DEPARTMENTS
Dr. Sunil Kumar T. K.
Dr. Sunil Kumar T. K.

Associate Professor

Office Address:

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Calicut, NIT Campus P.O., Calicut - 673 601

Email ID:

tksunil@nitc.ac.in

Home Address:

Sachidananda, Parimadam, (P.O.) New Mahe, Kannur Dt, Kerala-673311.

  • B.Tech, Electrical and Electronics, N.S.S College of Engineering, Palakkad, 1997

  • M.Tech in Power system, N.I.T. Jamshedpur

  • Ph.D I.I.T Kharagpur Topic: Model Matching Controller Design Methods with Applications in Electric Power Systems

  • Educational Qualifications

    • B.Tech, Electrical and Electronics, N.S.S College of Engineering, Palakkad, 1997

    • M.Tech in Power system, N.I.T. Jamshedpur

    • Ph.D I.I.T Kharagpur Topic: Model Matching Controller Design Methods with Applications in Electric Power Systems

    Journals

    1). Subrata Banerjee, T. K. Sunil Kumar and Jayanta Pal, "A Novel Method of Controller Design for Simultaneous Stabilization and Performance Improvement of an Electromagnetic Levitation System", Asian Journal of Control, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 402-410, December 2007.

    2). Subrata Banerjee, T. K. Sunil Kumar, Jayanta Pal and Dinkar Prasad, "Controller Design for Large-Gap Control of Electromagnetically Levitated System by using an Optimization Technique", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 408-415, May 2008.

    3). Guguloth Ramesh and T. K. Sunil Kumar " Congestion management in restructured power systems for smart cities in India" , Computers and Electrical Engineering 65 (2018) 79–89.

    4) P. Febina Beevi , T.K. Sunil Kumar, Jeevamma Jacob, P. Delina Beevi, " Novel two degree of freedom model matching controller for set-point tracking in MIMO systems", Computers and Electrical Engineering 61 (2017) 1–14.

    5)  P. Febina Beevi , T.K. Sunil Kumar, Jeevamma Jacob," Novel Two Degree of Freedom Model Matching Controller for Desired Tracking and Disturbance Rejection", Studies in Informatics and Control, vol. 26, no.1, March 2017.pp.105:. 114.

    6) Suresh K. Damodaran and T. K. Sunil Kumar, "Hydro-Thermal-Wind Generation Scheduling Considering Economic and Environmental Factors Using Heuristic Algorithms" , Energies 2018, 11, 353

    7) Suraj Damodaran, T. K. Sunil Kumar and A. P. SudheerModel-Matching Fractional-Order Controller Design Using AGTM/AGMP Matching Technique for SISO/MIMO Linear Systems", IEEE Access, vol.7, ,2019, pp.41715-41728.

    8) Suraj Damodaran, T. K. Sunil Kumar and A. P. Sudheer, "Design of suboptimal model-matching ,controllers using  squared magnitude function for MIMO linear systems,"Automatika, vol. 62, no.  2,, 2021., pp. 210-225.

    9) Suraj Damodaran1, T K Sunil Kumar and A  P Sudheer ,  "Generalized method for rational approximation of SISO/MIMO fractional-order systems using squared magnitude function", Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control 2024, Vol. 46(2) 207–222.

    10) Mini V and T. K Sunil Kumar, " An Improved Solution for Reactive Power Dispatch Problem Using Diversity-Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization", Energies 2020, 13, 2862.

    11)  Saugato Dey, Thazhe Kunnath Sunil Kumar, Sankar Ashok and Saikat Kumar Shome, "Robust cascade control strategy for trajectory tracking to decouple disturbances using 3-degree-of freedom inertial stabilized platform and its experimental validation", Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control 2025, Vol. 47(12) 2475–2497

    12) Muthukumari S., Kanagalakshmi S. , Sunil Kumar T. K. "Development of a novel model matching decentralized controller design algorithm and its experimental validation through load frequency controller implementation in restructured power system using TMS320F28379D controlCARD", ISA Transactions 148 (2024) 285–306
     
    13)  S Muthukumari, S Kanagalakshmi and T K Sunil Kumar, "Centralized model matching integer/fractional-order controller design for multivariable processes with real-time validation", Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control 2024, Vol. 46(9) 1828–1841.
     
    12) S Muthukumari , S Kanagalakshmi and T K Sunil Kumar,  "Integer and fractional-order model matching controller design algorithm with generalized reference model formulation for nonlinear time delay servo and regulatory problems: A real-time validation" , Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control
    2025, Vol. 47(10) 2111–2124
     
    15) Neelesh Sabat, Subodh Raj M.S, Sudhish N. George and Sunil Kumar T. K. " A computationally efficient moving object detection technique using tensor QR decomposition based TRPCA framework, Journal Vis. Commun. Image R. 92 (2023) 10378

    Conferences

    a) International Conference

    1. T. K. Sunil Kumar and Jayanta Pal, Robust Tuning of Power System Stabilizers Using Optimization Techniques, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT2006, Dec.15-17, 2006, Mumbai, India, pp 1143-1148.

    Life member: System Society of India (SSI)

    Model order reduction,

    Interval systems,

    Controller design using model order reduction techniquies,

    2-DOF controller design

    Application of control theories to power systems,

    Genetic algorithm, random search optimizatiom

    Present

    1. Faculty Advisor, 2020  Batch  B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engg,

    2. Deputy Chairperson, UD Aadmissions (2020-21) to Present

    3. Ph.D Program coordinator (2017 admission onward)

    Previous

    1. Warden, PG2 Hostel. 2008-2010

    2.  Deputy Chairperson, Ugadmissions (2010-11) to (2014-15)

    3. Class Committte Chairperson, Fourth Semester B. Tech Electrical and and Electronics Engg,

    4. Faculty Advisor,2008 Batch  B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engg,

    5. Faculty Advisor,2012 Batch  B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engg,

    6   Faculty Advisor,2016 Batch  B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engg,

    7. Faculty In Charge Electronics Lab.

    8.  IPA  M. Tech course coordinator (2018 admission)

    Graduated:

    1. Mr. Ramesh Goguloth              (P11086EE)           "FACTS and Microgrid based Congestion Management in Restructured Power Systems" 

                                                                                                                        Date of VivaVoce : 17-11-2017            Guide:  Dr. T K Sunil Kumar

    2.  Ms Febina Beevi P                 ( P100034EE)         "Model Matching Two Degree of Freedom Controllers for SISO and MIMO  Systems" 

                                                                                                                          Date of VivaVoce : 09-05-2019             Guides:  Dr. T K Sunil Kumar and Dr.Jeevamma Jacob

    3.  Mr.Suresh K. Damodaran       (P120003EE)       "Heuristic Approach for Economic and Emission Generation Scheduling of Thermal-Hydro-Wind  Power Systems" 

                                                                                                                            Date of VivaVoce : 22-07-2019            Guide: Dr. T K Sunil Kumar

    4. Mr. Retheep Raj                              (P140036EE)        "Design and Development of Electromyography Driven Prosthetic Limb" 

                                                                                                                           Date of VivaVoce : 17-09-2019            Guides: Dr. K. S. Sivanandan and Dr. T K Sunil Kumar

    5  Mr. Suraj Damodaran               (P130074EE)                  "Genralised methods for rational approximation and controller design for fractional order systems with

                                                                                                             application to wheeled mobile robot"

                                                                                                                             Date of VivaVoce : 18-10-2019            Guides: Dr. T K Sunil Kumar and Dr. Sudheer A.P

    6    Ms. Mini V                            (P120004EE)               "Optimal Allocation and Coordinated Design of FACTS devices for Reactive Power Management"

                                                                                                                               Date of VivaVoce : 14-09-2021           Guide: Dr. T K Sunil Kumar 

    7    Ms.  Priya N                         (P120016EE)                 "New Approaches Of Model Order Reduction and  Controller Design For Interval Systems"

                                                                                                                            Date of VivaVoce : 27-07-2022             Guide: Dr. T K Sunil Kumar 

    8   Mr, Saugato Dey                   (P160087EE)                  "Design an Implementation of Two-Loop Robust control schemes for a 3-Axis interial  stabilization platform

                                                                                                      with  distrubances and uncertainty". .

                                                                                                                          Date of VivaVoce  09-12--2024            Guide: Dr. T. K. Sunil Kumar and  Dr. Ashok S 

    9  Ms. Muthukumari S.              (P180112EE)                   "Design and Real time validation of centralized abd decentralized model matching controller algorithms for

                                                                                                        lineaer and non-linea systems"

                                                                                                                           Date of VivaVoce  12-06--2025            Guide : Dr. S.Kanagalakshmi and  Dr. T. K. Sunil Kumar

    Ongoing

    1.   Ms. Mekhana Suresh                                                 Guide:      Dr. T. K. Sunil Kumar

    2    Ms. HIMANGKANA BORKOTOKY                             Guide::     Dr. T. K. Sunil Kumar

    3    Mr. MOHAMED NADIR N                                           Guides:     Dr. T. K. Sunil Kumar and Dr. Sandeep J.

    4     Ms. TESSY NINAN                                                    Guides::     Dr. T. K. Sunil Kumar and  Dr. ·A. P. Sudheer

    5     Mr. MUHAMMAD FAROOQUE.E.K                           Guides:    : Dr. Deepak M. and Dr. T. K. Sunil Kumar

    6     Mr. ROHITHRAM T                                                     Guides     : Dr. S.Kanagalakshmi and Dr. T. K. Sunil Kumar