Umang

Umang does research to improve the reliability of the photovoltaic (PV) modules.

Academic background:

2008-2012:- B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering (Gujarat Technological University)

2013-2015:- M.Tech, Materials Science & Engineering (IIT Gandhinagar)

2017- Ongoing:- PhD, Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science (NCPRE, IIT Bombay)

Work experience

2015-2017: - Asst. Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Parul University

Publications

• Desai, U., Sharma, B. K., Singh, A., & Singh, A. (2020). Enhancement of resistance against damp heat aging through compositional change in PV encapsulant poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate). Solar Energy, 211, 674-682.

• Desai, U., Rathore, S., Agarwal, A.K. and Singh, A., 2018, June. Comparative study of sand erosion of backsheet of PV modules. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC)(A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) (pp. 3413-3416). IEEE.

• Sharma, B. K., Desai, U., Singh, A., & Singh, A. (2019). Effect of vinyl acetate content on the photovoltaic‐encapsulation performance of ethylene vinyl acetate under accelerated ultra‐violet aging. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 48268.