Research Projects

Ongoing

• Ultrasonic-based Solar powered monitoring and control of Harmful Algal bloom (USHA)

  • Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.

  • Duration: June 2025- June 2027 (2 years).

  • Collaborating Institute: CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 76.81 Lakhs.

  • Role: Principal Investigator

• Dual Agricultural Land Utilization through Photovoltaic-based DC Microgrid (AGRI-UNATI)

  • Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.

  • Duration: Nov. 2023 - Nov 2026 (3 years).

  • Project Cost: ₹ 64.75 Lakhs.

  • Role: Principal Investigator

• Design and Development of Reconfigurable Ultra-Compact Bidirectional On-Board-Charger for 400/800-V Battery Architectures 

  • Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India and Ministry of Science and ICT, Republic of Korea.

  • Duration: June 2024 - June 2027 (3 Years).

  • Collaborating Institute: Dongguk University, Seoul and IIT, Jodhpur.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 73.41 Lakhs.

  • Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Completed

• E-Mobility battery system optimization and adaptive charging profile development using AI tools

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Duration: May 2022 - March 2025.

  • Collaborating Institute: CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi

  • Project Cost: ₹ 130.05 Lakhs (₹ 69.11 Lakhs for CSIR-CEERI).

  • Role: Principal Investigator

• Development, Installation, and Commissioning of Solar Rooftop DC Microgrid at CEERI 

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Sanctioned: July 2023.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 6.45 Lakhs.

  • Role: Principal Investigator

• Technologies and Products for Reduced Emission Fireworks

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Duration: 2019-2020.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 42.00 Lakhs.

  • Role: Principal Investigator
    
    

• Development of High-power THz source

  • Sponsor: Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO), India.

  • Duration: Feb 2022- Aug 2024.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 105.60 Lakhs.

  • Role: Co-Principal Investigator

• Design and development of renewable energy-based DC microgrid system for rural electrification 

  • Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India.

  • Duration: Sep 2018- Apr 2022.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 42.12 Lakhs.

  • Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Ongoing

• High-power and Portable Sheet-Beam Driven Sub-THz source for Wireless High-Data-Rate Communication 

  • Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.

  • Duration: Dec 2022 - Dec 2025 (3 Years).

  • Project Cost: ₹ 111.23 Lakhs.

Completed

• High Power Sub-THz Compact Source Applicable for Security screening and Non destructive evaluation (HP-SCAN) 

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Duration: April 2020 - March 2024 .

  • Project Cost: ₹ 635.00 Lakhs.

• Investigation of ion focusing mechanism based sheet beam driven sub-THz source for high power NDE application

  • Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.

  • Duration: Dec. 2020 - Dec. 2022.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 28.80 Lakhs.

  • Task: Optimization of ion focusing mechanism considering electrical characteristics.

• CSIR Mission Project on DRone based Electromagnetic And Magnetic system (DREAM): Design and development of transmitter current source.

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Duration: Aug 2018 - Mar 2021.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 161.90 Lakhs.

  • Task: Control structure development and interface with other systems.

• Design and Development of High current density (>500A/cm2) sheet-beam plasma cathode electron gun for sub-mm microwave sources

  • Sponsor: Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India.

  • Duration: April 2018 - April 2021.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 34.30 Lakhs.

  • Task: Electrical characterization of sheet-beam plasma cathode electron gun.

• CSIR Mission Project on Nano-Biosensors and Microfluidics for Health Care (WP 1.2): Design and development of dielectric and fluorescence biochip for bio-medical applications

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Duration: Feb 2018 - March 2020.

  • Project Cost: ~ ₹ 80.77 Lakhs.

  • Task: Readout circuit development for capacitive sensor.

• Development of 10 kW 3- phase converter with unity power factor for industrial applications

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Duration: April 2018 - March 2019.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 18.55 Lakhs.

  • Task: Firmware development and hardware debugging of developed converter.

• Efficient Silicon Photovoltaics with Smart Electronics and Lighting systems (TAPSUN): Development of Product for Solar Energy Utilization

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Duration: Oct 2011 - Mar 2017.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 400.25 Lakhs.

  • Task: Design and development of 300 W solar power optimizer and smart interface circuit for 5hp solar pump drive.
    
    

• Design and development of DC and pulsed power systems for high power microwave tubes

  • Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Duration: April 2012 - March 2017.

  • Project Cost: ₹ 115.91 Lakhs.

  • Task: Development of PWM generation and control circuit for high voltage pulse power supply.