School of Electrical Engineering (SELECT)

Faculty Expertise and Research Groups

The following are the research groups available in School of Electrical Engineering

Control and Instrumentation Group

Faculty Expertise:

  • System Modeling and Identification
  • Linear and Nonlinear Controller Design
  • Intelligent Control Systems
  • Power Electronic Converters and Controller Design
  • Embedded System and Controller Design
  • Controller Design for Electric Vehicle Applications
  • Controller Design for Renewable Energy Systems
  • Controller Design for Bioengineering Applications

Research Group Chair:

  • Dr. Febin Daya J L

Group Members:

  • Dr. Nithya Venkatesan
  • Dr. Deepa T
  • Dr. Subbulekshmi D
  • Dr. Sasipriya P
  • Dr. Sumathi V

Electrical Machines and Drives Group

Faculty Expertise:

  • Design of low cost Switched Reluctance Motors
  • Development of high performance Synchronous Reluctance Machines
  • Finite Element Analysis for Electrical Machines
  • Vibration and Noise analysis of Electrical Machines
  • Design of high power density Permanent Magnet Motors
  • Intelligent controllers for Special Machines
  • Design and Development of Power Converters for Electric Drives and RES
  • Sensorless Vector Control of Induction Motor Drives
  • Power Electronics Converters for Induction Heating and LED Drivers
  • BLDC and PMSM Motor Drives for Electric Vehicle Applications

Research Group Chair:

Dr. R Gunabalan

Group Members:

  • Dr. Lenin N C.
  • Dr. M. A. Inayathullaah
  • Dr. Nilanjan Tewari

Power Electronics Group

Faculty Expertise:

  • High Gain DC-DC Converter Topologies for DC Microgrid
  • Power Electronic Converters for Wind and Solar Energy Conversion Systems
  • Power Electronic Converters for Electric Vehicle Battery Charging Systems
  • Power Electronic Converters for Automotive Applications
  • Power Electronic Converters for LED lighting
  • Inverters for Photo Voltaic Applications
  • Single stage Boost Inverters for Renewable Energy Systems
  • Power Electronics Applications to Power Systems
  • Power Quality
  • Electric Drives

Research Group Chair:

  • Dr. Sreedevi V T.

Group Members:

  • Dr. Prabhakar M.
  • Dr. Binu Ben Jose D R.
  • Dr. Jayapragash R.
  • Dr. Kanimozhi G.
  • Dr. Meenakshi J.
  • Dr. Sri Revathi B.
  • Dr. Umayal C.
  • Dr. Balamurugan P.
  • Dr. Sri Ramalakshmi P.
  • Dr. Srimathi R.

Power Systems Group

Faculty Expertise:

  • Smart grids & Microgrids
  • Power system studies – Load flow, Fault, Reliability, Planning
  • Applications of Power Electronics in Power System Engineering
  • Power Quality Analysis
  • Deregulated Power system
  • Wide area monitoring and Control
  • Power system dynamics
  • Distributed computing
  • FACTS & HVDC
  • Integration and Control of renewable energy systems
  • High voltage Engineering
  • Machine Learning and Optimization techniques for Power system

Research Group Chair:

  • Dr. Hemamalini. S.

Group Members:

  • Dr. Peer Fathima A.
  • Dr. Premalatha L.
  • Dr. Senthil Kumar N.
  • Dr. Angeline Ezhilarasi G.
  • Dr. Chendur Kumaran R.
  • Dr. Jamuna K.
  • Dr. Vaithilingam C.
  • Dr. Arul R.
  • Dr. O. V. Gnana Swathika.
  • Dr. Iyswarya Annapoorani K.
  • Dr. Anantha Krishnan V.
  • Dr. Angalaeswari S.
  • Dr. Mohamed Imran A.
  • Dr. Lavanya V.
  • Dr. Kuruseelan S.
  • Dr. Meera P S.