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Department of Energy Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay

 

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MANISH KUMAR

 

Academic Background:

  • Joined as PDF in Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, December 2019
  • Ph.D., Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 2019
  • M.Tech in Energy Technology, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, 2015
  • B. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, 2012

Work Experience: Modelling and output power prediction of PV Systems in real outdoor conditions was carried out at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur; Training on Solar Radiation Forecast and Correlation with Other Weather Parameters at National Institute of Solar energy (NISE) Gurugram

Email id: mkumar.dese@iitb.ac.in, naik.manish17@gmail.com

Research Interests: Performance and reliability analysis of solar photovoltaic technologies, Modeling, Optimization and sizing of PV systems, Forecasting of output power of PV systems

Ph.D. Topic: Performance assessment of different PV technologies on water bodies

Post-Doc. Topic: Performance characterization and reliability analysis of PV technologies

Publications:

Book Chapter

  • R. Kumar, M. Kumar, and R. Gupta, "Leakage Current in Solar Photovoltaic Modules.", In Solar Energy: Advancements and Challenges, pp. 111-123, River Publishers, 2023
  • M. Kumar, R. Meena, and R. Gupta, "Floating Photovoltaic Systems: An Emerging PV Technology.", In Enabling Methodologies for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, pp. 193-211, CRC Press, 2023
  • R. Meena, M. Kumar and R. Gupta, "Reliability and Degradation Analysis of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Module.", In Solar Energy: Advancements and Challenges, pp. 125-144, River Publishers, 2023

Journals

  • M. Kumar, A. Kumar, R. Gupta, "Comparative degradation analysis of different photovoltaic technologies on experimentally simulated water bodies and estimation of evaporation loss reduction", Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications , pp. 1–22, 2020
  • H. Mohammed, M. Kumar, R. Gupta, "Bypass diode effect on temperature distribution in crystalline silicon photovoltaic module under partial shading", Solar Energy, vol. 208, pp. 182-194, 2020
  • M. Kumar, S. S. Chandel, A. Kumar, "Performance analysis of a 10 MWp utility scale grid-connected canal-top photovoltaic power plant under Indian climatic conditions", Energy, vol. 204, 117903, 2020
  • M. Kumar, A. Kumar, "Performance Assessment of Different Photovoltaic Technologies for Canal-Top and Reservoir Applications in Subtropical Humid Climate", IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 9, pp. 722-732, 2019
  • M. Kumar, A. Kumar, "Experimental validation of performance and degradation study of canal-top photovoltaic system", Applied Energy, vol. 243, pp. 102-118, 2019
  • M. Kumar, A. Kumar, "Experimental Characterization of the Performance of Different Photovoltaic Technologies on Water-bodies", Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, vol. 28, pp. 25-48, 2019
  • M. Kumar, A. Kumar, "Performance assessment and degradation analysis of solar photovoltaic technologies: A review", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 78, pp. 554-587, 2019
  • M. Kumar, A. Kumar, "An efficient parameters extraction technique of photovoltaic models for performance assessment", Solar Energy, vol. 158, pp. 192-206, 2017
  • M. Kumar, N. Kumar, S.S. Chandel, "Power prediction of photovoltaic system using four parameter model", International Journal of Electrical, Electronics and Data Communication, vol. 03, pp. 82-86, 2015
  • A. Kumar, M. Kumar, "Solar energy in irrigation", Journal of Indian Water Resources Society, vol. 37, pp. 13-20, 2017

International Conferences:

  • M. Kumar, A. Kumar, "Power Estimation of Photovoltaic System using 4 and 5- parameter Solar Cell Models under Real Outdoor Conditions", IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), pp. 721-726, 2018
  • M. Kumar, A. Kumar, "Effect of environmental parameters on the performance of Solar Photovoltaic systems",International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computers, Communication, Mechanical and Computing (IEEE-EECCMC), 2018

Awards:

  • Institute postdoctoral fellowship awarded by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
  • Gold medalist in Master in Technology (M.Tech) at National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India
  • Scholarship awarded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan to attend training program on Renewable Energy at National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Scholarship awarded under PROM Programme “International scholarship exchange of PhD candidates and academic staff”, realized by the Polish National Agency of Academic Exchange and financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund to visit the Lodz University of Technology (TUL), Poland
  • Student Career Development Fund (SCDF) awarded by alumni association of Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
  • International Travel Support (ITS) awarded by Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India to attend WCPEC-7 conference
  • Mukhya Mantri Protsahan Yojna (MMPY) Scholarship awarded by Government of Himachal Pradesh for getting admission in Indian premier institute

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