Dr. Jose Thankachan

 

               

Designation: Assistant Professor
Office Address: EEE A2 S11, EEE Department
Email: joset@nitt.edu
Interests: Electric Drives and Power Electronics, Switched Reluctance Machines, Electric Vehicles, Multiport Converters, Motor Control, Renewable Energy
Curriculum Vitae

Academic Qualifications:

Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 2021 Thesis: Multiport Solar-assisted SRM Drive for EV/HEV Applications with Integrated Driving/ Charging Capabilities
M.Tech National Institute of Technology Calicut 2012 Power Electronics
B.Tech Government Engineering College Thrissur 2009 Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Employment Profile:

Assistant Professor NIT Tiruchirappalli Oct 2022 - Till date
Assistant Professor Nirma University, Ahmedabad Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
Assistant Professor CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru Jan 2014 - July 2014
Assistant Professor Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun July 2012 - Jan 2014

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University

Position Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution From To
Faculty in-charge, Electrical Machines Lab Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli June 2023 Till date
Coordinator for Workload of faculty, research scholar, HTRA and Department Timetable Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli June 2023 Till date
Member, NBA Committee Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli June 2023 Till date
Member, Transport Advisory Committee Institute Central Committee, NIT Tiruchirappalli Feb 2023 Till date
Program Coordinator for B.Tech and M.Tech Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli Jan 2023 Jun 2023
Board of Studies (In-charge)  Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli Jan 2023 Jun 2023
Academic Audit (Member) Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli Jan 2023 Jun 2023
Departmental Coordinator, Extension Activities Department of Electrical Engineering, Nirma University July 2021 Oct 2022
Departmental Timetable Committee Member Department of Electrical Engineering, Nirma University July 2021 Oct 2022
Departmental Newsletter Coordinator Department of Electrical Engineering, Nirma University July 2021 Oct 2022

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside the University

Position Institution From To
Session Chair 7th IEEE International Conference on Computer Applications in Electrical Engineering-Recent Advances (CERA 2023), IIT Roorkee Oct 27, 2023 Oct 29, 2023
Session Chair 5th International Conference on sustainable and Innovative Solutions for Current Challenges in Engineering and Technology (ICSISCET 2023), MITS Gwalior Oct 21, 2023 Oct 22, 2023
Thesis Examiner Gujarat Technological University July 10, 2023 -
Student Chair IEEE IAS Student Branch Chapter, IIT Roorkee Aug 2019 Nov 2020
Reviewer IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Industrial Informatics, Power Electronics, Transportation Electrification 2018 onwards -
Organizing Committee member National Conference on Microwave and Remote Sensing held at Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 2013 -

Awards, Associateships etc.

Year of Award Name of the Award Awarding Organization
2020 IEEE IAS Student Travel Grant IEEE Industry Applications Society
2017 IEEE STPA Award IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
2003 Certificate of Merit CBSE

Fellowships

Year of Award Name of the Fellowship Awarding Organization From (Month/Year) To (Month/Year)
2015-2020 MHRD Fellowship-PhD MHRD Jan 2015 Jan 2020
2010-2012 MHRD Fellowship-MTech MHRD Jul 2010 May 2012

Ph.D. Students 

  1. Sneha Mahobiya
    • Research area: Integrated Power Converters for Electric Vehicle Applications
    • Full-time candidate-Institute Scholarship (HTRA)
    • Enrolled on 30-01-2023

M.Tech. Students 

  1. Monishankar Ghosh
    • Project Title: Power Control Technique of a Multiport Converter for Low Voltage Standalone Solar PV Applications
    • Status: Ongoing
    • Year: 2023-2024
  2. Chiranjit Paul
    • Project Title: Dual-Output Unity Power Factor AC-DC Converter for Battery Charging Applications
    • Status: Ongoing
    • Year: 2023-2024
  3. Dipendu Biswas
    • Project Title: Development of a laboratory scale prototype of a solar PV emulator
    • Status: Ongoing
    • Year: 2023-2024

Details of Academic Work

  • Curriculum Development
    1. Course Syllabus Preparation for M.Tech in Electric Vehicular Technology, EE, Nirma University
  • Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels
    1. Automotive Power Electronics (PG)
    2. DC Drives (UG)
    3. Transformers and DC Machines (UG)
    4. Power Electronics and Converter Applications (UG)
    5. Network Analysis and Synthesis (UG)
    6. Elements of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (UG)
    7. Electromechanical Energy Conversion (UG)
    8. Electric Drives (UG)
    9. Power Electronics Laboratory (UG)
    10. Electric Machines Laboratory (UG)
    11. Electronic System Design Laboratory (UG)
  • Projects guided at Postgraduate level
    1. Simulation Study on Multi-pulse Variable Frequency Drive

Details of Major R&D Projects

Title of Project Funding Agency From To Ongoing/ Completed
Development of a Bi-directional High Functionality Integrated Multiport Converter for Electric Vehicle Applications NIT Tiruchirappali Sep 2023 Sep 2024 Ongoing
Fabrication of Bi-Directional Converter for Vehicle-Grid Interface Nirma University Apr 2021 Apr 2022 Completed

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools etc. (mentioning the role)

Date (s) Title of Activity Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other) Event Organized by Venue
Dec 2013-Jan 2014 QIP Sort-term Course on Multilevel Inverter and its applications National Participant MHRD IIT Roorkee
July 2022 GIAN course on Electric Machines and Drives in Electrified Transportation Systems National Participant GIAN IIT Gandhinagar

Invited Talks delivered

Topic Date Inviting Organization
Electric Machines and Drives for Electrified Transportation 29 Jan 2024 Department of Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College Thrissur (during Faculty Development Program on CHALLENGES AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN ELECTRICAL DRIVES- Funded by Directorate of Technical Education, Kerala.)
Electric Motors and Drives for Electric Vehicles 05 Jan 2024 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government Polytechnic College Pala (during faculty development program on ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY : CURRENT TRENDS AND EXCHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERTISE- Funded by Directorate of Technical Education, Kerala.)
Special Electric Machines for EV Applications 20 June 2023 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli (during faculty development program on Trends and Challenges in EV Drive Train Design and Control under the aegis of AICTE – Margadarshan)
Current Trends and Future Aspects of Electric Energy Storage 02 June 2023 Department of Energy and Environment, NIT Tiruchirappalli (during Karyashala Workshop on "Current Trends and Future Aspects of the Development of Fuel Cell & Other Energy Storage Technologies")
Control of Electric Machines for EV Applications 02 May 2023 NIT Jalandhar, Punjab (during Short Term Course on “Recent Industrial trends in Control and Optimization (RICO-2023)”)
Electrical Machines for Electric Vehicles 18 Feb 2023 Institution of Engineers in association with K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli
Grid Integration Techniques or Electric Vehicles: Challenges, Opportunities G2V and V2G Applications 19 Sep 2020 Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam

Publications

(A) Refereed Research Journals:

Author(s) Title of Paper Journal Volume (No.) Page numbers Year
Jose Thankachan, S. P. Singh Bidirectional multiport solar-assisted SRM drive for pure electric vehicle applications with versatile driving and autonomous charging capabilities IET Electric Power Applications 14 570-583 2019
N V Naik, Jose Thankachan, S.P. Singh A neuro-fuzzy direct torque control using bus-clamped space vector modulation IETE Technical Review 33 205-217 2016

(B) Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings

Author(s) Title of Abstract/ Paper Title of the Proceedings Page numbers Conference Theme Venue Year
Sneha Mahobiya, Jose Thankachan Condition Monitoring of Solar PV System using Different Methods in Varying Environment Condition -A Review 7th IEEE International Conference on Computer Application in Electrical Engineering – Recent Advances (CERA 23) 1-6 Sustainable Transportation System IIT Roorkee Oct 2023
Palkesh Prajapati, Jose Thankachan, Aditya Kumar Design of a PV based battery charger for a Solar assisted Electric Vehicle 7th IEEE International Conference on Computer Application in Electrical Engineering – Recent Advances (CERA 23) 1-6 Sustainable Transportation System IIT Roorkee Oct 2023
Jose Thankachan, S. P. Singh A Wide Speed Operable Multiport Solar-assisted SRM EV Drive with Integrated Driving/Charging Capabilities 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) 1-6 Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems MNIT Jaipur 2020
Jose Thankachan, S. P. Singh A Reduced Switch Multiport Converter Drive for Solar-assisted SRM EV with Integrated Driving and Charging Features 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020) 1-6 Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy Kochi 2020
Jose Thankachan, S. P. Singh A Multiport Solar-assisted SRM Drive for HEV Applications 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI) 1-6 Power and Energy Illinois 2019
Jose Thankachan, S. P. Singh Solar powered high performance switched reluctance motor for EV applications 2017 IEEE 15th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN) 389-395 Industrial Informatics Germany 2017
KV Shihabudheen, Nimmi George, KA Chinmaya, Jose Thankachan Stability control and trajectory tracking of two wheeled mobile manipulator 2015 Annual IEEE India Conference (INDICON) 1-6 INDICON Delhi 2015
KV Shihabudheen, Jose Thankachan, C Vasista SDRE control of flexible beam manipulator 2015 International Conference on Soft Computing Techniques and Implementations (ICSCTI) 148-154 Soft Computing Techniques Delhi 2015
Jose Thankachan, Saly George A novel switching scheme for Three phase PWM AC Chopper fed induction motor 2012 IEEE 5th India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE) 1-4 Power Electronics Delhi 2012