Contact Information:
Full Name: Dr. Saurabh Nandakishor Pandya
Designation: Professor
Department: Electrical Engineering
Email snpandya@vgecg.ac.in
Date of Joining : 09/05/2022
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Electric Drives)
M.E. in Electrical Engineering (Electrical Power System)
B.E. in Electrical Engineering
Working as Professor at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda since 09/05/2022.
Worked as Professor at L. E. College, Morbi from 29/12/2015 to 08/05/2022.
Worked as Associate Professor at L. D. College of Engineering College, Ahmedabad from 20/09/2012 to 28/12/2015
Worked as Associate Professor at S.S. Engineering College Bhavnagar from 05/03/2009 to 18/09/2012
Worked as Assistant Professor at S.S. Engineering College Bhavnagar from 11/06/2007 to 04/03/2009
Worked as Assistant Professor at L. D. Engineering College Ahmedabad from 10/12/1999 to 01/06/2007
Worked as Adhoc Lecturer at L. E. College, Morbi from 29/06/1998 to 09/12/1999
Application of Power Electronics to Electrical Power System and Electrical Machines
Renewable Energy
Carrying out a research project on transportation-associated carbon emissions and solutions through electric vehicles, funded by the Climate Change Department (2023) with Rs. 18.00 Lacs. Focused on de-carbonizing transport to mitigate environmental impact. Played a key role in analysis and proposing sustainable remedies.
Led a research project on seamless plug-in and plug-out of distributed energy resources in microgrids, funded by the Department of Technical Education (2025) with Rs. 25.00 Lacs. Focused on enhancing grid flexibility and efficiency through innovative integration strategies. Contributed to advancing sustainable energy solutions
Modeling and Analysis of Electrical Machines
Advanced Power Electronics
Power Quality and Facts
Restructured Power System
Electrical Machines
Microprocessor and Microcontrollers
Fundamental of Electric Vehicles
Advanced Electric Drives
ORCID Id: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7069-6676
1. " Performance Analysis of Interleaved ZETA Converter used for EV Charger ", 9th IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE) 28-30 November 2023
2. "Phase Shifting Strategy for Mitigation of Local Voltage Rise in Highly PV Penetrated Distribution Network", 9th IEEE International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS), 16-18 Dec 2021.
3. "Comparative Analysis of Torque Ripple for Direct Torque Control based Induction Motor Drive with different strategies ", Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Volume 19, 2022 - Issue 3
4. "Regenerative energy fed to the grid by DC–AC converter during deceleration for direct torque control of induction motor drive ", International Journal of Ambient Energy, Volume 43, 2022 Issue 1
5. "Energy Regeneration during Deceleration of Direct Torque Control of Induction Motor Drive for Electric Vehicles ", 3rd IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT 2019), 20 – 22, February 2019