Dr. Suryanarayana Gangolu

Name Dr. Suryanarayana Gangolu
Designation Assistant Professor
Contact No. +91 7500199594
Email suryanarayana@nitt.edu, suryanarayana.eee@gmail.com
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Tqz_9vkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

Research Areas

  • Digital relaying
  • Power system protection
  • Microgrid and Smart grid
  • Protection of Grid-connected Renewable sources
  • Cyber security for smart grid
  • Application of Blockchain Technology in the Power System Protection

Education Details

  • Ph.D., Protection of Transmission Line, National Institue of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu (2019).   
  • M. Tech., Power System specialisation, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana (2012, 8.54 CGPA).
  • B. Tech., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, QIS CET, Ongole, JNTU Kakinada (2010, 73.05%).
  • 12th., MPC, Nagarjuna Junior College, Kandukur, AP (2006, 88.3 %).
  • 10th., APSWR (B) School, Ardhaveedu, AP (2004, 83.16 %).

 

Employment Profile

  • Assistant Professor - National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India (10/06/2024 - Present)
  • Associate Professor - National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand,  India (15/07/2014 - 07/06/2024).
  • Assistant Professor - IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad, New Delhi, India (02/01/2013 - 02/06/2014).
  • Assistant Professor - Rohtak Institute of Engineering and Management, Haryana, India (15/07/2012 - 02/01/2013).


Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels

  • Power systems I & II,
  • Power system switchgear and Protection,
  • Power Generation Systems.
  • Transmission and Distribution systems
  • Power system Analysis
  • Distribution System Modelling and Analysis 
  • Measurement and Instrumentation
  • Basic Electrical Engineering,
  • Electrical Safety
  • Digital Power System Protection
  • Power System Economics and Control Techniques
  • EHVAC Transmission System

Publications

(A) Refereed International Journal publications 

  1. Suryanarayana Gangolu., Sarangi, S., & Mohanty, R. (2024). Relay algorithm for STATCOM compensated line using differential current ratio—International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 155, 109473.
  2. Suryanarayana Gangolu., & Sarangi, S. (2023). A new pilot relaying technique for the STATCOM compensated transmission line—International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 146, 108759.
  3. Suryanarayana Gangolu., Raja, P., Selvan, M. P., & Murali, V. K. (2019). An effective algorithm for fault discrimination and estimation of fault location in transmission lines. IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, 13(13), 2789-2798.
  4. Suryanarayana Gangolu., Rao, G. K., Sarangi, S., & Raja, P. (2019). Directional relaying using parameter estimation approach. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 107, 597-604.
  5. Suryanarayana Gangolu., & Sarangi, S. (2020). A novel complex current ratio-based technique for transmission line protection. Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems, 5(3), 1-9.
  6. Suryanarayana Gangolu., & Sarangi, S. (2023). Fuzzy-based fault detection and classification in grid-connected floating PV System. Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems, 34(2), 324-332.
  7. Maurya, S. K., Suryanarayana Gangolu., & Sarangi, S. (2023). A Modified Over-Current Relaying Scheme for Highly PV Connected Distribution System. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 48(5), 5979-5990.
  8. Suryanarayana Gangolu., & Sarangi, S. (2024). Enhanced sensitive phase alpha plane scheme against high resistance ground faults. International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, 25(2), 221-235.
  9. Suryanarayana Gangolu., & Sarangi, S. (2022). A New Differential Current Protection Algorithm for Three-Terminal Line. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 47(11), 14075-14085.
  10. Suryanarayana Gangolu., & Sarangi, S. (2023). A new differential current circle diagram-based technique for long transmission line protection. International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, 24(2), 115-127.

(B) Refereed International/National Conferences

  1. E. Priyadarshini and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Local End Data Based Fault Detection Technique in Transmission Line Using DWT," 2020 IEEE Students Conference on Engineering & Systems (SCES), Prayagraj, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SCES50439.2020.9236709.
  2. Suryanarayana Gangolu and S. Sarangi, "A Novel Complex Current Ratio-Based Technique for Transmission Line Protection," in Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 1-9, July 2020, doi: 10.1186/s41601-020-00168-6.
  3. A. Sharma and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Sequence Impedance Angles based Fault Discrimination Technique in Grid Connected Solar PV System," 2021 International Conference on Intelligent Technologies (CONIT), Hubli, India, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CONIT51480.2021.9498492.
  4. S. M. Gampa and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "A New Technique for Fault Discrimination in Shunt Compensated Transmission Line," 2021 2nd International Conference for Emerging Technology (INCET), Belagavi, India, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INCET51464.2021.9456241.
  5. A. Sharma and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Positive Sequence Impedance based Fault Discrimination Technique in Grid Connected Solar PV System," 2021 2nd International Conference for Emerging Technology (INCET), Belagavi, India, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INCET51464.2021.9456143.
  6. S. M. Gampa, Suryanarayana Gangolu and A. Sharma, "Negative Sequence-based Fault Discrimination Technique for Shunt Compensated Transmission Line," 2021 2nd International Conference for Emerging Technology (INCET), Belagavi, India, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INCET51464.2021.9456429.
  7. R. N. Jain, S. Sarangi and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Improvising Differential Protection Scheme to Differentiate Between Internal and External Fault in Presence of Charging Current," 2018 IEEE 8th Power India International Conference (PIICON), Kurukshetra, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/POWERI.2018.8704450.
  8. Snehalatha and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Fault Location Estimation Algorithm using Local End Data for Transmission Line," 2021 IEEE 8th Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON), Dehradun, India, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/UPCON52273.2021.9667625.
  9. A. Saini and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Sequence Current Components Based Directional Relaying Technique for Unsymmetrical Faults," 2022 22nd National Power Systems Conference (NPSC), New Delhi, India, 2022, pp. 379-384, doi: 10.1109/NPSC57038.2022.10069934.
  10. Suryanarayana Gangolu and S. Sarangi, "An Inverse Differential Current Scheme for Transmission Line Protection," 2022 IEEE Delhi Section Conference (DELCON), New Delhi, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/DELCON54057.2022.9753473.
  11. Suryanarayana Gangolu and S. Sarangi, "Additional logic for Alpha Plane Algorithm under Ground faults," 2023 International Conference on Computer, Electronics & Electrical Engineering & their Applications (IC2E3), Srinagar Garhwal, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IC2E357697.2023.10262729.
  12. Suryanarayana Gangolu and S. Sarangi, "Novel Current Based Unit Protection Scheme for Transmission Line Connected to The Inverter Based DG," 2023 5th International Conference on Power, Control & Embedded Systems (ICPCES), Allahabad, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICPCES57104.2023.10076046.
  13. Snehalatha and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Phase Current Ratio Based Protection Scheme for Grid Connected Renewable System," 2022 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies (CONIT), Hubli, India, 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/CONIT55038.2022.9848324.
  14. Snehalatha and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "DC Transient Current Polarity based Protection Scheme for Grid Connected PV System," 2022 2nd International Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Electrical and Electronic Technologies (ICEFEET), Patna, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICEFEET51821.2022.9847810.
  15. Snehalatha and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Sequence Current Ratio Based Relaying Technique for Grid Connected PV System," 2022 IEEE Delhi Section Conference (DELCON), New Delhi, India, 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/DELCON54057.2022.9752956.
  16. A. Sharma, S. K. Maurya, Suryanarayana Gangolu and T. N. Gupta, "Wavelet Transform based Passive Technique to Detect Islanding in PV Interactive Power System," 2020 IEEE 7th Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON), Prayagraj, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/UPCON50219.2020.9376470.
  17. S. K. Maurya, Suryanarayana Gangolu and S. Sarangi, "Quadrature based over-current relay for PV penetrated primary distribution system," 2020 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC), Gandhinagar, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NPSC49263.2020.9331893.
  18. S. K. Maurya, S. Sarangi and Suryanarayana Gangolu, "Secondary Controller for PV Sources in DC/AC Hybrid Microgrid," 2019 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON), Aligarh, India, 2019, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/UPCON47278.2019.8980011.
  19. S. K. Maurya, Suryanarayana Gangolu and S. Sarangi, "Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis of PV for Different Transformer Configurations," 2020 IEEE 9th Power India International Conference (PIICON), Sonepat, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PIICON49524.2020.9112957.

 

 Book Chapters

  1. Gupta, S., & Suryanarayana Gangolu. (2022, January). Microgrid Islanding Detection Using Travelling Wave Based Hybrid Protection Scheme. In International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (pp. 92-105). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  2. Srinivasa Murthy, G., & Suryanarayana Gangolu. (2022). Fault Detection in Floating PV System Using DC Leakage Current. In Control and Measurement Applications for Smart Grid: Select Proceedings of SGESC 2021 (pp. 179-189). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  3. Suryanarayana Gangolu, Gupta, Nitin Kumar, Survey of Digital Overcurrent Relay for Microgrid Protection (Accepted-2024).

 

Administrative Responsibilities

                                 Institute Level                                     

 S. No  Position Held From To Organization
11 Seating & Logistic Committee Member 03/08/2024 03/08/2024 NIT Trichy

10

  HoD 01/03/2024  03/05/2024 NIT Uttarakhand
9 Medical Service-   Coordinator  03/06/2019  29/02/2024 NIT Uttarakhand
8 Faculty In-Charge  (Technical Activity) 24/07/2017  02/06/2019 NIT Uttarakhand
7 Faculty in Charge (Hostel) 18/07/2016  05/07/2017 NIT Uttarakhand
6 Member (IPC) 12/07/2018  02/06/2019   NIT Uttarakhand  
5 Member  (Students mess) 03/06/2019  21/04/2022 NIT Uttarakhand
4 Member-Indoor/Outdoor Games 03/06/2019  01/06/2020 NIT Uttarakhand
3 Member (Innovation & Incubation) 01/06/2020 08/12/2020 NIT Uttarakhand
2 Member (Special Cell) 06/07/2016 25/08/2017 NIT Uttarakhand
1 Member (Grievance Cell) 06/07/2016 24/07/2017 NIT Uttarakhand

 Department Level   

S. No  Position Held From To Organization
17 Industrial Interaction coordinator 10/06/2024 Till date NIT Trichy
16 PE lab Advisory Member 10/06/2024 Till date NIT Trichy
15 NBA Coordinator 10/06/2024 Till date NIT Trichy
14 DUGC Convener 01/07/2020 21/08/2022 NIT Uttarakhand
13 DUGC Secretary 01/07/2020 21/08/2022 NIT Uttarakhand
12 DPGC Secretary 01/07/2020 21/08/2022 NIT Uttarakhand
11 Degree Committee Member (M.Tech) 01/07/2020 21/08/2022 NIT Uttarakhand
10 M.Tech Project Evaluation Committee Member 01/07/2020  21/08/2022 NIT Uttarakhand
8 Culture and Technical Activity Coordinator 01/07/2020  21/08/2022 NIT Uttarakhand
7 Time Time Coordinator   01/07/2020  21/08/2022 NIT Uttarakhand
6 In-charge Examination  01/07/2020   21/08/2022  NIT Uttarakhand
5 In-charge Annual Report 01/02/2019  06/07/202   NIT Uttarakhand  
4 NBA Coordinator   01/02/2019  06/07/2020 NIT Uttarakhand
3 Lab in Charge (Simulation Lab) 23/07/2019 01/11/2020 NIT Uttarakhand
2 Lab in Charge (Measurement Lab) 15/01/2015 07/06/2014 NIT Uttarakhand
1 Faculty advisor 15/01/2015 25/05/2023 NIT Uttarakhand

 

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities Outside the NIT

  1. Member for Board of Studies (BoS), Department of Electronics, Electrical Engineering, QIS College of Engineering and Technology, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh (July 2024 - Going on).

 

Current Research Supervision

PhD

  1.  Mr Nitin Kumar Gupta (Roll. No: DT22EEJ001, Part Time), from November 2022- Going on
  2. Shelaa Selvam (Roll. No: 407124008, Full Time), from July 2024 - Going On.

 

M.Tech

  1.  Indrajeet Bhanu (Roll. No: 207223008), from July 2024 - Going On.

Thesis/Project/Dissertation Supervised

M.Tech

  1. Title: Both End Current Based Fault Discrimination on Techniques in Grid Connected PV System Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Snehalatha and MT20EEE003 Academic Year: 2021-2022. 

  1. Title: Fault Detectiontion and Classification on Technique in Grid Connected Floating PV System Using DC Leakage System Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Gampa Srinivas Murthy and MT19EEE006 Academic Year: 2020-2021. 

  1. Title: Sequence Component-Based Fault Discrimination on Techniques in Grid Connected PV System Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Ashutosh Sharma and MT19EEE007 Academic Year: 2020-2021. 

  1. Title: New Fault Detection on Schemes for Transmission Line Using Wavelet Transform Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Ekta Priyadarsini and MT18EEE008 Academic Year: 2019-2020. 

  1. Title: Novel Protection Techniques for Highly PV Connected Distribution on System Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Sunil Kumar Maurya and MT18EEE007 Academic Year: 2019-2020. (Received POSOCO award)

  1. Title: Advanced Relaying Schemes for Modern Power System Org.: NIT Uttarakhand, Student Name: Rishabh Narendra Jain and MT17EEE007 Academic Year: 2018-2019. 

  1. Title: Novel Protection and Fault Loca on Techniques in Transmission Networks Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Gade Kesava Rao and MT16EEE004 Academic Year: 2017-2018. 

B.Tech

  1. Title:   A New Cyber Attack Detection Technique for Line Differential Relays Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Aman Nain, Apoorv Chauhan and Samrat Gusain, Academic Year: 2023-2024. 
  2. Title:  Current Differential Protection for Transmission Line Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Aman Nain, Harshit Kumar and Samrat Gusain, Academic Year: 2023-2024. 
  3. Title: Advanced Walking Stick for Blind People Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Babul Sarkar and Rajesh Bharati Academic Year: 2022-2023. 
  4. Title: IoT-Based Relay for Protection of Electrical Elements Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Ravi Meena, Vipul Giri and Anubhav Verma Academic Year: 2021-2022. 
  5. Title: Relaying Protection in Modern Power System Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Sushmit Chauhan, Shivam Chamoli and Utkarsh Dyundi Academic Year: 2020-2021. 
  6. Title: Under/Over Voltage Protec on of Transmission Lines Org.: NIT NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Abhishek Mehra, Dipanshu Kumar and Sunil Kumar Academic Year: 2016-2017. 
  7. Title: Transmission Line Protection on Using Directional Over Current Relay Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Sandeep Upreti, Abhyudaya Anand Mishra and Parmeshwar Kumar Academic Year: 2015-2016 
  8. Title: Wireless Mobile Battery Charger Org.: NIT Uttarakhand Student Name: Himanshu Murthy and Rajesh Kumar Jajoria Academic Year: 2014-2015. 

Awards and Honors

  1. Best paper award in the 5th International Conference on Power, Control & Embedded Systems (ICPCES), Conducted by MNNIT, Allahabad, from January 06-08, 2023.
  2. Organizing Secretary and Technical Chair 2nd International Conference on Computer, Electronics, Electrical Engineering and their applications (IC2E3 2024), Organised by NIT, Uttrakhand from June 6-7, 2024.

Awards Received by Students

  1. Sunil Kumar Maurya and MT18EEE007 (M.Tech. Student) - POSOCO POWER SYSTEM AWARD (PPSA-2020, Academic Year: 2019-2020).

 

Workshops / FDP / Short-term (STTP) Courses Organized 

  1. Programme: Recent Trends in Microgrid, Organization: NIT Uttarakhand Period: 27.09.2022 To 01.10.2022 Role: Coordinator Category: Workshop. 

  2. Programme: Stability Issues, Challenges and Solutions in Renewable Integrated Power Systems, Organization: NIT Uttarakhand Period: 28.02.2022 To 04.03.2022 Role: Coordinator Category: STTP. 

  1. Programme: Microgrid Issues, Challenges and Solutions in Smart Grid, Organization: NIT Uttarakhand, Period: 08.03.2021 To 12.03.2022 Role: Coordinator Category: STTP. 

  1. Programme: Renewable and Sustainable Development of Electrical Energy Systems, Organization: NIT Uttarakhand Period: 25.11.2019 To 29.11.2019 Role: Coordinator Category: STTP.

 

Guest /Invited Lectures Delivered

  1. Delivered talk in the alumni interactive on “Electric Power Engineering” Organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli, from 13th to 17th September 2021. 
  2. Delivered a talk on “Protection Issues and Challenges in PV Connected Distribution System” AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) sponsored a one-week online Faculty Development Programme,  from 13th to 17th September 2021, Organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, PTU, Puducherry. 
  3. Delivered an expert talk on “Protection Challenges with Renewable Sources in Modern Power System” in a sponsored Two-week Faculty Development Programme (FDP ) Organized by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BIT Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, from 26th Nov. to 9th Dec. 2021.

 

Curriculum Developed

  1. Digital Relaying for Power System at NIT Uttarakhand.
  2. Updated the Measurement and Instrumentation Laboratory with New Experiments at NIT Uttarakhand.

 

  Professional Societies Membership

  1. Senior Member - IEEE