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Dr. Pranupa S
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Dr. Pranupa S

Assistant Professor

  • School/College

    Faculty of Engineering and Technology

  • Department

    Department of Electrical Engineering

Dr. Pranupa S is a confident, passionate, and enthusiastic academician and researcher with a strong academic background and experience across industry and academic research environments. She holds a Ph.D. in Wind Farm Layout Optimization and Power Electronics Converters and has authored 15+ publications in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Her research interests include renewable energy, wind energy systems, power electronics, optimization, and sustainable energy solutions.

She currently serves as the NSS Program Officer at RTC, RUAS, contributing to student development, community engagement, and social responsibility initiatives. She is also a Tech Guru for the AICTE-sponsored IDEA Lab at RUAS, supporting innovation, hands-on learning, prototyping, and technology-driven projects.

With strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, she is passionate about advancing innovative research, fostering collaborations, mentoring students, and contributing to impactful and sustainable technological solutions.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D.

    M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, 2023  

  • M.Tech (Computer Application in Industrial Drives)

    M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, 2015

  • B.E. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)

    Acharya Institute of Technology., 2013

Experience

Total Years of Experience

11+  Years  

Academic Experience

Working as an Assistant Professor at M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru from 2015 to till date 

  • Power Electronics and Drives
  • Transmission and Distribution
  • Microprocessor and Microcontroller
  • Electrical Power Generation
  • Renewable Energy Resources
  • Optimization Studies
  • Power Electronic Converters and Electric Vehicles

  • Mentored undergraduate student projects that were approved and funded under the 49th Series of the Student Project Programme (SPP 2025–26) by the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka.

International Conference Papers
  • Cross connected source based reduced switch count multilevel inverter topology with fault tolerance. In 2019 Global Conference for Advancement in Technology (GCAT) (pp. 1-7). IEEE. Sulake, N.R., Pranupa, S. and Indira, M.S., 2019, October. 
  • Arduino based V/f Drive for a Three Phase Induction Motor using Single Phase Supply. In 2020 International Conference on Smart Technologies in Computing, Electrical and Electronics (ICSTCEE) (pp. 90-94). IEEE. Harsha, A.R., Pranupa, S., Kumar, B.K., Rao, S.N. and Indira, M.S., 2020, October.
  • A Comparative Study of Performance Analysis of Solar PV with Interleaved DC- DC Converters. In 2021 International Conference on Recent Trends on Electronics, Information, Communication & Technology (RTEICT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Shilpashree, T.S., Kumar, K.B. and Pranupa, S., 2021, August.
  • Sulake, N.R., Pranupa, S. and Indira, M.S., 2019, October. Cross connected source based reduced switch count multilevel inverter topology with fault tolerance. In 2019 Global Conference for Advancement in Technology (GCAT) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
  • Harsha, A.R., Pranupa, S., Kumar, B.K., Rao, S.N. and Indira, M.S., 2020, October. Arduino based V/f Drive for a Three Phase Induction Motor using Single Phase Supply. In 2020 International Conference on Smart Technologies in Computing, Electrical and Electronics (ICSTCEE) (pp. 90-94). IEEE.
  • Shilpashree, T.S., Kumar, K.B. and Pranupa, S., 2021, August. A Comparative Study of Performance Analysis of Solar PV with Interleaved DC-DC Converters. In 2021 International Conference on Recent Trends on Electronics, Information, Communication & Technology (RTEICT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
International Journal Papers
  • Design of Automotive Waste Heat Recovery System for Battery Charging Application. SASTech-Technical Journal of RUAS, 16(1), pp.25-28. Tiwari, S.R., Kumar, P. and Pranupa, S., 2017
  • Design of Automotive Waste Heat Recovery System for Battery Charging Application. SASTech-Technical Journal of RUAS, 16(1), pp.25-28. Tiwari, S.R., Kumar, P. and Pranupa, S., 2017
  • Three Phase Diode Clamped Multilevel DC Link Inverter with Multi Reference Modulation Techniques. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 10(8), pp.1793-1804. Pranupa, S.S.N. and Kiran Kumar, B., 2018. 
  • Influence of Model Parameters in the Analytical Wake Profile of a Wind Turbine on Wind Farm Design, March 2020, Test Engineering and Management 83:5243 – 5251, Pranupa S, A T Sriram. 
  • Design and Development of Three DoF Solar Powered Smart Spraying Agricultural Robot, DMSI Pranupa S, Kiran Kumar B M, Nagaraja Rao S, Test Engineering and Management 83 (March-April 2020), 5235 -5242. 
  • Current mode control of single phase grid tie inverter with anti- islanding. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 12(1), p.241. Lakshminarayanan, S., Kumar, K., Rao, S.N. and Pranupa, S., 2021
  • Development of an Automated Ammonia Concentration Monitoring System for Poultry Farm. ISSN: 0974-5823 Vol. 7 No. 2 February, 2022 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering. Shwetha.S , B S Dayananda , Pranupa.S , Balappa B
  • Interleaved high-gain boost converter powered by solar energy using hybrid-based MPP tracking technique, 12 April 2022, Clean Energy, 2022, S. Nagaraja Rao1, Suresh Kumar Anisetty2, B.M. Manjunatha2, B.M. Kiran Kumar1 , V. Praveen Kumar1 and S. Pranupa 
  • Wind energy conversion system using perturb & observe-based maximum power point approach interfaced with T-type three-level inverter connected to grid. Clean Energy, 6(4), pp.534-549. Pranupa S, Sriram, A.T. and Nagaraja Rao, S., 2022. 
  • An assessment of advanced DC-link based reversing voltage type multilevel inverter topologies. International Review of Applied Sciences and Engineering, 14(1), pp.100-113. Nagaraja Rao, S., Manjunatha, B.M., Suresh Kumar, A., Kiran Kumar, B.M., Satish Kumar, R. and Pranupa, S., 2023. 
  • Wind farm layout optimization approach using bio-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm to minimize wake effect. International Journal of Dynamics and Control, pp.1-20. Pranupa, S., Sriram, A.T. and Nagaraja Rao, S., 2023.
  • A review of wind farm layout optimization techniques for optimal placement of wind turbines. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), 13(2), pp.957-965. Pranupa, S., SULAKE, N.R., and Sriram, A.T., 2023
  • Pranupa S, Sriram A T and Nagaraja Rao S, Wind Farm Layout Optimization Approach using Bioinspired Metaheuristic algorithm to minimize Wake effect. In International Journal of Dynamics and Control. Springer-Verlag. (In Press)
  • Nagaraja Rao, S., Manjunatha, B.M., Suresh Kumar, A., Kiran Kumar, B.M., Satish Kumar, R. and Pranupa, S., 2022. An assessment of advanced DC-link based reversing voltage type multilevel inverter topologies. International Review of Applied Sciences and Engineering. (Q3, Scopus Indexed Journal)
  • Pranupa S, Sriram, A.T. and Nagaraja Rao, S., 2022. Wind energy conversion system using perturb & observe-based maximum power point approach interfaced with T-type three-level inverter connected to grid. Clean Energy, 6(4), pp.534-549.
  • Nagaraja Rao, S., Anisetty, S. K., Manjunatha, B. M., Kiran Kumar, B. M., Praveen Kumar, V., & Pranupa, S. (2022). Interleaved high-gain boost converter powered by solar energy using hybrid-based MPP tracking technique. Clean Energy, 6(3), 460-475. (Q1, Scopus Indexed and ESCI Journal)
  • Shwetha.S , B S Dayananda , Pranupa.S , Balappa B U, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Development of an Automated Ammonia Concentration Monitoring System for Poultry Farm, ISSN: 0974-5823 Vol. 7 No. 2 February, 2022
  • Lakshminarayanan, S., Kumar, K., Rao, S.N. and Pranupa, S., 2021. Current mode control of single phase grid tie inverter with anti-islanding. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 12(1), p.241.
  • Kiran Kumar B M, Nagaraja Rao S, Design and Development of Three DoF Solar Powered Smart Spraying Agricultural Robot, DMSI Pranupa S, Test Engineering and Management 83 (March-April 2020), 5235 -5242.
  • Pranupa S, A T Sriram, Influence of Model Parameters in the Analytical Wake Profile of a Wind Turbine on Wind Farm Design, March 2020, Test Engineering and Management 83:5243 - 5251.
  • Nagaraja, R.S., Kiran, B.M. and Pranupa, S., 2018. Detection of Rotating Diode Failure Condition & its Protection in Brushless Alternator. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7, pp.26-32.
  • Pranupa, S.S.N. and Kiran Kumar, B., 2018. Three Phase Diode Clamped Multilevel DC Link Inverter with Multi Reference Modulation Techniques. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 10(8), pp.1793-1804.
  • Tiwari, S.R., Kumar, P. and Pranupa, S., 2017. Design of Automotive Waste Heat Recovery System for Battery Charging Application. SASTech-Technical Journal of RUAS, 16(1), pp.25-28.

  • IEEE Student Member
  • ISTE Life Member

  • Automated IoT-Based Pet Feeding Machine 
    Application Number: 202441032096 
    Docket Number: OMS.0004.000979

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