Research Projects
Title of the Project: Exploring performance of PV and energy storage integrated modular multilevel converter (MMC); Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (PI), Dr. Sanjib Ganguly (co-PI); Amount: 68,77,640 Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: ANRF-ARG; Duration: 2025-28
Recipient of Research Group Linkage Programme supported by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for 55,000 EURO; Duration: 2023-26
Title of the Project: Investigation and Exploration of Smart Transformer Based ship microgrid systems; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (PI), Dr. Sanjib Ganguly (co-PI) Amount: 23.30 lakhs Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: TIH; Duration: 2023-25
Title of the Project: Development of Modular Multilevel dc-dc Converter for Electric Vehicles Charging; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (mentor) with students Shwet Prasoon and Sahil Gaurav; Amount: 2.5 lakhs Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: NEWGEN IEDC; Duration: 2023-24
Received IIT Guwahati Research Concept Grand Challenge Award 2022: Amount 2 lakhs Rupees.
Title of the Project: Development of smart transformer based electric vehicle charging station with high PV penetration; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (PI), Dr. Sanjib Ganguly (co-PI); Amount: 28,71,264 Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: SERB; Duration: 2022-26
Title of the Project: Development of Digital Twin for PEM fuel cell-battery hybrid energy system for vehicular applications; Coordinator: Dr. Sanjib Ganguly (PI), Dr. Chandan Kumar (co-PI); Amount: 28,66,900 Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: SERB; Duration: 2023-26;
Title of the Project: Smart Transformer enabled hybrid grid for efficient and green data centers; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (mentor) with student Dwijasish Das; Amount: 7.50 lakh Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: Intel India Research Fellowship Program 2021; Duration: 2021-22
Title of the Project: Development of a SiC-based highly efficient fault- tolerant multi-port power converter for automotive application; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (mentor) with students Somnath Meikap and Kumar Mayank; Amount: 2.5 lakhs Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: NEWGEN IEDC; Duration: 2022-2023
Title of the Project: Design, operation, and control of distributed generation (DG) integrated unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) in electric grid; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar (PI), Dr. Ravindranath Adda; Amount: 32.28 lakh Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: CPRI; Duration: 2019-2021, Status: Ongoing
Title of the Project: Design, control and management of distributed generation in microgrid; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar; Collaborator: Prof. Saad Mekhilef (University of Malaya, Malaysia) and Prof. HB Gooi (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); Amount: 21.52 lakh Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: ASEAN-India Science & Technology Development Fund (AISTDF); Duration: 2018-2020, Status: Completed
Title of the Project: Design, Operation and Control of Smart Transformer-based Microgrid System; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar; Amount: 52.82 lakh Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science and Technology, India; Duration: 2018-2021, Status: Completed
Title of the Project: Development of Energy Management Strategies for Smart Transformer Based Microgrid System; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar; Amount: 37 lakh Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India; Duration: 2018-2023, Status: Completed
Title of the Project: Operation and control of parallel power converters for stable, efficient and continuous operation of electric grid; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar; Amount: 10 lakh Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India; Duration: 2018-2020, Status: Ongoing
Title of the Project: Design and Prototype Development of Efficient Wind-Driven Doubly Fed Induction Generator-PV Hybrid System with Smart Controller for Reliable Supply to Isolated Loads; Coordinator: Dr. Vijayakumar K (Principal Investigator at NIT Jaipur, India), Prof. R A Gupta, Dr. C Periasamy, Dr. Chandan Kumar; Amount: 30.53 lakh Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India; Duration: 2017-2020, Status: Completed
Title of the Project: Development of Multifunctional Grid Connected Inverter; Coordinator: Dr. Chandan Kumar; Amount: 5.00 lakh Rupees, Sponsoring Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India; Duration: 2015- 2016, Status: Completed