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Dr. Kavitha D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, Coimbatore

Qualification: M.Tech., Ph.D
d_kavitha@cb.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Enhanced Magnetoelectricand energy storage performance of strain-modified PVDF-Ba0.7Ca0.3TiO3-Co0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 nanocomposites, Development of dye-sensitized solar cell integrated battery system for EV applications, Influence of electrode parameters on the performance behavior of lithium-ion battery, Influence of high permittivity nanoparticle coating on composite graphite electrodes of electrical double layer capacitor, Small-scale water distillation using solar still in areas facing shortage of pure water, Effective planning and analysis of solar panels in the wind farm

Bio

Dr. Kavitha D. currently serves as Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.) at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Campus. Her areas of research include High Voltage Engineering.

Qualification

  • December 2016 : Ph. D
    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
  • April 2004 : M. Tech. (High Voltage Engineering)
    SASTRA University, Thanjavur
  • May 2002 :  B. Tech. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
    Government College of Engineering Salem, Madras University  
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2022

Influence of Electrode Parameters on the Performance Behavior of Lithium-Ion Battery

Cite this Research Publication : Geetha, N., Kavitha, D., and Kumaresan, D. (July 1, 2022). "Influence of Electrode Parameters on the Performance Behavior of Lithium-Ion Battery." ASME. Journal of Electrochemical. Energy. Conversion and. Storage. February 2023; 20(1): 011013

Publisher : ASME

Year : 2021

Influence of high permittivity nanoparticle coating on composite graphite electrodes of electrical double layer capacitor

Cite this Research Publication : Ananthu R. Krishnan, D. Kavitha. “Influence of high permittivity nanoparticle coating on composite graphite electrodes of electrical double layer capacitor”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 46, Part 10, pp 5048-5053, 2021

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2021

A novel use of pneumococcal urinary antigen detection kits to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae cultures misidentified by the VITEK-2 system

Cite this Research Publication : Sadia Khan, Sona P Hydrose, Sabthami Chandran, Kavitha Dinesh, Anil Kumar "A novel use of pneumococcal urinary antigen detection kits to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae cultures misidentified by the VITEK-2 system",

Publisher : Tropical Doctor

Year : 2018

A prospective cross sectional study of detection of Clostridium difficile toxin in patients with antibiotic associated diarrhoea

Cite this Research Publication : Arun Sachu, Kavitha Dinesh, Ismail Siyad, Anil Kumar, Anu Vasudevan, Sofwah Hayati Abdul Karim "A prospective cross sectional study of detection of Clostridium difficile toxin in patients with antibiotic associated diarrhoea", Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2018

Publisher : Iranian Journal of Microbiology,

Year : 2017

Impact of permittivity and concentration of filler nanoparticles on dielectric properties of polymer nanocomposites

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Kavitha D., Sindhu, T. K., and Nambiar, T. N. P., “Impact of permittivity and concentration of filler nanoparticles on dielectric properties of polymer nanocomposites”, IET Science, Measurement and Technology, vol. 11, pp. 179-185, 2017.

Publisher : IET Science, Measurement and Technology, Institution of Engineering and Technology,

Year : 2016

Voltage ride through capability improvement in wind farms using dynamic voltage restorer

Publisher : International Journal of Control Theory and Applications

Year : 2016

Effect of nanoparticles on the dielectric strength and PD resistance of epoxy nanocomposites

Cite this Research Publication : Da Kavitha, Sindhu, T. Kb, and Nambiar, T. N. Pa, “Effect of nanoparticles on the dielectric strength and PD resistance of epoxy nanocomposites”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 397, pp. 277-286, 2016.

Publisher : Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

Year : 2015

Theoretical investigation on electric field in XLPE nanocomposite using Finite Element Method

Cite this Research Publication : C. Navin Gopalakrishnan, D. Kavitha and N. Kathiravan, "Theoretical investigation on electric field in XLPE nanocomposite using Finite Element Method", International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 10, No. 20, pp. 16629-16633, 2015. (IF – 0.13)

Publisher : International Journal of Applied Engineering Research

Year : 2015

AC characteristic study of XLPE nanoclay composites

Cite this Research Publication : M. M. Reethu Mohanan, D.Kavitha and T. N. P. Nambiar, "AC characteristic study of XLPE nanoclay composites", International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 10, No. 20, pp. 16634-16639, 2015. (IF – 0.13)

Publisher : International Journal of Applied Engineering Research

Year : 2015

Modeling of Electric Field Distribution and Electric Tree Propagation in Epoxy Nanocomposites using Finite Element Method

Cite this Research Publication : D. Kavitha, T. N. P. Nambiar, Dr. Meera Balachandran, and SINDHU, T. K., “Modeling of Electric Field Distribution and Electric Tree Propagation in Epoxy Nanocomposites using Finite Element Method”, Journal of Electrical Engineering, 2015.

Publisher : Journal of Electrical Engineering

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2019

Fault classification and location in Three Phase Transmission Lines using Discrete Wavelet Transform

Cite this Research Publication : V. Vanitha, Kavitha, D., Resmi, R., and Pranav, M. S., “Fault classification and location in Three Phase Transmission Lines using Discrete Wavelet Transform”, in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT), Coimbatore, India, India, 2019.

Publisher : 2019 IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT),

Year : 2017

Influence of high permittivity nanoparticle on water tree growth in XLPE nanocomposite

Cite this Research Publication : D. Kavitha and Dr. Meera Balachandran, “Influence of high permittivity nanoparticle on water tree growth in XLPE nanocomposite”, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Circuit, Power and Computing Technologies, ICCPCT 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017.

Publisher : Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Circuit, Power and Computing Technologies,

Year : 2016

Simulation of electric field distribution in nanodielectrics based on XLPE

Cite this Research Publication : A. Jayakrishnan, Viswakumar, K., Arthi, A., Nagarajan, N., and Dr. Meera Balachandran, “Simulation of electric field distribution in nanodielectrics based on XLPE”, Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Nano Science and Technology 2015 (RAINSAT-2015) organized by Sathyabama University in association with CSIR . Central Leather Research Institute at Sathyabama University, Chennai, p. 54, 2015.

Publisher : Proceedings of International Conference on Macromolecules: Synthesis, Morphology, Processing, Structure, properties and Applications ICM 2016 organized by International Unit on Macromolecular Science and Engineering (IUMSE), , Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India held at School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.

Year : 2014

Mechanical, thermal and dielectric properties of cross-linked polyethylene nanocomposites

Cite this Research Publication : P. Manswini, Reddy, R., Kavitha, D., and Dr. Meera Balachandran, “Mechanical, thermal and dielectric properties of cross-linked polyethylene nanocomposites”, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization (ICPPC 2014), International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Kottayam, Kerala, India, p. 17, 2014.

Publisher : Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization (ICPPC 2014), International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Professional Appointments
  • January 2018 – Present : Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)
    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  • January 2011 – December 2017 : Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  • August 2004 – December 2010 : Lecturer
    Department of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Research Experience
  • Development of Hybrid Energy storage system.
  • Influence of Electrode Parameters on the Performance Behaviour of Lithium-Ion Battery.
  • Influence of high permittivity nanoparticle coating on composite graphite electrodes of electrical double layer capacitor.
  • Nano coating electrode for super capacitor and battery
  • Polymer nano-composite on Energy Storage application
  • XLPE–layered silicate nanocomposites and Epoxy nanocomposites for high voltage insulation applications: dielectric characteristics, treeing behaviour and mechanical properties.
Major Research Interests
  • Development of energy storage systems (Hybrid ESS)for EV applications
  • Battery Management system for EV applications
  • Super capacitors : Materials, Systems and Application, Materials for Energy Storage System
  • Nanostructure Anode/Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Finite Element Method – Numeric Method to analysis the Electric/Magnetic field distribution in the medium.
  • Nano dielectrics for indoor and underground insulation
  • Small-scale water distillation using solar still in areas facing shortage of pure water
  • Optimum Planning of Solar Wind Hybrid Farm
  • Fault Prediction in Micro grid Using Machine Learning.
  • Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics in Parabolic Trough Collector using Finite Element Method
Membership in Professional Bodies
  • IETE
Certificates, Awards & Recognitions
  • Best paper Award – IEEE ICCPCT-2017 International Conference on Circuits, Power and Computing Technologies.
  • National Level Workshop on Lightning Flash and Protection,August 6th -8th, 2018.
  • Hands on workshop on Nanomaterials and Nano-composites, Jan 30th to Feb 4th, 2017
  • Emerging Smart Grid Technologies and Research Directions, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita University during, 16th to 18th April 2015.
Keynote Addresses/Invited Talks/Panel Memberships
  • AICTE ISTE Sponsored program RHVE2K21 Phase-II, Faculty Development Programme, SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Chennai. Nanocomposite for dielectric applications, Feb 9th 2021
  • MHRD-TEQIP Sponsored on Resent Trends and Applications of High Voltage Engineering, Faculty Development Programme, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT, Calicut, Finite Element Method for Electric field distribution, June 28th, 2014
Courses Taught
  • Fundamental of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Analog Integrated Circuits
  • Electromagnetic Theory
  • Electric Energy system I
  • Electric Energy system II
  • Solar Thermal Engineering
  • Fault Diagnosis Systems
  • Energy storage systems
  • High voltage Engineering
  • Digital systems
  • Protection and Switchgear
Student Guidance
Year Title of the Project/Thesis Number of Students/group Industry Project / In-house Outcome
UG Level
2020-2021 Fault Prediction in Microgrid Using Machine Learning 1 In house Completed
2018-19 Polymer nano-composite on HVDC Outdoor insulation application 4 In house Completed
2017-2018  Analysis of fault during line to ground 4 In house Completed
2015-2016 1.Smart Meter 2.Study on resistance to degradation of polymer nano composite 4 4 In house Completed
2014-2015 Voltage Regulation 4 In house Completed
PG Level
2020-2021 1. Small-scalewater distillation using solar still in areas facingshortage of pure water 2. Optimum Planning of Solar Wind Hybrid Farm 3. Study of Heat Transfer Characteristics in Parabolic Trough Collector using Finite Element Method 3 In house Completed
2019-2020 A novel design and development of gravity based energy storage system in mountain drops 1 In house Completed
2018-19 Nanocoating electrode for energy storage applications 1 In house Completed
2016-2017 Polymer nano-composite on Energy Storage application 1 In house Completed
2015-2016 Automatic voltage regulation 1 In house Completed
2014-2015 1.AC Characteristic Study of XLPE Nano-clay Composites 2.Theoretical Investigation on Electric Field in XLPE Nanocomposite using Finite Element Method 2 In house Completed

Research Scholars

Sl. No. Name of the Student(s) Topic Status – Ongoing/Completed Year of Completion
1. Mrs.N.Geetha Experimental design and fabrication of sensitized solar cell integrated PV Battery system On – Going
2. Voruganti Bharath Kumar Electromagnetic Interference in Power Electronics for Electric Vehicle Applications On – Going
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