PROF. UDAYKUMAR R. Y.

DIRECTOR (MNIT, JAIPUR)

Prabha Bhawan, MNIT Campus

udaykumarry@yahoo.com
JLN Marg, Jaipur - 302017
director@mnit.ac.in
Phone:+91-9448147806, 7410898000

EDUCATION
Program Institution Stream Year of completion
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Powai Energy Systems Engineering 2000
M.Tech KREC, Mangalore University, karnataka Industrial Electronics 1990
B.Tech KREC, Mysore University, karnataka Electrical Power Engineering 1984
P.U.C Govinda Dasa College, Mangalore, karnataka PCMB 1979

RESEARCH PROFILE AT A GLANCE

• Google Scholar: h-index: 18, i10-index: 34, citations: 1141.
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=oo-u26YAAAAJ&hl=en
• Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1417358/prof-udaykumar-yaragatti/
• Scopus: h-index: 11, citations: 422.
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6505900708

PROFESSIONAL / TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Professor (On-lien), E&E Department, NITK, Surathkal, India. 2016(Oct) - Present
• Professor, E&E Department, NITK, Surathkal, India. 2005 - 2016(Oct)
• Assistant Professor, E&E Department, NITK, Surathkal, India. 1997 - 2005
• Senior Lecturer, E&E Department, NITK, Surathkal, India. 1996 - 1997
• Lecturer, E&E Department, NITK, Surathkal, India. 1990 - 1996
• Lecturer, E&E Department, SDMCET, Dharwad, India. 1984 - 1990

A DMINISTRATIVE AND A CADEMIC P OSITIONS

• Director - MNIT, Jaipur, India. 2016(Oct) Onwards
• Mentor Director - IIIT Kota, India. 2016(Oct) Onwards
• Director (in-charge)- NIT, Goa, India. 2016(Oct)- 2017(June)
• Dean Students’ Welfare, NITK Surathkal, India. 2013-2016
• Chief Warden, NITK Surathkal, India. 2010-2014
• Faculty In-charge (Electrical Works), NITK Surathkal, India. 2005-2008
• H.O.D (E & E), NITK Surathkal, India. 2005-2008
• Warden, NITK Surathkal, India. 2000-2006
• NSS Officer, NITK Surathkal, India. 1992-1994
• Warden, NITK Surathkal, India. 1992-1994
• Executive Member, Center for Rural Energy and Sustainable Technology, NITK Surathkal, India. 1990-1992
R ESEARCH A CCOMPLISHMENTS (S PONSRED R&D P ROJECTS )
• Cooperative Isolated Renewable Energy System for • Investigation on the Operation & Control of Multiple
Enhancing Reliability of Power in Rural Areas, MI DG resources in a Microgrid (Phase-I), CPRI, Banga-
OFF-grid, DST India, 2.8 Crores (On going) lore, May-2011 to March-2013.
• Grid connected Photovoltaic Systems, Ministry of Hu-
man Resources Development (MHRD), Government
• Cooperative Micro Grids Integrated Smart Elec- of India.
tric Transportation Systems (CMGISETS) Coordi- • DSP Based Embedded Controller for Multilevel In-
nated Technologies for Seamless Energy Management, verters, MHRD, Government of India (Principal Inves-
SPARC -DST-MHRD India, 97 Lakhs, (On going) tigator – Dr. A.R. Beig).

ACHIEVEMENTS
• Chairperson - NWRC Chandigarh since 22-11-2018.
• Mentor Director, IIIT Kota (from oct 2016-present).
• Director in-charge, NIT Goa (from 18-10-2016 to June 2017)
• Member - Executive committee AICTE.
• Member - Committee constituted for implementation and support of ERP system in NITs.
• Board member - JN Govt Engineering college Sundarnagar.
• Member - CABE, New Delhi.
• Member - Finance committee IIT Jammu.
• Chairperson - External committee to examine and finalise the revised DPR of NITs.
• Chairman CSAB-2017, 2018.
• Chief Patron - IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics held at MNIT Jaipur, 2018.

• General Chair - IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (IEEE-ICIIS) held at NITK, Surathkal,
2010.

• Co-Chair - IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (IEEE-ICIIS) held at Peredeniya University,
Srilanka, 2009.

• Session Chair- IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (IEEE-ICIIS) held at Peredeniya University,
Srilanka, 2009.
• Regular reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and IET Journal of Power Electronics and other international IEEE
society peer-reviewed conferences.

• One of the TWO Indians Selected and Invited to Participate in Global Development Program 2001 (GDP- 2001) on “Industrial
Automation” organized by Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, and MSOE Milwaukee USA. In the month of June – July 2001.
Participants were from 25 countries.
• Participated/Chaired in 11th European conference on power electronics and applications EPE 2006 held at Dresden Germany.

• Visited Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Victoria, Victoria BC, CANADA as Visiting Research
Professor between 21st Nov to 9th Dec 2008.

• Participated in 2nd IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems PEDES’98, 26th Nov. to 4th
Dec. Perth, Western Australia.

• Selected as Technical Paper Committee Reviewer for IEEE PELS society International Conference APEC 06 ( Applied Power
Electronics Conference 2005 USA) and APEC 07 (Applied Power Electronics Conference 2006-07 USA).
• Co-Chair for 34th National Systems Conference 2010 (NSC 2010) of Systems Society of India (SSI) at NITK Surathkal. from
Dec 10th to 12th 2010.
 • Organized 15 Days AICTE-ISTE STTP on Solar Energy and Applications.
• Expert Committee Member of NBA of AICTE – New Delhi.
• Expert Committee Member of NAAC-UGC, Bengaluru.
• Expert member (Examination paper) of UPSC, New Delhi and KPSC, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• Member- Board of Studies(BOS), Anna University, Guindy; Goa University,Goa; Kuvempu university, Karnataka.
• Member- Board of Studies(BOS), BVBCET, Hubli during 2005-2008.
• Member- Board of Studies(BOS), SDMCET,Dharwad during 2008-2012.
• Advisor Committee Member for ME/M.Tech Programmes, SDMIT, Ujire, DK.
• Organizer for Institute’s Technical festival (ENGINEER) and cultural festival (INCIDENT) since 1990.
• Organizing member of Institute’s Technical International/National Conferences, IE and ISTE conventions.
• Convener of NITK Alumini Association (AA) 10th Global Convention and active member of NITK-AA since 1990.
• Organized and coordinated a National workshop on “Energy Audit”(Sponsored by TEQIP) during 19- 21, Dec-2005.
• Appointed as Coordinator of Energy and Environmental Cell of TEQIP of the Institute.
• Executive member of PAN-NIT Forum, New Delhi.

• Keynote address/ Invited Talks/Lectures: 55, Courses/Events Organized : 15, Research Interactions Abroad: 05 ( USA, Canada
and UAE), Senate Member, NITK since 2005.
• Participated in Management Development Programme, MDI, Gurgaon during 2011.
• Participated in e-Governance: Transforming Government Sector organized by National Productivity Council, Port Blaier, Novem-
ber 2015.
• Participated in Management Capacity Enhancement Programme organized by TEQIP organized by IIM Udaipur, June 2015.

PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE CAMPUS AND AROUND

• Secretary KREC Hr Pry School Management Committee
• Member of ABHYUDAYA SANGA (to help poor children)
• Member of JAGRUTHI (committee to reduce resource wastage)
• Member of NITK Alumni to keep the campus GREEN
• Member of Campus Employees Welfare Society
• Member of Lok Rajya Sanghatana (LRS), A voluntary organization to spread awareness of Our Constitution.

RESEARCH SUPERVISION
• Ph.D. : 15 Completed and 04 Ongoing • M.Tech Theses : 45

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Senior Member, IEEE
• Life Member, ISTE
• Life Member, SESI
• Life Member, IE
• Fellow, ISLE
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS/CONFERENCES/BOOKS: 220)

Papers published (2020)

International journal:
1. N. Sandeep, J S M Ali, Udaykumar R Y, Vijaykumar K, Arun Kumar Verma and H R Pota , "Common-Ground-Type Five-Level
Transformerless Inverter Topology With Full DC-Bus Utilizaton", IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2020.

2. P Kushwaha, R Bhakar, U Yaragatti, V Prakash, “PFR Constrained Energy Storage & Interruptible Load Scheduling under High
RE Penetration”, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, 2020.
3. K V L Narayana Santoshkumar H, Rajashekar Mandi,Swapna Mansani, Udaykumar R Y, “Agent Based Wireless Sensor System
for V2G Aggregation in Smart Grid” Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2020.
4. Santoshkumar, Suresh Chavan, Udaykumar R Y and Swapna M “Electric Vehicle Traffic Pattern Analysis and Prediction in Aggregation
Regions/Parking Lot Zones to Support V2G Operation in Smart Grid: A Cyber-Physical System Entity” International Journal of
Emerging Electric Power Systems, 2020.

International Conference Proceedings:

1. N. Sandeep, J S M Ali, Arun Kumar Verma and Udaykumar R. Y, "Reduced Component Boost Seven-Level Inverter (RCB7LI)
with Self-Voltage Balancing ", 2020 IEEE International conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
(PESGRE 2020).
2. Sangeeta Kumari, N. Sandeep, Arun Verma and Udaykumar R Y ,"An Improved Unipolar SPWM for Transformerless PV Grid
Connected Inverter" 2019 8th International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS), 2020
3. Diksha Jain, N. Sandeep, Arun Verma and Udaykumar R Y ,"A Simple Methodology for Sizing of Stand-Alone PV-Battery
System" 2019 8th International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS), 2020
Papers published (2019)

International journal:
1. N. Sandeep, J. S. M. Ali, Udaykumar R. Y and K. Vijayakumar, “Switched-capacitor based quadruple boost nine-level inverter”
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 7147-7150, Aug. 2019.
2. N. Sandeep, J. S. M. Ali, Udaykumar R. Y and K. Vijayakumar“A self-balancing five-level boosting inverter with reduced com-
ponents” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 6020-6024, July. 2019.
3. Santoshkumar, Suresh Chavan and Udaykumar R Y “A Stochastic Model Based on Markov Chain to Support Vehicle-to-Grid
(V2G) Operation in Smart Distribution Network ” International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems 20 (3), 2019.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. N. Sandeep, J S M ALi, Arun Kumar Verma and Udaykumar R. Y, "Three-Phase Magnetic-Less Boosting Multilevel Inverter
Topology With Reduced Components ", IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference-India ITEC- 2019.
2. N. Sandeep, Arun Kumar Verma and Udaykumar R. Y, "Seven-Level Active-Neutral-Point-Clamped Inverter Topology With
Voltage Boosting Capability ", 2019-IACC-0850, 54th IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA, pp.
1-5, 2019.

Papers published (2018)

International journal:
1. J. S. M. Ali, R. S. Alishah, N. Sandeep, S. H. Hosseini, E. Babaei, K. Vijayakumar and Udaykumar R. Y., “A new generalized
multilevel converter topology based on cascaded connection of basic units” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in
Power Electronics, paper accepted, in press, 2018.
2. B. Siva, N. Sandeep and Udaykumar R. Y., “Design and implementation of transformer-based multilevel inverter topology with
reduced components,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, paper accepted, in press, 2018.
3. N. Sandeep and Udaykumar R. Y., “A switched-capacitor-based multilevel inverter topology with reduced components,” IEEE
 Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 5538-5542, Jul. 2018.
4. N. Sandeep and Udaykumar R. Y., “Operation and control of a nine-level modified ANPC inverter topology with reduced part
count for grid-connected applications,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 65, no. 6, pp. 4810-4818, Jun. 2018.
5. B. Siva, N. Sandeep and Udaykumar R. Y., “A simplified transformer-based multilevel inverter topology and generalizations for
renewable energy applications,” IET Power Electronics, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 708-718, Apr. 2018.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. N. Sandeep, J. S. M. Ali, Udaykumar R. Y. and K. Vijayakumar, “Switched-capacitor-based three-phase five-level inverter topol-
ogy with reduced components” 8th IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE-2018), 2018, pp. 1-5.
2. J. S. M. Ali, N. Sandeep, K. Vijayakumar, Udaykumar R. Y. and F. Blaabjerg, “Hybrid multilevel inverter topology with reduced
part count” 8th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2018, pp. 1-5.
Papers published (2017)

International journal:

1. N. Sandeep and Udaykumar R Y, “Operation and control of an improved hybrid nine-level inverter,” IEEE Transactions on
Industry Applications, Early Access, 2017.
2. N. Sandeep and Udaykumar R Y, “Design and implementation of active neutral-point-clamped nine-level reduced device count
inverter: an application to grid integrated renewable energy sources,” IET Power Electronics, Early Access, 2017.
3. Santoshkumar, Udaykumar R. Y, Suresh Chavan, and Anant Naik “Gridable Electric Vehicle (GEV) Aggregation in Distribution
Network to Support Grid Requirements: A Communication Approach” , International Journal of Emerging Electric Power
Systems, Berkeley Press, Early Access, 2017.
4. N. Sandeep and Udaykumar R. Y, “Design and Implementation of a Sensorless Multilevel Inverter with Reduced Part Count” ,
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 32, No. 9, pp. 6677-6683, 2017.

Papers published (2016)

International journal:

1. Swapna M and Udaykumar R Y, “A novel approach for phase balancing of secondary distribution power system,” Indian Journal
of Science and Technology , Vol. 9, No. 44, pp. 1-6, 2016.
2. Santoshkumar, Udaykumar R. Y, Suresh Chavan, and Anant Naik “Stochastic model of electric vehicle parking lot occupancy in
vehicle-to-grid (V2G)” , Energy Procedia, Elsevier, Vol. 90, 2016.
3. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R. Y, “Thermal Power Plants: Modeling, Control, and Efficiency Improvement” , CRC Press,
Chapters 2-4, pp. 19-114, 2016.
4. N. Sandeep and Udaykumar R. Y, “Single-phase seven-level grid-connected photovoltaic system with ripple correlation control
maximum power point pracking” ,International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 1260-1266, 2016.
5. Shalavadi B S and Udaykumar R. Y, “Modelling and analysis of a standalone PV/micro turbine/ ultra Capacitor hybrid sys-
tem” ,International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 847-855, 2016.
6. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R. Y, “Carbon emission reduction by improving performance of primary air fans in thermal
power plants through energy conservation techniques” , International Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp.
54-69, 2016.

International Conference Proceedings:

1. Sandeep N, and Udaykumar R Y, “A new nine-level single-DC source-based inverter topology for distributed generation ” Power
Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), pp 1-6, 2016.
2. Swapna M, and Udaykumar R Y, “An algorithm for optimal phase balancing of secondary distribution systems at each node
” , Transmission & Distribution Construction, Operation & Live-Line Maintenance (ESMO), 2016 IEEE PES 13th International
Conference on, pp 1-5, 2016.
3. Siva Behara, Sandeep N, and Udaykumar R Y, “Transformer-based seven-level inverter with single-dc supply for renewable energy
applications ” India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE-2016), IEEE, pp 1-6, 2016.
Papers published (2015)
International journal:
1. Santoshkumar, and Udaykumar R. Y, “Development of Markov Chain-Based Queuing Model and Wireless Infrastructure for EV
to Smart Meter Communication in V2G, ”International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, Berkeley Press, vol. 16, no.
2 pp 153-163, 2015.
2. M. Kappali & R. Y. Udayakumar, Solar Load Voltage Tracking for Water Pumping: An Algorithm’, Journal of The Institution of
Engineers (India): Series B, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication and Computer Engineering, vol. 96, no. 2, pp 159-164,
2015.
3. Santoshkumar, and Udaykumar R. Y, “Development of Wireless Access Support for EV to Smart Meter Communication in
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), ” International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), vol. 5, no. 2 pp 419-426, 2015.
4. Santoshkumar, and Udaykumar R. Y, “Modeling and Comprehensive Analysis of WiMAX Protocol for Grid Control Center to
Aggregator Communication in V2G , ” International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 133-138,
2015.
National journal:
1. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Reduction of Auxiliary Power of In-house HT Equipment in Thermal Power
Plant by Energy Conservation”, IEEMA Journal, ISBN 0970-2946, Vol. 6, Issue No. 5, pp. 44-53, 2015.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. Santoshkumar Hampannavar, and Udaykumar R Y, “Performance Analysis of LTE Protocol for EV to EV Communication in
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) ,” IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering”, pp 1-5, 2015.
2. Sandeep N, and Udaykumar R Y, “Single Phase Modular Multilevel Inverter based Grid-Connected Phtovoltaic System, ” IEEE
Annual India conference (INDICON), pp 1-6, 2015.
3. Satyendra Shet, and Udaykumar R Y,” Stability Analysis of a Novel PMBLDC Motor Drive for Electric Scooter Application,”
IEEE Annual India conference (INDICON), pp 1-6, 2015.
4. Santoshkumar Hampannavar, and Udaykumar R Y, “Markov Chain Based Stochastic Model of Electric Vehicle Parking Lot
(EVPL) Occupancy in Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) ,” IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Computing
Research (IEEE-ICCIC-2015), 2015.
5. Santoshkumar Hampannavar, and Udaykumar R Y, “Stochastic Model of Electric Vehicle Parking Lot Occupancy in Vehicle-to-
Grid (V2G),” International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, 2015.
6. Swapna M, Peddi Reddy, Udaykumar R.Y, “Performance Study of Secondary Distribution Feeder for Phase Balancing at each
Candidate Node”, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Information, embedded and Communication systems
(ICIIECS 2015)
7. Swapna M and Udaykumar R.Y, “Phase Balancing Techniques”, 4th International Engineering Symposium (IES 2015).
8. GD Moger, CSN Murthy, RY Udaykumar, “Experimental, simulation and a case study on electrical energy consumption in mine
drive haulage system”, International Conference on Power and Advanced Control Engineering (ICPACE), pp. 322-326, 2015.
9. Santoshkumar, and Udaykumar R. Y, “Development of WSN system for precision agriculture, ” 2nd IEEE International Confer-
ence on Innovations in Information, embedded and Communication systems (ICIIECS 2015).
Papers published (2014)

International journal:
1. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Control of CO2 emission through enhancing energy efficiency of auxiliary
power equipment in thermal power plant”, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy, Elsevier , Vol 62, November 2014,
Pages 744–752.
2. Santoshkumar, and Udaykumar R. Y, “Modeling and Architectural Frame Work of Off-Board V2G Integrator for Smart Grid , ”
International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 826-831, 2014.
3. R. P. Mandi, and Udaykumar R. Y, “Reduction of Carbon Emission by Enhancing Energy Efficiency of Forced Draft Fans in
Thermal Power Plants, ”International Journal of Power and & Energy Systems, ACTA Press, vol. 34, no. 4, 2014.
4. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Energy Conservatiomn Techniques of HT Equipment in Thermal Power Plant”,
Electrical and Power Review, Volume 2, Issue No. 9, June 2014.
 5. M. kappali, and Udaykumar R. Y, “Solar Load Voltage Tracking for Water Pumping: An Algorithm”, Journal of The Institution
of Engineers (India): Series B, Springer, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 159-164, 2014.
6. Rajashekar P. Mandi, S. Seetharamu and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Enhancing Energy Efficiency of Boiler Feed Pumps in Thermal
Power Plants through Operational Optimization and Energy Conservation”, International Research Journal of Power and Energy,
Premier Publication, Vol. 1, No. 2, Sept. 2014, pp. 013-016
National journal:
1. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Technological advances in distribution transformers”, Electrical Power &
Review Magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 11, Sept. 2014, pp. 39 – 41.
2. Rajashekar P. Mandi, S. Seetharamu and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Improving Performance of Primary Air Fans in Thermal Power
Plants through Energy Conservation Techniques”, The Journal of CPRI, Volume 10, Issue No. 3. Sept. 2014, pp. 569 – 580.
3. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Energy conservation techniques of HT equipment in thermal power plant”,
Electrical Power& Review Magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 9, July 2014, pp. 34 – 37.
4. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Improvement of Energy Efficiency of Boiler Feed Pumps in Thermal Power
Plants through Intelligent Prediction and Operational Optimization”, The Journal of CPRI, Volume 10, Issue No. 2, June 2014,
pp.331-344.
5. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Reducing Auxiliary Power of Induced Draft Fans in Coal Fired Thermal Power
Plants by Energy Audit”, The Journal of CPRI, Volume 10, Issue No. 1, March 2014, pp. 65-74.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. Santoshkumar, Udaykumar R.Y, “Performance Investigation of Mobile WiMAX Protocol for Aggregator and Electrical Vehicle
Communication in Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)”, Proc., IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Toronto
IEEE-CCECE, Canada, 2014.
2. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udayakumar R. Yaragatti, “Reduction of Auxiliary Power in a Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant Through
Energy Conservation Measures”, Proc. of International Conference on ‘Energy Generation and Conservation for Meeting India’s
Futuristic Needs’, Organized by Babu Banarasi Das Institute of Technology, Gaziabad, during 22nd March 2014.
3. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udayakumar R. Yaragatti, “Methodology of Energy Audit”, Proc. of National Workshop on “Energy
Conservation in Buildings, Hospitals, Hotels, Offices, Commercial Complexes and ECBC Codes”, Organized by CPRI, Bangalore,
March 2014.
4. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udayakumar R. Yaragatti, “Energy Conservation in Electrical Equipments and Case Studies”, Proc. of
National Workshop on “Energy Conservation in Buildings, Hospitals, Hotels, Offices, Commercial Complexes and ECBC Codes”,
Organized by CPRI, Bangalore, March 2014.
5. Sandeep N, P S Kulkarni, and Udaykumar R. Y, “A single-stage active damped LCL-filterbased grid-connected photovoltaic
inverter with maximum power point tracking, ”in Conf. Rec. Power Systems Conference (NPSC), Eighteenth National, pp. 1-6,
2014.
6. P Salodkar, Sandeep N, P S Kulkarni, and Udaykumar R. Y, “A Comparison of Seven-Level Inverter Topologies for Multilevel
DC-AC Power Conversion, ”in Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2014 IEEE International Conference on,
pp. 1-6, 2014.
7. N Koduri, Santoshkumar, and Udaykumar R. Y, “On-board Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) integrator for power transaction in smart grid
environment, ”in Computational Intelligence and Computing Research (ICCIC), IEEE International Conference on, pp. 1-4, 2014.
8. Kamalapur G D, Udaykumar Yaragatti: Rural electrification in India and pre-sizing of solar home systems. 2014 IEEE Global
Humanitarian Technology Conference - South Asia Satellite, GHTC-SAS 2014; 09/2014.
9. Kamalapur G D and Udaykumar Yaragatti, “Flexible A C Transmission and study of TCSC,” International Conference on Com-
puter communication and Informatics, Coimbattur, Jan 3-5, 2014
10. Rajashekar P. Mandi, S. Seetharamu and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Optimization of Carbon Emission by Enhancing Energy Effi-
ciency of Condensate Extraction Pumps in Thermal Power Plants through Energy Conservation Techniques”, Ninth International
Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS)-2014’ 15th – 17th Dec. 2014.IE
11. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Reduction of Auxiliary Power in a Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant Through
Energy Conservation Measures”, Proc. of International Conference on ‘Energy Generation and Conservation for Meeting India’s
Futuristic Needs’, Organized by Babu Banarasi Das Institute of Technology, Gaziabad, India, pp. 47 – 56. ernational Conference
ICIIS-2014, 15th – 17th Dec. 2014.
Papers published (2013)

International journal:
1. Sreenivasappa B.V, Udaykumar R.Y, ”Improved Space Vector PWM Algorithm for Three-Level Voltage Source Inverter in Over
Modulation Region”, International Journal of Power Electronics-Inderscience, 2013.
2. Anant Naik, Udaykumar R.Y,” Modeling a Grid Connected Photovoltaic System with Perturb and Observe based Maximum
Power Point Tracking”, International Journal of Distributed Generation and Alternate Energy, Taylor and Francis, Vol 28, Issue-4,
pp-49-72,2013.
3. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y “Flexible a c Transmission and Static Voltage Compensator” International Journal of Current
Engineering and Technology, ISSN 2277 – 4106, pp. 329-332, 2013.
4. M. Kappali, Udaykumar Yaragatti, and V R Sheelavant” Solar photovoltaic water pumping: harnessing maximum power”, Inter-
national journal of electrical and power engineering, vol. 4, No. 1, 2013.
5. M. Kappali, Udaykumar Yaragatti, and V R Sheelavant” Harnessing maximum power from solar PV panel for water pumping
appplication”, Mobile communication and power engineering, pp. 236-241, 2013.
National journal:
1. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Optimal Hybridization of Renewable Energy Systems to Improve Energy
Efficiency”, The Journal of CPRI, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 521-532, 2013.
2. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Integration of Renewable Energy System Solar PV with Diesel”, The Journal
of CPRI, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 533-542, 2013.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. Santoshkumar, Udaykumar R.Y, “IEEE 802.16-2004(WiMAX) Protocol For Grid Control Center and Aggregator Communication
In V2G for Smart Grid Application”, IEEE-ICCIC 2013, Madurai, India.
Papers published (2012)

International journal:
1. Sreenivasappa B.V, Udaykumar R Y and Beig A.R, ”Space Vector Based Synchronised Bus-Clamping PWM Algorithms for
Three-Level Voltage Source Inverter in Over Modulation Region”, Power Electronics, IET, Vol.5, Issue 4, PP 493- 500,2012.
2. Anant Naik, Udaykumar Yaragatti, ”A novel MPPT controlled grid connected photovoltaic system with dual functionality of
active power injection and reactive power compensation in a single phase system”, Journal of Electrical Engineering, Romania,
“Politechnica” publishing house, volume 12/2012-edition:2, pp-165-172.
3. M.Kappali, Udaykumar Yaragatti, ” A Novel Approach to Harness Maximum Power from Solar PV Panel”, The Journal of Central
Power Research Institute (CPRI), India., Dec 2012.
4. M. Kappali, Udaykumar Yaragatti, ” Harnessing Maximum Power from Solar PV Panel for Water Pumping Application: A Simple
Approach”, International Energy Journal (IEJ), Vol.13 No.3, Page 145-160, 2012.
5. M.Kappali, Udaykumar Yaragatti, ” Solar Photo Voltaic Water Pumping: Harnessing Maximum Power”, International Journal on
Electrical and Power Engineering (IJEPE) , ACEEE, USA, Vol.3, No.4, Page: 1-8, 2012.
6. S.B.Karajgi, Udaykumar R.Y and G.D. Kamlapur,” Modeling of Power Generation using Municipal Solid waste in India”, Inter-
national Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol.2, No.2, Page:197-202, 2012.
7. S.B.Karajgi, Udaykumar R.Y and G.D. Kamlapur,” An Approach to Quantify the Loss Reduction due to Distributed Generation”,
International Journal of Computer Applications (IJCA)Vol.52,No.17,Page 13-18, 2012.
8. S.B.Karajgi, Udaykumar R.Y and G.D. Kamlapur,” Fault Location Estimation in Distribution Systems with High Penetration of
Distributed Generation”, International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering(IJCEE), Oct 2012.
9. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, “Rural Electrification in the Changing Paradigm of Power Sector Reforms in India ” Inter-
national Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol.2, No.2, pp. 147-154, 2012.
10. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, “People’s participation in rural electrification—a successful case” Energy Systems: Springer
Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 209-219, 2012.
11. B K Srikant, Udaykumar R Y and D K Gopal, “Modelling of power generation using municipal solid waste in india”, International
journal of electrical and computer engineering, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 197-202, 2012.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. S Afroze, A Naik, and Udaykumar R. Y, “A systematic approach to grid connected PV system, ” in Power India Conference, IEEE
Fifth , pp. 1-5, 2012.
2. Anant Naik, Udaykumar Yaragatti, “Comparison of Three Popular Control Strategies Used in Shunt Active Power Filters”, IEEE
Asia-Pacific Post Graduate Research in Microelectronics & Electronics (PRIME-ASIA) conference held at BITS PILANI Hyder-
abad, Dec-2012.
3. Anant Naik, Vinayak Kole, Udaykumar Yaragatti, “Power Management of a Hybrid Fuel Cell and Photovoltaic with Ultracapac-
itor for Grid Connected/Isolated Operation”, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems
(PEDES 2012) held at IISC- Bangalore Dec-2012.
4. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R. Yaragatti, “Energy Efficiency Improvement of Auxiliary Power Equipment in Thermal
Power Plant through Operational Optimization”, Published in IEEE Explorer, Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Power
Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES 2012).
5. M. Kappali, R. Y. Udayakumar & V. R. Sheelavant;”Harnessing Maximum Power from Solar PV Panel for Water Pumping
Application” Third International Conference on Control, Communication and Power Engineering 2012 - CCPE 2012.
Papers published (2011)

International journal:
1. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y”, Rural electrification in India and feasibility of Photovoltaic Solar Home Systems “ELSE-
VIER Journal Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 33, pp 594-599, 2011
2. Sreenivasappa. B. V and Udaykumar R. Y, ”Improved space vector PWM algorithm for three-level voltage source inverter in
overmodulation region”, Int. J. Power Electronics- Inderscience, vol. 5, no .1, pp. 75-94, 2011.
3. Sreenivasappa. B. V, Udaykumar R. Y and Beig. A R, ”Synchronized symmetrical bus-clamping PWM strategies for three-level
inverter: applications to low switching frequencies”, Int. J. Emerging Electrics Power Systems, vol. 12, no .2, pp. 1-18, 2011.
4. Abdul ahad shaik, Uday kumar R. Y., k. S. R. Deepika and shaik nisar ahmed,”Analysis, design and performance characteristics
of switched reluctance motor” International journal of multi disciplinary research and advances in engineering IJMRAE, vol. 3,
no. 2, 2011
International Conference Proceedings:
1. Sreenivasappa. B. V, Beig. A R and Udaykumar R. Y, ”Performance analysis of PWM strategies for cascaded H-bridge three-level
inverter”, 6th IEEE GCC conference and exhibition, Dubai, UAE, pp. 81-84, 2011.
2. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R. Yaragatti, ”Enhancing energy efficiency of Auxiliary Power equipment in a 210 MW
coal fired power plant through Energy Conservation”, Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy
Systems (PESA 2011), Pittsburgh, USA, pp. 234 – 241, 2011.
3. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R Yaragatti, “Grid interacted Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant for Rural Banks”, Proceedings
of International Conference on Roadmap for Smart Grid, held on 3-4th August 2011, organized by CPRI, Bangalore, pp. 131-136.
Papers published (2010)

International journal:
1. Sreenivasappa. B. V and Udaykumar R. Y, ”Elimination of output voltage oscillations in dc-dc converter using PWM with PI
controller”, Serbian journal of electrical engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1 pp. 57-68, 2010.
2. Sreenivasappa. B. V and Udaykumar R. Y, ”Analysis and implementation of discrete time PID controller using FPGA”, Interna-
tional journal of electrical and computer engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1 pp. 71-82, 2010.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y ,”Village Electrification in deep rural areas of India and PVSHS’ at International Conference
on, Advances in Energy Conversion Technologies (ICAECT 2010) organized by Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal 7, 10
Jan 2010.
2. Sreenivasappa. B. V, Udaykumar R. Y and Beig. A R, ”Synchronized SVPWM algorithm for over modulation region for three-
level VSI”, 36th annual conference on IEEE-IECON’10, Arizona, USA, pp. 1004-1010, 2010.
3. Sreenivasappa. B. V, Udaykumar R. Y and Beig. A R, ”FPGA based control model with derivative filter for converter”, 5th
International conference of industrial and information system ICIIS 2010, pp. 398-403.
 4. M. Kappali & R. Y. Udayakumar; ‘An Approach to Reduce the Size and Cost of PV Panel in Solar Water Pumping’ , Fifth
International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS)-2010’ 29th July – 1st Aug 2010, NITK Surathkal.
5. Abdul ahad shaik, Uday kumar R. Y., k. S. R. Deepika,”Rotor position estimation and desing of low coat controller circuit for
switched reluctance motor based on machine design parameter” 5th International conference of industrial and information system
ICIIS 2010, pp. 568-573.
6. Abdul ahad shaik, Uday kumar R. Y., k. S. R. Deepika,”Design analysis and performance characteristics of switchd reluctance
motor” 5th International conference of industrial and information system ICIIS 2010, pp. 574-579.
7. Rajashekar P. Mandi, S. Seetharamu and Udaykumar R. Yaragatti, Enhancing energy efficiency of auxiliary power system in a
210 MW coal fired power plant through energy efficiency, Proc. of Fifth International Conference on Industrial and Information
Systems-2010, NITK Surathkal, pp. 549 - 554.
8. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udayakumar R. Yaragatti, Solar PV- Diesel Hybrid Energy System For Rural Applications, Proc. of
Fifth International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems-2010, Published in IEEE Explorer, organized by National
Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, during 29th July – 1st August, 2010, pp. 555 - 560.
Papers published (2009)

International journal:
1. Rajkiran Ballal, Shreesha, Udaykumar” A Novel method of Maximum Power point tracking of a grid connected photovoltaic
systems: International journal of Engineering Research and Industrial applications (IJERIA), Vol. 2, No. 4, pp 01-11, 2009.
2. Shanatrama C, C. Shreesha and Udaykumar R Y,”A novel controller for biomass based hybrid power system”, International journal
of engineering research and industrial applications, IJERIA, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 15-27, 2009.
3. Udaykumar R Y, R L Naik and Jangamshetti S H,”Multilevel inverter for photovoltaic power supply system”, International journal
of electronic and electrical engineering, Vol. 5, No. 7, pp. 42-51, 2009
International Conference Proceedings:
1. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y’ Electrical Energy Conservation in India- Achievements and objectives’ at International
Conference on’ Control, Automation, Communication and Energy Conservation, Kongu College of Engineering, Perurudurai,
Erode (Tamilnadu), 2009.
2. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, ’ Rural Electrification in India and PVSHS’ at International seminar cum Exhibition on
Global energy -2009 organized by GVEP(Global Village Energy Program), Bangalore, 4-5, Dec 2009
3. Rajkiran Ballal, Dr. Shreesha, Dr. Udaykumar R.Y,”Maximum Power point tracking of a grid connected photovoltaic system:
presented and published at ICEE 2009.
4. Shanatrama C, C. Shreesha and Udaykumar R Y,”Simulationa and mathematical modeling of a novel converter used for solar
panel tracker”, IEEE-ICEDSP’09 , MIT manipal, 2009.
5. Sreenivasappa. B. V, and Udaykumar R., ”Design and implementation of FPGA based low power digital PID controllers”, 4th
International conference of industrial and information system ICIIS 2009, pp. 568-573.
Papers published (2008)

International journal:
1. Satyendra Kumar M and Dr. Uday Kumar R.Y. “System design approach of digital controller application to vector control induc-
tion motor drive,” International journal of Engineering on Research and Applications. IJERIA. Vo. 1, No. 3, 2008.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, ’People’s participation in Rural Electrification’ at International Conference on’ Emerging
Trends in Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, India, 2008.
2. Rajashekar P. Mandi and Udaykumar R. Yaragatti, ”Enhancing energy efficiency of Induced Draft Fans in Thermal Power Plants”,
Proceedings of the Eighth IASTED International Conference Power and Energy Systems (EuroPES 2008), Corfu, Greece, pp. 176
– 182, 2008.
Papers published (2007)

International journal:
1. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y,” Strategies for sustainable rural electrification in Indian context” , Journal of Electrical
 Systems (JES) UK, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 39-43, 2007.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, ‘Power planning strategies for sustainable rural Electrification in India’ at International
Conference in Recent trends in Computer Applications, Bikaner, 2007
2. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, ‘Successful people’s participation in rural electrification’ at International Conference on
Power Systems (ICPS), CPRI Bangalore , 2007.
3. Satyendra Kumar M and Dr. Uday Kumar R.Y. “Computer application to three phase closed loop vector control induction motor
drive,” International Conference on Recent advancements and applications of Computer in Electrical Engineering, 2007.
4. Satyendra Kumar M and Dr. Uday Kumar R.Y. “Design Computer application to three phase vector control induction motor
drive,” IET-UK International conference on Information and communication technology in electrical sciences, ICTES, 2007.
5. M Satyendra Kumar Shet, Uday Kumar R Yaragatti” Design of computer application for 3 phase vector control induction motor
drive” , Information and Communication Technology in Electrical Sciences (ICTES 2007), ICTES. IET-UK, pp. 315-322, 2007.
6. M. Kappali & R. Y. Udayakumar; “A Novel Strategy To Save Energy Consumed In Electric Water Lifting For Multi Storied
Buildings” The Seventh IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems EuroPES 2007, Spain, Proceedings
(Acta Press), pp. 371-375, 2007.
7. Udaykumar R.Y, K.Kaviarasu, “Design of a Fuzzy Controlled DC-DC Converter with a Novel Tuning Method”, International
Conference on Recent Applications of Computers in Electrical Engineering (RACE 2007), 2007
8. Udaykumar R. Y., Karajgi.S.B, G.D.Kamalapur ‘Power planning strategies for sustainable rural electrification in India’, Interna-
tional Conference on Recent Applications of Computers in Electrical Engineering (RACE 2007), 2007.
Papers published (2006)

International journal:
1. N. C Karmakar, M Aruna, YV Rao, and RY Udaykumar,” Design of haul road lighting system. Part III: application”, International
Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment Taylor and Francis, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 244-248, 2006.
2. N. C Karmakar, M Aruna, YV Rao, and RY Udaykumar,” Design of haul road lighting system. Part II: design based on optimal
cost considerations”, International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment Taylor and Francis, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 175-
180, 2006.
3. N. C Karmakar, M Aruna, YV Rao, and RY Udaykumar,” Design of haul road lighting system. Part I: design based on optimal cost
considerations”, International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment Taylor and Francis, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 165-174,
2006.
4. Udaykumar R.Y, Suresh Ram, Arun M.” Illumination Survey In Surface Mines”, Mining Engineering’s Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2,
2004.
5. Udaykumar R.Y, M.Aruna, Y.V.Rao and N.C.Karmakar “Haul Road Illumination Design based on reflected light and surface
wetness – A Innovative Approach” MGMI Transactions Vol. 102, No. 1&2, 103 – 109, 2006.
6. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y ‘Implementing the cooperative model in rural electrification’ in Regulateri Journal of The
Energy Research Institute (TERI), No. 30, pp. 6-10, 2006.
International Conference Proceedings:
1. AS Kini, and RY Udaykumar,”Modelling and performance analysis of wind/diesel hybrid power system”, Industry applications
conference, 41st IEEE-IAS annual meeting, pp. 1215-1221, 2006.
2. AS Kini, and RY Udaykumar, ”Modelling and simulation of wind/diesel hybrid power system”, IEEE International conference on
industrial , pp. 1670-1675, 2006.
3. M Aruna, and RY Udaykumar,”Efficient artificial lighting system for surface mine haul roads”, Industry applications conference,
41st IEEE-IAS annual meeting, pp. 937-941, 2006.
4. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, Strategies for Sustainable Rural Electrification in India’ at ‘International Interdisciplinary
Conference for Environmental Protection (ICSTEP)’ on Jan. 7-9, 2006 at Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore”.
5. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, ‘Strategies for Sustainable Rural Electrification in India’ at ‘International Conference on
Resource Utilization and Intelligent Systems (INCRUIS-2006)”, Perurudurai, Erode (Tamilnadu), 2006.
 6. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y, ‘Rural Electrification –Strategy Options for India’ at International Conference on ‘Frontier
Technologies –Need for Industry, Business and Education, Hosur (Tamilnadu), 2006
7. Shanatrama C, C. Shreesha and Udaykumar R Y,”Sensor based maximum power point tracking system using flyback converter”,
32nd annual conference of IEEE electronics society IECON’06, 2006.
8. M. Kappali & R. Y. Udayakumar; “Energy Saving In Water Lifting For a Multi Storied Building” Feb.2006, International Congress
on Renewable Energy, Hyderabad (SESI & Usmania University).
Papers published (2005)

International Conference Proceedings:

1. S C Raj, Udaykumar R Y and Naik R L,”A novel technique for photovoltaic maximum power tracking systems”, European
Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 .
2. Udaykumar R Y and Naik R L,”A novel technique for control of cascaded multilevel inverter for photovoltaic power supplies”,
European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, 2005
3. G.D. Kamlapur and Udaykumar R.Y .” Rural Electrification in India- Issues” at International Conference on Energy Research and
Development (ICERD-05) at Kuwait, 2005.
4. Rajkiran Ballal, Shreesha, Udaykumar R.Y, Ananth Nayak, “A Novel method of Fuzzy based Maximum Power Point Tracking
For Photovoltaic systems” Published at the proceedings of International Conference ICIT 2005.
5. Shanatrama C, C. Shreesha and Udaykumar R Y,”A novel photovoltaic power conversion system using the flyback converter”, 3rd
international energy resources and development, ICERD’3, Kuwait, pp. 819-823, 2005.
6. Shanatrama C, C. Shreesha and Udaykumar R Y,”A novel technique for photovoltaic maximum power point sytem”, 11th European
conference on power electronics and applications , Germany, pp. 1-8, 2005.
Papers published (2004)

International Conference Proceedings:

1. AR Beig, RY Udaykumar and VT Ranganathan, “A novel fifteen level inverter for photovoltaic power supply system”, Industry
Applications Conference, 2004. 39th IAS Annual Meeting. pp. 1165-1171, 2004.
Papers published (2003)

International Conference Proceedings:

1. Udaykumar R.Y., Vijayan I., Amar Reddy,”Fuzzy Logic Controller for Closed Loop Regulation of DC –DC Converter,” IEEE
International IT, 2003 at Indianapolis, USA.
Papers published (1999)

International Conference Proceedings:

1. V.N. Shet, R.Y. Udaykumar, K.K. Shetty, V.P. Sundarsingh, “New torque control method for induction motor drives”, IEEE
International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, PEDS, Vol. 1, pp. 561-566, 1999 .
2. Udaykumar R.Y, Sharon M, Sundarsingh.V.P. ”Three Phase AC drive system for EV” IEEE International Conference on ”Power
Electronics, Drives Systems” PEDS’99, 1999, Hong Kong.
3. Udaykumar R.Y, V P. Sundarsingh ,V N.Shet, and M. S. Patil “Electronic Ballast for fluorescent lamp with dimming feature” Proc
of 34th Annual frontier of Power Conferences, Oklahoma state university, Oklahoma
Papers published (1998)

International Conference Proceedings:

1. R.Y. Udaykumar, V.P. Sundarsingh, M. Sharon, “Battery Operated Two Wheeler”, International Conference on Power Electronic
Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth, PEDES, Vol. 2, pp. 906-910, 1998.
Papers published (1996)

International Conference Proceedings:

1. Udaykumar R.Y, Sharon M, Sundarsingh “Solar Photovoltaic Home” National Solar Energy Convention-1996, Jadhavpur Univer-
sity Calcutta, 1996.
2. Udaykumar R.Y, Sharon M, Sundarsingh.V.P and Subrato Saha “ Study and Fabrication of an AC Drive System for A Battery
Driven Motor “ Proceedings of the Seminar on “ Battery Operated Vehicles “ organized by MEDA Pune, PCRA Bombay and
MNES Govt. of India, New-Delhi.