PhD

1. Ms. Aaliya Farzana (July 2022 onwards) (Co-Guide) - "Bidirectional Power Converters"

2. Mr. Abdul Nazer P (Jan 2023 onwards) (Guide) - "Three Phase PFC Converters"

3. Ms. Akhila R (Jan 2023 onwards) (Co-Guide) - "Fault Prognosis of Power Electronic Converters"

MTech

1. MODRICHA HARI KRISHNA, MTech Power Electronics, 2021-23.- "Multi-mode operation of H-bridge DC-DC converter"

BTech

1.   "Development of a digital controlled boost converter evaluation kit"

       B190821EE ADITYA KRISHNA GIRISH

       B191152EE MUCHA SAI HARSHAN REDDY

       B190292EE MUNGA NANDANKISHORE

       B190584EE RAHUL SONTHWAL

2.    "Development of a high frequency switched DC-DC converter"

       B190240EE HARIKRISHNAN S

       B190426EE HIMA K VASUDEVAN

       B190004EE PALLAVI KALOOR

       B190206EE STIWAN FRANCIS

Prospective candidates who are highly motivated to pursue PhD in power electronics, especially in the areas of digital control of AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters, high-frequency switched power converters can contact me via email. However, note that the application and selection process for PhD admission will be as per the notification issued by the institute every year during June/Nov.

Monsoon Semester 2022-23

1. EE2009D Applied Electromagnetics, S3 EE

2. EE4093D Power Engineering Lab, S7 EE 

3. EE3093D Electronics Lab-II, S5 EE

Winter Semester 2022-23

1. EE2006D Electrical Machines-I, S4 EE 

2. EE2094D Electronics Lab-I, S4 EE

Journals:

1. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “An Improved Digital Algorithm for Boost PFC Converter Operating in Mixed Conduction Mode,” in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 4235-4245, Dec. 2020.

2. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “A Computationally Simple Predictive CCM Average Current Controller with Nearly Zero Tracking Error for Boost PFC Converter,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 5083-5094, Sept.- Oct. 2020. 

3. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “Simple Digital Algorithm for Improved Performance in a Boost PFC Converter Operating in CCM,” in IET Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1102-1113, 2019. 

Conferences:

1. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “Analysis and Considerations for Deadbeat Predictive Current Control of Boost PFC Converter,” 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2020, pp. 1-6.   
2. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “An Improved FS-MPC Algorithm for Vienna Rectifier Based EV Chargers,” 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), Chicago, USA, 2020, pp. 1103-1108.
3. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “Generalized Predictive DCM Average Current Controller and Digital Conduction Mode Detection Method for Power Converters,” 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE 2020), Kochi, India, 2020, pp. 1-6. 
4. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “Predictive Average Current Control Considering Non-Idealities for a Boost PFC Converter,” 2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Chennai, India, 2018, pp. 1-6. 
5. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “Implementation Aspects of a Single Phase Boost PFC Converter,” IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Washington D.C., USA, 2018, pp. 1261-1266.  
6. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and N. Lakshminarasamma, “Challenges in Achieving High Performance in Boost PFC Converter,” 2017 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (SPICES), Kollam, 2017, pp. 1-6.
7. Harish Sudhakaran Nair and Rijil Ramchand, “A New Switching Algorithm for an AC-AC Converter with High Frequency Link,” IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Yokohama, 2015, pp. 004615-004620. 

Advanced Digital Control of Power Electronic Converters, Switched Mode Power Supplies, Active Front End Converters

• Was awarded the ‘Institute Research Award’ by IIT Madras in 2020 for exemplary research work done during Ph.D.
• Recipient of six-month ‘Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowship’ (equivalent to post-doctoral fellowship) at IIT Madras, granted on Ph.D. thesis submission within 4.5 years.
• IEEE IES Student and Young Professionals Travel Award at IECON 2018 conference at Washington D.C. and a short video of the work has been published online by IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
• Gold medal recipient for securing highest CGPA in M.Tech (Power Electronics), NIT Calicut, 2015.