Dr. Vivek Mohan

Dr. Vivek Mohan

Qualification

  • D.Eng in Energy with specialization in Electric Power System Management 
    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
  • M.Tech in Power Systems 
    Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Government Engineering College Thrissur, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
  • B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India

Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
  • Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur, Kerala, India
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kollam, Kerala, India

PhD Guidance

Name of the Scholar Area of Research Status Mode Supervisors
Ms. Jisma M Risk and Portfolio Management in Energy Systems Ongoing Full-time Guide: Dr. Vivek Mohan
Co-Guide: Prof. Mini Shaji Thomas
Mr. Rajesh Tanna Bifurcations Analysis in Power Systems Ongoing Part-time Guide: Dr. Vivek Mohan
Co-Guide: Dr. Karthik Thirumala
Mr. G Anilkumar Power Quality Analysis in Microgrid Ongoing Part-time Guide:Dr. Karthik Thirumala
Co-Guide: Dr. Vivek Mohan
Mr. R K Divyalal Optimal Energy Planning for Residential Roof-Top PV Consumers in India Ongoing QIP Guide:Dr. Vivek Mohan
Co-Guide: Dr. Karthik Thirumala
Ms. Marrapu Deepthi Data-Driven Models for Energy Portfolio Optimization Ongoing Part-Time Guide:Dr. Vivek Mohan
 
Ms. Vidhya M P Electricity Markets Ongoing QIP Guide: Dr. Vivek Mohan
Mr. Vikas Kumar TSO-DSO Co-ordination Ongoing Full-Time Guide: Dr. Vivek Mohan
Mr. Rajesh M Power Quality Ongoing QIP

Guide: Dr. Karthik Thirumala

Co-Guide: Dr. Vivek Mohan

MTech Guidance

Name of the Student Thesis Title Duration Current Status
Ms. Akhiya Sanal Real-Time Energy Management and Bus Voltage Droop Control in Solar Powered Stand-Alone DC Microgrid 2016-2017 Graduated from Amrita University; Project Engineer @ ABB
Mr. Vidal Conejo Garcia Optimal Energy Planning of a Rural Community in Jharkhand 2016-2017 Graduated from Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya, Spain; Area Manager @ Amazon
Mr. Venkata Sai Aditya Gedda Probabilistic Evaluation of System Adequacy with Variations in Load Demand, Renewable Energy and Generator Topology 2018-2019 Graduated in 2019; Analyst @ Quantiphi Analytics
Mr. Mohsin Siddiqui Optimal generation portfolio considering fuel price risk using Markowitz portfolio theory 2018-2019 Graduated in 2019; Asst. Manager @ Tata Consulting Engineers
Mr. Rijinlal Peer-to-peer energy trading considering optimal generation mix 2019-2020 Graduated in 2020; Engineer @ Indian Railways
Mr. Siddhant Sarraf CVaR based optimal energy portfolio 2019-2020 Graduated in 2020; Engineer @ Daimler Truck Innovation Center  
Mr. Ganesh Patil Optimal Solar PV Business Models for Domestic Prosumers in India 2020-2021 Graduated in 2021; Associate Engineer @ UnitedLex
Mr. Ashish Tandon Risk-Return Characteristericts for Residential Roof-Top PV Consumers 2021-2022 Graduated in 2022; Associate Analyst @ Novartis Healthcare
Mr. Shubham Singh Economic and Reliable Energy Planning for Residential Roof-Top PV Consumers 2021-2022 Graduated in 2022; Senior Engineer @ Samsung Semiconductor
Mr. Anup Kumar Singh Roof-Top Solar PV Business Models for Indian Power Distribution Systems 2022-2023 Ongoing

Projects

Project Title Funding Agency Amount Duration Project Team Role
Potential Peer-to-Peer Transactive Energy Markets in Indian Power Distribution Systems MHRD-SPARC 26,91,850 INR April 2019-April 2022 Dr. Vivek Mohan, Dr. Karthik Thirumala, Prof. Mini Shaji Thomas (NITT)
Dr. Siqi Bu, Prof. Zhao Xu (PolyU HK)		 PI

Courses Taught

M.Tech: Power System Restructuring & Pricing, Power System Stability

B.Tech: Control Systems, Power System Economics & Control Techniques, Power System Protection & Switchgear, DC Machines & Transformers Lab, AC Machines Lab, Power Generation Systems

Journal Publications

  1. Vivek Mohan, Jai Govind Singh, Weerakorn Ongsakul. “Sortino Ratio Based Portfolio Optimization Considering EVs and Renewable Energy in Microgrid Power Market”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol 8, pp 219-229, Jan 2017.
  2. Vivek Mohan, Jai Govind Singh, Weerakorn Ongsakul, “An efficient two-stage stochastic optimal energy and reserve management in a microgrid,” Applied Energy, Elsevier, Vol. 160, 15 December 2015, Pages 28-38.
  3. Vivek Mohan, R. Suresh, J. G. Singh, W. Ongsakul and N. Madhu, "Microgrid Energy Management Combining Sensitivities, Interval and Probabilistic Uncertainties of Renewable Generation and Loads," in IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 262-270, June 2017.
  4. Vivek Mohan, Jai Govind Singh, Weerakorn Ongsakul & Reshma Suresh M.P. “Performance enhancement of online energy scheduling in a radial utility distribution microgrid”, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier, Volume 79, July 2016, Pages 98-107.
  5. Sachin M K, Nimal Madhu, Vivek Mohan, Reshma Suresh and Jai Govind Singh, “A Generalized Approach for Enhanced Solar Energy Harvesting Using Stochastic Estimation of Optimum Tilt Angles: A Case Study of Bangkok City”, Green, DeGruyter, 5(1-6), pp. 95-107. doi:10.1515/green-2015-0015.
  6. Vivek Mohan, Siqi Bu, Jisma M, Rjinlal, Karthik Thirumala, Mini Shaji Thomas, Zhao Xu, “Realistic Energy Commitments in Peer-to-Peer Transactive Market with Risk-Adjusted Prosumer Welfare Maximization”, International Journal of Electric Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier, Vol 124, 2021.
  7. Binoy Nair, Harish Ram, Vivek Mohan, Manoj Kumar Panda, Gireesh Kumar, Jayanth Balaji, “Future Engineering Curricula: Balancing Domain Competence with CPS Readiness”, IEEE Design & Test, July 2020.
  8. Vivek Mohan, Jai Govind Singh, Weerakorn Ongsakul, Reshma Suresh M P, “Economic and network feasible online power management for renewable energy integrated smart microgrid”, Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks, Elsevier, vol 7, pg 13-24, Sep 2016.
  9. M R Balwani, Karthik Thirumala, Vivek Mohan, Siqi Bu, Mini Shaji Thomas, "Development of a Smart Meter for Power Quality-Based Tariff Implementation in a Smart Grid", MDPI-Energies, Vol. 14, Issue. 19, Sept 2021.
  10. Jisma M, Vivek Mohan, Mini Shaji Thomas, Nimal Madhu, "Risk-Calibrated conventional-renewable generation mix using master-slave portfolio approach guided by flexible investor referencing", Energy, Elsevier, Vol. 245, Jan 2022.
  11. Jayaprakash B, Mayurkumar Rajkumar Balwani, Karthik Thirumala, Vivek Mohan, Siqi Bu, Manoranjan Sahoo, “Tariff Rationalization for Reactive Power and Harmonics Regulation in Low Voltage Distribution Networks”, Electrical Engineering, Springer, May 2022.                
  12. Vivek Mohan, Harish Ram, Ganesh Patil, Jisma M, Rohith C Unni, Nandakumar K, Karthik Thirumala, Siqi Bu, “Policy assistance for adoption of residential solar PV in India: A stakeholder-centric approach for welfare optimization”, Energy Reports, Elsevier, June 2022.  
  13. Vivek Mohan, Anjula Antonis, Jisma M, Nila Krishnakumar, Siqi Bu, "Energy-Risk Guided Tuning of Renewable Bids: Enhanced Pareto-Optimal Profits for the Utility and Prosumer in Microgrid", Energy Conversion and Economics, IET, June 2022.
  14. Jisma M, Vivek Mohan, Mini Shaji Thomas, Siqi Bu, "Treynor Ratio Guided Risk-Return Model for TSO-DSO Mutualism Considering Energy and Price Volatility", Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Elsevier, July 2022.
  15. Jayaprakash Budhavarapu, Karthik Thirumala, Vivek Mohan, Siqi Bu, Manoranjan Sahoo, “Tariff Structure for Regulation of Reactive Power and Harmonics in Prosumer-enabled Low Voltage Distribution Networks”, Energy Economics, Elsevier, September 2022.

Conference Publications

  1. Vivek Mohan, Jai Govind Singh, Weerakorn Ongsakul. “Sortino Ratio Based Portfolio Optimization Considering EVs and Renewable Energy in Microgrid Power Market”, IEEE PES General Meeting, Chicago, 2017.                                   
  2. Manoj P, Malini Frey, Renjith Mohan, Vivek Mohan, Vidal Conejo, “Raising Educational Level of Rural Village Children Through Distance Learning Technology Secondary to Implementation of Reliable Sustainable Electrification System”. 2017 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), San Jose CA, USA.              
  3. Vivek Mohan, Vidal Conejo-García, Malini Frey, Renjith Mohan, Manoj Pokkiyarath, Sai Shibu, Maneesha V Ramesh and Aryadevi, “Assessing Village Power Grid Problems for Development of Quality and Stable Supplemental Sustainable Energy”, 2017 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), San Jose CA, USA.                
  4. Vivek Mohan; Madhu, N; Ongsakul, W; Singh, J.G.; Reshma Suresh, M.P, "Design of strategic information in the deregulated Indian power market: An agent-based approach,", 2014 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on Green Energy for Sustainable Development, Pattaya, March 2014.                                     
  5. Vivek Mohan; Singh, J.G.; Ongsakul, W.; Nair, S.G., "Online benefit optimization in a liberalized/free microgrid market model," Technological Advancements in Power and Energy (TAP Energy), 2015 International Conference, Amrita University, June 2015.                            
  6. Vivek Mohan, Reshma Suresh M P, Jai Govind Singh, Weerakorn Ongsakul, B Kalyankumar, “Online Optimal Power Management Considering Electric Vehicles, Load Curtailment and Grid Trade in a Microgrid Energy Market”, in 2015 IEEE ISGT ASIA, Bangkok.                                                                                
  7. Anand M.P, Vivek Mohan, Weerakorn Ongsakul, Reshma Suresh M P, “Optimal Day Ahead scheduling of distributed EVs in a Smart Distribution Network”, 2015 IEEE ISGT ASIA, Bangkok; Nov. 2015.                                                        
  8. Vivek Mohan, Jai Govind Singh, Weerakorn Ongsakul, Arjun C Unni, Nikhil Sasidharan, “Stochastic Effects of Renewable Energy and Loads on Optimizing Microgrid Market Benefits,” Elsevier Procedia Technology, ICSGT 2015, Amrita University, Coimbatore.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  9. A. C. Unni, A. S. Junghare, Vivek Mohan and W. Ongsakul, "PID, fuzzy and LQR controllers for magnetic levitation system," 2016 International Conference on Cogeneration, Small Power Plants and District Energy (ICUE), Bangkok, Thailand, 2016, pp. 1-5.                                                                
  10.  Akhiya Sanal, Vivek Mohan, M.R. Sindhu, “Real-Time Energy Management and Bus Voltage Droop Control in Solar Powered Standalone DC Microgrid”, IEEE TENSYMP, Cochin, 2017.                                                     
  11.  Nimal Madhu, Vivek Mohan, Jai Govind Singh and Reshma Suresh, “Risk-Adjusted Co-optimization of ATC in Transmission-Distribution System with Renewables”, PEDES 2018, IIT Madras, India. 
  12.  Venkata Sai Aditya Gedda, Vivek Mohan, Jisma M, “Probabilistic Evaluation of System Adequacy with Variations in Load Demand, Renewable Energy and Generator Topology”, TENCON 2019, Kochi, Kerala.
  13. Sindhu M R, Jisma M, Maya P K, Krishnapriya and Vivek Mohan, "Optimal Placement and Sizing of Harmonic and Reactive Compensators in Interconnected Systems," 2018 15th IEEE India Council International Conference (INDICON), Coimbatore, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INDICON45594.2018.8987025
  14. Ashish Tandon, Vivek Mohan, Jisma M, "Risk Adjusted Optimal Energy Asset Allocation in Residential Community with Roof-Top Solar PV", 22nd National Power System Conference (NPSC), New Delhi, India, December 2022
 

 

Research Interests

  • Risk and Reliability Assessment in Energy Systems
  • Power System Optimization
  • Microgrid & Active Distribution Systems
  • Power System Stability
  • Power System Economics and Electricity Markets

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Contact Address

Dr. Vivek Mohan
Assistant Professor,
Room: EEE A2 F1,
National Institute of Technology,
Trichy-620 015,
TamilNadu-India.

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