Dr. P. Raja

Qualification

  • B.Tech (in Electrical and Electronics Engg. from MS University, Tirunelveli, TamilNadu - 2000)
  • M.Tech. (in Energy Systems from IIT Madras, Chennai - 2002)
  • Ph.D. (in Electrical Engg. from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 2013)

Experience

  • Associate Professor : since March 2018 in EEE Dept., N I T, Tiruchirappalli
  • Assistant Professor : May 2006 – March 2018 in EEE Dept., N I T, Tiruchirappalli
  • Senior Lecturer : January 2006 to May 2006 in Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore
  • Lecturer: June 2002 to December 2005 PSNACET, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

 

Research publications

  • Papers published in national, international journals and presented in various international and national conferences. Click here for the list.

 

Subjects Taught

  • Power System Protection and Switchgear
  • Advanced Power System Protection (PG)
  • Circuit Theory
  • DC Machines and Transformers
  • Energy Auditing and Management (PG)
  • High Voltage Engineering
  • Linear Integrated Circuits
  • Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy
  • Wind and Solar Electrical Systems
  • Power System Operation and Control
  • Energy and environmental engineering

 

Areas of Interest

  • Renewable Power Generation: Wind and Solar
  • Transmission Line Protection
  • Wide Area Measurement
  • AC and DC Machines

 

PhD Guidance

Completed
 
* ' Design of Enhanced Power Control Schemes for the Grid Integrated PMSG Based Wind Energy Conversion Systems' Dr. R Vijaya Priya - September 2018.
 
 
Ongoing
  • Micro-inverters for Solar PV system – J Ganesh Moorthy since January 2015
  • Transmission Line protection – Mr. Suryanarayana Gangolu since July 2015

MS Guidance

Completed
  • ‘Design and Implementation of PMU based Transmission line Fault Detection, classification and Localization’ S Venkata Hareesh, July 2014 - July 2017 (Received POSOCO Power Systems Award - 2018).
 
Ongoing
  • Design and Testing of Lightning Arresters – Mr. K Marimuthu since January 2017

 

Academic and Administrative Responsibilities

1)
First Year Coordinator
August 2014 – June 2016
2)
Associate Dean (Academic Program)
Nov. 2015 - Nov. 2017
3)
Member in NBA task force
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4)
Member in Senate Sub-committee for Academic Reforms
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Membership of Learned Societies

Type of Membership Organization Membership No. with date
Life Member MISTE LM 38233
Member IEEE M-92598381
Member IEI M-1595967

Academic Foreign Visits

Country
Duration of Visit
Programme
University of Western Ontorio
Canada
9th June – 9th July 2008
Visiting Researcher
Malaysia
21st – 22nd June 2011
IEEE International Conference
Mauritius
9th – 12th September 2013
IEEE International Conference

 

Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=M8DOW8sAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

 

Contact Address

P.Raja
Associate Professor
#EEEF13, Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
NIT Trichy -620015
Email:praja@nitt.edu;
Phone: 0431-2503264