Department of Electrical Engineering,
IIT Madras
Projects & Consultancy
 
COMPLETED & ON GOING PROJECTS
  1. Title of the Project :Development and Integration of Biomass and Concentrating Photovoltaic System for Rural and Urban Energy Bridge: BioCPV
    Coordinators :Dr. K. Srinivas Reddy, Dr. Srirama Srinivas and Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 2.76 crores
    Sponsoring Agency:INDO-UK Collaborative Research, DST
  2. Title of the Project:Formation of PV based DC grid and its interaction with AC grid
    Coordinator:Dr. Lakshmi Narasamma, Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 9.13 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:Nissan India Pvt. Ltd.
    Duration: 2 years (16.07.2012 to 15.07.2014)
  3. Title of the Project:A 1MW re‐synchronizable autonomous grid: Active power filters
    Coordinator:Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Dr. B. Kalyan Kumar, Dr. Krishna Vasudevan
    Amount:Rs.77.27 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:DST
    Duration: 2 years (31.01.2012 to 31.01.2014)
  4. Title of the ProjectNational Mission for Virtual Laboratories ‐ ELE 2
    Coordinator:Dr. Krishna Vasudevan, Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Dr. B. Kalyan Kumar, Dr. S Krishna, Dr. K. S. Swarup
    Amount:Rs. 53.00 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:DST
    Duration:2.5 years (17.06.2010 to 31.03.2013)
  5. Title of the Project:Algorithms and Switching Control Strategies of UPQC with minimum VA loading for handling power quality problems Control Strategies for UPQC
    Coordinator:Dr. B. Kalyan Kumar and Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 28.19 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:DST
    Duration: 3 years (26.02.2009 to 25.08.2012)
  6. Title of the Project:Load compensation and voltage regulation using DSTATCOM under non stiff voltage source
    Coordinator:Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Dr. K. Vasudevan and Dr. K. S. Swarup
    Amount:Rs. 27.35 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:DST
    Duration:3 years (19.03.2008 to 18.05.2011)
  7. Title of the Project:Design and Development of High Efficiency and High Frequency Response Injection Transformers for Power Quality Applications
    Coordinator:Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Dr. B. Kalyan Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 1.20 Lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:IIT Madras Alumni Fund
    Duration: 1 year (25.01.2008 to 24.01.2009)
  8. Title of the Project:Mitigation of unbalance and harmonics in distribution system using static compensator
    Coordinator:1. Dr. Mahesh Kumar 2. Dr. K. S. Swarup
    Amount:Rs. 8.00 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:MHRD
    Duration: 3 years (01.03.2004 to 31.08.2007)
  9. Title of the Project:Power Quality Improvement using Active Power Filters
    Coordinator:Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 5.00 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:I.I.T. Madras
    Duration: 2 1/2 years (01.11.2003 to 30.04.2006)
COMPLETED & ON GOING CONSULTANCY
  1. Title of the Project :A Study on tuned variable harmonic filter for harmonics in power system
    Coordinators:Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 47191 .00
    Sponsoring Agency:KCP Sugar Ltd.
    Duration:6 months ( 01.07.2012 to 01.12.2012 )
  2. Title of the Project :Validation of EMI/EMC studies at the air funnel areas of Chennai Airport
    Coordinators:Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Dr. Lakshmi Narasamma and Dr. S. Krishna
    Amount:Rs. 2.206 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:Chennai Metro Rail Limited
    Duration: 01 month ( 01.01.2012 to 21.01.2012 )
  3. Title of the Project :Developing Procedure for Measurement of Losses in EMV Cable
    Coordinators:Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 27575 .00
    Sponsoring Agency:LARSEN & TOURBO LTD, CHENNAI
    Duration:01.month (03.1.2011 to 05. 02. 2011)
  4. Title of the Project :TESTING OF PROTECTION RELAY
    Coordinators:Dr. B. Kalyan Kumar, Dr. Mahesh Kumar and Dr. Krishna Vasudevan
    Amount:Rs. 29.03 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:KCP Sugar Ltd.
    Duration:6 months ( 01.07.2012 to 01.12.2012 )
  5. Title of the Project :Study of Micro‐Grid for Neemrana Industrial Park Rajasthan
    Coordinators:Dr. B. Kalyan Kumar, Dr. Mahesh Kumar and Dr. Krishna Vasudevan
    Amount:Rs. 55.25 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:IIT HYDERABAD
    Duration:2 years (20.09.2009 to 31.08.2011)
  6. Title of the Project :THEORITICAL AND DESIGN ASPECTS OF REFERENES CURRENT GENERATION AND CODE IMPLEMENTATION USING DSPTMS
    Coordinators:Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 1.103 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:INDUSTRIAL CONTROL AND DRIVES INDIA PVT LTD CHENNAI
    Duration:06 months ( 08.06.2009 to 07.12.2009)
  7. Title of the Project :400 KV LINE REACTOR NGR SIZING CALCULATION ANALYSIS
    Coordinators:1. Dr. B. Kalyan Kumar, Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 60,000.00
    Sponsoring Agency:Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
    Duration:1 month (01.06.2009 to 15.06.2009)
  8. Title of the Project :Study and rating verification electrical systems in sewage water plant
    Coordinators:Dr. R. Sarathi, Dr. Mahesh Kumar and Dr. B. Kalyan Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 2.00 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:VA Tech Wabag Ltd.
    Duration:1 year (31.07.2008 to 31.07.2009)
  9. Title of the Project :Simulation of Audio Frequency Track Circuits
    Coordinators:Dr. V. Jaishankar, Dr. Krishna Vasudevan and Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 3.65 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:HBL Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
    Duration:6 months (15.12.2007 to 15.06.2008)
  10. Title of the Project :Modeling and Simulation of Grid Interactive Inverters
    Coordinators:Dr. Krishna Vasudevan and Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 2.79 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency:Eaton, USA
    Duration:7 months (13.05.2007 to 15.12.2007)
  11. Title of the Project :Verification of neutral current in electrical auxiliary power distribution network-DMRC
    Coordinators:Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Dr. K. S. Swarup and Dr. R. S. Sarathi
    Amount:Rs. 56120.00
    Sponsoring Agency:LARSEN & TOURBO LTD, CHENNAI
    Duration:1 month ( 09.11.2006 to 07.12.2006 )
  12. Title of the Project :DEVELOPMENT OF A COST EFFECTIVE PROTOTYPE OF STATE OF ART REBUST NEURAL NETWOK.... APPLICATIONS
    Investigators:Dr. Sarathi R. and Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 12.52 lakhs
    Sponsoring Agency: HONEY WELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LAB PVT LTS., BANGALORE
    Duration:1 year (01.08.2004 to 31.07.2005)
  13. Title of the Project :DYNAMIC REACTIVE POWER COMPENSTOR BASED ON DSP TMS 320F2407 CONTROLLER
    Coordinators:Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Amount:Rs. 40000.00
    Sponsoring Agency: INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS AND DRIVES (INDIA) PVT. LTD
    Duration:1 month (21.07.2004 to 31.12.2004)
FUTURE PROJECTS
  1. Design and development of dedicated Custom Power Park driven by innovative control algorithm with proper coordination of its devices.
  2. Development of Integrated Renewable Energy Power Park with Coordinated Control and Embedded Power Quality Aspects.