Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems

Dr. C. Kamalakannan is presently working as a Professor and Head in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, India. He has completed his graduation degree in Electrical Engineering from Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, Master’s and Doctorate from Anna University, Chennai, India. He has more than thirteen years of research and teaching experience. He has published more than 15 papers in refereed international Journals and conferences. His research areas are Power Electronics and Drives, Electrical Machines. He is a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education, Institution of Engineers (India). Dr. L. Padma Suresh obtained his doctorate from M S University and Dr. M.G.R University, respectively. He is presently working as a Professor and Head in Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, India. Dr. Suresh is well known for his contributions to the field in both research and education contributing over 50 research articles in journal and conferences. He is the editorial member of International Journal of Advanced Electrical and Computer Engineering and also served as reviewer for various reputed journals. He has been a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. He also served in many committees as Convener, Chair, and Advisory member for various external agencies. His research is currently focused on Artificial Intelligence, Power Electronics, Evolutionary Algorithms, Image Processing, and Control Systems.Dr. S.S. Dash is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Engineering College, SRM University, Chennai, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University. He has more than seventeen years of research and teaching experience. His research areas are Power Electronics and Drives, Modeling of FACTSController, Power Quality, Power System Stability and Smart Grid. He is a Visiting Professor at Francois Rabelais University, POLYTECH, France. He is the chief editor of International Journal of Advanced Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. B.K. Panigrahi is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department in Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from Sambalpur University. He is serving as a chief editor to the International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion. His interests focus on Power Quality, FACTS Devices, Power System Protection, and AI Application to Power System.

• 1. Analytical and Simulation Analysis of Stator Tooth on Cogging Torque of Brushless DC Motor Using Finite Element Analysis.- 2. Application of Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation Based Matrix Converter as Revolutionized Power Electronic Converter.- 3. Performance Analysis of Bio Fuels and Gasoline in SI Engines.- 4. Simulation of Open Loop and Feedback Controlled Bridgeless PFC Boost Converter.- 5. Modeling and Simulation of Three-phase DCMLI Using SVPWM for Photovoltaic System.- 6. Quantification of Voltage Unbalance Conditions.- 7. Short Term Hydrothermal Scheduling of an Indian Utility System Using an Enhanced Bacterial Foraging Algorithm.- 8. Efficiency Modeling of High Gain DC-DC Converter for Renewable Energy Application.- 9. Reactive Power Optimization Using Firefly Algorithm.- 10. A New Real Time Approach for Reactive Power Control by STATCOM in Autonomous Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System.- 11. Improving the Reliability of Wind Generators Using Dynamic Voltage Restorer.- 12. Rule Weight Tuned Fuzzy Controller For Robot Manipulator Using Quantum Inspired Firefly Algorithm.- 13. Design and Investigation of Solar Powered Soft Switched Z-Source Inverter.- 14. An Integrated Passive Islanding Detection Method for Grid Connected PV Distributed Generators.- 15. Acoustic Echo Cancellation Using Variable Step Size Based Adaptive Filtering with Performance Measure.- 16. Simulation and Experimental Verification of MPPT Algorithms for Partially Shaded Stand-alone Photovoltaic Systems.- 17. Performance Comparison of D-STATCOM and SVC for Mitigation of Voltage Flicker in Electric Arc Furnace Using PSCAD/EMTDC.- 18. The Influence of Floor Tile Colour on Lighting and Energy saving.- 19. Voltage Control of Fixed Speed Wind Farm Under Unbalanced Grid Faults Using Dvr.- 20. Smart Indian Railways: An Environment Friendly Model.- 21. Grid Connected Multilevel Inverter and MPPT for Photovoltaic System.- 22. Implementation of Anti-islanding Scheme for a Grid Connected Inverter.- 23. THD Analysis of One-Cycle and PWM Controlled Active Power Filters.- 24. Simulation of PWM Controlled Double Half Bridge Inverter for Partly Coupled Induction Cooking System.- 25. Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic System Using Two Input And Two Output Fuzzy System.- 26. Performance of High Voltage Bushings Under Polluted Conditions.- 27. Simulation of Static Var Compensator in IEEE 14 Bus System for Enhancing Voltage Stability and Compensation.- 28. Study on Reflector Material Optimization of a Parabolic Solar Concentrator.- 29. A New Approach for Torque Ripple Minimization of PMBLDC Motor Drive.- 30. Grid Integration of Hybrid Generation Scheme for Optimal Switching Pattern Based Asymmetrical Multilevel Inverter.- 31. Reactive Power Pricing Using Group Search Optimization in Deregulated Electricty Market.- 32. Enhanced Controllers of DFIG with Unbalanced and Distorted Grid Voltage Conditions.- 33. FPGA Controlled Power Conditioning System for Solar PV Fed PMDC Motor.- 34. Genetic Algorithm Based Wind-Thermal Coordination Dispatch including Transmission Losses.- 35. A Novel MLI Topology with Reduced Power Switches.- 36. Optimal Placement and Sizing of Solar and Wind Based DGs in Distribution Systems for Power Loss Minimization and Economic Operation.- 37. Control of Three Phase to Three Phase Matrix Converter - A Direct Transfer Function Approach.- 38. Comparison of PI and PIR regulators for DFIG during Unbalanced Grid Voltage Conditions.- 39. Implementation of Direct Torque control for Matrix Converter Fed Induction Motor Drive Using Fuzzy Logic Controller.- 40. Improvement of Power Quality in Distribution System Using D-STATCOM.- 41. Simulation and Optimization ofBiomass Based Hybrid Generation System for Rural Electrification.- 42. Application of H-Bridge Converter Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer to Protect a Sensitive Load on Polluted Distribution Network.- 43. Power Control of Wind Turbine Driven Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Using Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm.- 44. Performance Evaluation of Differential Evolution and Particle Swarm Optimization algorithms for Power Loss Optimization of a Worm Gear Mechanism.- 45. An Improved Buck Boost Converter Using Auxiliary Resonance for Photo Voltaic Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer.- 46. A Fuzzy Logic Controller Based Multi Converter UPQC to mitigate the Power Quality Problems.- 47. Artificial Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Controlled Single phase Active Power Line Conditioner under non sinusoidal supply condition: A Comparison.- 48. Design and Implementation of SMR Based Bidirectional Laptop Adapter.- 49. Analysis of Different Current Commutation Technique in Matrix converter.- 50. Performance Comparison of DC to DC Boost Converters for Solar Power Installation System.- 51. DC-DC Converter Based on Cockcroft-Walton for High Voltage Gain.- 52. New direct torque control algorithm for high performance induction motor.- 53. Performance Analysis of Induction Generator Using Computational Technique.- 54. Performance Analysis of Efficiency Enrichment Technique for SPVPGS: An Experimental Assessment.- 55. Cable Laying Precautions in Offshore Wind Farms with Reactive Power Compensation.- 56. Single Phase Soft Switching Techniques Power Factor Correction Converter.- 57. Cuckoo search algorithm for short term hydrothermal scheduling.- 58. Performance of Phase-Shift Control Using High-Efficiency Switched-Capacitor-Based Resonant Converter.- 59. Single Stage High Voltage Gain Boost Converter For Battery Charging Using PV Panels Midhun.P.M.- 60. An Effective Energy Management with Photovoltaic Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer Using PI And Fuzzy Logic Controller.- 61. Multiple Winding Linear Transformer for Interleaved Step-up ZVT Converter.- 62. Embedded Based PFC Converter for an Air Conditioner with BLDC Motor.- 63. Photovoltaic Power System Application Using Energy Stored Quasi z Source Inverter.- 64. Power Management of a Grid Connected PV/Battery.- 65. Design and Comparative Analysis of Diode Clamped Multilevel Inverter for Eliminating Total Harmonics Using High Switching Frequency Techniques.- 66. PID Control of SAPF for Elimination of Harmonics in Power System Based on DQ Reference Frame Theory.- 67. Power Quality Improvement in Distribution System Using Unified Power Quality Conditioner.- 68. Hybrid Power System Based Load Sharing and Maintaining the DC Voltage in UPS System.- 69. Analysis of Full Bridge LCC Resonant Converter for Wide Load Variations.- 70. Power Quality Improvement using Multilevel Inverter Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer with PI Controller.- 71. Design and Implementation of Fractional Order Proportional Integral Controller for the Control of Aircraft Pitch Dynamics.- 72. An Independent Reconstruction Error Using Randomized Quantization.- 73. Mitigation of Power Quality Issues in Three Phase Four Wire Distribution System Employing Four-Leg D-STATCOM.- 74. Performance Investigation of Fuzzy logic Controlled MPPT for Energy Efficient Solar PV Systems.- 75. Identification of The Fractional Order First Order Plus Dead Time Parameters of Two Interacting Conical Tank Process Using Bee Colony Optimization Technique Minimizing Root Mean Square Error.- 76. Real Time simulation of Single Machine Infinite Bus system Using dSPACE Controller Board.- 77. Real Coded Genetic Algorithm Based Fractional Order PI Controller Design for Speed Control of IPMSM.- 78. Optimization of Photovoltaic Power Using PID MPPT Controller Based on Incremental Conductance Algorithm.- 79. Development of a Universal Controller for Converter Based Switched Reluctance Motors.- 80. PSO Based Social Welfare Maximization of Wind Thermal Coordinated System in a Deregulated Market.- 81. Microcontroller Based BLDC Motor Drive For Commercial Applications.- 82. Forecasting India’s Electricity Consumption Using Particle Swarm Optimization.- 83. Frequency Regulation of Isolated Hybrid Wind/Diesel, Power Generation with Fuel Cell System.- 84. Residential Load Signature Analysis for Their Segregation Using Wavelet – SVM.- 85. Fuzzy-Based Torque Ripple Optimization and Digitalized Sector Selection in DTC Scheme.- 86. A Mobile Based Novice Detection of Driver’s Fatigue Level and Accident Reporting Solution.- 87. Analysis and Position Control of Switched Reluctance Motor Drives by Using Fuzzy Logic.- 88. Assessment of Six Phase Synchronous Generator Using Fuzzy Controller.- 89. Power Loss Minimization in Presence of Distributed Generation by DSM.- 90. Comparative Study of Prototype and Simulation of SVC for Transmission Congestion Management.- 91. Design Aspect of Blade Shape and Position for the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine.- 92. Placement and Sizing of D-Statcom Using Particle Swarm Optimization.- 93. Fault Tolerant Soft Starter Control for Induction Motors.- 94. A Novel Soft switched Positive Output Super Lift Luo Converter for Li-Ion Battery Charging.- 95. Reduction in Ripples Using Interleaved Soft Switching Boost Converter for Hybrid Power Generation System.- 96. Implementation of Reactor and Capacitor in Adjustable Speed Drive for Power Quality Problem.- 97. Yaw Control of Wind Turbine Using Fuzzy Logic Controller.- 98. Overload Protection and Speed Monitoring of Induction Motor Using ZigBee Wireless Sensor Networks andGSM Technology.- 99. Thermal Analysis of Switched Reluctance Machine under Steady State and Transient Conditions Using Finite Element Method.- 100. Design and Analysis of Three Phase Four Wire Shunt Active Filter with Neural Network Controller for Different Loading Conditions.- 101. MPPT Measurement of Photo Voltaics System Under Partial Shading Conditions Using DPSO Algorithm.- 102. Cascaded Dual Buck Inverter with Sensorless Current Control Method for Grid Connected Photo Voltaic Systems.- 103. Steady State Analysis and Open Loop Modeling of Permanent Magnet Stepper Motor.- 104. Reliability Evaluation of Tamil Nadu Power Grid for The Year 2012.- 105. Implementation of Low Cost Single Switch Based Switched Reluctance Motor Drive.- 106. A Novel Block-Based Selective Embedding Type Video Data Hiding Using Encryption Algorithms.- 107. General Regression Neural Network for Software Effort Estimation of Small Programs Using a Single Variable.- 108. EBRP: Evolutionary Backup Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks.- 109. A QCP Approach for Bandwidth Reallocation in Integrated Cellular Network.- 110. A Grade Prediction Methodology for Astrocytoma Using Modified K-Clustering Network.- 111. Simulation and Application on Power System Reliability for Bulk Electrical System.- 112. Intelligent Load Shedding Using Ant Colony Algorithm in Smart Grid Environment.- 113. Design of ANFIS Controller for Power System Stability Enhancement Using FACTS Device.- 114. Application of Bacterial Foraging Optimization for Elimination of Lower Order Harmonics in Seven Level Inverter.- 115. Affine Invariant Shape Descriptor Using Object Area Normalization.- 116. Automatic Classification of CC View and MLO View in Digital Mammograms.- 117. Power quality Improvement in a Wind Farm Connected to Grid Using FACTS Device.- 118. Development of Power Backup Device Using Solar Energy Harvesting for Real Time Industrial Applications.- 119. An Image Watermarking Scheme Resilient to Geometric Distortions.- 120. Intensification of Available Transfer Capability via Real Coded Biogeography Based Optimization.- 121. Application of SRF Algorithm and SVPDM Concept in Power Electronic Transformer.- 122. Investigations on the Dynamics of Seven Level Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drive with Neural Based Rotor Resistance Estimator.- 123. Comparison of Single Layer and Multilayer Feed-Forward Architecture for On-Line Economic Load Dispatch Problem.- 124. Prediction of India’s Industrial Sector Electricity Consumption Using ANFIS.- 125. Enhancing the Security of AES Algorithm in Wireless Network.- 126. Effect of Grid Impedance Variation on the Control of Grid Connected Converters with Synchronous Reference Frame Controllers in Micro-Grids.- 127. Application of SVM as Classifier in Estimating Market Power under Deregulated Electricity Market.- 128. Optimal Capacitor Placement in Radial Distribution System to minimize the Loss Using Fuzzy Logic Control and Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization.- 129. Vector Control Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer for Fault Ride through of Doubly Fed Induction Generator.- 130. Design of PSO - Fuzzy MPPT Controller for Photovoltaic Application.- 131. Voltage Control of a STATCOM at a Fixed Speed Wind Farm under Unbalanced Grid Faults Using Fuzzy Logic Technique.- 132. Evaluation and Prediction of Contamination Level in Insulators Based on the Leakage Current Characteristics Using Neural Network.- 133. A hybrid PSO-SFS-SBS Algorithm in Feature Selection for Liver Cancer Data.- 134. Heart Disease Prediction System Using Intelligent Network.- 135. Performance Comparison of AI Controllers for DC link Voltage of SAPF System for Power Quality Enhancements.- 136. Online Fuzzy SupervisedLearning of Radial Basis Function Neural Network Based Speed Controller for Brushless DC Motor.- 137. Modeling of Wind Turbine Power Curves Using Firefly Algorithm.- 138. An Innovative Classification Model for CAD Dataset Using SVM Based Iterative Linear Discriminant Analysis.- 139. Phenotypic Evolutionary Programming for Economic Operation of Thermal – Wind Coordination.- 140. Mathematical Modeling of BLDC Motor Using Two Controllers for Electric Power Assisted Steering Application.- 141. Comparison and Simulation of various PFC Boost Converters.- 142. Modified LBP Based Region Growing Segmentation of MR Brain Images.- 143. A Novel Reference Current Generation Algorithm for Three Phase Shunt Active Power Filter.- 144. Mathematical Model of Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator Based Wind Electric Generator.- 145. Design of Wideband Wide-scan Linear Tapered Slot Antenna for an Active Electronically Scanned Array Antenna.- 146. Energy Efficient Decoder Design for Non-Binary LDPC Codes.- 147. Automated Segmentation of MR Images by Implementing Multi SVM Technique.- 148. Implementation of ARM processor Based Online Learning Neural Network Controller for Buck-Boost Converter.- 149. A Control Strategy for Harmonic Reduction in a Single Phase High Step-up AC – DC Converter Based on Matrix Converter and Cockcroft-Walton Voltage Multiplier with PFC for Low Power Applications.- 150. Classification of ECG Signal Using Hybrid Feature Extraction and Neural Network Classifier.- 151. Power Flow Constrained Unit Commitment Problem Using Improved Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm.- 152. Investigation and Control of Principal Axes of Aircraft Using Robust method.- 153. Secret Key Sharing in Networks Using Classical Cryptography Based Quantum Stratagem Approach.- 154. Cuckoo Search Based Color Image Segmentation Using Seeded Region Growing.- 155.Comparative Study of PI and PID Controller for Non Linear MIMO System.- 156. A Simple Cascade NN based Flux Estimator to overcome Low Speed Problems in Sensor-less Direct Vector Controlled IM Drives.