DEPARTMENTS
Dr. Gopakumar Pathirikkat
Dr. Gopakumar Pathirikkat

Assistant Professor

Office Address:

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut Kerala , India -673601

Contact no:

Home Address:

2G, Silver Springs Apartment, Perumanna, Calicut

  • PhD : National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

  • M.Tech: RIT Govt. Engg College Kottayam, Kerala

  • B.Tech: University of Calicut, Kerala

  • Educational Qualifications

    • PhD : National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

    • M.Tech: RIT Govt. Engg College Kottayam, Kerala

    • B.Tech: University of Calicut, Kerala

    1. Najda. V. M, Gopakumar P and Sunitha R, "Proactive Defense Strategy against Uncertainty Induced Voltage Disturbance Propagation in Deregulated Market Oriented Greener Grids," in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 38, issue. 3, pp. 2224-2233, May 2023, DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3192464. [SCI, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    2. V M Najda, Pathirikkat Gopakumar, Sunitha R.: 'Modelling of Inter Area Angular Dynamics and Proactive Defence Strategy in Deregulated Power Grids with Large scale Integration of Renewable Energy Sources', IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, July 2020, DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2019.1868 [SCI, SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    3. D. Pal, B. Mallikarjuna, P. Gopakumar, M. J. B. Reddy, B. K. Panigrahi and D. K. Mohanta, "Probabilistic Study of Undervoltage Load Shedding Scheme to Mitigate the Impact of Protection System Hidden Failures," in IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 862-869, March 2020. [DOI:10.1109/JSYST.2019.2901350] [SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    4. Balimidi Mallikarjuna, Pathirikkat Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, “A Real-Time Synchronized Harmonic Phasor Measurements-based Fault Location Method for Transmission Lines”, Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems- Springer, vol. 30, issue: 6, pp 1082–1093, 2019 [Print ISSN: 2195-3880; Online ISSN: 2195-3899; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40313-019-00500-y]
    5. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, Balimidi Mallikajuna Maddikara, Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Remote monitoring system for real time detection and classification of transmission line faults in a power grid using PMU measurements”, Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems, Springer, 3:16, December 2018 [ISSN: 2367-2617; doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41601-018-0089-x] [SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    6. P. Gopakumar, M. J. B. Reddy and D. K. Mohanta, "Phasor Measurement Sensor-Based Angular Stability Retention System for Smart Power Grids with High Penetration of Microgrids," IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 764-772, Jan., 2018. [ISSN:1558-1748; doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2017.2771941] [SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    7. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Transmission line fault detection and localisation methodology using phasor measurement unit measurements”, IET Generation Transmission and Distribution vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 1033-1042, August 2015 [ISSN: 1751-8687; DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2014.0788] [SCI, SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    8. M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Pathirikkat Gopakumar, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “A Novel Transmission Line Protection Using DOST and SVM”, Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, Elsevier, vol. 19, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 1027–1039 [ISSN: 2215-0986; DOI: 10.1016/j.jestch.2015.12.011] [SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    9. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “A Novel Topological Genetic Algorithm-Based Phasor Measurement Unit Placement and Scheduling Methodology for Enhanced State Estimation”, Electric Power Components and Systems, Taylor and Francis, vol. 43, no. 16, pp. 1843-1858, August 2015 [ISSN: 1532-5008 (Print)/ 1532-5016 (Online); DOI: 10.1080/15325008.2015.1057781] [SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    10. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Pragmatic Multi-Stage Simulated Annealing for Optimal Placement of Synchrophasor Measurement Units in Smart Power Grids”, Frontiers in Energy, Springer International Journal, vol. 9, issue 2, pp 148-161, June 2015. [ISSN: 2095-1701 (Print)/ 2095-1698 (Online); DOI 10.1007/s11708-015-0344-z] [SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    11. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Fault Detection and Localization Methodology for Self-healing in Smart Power Grids Incorporating Phasor Measurement Units”, Electric Power Components and Systems, Taylor and Francis, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 695-710, March 2015. [ISSN: 1532-5008 (Print) / 1532-5016 (Online); DOI: 10.1080/15325008.2014.995839] [SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    12. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Adaptive Fault Identification and Classification Methodology for Smart Power Grids Using Synchronous Phasor Angle Measurements” IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, vol. 9, issue 2, pp. 133–145, January 2015. [ISSN: 1751-8687; DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2014.0024] [SCI, SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    13. M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, D.Venkata Rajesh, Pathirikkat Gopakumar, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Smart Fault Location for Smart Grid Operation Using a Remote Telemetry Unit (RTU) and Computational Intelligence Techniques”, IEEE System Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1260-1271, Dec. 2014. [ISSN: 1932-8184; DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2014.2303833] [SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    14. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Stability Control of Smart Power Grids with Artificial Intelligence and Wide Area Synchrophasor Measurements”, Electric Power Components and Systems, Taylor and Francis, vol. 42, no.10, pp. 1095-1106, Jun. 2014. [ISSN: 1532-5008 (Print) / 1532-5016 (Online); DOI: 10.1080/15325008.2014.913745] [SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    15. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Stability Concerns in Smart Grid with Emerging Renewable Energy Technologies”, Electric Power Components and Systems, Taylor and Francis, vol. 42, no.3-4, pp. 418-425, Feb. 2014. [ISSN: 1532-5008 (Print) / 1532-5016 (Online); DOI: 10.1080/15325008.2013.866182] [SCIE, SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    16. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, G. Surya Chandra, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Optimal Redundant Placement of PMUs in Indian Power Grid – Northern, Eastern and North-Eastern Regions”, Frontiers in Energy, Springer International Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 413-428, December 2013. [ISSN: 2095-1701 (Print)/ 2095-1698 (Online); DOI: 10.1007/s11708-013-0274-6] [SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]
    17. Pathirikkat Gopakumar, G. Surya Chandra, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta, “Optimal Placement of PMUs for the Smart Grid Implementation in Indian Power Grid - A Case Study”, Frontiers in Energy, Springer International Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 358-372, September 2013. [ISSN: 2095-1701 (Print)/ 2095-1698 (Online); DOI: 10.1007/s11708-013-0257-7] [SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNAL]

    1.    N. V. Mohamed Anwar, G. Pathirikkat and S. Rajan, "Investigation on Impact of Fast Moving Cumulus Clouds on Power Quality in Deregulated Powergrid with Large Scale Solar Integration," 2022 IEEE 7th International Conference on Recent Advances and Innovations in Engineering (ICRAIE), MANGALORE, India, 2022, pp. 500-505, doi: 10.1109/ICRAIE56454.2022.10054314. (7th IEEE ICRAIE 2022, 1st -3rd December 2022, NITK Surathkal)
    2.    V. M. Najda, P. Gopakumar and R. Sunitha, "Space-Phasor Based Analysis of Dynamic Voltage Stability under the Proliferation of Renewable Sources to Long Transmission Lines”, First IEEE International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy and Control (STPEC 2020), Sept 2020.
    3.    T. P. Vishnu, P. Gopakumar and R. Sunitha, " Condition Monitoring of Zigzag Transformers in Composite Transmission Lines for Enhanced Transfer of Combined AC and DC Power”, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON-2020, Sept 2020.
    4.    V. M. Najda, P. Gopakumar and R. Sunitha, "PMU based Voltage Angular Dynamic Monitoring and Supervision System for Emerging Deregulated Power Grids," 2019 International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Jan 2019, pp. 1-4 [doi: 10.1109/ICCCI.2019.8822002].
    5.    A. Antony and G. Pathirikkat, "Synchrophasor Assisted Real Time Angular Stability Awareness Program for Emerging Smart Power Grids," 2019 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT), Kannur, Kerala, India, July 2019, pp. 129-135. [doi: 10.1109/ICICICT46008.2019.8993335]
    6.    P. Gopakumar, B. Mallikarjuna, M. J. B. Reddy, “Recent Trends on Performance Analysis of Latency on Wide Area Technologies in Smart Grids”, 20th National Power Systems Conference- NPSC 2018, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Dec. 2018
    7.    G. Pathirikkat, J. Drishya, A. Suresh, K. Sasi, B. Thomas and A. James, "SIMO topology based residential inverter system for enhanced renewable energy utilization," 2017 Third International Conference on Science Technology Engineering & Management (ICONSTEM), Chennai, March 2017, pp. 637-640. doi: 10.1109/ICONSTEM.2017.8261400
    8.    A. R. John, F. Thomas, A. S. Sunny, K. J. Balakrishnan, A. Ashok and G. Pathirikkat, "Multiple renewable energy extraction using MISOC topology for residential applications," 2017 International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI), Coimbatore, January 2017, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/ICCCI.2017.8117801
    9.    B. Mallikarjuna, P. Gopakumar, M. J. B. Reddy and D. K. Mohanta, "A case study on optimal phasor measurement unit placement for emerging Indian national smart grid," 2016 International Conference on Signal Processing, Communication, Power and Embedded System (SCOPES), Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India, October 2016, pp. 1956-1960. doi: 10.1109/SCOPES.2016.7955789
    10.    Gibin Mathew Padayattil, Twinkle Thobias, Miranda Thomas, Juliya Sebastian and Pathirikkat Gopakumar, “Hybrid Ring Microgrid with Coordinated Energy Management Scheme”, 1st Global Colloquium on Recent Advancements and Effectual Researches in Engineering, Science and Technology - RAEREST 2016, Procedia Technology, Science Direct (Elsevier), Volume 25, Pages 793–800, Sept. 2016. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.protcy.2016.08.176] [St.Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, Palai, Kottayam, Kerala, India / 22-23 April 2016]
    11.    Gibin Mathew Padayattil, Twinkle Thobias, Miranda Thomas, Juliya Sebastian and Pathirikkat Gopakumar, “Harmonic Analysis of Microgrid Operation in Islanded Mode with Nonlinear Loads”, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics 2016 (ICCCI -2016), Jan. 07 – 09, 2016, Coimbatore, INDIA [Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, INDIA]
    12.    P. Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, D. K. Mohanta, “Novel Multi-Stage Simulated Annealing for Optimal Placement of PMUs in Conjunction with Conventional Measurements”, 12th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), May 2013, POLAND.
    13.    P. Gopakumar, G. Surya Chandra, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, “Optimal placement of phasor measurement units for Tamil Nadu state of Indian power grid”, 11th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), May 2012, ITALY. 
    14.    P. Gopakumar, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, D. K. Mohanta, “Renewable Energy Utilization using Low Power Microgrid System”, 1st IEEE International Conference on Power Energy and Control (ICPEC), 2013, pp. 751 – 755, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.
    15.    P. Gopakumar, Pramela Kumari K, “Sensorless Induction Motor Drive for Low Power Applications”, International Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology February 2011, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
     

    1. A chapter entitled “Proactive defense system for enhanced resiliency of power grids with microgrids” (Chapter 7) in book “Microgrid Cyberphysical Systems Renewable Energy and Plug-in Vehicle Integration”, published by Elsevier (2022). 
    Authors: Najda Vadakkeyveettil Mohamed Anwar, Gopakumar Pathirikkat, and Sunitha Rajan

    2. A chapter entitled “Transmission line fault detection, classification, and localization in smart power grids using synchrophasor measurements” (Chapter 7) in book “Synchronized Phasor Measurements for Smart Grids”, published by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK (2017)
    Authors: Gopakumar Pathirikkat, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta

    1. Real-Time digital fault monitoring system for transmission lines in autonomous power grids and method thereof.     Applicants: Dr. Gopakumar P, Dr. M. Jaya Bharata Reddy
    Category: Indian Patent No: 388584         Current status: Granted


    2. Qualitative Method for Self-Healing of Propagating Voltage Disturbances in Power Grids Proliferated with Converter-Interfaced Resources.      Applicants: Ms. Najda VM, Dr. Gopakumar P, Dr. Sunitha R
    Category: Indian Patent        Current status: Filed