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Mr. T. Naveen Kumar
Assistant Professor
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School/College
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
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Department
Department of Electrical Engineering
Mr. Naveen Kumar Thotakanama works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, RUAS. He is keen to undertake research in the areas of power electronic converters, Smart grid technologies, intelligent control techniques for renewable energy driven applications, Battery Management Systems and Power Management Systems. He has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (2007) and Master of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal (2012).
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Pursuing
- M.Tech in Electrical Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Warangal, 2012
- B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, 2007
Experience
Total Years of Experience11 Years 5 Months
Academic Experience
Aug 2016 – Present: 8 Years
Assistant Professor,
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore.
Jul 2012 – Nov 2015 : 3 Years 5 Months
Assistant Professor,
S. V. Engineering College for Women, Tirupati.
- Power Electronic Converters – modelling, analysis and design of power electronic converters and their control for renewable energy driven applications using simulation tools and fabrication.
- Power and Energy management systems– establishing power and energy management systems in smart grids and micro grids with intelligent and advanced control techniques.
- Battery management system – for domestic, industrial and vehicle applications.
- Smart grid and Microgrid technologies – unit commitment and economic dispatch in smart grids and micro grids.
- Power Quality and Reactive Power compensation – FACTS devices and their regulation for reactive power management and addressing the issues of power quality with advanced control techniques.
- Automation – automation of domestic and industrial applications using PLC and SCADA.
- Cleared GATE exam for 10 times.
- Rewarded for securing 100% pass for the course handled
International Conference Papers
- • N. K. Thotakanama, M. Krishnan and M. Shanmugam, "Power Control in Solar Battery Charging Station using Fuzzy Decision Support System for Electric Vehicles," 2023 IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (GlobConET), London, United Kingdom, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/GlobConET56651.2023.10149944
- Kumar, Vinay, T. Naveen Kumar, and K. T. Prajwal. "A Novel Current Sensor less MPPT based Approach for PV Applications Using PSO Technique." Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Vol. 2070. No. 1. IOP Publishing, 2021.
- Das, Shriti, Naveen Kumar Thotakanama, and Krishnan Manickavasagam. "Analysis and design of fuzzy based PWM controller for solar power generation." 2017 International Conference on Technological Advancements in Power and Energy (TAP Energy). IEEE, 2017.
National Journal Papers
- Mamatha, H., Ranjitha, T., Vinutha, R., Prajwal, K.T. and Kumar, T.N., 2019. Design and Development of Low Cost IR based Home Automation System. SASTech-Technical Journal of RUAS, 18(1), pp.33-36.
- Raj, Vineetha P., K. Manickavasagam, and Naveen Kumar., 2018. Client-Server Based Control for Distributed Generator. SASTech-Technical Journal of RUAS, 17(01), pp.5-8.
International Journal Papers
- Manickavasagam, K., Thotakanama, N.K. and Puttaraj, V., 2019. Intelligent energy management system for renewable energy driven ship. IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, 9(1), pp.24-34.
- ISTE – Life Member (LM-136636)
- IAENG – Member (156412)
Granted
- Venkatesan Suchitra., Krishnan Manickavasagam., Thotakanama Kumar Naveen., Puttaraj Vineetha., M S Indira, “Method, System And Apparatus To Extend Discharge Time Of Battery Using Two-Chopper Circuit”, an Indian Patent granted on the date: 19/01/2024 by The Patent Office, Government of India, Patent number: 501482
Filed
- Prajwal K. T., K. Manickavasagam, T Naveen Kumar and S Malathi, “Fuzzy Based Intelligent Controller for Voltage Enhancement from Energy Harvester”, Indian Patent Application: 202441041569, January, 2024.
- Prajwal, K. T., Manickavasagam, K. and Naveen Kumar, T. “Conical Shaped Electromagnetic Energy Harvester”, Indian Patent Application: 202041055630, December, 2020.
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