Publications & Patents
Publications & Patents
My Orcid ID is: 0000-0001-7035-3432
Scopus Author ID: 57193628939
WoS/Publon Researcher ID: G-4535-2018
P. Prabhakaran, Y. Goyal and V. Agarwal, "Novel Nonlinear Droop Control Techniques to Overcome the Load Sharing and Voltage Regulation Issues in DC Microgrid," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 4477-4487, May 2018.
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2017.2723045
Journal Impact Factor (as of June 2020): 6.373.
Prajof P., Y. Goyal and V. Agarwal, “Novel Communication Based Average Voltage Regulation Scheme for a Droop Controlled DC Microgrid”, in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1250-1258, March 2019.
DOI: 10.1109/TSG.2017.2761864
Journal Impact Factor (as of June 2021): 8.267.
P. Prabhakaran and V. Agarwal, "Novel Four-Port DC–DC Converter for Interfacing Solar PV–Fuel Cell Hybrid Sources With Low-Voltage Bipolar DC Microgrids," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1330-1340, June 2020.
DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2018.2885613
Journal Impact Factor (as of June 2021): 4.728.
P. Prabhakaran and V. Agarwal, "Novel Boost-SEPIC Type Interleaved DC–DC Converter for Mitigation of Voltage Imbalance in a Low-Voltage Bipolar DC Microgrid," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 67, no. 8, pp. 6494-6504, Aug. 2020.
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2019.293999.
Journal Impact Factor (as of June 2021): 7.515.
F. J. Lionel, J. Dias, M. K. Srinivasan, B. Parandhaman, and P. Prabhakaran, " A novel non-isolated dual-input DC-DC boost converter for hybrid electric vehicle application," International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 191-204, Feb. 2021.
F. John Lionel, J. Jayan, M. Srinivasan, and P. Prabhakaran, " DC-link current based position estimation and speed sensorless control of a BLDC motor used for electric vehicle applications," International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 269-284, Feb. 2021.
T. F. Ali, D. A. Dominic and P. Prabhakaran, "A Systematic Approach to Digital Control Development for Four-Phase SRM Drive Using Single Current Sensor for Medium Power Applications," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 34074-34088, 2024.
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3372988.
Journal Impact Factor (as of May 2024): 3.9.
Paper Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10458935
Dinto Mathew and Prajof Prabhakaran, "Maximum span determination and optimal sizing of cable for improved performance of droop-controlled DC microgrid," e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, Volume 8, 2024,
G. Maheswari, K. Manjunatha Sharma, & Prajof P., "Implementation of a novel nine-level double boosting multi-level inverter,"Electr Eng (2024).
T. Faheem Ali, D. Arun Dominic, P. Prabhakaran and A. P. Parameswaran, "A Bidirectional Interleaved Totem Pole PFC-Based Integrated On-Board Charger for EV SRM Drive," IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 101909-101920, 2024.
Journal Impact Factor (as of May 2025): 3.4
M. Ramanarayana Reddy, B. Dastagiri Reddy, P. Prabhakaran and D. Kishan, "Single-Phase Six-Switch Four-Port Boost Inverter With Active Power Decoupling," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 14155-14160, Nov. 2024.
Journal Impact Factor (as of Aug. 2024): 6.6
Dinto Mathew and Prajof Prabhakaran, "Optimal configuration for improved system performance of droop-controlled DC microgrid with distributed energy resources and storage," Computers and Electrical Engineering, Volume 120, Part C, December 2024.
Journal Impact Factor (as of Jan. 2025): 4.0
G. Maheswari, K. Manjunatha Sharma, & Prajof P., "A sorted modified multi-reference PWM technique for solar PV panel companion grid-tied inverters," Electr Eng 107, 497–512 (2025).
G. Maheswari, K. Sharma, & P. Prabhakaran, "Novel sorted PWM strategy and control for photovoltaic-based grid-connected cascaded H-bridge inverters," J. Power Electron. 25, 488–499 (2025).
V. Kumar, P. Prabhakaran and N. Raj, "Novel Reconfigurable Power Converters Facilitating Dual Battery Integration in Electric Vehicles," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 4186-4197, May-June 2025.
Journal Impact Factor (as of July 2025): 4.5
S. Prasad, K. Ranawat, P. Prabhakaran and A. Dominic, "A Novel Switched-Capacitor Based Dual-Input Converter for Solar PV and Battery Interface," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, Early Access.
Journal Impact Factor (as of July 2025): 4.9
M. R. N. Reddy, B. D. Reddy, P. Prabhakaran, A. Chub and S. Kouro, "Reconfigurable Three-Switch Leg Multi-Port Boost Inverters With Novel Modulation Schemes for Hybrid DC/AC Microgrid Systems," in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 77124-77146, 2025.
Journal Impact Factor (as of July 2025): 3.6
S. Mandal and P. Prabhakaran, "A Novel Bidirectional Modified Zeta Converter with Wide Voltage Conversion Ratio," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 2025 (early access).
Journal Impact Factor (as of July 2025): 4.9
G. Maheswari, K. Manjunatha Sharma, & Prajof P., "A Novel Two Five-Level Double-Boost Inverters for Grid-Tied Photovoltaic Applications," Smart Grids and Energy, 2025.
Journal Impact Factor (as of July 2025): 1.9
V. Kumar, P. Prabhakaran, B. Dastagiri Reddy and J. L. Febin Daya, "An Integrated Onboard EV Charger with Wide Voltage Range Compatibility," in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 131654-131670, 2025.
Journal Impact Factor (as of July 2025): 3.6
S. Mandal, P. Prabhakaran, D. A. Dominic and A. P. Parameswaran, "A Transformerless Bidirectional Active Switched Inductor-Based SEPIC High-Gain DC–DC Converter With Buck–Boost Capability," in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 137139-137154, 2025.
Journal Impact Factor (as of July 2025): 3.6
S. Mandal and P. Prabhakaran, "A Non-isolated Bidirectional Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter with Minimum Component Count," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (SPICES), KOTTAYAM, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SPICES62143.2024.10779649
S. Prasad, P. Prabhakaran and A. D. D, "A Nonisolated Four-Port DC-DC Converter for Solar PV-Battery Integration in Bipolar Load Systems," 2024 IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC), Bengaluru, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INTELEC60315.2024.10678968
S. Prasad, P. Prabhakaran and A. Dominic D, "A Nonisolated Enhanced Voltage Gain Dual Input DC-DC Converter with Symmetrical Bipolar Output," 2024 IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC), Bengaluru, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INTELEC60315.2024.10678980
S. Prasad, P. Prabhakaran and A. D. D, "A Four-Port DC-DC Converter for Hybrid Integration of Fuel Cell-Solar PV with Bipolar DC Microgrid," 2024 IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC), Bengaluru, India, Aug. 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INTELEC60315.2024.10678992
S. Prasad, P. Prabhakaran and A. D. D, "A Dual Input Bipolar Symmetrical Output DC-DC Converter with Improved Voltage Gain," 2024 IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC), Bengaluru, India, Aug. 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INTELEC60315.2024.10678997
S. Mandal and P. Prabhakaran, "A Novel Non-Isolated High-Gain Boost DC- DC Converter with Single Switch and Minimum Component Count," 2024 Third International Conference on Power, Control and Computing Technologies (ICPC2T), Raipur, India, 2024, pp. 529-534, doi: 10.1109/ICPC2T60072.2024.10474952.
G. Maheswari, K. M. Sharma and P. Prabhakaran, "A Novel PWM Technique for MPPT Tracking of PV-Based Cascaded H-bridge Multi-level Inverter," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE58662.2023.10404484.
S. Prasad, S. Mandal, P. Prabhakaran and A. D. D, "A Novel Boost Derived Input-Parallel Output-Series DC-DC Converter for Bipolar DC Microgrid," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE58662.2023.10404799.
S. Mandal and P. Prabhakaran, "A Novel High Gain Unidirectional Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter with Active Switched-Inductor Configuration," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE58662.2023.10404688.
S. Mandal and P. Prabhakaran, "A Novel Non-Isolated Ultra High Gain DC-DC Converter with Single Switch and Dual Boost Cells," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE58662.2023.10405162.
S. Mandal and P. Prabhakaran, "A Design and Implementation of a Novel Multi-Stage Ultra High Gain DC-DC Converter with Active LC2D Network," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE58662.2023.10404867.
S. Prasad, S. Mandal, P. Prabhakaran and A. D. D, "A Novel Active Switched-Inductor Based Hybrid Boost-Cuk Converter with High Voltage Gain," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE58662.2023.10404526.
S. Prasad, S. Mandal, P. Prabhakaran and A. D. D, "A Novel Input-Parallel Output-Series SEPIC-Cuk Converter for Bipolar Voltage Balancing," 2023 IEEE 2nd Industrial Electronics Society Annual On-Line Conference (ONCON), SC, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ONCON60463.2023.10430603.
S. Prasad, S. Mandal, P. Prabhakaran and A. D. D, "A Novel Switched-Inductor merged SEPIC-Cuk Converter with Enhanced Voltage Gain," 2023 IEEE 2nd Industrial Electronics Society Annual On-Line Conference (ONCON), SC, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ONCON60463.2023.10431371.
G. Maheswari, K. M. Sharma and P. Prajof, "Implementation of Sorted Stair-Case Modulation and Sorted Phase Disposition PWM for Grid-Tied Multi-Level Inverter," 2023 7th International Conference on Computer Applications in Electrical Engineering-Recent Advances (CERA), Roorkee, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CERA59325.2023.10455101.
M. R. N. Reddy, P. C. Barla, B. D. Reddy, G. O. Suraj, P. Prabhakaran and D. Kishan, "An Optimal Modulation Schemes for a Family of Single-Stage Three Switch Leg Multi-Port Boost DC-AC Converter," IECON 2023- 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, Singapore, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10312038
S. Mandal and P. Prabhakaran, "A Novel Bidirectional Modified SEPIC-Cuk Converter with Wide Voltage Conversion Ratio," 2023 IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (GlobConET), London, United Kingdom, 2023, pp. 1-7, DOI: 10.1109/GlobConET56651.2023.10150151
S. Mandal and P. Prabhakaran, "A Novel Bidirectional Modified Zeta Converter with Wide Voltage Conversion Ratio," 2023 IEEE IAS Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies (GlobConHT), Male, Maldives, 2023, pp. 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/GlobConHT56829.2023.10087869.
Sunil Mandal, and Prajof Prabhakaran, "A Novel Bidirectional Modified SEPIC Converter with Wide Voltage Conversion Ratio," 2023 5th Biennial International Conference on Nascent Technologies in Engineering (ICNTE), Navi Mumbai, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/ICNTE56631.2023.10146642.
Faheemali T., Arun Dominic D., and Prajof P., "A Novel Single-Pulse Operated SRM Drive with Improved Performance and Integrated On-board Charging Capability for EVs," 2022 IEEE International Power and Renewable Energy Conference (IPRECON), Kollam, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/IPRECON55716.2022.10059566.
Sunil Mandal, and Prajof Prabhakaran, "A Novel Non-Isolated DC-DC Converter with Active Switched-Inductor for High Voltage Gain Applications," 2022 IEEE International Power and Renewable Energy Conference (IPRECON), Kollam, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/IPRECON55716.2022.10059548.
M. Rama Narayana Reddy, B. Dastagiri Reddy, P. Prajof, and Dharavath Kishan, "Single-Phase Single stage High Gain Six Switch Four-Port Converter," 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2022, pp. 1-5, DOI: 10.1109/PEDES56012.2022.10080039.
Vivek Kumar, Prajof Prabhakaran, and Nithin Raj, "Novel Power Converters for Reconfiguration and Voltage Balancing of Dual Battery Pack Based EV," 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/PEDES56012.2022.10080776.
P. Prabhakaran, S. M. Krishna, D. J. L. Febin and T. Perumal, "A Novel PR Controller with Improved Performance for Single-Phase UPS Inverter," 2021 4th Biennial International Conference on Nascent Technologies in Engineering (ICNTE), 2021, pp. 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/ICNTE51185.2021.9487688.
P. Prabhakaran and V. Agarwal, "Mitigation of voltage unbalance in a low voltage bipolar DC microgrid using a boost-SEPIC type interleaved dc-dc compensator," 2016 IEEE 2nd Annual Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC), Auckland, 2016, pp. 1-6 . DOI: 10.1109/SPEC.2016.7846222
Prajof P. and V. Agarwal, "Novel solar PV-fuel cell fed dual-input-dual-output dc-dc converter for dc microgrid applications," IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2015, New Orleans, LA, 2015, pp. 1-6. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356273
Prajof P. and V. Agarwal, "Novel boost-SEPIC type interleaved dc-dc converter for low-voltage bipolar dc microgrid-tied solar pv applications," IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2015, New Orleans, LA, 2015, pp. 1-6. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356272
A. V. Panikulam, Megha I P, A. V. N. Sai Teja, S. Pandey, Prajof P. and S. K. Kottayil, "A low-cost grid interface for DFIG using SPWM technique," Power and Energy Systems Conference: Towards Sustainable Energy, 2014, Bangalore, 2014, pp. 1-5. DOI: 10.1109/PESTSE.2014.6805291
Jagadeeswaran S., Prajof P. and S. K. Kottayil, "A grid interfacing scheme for renewable energy sources," Power and Energy Systems Conference: Towards Sustainable Energy, 2014, Bangalore, 2014, pp. 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/PESTSE.2014.6805326
Dharavath Kishan, Ramani Kannan, B Dastagiri Reddy, and Prajof Prabhakaran, "Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage: Emerging Technologies and Developments," Routledge - CRC Press, 2021.
Prajof Prabhakaran, S. Mohan Krishna, J. L. Febin Daya, Umashankar Subramaniam, and P. V. Brijesh, "Smart Grids and Micro-Grids: Technology Evolution," Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2022.
Mohan Krishna S., Sheila Mahapatra, Febin Daya J L, Thinagaran Perumal, Saurav Raj and Prajof Prabhakaran, “Economic Feasibility Studies of Simple and Discounted Payback Periods for 1 MWp Ground Mounted Solar PV Plant at Tirupati Airport,” in Smart Grids and Micro-Grids: Technology Evolution, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2022, Ch. 3, pp. 59-71.
Prajof P. and Sunil Mandal, "High-Gain Direct Current to Direct Current Converter with Reduced Component Count ," Indian Patent, IPR Application No. 202341058071, 30 Aug. 2023. [Status: Patent Granted, Patent number - 547747]. Grant Certificate
Sunil Mandal, Sourav Prasad, Arun Dominc and Prajof P., "A Non–Isolated Ultra-High-Gain DC-DC Converter with wide voltage Conversion Ratio," Indian Patent, IPR Application No. 202341059720, 05 Sept. 2023. [Status: Patent Granted, Patent number - 537980]. Grant Certificate
Gutti Om Suraj, Muthumula Rama Narayana Reddy, Vivek Kumar, Prajof P., and Dastagiri Reddy, "Multi-Mode Converter System for Electric Vehicles," Indian Patent, IPR Application No. 202341044002, 30 Jun. 2023. [Status: Patent Granted, Patent number - 522614]. Grant Certificate
M. Rama Narayana Reddy, B. Dastagiri Reddy, Prajof P., and Dharavath Kishan, "Multiport High Gain Power Converter with Active Power Decoupling and its Operating Method Thereof," Indian Patent, IPR Application No.202241062462, 2 Nov. 2022. [Status: Patent Granted, Patent number - 431927]. Grant Certificate
Prajof Prabhakaran and B. Dastagiri Reddy, “Method, System, and Apparatus for Universal Motor Drive Cum Charging of an Electric Vehicle,” Indian Patent, IPR Application No. 202241004255, 25 Jan. 2022. [Status: Patent Granted, Patent number - 410737]. Grant Certificate
Prajof Prabhakaran, Vivek Kumar and Dastagri Reddy, "An Integrated Charger-Cum-Motor-Drive Power Converter with Dual Energy Storage System," Indian Patent, IPR Application No. 202241046349, 26 Aug. 2022. Status: Patent Granted, Patent number - 481475]. Grant Certificate
Prajof Prabhakaran and Nithin Raj, “Reconfiguration of EV Battery Pack with Voltage Balancing Features,” Indian Patent, IPR Application No. 202241008785 (E-106/836/2022/CHE), 19 Feb. 2022. [Status: Published, Application Awaiting Examination]