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Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi

Associate Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, Amritapuri

Qualification: BE, M.E, Ph.D
ravikumarpandiv@am.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Congestion Management, Demand Response–Implementation and Benefit Studies, Deregulated Electricity Markets, Energy Management System-Operation and Control, Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence Techniques., Integration and Impact Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources, Micro-grid Design, Power Quality Assessment, Power System Modeling and Analysis, Protection Coordination, Signal Processing

Bio

Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi received Ph.D in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi. His dissertation was on “Evolutionary Computing Techniques and its Applications to Electric Power Dispatch”. Dr. Ravikumar Pandi received his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, in 2003 and Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Power Systems from Annamalai University, Chithambaram, in 2005.

Dr. Ravikumar Pandi joined Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering as Assistant Professor in July 2016. Earlier, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE during February 2010 to December 2015. He also worked as a Lecturer at Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur, Chennai during June 2005 to July 2006.

Dr. Ravikumar Pandi’s area of interest include Integration and impact analysis of Distributed Energy Resources, Micro-grid Design, Energy Management System-Operation and Control, Demand Response – implementation and benefit studies, Power System Modeling and Analysis, Congestion Management, Protection Coordination, Power Quality Assessment, Signal Processing, Deregulated Electricity Markets, Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence Techniques. He has to his credit 2 book chapters, 25 International/National Journals publications and 13 International/National Conference publications. He is guiding Ph.D research scholars, several B.Tech projects and M.Tech dissertations.

He serves as a reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, Power Systems, Power Delivery, Industrial Electronics, IET Transactions on Renewable Power Generation, Generation Transmission Distribution, Int. Journal of Electric Power and Energy Systems, European Transaction on Electric Power, Applied Energy, Soft Computing, Memetic Computing, Neuro Computing, etc. He has also served as technical committee member and reviewer for many IEEE and other international conferences/workshops.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2017

Adaptive coordinated feeder flow control in distribution system with the support of distributed energy resources

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Al-Hinai, A., and Feliachi, A., “Adaptive coordinated feeder flow control in distribution system with the support of distributed energy resources”, Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier, vol. 85, pp. 190-199, 2017

Publisher : Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier

Year : 2015

Distribution System Reconfiguration for Annual Energy Loss Reduction Considering Variable Distributed Generation Profiles

Cite this Research Publication : A. M. Tahboub, Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, and Zeineldin, H. H., “Distribution System Reconfiguration for Annual Energy Loss Reduction Considering Variable Distributed Generation Profiles”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 30, pp. 1677-1685, 2015.

Publisher : IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Year : 2015

Coordinated Control of Distributed Energy Resources to Support Load Frequency Control

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Feliachi, A., and Al-Hinai, A., “Coordinated Control of Distributed Energy Resources to Support Load Frequency Control”, Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier, pp. 918-928, 2015.

Publisher : Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier

Year : 2014

Demand Response Mismatch (DRM): Concept, Impact Analysis, and Solution

Cite this Research Publication :
F. A. Rahiman, Zeineldin, H. H., Khadkikar, V., Kennedy, S. W., and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “Demand Response Mismatch (DRM): Concept, Impact Analysis, and Solution”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 5, pp. 1734-1743, 2014

Publisher : IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Year : 2013

Determining Optimal Location and Size of Distributed Generation Resources Considering Harmonic and Protection Coordination Limits

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Zeineldin, H. H., and Xiao, W., “Determining Optimal Location and Size of Distributed Generation Resources Considering Harmonic and Protection Coordination Limits”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 28, pp. 1245-1254, 2013.

Publisher : IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Year : 2013

A Protection Coordination Index for Evaluating Distributed Generation Impacts on Protection for Meshed Distribution Systems

Cite this Research Publication : H. H. Zeineldin, Mohamed, Y. A. R. I., Khadkikar, V., and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “A Protection Coordination Index for Evaluating Distributed Generation Impacts on Protection for Meshed Distribution Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 4, pp. 1523-1532, 2013

Publisher : IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Year : 2011

Multiobjective bacteria foraging algorithm for electrical load dispatch problem

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Panigrahi, B. K., Sharma, R., Das, S., and Das, S., “Multiobjective bacteria foraging algorithm for electrical load dispatch problem”, International Journal on Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 1334–1342, 2011.

Publisher : International Journal on Energy Conversion and Management

Year : 2008

A Bacterial foraging optimisation: Nelder-Mead hybrid algorithm for economic load dispatch

Cite this Research Publication : B. K. Panigrahi and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “A Bacterial foraging optimisation: Nelder-Mead hybrid algorithm for economic load dispatch”, IET Generation, Transmission Distribution, vol. 2, pp. 556-565, 2008.

Publisher : IET Generation, Transmission Distribution

Year : 2008

Adaptive particle swarm optimization approach for static and dynamic economic load dispatch

Cite this Research Publication : B. K. Panigrahi, Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, and Das, S., “Adaptive particle swarm optimization approach for static and dynamic economic load dispatch”, International Journal on Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 49, 2008.

Publisher : International Journal on Energy Conversion and Management

Conference Paper

Year : 2017

Solar powered intelligent electric wheel chair with health monitoring system

Cite this Research Publication :
A. H. Aswathy, Sukumar, G. M., Swapnil, M. S., V. A. Kumar, A. Krishna, C.A. Asha, and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “Solar powered intelligent electric wheel chair with health monitoring system”, in 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy), Kollam, India, 2017

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy)

Year : 2017

Energy management and economical analysis of solar energy system for industrial applications

Cite this Research Publication : H. Gokul, Goyal, H., Purushothaman, A., Fahad, A., Harichand, S., Prathibha S. Babu, and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “Energy management and economical analysis of solar energy system for industrial applications”, in 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy (TAP Energy), 2017.


Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy (TAP Energy)

Year : 2017

Energy management of a DC micro-grid with distributed generation

Cite this Research Publication : G. R. Athira and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “Energy management of a DC micro-grid with distributed generation”, in 2017 International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT), Kannur, India, 2017

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT)

Year : 2017

Energy management in islanded DC microgrid using fuzzy controller to improve battery performance

Cite this Research Publication : G. R. Athira and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “Energy management in islanded DC microgrid using fuzzy controller to improve battery performance”, in 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy), Kollam, India, 2017.

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy

Year : 2017

Intelligent wall following control of differential drive mobile robot along with target tracking and obstacle avoidance

Cite this Research Publication : N. P. Varma, A. Vivek, and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “Intelligent wall following control of differential drive mobile robot along with target tracking and obstacle avoidance”, in 2017 International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT), Kannur, India, 2017

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT)

Year : 2017

Target tracking, path planning and obstacle avoidance by intelligent robot

Cite this Research Publication : N. P. Varma, A. Vivek, and Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, “Target tracking, path planning and obstacle avoidance by intelligent robot”, in 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy), Kollam, India, 2017.

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy)

Year : 2013

A Conceptual Design of UAE’s Smart Microgrid with Coordinated Power Management Strategy

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Kennedy, S., ElMoursi, M., Xiao, W., Jeong, H. D., and Mok, I. S., “A Conceptual Design of UAE’s Smart Microgrid with Coordinated Power Management Strategy”, in 13th Spanish Portuguese conference on Electrical Engineering (13CHLIE), 2013.

Publisher : 13th Spanish Portuguese conference on Electrical Engineering (13CHLIE)

Year : 2013

Basic design of UAE’s smart microgrid and the simulation analysis using PSCAD

Cite this Research Publication : M. ElMoursi, Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Khadkikar, V., Lee, S. Hee, Lee, J. Hee, and Lee, S., “Basic design of UAE's smart microgrid and the simulation analysis using PSCAD”, in 2013 IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting, 2013

Publisher : 2013 IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting

Year : 2012

Passive harmonic filter planning to overcome power quality issues in radial distribution systems

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Zeineldin, H. H., and Xiao, W., “Passive harmonic filter planning to overcome power quality issues in radial distribution systems”, in 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2012.

Publisher : 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting

Year : 2011

Allowable DG penetration level considering harmonic distortions

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Zeineldin, H. H., and Xiao, W., “Allowable DG penetration level considering harmonic distortions”, in IECON 2011 - 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2011.

Publisher : IECON 2011 - 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Year : 2009

Improved Harmony Search for Economic Power Dispatch

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Panigrahi, B. K., Mallick, M. K., Abraham, A., and Das, S., “Improved Harmony Search for Economic Power Dispatch”, in 2009 Ninth International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems, 2009.

Publisher : 2009 Ninth International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2020

Power Quality Analysis for Brushless DC Motor Drive Fed by a Photovoltaic System Using SRF Theory

Cite this Research Publication : Rajasree S. R., V. Pandi, R., and Ilango Karuppasamy, “Power Quality Analysis for Brushless DC Motor Drive Fed by a Photovoltaic System Using SRF Theory”, Innovations in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Springer Singapore, Singapore, 2020.

Publisher : Innovations in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Year : 2017

Differential Evolution based Energy Management System for Zero Net Energy Building

Cite this Research Publication : D. Madathil, Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Ilango Karuppasamy, and Dr. Manjula G. Nair, “Differential Evolution based Energy Management System for Zero Net Energy Building”, 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy). 2017.

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy

Year : 2017

Energy management of a smart building integrated with distributed energy resources

Cite this Research Publication : S. Sivanandan, Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, and K. Ilango, “Energy management of a smart building integrated with distributed energy resources”, in 2017 Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies (i-PACT), Vellore, India, 2017

Publisher : 2017 Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies (i-PACT)

Year : 2017

Stateflow based implementation of energy management for a DC grid using analog and digital control techniques

Cite this Research Publication : S. Sivanandan, Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, and Ilango Karuppasamy, “Stateflow based implementation of energy management for a DC grid using analog and digital control techniques”, 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy ( TAP Energy). IEEE, Kollam, India, 2017.

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy

Year : 2010

Multi Objective Evolutionary Programming to Solve Environmental Economic Dispatch Problem

Cite this Research Publication : B. - Y. Qu, Suganthan, P. N., Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, and Panigrahi, B. K., “Multi Objective Evolutionary Programming to Solve Environmental Economic Dispatch Problem”, 11th Int. Conf. Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, Singapore. 2010.

Publisher : 11th Int. Conf. Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, Singapore

Book Chapter

Year : 2010

Population Variance Harmony Search Algorithm to Solve Optimal Power Flow with Non-Smooth Cost Function

Cite this Research Publication : B. K. Panigrahi, Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi, Das, S., and Abraham, A., “Population Variance Harmony Search Algorithm to Solve Optimal Power Flow with Non-Smooth Cost Function”, in Recent Advances In Harmony Search Algorithm, Z. Woo Geem, Ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, pp. 65–75.

Publisher : Recent Advances In Harmony Search Algorithm

Year : 2010

Comparative Study of Evolutionary Computing Methods for Parameter Estimation of Power Quality Signals

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Ravikumar Pandi and Panigrahi, B. K., “Comparative Study of Evolutionary Computing Methods for Parameter Estimation of Power Quality Signals”, in International Journal of Applied Evolutionary Computation (IJAEC), vol. 1, 2010.

Publisher : International Journal of Applied Evolutionary Computation (IJAEC)

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