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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Position | Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution | From | To |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Topic | Date | Inviting Organization |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
