Kalpana R

Designation: 

Associate Professor

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Professional Experience: 

13 years of Teaching experience

Contact Details

E-mail: 

kalpana@nitk.edu.in

Alternate E-mail: 

dr.kalpana.nitk@gmail.com

Telephone: 

+91-824-2473468

Mobile: 

+91-8762245244

Google Scholar: 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=a7gTn7UAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&...
Faculty (author) Identifiers

ORCID iD: 

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5194-5600

Scopus Author ID: 

36462305700

WoS/Publon Researcher ID: 

AAH-6738-2021
Academic Background
  • PhD - Switched Mode Converters - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi - 2012
  • M.E -Power System Engineering- Anna University ,Chennai -2000
  • B.E -Electrical and Electronics Engineering-Bharath Institute of Technology and Science, Madras University , Chennai -1998
Areas of Interest
  • Power Conditioning and Monitoring
  • Battery management systems, EV Chargers
  • PMSM Drives
  • Application of  Power Electronics to Power Systems
Significant Projects
  1. Sophisticated Optimised DC-DC Converter for Charging Electric Vehicle Using Reliable GaN devices and Planar Magnetics, Funding Agency: DST/SERB-EEQ, 35 Lakhs, Year of start & total period: 10 Jan. 2023 & 03 years, (PI) On going
  2. Theoretical analysis and Design of High Efficiency Wide band Class-D Amplifier for Acoustic Transducer, Funding Agency: NRB-DRDO, Rs. 38 Lakhs, Year of start &total period: 10 Oct. 2019 & 03 years, (Co-PI): Completed.
  3. Development of Battery Management and User Interface Systems for Consumer Electronic Applications, Funding Agency: NITK-KREC Endowment Fund, Dr. D. K. Patnaik, Rs. 0.2 Lakhs, Year of start &total period: 10 Oct. 2019 & 01year, Status: Completed.
  4. Utility Interactive Hybrid Power Solutions for Telecom load, Funding Agency: DST/SERB, 22Lakhs, Year of start &total period: 02 July 2015 & 03 years, Status: Completed.
Supervision of Ph.D
  • 04 Full time (Sole-Guided Completed)
  • 03 Full time (Ongoing)
  • 02 Part time (Ongoing)
Significant Publications

 

Patents:
  1. J Saikrishna Goud, R Kalpana and Bhim Singh, 2017. Method and System for Maximum Power Point Tracking of a PV-Array during Non-Uniform Insolation Conditions. Indian Patent Application 201741017347, filed May 2017. Patent Granted.
     
  2. R Kalpana, Saravana Prakash P, Bhim Singh and G Bhuvaneswari, 2016. A multiphase transformer rectifier unit and a method thereof. Indian Patent Application 201641040621, filed November 2016. Patent Granted.
     
  3. J Saikrishna Goud and R Kalpana 2018. Method and Device for Life Estimation of Li-Ion Battery. Indian Patent Application 201841047090, filed December 2018. Patent Granted.
     
  4. Saravana Prakash P, Monika Goyal, Sandeep N, Arun Kumar Verma, R Kalpana and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, 2022. “A SINGLE STAGE BRIDGELESS PFC CONVERTER FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE” Indian Patent Application 202211049135, Filed on 29th August 2022.Patent Filed.
Journals:
  1. V. Sheeja, R. Kalpana, U. Subramaniam and D. J. Almakhles, "Control of Converter for a Solar PV-BESS Powered Telecom Load With Real, Reactive and Harmonic Power Exchange With
    Grid," in IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 141008-141021, 2023, doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3340433.
     
  2. Vinod Rajeshwar Chiliveri, R. Kalpana, Umashankar Subramaniam, Md Muhibbullah, L. Padmavathi, “Novel reaching law based predictive sliding mode control for lateral motion control of in-wheel motor drive electric vehicle with delay estimation” 22 December 202, https://doi.org/10.1049/itr2.12474
     
  3. K. Manjunath, R. Kalpana, B. Singh and K. R, "A Two-Stage Module Based Cell-to-Cell Active Balancing Circuit for Series Connected Lithium-Ion Battery Packs," in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, doi: 10.1109/TEC.2023.3283424, 2023.
     
  4. V Sheeja, R Kalpana, Bhim Singh, Umashankar Subramaniam, Md Muhibullah, “A non-isolated bidirectional high gain integrated multiport converter for grid tied solar PV fed telecom load,” date2022/11/22, IET Power Electronics, Publisher: WILEY.
     
  5. Kiran. R and R. Kalpana, “An Isolated Dual-Input Half-Bridge DC-DC Boost Converter With Reduced Circulating Power Between Input Ports,” in IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, doi: 10.1109/ICJECE.2021.3130723. (Early Access Article, 2022)

  6. Kiran and R Kalpana, ``Design and Development of Modular Dual-Input DC-DC Step-Up Converter for Telecom Power Supply", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS PISSN: 00939994, Vol 57, 2591-2601, May 2021, DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2021.305

  7. J. S. Goud, Kalpana. R and B. Singh, “An Online Method of Estimating State of Health of a Li-Ion Battery,” in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 111-119, March 2021, doi: 10.1109/TEC.2020.3008937. (SCI, Impact Factor: 4.501).

  8. S. P. P, R. Kalpana, K. S. Chethana and B. Singh, “A 36-Pulse AC–DC Converter With DC- Side Tapped Interphase Bridge Rectifier for Power Quality Improvement,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 549-558, Jan.-Feb. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2020.3028341.

  9. P. Saravana Prakash, R. Kalpana and B. Singh, “Inclusive Design and Development of Front- End Multiphase Rectifier With Reduced Magnetic Rating and Improved Efficiency,” in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 2989-3000, Sept. 2020, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2019.2949138 (SCI, Impact Factor: 5.972).

  10. R. Kalpana, Saravana Prakash P, Vidyasagar Sheelvant and Bhim Singh, “Investigations on Open Circuit Faults of Zigzag Autoconfigured Transformer Based 12-Pulse Rectifier,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 1599-1608, March-April 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2019.2963175 (SCI, Impact Factor: 3.347).

  11. J Saikrishna Goud, R. Kalpana, Bhim Singh and Shailendra Kumar “A Global Maximum Power Point Tracking Technique of Partially Shaded Photovoltaic Systems for Constant Voltage Applications” in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol.10, issue. 4, pages: 1950-1959 October 2019, DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2018.2876756.

  12. Saravana Prakash P, R. Kalpana, Bhim Singh and G. Bhuvaneswari, “Application of Voltage Multiplier in 12-Pulse Rectifier for Sinusoidal Input Current,” IET Electronics Letters, vol. 54, no. 22, pp. 1266-1268, Nov. 2018. DOI: 10.1049/el.2018.5084 (SCI, Impact Factor: 1.343)

  13. Saravana Prakash P, R. Kalpana and Bhim Singh, “Three-Phase Three-Level Boost Type Front-End PFC Rectifier for Improving Power Quality at the Input Side of Telecom Load,” Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 1819-1829, Nov. 2018. https://doi.org/10.6113/JPE.2018.18.6.1819 (SCIE, Impact Factor: 0.901)

  14. R. Kalpana, Khimavath Sai Chethana, Saravana Prakash P and Bhim Singh, “Power Quality Enhancement Using Current Injection Technique in a Zigzag Configured Autotransformer Based 12-Pulse Rectifier,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 5267-5277, Sept.-Oct. 2018. DOI:10.1109/TIA.2018.2851566 (Impact Factor: 3.347

  15. R. Kalpana, G. Bhuvaneswari and Bhim Singh, “Harmonic Reduction in 20-Pulse AC-DC Converter fed Switched Mode Power Supplies,” in IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics.

  16. J. Saikrishna Goud, R. Kalpana, Bhim Singh “A Hybrid Global maximum Power Point Tracking Technique with fast Convergence Speed for Partial-Shaded PV Systems” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 54, No.5, September/October 2018

  17.  J Saikrishna Goud, R. Kalpana, Bhim Singh and Shailendra Kumar “A Maximum Power Point Tracking Technique using Artificial Bee Colony and Hill Climbing Algorithms during Mismatch Insolation Conditions on PV Array” IET Renewable Power Generation, 2018.

  18.  Saravana Prakash P, R. Kalpana, Bhim Singh and G. Bhuvaneswari “Power Quality Improvement in Utility Interactive Based AC-DC Converter Using Harmonic Current Injection Technique,” IEEE Transaction on Industry Applications, vol. 54, no.5, pp. 5355 – 5366, 2018.

  19. Bhim Singh, G. Bhuvaneswari and R. Kalpana, “Autoconnected Transformer based 18-pulse AC-DC Converter for Power Quality Improvement in Switched Mode Power Supplies,” IET Power Electronics, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 525-541, July 2010.

  20. R. Kalpana, Bhim Singh, G. Bhuvaneswariand Shikha Singh,“Harmonic mitigator based on 12-pulse ac-dc converter for switched mode power supply,” IET Power Electronics, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 947-964, Nov. 2010.

Conferences:
  1. Kenguru Manjunath and R Kalpana "Active Cell Balancing Circuit using Switched inductor Buck-Boost Converter for Li-ion Battery Strings with Maximum Efficiency Operation " has been accepted in the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE 2023), 17- 20 December 2023, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
     
  2. V. R. Chiliveri, R. Kalpana and Dharavath Kishan, “A Modified Reaching Law Based Sliding Mode Control with an Anti-disturbance Approach for Speed Control of PMSM System” has been accepted in the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE 2023), 17- 20 December 202, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
     
  3. R Kalpana and Shilpa Radhakrishnan “State and Parameter Estimation of Lithium-Ion Battery using Dual Extended Kalman Filter” has been accepted in the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE 2023), 17-20 December 2023, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
     
  4. Bussa Vinusha, R Kalpana and Dharavath Kishan "A Low Stress Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter for Two-stage Level 2 EV Charger" has been accepted in the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE 2023), 17- 20 December 2023, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

  5. Suprabha P, R Kalpana, "Design and Analysis of Push-pull Converter Fed Battery Charger for Electric Vehicle Application," IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2022). (Accepted for Publication)

  6. Kalpana R, Saravana Prakash P, Bhim S, Kiran R and Avirneni S R, "Non-Isolated Multi- Port High Gain Interleaved Boost DC-DC Converter for Base Transceiver Station Application," IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2022). (Accepted for Publication)

  7. Vinod R C, Kalpana R and Padmavathi L, "Predictor Based Stability Control of Four-Wheel Independent Drive Electric Vehicle with Bounded Input Delay," IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2022). (Accepted for Publication)

  8. Sheeja V and R. Kalpana, "Power Flow Management of a Solar PV and Battery Powered Telecom Load with Bidirectional Grid Power Exchange," 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies (GUCON), 2021, pp. 1- 6, doi: 10.1109/GUCON50781.2021.9573582.

  9. Sheeja and R Kalpana, “A New Three Port Converter with Power Flow Management Control for Solar PV fed Telecom Load” , 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Applications, PEREA 2020, 24th July 2021.

  10. Chandan Pulavarthi, R Kalpana and P. Parthiban, “State of Charge estimation in Lithium-Ion Battery using model based method in conjunction with Extended and Unscented Kalman Filter”, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Applications, PEREA 2020, 24th July 2021.

  11. Nikshitha Rao A S, Kalpana R, Saravana Prakash P and Bhim Singh, “ Power factor correction in multi-pulse rectifier using zigzag auto- connected transformer and non- isolated SEPIC converters”, 9th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems, PEDES 2020, Jaipur, India,16th to 19th December 2020.

  12. Sheeja V; R Kalpana. “ Time sharing control based new four port converter for grid integrated solar PV Fed BTS load”, 9th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems, PEDES 2020, Jaipur, India,16th to 19th December 2020.

  13. V Sheeja, R Kalpana and Bhim Singh, “A Reduced Switch Count Switched Capacitor Based High Voltage Gain Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Grid Integration of BTS”, 2020 IEEE 5th International Conference on Computing Communication and Automation, ICCCA 2020, Greater Noida, India, 30th & 31st October 2020.

  14. P Saravana Prakash, R Kalpana, B Mohankrishna and Bhim Singh, “ Harmonic Mitigation in 12-Pulse Bridge Rectifier Using DC Current Imposition Technique”, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, PESGRE 2020. Cochin, India, 2nd to 4th Jan 2020.

  15. P. Saravana Prakash, R. Kalpana and B. Singh, "Third Harmonic Current Injection Based Front- End AC-DC Converter for Power Quality Improvement in DC Distribution Systems," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020), 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE45664.2020.9070560.

  16.  J. Saikrishna Goud, Kalpana R. and Bhim Singh “Modelling and Estimation of Remaining Useful life of LI-ION Battery” 8th IEEE PEDES 2018 at IIT, Madras during 17th to 21st December, 2018.

  17. Kiran R. and R Kalpana “Design and Development of Modular dual input DC-DC Stepdown Converter for Telecom Power Supply ” IEEE Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) 2018 at IIT, Madras 18th to 21st December, 2018.

  18.  Saravana Prakash P, R Kalpana and Bhim Singh “Design and Development of Multi-Phase Rectifier With Reduced Magnetic Rating” IEEE Conf. PEDES, December 18-21, IIT Madras, 2018.

  19. Saravana Prakash P, R Kalpana and Bhim Singh “Power Quality Enhancement in AC-DC Converter Using Voltage Sensorless Control Technique”, IEEE Conf. PEDES, December 18-21, IIT Madras, 2018.

  20. Saravana Prakash P, R Kalpana, Khimavath Sai Chethana and Bhim Singh “A 36-Pulse AC-DC Converter With DC Side Tapped Interphase Bridge Rectifier for Power Quality Improvement”,  IEEE Conf. PEDES, December 18-21, IIT Madras, 2018.

  21.  R Kalpana, Saravana Prakash P, Vidyasagar Sheelvant and Bhim Singh “Investigation of Single-Phasing Effect on Zigzag Autoconfigured Transformer Based 12-Pulse Rectifier”, IEEE Conf. PEDES, December 18-21, IIT Madras, 2018.

Book Chapters
  1. R Kalpana, Kenguru Manjunath, Vinod R Chiliveri, Kiran R “Electric energy sources and storage device”, Electric Vehicle Components and Charging Technologies: Design, modeling, simulation and control, Published by The Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, United Kingdom, Typeset in India by MPS Limited, Printed in the UK by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Eastbourne.
     
  2. Dr. R Kalpana, Senior Member, IEEE, Kiran R, Student member, IEEE and Dr. P Parthiban, Senior Member IEEE. Performance Evaluation of Multi-Input Converter Based Battery Charging System for Electric Vehicle Applications, Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage: Emerging Technologies and Developments, to be published by Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group.
     
  3. Pittam Krishna Reddy, P Parthiban, Kalpana R, Selection of Electric Drive for EV with Emphasis on Switched Reluctance Motor, Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage: Emerging Technologies and Developments, CRC Press. Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group , UK.
  4. Saikrishna Goud J and Kalpana R, A Complete Battery Management System of Li-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicle Applications, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, U.S.A.

 

Achievements

1. PPSA POSCO 2019 AWARD IN MASTER CATEGORY Khimavath Sai Chethana, Power quality improvements in AC Mains fed AC-DC rectifier using DC current injection technique.
2. Recipient of IETE Best Research Award in IETE Seminar on Advances in Smart Hardware Technologies (ASH-Tech 2018), Indore, India.

Remarks

Detailed CV: 

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