Granted Patents (1 Patent)
#1 “METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING MESHED HYBRID AC AND DC GRIDS WITH SMART SOLID STATE TRANSFORMER”
Chandan Kumar, Dwijasish Das
IIT Guwahati, India • Patent No.: 396702 • Granted in 2022
Peer-Reviewed International Journals & Transactions (38 Publications)
#1 “Inductor Current Ripple Suppression in Dual Active Bridge Converters Using Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control”
S. Meikap, C. Kumar, F. D. M. Carnielutti and J. Rodriguez
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2026 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2026.3718189 →
#2 “Virtual Oscillator Control for Synthesising Virtual Inertia in a Smart Transformer-Based AC Microgrids”
S. Gaurav, C. Kumar and M. Liserre
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2026 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2026.3697438 →
#3 “Applications and Services of Solid-State Transformers in Active Distribution Networks—A Critical Review”
Felix Wald, V. M. Hrishikesan, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Haoran Ji, Masoud Davoudi, Ali Bidram, Mazheruddin Syed, Martina Joševski, Sebastian Brüske, Chandan Kumar, Rafael Peña Alzola, Ilknur Colak, Sanjeev Pannala, Marco Liserre and Giovanni De Carne
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid • vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 3615-3637, Sept. 2025 • DOI: 10.1109/TSG.2025.3574007 →
#4 “Power Control in Andronov-Hopf Virtual Oscillator Converters for ST-Based LV Distribution Systems”
Sahil Gaurav, Sante Pugliese, Marius Langwasser, Chandan Kumar, Marco Liserre
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2025 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2025.3546379 →
#5 “A Meshed Hybrid Microgrid Configuration With Unified Power Quality Conditioner”
Devendra Kumar, V. M. Hrishikesan, Anup Kumar Deka, Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar, M. K. Mishra
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics • 2025 • DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2025.3536859 →
#6 “Observer-Based Control Using Super-Twisting Technique for a PV-Wind-HESS-Based DC Microgrid Feeding Constant Power Loads”
Tony Thomas, Mahesh Mishra, Chandan Kumar, Macro Liserre
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics • 2025 • DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2024.3469635 →
#7 “Control of a PV-Wind Based DC Microgrid With Hybrid Energy Storage System Using Lyapunov Approach and Sliding Mode Control”
Tony Thomas, Mahesh K Mishra, Chandan Kumar, Marco Liserre
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications • 2024 • DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2023.3349359 →
#8 “Net Load Forecast Error Compensation for Peak Shaving in a Grid-Connected PV Storage System”
Manojkumar Rampelli, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly, Joãs P. S. Catalão
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems • 2024 • DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2023.3317309 →
#9 “Stabilization of Smart Transformer Based Islanded Meshed Hybrid Microgrid During Electric Vehicle Charging Transients”
Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar, Marco Liserre
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics • 2023 • DOI: 10.1109/JESTIE.2023.3294088 →
#10 “Rule-Based Peak Shaving Using Master-Slave Level Optimization in a Diesel Generator Supplied Microgrid”
Manojkumar Rampelli, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly, Hoay Beng Gooi, Saad Mekhilef, João P. S. Catalão
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems • 2023 • DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3187069 →
#11 “Power Loss Minimization in Smart Transformer Enabled Low Voltage Islanded Meshed Hybrid Microgrid”
Dwijasish Das, Rampelli Manojkumar, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly
IEEE Access Journal • 2022 • DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3224001 →
#12 “Coordinated Control Scheme for EV Charging and Volt/Var Devices Scheduling to Regulate Voltages of Active Distribution Networks”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks • 100761, 2022 • DOI: 10.1016/j.segan.2022.100761 →
#13 “Coordinated Volt/Var Control of PV and EV Interfaced Active Distribution Networks Based on Dual-Stage Model Predictive Control”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
IEEE Systems Journal • 2022 • DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2021.3110509 →
#14 “MPC-Based Coordinated Voltage Control in Active Distribution Networks Incorporating CVR and DR”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications • 2022 • DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2022.3163108 →
#15 “Optimal Demand Response in a Residential PV Storage System Using Energy Pricing Limits”
Manojkumar Rampelli, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics • 2022 • DOI: 10.1109/TII.2021.3103014 →
#16 “An MVDC Based Meshed Hybrid Microgrid Enabled Using Smart Transformers”
Hrishikesan V M, Chandan Kumar, and Marco Liserre
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2022 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2021.3071683 →
#17 “Partial Start-up Scheme for Smart Transformer in Meshed Hybrid Islanded Grid Operation”
Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications • 2022 • DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2021.3124862 →
#18 “Impact of Optimal Control of Distributed Generation Converters in Smart Transformer Based Meshed Hybrid Distribution Network”
Chandan Kumar, Manojkumar Rampelli, Sanjib Ganguly, Marco Liserre
IEEE Access Journal • 2021 • DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3119349 →
#19 “The Role of Renewable Energy System in Reshaping the Electrical Grid Scenario”
Giampaolo Buticchi, Chi-Seng Lam, Ruan Xinbo, Marco Liserre, Davide Barater, Mohamed Benbouzid, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Carlos Andrés Ramos-Paja, Chandan Kumar, Rongwu Zhu
IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society • 2021 • DOI: 10.1109/OJIES.2021.3102860 →
#20 “Optimal Peak Shaving Control Using Dynamic Demand and Feed-in Limits for Grid-Connected PV Sources with Batteries”
Manojkumar Rampelli, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly, Joao Catalao
IEEE Systems Journal • 2021 • DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2020.3045020 →
#21 “Increasing Voltage Support Using Smart Power Converter Based Energy Storage System and Load Control”
Hrishikesan V M, Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar, Hoay Beng Gooi, Saad Mekhilef, Xiaoqiang Guo
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2021 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2020.3042165 →
#22 “Single-Phase Step-Up Switched-Capacitor-Based Multilevel Inverter Topology With SHEPWM”
Marif Daula Siddique, Saad Mekhilef, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Mudasir Ahmed Memon, and Chandan Kumar
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications • 2021 • DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2020.3002182 →
#23 “Operation and Control of the Smart Transformer in Meshed and Hybrid Grids: Choosing the Appropriate Smart Transformer Control and Operation Scheme”
Rongwu Zhu, Marco Liserre, Marius Langwasser, Chandan Kumar
IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine • 2021 • DOI: 10.1109/MIE.2020.3005357 →
#24 “Operation of Meshed Hybrid Microgrid During Adverse Grid Conditions With Storage Integrated Smart Transformer”
Hrishikesan V M and Chandan Kumar
IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society • 2021 • DOI: 10.1109/OJIES.2021.3073142 →
#25 “Smart Transformer Enabled Meshed Hybrid Distribution Grid”
Dwijasish Das, Hrishikesan V M, Chandan Kumar, Marco Liserre
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2021 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2020.2965489 →
#26 “A new voltage control strategy to improve performance of DSTATCOM in electric grid”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K. Mishra, Saad Mekhilef
IEEE, CES Transactions on Electrical Machines and Systems • 2020 • DOI: 10.30941/CESTEMS.2020.00036 →
#27 “Voltage Control Using Smart Transformer via Dynamic Optimal Setpoints and Limit Tolerance in a Residential Distribution Network with PV Sources”
Manojkumar Rampelli, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly, Hoay Beng Gooi, Saad Mekhilef
IET Generation Transmission & Distribution • 2020 • DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2020.0213 →
#28 “Model Predictive Control-based Optimal Voltage Regulation of Active Distribution Networks with OLTC and reactive power capability of PV Inverters”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, and Chandan Kumar
IET Generation Transmission & Distribution • 2020 • DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2020.0378 →
#29 “Capacity Enhancement of a Radial Distribution Grid Using Smart Transformer”
Hrishikesan V M, Anup Kumar Deka, Chandan Kumar
IEEE Access Journal • 2020 • DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2987602 →
#30 “Sizing and SOC-Management of a Smart Transformer-Based Energy Storage System”
Chandan Kumar, Rongwu Zhu, Giampaolo Buticchi, Marco Liserre
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2018 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2017.2784389 →
#31 “Design of external inductor for improving performance of voltage controlled DSTATCOM”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K. Mishra, Marco Liserre
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2016 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2016.2552148 →
#32 “Operation and control of an improved performance interactive DSTATCOM”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2015 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2015.2420635 →
#33 “Predictive voltage control of transformer less dynamic voltage restorer”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2015 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2014.2365753 →
#34 “A grid connected dual voltage source inverter with power quality improvement features”
M. V. Manoj Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra, Chandan Kumar
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy • 2015 • DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2014.2386534 →
#35 “An improved hybrid DSTATCOM topology to compensate reactive and nonlinear loads”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2014 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2014.2321355 →
#36 “A multifunctional DSTATCOM operating under stiff source”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics • 2014 • DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2013.2276778 →
#37 “A voltage controlled DSTATCOM for power quality improvement”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery • 2014 • DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2014.2310234 →
#38 “A simple digital control algorithm for three phase shunt active filter: simulation and experimentation”
S Srinath, Chandan Kumar, M P Selvan
Frontiers in Energy, Springer Berlin Heidelberg • 2014 • DOI: 10.1007/s11708-013-0288-0 →
Peer-Reviewed International & National Conference Proceedings (103 Publications)
#1“Fast Decoupling Control of TAB Converters Under EV Load Transients”
Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#2“Smart Transformer fed Asymmetrical Quad-Active Bridge based Power Supply for Data Centre Loads”
Anandh N, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#3“Current Stress Reduction in Neutral Point Clamped Triple Active Bridge Converter using Five Level Modulation Techniques”
Sumit Kumar, Somnath Meikap, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#4“Modular Multilevel Converter based Single Stage High Power Conversion for Wireless Power Transfer”
Nilutpal Sarma, Hitesh Malviya, Ravindranath Adda, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#5“Improved Fault-ride-through Capability through Virtual Oscillator Control in Smart Transformer-based AC Microgrids”
Sahil Gaurav, Lakshmi Kant Rao, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#6“AC Short-Circuit Fault Detection with Reduced Sensors Using the Discrete Wavelet Transform in ST-Based Hybrid Microgrid”
Lakshmi Kant Rao, Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#7“Improved Power Sharing in Smart Transformer-based Single-Phase AC Distribution Systems”
Visuno Naleo, Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#8“Coordinated Voltage and Power Flow Control for Meshed Smart Transformer based Distribution Networks”
Nikita Ramachandra, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#9“Fault-Tolerant Modular Multilevel Converter with Distributed Energy Resource-Integrated Submodule”
Hitesh Malviya, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#10“UPS Architecture of ST based AQAB Converter for Data Centre Critical Loads”
Anandh N, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#11“Adaptive Virtual Impedance-Enabled Virtual Oscillator Control for Smart Transformer-Based AC Microgrids”
Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#12“Selective Harmonic Extraction-Based Fault Detection for ST-Dominated MT-MVdc Networks”
Satyavarta Kumar Prince, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2026) • IIT Guwahati, Assam, India • 16–19 Dec. 2026
#13“Impact of AC Faults on DC Dynamics of Smart Transformer LV Converter: HIL Validation”
Lakshmi Kant Rao, Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar, Zoran Miletic, Werner Tremmel, Thomas I. Strasser
2026 IEEE North-East India International Energy Conversion Conference and Exhibition (NE-IECCE 2026) • NIT Meghalaya, India • 12–14 June 2026
#14“Virtual Oscillator-Based Dual-Loop Control of a Grid-Forming Modular Multilevel Converter for Large-Scale PV Integration in MVac Grids”
Hitesh Malviya, Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar
2026 IEEE North-East India International Energy Conversion Conference and Exhibition (NE-IECCE 2026) • NIT Meghalaya, India • 12–14 June 2026
#15“DC Distance Protection Scheme for ST Based Multi-Terminal MVdc Network”
Satyavarta Kumar Prince, Chandan Kumar
2026 IEEE North-East India International Energy Conversion Conference and Exhibition (NE-IECCE 2026) • NIT Meghalaya, India • 12–14 June 2026
#16“Model Predictive Control-Based Power Management in Smart Transformer-Enabled Medium Voltage DC Distribution Networks”
Nikita Ramachandra, Chandan Kumar
2026 IEEE North-East India International Energy Conversion Conference and Exhibition (NE-IECCE 2026) • NIT Meghalaya, India • 12–14 June 2026
#17“A New Method to Establish Smart Transformer-based Meshed Hybrid ac and dc Distribution Grids”
Chandan Kumar, Sahil Gaurav, Somnath Meikap, and Hitesh Malviya
12th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • NIT Calicut, India • 14–16 Dec. 2025
#18“A Wavelet Transform Approach for Short-Circuit Fault Diagnosis in Smart Transformer-Based Meshed Hybrid Microgrids”
Lakshmi Kant Rao, Sahil Gaurav, and Chandan Kumar
12th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • NIT Calicut, India • 14–16 Dec. 2025
#19“Performance Analysis of Modular Multilevel DC-DC Converter: Impact of Arm Inductors”
Atheeshlal Pallath, Hitesh Malviya, and Chandan Kumar
12th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • NIT Calicut, India • 14–16 Dec. 2025
#20“MPC-Enabled DAB Converter Control to Reduce LVdc Ripple in SST-Based Microgrid”
Somnath Meikap, Hitesh Malviya, Sahil Gaurav, and Chandan Kumar
4th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) • IIT Dharwad, Hubli, Karnataka, India • 18–21 Dec. 2025
#21“Virtual Oscillator Control-Enabled Unbalanced Fault Ride-Through in Smart Transformer-Based AC Microgrids”
Sahil Gaurav, Lakshmi Kant Rao, and Chandan Kumar
4th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) • IIT Dharwad, Hubli, Karnataka, India • 18–21 Dec. 2025
#22“Virtual Oscillator based Dual Loop Control for Grid Forming Modular Multilevel Converter”
Hitesh Malviya, Sahil Gaurav, and Chandan Kumar
4th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) • IIT Dharwad, Hubli, Karnataka, India • 18–21 Dec. 2025
#23“Reverse Startup Procedure for Multi-terminal Smart Transformer Supplying Data Centres”
Anandh N, Dwijasish Das, and Chandan Kumar
2nd IEEE Guwahati Subsection Conference (GCON) • Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India • 18–20 June 2025
#24“Virtual Oscillator Control of Series-Connected PV Powered Converters for MV Grid Integration”
Sahil Gaurav, Hitesh Malviya, Somnath Meikap and Chandan Kumar
2nd IEEE Guwahati Subsection Conference (GCON) • Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India • 18–20 June 2025
#25“Asymmetrical PV Power Injection in Modular Multilevel Converter with Battery Energy Storage Systems for Ripple Power Reduction”
Hitesh Malviya, Jose Rodriguez, Chandan Kumar
17th IEEE 2025 - Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE Asia 2025) • Bangalore, India • 11–24 May 2025
#26“Chopper Circuit based DC Voltage Balancing in Neutral Point Clamped Dual Active Bridge Converter”
Perika Mouni Rishitha, Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar
17th IEEE 2025 - Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE Asia 2025) • Bangalore, India • 11–24 May 2025
#27“Model Predictive Control based Adaptive Phase Shift Modulation for Neutral Point Clamped Dual Active Bridge Converter System”
Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar, Jose Rodriguez
17th IEEE 2025 - Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE Asia 2025) • Bangalore, India • 11–24 May 2025
#28“Double Pancake Spiral Coil based Wireless Power Transfer System for EV Charging”
Akash Vishwakarma, Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar
17th IEEE 2025 - Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE Asia 2025) • Bangalore, India • 11–24 May 2025
#29“Volt/Var Control of Smart Transformer fed Active Distribution Networks”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • Mangalore, India, pp. 1–6 • 2024
#30“Model Predictive Control of Solar PV and Battery Converters using Droop Control”
Devendra Kumar, Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar, Fernanda Carnielutti and Jose Rodriguez
11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • Mangalore, India, pp. 1–6 • 2024
#31“AC Short-Circuit Fault Detection and Isolation in Islanded Microgrid”
Lakshmi Kant Rao and Chandan Kumar
11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • Mangalore, India, pp. 1–6 • 2024
#32“A Finite Control Set Based Model Predictive Control for Reducing Inductor Current Ripple in Dual Active Bridge Converter”
Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar, Fernanda Carnielutti and Jose Rodriguez
11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • Mangalore, India, pp. 1–6 • 2024
#33“MPC Based Phase Angle Adjustment for Optimal Power Transfer in Neutral Point Clamped Dual Active Bridge Converter”
Somnath Meikap, Ram Gopal, Chandan Kumar and Jose Rodriguez
11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • Mangalore, India, pp. 1–6 • 2024
#34“Inertia Synthesis for AHO Controlled Converters in Smart Transformer Based Distribution Systems”
Sahil Gaurav and Chandan Kumar
11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • Mangalore, India, pp. 1–6 • 2024
#35“Development of FPGA-based Interface Card for Power Electronic Converter Control”
Hitesh Malviya and Chandan Kumar
11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • Mangalore, India • 2024
#36“Coded Power Transfer for Power Electronic Converter System”
Visuno Naleo, Hitesh Malviya, Anandh N and Chandan Kumar
11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • Mangalore, India • 2024
#37“Dual Loop based Andronov-Hopf Oscillator Control of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems”
Sahil Gaurav and Chandan Kumar
50th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2024) • Chicago, Illinois, USA • 2024
#38“Smart Transformer Based Ship Microgrid System”
Dwijasish Das and Chandan Kumar
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#39“UPS Operation of Smart Transformer Fed Triple-Active Bridge Converter for Data Centres”
Anandh N, Dwijasish Das and Chandan Kumar
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#40“Model Predictive Control of Isolated Three-Phase Four-Wire Grid Forming Converter”
Devendra Kumar, Chandan Kumar
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#41“LCL-LCL Topology based Resonant Inductive Wireless Power Transfer System”
Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar and Ashish Meena
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#42“Coil Coupling Design for Resonant Inductive Wireless Power Transfer System”
Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar and Ashish Meena
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#43“Operation and Control of Modular Multilevel DC-DC Converter for EV Charging Application”
Sanjay Kumar Sahu, Shwet Prasoon, Sahil Gaurav and Chandan Kumar
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#44“An NPC Based Triple Active Bridge Isolated Converter for Fast Onboard Battery Charger for All Electric Ship”
Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#45“An Arduino Based Modular Battery Management System for Protection and Real Time Monitoring of Lithium-Ion Cell”
Somnath Meikap, Nihal Kumar, Chandan Kumar
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#46“Multiport DC Fast EV Charger Based on Modular Multilevel Converter and Quad-Active Bridge”
Hitesh Malviya, Chandan Kumar
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#47“Power Management of a Smart Transformer based Ship Microgrid”
Arunima Dutta, Rampelli Manojkumar, Chandan Kumar
11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • IIT Guwahati, India • 14–16 Dec. 2023
#48“Virtual Oscillator Control of Smart Transformer based Meshed Low Voltage Distribution Grid”
Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar
2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) • Nashville, Tennessee, USA • 29 Oct.–2 Nov. 2023
#49“Operation of a New Fault-Tolerant Dual Active Bridge Converter”
Somnath Meikap, Hitesh Malviya, Chandan Kumar
2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) • Nashville, Tennessee, USA • 29 Oct.–2 Nov. 2023
#50“Performance Enhancement of Quad Active Bridge Converter during Faults”
Somnath Meikap, Hitesh Malviya and Chandan Kumar
49th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) • Singapore • 16–19 Oct. 2023
#51“Hardware Design and Development of Modular Multilevel Converter”
Kumar Mayank, Atul Verma, Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar
IEEE CPE-POWERENG • Nordic Hotel Forum, Tallinn, Estonia • 14–16 June 2023
#52“Smart Transformer Enabled Triple-Active Bridge Converter for Modern Data Centres”
Anandh N, Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar
22nd National Power Systems Conference (NPSC) • IIT Delhi, India • 17–19 Dec. 2022
#53“Model Predictive Control of Bi-Directional DC-DC Converter for Battery Charger Application”
Devendra Kumar, Chandan Kumar
22nd National Power Systems Conference (NPSC) • IIT Delhi, India • 17–19 Dec. 2022
#54“Coordinated Control of EV Charging Stations in Smart Transformer Based Microgrid”
Sahil Gaurav, Chandan Kumar
22nd National Power Systems Conference (NPSC) • IIT Delhi, India • 17–19 Dec. 2022
#55“Modular Multilevel DC-DC Converter Based EV Battery Charger”
Shwet Prasoon, Sahil Gaurav, Devendra Kumar, Chandan Kumar
IEEE 10th Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • MNIT Jaipur, India • 14–17 Dec. 2022
#56“UPS Operation of Multi-Terminal Smart Transformer for Islanded Operation of Data Centres”
Dwijasish Das, Anandh N, Chandan Kumar
IEEE 10th Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • MNIT Jaipur, India • 14–17 Dec. 2022
#57“Multi Terminal Smart Transformer for Green Data Centres”
Dwijasish Das, Anandh N, Chandan Kumar
IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG) • Kiel, Germany • 26–29 June 2022
#58“Optimal Power Management of Multi-Port Converter System in Electric Vehicle Charging Station”
Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar, Abhishankar Kumar
IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG) • Kiel, Germany • 26–29 June 2022
#59“A Multi-Port Converter System for Grid Tied Electric Vehicle Charging Station”
Somnath Meikap, Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar, Giampaolo Buticchi
IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG) • Kiel, Germany • 26–29 June 2022
#60“Modelling and Control of Modular Multilevel Converter and Dual Active Bridge Based Fast Electric Vehicle Charger”
Atul Verma, Kumar Mayank, Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar
IEEE 4th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE) • NIT Meghalaya, India • 29 Apr.–1 May 2022
#61“Model Predictive based Coordinated Voltage Control of Active Distribution Networks with Distributed Generation and Electric Vehicles”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
IEEE 4th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE) • NIT Meghalaya, India • 29 Apr.–1 May 2022
#62“Single Phase Modular Multilevel Converter for Photovoltaic Application”
Gaureej Gauttam, Hrishikesan V. M. and Chandan Kumar
IEEE 4th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE) • NIT Meghalaya, India • 29 Apr.–1 May 2022
#63“Smart Transformer as a Variable Frequency Transformer”
Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar
6th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGrid 2021) • 8–10 Nov. 2021
#64“Operation and Control of Unified Power Quality Conditioner Enabled Meshed Hybrid Microgrid”
Hrishikesan V M, Devendra Kumar, Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar
IEEE 15th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPEPOWERENG) • Florence, Italy • 14–16 July 2021
#65“Dynamic Voltage Control Using Unified Power Quality Conditioner with Storage”
Hrishikesan V M, Devendra Kumar, Chandan Kumar
IEEE 15th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPEPOWERENG) • Florence, Italy • 14–16 July 2021
#66“Coordinated Voltage Control of Active Distribution Network in presence of PV and Energy Storage System”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
12th IEEE 2021 - Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE Asia 2021) • Singapore • 24–27 May 2021
#67“Optimal Placement of Smart Transformer Low Voltage Converter in Meshed Hybrid Distribution Network”
Chandan Kumar, Rampelli Manojkumar, Sanjib Ganguly
12th IEEE 2021 - Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE Asia 2021) • Singapore • 24–27 May 2021
#68“Optimal Power Management for Islanded Operation of ST-based Meshed Hybrid LV Microgrid”
Dwijasish Das, Rampelli Manojkumar, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly
12th IEEE 2021 - Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE Asia 2021) • Singapore • 24–27 May 2021
#69“Optimal Demand Response Using Dynamic Electricity Price Limit in a Hybrid AC/DC System”
Rampelli Manojkumar, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly
21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC) • IIT Gandhinagar, India • 17–19 Dec. 2020
#70“Improved Power Sharing and Voltage Regulation with Modified Droop Control in Microgrid”
Sourav Kumar Ghosh, Chandan Kumar
21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC) • IIT Gandhinagar, India • 17–19 Dec. 2020
#71“Multifunctional Model Predictive Control of Grid Connected Voltage Source Converter”
Devendra Kumar, Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar
9th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • MNIT Jaipur, India • 16–17 Dec. 2020
#72“Partial Start-up Scheme for ST to Reconnect to MV Grid from LV Side Islanded Operation”
Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar
9th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • MNIT Jaipur, India • 16–17 Dec. 2020
#73“Model Predictive Control based Coordinated Voltage Control in Active Distribution Network utilizing OLTC and DSTATCOM”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
9th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • MNIT Jaipur, India • 16–17 Dec. 2020
#74“BESS-PV Integrated Islanded Operation of ST-based Meshed Hybrid Microgrid”
Dwijasish Das, Hrishikesan V M, Chandan Kumar
9th IEEE International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC2020-ECCE Asia) • Nanjing, China • 29 Nov.–2 Dec. 2020
#75“Control and Sizing of Smart Transformer in Distribution Grid”
Chandan Kumar, Hrishikesan V M, Dwijasish Das, Sourav Kumar Ghosh
9th IEEE International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC2020-ECCE Asia) • Nanjing, China • 29 Nov.–2 Dec. 2020
#76“Smart Transformer Based Meshed Hybrid Microgrid with MVDC Interconnection”
Hrishikesan V M and Chandan Kumar
46th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) • Singapore • 18–21 Oct. 2020
#77“Power Loss Minimization in Smart Transformer Based Meshed Hybrid Distribution Network”
Chandan Kumar, Rampelli Manojkumar, Sanjib Ganguly, Marco Liserre
46th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) • Singapore • 18–21 Oct. 2020
#78“Voltage Control Using Smart Transformer for Increasing Photovoltaic Penetration in a Distribution Grid”
Rampelli Manojkumar, Hrishikesan V M, Chandan Kumar, Sanjib Ganguly
20th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent System Application to Power Systems (ISAP) • IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India • 10–14 Dec. 2019
#79“Voltage Control in Active Distribution Networks and an Approach based on Model Predictive Control”
Arunima Dutta, Sanjib Ganguly, Chandan Kumar
8th International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS) • Jaipur, India • 20–22 Dec. 2019
#80“A New Single-Phase Single Source Nine Level Boost Inverter Topology”
Marif Daula Siddique, Saad Mekhilef, Noraisyah Mohamed Shah, Chandan Kumar
45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON2019) • Lisbon, Portugal • 14–17 Oct. 2019
#81“Smart Transformer-based Hybrid LVAC and LVDC Interconnected Microgrid”
Dwijasish Das, Hrishikesan V M, Chandan Kumar
4th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC) • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore • 10–13 Dec. 2018
#82“A Flexible and Coordinated Voltage Control Strategy for Smart Transformer”
Hrishikesan V M, Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar
8th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • IIT Madras, Chennai, India • 18–21 Dec. 2018
#83“Flexible Power Transfer in Smart Transformer Interconnected Microgrids”
Hrishikesan V M, Chandan Kumar, Marco Liserre
44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON2018) • Washington DC, USA • 21–23 Oct. 2018
#84“Smart Transformer Based Loop Power Controller in Radial Power Distribution Grid”
Chandan Kumar, Xiang Gao, Marco Liserre
8th IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina • 21–25 Oct. 2018
#85“Operation and Control of Smart Transformer Based Distribution Grid in a Microgrid System”
Dwijasish Das, Chandan Kumar
8th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • Pune, India • Dec. 2017
#86“Power Management in a ST Integrated Medium Voltage Grid”
Hrishikesan V M, Chandan Kumar
8th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC) • Pune, India • Dec. 2017
#87“Voltage Quality Improvement in Smart Transformer Integrated Distribution Grid”
Hrishikesan V M, Chandan Kumar, Marco Liserre
43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON2017) • Beijing, China • Oct./Nov. 2017
#88“Investigation of Load Compensation Features of Smart Transformer in Medium Voltage Grid”
Chandan Kumar, Rongwu Zhu, Marco Liserre
43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON2017) • Beijing, China • Oct./Nov. 2017
#89“Operation and Control of Smart Transformer-based Electric Vehicles Charging System”
Chandan Kumar, Giampaolo Buticchi, Marco Liserre
43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON2017) • Beijing, China • Oct./Nov. 2017
#90“Smart Transformer Application for Improving Performance of Loads in Partial Disconnection of MV/HV Power System”
Chandan Kumar, Zhixiang Zou, Marco Liserre
Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2016) • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA • 18–22 Sept. 2016
#91“LCL Filter Based UPQC Configuration for Power Quality Improvement”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K. Mishra, Marco Liserre
IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM) • Boston, MA, USA • 17–21 July 2016
#92“A New Prospective of Smart Transformer application: Dual Microgrid (DMG) Operation”
Chandan Kumar, Marco Liserre
41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON2015) • Yokohama, Japan • Nov. 2015
#93“Smart Transformer for Improving Performance of Medium Voltage Power Distribution System”
Chandan Kumar, Marco Liserre
6th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG2015) • Aachen, Germany • June 2015
#94“A Control Scheme to Enhance DSTATCOM Operation in Power Distribution System”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra, M. V. Manoj Kumar
6th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG2015) • Aachen, Germany • June 2015
#95“Enhanced Utilization of Grid-Connected Inverter”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra, M. V. Manoj Kumar
6th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG2015) • Aachen, Germany • June 2015
#96“A Dual Three-leg VSI Based DSTATCOM in Three Phase Four-Wire Distribution Systems”
M. V. Manoj Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra, Chandan Kumar
6th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG2015) • Aachen, Germany • June 2015
#97“Dual-functional DSTATCOM with flexible mode transfer for power quality improvement”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM) • Washington DC, USA, pp. 1–5 • July 2014
#98“A multi-functional DSTATCOM operating in voltage control mode”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS) • Kandy, Sri Lanka, pp. 271–276 • Dec. 2013
#99“Energy conservation and power quality improvement with voltage controlled DSTATCOM”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE Annual India Conference (INDICON) • IIT Bombay, India, pp. 1–6 • Dec. 2013
#100“A modified DSTATCOM topology with reduced VSI rating, dc link voltage, and filter size”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP) • Alghero, Italy, pp. 325–331 • June 2013
#101“A control algorithm for flexible operation of DSTATCOM for power quality improvement in voltage and current control mode”
Chandan Kumar, Mahesh K Mishra
IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) • IISc Bangalore, India, pp. 1–6 • Dec. 2012
#102“Digital feedback control based dynamic voltage compensator for voltage sag mitigation: simulation and experimental validation”
S Srinath, Chandan Kumar, M P Selvan
IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS) • IIT Madras, India, pp. 1–6 • Aug. 2012
#103“Dynamic voltage compensator: transformation less control perspective”
S Srinath, Chandan Kumar, M P Selvan
IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) • Kerala, India, pp. 65–70 • Dec. 2011
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Sponsored Research, Fellowship & Innovation Projects (16 Projects)
#1“Exploring performance of PV and energy storage integrated modular multilevel converter (MMC)”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (PI), Dr. Sanjib Ganguly (co-PI)
Sponsoring Agency: ANRF-ARG • Amount: 68,77,640 Rupees • Duration: 2025–28
#2Recipient of Research Group Linkage Programme supported by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for 55,000 EURO
Sponsoring Agency: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation • Amount: 55,000 EURO • Duration: 2023–26
#3“Investigation and Exploration of Smart Transformer Based ship microgrid systems”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (PI), Dr. Sanjib Ganguly (co-PI)
Sponsoring Agency: TIH • Amount: 23.30 lakhs Rupees • Duration: 2023–25
#4“Development of Modular Multilevel dc-dc Converter for Electric Vehicles Charging”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (mentor) with students Shwet Prasoon and Sahil Gaurav
Sponsoring Agency: NEWGEN IEDC • Amount: 2.5 lakhs Rupees • Duration: 2023–24
#5Received IIT Guwahati Research Concept Grand Challenge Award 2022: Amount 2 lakhs Rupees.
IIT Guwahati Research Concept Grand Challenge Award • Amount: 2 lakhs Rupees • 2022
#6“Development of smart transformer based electric vehicle charging station with high PV penetration”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (PI), Dr. Sanjib Ganguly (co-PI)
Sponsoring Agency: SERB • Amount: 28,71,264 Rupees • Duration: 2022–26
#7“Development of Digital Twin for PEM fuel cell-battery hybrid energy system for vehicular applications”
Coordinator: Dr. Sanjib Ganguly (PI), Dr. Chandan Kumar (co-PI)
Sponsoring Agency: SERB • Amount: 28,66,900 Rupees • Duration: 2023–26
#8“Smart Transformer enabled hybrid grid for efficient and green data centers”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (mentor) with student Dwijasish Das
Sponsoring Agency: Intel India Research Fellowship Program 2021 • Amount: 7.50 lakh Rupees • Duration: 2021–22
#9“Development of a SiC-based highly efficient fault-tolerant multi-port power converter for automotive application”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (mentor) with students Somnath Meikap and Kumar Mayank
Sponsoring Agency: NEWGEN IEDC • Amount: 2.5 lakhs Rupees • Duration: 2022–2023
#10“Design, operation, and control of distributed generation (DG) integrated unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) in electric grid”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (PI), Dr. Ravindranath Adda
Sponsoring Agency: CPRI • Amount: 32.28 lakh Rupees • Duration: 2019–2021 Status: Ongoing
#11“Design, control and management of distributed generation in microgrid”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar • Collaborator: Prof. Saad Mekhilef (University of Malaya, Malaysia) and Prof. HB Gooi (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Sponsoring Agency: ASEAN-India Science & Technology Development Fund (AISTDF) • Amount: 21.52 lakh Rupees • Duration: 2018–2020 Status: Completed
#12“Design, Operation and Control of Smart Transformer-based Microgrid System”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar
Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science and Technology, India • Amount: 52.82 lakh Rupees • Duration: 2018–2021 Status: Completed
#13“Development of Energy Management Strategies for Smart Transformer Based Microgrid System”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar
Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India • Amount: 37 lakh Rupees • Duration: 2018–2023 Status: Completed
#14“Operation and control of parallel power converters for stable, efficient and continuous operation of electric grid”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar
Sponsoring Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India • Amount: 10 lakh Rupees • Duration: 2018–2020 Status: Ongoing
#15“Design and Prototype Development of Efficient Wind-Driven Doubly Fed Induction Generator-PV Hybrid System with Smart Controller for Reliable Supply to Isolated Loads”
Coordinator: Dr. Vijayakumar K (Principal Investigator at NIT Jaipur, India), Prof. R A Gupta, Dr. C Periasamy, Dr. Chandan Kumar
Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India • Amount: 30.53 lakh Rupees • Duration: 2017–2020 Status: Completed
#16“Development of Multifunctional Grid Connected Inverter”
Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar
Sponsoring Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India • Amount: 5.00 lakh Rupees • Duration: 2015–2016 Status: Completed
