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Dr. Anand R.

Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, Bengaluru

Qualification: Ph.D
r_anand@blr.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Application of Blockchain Technology in Energy Internet Market, Decentralized energy Blockchain, Smart Grid Technology, Self-Healing of Microgrid, Integration of Renewable Energy Sources, Non-linear controllers for Microgrid operation, Space Microgrid and security of Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Bio

Dr. Anand. R currently serves as an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru.

His area of interest in research includes Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Renewable Energy Systems, Soft Computing and Machine Learning. He completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai. India. He has filed and published four Indian patents. He has 11 years of teaching and research experience. He has published his research works in 5 National Conferences, 10 International Conferences and 10 International Journals out of which majority of the papers are indexed in SCOPUS, SCI and Web of Science. He is the Guest editor in Electronics Journal, Bosnia. He is the reviewer for many journals like IEEE, AECS, IGI global publications and JEET. He completed Industrial Consultancy work for Smart Water Management System. He developed low cost product for local Municipal water indication system. He has Senior membership in professional body like IEEE  & IAENG. He is an active member in various societies like an IEEE PELS, PES, IES, IEEE Young Professionals, Smart Grid Community, EDS and IoT Community.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2022

Comparative Analysis of Various Non-linear Controller Design for DC Microgrid

Cite this Research Publication : Ila Rai, R Anand, &Josep M Guerrero, “Comparative Analysis of Various Non-linear Controller Design for DC Microgrid”, International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment, 2022 – Impact Factor: 1.683, Scopus percentile: 59 %

Publisher : International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment

Year : 2021

Hardy space nonlinear controller design for DC microgrid with constant power loads

Cite this Research Publication : Ila Rai, R Anand, Josep M Guerrero, &AbderezakLashab, “Hardy space nonlinear controller design for DC microgrid with constant power loads”, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Elsevier, 2021 – Impact Factor: 5.659, Scopus percentile: 90 %

Publisher : Scopus

Year : 2021

Comparative analysis of different control strategies in Microgrid

Cite this Research Publication : Nithara P V, & R Anand, “Comparative analysis of different control strategies in Microgrid”, International Journal of Green Energy, Taylor and Francis, 2021 – Impact Factor: 3.206, Scopus percentile: 55 %

Publisher : Scopus

Year : 2020

Global Optimization Algorithm to Solve Economic Load Dispatch Problem Considering Equality and Inequality Constraints

Cite this Research Publication : Prakash Arumugam, &Anand R - An article published in IEEE Explorer in the International Conference Innovations in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Title of the paper: “Global Optimization Algorithm to Solve Economic Load Dispatch Problem Considering Equality and Inequality Constraints:”- 2020

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2019

Review of DC Microgrid system with Various Power Quality Issues in “Real-Time Operation of DC Microgrid Connected System

Cite this Research Publication : Ila Rai, S Ravishankar, R Anand, “Review of DC Microgrid system with Various Power Quality Issues in “Real-Time Operation of DC Microgrid Connected System”, Majlesi Journal of Mechatronic Systems, 2019 – Impact Factor: 0.68

Publisher : Majlesi Journal of Mechatronic Systems

Year : 2018

Guest Editorial Special Issue on Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Internet of Things

Cite this Research Publication : Anand Rajendran, “Guest Editorial Special Issue on Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Internet of Things”, Electronics Journal , vol. 22, no. 1, 2018.

Publisher : Electronics Journal

Year : 2016

Solar PV System for Energy Conservation Incorporating an MPPT Based on Computational Intelligent Techniques Supplying Brushless DC Motor Drive

Cite this Research Publication : D. S. Saravanan and Anand Rajendran, “Solar PV System for Energy Conservation Incorporating an MPPT Based on Computational Intelligent Techniques Supplying Brushless DC Motor Drive”, Circuits and Systems, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 1635-1652, 2016.

Publisher : Circuits and Systems

Year : 2016

A Correlative Study of Perturb and Observe Technique and GA-RBF-NN Method Supplying a Brushless DC Motor

Cite this Research Publication : Anand Rajendran and Saravanan, D. S., “A Correlative Study of Perturb and Observe Technique and GA-RBF-NN Method Supplying a Brushless DC Motor”, Circuits and Systems, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 1653-1664, 2016.

Publisher : Circuits and Systems

Year : 2015

PV System Based MPPT Controller Supplying BLDC Motor Drive

Cite this Research Publication : S. .Selvakani, Sindhu, D., and Anand Rajendran, “PV System Based MPPT Controller Supplying BLDC Motor Drive”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 4, no. 6, 2015.

Publisher : International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

Year : 2015

PV Connected BLDC Motor Drive by Employing P and O MPPT Controller

Cite this Research Publication : T. Nivethitha and Anand Rajendran, “PV Connected BLDC Motor Drive by Employing P and O MPPT Controller”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 4, no. 6, 2015.

Publisher : International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

Year : 2015

A Three Phase Seven Level Inverter for Grid Connected Photovoltaic System by Employing PID Controller

Cite this Research Publication : R. Swaminathan and Anand Rajendran, “A Three Phase Seven Level Inverter for Grid Connected Photovoltaic System by Employing PID Controller”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 1085-1091, 2015.

Publisher : International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

Year : 2015

Analysis of Genetic – Assisted Neural Network Based MPPT Controller of a Standalone Solar Photovoltaic System

Cite this Research Publication : D. .S.Saravanan and Anand Rajendran, “Analysis of Genetic – Assisted Neural Network Based MPPT Controller of a Standalone Solar Photovoltaic System”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 172-183, 2015.

Publisher : International Journal of Applied Engineering Research

Year : 2012

A Multilevel Inverter for Grid Connected Photovoltaic System by employing PID Controller

Cite this Research Publication : Anand Rajendran and Kumar, G. A., “A Multilevel Inverter for Grid Connected Photovoltaic System by employing PID Controller”, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT), vol. 2, no. 1, 2012.

Publisher : IJEAT

Year : 2011

A Single phase Five level Inverter for Grid Connected Photovoltaic System by employing PID Controller

Cite this Research Publication : Anand Rajendran and A. Ali, N., “A Single phase Five level Inverter for Grid Connected Photovoltaic System by employing PID Controller”, African Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 306-315, 2011.

Publisher : African Journal of Scientific Research

Conference Paper

Year : 2022

A Review on Green Hydrogen: Future of Green Hydrogen in India

Cite this Research Publication : ReddiVivekVardhan, R Mahalakshmi, R Anand, AshutoshMohanty.6th International Conference on Devices, Circuits, and Systems (ICDCS), Title of the paper: “A Review on Green Hydrogen: Future of Green Hydrogen in India “– 2022

Publisher : 6th International Conference on Devices, Circuits, and Systems (ICDCS)

Year : 2022

Design of Suboptimal Controller for Improved Dynamic Response in DC Microgrid Linked to Multiple Constant Power Loads

Cite this Research Publication : Ila Rai, Anand R. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing and Electrical Circuits and Electronics (ICDCECE), Title of the paper: “Design of Suboptimal Controller for Improved Dynamic Response in DC Microgrid Linked to Multiple Constant Power Loads “– 2022

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Normalized Naïve Bayes Model to predict Type –2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cite this Research Publication : A. Prakash, Anand R, S. S. Abinayaa, N. S. KalyanChakravarthy- 2021 Emerging Trends in Industry 4.0 (ETI 4.0), Title of the paper: “Normalized Naïve Bayes Model to predict Type –2 Diabetes Mellitus “– 2021

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

A Comparative Analysis of Image Dehazing using Image Processing and Deep Learning Techniques

Cite this Research Publication : Palagiri Sai Likhitaa, Anand R - 6th International Conference on Communication and Electronics Systems (ICCES), Title of the paper: “A Comparative Analysis of Image Dehazing using Image Processing and Deep Learning Techniques “– 2021

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Smart aerial monitoring system to prevent human wildlife intervention

Cite this Research Publication : M Sri Harsha, P Sai Teja, PunyaslokaMahapatra, Anand R-An article published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Title of the paper: “Smart aerial monitoring system to prevent human wildlife intervention “– 2021

Publisher : IOP Sciences

Year : 2021

Mitigation of Voltage Sag using DPFC

Cite this Research Publication : B Alankritha, G Poojitha, K Lakshmi Suparaja, Anand R- 2nd International Conference on Smart Electronics and Communication (ICOSEC), Title of the paper: “Mitigation of Voltage Sag using DPFC “– 2021

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Road Accident Detection and Severity Determination from CCTV Surveillance

Cite this Research Publication : S. Veni, Anand, R., and Santosh, B., “Road Accident Detection and Severity Determination from CCTV Surveillance”, in Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning, Singapore, 2021.

Publisher : Springer Singapore

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2020

A Review on the Gradiation Towards Pelamis Wave Energy Converter

Cite this Research Publication : K. S. Reddy, Prajwal, K. S., Satwik, T. S. Saradhi, and Anand Rajendran, “A Review on the Gradiation Towards Pelamis Wave Energy Converter”, 2020 4th International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICOEI)(48184). IEEE, Tirunelveli, India, 2020.

Publisher : 2020 4th International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICOEI)(48184)

Year : 2020

Energy Trading in Microgrids using BlockChain Technology

Cite this Research Publication : K. P. Karthik and Anand Rajendran, “Energy Trading in Microgrids using BlockChain Technology”, 2020 4th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems (ICICCS). IEEE, Madurai, India, 2020.

Publisher : ICICCS

Year : 2019

Effective control of three power source dc micro grid using Smart meter

Cite this Research Publication : R. V. Tungal, Anand Rajendran, and Dr. J. Ramprabhakar, “Effective control of three power source dc micro grid using Smart meter”, 2019 3rd International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICOEI). IEEE, Tirunelveli, India, 2019.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2019

Decentralized Droop Control in DC Microgrid

Cite this Research Publication : G. M. R, Dr. J. Ramprabhakar, and Anand Rajendran, “Decentralized Droop Control in DC Microgrid”, 2019 International Conference on Smart Systems and Inventive Technology (ICSSIT). IEEE, Tirunelveli, India, 2019.


Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2019

Forward Search Approach using Power Search Algorithm (FSA-PSA) to solve Dynamic Economic Load Dispatch problems

Cite this Research Publication : A. Prakash, Anand Rajendran, and B. Chandra, M., “Forward Search Approach using Power Search Algorithm (FSA-PSA) to solve Dynamic Economic Load Dispatch problems”, 2019 5th International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication Systems, ICACCS 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1139-1142, 2019.

Publisher : 2019 5th International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication Systems

Year : 2017

Perturb and Observe (P and O) Based MPPT Controller for PV Connected Brushless DC Motor Drive

Cite this Research Publication : G. R. Kanagachidambaresan, Anand Rajendran, and Kalam, A., “Perturb and Observe (P and O) Based MPPT Controller for PV Connected Brushless DC Motor Drive”, in IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Instrumentation and Communication Engineering (ICEICE), Karur, India, 2017.

Publisher : ICEICE

Year : 2017

Design of Smart Meter for Smart Grid application through True Time – MATLAB

Cite this Research Publication : Anand Rajendran, Kanagachidambaresan, G. R., Balaji, M., and Mauryan, K. S. Chandragup, “Design of Smart Meter for Smart Grid application through True Time – MATLAB”, IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Instrumentation and Communication Engineering (ICEICE). IEEE, Karur, India, 2017.

Publisher : ICEICE

Book Chapter

Year : 2018

Solar PV System Energy Conservation Incorporating an MPPT based BLDC

Cite this Research Publication : Anand Rajendran, “Solar PV System Energy Conservation Incorporating an MPPT based BLDC”, in LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2018.

Publisher : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

Patents

Year : 2019

Smart handback for Safety of Women algorithm for copyright in Copyright Office

Cite this Research Publication : Anand Rajendran, “Smart handback for Safety of Women algorithm for copyright in Copyright Office”, 2019.


Publisher : 2019.

Education
  • Ph.D. in 2016 –( Electrical Engineering)
    From: Anna University, Chennai
  • M.E.- 2010 – ( Power Electronics and Drives)
    From: AMS Engineering College, Anna University
  • B.E. EEE in 2005 – ( Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
    From: Velalar College of Engineering, Anna University.
Professional Appointments
Year Affiliation
2018- Till Now Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bangalore Campus
2012-2017 Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore
2010-2012 AMS Engineering College, Namakkal, Tamilnadu
2005-2008 AMS Engineering College, Namakkal, Tamilnadu
Research & Management Experience

Design of Intelligent Maximum Power Point Tracking Controller for Solar Photovoltaic Based Brushless DC Motor

An investigation into the design of intelligent maximum power point tracking controller for a solar photovoltaic system at maximum power output for varying levels of temperature and solar irradiation is presented. The Photovoltaic system comprises a solar PV module, DC-DC boost converter, Inverter and permanent magnet Brushless D.C. motor (BLDC) as a load. The proposed Genetic assistance has enabled the optimization of hidden nodes and also the size of the layers of the network. The GA-RBF-NN is trained faster than MLP which minimizes the possibility of convergence to local minima.

Major Research Interests
  • Application of Blockchain Technology in Energy Internet Market, Decentralized energy Blockchain, Smart Grid Technology, Self-Healing of Microgrid, Integration of Renewable Energy Sources, Non-linear controllers for Microgrid operation, Space Microgrid and security of Advanced Metering Infrastructure.
Membership in Professional Bodies
  • IEEE- Senior Membership – Power Electronics Society & Industrial Electronics Society
  • IAENG Society
Certificates, Awards & Recognitions
  • Anand. R has been elevated as a Senior Membership in IEEE in 2018.
  • Anand. R has been selected as a Secretary for IEEE – Industrial Electronics Society Bangalore section in January 2021.

 

Keynote Addresses/Invited Talks/Panel Memberships
  1. “10 day online Skill Development Programme on Embedded Systems and Wireless Sensor Networks for IoT – Blockchain Beyond the Hype: Real Use Cases ” Organised by Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore , Taminadu, at 12.01.2021 from 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
  2. “Blockchain Technology for Smart Grid” Organised by Er.PerumalManimekalai College of Engineering, Hosur, Tamilnadu at 28.05.2021 from 10.00 pm to 11.30 pm
  3. AICTE – ATAL Five Days Online FDP on Eminence of Electric Vehicles and Robotics in Agronomy -Topic “Decentralized Robotics using Blockchain Technology” Organised by Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Tamilnadu at 21.06.2021 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm.
  4. “The Immutable Force of Blockchain Technology – Entrepreneurship Perspective”- Monday, July 12,2021 · 10:00 – 11:30am organized by QIS College of Engineering and Technology, Ongole, A.P.
  5. IEEE PELS Student Branch Chapter Amrita and collaboration with AI &Blockchain TAG organised Seminar on Blockchain Beyond the Hype: Real Use cases. Venue: e-Learning hall at Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore campus. Date & Time: 24.03.2022 & 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm.
  6. Webinar on “Blockchain Beyond the Hype: Real Use Cases (Energy Perspective)”, Organised by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University level), Bangalore at 21.04.2022 – 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm
  7. Tamilnadu Government sponsored Five days online FDP on RECENT ADVANCEMENT IN SMART INDUSTRY “Blockchain Beyond the Hype: Real Use Cases (Energy Perspective)”, Organised by Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore at 23.11.2022 – 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
Courses Taught
  • Smart Grid
  • Soft Computing
  • Analog Electronic Circuits
  • Analog Integrated Circuits
  • Electrical Machines
  • Embedded Systems in Robotics
  • Control Systems
  • Electric Circuits
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Power Electronics
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Power Systems
  • Professional Ethics and Human Values.
Student Guidance

Undergraduate Students

Sl. No. Name of the Student(s) Topic Status – Ongoing/Completed Year of Completion
1. Nithish Bharadwaj Wearable Jacket for the Visually Impaired People Completed April -2019
2 M. Sri Harsha

P. Sai Teja

Punysloka Mahapatra

Reduction of Human- Wild Animal Conflict Using IoT Enabled Smart Drones Completed June 2020

Postgraduate Students

Sl. No. Name of the Student(s) Topic Status – Ongoing/Completed Year of Completion
1. Pallagiri Sai Likhitaa Classification, Analysis and Implementation of Novel Dehazing Model for CCTV Surveillance Ongoing 2021
2. Krishna Karthik Energy Trading in Microgrids using Blockchain Technology Completed 2020
3 M.Rajsekar Control of DC Microgrid with Effective Power Sharing Completed 2019

Research Scholars

Sl. No. Name of the Student(s) Topic Status – Ongoing/Completed Year of Completion
1 Ila Rai  Design of non-linear Controller for DC microgrid with dynamic constant power loads using computational Intelligent technique. Comprehension Viva is completed. Ongoing Ongoing
2 Sudha Yadav Blockchain Technology in Microgrids for transacting

sustainable energy

Course work Completed. Ongoing
3.
Sneha Rachel Francis
Design of Nonlinear controller for Uncertain Systems Course work Completed. Ongoing
4 P. V. Nithara  Effective Control Approach to Enhance the Stability of Renewable Energy Based Microgrid Course work Completed. Ongoing
5 Gana V. V. Intelligent Distributed Generation and Storage Units for DC

Microgrid.

Doing Course work Ongoing
6 M. Muruganandam FPGA based Security Protocol implementation for Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Smart Grid Registered Ongoing
Research Grants Received
  1. Title: “Single-Sided Matrix Converter fed Brushless DC Motor for Energy Conservation.” – Funding Agency – DRDO – ARDB Lab. Sanctioned amount Rs-23.25 Laks – April 2022.
    PI :Dr.Anand R & CO-PI: Dr. J. Ramprabhakar
  1. Title: “ AMicrogrid Lab setup- with a view: Transition Towards Smart Grid Knowledge center”, Funding Agency – VGST. Sanctioned amounts- Rs- 20 Laks- 2019
    PI: Dr. J. Ramprabhakar& CO-PI :Dr.Anand R
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