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Journal Publications

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 →

Past Members

Past Members

Smart Energy Conversion Laboratory • Alumni Directory by Role

Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF)

#1
Nikita Ramchandra
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PhD Alumni

#1
Hrishikesan V. M.
PhD
#2
Arunima Dutta
PhD
#3
Rampelli Manoj Kumar
PhD
#4
Dwijasish Das
PhD

M.Tech Alumni

#1
Mohit Shekar Chaudhari
M.Tech
#2
Gaureej Gauttam
M.Tech
#3
Ayush Mathur
M.Tech
#4
Anurag Lalitkumar Laumas
M.Tech
#5
Abhinav Singh Rao
M.Tech
#6
Atul Verma
M.Tech
#7
Kumar Mayank
M.Tech
#8
Praveen Nath
M.Tech
#9
Ashish Meena
M.Tech
#10
Sanjay Kumar Sahu
M.Tech
#11
Akash Vishwakarma
M.Tech
#12
Ram Gopal
M.Tech
#13
Visuno Naleo
M.Tech
#14
Perika Mouni Rishitha
M.Tech
#15
Atheeshlal Lalsan Pallat
M.Tech
#16
Vikas Pal
M.Tech
#17
Drashti Girishkumar Doshi
M.Tech

B.Tech Alumni

#1
Banothu Vijender
B.Tech
#2
Yerikipati Venkata Naga Saran
B.Tech
#3
Mukesk Kumar Meena
B.Tech
#4
Sachin Raj
B.Tech
#5
Akash Pandauriya
B.Tech
#6
Rishabh Sethi
B.Tech
#7
Arsh Singla
B.Tech
#8
Gaurav Kumar
B.Tech
#9
Naman Jain
B.Tech

Project Staff

#1
Gaddala Ravi Kumar
Project Staff
#2
Gaurav Gautam
Project Staff
#3
Anup Kumar Deka
Project Staff
#4
Surya Prakash Bharti
Project Staff
#5
Abhay Pathak
Project Staff
#6
Sweta Kumari
Project Staff

People

Chandan Kumar

Associate Professor
Email: chandank@iitg.ac.in

S.K Prince

Post Doctoral Fellow
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Devendra Kumar

PhD
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Somnath Meikap

PhD
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Lakshmi Kant Rao

PhD
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Anandh N

PhD
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Sahil Gaurav

PhD
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Hitesh Malviya

MS+PhD
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Sumit Kumar

PhD
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Nilutpal Sarma

PhD
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Visuno Naleo

PhD
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MANOJ DAHAL

PhD
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Surendra Sukhadeve

PhD
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PhD
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