Research Area of the Faculties

S.NoName of the Faculty memberE-mailHighest QualificationArea of Research
1Dr.K.N. Srinivashod.eee.rmp@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Electric machines and drives
2Dr Premalathapremalas1 @srmist.edu.inPh.D.Power quality
3Dr.K Arulvendhanarulvenk@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Wireless charging
4Dr T Jeyashree (FOREIGN PDF)jeyashrt@srmist.edu.inPh.D.High voltage engineering
5Dr S Saravanansaravans13@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Electric machines and drives
6Dr Karthikeyan Mkarthikm14@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Power system protection
7Dr S R Sitaaramansitaaras@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Solar cells and solar hydrogen production
8Dr. W. Margaret Amuthamargarew@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Power Converters
9Dr. R.Subbulakshmysubbular2@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Power electronics and drives & Renewable energy
10Dr. S.Manivannanmanivans1@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Power electronics and drives
11Dr. Jayakumarjayakumv1@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Power electronics and drives
12Dr. D.Meenameenad@srmist.edu.inPh.D.Power electronics and drives

Research Groups of the Department

Research GroupMembers of the Research Group
Power Electronics & Drives• Dr. R.Subbulakshmy
• Dr. S.Manivannan
• Dr. Jayakumar
• Dr. D.Meena
Power system & Smart Grid• Dr. K. N. Srinivas
• Dr. M. Karthikeyan
• Dr. S. Premalatha
• Dr. W. Margret Amutha
Electric vehicles & Nanotechnology• Dr. S. Saravanan
• Dr. K. Arulvendhan
• Dr. S.R.Sitaaraman

Recognised Research Supervisors

1. K.N.Srinivas, Professor and Head

2. S.Premalatha, Associate Professor

3. G.Ramya, Associate professor

4. S.Saravanan, Assistant Professor

5. M.Karthikeyan, Assistant Professor

6. S.Manivanan, Assistant Professor

List of Publications

1. Jeya Shree Thulasidas, Srinivasan Purushothaman, Srivatsen Ravishanker, Thejaswaroopan Mourougaiyan, Arruthra Anilkumar, Low cost pulsed electric field generator using DC-DC boost converter and capacitor diode voltage multiplier, Jan 2025, Vol. 13, No. 4, DOI: http://doi.org/10.11591/ijape.v13.i4.pp874-885.

2. Karthick, M., Rukkumani, V., & Manivannan, S. (2024). Quasi Z source direct matrix converter based K- to three-phase wind energy conversion system using maximum constant boost current control modulation technique. Automatika, 65(4), 1402–1420. https://doi.org/10.1080/00051144.2024.2389500

3. Sandhya Venkateshalu, S.R. Sitaaraman, Johnny Koh Siaw Paw, Sharifah Mohamad, Emerging subfamilies of MXenes: Modification of M and X sites, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Volume 43, 2025, e01254, ISSN 2214-9937, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01254.

4. Karthikeyan Murugesan, Rengaraj Ramasubbu, Driving training-based optimization technique for estimating synchronous motor excitation current, April 2025, Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 813-822. ISSN: 2302-9285, DOI: 10.11591/eei.v14i2.8579

5. Srinivasan Purushothaman*, S. Heeravathi, K. Arulvendhan, M. Gohul and G. Saravanan, Coating Performance Prediction using a Modified Spin Coater and the Taguchi Technique for Solar Cells, 2025, Vol. 18, Issue 1, pp. 95-107. DOI: 10.2174/0123520965267900231127100341.

6. S.R. Sitaaraman, M. Karthikeyan, Bismuth vanadium oxide as photoanode in tandem photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells: Challenges, strategies and future prospects, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Volume 194, 2025, 109537, ISSN 1369-8001, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2025.109537.

7. Premalatha, Kathirgamam, V., Subramanian, L., Panneerselvam, T. and Chirakkal Radhakrishnan, R. (2025), Security Enhancement in 5G Networks by Identifying Attacks Using Optimized Cosine Convolutional Neural Network. Internet Technology Letters, 8: e70003. https://doi.org/10.1002/itl2.70003

8. Margaret Amutha, W., Srinivasan, P. Hybrid Falcon Optimization Algorithm-PID Controller Based Wind Powered Improved Bridgeless CUK Converter for Telecom Applications. Arab J Sci Eng (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-025-10155-4.

9. Premalatha, S., Sunitha, D., Manojkumar, B., Kavitha, G. and Alagarsamy, M. (2025), Point-Wise Activations and Steerable Convolutional Networks for DDoS-Attack Detection in Cyber-Physical Systems Over 5G Networks. Internet Technology Letters, 8: e70026. https://doi.org/10.1002/itl2.70026

10. Shobana Devendiren, R. Samuel Rajesh Babu, Subbulakshmy Ramamurthi, Buck-boost converter Fed nine level cascaded H-bridge inverter, International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive System (IJPEDS), 16, No. 2, June 2025, pp. 1107~1115, ISSN: 2088-8694, DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v16.i2.pp1107-1115.

11. Wekalao, J., Premalatha, S., Prabakaran, P. et al. Graphene-integrated Multiresonator Architecture with Machine Learning Enhancement for Enhanced Isoquercitrin Detection System in Phytopharmaceutical Formulations. Plasmonics (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-025-03034-z

12. Manivannan, S., Rajalashmi, K. & Saravanakumar, N. Three-phase fixed-to-variable power and frequency conversion using voltage-fed quasi-Z-source direct matrix converter by various pulse-width-modulation control schemes. Electr Eng (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-025-03022-w.

13. Saravanan Sivasamy , Vinod S , Balaji M , Rudhra S, Prabhu S, “Electrochemical And Thermal Characterization Of The LiNCM NM3100 Cell For EV Applications”,  J. Environ. Sci., pp. 947–961, Jun. 2025,doi: 10.64252/k52rwv72.

14. P. Hemachandu, S. Premalatha, K. P. Arunachalam, and P. V. H. Prasad, “ Energy Management in Photovoltaic-Based Electric Vehicle Charging Systems With Battery Storage and Vehicle-to-Grid Support,” Energy Storage7, no. 5 (2025): e70236, https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.70236.

15. S.R. Sitaaraman, Barkha Rani, Sourav Ghosh, Carbon protective BiVO4 for photoelectrochemical water splitting applications: A synergistic experimental and machine learning approach, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 13, Issue 5, 2025, 118847, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.118847.

16. V.Jayakumar, R. Karthikeyan, M. Sivachitra, S. Senthil Kumar, Meta-learning driven energy management in integrated systems with electric vehicles as mobile storage units, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 137, 2025, 118544, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.118544.

17. Sakthi, P., Uma, J., Balraj, B. Arulvendhan et al.Improved performance of SnS/MWCNT heterostructures for photocatalytic, energy generation and supercapacitors applications. Sci Rep 15, 22747 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07281-2.

18. Saravanan Cinnakannu, Manivannan Soundarapandiyan, Thangamuthu Logeswaran, Karuppusamy Paramasivam; Design and analysis of multiphase buck–boost chopper fed DC motor drive system for sustainable development. AIP Advances1 September 2025; 15 (9): 095134. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0283498.

19. Ali, K. M. D. Riyaz, Memala, W. Abitha, Amutha,  Margaret, Hybrid Renewable Source Powered Dual Input Single Output Converter With High Voltage Gain for Rural Healthcare Facilities, Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2025, 8855158, 12 pages, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1155/jece/8855158.

20. W. Margaret Amutha, S. Premalatha, M. Karthikeyan, Performance enhancement using sensor and sensorless control techniques for a modified bridgeless Ćuk Converter Based BLDC motor in EV applications, Vol. 14, 2025, pp. 769-782.

21. Pathak, P., Sharavanan, S., Karthikeyan, M. et al.Enhanced optical visible light positioning via RSS-based evolutionary optimization under LOS and NLOS conditions. Sci Rep 15, 42025 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-27965-z.

22. Swaminathan, S. ., Saravanan. ., & K N, S. . (2025). Material Synergy and Efficiency Enhancement in Axial Flux ‎PMSM: Influence of Magnet, Core and Conductor ‎Combinations. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(8), 142-153. https://doi.org/10.14419/9beq9v16.

23. Subbulakshmy Ramamurthi, Palani Velmurugan, Shobana Devendiren, Soundarapandiyan Manivannan, Time – domain performance of QBC with self – lift circuit, 2025, International Journal of Power electronics and Drive systems, vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 2491-2499.

24. Pillai, S., Karthikeyan., S, L., M, V. and R, D. (2025), Enhanced Performance Analysis of 120 Gbps Single-Channel IQ Modulation Based PDM-FSO Transmission System Using 64-QAM Signals. Internet Technology Letters, 8: e592. https://doi.org/10.1002/itl2.592.

1. Sindhuja, R, A Fifteen-Level Reduced Switch Count Multilevel Inverter with Multicarrier PWM, IETE Journal of Research,

2. S.Premalatha, Hybrid nanofabrication of AZ91D alloy-SiC-CNT and Optimize the drill machinability characteristics by ANOVA route, Optical Quantum Electronics.  

3. S.Saravanan, Analysis of Various Core Materials and Permanent Magnets on MISC Type Motor for Electrified Transportation Systems, IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

4. R.Sindhuja, Investigation of PWM methods for a 9 level boost inverter using CD-type carriers, El-Cezeri Journal of Science and Engineering.

5. S.R. Sitaaraman, Photoelectrochemical performance of a nanostructured BiVO4/NiOOH/FeOOH–Cu2O/CuO/TiO2tandem cell for unassisted solar water splitting, Nanoscale Advances.

6. P.Srininvasan, Smart Home Powered by Solar: IoT-based SEPIC Converter Control. Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Formerly Recent Patents on Electrical & Electronic Engineering).

7. K.Arulvendhan, K.N.Srinivas, Hybrid Compensation Based Efficient Wireless Charging System Design With Solar Photovoltaic Interface Toward Sustainable Transportation, in IEEE Access.

8. K.Arulvendhan, P. Srinivasan, Coating Performance Prediction using a Modified Spin Coater and theTaguchi Technique for Solar Cells, Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

9. Srinivasan P, Switched capacitor voltage boost converter for BLDC motor speed control of electric vehicles, EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web,

10. Karthikeyan, M, Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Reduction of OFDM Systems Towards 6G Communications Using Osprey Optimization Algorithm, Wireless Personal Commun

11. Srinivasan, P, An IoT-enabled device for remotely monitoring and controlling solar photovoltaic systems.” ICST Transactions on Scalable Information Systems.

12. W.Margaret Amutha, Design, Analysis, And Implementation of a Wind-Powered Bridge-Less AC-DC Converter for DC Power Applications, Journal of Electrical systems.

13. M.Karthikeyan, Enhanced Performance Analysis of 120 Gbps Single-Channel IQ Modulation Based PDM-FSO Transmission System Using 64-QAM Signals. Internet Technology Letters.

14. K.Arulvendhan, K.N.Srinivas, Primary Side Hybrid Reconfigurable Compensation for Wireless EV Charging With Constant Current/Constant Voltage Control, in IEEE Access.

1. S.Gayathri Monicka, FSO based MPPT Algorithm for Maximizing Power Output in PV System under Partial Shading Conditions, 5th International Conference on Smart Systems and Inventive Technology (ICSSIT).

2. Dr. Gayathri Monicka S, Vehicle safety, security monitoring and tracking device using arduino, International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET).

3. Gayathri Monicka Subarnan, Optimization of Image Processing Based MPPT Algorithm Using FSO Algorithm, Electric Power Components and Systems.

4. S.Premalatha,Analysis of single-phase cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverters under variable power conditions.

5. S.Nithya, Study of three types of photonic crystal materials: a comparative and computational study. Optical Quantun Electronics.

6. S.Nithya, Modeling and simulation of improved hybrid dual converter using wave energy, AIP Conference Proceedings.

7. Srinivasan P, ZnO Antireflection coating on solar cell to increase the efficiency by enhancing optical properties.

8. P. Srinivasan, LVRT Enhancement of DFIG-based WECS using SVPWM-based Inverter Control, Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

9. Arulvendhan K, P.Srinivasan Bidirectional DC-DC Converter and Improved Electrical Vehicle Dynamic Response Control, Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

10. P.Srinivasan, Soft Switching Technique in a Modified SEPIC Converter with MPPT using Cuckoo Search Algorithm, Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

11. B.Siranthini, Weed detection in agriculture crop using unmanned aerial vehicle and machine learning, Materials Today: Proceedings.

12. S.Saravanan, A Comprehensive Investigation of Outer Rotor Permanent Magnet Switched Reluctance Motor for Enhanced Performance in Electric Vehicles, in IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

13. U.Arun Kumar, Investigation of hybrid spectrum slicing-wavelength division multiplexing (SS-WDM) in transparent medium for mode division multiplexing applications. Optical Quantum Electronics.

14. U.Arun Kumar, Three-Port Bi-Directional DC–DC Converter with Solar PV System Fed BLDC Motor Drive Using FPGA. Energies.

15. U.Arun Kumar, Solar PV and Wind Energy Based Reconfigurable Microgrid for Optimal Load Dispatch. Journal of Electonics. Engineering Technology.

16. U.Arun Kumar, Leukemia Detection Using Invariant Structural Cascade Segmentation Based on Deep Vectorized Scaling Neural Network,Cybernetics and Systems.  

17. U.Arun Kumar, Identification and Classification of Asynchronous Motor Drive Using Optimization Approach with Improved Reliability. Energies.

18. U.Arun Kumar, Human emotion recognition based on brain signal analysis using fuzzy neural network. Soft Computing.

19. U.Arun Kumar, A novel deep learning-based approach for detecting attacks in social IoT. Soft Computing.

20. U.Arun Kumar, Supercontinuum Generation in Silica-Based Photonic Crystal Fibers for High-Resolution Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography. Silicon.

21. U.Arun Kumar, Highly efficient and sensitive non-enzymatic glucose biosensor based on flower-shaped CuO-colloid nanoparticles decorated with graphene-modified nanocomposite electrode, Measurement.

22. R.Sindhuja, Logical Analysis for Switching Sequence Generation in 15-Level Reduced Switch MLI, in IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Patents Published

Patents 2025

Name of FacultiesApplication NoTitle of the publicationPublished/Filed DateStatus
S.R.Sitaaraman,
M.Karthikeyan,
W.Margaret Amutha, S.Premalatha,
S.Saravanan
202541012486AWO3/TiO2 mixed heterojunction for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC)21-02-2025Published
S.Premalatha,
M.Karthikeyan,
W.Margaret Amutha,
202541006031ANanotechnology Based Smart Capsule to Purify Water31.01.2025Published
Dr.S.Premalatha Dr.M.Karthikeyan Dr.S.R.Sitaaraman
Dr.W.Margaret Amutha Dr.K.N.Srinivas
202541046568 ASolared-powered autonomous beach cleaning robot30.05.2025Published
Dr. R.Subbulakshmy202541058573 APredictive Academic Monitoring System For Higher Education Using Hybrid Machine Learning
Models
27/06/2025Published
Dr.K.N.Srinivas
Dr. R.Subbulakshmy
Dr.K.Arulvendhan
Dr.D.Meena
Dr.V.Jayakumar
Dr.S.Saravanan
202541067616 AA system and method for wireless energy metering with prepaid recharge and
remote management capability
25/07/2025Published
Dr. K. Arulvendhan
Dr. R. Subbulakshmy
Dr. D. Meena
Dr. S. Saravanan
Dr. S. Manivannan
202541077384 AElectrostatic Repulsion-Based Self-Cleaning System For Solar Panels05/09/2025Published
S.No TITLE FACULTY PATENT NO. STATUS
2024
1 Smart healthcare analytics: fuzzy logic approach to identify pandemicprone diseases in preliminary stages Dr.M.Karthikeyan 202421002717 A Published
2 Design of iot-enabled face detection and tracking using image processing on raspberry pi Dr.M.Karthikeyan 202441009131 A Published
3 System for electric power demand management & energy conservation using predicted electric power profile K.Arulvendhan 202421032015 Published
4 Smart surveillance system with embedded deep learning for object detection and tracking in iot networks Dr.S.Premalatha 202441048898 A Published
5 Predictive analytics for real-time health assessment of ev li-ion batteries through artificial Dr.S.Premalatha 202441049869 A Published
2023
1 Rigged aerodynamic diffuser blades mixed flow pump for flow resistance control Dr. P. Srinivasan 202321056922 – 290 Published
2 Optimal Scheduling of Electric Car charging and Discharging at a Parking station with a Solar System and an Energy storage unit Dr B Siranthini No.202341026273 A Granted
3 Hydrogen-Fuelled E-Bike Dr. K. Vijayalakshmi 379068-001 Granted
2022
4 Supervisory Control, Monitoring, and Data Acquisition for Remote Industry using Arduino Dr.P Srinivasan 202241074372 A Published
5 Designing a Nanostructured Photovoltaics on solar Panels to increase the Efficiency of Solar Energy Utilization Dr.K Vijayalakshmi No.202241039620 A Published
6 Nano Coating of Super Capacitor on Car to support Recharging of eV vehicles on the Run efficiently Dr B Siranthini 202241026584 A Published
7 Smart Monitoring using Hybrid Distributed Generation System on IOT based automation Dr.K Vijayalakshmi No.202141061444 A Published

Funded Projects 2025

Project TitlePrincipal InvestigatorCo-Principal InvestigatorFunding AgencyFunding amountStatus
Development of spray coated TiO2 photoanodes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC).Dr. S.R.Sitaaraman, AP/EEEDr. K.N.Srinivas, HOD/EEESRM-SERIRs. 2,80,000ongoing

Research Scholars

S.NoSupervisorCandidate NameRegister NumberFull Time/Part Timeyear of RegistrationArea of ResearchStatus
1Dr. K.N.SrinivasD ManimegalaiPA2113005013007Part time2021Power electronics and DrivesPre-PhD Completed
N Anantha SaravananPA2113005013001Part time2021IOTOngoing (Course work completed)
2Dr. Ramya GG. RatnaiahPC2213005013001Part time2022Power electronics and DrivesOngoing (Course work completed)
K KalpanaPA2313005013001Part time2023Power electronics and DrivesOngoing (Course work completed)
Pandi PrabhakaranPC2513005023003Part time2025Power electronics and DrivesOngoing (Course work completed)
Sai Bharagav medicharlaPC2413004023003Part time2024Power electronics and DrivesOngoing (Course work completed)
3Dr. S.PremalathaA PrabhaPA2413005023001Part time2024Power electronics and DrivesOngoing (Course work completed)
4Dr. S.SaravananSandhyaFull time2024Electric vehiclesOngoing (Course work completed)
5Dr. M.KarthikeyanC ShivaPC2513005023001Part time2024Inorganic Perovskites solar cell fabrication.Ongoing (Course work completed)
6Dr.S.ManivananG.KavithaPC2513005023002Part time2024Analysis of AI Enabled EV charging stationOngoing (Course work completed)