tiruchirappalli Local Centre, during 28.07.2020 to 01.08.2020.
  9. “Role of power converters in renewable energy systems”, ATAL Short Term Course on Power Electronic converters and Controllers for EV and Smartgrid Under the aegis of AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy (ATAL), organized by the School of Computer and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Kancheepuram, Chennai during 18/12/2019 to 21/12/2019.
  10. “Self-Excited Induction Generator – Simplified methods of analysis”, Workshop on “Operation and Control of Wind-Solar Hybrid Systems” sponsored by NIWE, Chennai, organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, during 22nd April 2019 – 26th April 2019.
  11. “Time response analysis & Steady state error”, Faculty Development Progamme on “Control Systems”, organized by the EEE Department, University College of Engineering (BIT Campus), Anna University, Tiruchirappalli during 15.05.2018 to 21.05.2018. (16-05-2018).
  12. “Operation and control of wind-driven induction generator-DC microgrid system”, a Two Days Workshop on the Topic, "Smart Grid and Micro Grid Systems - Research Issues" organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engg. College, Sivakasi, during 4 & 5, May 2018 (04.05.2018)
  13. “Role of Wind Energy in Intelligent Electrical Power Grids”, AICTE-QIP Sponsored STC on "Nascent Generation and Distribution Technologies, and Potential Research Problems in Power Systems" organized by the Department of EEE, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, during December 04-08, 2017. (08.12.2017).
  14. “Analysis and operation of self-excited induction generator (SEIG) - Case study : Wind-driven SEIG feeding DC microgrids”, AICTE-QIP Sponsored STC on "Nascent Generation and Distribution Technologies, and Potential Research Problems in Power Systems" organized by the Department of EEE, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, during December 04-08, 2017. (08.12.2017).
  15. “Flexible Mode of Delivery and Assessment (FMDA) Flexible Learning and Course Plan”, Faculty development programme on “Training Tomorrow’s Teacher- Teaching Through Technology”, Under the Self-Financed Category, during 20th – 24th November 2017 (20.11.2017).
  16. “Operation and analysis of self-excited induction genrators”, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-II) sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “Integration of Renewable Energy, Energy Storage and System Operation” organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem - 636011, during 14th – 20th December 2016 (17.12.2016).
  17. “SEIG power converter system feeding DC microgrid”, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-II) sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “Integration of Renewable Energy, Energy Storage and System Operation” organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem - 636011, during 14th – 20th December 2016 (17.12.2016).
  18. “Project proposal writing”, National Workshop on – How to write successful project proposals to funding agencies, organized by the R&D Cell and Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vivekanandha College of Engineering for Women (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India on 24.09.2016.
  19. “Role of Power Electronics in Energy Sector”, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-II) sponsored Two Days Seminar on Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems (PERES-2016) organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Anna University, BIT campus, Tituchirappalli - 620024, during 18th – 19th August 2016 (19.08.2016).
  20. “Operational aspects of wind-driven generators”, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-II) sponsored Faculty Development Programme on Computation, Optimization and Modelling of Sustainable Energy Systems organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Anna University, BIT campus, Tituchirappalli - 620024, during 20th June – 3rd July 2016 (22.06.2016).
  21. “Grid integration of wind driven generators”, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-II) sponsored workshop on Utilisation Techniques of Renewable Energy Sources organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Tituchirappalli, during 6th - 9th June 2016 (08.06.2016).
  22. “Operation and Control of wind-driven stand-alone DFIGs” AICTE- Faculty Development Programme on "Topics of Research in Electrical Engineering (TREE'15)" during May 11-24, 2015, Organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College (Autonomous), Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. (11.05.2015 – Chief Guest and special lecture)
  23. “Operation and control of DFIGs with single inverter-battery system” in 9th International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), organized by VIT, Vellore, during 6-8 May 2015 (6.5.2015).
  24. “Operation and Control of Self-Excited Induction Generators (SEIGs)”, National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET-II) sponsored short term Course on Application of Power Electronics to Renewable Energy Systems and Micro Grids organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics, NIT, Tituchirappalli, during 9th & 10th January 2015 (09.01.2015).
  25. “Microteaching”, a 3-day TEQIP II sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “The Art of Teaching: Pedagogical Tools and Techniques” organized by Govt. College of Engineering Salem 11, from 9.12.2014 to 11.12.2014 (11.12.2014).
  26. “Wind-driven induction generators for supplying isolated loads” Short-term course on Renewable Energy Conversion Technology, Jointly organized by Power Electronics Group, CDAC, Thiruvananthapuram and North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong under the aegis of National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET Phase-II), Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeiTY), Govt. of India, during 23-24, September 2014 at NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya (24.09.2014).
  27. “Power Electronic Controllers For Renewable Energy Applications - Wind Energy” in 8th International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), organized by VIT, Vellore, during 6-8 May 2014 (6.5.2014).
  28. “Analysis of Self-Excited Induction Generators using Genetic Algorithm techniques” in International Conference on “Advancements in Automation and Control (ICAAC 2014)” in Association with Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials held on 11-04-2014, organized by Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram – 623 502, during 11-12, April 2014.
  29. “Operation and control of standalone DFIGs for supplying isolated loads” National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET-II) sponsored short term Course on Power Electronics in Distributed Generation organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics, NITK, Surathkal, during 7-9, February 2014 (09.02.2014).
  30. “Hybrid AC/DC Grid – A Future Trend in Power System” TEQIP sponsored Faculty development programme on "Recent trends in power electronics and power systems (RTPEPS)", organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, during 12th – 18th Jnue 2013 (14.6.2013).
  31. “Controllers in Power Electronics and case study” TEQIP sponsored Faculty development programme on "Recent trends in power electronics and power systems (RTPEPS)", organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, during 12th – 18th Jnue 2013 (14.6.2013).
  32. “Controllers for Energy Efficient Operation of Grid-connected Induction Generators” AICTE sponsored Faculty development programme on "Renewable Energy ", organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, during 13th – 25th May 2013 (17.5.2013).
  33. “Solar PV systems” AICTE sponsored Faculty development programme on "Renewable Energy ", organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, during 13th – 25th May 2013 (17.5.2013).
  34. “Improved control schemes for performance enhancement of grid-connected induction generators” AICTE sponsored Faculty development programme on "Efficient control of Renewable energy and its conservation", organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, during 25th April to 8th May 2013 (7.5.2013).
  35. “Self-excited induction generator and its control” AICTE sponsored Faculty development programme on "Efficient control of Renewable energy and its conservation", organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, during 25th April to 8th May 2013 (7.5.2013).
  36. “Operational aspects of Induction Generators” Faculty development programme on Renewable Energy Sources Technology and Applications organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Arunai College of Engineering, Tiruvennamalai sponsored by DST, Govt. of India and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, during 3-15, December 2012.
  37. “Operational aspects of Induction Generators” Short term Course on Power Electronics in Micro/Mini Hydropower Generation (PEMHG-12) organized by Dept. of Water Resources Development and Management & Continuing Education Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, during Nov. 29 – Dec. 01, 2012.
  38. “Reactive power Control in Induction Generators”, Short term Course on Power Electronics in Micro/Mini Hydropower Generation (PEMHG-12) organized by Dept. of Water Resources Development and Management & Continuing Education Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, during Nov. 29 – Dec. 01, 2012.
  39. “Analysis of SEIGs using GA technique”, DST sponsored National Level Seminar on Artifical Intelligence in Renewable energy Systems, organized by National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu on 21st January 2012.
  40. “Controllers for Energy Efficient Operation of Induction Machines”, organized by The Institution of Engineers (India), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI LOCAL CENTRE, BHEL Main Office Road, Tiruchirappalli – 620 014 at Institution Building(Opp. to Bldg.79), on 13th December 2011(Tuesday) as part of Energy Conservation Day 2011.
  41. “Anna University Technology, Madurai sponsored Faculty Development Programme on Industrial control Electronics”, organized by PSNA CET, Dindugal, during 4-5, February 2011.

 

Membership of Learned Societies

 

Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member ) Organization Membership No. with date
Life membership The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) (LM 23990) -1997
Fellow The Institution of Engineers (India) F-1218588 - 2016
Member The Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK) – IET (UK) 84692737-2007
Senior Member The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – IEEE (USA) 92603680 -2013 2016

Academic Foreign Visits

Country Duration of Visit Programme
From To
Dubai 08.03.2016 11.03.2016 To present research paper in 3rd Third International Conference on Engineering, Science, Business and Management 2016 (ICESBM2016)
Kathmandu, Nepal 24.09.2012 27.09.2012 To present research papers in 3rd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET’12)
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 16.08.2011 19.08.2011 To present research papers in IEEE – ICIIS 2011 Sponsored by NIT-T
Country Duration of Visit Programme
From To
City university of Hong Kong Advisor : Prof. Henry S H CHUNG 24.03.2009 23.04.2009 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, City university of Hong Kong Sponsored by AICTE
NTU, Singapore Advisor : Prof. Lalit Goel 19.11.2007 30.11.2007 Visiting Research Scientist, EEE, NTU, Singapore Sponsored by AICTE
Singapore 3.12.2007 6.12.2007 To present a research paper in IPEC2007 sponsored by AICTE
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA Advisor : Prof. Ali Emadi 19.04.2007 18.05.2007 Senior Research Associate, ECE, IIT, Chicago, USA Sponsored by TEQIP Project
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Advisor : Prof. Giri, V. 12.05.2007 13.05.2007 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering
Bangkok, Thailand 11.12.2002 14.12.2002 To Present a research paper in IEEE International Conference IEEE ICIT ’02 sponsored by institute and UGC.
City Institute of Technology, Malaysia 19.08.1997 20.02.1998 Worked as a Lecturer

Publications

1. Journal publications

 

1.1 International journal publications

 

  • Nindra Sekhar and Natarajan Kumaresan, “Operation and control of a stand-alone power system with integrated multiple renewable energy sources”, Wind Engineering, 46, No.1, 2021, pp.221-239. (ISSN: 0309-524X, Online ISSN: 2048-402X) https://doi.org/10.1177/0309524X211024126 .
  • Mahaboob Subahani Akbarali, Senthilkumar Subramaniam and Kumaresan Natarajan, “Modeling, analysis, and control of wind-driven induction generators supplying DC loads under various operating conditions”, Wind Engineering, 45, No.3, 2021, pp.680-695. (ISSN: 0309-524X, Online ISSN: 2048-402X) https://doi.org/10.1177/0309524X20925398 .
  • Mahaboob Subahani Akbarali, Senthilkumar Subramaniam and Kumaresan Natarajan, “Application of CS-PWM rectifier for the operation and control of wind-driven generators”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1778140.
  • Nindra Sekhar, Paila Lakshmana Rao, Natarajan Kumaresan, Manickavasagam Parvathy Selvan, “Experimental Investigation on a New Hybrid System Employing Wind-Driven DFIG and Solar PV Panels”, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series B, Vol.100, issue. 6, December 2019, pp.561-574, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40031-019-00416-w.
  • Arthishri, N. Kumaresan and N. Ammasai Gounden, "Analysis and Application of Three-Phase SEIG With Power Converters for Supplying Single-Phase Grid From Wind Energy," IEEE Systems Journal, Vol.13, No.2, June 2019, pp.1813-1822.
  • A. Nikhil, P. Bharath Chandra, M. R. Jawahar, S. Moorthi, M. P. Selvan and N. Kumaresan, “FPGA-based closed-loop monitoring and control of doubly fed induction generator with single inverter and battery for wind energy conversion”, Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vol. 15, Issue. 4, 2018, pp. 175–183. (Print ISSN: 1448-837X Online ISSN: 2205-362X)
  • Mahaboob Subahani Akbarali, Senthil Kumar Subramanium, Kumaresan Natarajan, “Real and Reactive Power Control of SEIG Systems for Supplying Isolated DC Loads”, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series B, Vol. 99, Issue.6, December 2018, pp. 587-595.
  • M. Jenisha, N. Ammasaigounden, N. Kumaresan and K.Bhagyasri, “Power electronic interface with de-coupled control for wind-driven PMSG feeding utility grid and DC load”, IET Power Electronics, Vol. 11, Issue.2, February 2018, pp.329-338. (SCIE indexed: Print ISSN: 1755-4535 and Online ISSN 1755-4543).
  • Arthishri, K. Anusha, N. Kumaresan and S. Senthil Kumar, “Simplified methods for the analysis of self-excited induction generators”, IET Electr. Power Appl., Vol.11, Issue. 9, 2017, pp.1636-1644. (SCIE indexed: Print ISSN: 1751-8660 and Online ISSN 1751-8679).
  • Arthishri, N. Kumaresan, N. Ammasai Gounden, “Analysis and MPPT control of a wind-driven three-phase induction generator feeding single-phase utility grid”, IET-The Journal of Engineering, April 2017, DOI: 10.1049/joe.2017.0091 (Online ISSN 2051-3305).
  • Sumedha Mahajan, Senthil Kumar Subramaniam, Kumaresan Natarajan, Ammasai Gounden Nanjappa Gounder, Devendra Varma Borru, “Analysis and control of induction generator supplying stand-alone AC loads employing a Matrix Converter” Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, Vol.20, issue.2, April 2017, pp.649-661. (ISSN: 2215-0986)
  • Navin Sam, N. Kumaresan, N. Ammasai Gounden and Rajesh Katyal, “Optimal Reactive Power Controller for Wind-Driven Stand-Alone Doubly-Fed Induction Generators” International journal of Wind Engineering, Vol.41, No.2, April 2017, pp.124-143. (eISSN: 2048402X & ISSN: 0309524X)
  • Navin Sam, N. Kumaresan, and N. Ammasai Gounden, “Wind-driven Stand-alone DFIG with Battery and Pumped Hydro Storage System” Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Science, Vol.42, Issue.2, February 2017, pp.173-185. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 0256-2499).
  • Venkatraman, B. Dastagiri Reddy, M.P. Selvan, S. Moorthi, N. Kumaresan and N. Ammasai Gounden, “Online condition monitoring and power management system for standalone micro-grid using FPGAs”, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Vol.10, Issue. 15, 2016, pp.3875-3884. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1751-8687).
  • Sumedha M. Mahajan, S. Senthil Kumar, Kumaresan, N. Ammasai Gounden and E. Rajkumar, “Decoupled control strategy for the operation of capacitor-excited induction generator for DC power applications”, IET Power Electronics, Vol.9, Issue.13, 2016, pp.2551-2561. (SCIE indexed : ISSN: 1755-4535)
  • Nayanar, N. Kumaresan, and N. Ammasai Gounden, “Wind-driven SEIG supplying DC microgrid through a single-stage power converter”, Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, Vol.19, issue.3, August 2016, pp.1600-1607. (ISSN: 2215-0986)
  • Dwijasish Das, Kumaresan, V. Nayanar, K. Navin Sam and N. Ammasai Gounden, “Development of BLDC Motor Based Elevator System Suitable for DC Microgrid,”IEEE / ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 21, No. 3, June 2016, pp.1552-1560. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1083-4435)
  • Nayanar, N. Kumaresan, and N. Ammasai Gounden, “A single sensor based MPPT controller for wind-driven induction generators supplying DC microgrid,”IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 2, Feb. 2016, pp.1161–1172. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 0885-8993)
  • Senthil Kumar, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Analysis and control of capacitor-excited induction generators connected to a micro-grid through power electronic converters”, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Vol.9, Issue.10, June 2015, pp.911-920. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1751-8687)
  • Navin Sam, N. Kumaresan, N. Ammasai Gounden and Rajesh Katyal, “Analysis and control of wind-driven stand-alone doubly-fed induction generator with reactive power support from stator and rotor side” International journal of Wind Engineering, Vol.39, No.1, 2015, pp.97-112. (ISSN: 0309-524X)
  • Vijayakumar, N. Kumaresan and N. Ammasaigounden, “Speed sensor-less MPPT and constant output power operation of wind-driven WRIGs”, IET Power Electronics, Vol.8, Issue.1, Jan.2015, pp.33-46. (SCIE indexed : ISSN: 1755-4535)
  • Senthil Kumar, N. Kumaresan, M. Subbiah and Mahendhar rageeru, “Modelling, analysis and control of stand-alone self-excited induction generator-PWM rectifier systems feeding constant dc voltage applications”, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Vol.8, Issue.6, June 2014, pp.1140-1155. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1751-8687)
  • Raja, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “An Improved Delta-Star Switching Scheme for Reactive Power Saving in Three-Phase Induction Motors”, Frontiers in Energy (Springer publication), Vol.8, issue.3, Sep. 2014, pp.364–370. (ISSN Print: 2095-1701 & ISSN Online: 2095-1698)
  • Vijayakumar, N. Kumaresan, N. Ammasaigounden and Sarath B Tennakoon, “Real and Reactive power control of hybrid excited wind-driven grid-connected DFIGs”, IET Power Electronics, Vol.6, Issue. 6, 2013, pp.1197-1208. (SCIE indexed : ISSN: 1755-4535)
  • Raja, M.P. Selvan and N. Kumaresan, “Enhancement of Voltage Stability Margin in Radial Distribution System with Squirrel Cage Induction Generator based DGs” IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Vol.7, Issue.8, 2013, pp.898-906. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1751-8687)
  • Vijayakumar, N. Kumaresan and N. Ammasaigounden, “Operation of inverter assisted wind-driven slip-ring induction generator for stand-alone power supplies”, IET Electr. Power Appl., Vol.7, Issue. 4, 2013, pp.256-269. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1751-8660)
  • Senthil Kumar, N.Kumaresan, N. Rakesh, K.Vijayakumar and M. Subbiah, “Wind-driven SEIGs for supplying isolated loads employing DSP based power electronic controllers”, International journal of Wind Engineering, Vol.36 , No.6, 2012, pp.739-757. (ISSN: 0309-524X)
  • Senthil Kumar, N. Kumaresan, N. Ammasai Gounden, Namani Rakesh, “Analysis and control of wind-driven self-excited induction generators connected to the grid through power converters”, Frontiers in Energy (Springer publication), Vol.6, issue.4, 2012, pp.403–412. (ISSN Print: 2095-1701 & ISSN Online: 2095-1698)
  • Raja, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “A Closed Loop System for Inverter Assisted Wind Driven Induction Generators for Supplying Isolated Loads” International Review of Automatic Control (Theory and Applications), Vol.5, No.4, July 2012, pp. (ISSN: 1974-6059)
  • Vijayakumar, N. Kumaresan, K. Amara Bhagavan and N. Ammasaigounden, “A DSP based closed loop controller for power smoothing operating of wind-driven WRIG systems”, International Review on Modelling and Simulations, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2012, pp. 185-192. (ISSN: 1974-9821)
  • Raja, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Grid-connected Induction Generators using Delta-Star Switching of the Stator Winding with a Permanently Connected Capacitor”, International journal of Wind Engineering, Vol.36 , No.2, 2012, pp.219-232. (ISSN: 0309-524X)
  • Vijayakumar, N. Kumaresan and N. Ammasaigounden, “Operation and closed-loop control of wind-driven stand-alone DFIGs using single inverter-battery system”, IET Electr. Power Appl., Vol. 6, Issue. 3, 2012, pp. 162-171. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1751-8660)
  • Naizath Amirtharaj, K. Siddharth, S. Moorthi and N. Kumaresan, “ Voltage control Scheme for a Single Phase Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) using FPGA”, Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vol. 9, Issue. 2, 2012, pp. 197–207. (ISSN: 1448-837X)
  • Karthigaivel, N. Kumaresan, and M. Subbiah, “Analysis and control of self-excited induction generator-converter systems for battery charging applications” IET Electr. Power Appl., Vol. 5, Issue. 2, 2011, pp. 247–257. (SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1751-8660)
  • Karthigaivel, N. Kumaresan, P. Raja and M. Subbiah, “A novel unified approach for the analysis and design of Wind-driven SEIGs using nested GAs”, International journal of Wind Engineering, Vol.33 , No.6, 2009, pp.631-647. (ISSN: 0309-524X)
  • Dhanasekaran, N. Kumaresan, and M. Subbiah, “abc-dq modeling and simulation of wind-driven self-excited induction generators”, Australian Journal of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, vol.3, No.3, 2007, pp.235-248. (ISSN: 1448-837X)
  • Kumaresan, “Analysis and control of three-phase self-excited induction generators supplying single-phase ac and dc loads” IEE Proc. Electric Power Applications, Vol. 152, No. 3, May 2005, PP.739-747. (old : ISSN: 1350-2352 & SCIE indexed: ISSN: 1751-8660)
  • Kumaresan, M.P. Selvan and M. Subbiah, “Design optimisation and speed extension of wind-driven self-excited induction generators – A new approach”, Electric Power Components and Systems, Vol.32, No.2, February 2004, pp.215-228. (ISSN: 1532-5008)
  • Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Innovative reactive power saving in wind-driven grid-connected induction generators using a delta-star stator winding: part I, Performance analysis of the delta-star generator and test results”, International journal of Wind Engineering, Vol.27, No.2, 2003, pp.107 – 120. (ISSN: 0309-524X)
  • Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Innovative reactive power saving in wind-driven grid-connected induction generators using a delta-star stator winding: part II, Estimation of annual Wh and VARh of the delta-star generator and comparison with alternative schemes”, International journal of Wind Engineering, Vol.27, No.3, 2003, pp.195-204. (ISSN: 0309-524X)

1.2 National magazine/Technical volume publications

  • Kumaresan, M. Subbiah and R. Karthigaivel, “Electrical generators and controllers In wind energy conversion systems – an overview” Electrical India magazine, Vol. 50, No. 6, June 2010, pp. 66-74.
  • VijayaKumar, N. Kumaresan and N. Ammasai Gounden, “Doubly-fed induction generators in wind energy conversion systems – An overview” Electrical India magazine, Vol. 54, No. 4, April 2014, pp. 70-76.
  • Kumaresan Natarajan, Senthil Kumar Subramanium, Mahaboob Subahani Akbarali, and Subbiah M, “Power Electronic Interfaces for Wind-driven Self-Excited Induction Generators Supplying Standalone dc/ac Loads and dc/ac Micro-grids”, Annual Technical Volume of Electrical Engineering Division Board of the Institution of Engineers (India) 2020, Theme : Power Electronic Interfaces for Effective Energy Conversion and Management, pp.113-124.

 

2. Conference publications

 

2.1 International conference publications

 

  • S. Akbarali, S. Subramaniam and K. Natarajan, "Analysis and control of SEIG-based wind energy conversion system supplying low voltage dc microgrid," 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE52268.2022.9715838.
  • Sumit Kumar Pandey, Kumaresan Natarajan, Harshitha S Kumar, “Analysis of Solar Photovoltaic Systems for Optimum Utilization in Microgrid Applications”, 2021 International Conference on Technology and Policy in Energy and Electric Power (ICT-PEP), Jakarta, Indonesia, 29-30 Sept. 2021, pp.186-191 DOI: 10.1109/ICT-PEP53949.2021.9601078
  • Vijayakumar and N. Kumaresan, “Experimental Investigation and Controller Development for Variable Speed Wind-driven DFIG”, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Engineering, Science, Business and Management 2016 (ICESBM 2016), 9th & 10th March 2016, Dubai, UAE.
  • Karthigaivel, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Performance predetermination of single-phase induction motors using Thevenin's, Norton's and Maximum power transfer theorems”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI 2015), January 8-10, 2015, Coimbatore, India.
  • Karthigaivel, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Classification and analysis of operating modes of three-phase semi-converters feeding battery charging loads using Phase Angle Control scheme-A monograph”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI 2015), January 8-10, 2015, Coimbatore, India.
  • Namani Rakesh, Kumaresan, S. Senthil Kumar and M. Subbiah, “Major methods of steady-state analysis of three-phase SEIGs-A summary”, Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (IEEE ICSET 2012), 24th – 27th September 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp. 415-419.
  • Namani Rakesh, N. Kumaresan, S. Senthil Kumar and M. Subbiah, “Performance predetermination of variable speed wind-driven grid-connected SEIGs”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2012), 16th – 19th December 2012, Bangaluru, India.
  • Arjun, B.Vinod, N. Kumaresan, D.R. Binu Ben Jose, “A Power Electronic controller for PV-tied Grid-Connected system with single parameter sensing for MPPT using Boost Converter and Line-Commutated Inverter”, Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (IEEE ICSET 2012), 24th – 27th September 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp.36-40.
  • Karthigaivel, N. Kumaresan, and M. Subbiah, “Analysis and control of three-phase SEIGs supplying battery charging loads through single-phase converters” Proceedings of the 6th IEEE international Conference on ICIIS 2011, 16th – 19th August 2011, Sri Lanka.
  • Kumaresan, R. Karthigaivel and M. Subbiah, “Single-phase Self-excited Inductor Alternators For Renewable Energy Electric Conversion Systems” Proceedings of the 6th IEEE international Conference on ICIIS 2011, 16th – 19th August 2011, Sri Lanka.
  • Senthil Kumar, N. Kumaresan, and T. Karthikeyan, “A Simple Analog Voltage Controller for Three-Phase Single Switch Boost Rectifier”, Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC- 2011), 8-11, May 2011, Rome, Italy.
  • Karthigaivel, N. Kumaresan, N. Ammasaigounden, G. Meena Devi and M. Subbiah, “Identification and analysis of operating modes of single-phase semi-converter fed battery charging circuits using Symmetrical Angle Control Scheme - A monograph”, Proceedings of the International Conference ICIAS 2010, during June 15-17, 2010, Malaysia.
  • Senthil Kumar, N. Kumaresan, R. Karthigaivel and M. Subbiah, “Determination of Boundary Values of Excitation Capacitance and Load Parameters for Wind-Driven Self-Excited Induction Generators”, Proceedings of the International Conference ICIAS 2010, during June 15-17, 2010, Malaysia.
  • Vijayakumar, A. Arjun, R.Karthigaivel and N.Kumaresan, “A Simple Feed Forward Controller for Stand-Alone Wind-Driven Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator”, Proceedings of the International Conference INDICON 2009, during 18 – 20 December, 2009, Gandhinagar
    Gujarat India.
  • Karthigaivel, N. Kumaresan, N. Ammasaigounden, G. Meena Devi and M. Subbiah, “Identification and analysis of operating modes of single-phase semi-converter fed battery charging circuits using Extinction Angle Control scheme - A monograph”, Proceedings of the International Conference TENCON 2009, during November 23-26, 2009, Singapore.
  • Karthigaivel, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “A three stage stator switching scheme for MWh and MVARh saving in induction motors”, Proceedings of the 8th International Power Engineering Conference (IPEC 2007), 3-6, December 2007, Singapore, India, pp.1529-1534.
  • Sumathi, M.P. Selvan and N. Kumaresan, “A Hybrid genetic algorithm based power system stabilizer”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent & Advanced Systems (ICIAS 2007), 25-28, November 2007, Kulalumpur, Malaysia, pp. -.
  • Poornima, P. Suganya, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Operating modes of single-phase thyristor converter fed dc drives using Phase Angle Control scheme - A monograph”, Proceedings of 2006 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, 15-17, December 2006, Mumbai, India, pp.2402-2407.
  • Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Design optimisation of wind-driven grid-connected delta-star induction generators using Genetic Algorithm”, Proceedings of the sixth international conference on Electrical Rotating Machines ELROMA-2004, IEEMA, 4th and 5th February 2004, New Delhi, India, pp.I-3-I-8.
  • Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “High frequency industrial power supplies using inductor alternators driven by Bio-mass gasifier based systems”, proceedings of the IEEE TENCON 2003 (IEEE Region 10 Technical Conference on Convergent Technologies For The Asia-Pacific), 15-17 October 2003, Banglore, India, vol.1, pp.273-277.
  • Kumaresan, N. Ammasaigounden and M. Subbiah, “Certain control strategies for three-phase semi-converters for the operation of self-excited induction generators”, Proceedings of 2002 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, 11-14, December 2002, Bangkok, Thailand, Vol.II, pp. 986 – 991.
  • Kumaresan, N. Ammasaigounden, M. Subbiah and T.R. Selvakumar, “A Thyristor Controller for Energy Conversation in Three-phase Induction Motors”, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Electrical Rotating Machines ELROMA-99, IEEMA, 25th and 26th January 1999, Mumbai, India, pp.I-1-I-8.

 

2.2 National conference publications

 

  • Arthishiri Krishnan and Kumaresan Natarajan, “An efficient power conversion scheme for a three-phase wind-driven induction generator feeding a single-phase grid”, Proceedings of the 10th National Electronics Conference NPEC 2021, IIT, Bhubaneswar, India, 15-17, December 2021.
  • Vakani MH Pardha Saradhi, Nindra Sekhar and N Kumaresan, “A Novel Control Technique for Single-Phase five Level Inverter for a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System”, Proceedings of the 10th National Electronics Conference NPEC 2021, IIT, Bhubaneswar, India, 15-17, December 2021.
  • Arthishiri Krishnan, Kumaresan Natarajan and Alok Chandra Dwivedi, “Energy Saving Scheme for Grid Connected Pico-Hydro Energy Conversion System Supplying Hybrid Loads”, Proceedings of the 9th National Electronics Conference NPEC 2019, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, India, 13-15, December 2019.
  • Suhanya M S and Kumaresan Natarajan, “A Rotor-Current Based Control Strategy for a Wind-Driven Stand-Alone WRIM”, Proceedings of the 9th National Electronics Conference NPEC 2019, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, India, 13-15, December 2019.
  • Nayanar, Kumaresan Natarajan, N. Ammasaigounden and M S Suhanya, “Power Converter Assisted Operation of Wind-Driven SEIG for DC Microgrid”, Proceedings of the 9th National Electronics Conference NPEC 2019, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, India, 13-15, December 2019.
  • S Rajasekar, V Karthikeyan, N Kumaresan, “Experimental Validation of CCM and DCM Operations of Semi-Bridgeless Boost Rectifier for Power Quality Improvement in UPS System”, Proceedings of the 20th National Power Systems Conference NPSC 2018, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, India, 14-16, December 2018.
  • Mahaboob Subahani, S. Senthil Kumar, N. Kumaresan, K. Ravi Ratna Roja, “Control of SEIG system for Supplying Isolated DC Loads” Proceedings of Thirty-third National Convention of Electrical Engineers 2017 (NCEE 2017) & National Conference on “Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems for Effective Utilization of Renewable Energy” organized by IE(India), held on 24th and 25th November 2017, at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, pp.36-41.
  • S. Suhanya, A. Tirumalendra Reddy and N. Kumaresan, “Analysis and Simulation of Standalone DFIG Employing a Battery Single Inverter Scheme” Proceedings of Thirty-third National Convention of Electrical Engineers 2017 (NCEE 2017) & National Conference on “Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems for Effective Utilization of Renewable Energy” organized by IE(India), held on 24th and 25th November 2017, at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, pp. 91-95.
  • M. Sumedha, S. Senthilkumar, N. Kumaresan and N. Ammasai Gounden, “Development of a UPF Three Phase Rectifier with Split DC Bus based on SEIG Scott Connected Transformer” Proceedings of Thirty-third National Convention of Electrical Engineers 2017 (NCEE 2017) & National Conference on “Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems for Effective Utilization of Renewable Energy” organized by IE(India), held on 24th and 25th November 2017, at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, pp.148-152.
  • Sekhar, P. Lakshmana Rao, N. Kumaresan, and M. P. Selvan, “Experimental Investigation on Operation of Stand-alone Wind-driven DFIG-Solar PV System” Proceedings of Thirty-third National Convention of Electrical Engineers 2017 (NCEE 2017) & National Conference on “Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems for Effective Utilization of Renewable Energy” organized by IE(India), held on 24th and 25th November 2017, at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, pp.182-186. – (secured best paper award)
  • Kavitha, N. Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Analysis and Design Optimisation of Self-Excited Induction Generators using Genetic Algorithm” Proceedings of IEE national conference, Recent Advances in Power System & Power Electronics (RAPSPE) 2005, 20th August, 2005, College of Engineering & Management, Kolaghat, West Bengal, India, pp.153-157.
  • Karthigaivel and N. Kumaresan, “Wind-driven three-phase induction generators feeding power to single-phase grid”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical Engineering and Power Drives (NACPED`05), 20th April 2005, Govt. College of Engg. Tirunelveli -07, India, vol.1, pp.28-34.
  • Dhanasekaran and N. Kumaresan, “Optimal power flow solution using Genetic Algorithm”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical Engineering and Power Drives (NACPED`05), 20th April 2005, Govt. College of Engg. Tirunelveli -07, India, vol.1, pp.35-41.
  • V. Hanumantha Rao, C.Nagamani and N. Kumaresan ‘GA Based Parameter Identification for Effective Electro-dynamic Braking of Wind Turbines’, in Proc ICECON-03, Tiruchirappalli, Dec. 2003.
  • Kumaresan and M. Subbiah, “Analysis and control of wind-driven self-excited induction generators with load matching”, Proceedings of the Eleventh National Power Systems Conference NPSC 2000, Vol.1, IISc, Bangalore, India, December 2000, pp.21-26.

(C) Books & Monographs

Author(s) Title of Book / Monograph Name of Publishers Year of Publication ISSN/ISBN Number
K Arthishri and N Kumaresan Integration of Renewable Energy Sources with Smart Grid. Chapter 9 : Wind Energy Conversion System Feeding Remote Microgrid Scrivener Publishing LLC, Wiley Online publishing 2021 pp. 187-208 Print ISBN:9781119750420 |Online ISBN:9781119751908 DOI:10.1002/9781119751908 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119751908.ch9

 

Contact Address

Dr. N. Kumaresan
Professor
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
National Institute of Technology, Trichirapalli,
Tamil Nadu 620 015, India.

Phone Number

0431-2503257