Dr. Chandan Kumar

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsElectrical Energy Systems, Power Management, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives
Keywordsrenewable energy, Smartgrid, power electronics, Power distribution system, Smart transformer
Honours and awards

2018: Deity India Young Faculty Research Fellowship

2016: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow

2016: POSOCO Power Systems, India Award for Doctoral Work

2015: Top reviewer award for Elsevier Journal Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks (SEGAN)

Current contact address

CountryIndia
CityGuwahati
InstitutionIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
InstituteDepartment of Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco LiserreInstitut für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel
Dr. Chandan KumarDepartment of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Guwahati
Start of initial sponsorship01/12/2016

Programme(s)

2015Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2020Hrishikesan, VM and Deka, Anup Kumar and Kumar, Chandan: Capacity Enhancement of a Radial Distribution Grid Using Smart Transformer. In: IEEE Access, 8, 2020, 72411--72423
2020Dutta, Arunima and Ganguly, Sanjib and Kumar, Chandan: Model Predictive Control-based Optimal Voltage Regulation of Active Distribution Networks with OLTC and reactive power capability of PV Inverters. In: IET Generation, Transmission \& Distribution, 2020,
2020Siddique, Marif Daula and Mekhilef, Saad and Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar and Memon, Mudasir Ahmed and Kumar, Chandan: Single Phase Step-up Switched-Capacitor Based Multilevel Inverter Topology with SHEPWM. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2020,
2020Das, Dwijasish and Hrishikesan, VM and Kumar, Chandan and Liserre, Marco: Smart Transformer Enabled Meshed Hybrid Distribution Grid. In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2020,
2020Manojkumar, Rampelli and Kumar, Chandan and Ganguly, Sanjib and Gooi, Hoay Beng and Mekhilef, Saad: Voltage control using smart transformer via dynamic optimal setpoints and limit tolerance in a residential distribution network with PV sources. In: IET Generation, Transmission \& Distribution, 2020,
2019Siddique, Marif Duala and Mekhilef, Saad and Shah, Noraisyah Mohamed and Kumar, Chandan: A New Single-Phase Single Source Nine Level Boost Inverter Topology. IECON 2019-45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 2019. 1521--1525
2019Manojkumar, Rampelli and Hrishikesan, VM and Kumar, Chandan and Ganguly, Sanjib: Voltage Control Using Smart Transformer for Increasing Photovoltaic Penetration in a Distribution Grid. 2019 20th International Conference on Intelligent System Application to Power Systems (ISAP). 2019. 1--7
2019Dutta, Arunima and Ganguly, Sanjib and Kumar, Chandan: Voltage Control in Active Distribution Networks and an Approach based on Model Predictive Control. 2019 8th International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS). 2019. 1--6
2018Hrishikesan, VM and Das, Dwijasish and Kumar, Chandan: A Flexible and Coordinated Voltage Control Strategy for Smart Transformer. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES). 2018. 1--6
2018Hrishikesan, VM and Kumar, Chandan and Liserre, Marco: Flexible Power Transfer in Smart Transformer Interconnected Microgrids. IECON 2018-44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 2018. 5535--5540
2018Kumar, Chandan and Zhu, Rongwu and Buticchi, Giampaolo and Liserre, Marco: Sizing and SOC Management of a Smart-Transformer-Based Energy Storage System. In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65, 2018, 6709--6718
2018Kumar, Chandan and Gao, Xiang and Liserre, Marco: Smart Transformer Based Loop Power Controller in Radial Power Distribution Grid. 2018 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe). 2018. 1--6
2018Das, Dwijasish and Hrishikesan, VM and Kumar, Chandan: Smart Transformer-based Hybrid LVAC and LVDC Interconnected Microgrid. 2018 IEEE 4th Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC). 2018. 1--7
2017Kumar, Chandan and Zhu, Rongwu and Liserre, Marco: Investigation of load compensation features of smart transformer in medium voltage grid. IECON 2017-43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 2017. 4260--4265
2017Das, Dwijasish and Kumar, Chandan: Operation and control of smart transformer based distribution grid in a microgrid system. 2017 National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC). 2017. 135--140
2017Kumar, Chandan and Buticchi, Giampaolo and Liserre, Marco: Operation and control of smart transformer-based electric vehicles charging system. IECON 2017-43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 2017. 4266--4271
2017Hrishikesan, VM and Kumar, Chandan: Power management in a ST integrated medium voltage grid. 2017 National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC). 2017. 141--146
2017Hrishikesan, VM and Kumar, Chandan and Liserre, Marco: Voltage quality improvement in smart transformer integrated distribution grid. IECON 2017-43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 2017. 5386--5391
2012Kumar, Chandan and Mishra, Mahesh K: A control algorithm for flexible operation of DSTATCOM for power quality improvement in voltage and current control mode. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES). 2012. 1--6