D Venkatramanan

D Venkatramanan

Assistant Professor

dvenkat@iitb.ac.in

Academic Background:

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [2020--2023]
  • Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore [2014--2019]
  • M.E., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore [2008--2010]
  • B.Tech, National Institute of Technology, Trichy [2004--2008]

Contact Address:

Office Location: Room No: EN423, 4th Floor, DESE-ESED Building, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400076.

Phone (O): +9122-2576-7824


https://www.dvenkatramanan.com

Research Interest:

  • Power Electronics---modeling, design, control & operation
  • Solar PV, Battery, & Ultracapacitor systems for renewables integration
  • Next-generation inverter-based resources with Grid-forming controls
  • High-performance chargers for EVs, EV to Grid applications
  • FOR MORE INFO, VISIT-- www.dvenkatramanan.com

Courses Offered:

  • EN 213: Electrical Networks & Machines
  • EN 224: Electrical Networks & Machines Laboratory
  • EN 312: Control & Instrumentation
  • EN 325: Dynamic Systems and Control

List of Publications:

  1. D. Venkatramanan, S. Dhople, "Per-Unit Modeling via Similarity Transformation", IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 825--837, June 2023.
  2. N. Baeckeland, D. Venkatramanan, M. Kleemann, S. Dhople, "Stationary-frame grid-forming inverter control architectures for unbalanced fault-current limiting", IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 2813--2825, Dec 2022.
  3. P. Roja*, D. Venkatramanan*, V. John, "A nonlinear-model-based analysis and accurate design of ultracapacitor stack for energy storage systems", IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 403--412, Mar 2022.
  4. P. Roja, D. Venkatramanan, V. John, "Design considerations of ultracapacitor stack for optimal sizing of energy storage systems in contingency applications", IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 6803--6814, Dec 2020.
  5. D. Venkatramanan, V. John, " Dynamic Phasor Modeling and Stability Analysis of SRF-PLL-Based Grid-Tie Inverter Under Islanded Conditions", IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 1953--1965, April 2020.
  6. D. Venkatramanan, V. John, "A Reconfigurable Solar Photovoltaic Grid-Tied Inverter Architecture for Enhanced Energy Access in Backup Power Applications", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 10531--10541, Dec 2020.
  7. D. Venkatramanan, V. John, "Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Buck Converter-Based Solar PV Charge Controller for Improved MPPT Performance", IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 6234--6246, Dec 2019.
  8. D. Venkatramanan, V. John, "Integrated higher‐order pulse‐width modulation filter–transformer structure for single‐phase static compensator", IET Power Electronics vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 67--77, Jan 2013.

Work Experience:

  • Senior Research Associate, Dept. of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, IISc Bangalore [Jun'2020--Oct'2020]
  • Senior Research Associate, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IISc Bangalore [Jan'2020--Jun'2020]
  • Electrical Design Engineer, GE Healthcare, JFWTC Bangalore [Nov'2013--July'2014]
  • Senior Design Engineer, APC by Schneider Electric, Bangalore [Aug'2010--Oct'2013]