IITKGP

Ashok Kumar Pradhan

Professor

Electrical Engineering

+91-3222-283098

akpradhan@ee.iitkgp.ac.in

Research Areas

  • Smart Grid Technology
  • Power Network Protection
  • Machine Learning Techn for Power Systems
  • Storage and Microgrid Technology
  • Synchrophasor Technology Applications
Prof Pradhan has research focus in the area of Power System Protection and Monitoring. His fundamental research contributions are in the field of directional and distance relaying for power networks and vulnerability assessment of Power System following disturbance where he has published more than 70 IEEE Transaction papers. He established pioneering research in the field of Wide Area Measurement technology for power system. In Smart Grid technolog, he is also involved in AC and DC microgrid protection. Curently he is involved with time domain protection including travelling wave based techniques.
  • An accurate fault location method for multi-circuit series compensated transmission lines Gajare S., Pradhan A. K. By IEEE Trans on Power Delivery 32 572-580 (2016)
  • A three-terminal line protection scheme immune to power swing Nayak P. K., Pradhan A. K., Bajpai P. By IEEE Trans. on Power Delivery 31 999-1006 (2016)
  • An accurate non-iterative fault location technique for low voltage DC microgrid Mohanty R., Mukha Balaji U. , Pradhan A. K. By IEEE Transaction on Power Delivery 31 475-481 (2016)
  • Faulty line identification algorithm for secured backup protection using PMUs Saha Roy B. K., Sharma R. , Pradhan A. K. By Electric Power Components and Systems 45 491-504 (2017)
  • Improved transverse current differential protection resistant to power swing Rao J., Pradhan A. K. By INAE LETTER 1 53-58 (2016)
  • A transfer trip scheme to supervise zone 3 operation Rao J., Pradhan A. K. By INAE Letter 1 9-13 (2016)

Principal Investigator

  • Development of Cyber Resilient Protection Scheme for AC Microgrid
  • High Sensitive Grounded Conductor Identification for Human Safety in Low Tension (LT) Systems

Co-Principal Investigator

  • Centre of Excellence on Energy Aware Urban Infrastructure Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
  • Cyber Security of Power Systems through Design-for Prevention, Real-time Detection and Effective Intervention Central Power Research Institute

Ph. D. Students

Ammanamanchi N Rama Lakshmi Sirisha

Area of Research: power system protection

Arghadeep Chowdhury

Area of Research: Smart grid

Chandra Sekhara Panda

Area of Research: Power System Protection

Katariya Karan Vasudev

Area of Research: Power System Monitoring and Protection

Kuldip Nayak

Area of Research: power system protection

Neethu George

Area of Research: Power system protection

Parul Singh

Area of Research: Power System Monitoring and Protection

Pratik Kumar Singh

Area of Research: Power System Monitoring and Protection

Ratnakar Nutenki

Area of Research: Power System

Sanjoy Pondit

Area of Research: power system protection

MS Students

Arbhita Mani Tripathi

Area of Research: Cyber Security in Power Systems