Smart Grids

O.V. Gnana Swathika (Member’11–Senior Member'20, IEEE) received B.E degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Madras University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2000, MS in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA, in 2004, PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from VIT University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2017. She has also completed her post-doc at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Her current research interests include microgrid protection, power system optimization, embedded systems, photovoltaic systems. She currently works as Associate Professor Senior at Centre for Smart Grid Technologies, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. K. Karthikeyan is an Electrical & Electronics engineering graduate with a Master’s in Personnel Management from the University of Madras. With his two decades of rich experience in electrical design, he has immensely contributed towards the building services sector comprising airports, ITOS, tall statues, railway station/depots, Hospital, Educational institutional buildings, Residential, Hotel, Steel plants, Automobile plants in India and abroad (Sri Lanka, Dubai & UK). Currently working as Chief Engineering Manager – Electrical designs for Larsen & Toubro construction, commonly known as L&T, is an Indian multinational EPC contracting company. Also, he has worked in other major companies like Voltas, ABB, Apex Knowledge technology private limited. His primary role involved to prepare/review complete electrical system designs up to 110KV voltage levels. Detailed engineering stage covering by various electrical design calculations, design basis reports, suitable for construction drawings, and MEP design coordination. He is the point of contact for both client and internal project team, lead and manage a team of design and divisional personnel, day-to-day interaction with clients, peer review, managing project deadlines, Project time estimation, assisting in staff appraisals, training, and recruiting.

1. Emerging Threats to IoT Security and their Mitigation Strategies in Smart Grid. 2. IoT Interfaced Protection Strategy using Z-Source breaker for DC microgrid Applications. 3. Voltage Unsteadiness Investigation for IEEE 30 Bus System with Voltage Margin. 4. Deployment of non-isolated Multi-port Converters in Smart grid systems. 5. Adaptive Demand Response Management: Introduction and Case Study at A Higher Learning Institution Building. 6. Multi-Objective Optimal Power Flow Algorithm for Optimal Performance in Distribution System. 7. Techno-economical optimal solution for Sri Lankan Distribution System. 8. Case Study- Kalubowila Feeder: Optimal DG Planning for Distribution Feeders in Srilanka. 9. Case Study- Mallawapitiya Feeder 8: Optimal DG Planning for Distribution Feeders in Srilanka. 10. State of Charge Estimation of Indian Real Time Driving Cycle for Electric Vehicle Battery Energy Storage System. 11. Network Optimization Based Load Balancing Technique for LV Electricity Distribution Network. 12. IoT Based Monitoring and Protection of Transformer. 13. CI Based Sepic DC/DC Converter For Photovoltaic Applications. 14. IoT Based Power Theft Detection. 15. IoT Based Prioritized Load Management technique for PV battery powered building. 16. A Predictive Analysis Of Crop Yield For Sustainable Farming In Rajasthan. 17. IoT Based E-Bicycle Monitoring System. 18. Critical Review: Net Zero Energy Building. 19. Voltage Stability in Microgrid: A Critical Review.