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Department of Avionics
     
R. Sudharshan Kaarthik
Associate Professor
 
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Education

Postdoctoral Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2015 to 2017) - Power converters for electric machine emulators.

Ph.D, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2015) - Multilevel Dodecagonal Space Vector Structures and Modulation Schemes with Hybrid Topologies for Variable Speed AC Drives.

M. Tech in Electronics Design and Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2012) - Three phase bi-directional AC-DC front-end converter.

B. Tech in Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha (2010).

 


Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram (Feb 2021 - till date)

Assistant Professor, Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram (Feb. 2017 - Jan 2021)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (Oct. 2015 to Feb. 2017) - Power converters for electric machine emulators

Research Associate, Dept. of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.


Research Work / Area
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Power Electronics
  • Multilevel Converters
  • Electric Drives
  • Modulation and Switching Techniques
  • Power Hardware in-the-loop Emulation
  • Grid Connected Systems
  • Analog and Digital Circuit Design

Post Graduate Courses (M. Tech and Ph.D)

  1. Grid Connected Converters (AVP 612), Odd Semester - 2024 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  2. Digital Control and Embedded Systems (AVP 632), Odd Semester - 2024 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  3. Electronic Systems Design (AVP 816), Even Semester - 2024 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  4. Power Electronics in Power Systems (AVP 861), Even Semester - 2024 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  5. AC Motor Drives (AVP 612), Odd Semester -  2023 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  6. Digital Control and Embedded Systems (AVP 632), Odd Semester - 2023 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  7. Power Electronics in Power Systems (AVP 861), Even Semester - 2023 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  8. DC Drives and Special Machines (AVP 613), Odd Semester - 2022 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  9. Digital Control and Embedded Systems (AVP 632), Odd Semester - 2022 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  10. Electronic Systems Design (AVP 816), Even Semester - 2022 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  11. Power Electronics in Power Systems (AVP 861), Even Semester - 2022 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  12. Digital Control and Embedded Systems (AVP 632), Odd Semester - 2021 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  13. Control of DC Drives and Special Machines (AVP 614), Odd Semester - 2021 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  14. Interface Electronics (AVP 866), Even Semester - 2021 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  15. Power Electronics in Power Systems (AVP 861), Even Semester - 2021 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  16. Digital Control and Embedded Systems (AVP 632), Odd Semester - 2020 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  17. Control of DC Drives and Special Machines (AVP 614), Odd Semester - 2020 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  18. Interface Electronics (AVP 866), Even Semester - 2020 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  19. Power Electronics in Power Systems (AVP 861), Even Semester - 2020 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  20. Control of DC Drives and Special Machines (AVP 614), Odd Semester - 2019 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  21. Power Electronics in Power Systems (AVP 861), Even Semester - 2019 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  22. Control of DC Drives and Special Machines (AVP 614), Odd Semester - 2018 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  23. Digital Control and Embedded Systems (AVC 613), Odd Semester - 2018 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  24. Power Electronics in Power Systems (AVP 861), Even Semester - 2018 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  25. Power Systems Operation and Control, Even Semester - 2018 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  26. Control of DC Drives and Special Machines (AVP 614), Odd Semester - 2017 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  27. Power Electronics in Power Systems (AVP 861), Even Semester - 2017 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  28. Control of Electric Machines and Drives (ELEC 440), Winter 2016 at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

Under Graduate Courses (B.Tech)

  1. Network Analysis (AV213C), Even Semester - 2025 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  2. Analog Electronic Circuits (AV211), Odd Semester - 2023 at IIST Thiruvananthapuram.
  3. Network Analysis (AV213), Odd Semester - 2020 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  4. Control of Electric Drives (AV 491), Odd Semester - 2019 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  5. Basic Electronics Engineering (AV 121), Even Semester - 2019 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  6. Control of Electric Drives (AV 491), Odd Semester - 2018 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  7. Control of Electric Drives (AV 491), Odd Semester - 2017 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  8. Basic Electrical Engineering (AV 111), Odd Semester - 2017 at IIST Thiruvananthapuram.
  9. UG Capstone project (2015 and 2016) at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

Laboratory

  1. Digital Control and Embedded Systems Lab (AVP 631), Odd Semester - 2024 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  2. Advanced Power Electronics Lab - II (AVP 631), Even Semester - 2024 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  3. Digital Control and Embedded Systems Lab (AVP 631), Odd Semester - 2023 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  4. Advanced Power Electronics Lab - II (AVP 631), Even Semester - 2023 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  5. Digital Control and Embedded Systems Lab (AVP 631), Odd Semester - 2022 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  6. Advanced Power Electronics Lab - II (AVP 631), Even Semester - 2022 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  7. Digital Control and Embedded Systems Lab (AVP 631), Odd Semester - 2021 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  8. Advanced Power Electronics Lab - II (AVP 631), Even Semester - 2021 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  9. Digital Control and Embedded Systems Lab (AVP 631), Odd Semester - 2020 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  10. Advanced Power Electronics Lab - II (AVP 631), Even Semester - 2020 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  11. Digital Control and Embedded Systems Lab (AVC 631), Odd Semester - 2019 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  12. Advanced Power Electronics Lab - II (AVP 631), Even Semester - 2019 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  13. Digital Control and Embedded Systems Lab (AVC 631), Odd Semester - 2018 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  14. Advanced Power Electronics Lab - II (AVP  631), Even Semester - 2018 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
  15. Digital Control and Embedded Systems Lab (AVC 631), Odd Semester - 2017 at IIST, Thiruvananthapuram.

Academic Projects

  1. Integrated battery chargers for EV
  2. Predictive control for power applications
  3. Front-end electronics for low-current measurement
  4. Controller of electric drives in inertial systems
  5. Control and modulation of multi-phase drives
  6. Grid connected inverters

Funded Projects - Ongoing

  1. Integrated Diagnosis Module for Electric Propulsion Systems
  2. Powertrain for All-electric HANSA NG - Technology Demonstration (AR&DB, DRDO)
  3. A novel integrated battery charger for two and three wheeler EVs (a KSCSTE Project)
  4. Retarding Potential Analyser for Electron and Ion concentration measurement in Martian Atmosphere (Co PI).
  5. Retarding Potential Analyser for Electron and Ion concentration measurement in Venusian Atmosphere (Co PI).
  6. Electrical Power System for Small-Spacecrafts - PI.

Funded Projects - Completed

  1. Retarding Potential Analyser for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS 201F) - A scientific payload on PS4 orbital platform onboard PSLV C55 (Launched on April 22, 2023)
  2. PSLV In-OrbitaL Onboard Computer and Thermals (PILOT) - A technology demonstration mission onboard PSLV C55 (Launched on April 22, 2023)
  3. Decoupled Control Scheme for Dual Permanent Magnet Machine Actuators (Completed) - IIST project (PI), May 2017 to March 2019.
  4. Retarding Potential Analyser for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS 101F) - A scientific payload on PS4 orbital platform onboard PSLV C45 (Launched on April 1, 2019)
  5. Electrical Power System for InspireSAT-1 student satellite - PSLV C52 (Launched on Feb 14, 2022)
  6. Electrical Power System for Inspiresat-2 student satellite (Jan 2021).

Technical Activities/ Responsibilities

  1. Vice Chair, Technical Programme Committee, IEEE ECCE-ASIA 2025, Bengaluru, India
  2. Convenor, 3rd National Workshop on Electric Aircraft and Allied Technologies, IIST Thiruvananthapuram.
  3. Member, Steering Committee, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE 2025), IIT Dharwad, India
  4. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification - Nov, 2023 onwards.
  5. Convenor, IIST Technical Committee.
  6. Track Chair, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Conference, IECON 2023, Singapore.
  7. Technical Program Chair, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) - Dec 2023, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
  8. Technical Program Chair, IEEE Industrial Electronics Online Conference (IEEE ONCON 2022) - December 2022, IIT Kharagpur, India.
  9. Publication Chair, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) - December 2022, Jaipur, India.
  10. General Chair, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) - Jan 2022, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
  11. Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications (2019 onwards)
  12. Associate Editor, IEEE Transportation Electrification Newsletter (2020-2022)
  13. Chair (Research) and ExeCom member - IEEE IAS/IES/PELS Chapter, IEEE Kerala Section.
  14. Technical Program Chair, IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems Conference (PEDES) - 2020, Jaipur, India. 
  15. Technical Program Chair, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) - Jan 2020, Cochin, India.
  16. Technical Program Chair, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference, India - Dec, 2019, Bangalore, India.
  17. Member, Technical Program Committee, 2019 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA.
  18. Special Session Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, June 2018 (SS: Advances in Battery Charging Techniques for Electric Vehicles).
  19. Member, IEEE-Industrial Electronics Society, Technical Committee on Transportation Electrification, IECON-2018, Washington DC, USA.
  20. Steering Committee Member, IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems Conference (PEDES) - 2018, Chennai, India.
  21. Track Chair, IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems Conference (PEDES) - 2018, Chennai, India.
  22. Topic Chair, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) 2018, Portland, Oregon, September, 2018.
  23. Advisor, IIST-IEEE Industry Applications Society Student Branch Chapter, IIST Thiruvananthapuram.
  24. Track Chair, International Conference on Power Electronics, Instrumentation, Control and Computing (PICC2018), Kerala, India during January, 2018.
  25. Track Chair, IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference, India, iTEC-India 2017, Pune.
  26. Track Chair, IEEE International conference on power electronics, drives and energy systems, IEEE PEDES 2016.
  27. Young Associate of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).
  28. Senior Member (2019), Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE.
  29. Senior Member, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
  30. Senior Member, IEEE Power Electronics Society.
  31. Senior Member, IEEE Power and Energy Society.
  32. Senior Member, IEEE Industry Applications Society.
  33. Reviewer IEEE Transactions: Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, Industry Applications, Energy Conversion, Transportation Electrification, Vehicular Technology, IET Power Electronics.
  34. Chair, IEEE IAS/IES Student Chapter Chair - (2014-2015) at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  35. Treasurer, IEEE IAS/IES Student Chapter Treasurer - (2013-2014) at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

 

Current Students

  1. Deeksha Bhule (PhD) - Current Error Space Vector Modulation Techniques
  2. Ratheesh K (PhD) - Controllers for inertial systems
  3. Shinoy K (PhD) - FEA analysis of multi-phase machines during fault-tolerant operation
  4. Ahna S Fathima (PhD) - High power-density motor controllers for electric drives
  5. Krupa Ann Kurien (JRF) - Electric Powertrain for Aircraft

Past Students

  1. Saranya (M.Tech, 2025) - Design of a multi-level delta-connected STATCOM
  2. Sourav (M.Tech, 2025) - Simulation of a PHIL motor-dymamometer test rig
  3. Siva R (M.Tech, 2025) - Simulation of a Battery fed PMSM drive
  4. Sreehari B. Nair (PhD, Co-supervisor) - Precision Electronic Systems
  5. Dr. Jithin S (Postdoctoral Fellow) - Electric Powertrain for All-Electric Aircraft, currently in KSEB
  6. Prateek Singh (M.Tech, 2024, Delta Electronics) - Voltage Sensorless single phase and three phase front-end converters
  7. Vidya V (PhD, Asst Prof, GEC Palakkad) - Integrated Battery Chargers for EV
  8. Tejas Joshi (M.Tech, 2023, Tata Advanced Systems Ltd) - SVPWM methods for split-phase machines
  9. Rohini K Satpute (M.Tech, 2023, Tata Advanced Systems Ltd) - Design of high power inverters for Open-End wound systems
  10. Shashi Kumar (B.Tech, 2023, ISRO) - Control Electronics for Reaction Wheels
  11. Mohit Kumar (M. Tech 2022, Mercedez) - Single phase IBC with power decouping
  12. Chunduri Abhishek (B.Tech 2022, ISRO) - Series compensation for induction generators
  13. Balwant Kushwaha (M. Tech 2022, Mahindra) - Dodecagonal SV systems
  14. Harshith V (M.Tech 2021, Agnikul) - Power decoupling for single phase grid connected systems
  15. Pavan G (M. Tech 2021, Agnikul) - Parallel connected inverters
  16. Srirag (JPF, 2020) - Electronics for ARIS
  17. Mallikarjun Kompella (B.Tech 2020, ISRO) - Power decoupling of the single-phase grid connected systems and EPS for small satellites (Winner in Future Energy Challenge by IA/IE/PELS Kerala Chapter)
  18. Srikara G (M.Tech 2020, Delta Electronics) - Modulation Schemes for Dodecagonal Space Vector PWM
  19. Siri Gadipudi (B.Tech 2020, ISRO) - Induction Generator with Series-Compensation 
  20. Pragya Yadav (M.Tech 2020, Delta Electronics) - Sensorless Single Phase Integrated Battery Chargers (Winner in Future Energy Challenge by IA/IE/PELS Kerala Chapter) 
  21. Ashutosh Saini (B.Tech 2020) - Charging profiles for battery chargers
  22. Ranjith S (M.Tech, 2019, Delta Electronics) - Dodecagonal Space Vector Structures with Virtual Vectors (Finalist - INAE Innovative Student Project Award)
  23. Dharani Moka (M.Tech, 2019, pursuing PhD in IISc) - Design of Flyback Converters
  24. Ramanan J (B.Tech, 2019, Mahindra Electric) - BLDC drives for autonomous vehicles
  25. Sairam K (B.Tech, 2019, Subex) - Series connected multi-phase motor drives
  26. Archana CM (B.Tech, 2019, ISRO) - Dodecagoanal Space Vector PWM Techniques (INAE Innovative Student Project Award - 2019)
  27. Naveen S (JRF, 2019, ISRO) - Advanced Retarding Potential Analyser for Ionospheric Studies
  28. Athira GS (M.Tech, 2018, Delta Electronics) - Induction Generator with Series Compensation (Finalist - INAE Innovative Student Project Award)
  29. Sagar Kumar Dash (M.Tech, 2018, pursuing PhD in IITKGP) - Multiphase parallel drives
  30. Nikunj Gupta (B.Tech, 2018, ISRO) - Multiphase series connected drives
  31. Gopika TG (SRF, 2018, current position: ICFOSS, TVPM) - Multiphase series connected drives

 

Peer-Reviewed International Journal Publications

[1] S. B. Nair, A. C. Sreekantan, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Design and Analysis of a Wide-Range Low-current Digitizing Platform for Spacecraft-mounted Plasma Diagnostic Probes," IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., pp. 1–1, 2025, doi: 10.1109/TIM.2025.3572161. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11008779/

[2] V. Vidya, B. Kushwaha, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Linearization of Overmodulation Region for 12 and 24-Sided Polygonal Space Vector-Based Inverters With Harmonic Filters," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., pp. 1–11, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2024.3379673. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10522771/

[3] D. Bhule and R. Sudharshan Kaarthik, "A Multi-Sequence Space Vector PWM Scheme for Peak-Peak Torque Ripple Minimization in Split-phase Induction Motors," IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., pp. 1–1, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2024.3511112. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10777535/

[4] D. Bhule and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Model Predictive Control Scheme for a Single-Phase Integrated Battery Charger With Active Power Decoupling for EV Application," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 4117–4126, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2024.3350991. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10382607/

[5] S. Balachandran Nair, A. C. Sreekantan, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Metrological Evaluation of a Programmable Gain Current-Sensing Digitizer Suitable for Retarding Potential Analyzers," IEEE Sensors J., vol. 23, no. 23, pp. 29073–29083, Dec. 1, 2023, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3326508. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10299574/

[6] G. G. D. V. S. Pavan and R. S. Kaarthik, "Circulating Current Mitigation in Parallel Inverters by Dynamic Carrier Changing Technique," IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat., vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 4387–4396, Jul. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2023.3272538. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10114589/

[7] V. Vidya and R. S. Kaarthik, "Parallel Operation of Integrated Battery Chargers for All Wheel Drive Electric Vehicles," IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 3106–3114, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2022.3215602. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9924176/

[8] S. B. Nair, A. Chandrika Sreekantan, and R. S. Kaarthik, "An Improved Digitizing Interface Circuit for Wide-Range Current-Output Sensors," IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., vol. 72, pp. 1–7, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TIM.2023.3241064. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10032644/

[9] S. Gadipudi, P. P. Rajeevan, and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Grid Connected Open-End Winding Induction Generator System With Series Compensation," IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat., vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 678–685, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2021.3128377. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9616380/

[10] R. S. Kaarthik, G. Srikara, and K. S. Ram, "Decoupled Control of Series-Connected Split-Phase Synchronous Motors With Open-Circuit Fault With Eight-Legged Inverter," IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1819–1827, Jun. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2021.3127522. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9612204/

[11] S. B. Nair, N. Suresh, A. C. Sreekantan, and S. Kaarthik, "An Efficient Digitizer for Measurement of Low-Magnitude Currents With Wide Span," IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., vol. 71, pp. 1–10, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIM.2021.3124837. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9598871/

[12] A. G. S, A. C. M, R. S. Kaarthik, and R. P. P, "An Induction Generator Scheme With Series-Compensation for Frequency Insensitive Loads," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 68, no. 9, pp. 8402–8411, Sep. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2020.3013520. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9161399/

[13] V. Vidya and R. S. Kaarthik, "Modeling and Control of an Integrated Battery Charger With Split-Phase Machine," IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat., vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 1588–1597, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2020.3047590. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9309004/

[14] S. Ranjith, V. Vidya, and R. S. Kaarthik, "An Integrated EV Battery Charger With Retrofit Capability," IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 985–994, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2020.2980147. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9032186/

[15] N. Gupta, G. T. G, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Modeling and Decoupled Control of Series-Connected Split-Phase Synchronous Machines With Open-Circuit Fault," IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat., vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 325–334, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2019.2951508. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8891722/

[16] S. K. Dash and R. S. Kaarthik, "Independent Speed Control of Two Parallel Connected Split-Phase IM With a Common DC Link and Inverter," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 9957–9965, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2019.2894636. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8624265/

[17] K. S. Amitkumar, R. S. Kaarthik, and P. Pillay, "A Versatile Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop-Based Emulator for Rapid Testing of Transportation Electric Drives," IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 901–911, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2018.2857216. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8412527/

[18] J. C. Akiror, R. S. Kaarthik, J. Wanjiku, P. Pillay, and A. Merkhouf, "Closed-Loop Control for a Rotational Core Loss Tester," IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat., vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 5888–5896, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2018.2854270. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8408749/

[19] R. S. Kaarthik, K. S. Amitkumar, and P. Pillay, "Emulation of a Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Generator in Real-Time Using Power Hardware-in-the-Loop," IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrific., vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 474–482, Jun. 2018, doi: 10.1109/TTE.2017.2778149. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8122060/

[20] A. Kshirsagar, R. S. Kaarthik, A. Rahul, K. Gopakumar, L. Umanand, S. K. Biswas, and C. Cecati, "17‐level inverter with low component count for open‐end induction motor drives," IET Power Electronics, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 922–929, May 2018, doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2017.0492. [Online]. Available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1049/iet-pel.2017.0492

[21] R. S. Kaarthik, J. Maisonneuve, and P. Pillay, "Real-Time Emulation of a Pressure-Retarded Osmotic Power Generation System," IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat., vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 5768–5776, Nov. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2017.2732939. [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7994653/

[22] A. R. S, S. Pramanick, R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, and F. Blaabjerg, "Extending the Linear Modulation Range to the Full Base Speed Using a Single DC-Link Multilevel Inverter With Capacitor-Fed H-Bridges for IM Drives," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 32, no. 7, pp. 5450–5458, Jul. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2016.2610458. [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7570165/

[23] M. Boby, S. Pramanick, R. S. Kaarthik, A. Rahul S., K. Gopakumar, and L. Umanand, "Fifth- and Seventh-Order Harmonic Elimination With Multilevel Dodecagonal Voltage Space Vector Structure for IM Drive Using a Single DC Source for the Full Speed Range," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 60–68, Jan. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2016.2528305. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7404053

[24] S. Pramanick, R. S. Karthik, N. A. Azeez, K. Gopakumar, S. S. Williamson, and K. S. Rajashekara, "A Harmonic Suppression Scheme for Full Speed Range of a Two-Level Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drive Using Switched Capacitive Filter," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 2064–2071, Mar. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2016.2561964. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7464365/

[25] A. Kshirsagar, R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, L. Umanand, and K. Rajashekara, "Low Switch Count Nine-Level Inverter Topology for Open-End Induction Motor Drives," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 1009–1017, Feb. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2016.2615015. [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7582391/

[26] V. Nair R., A. Rahul S., R. S. Kaarthik, A. Kshirsagar, and K. Gopakumar, "Generation of Higher Number of Voltage Levels by Stacking Inverters of Lower Multilevel Structures With Low Voltage Devices for Drives," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 52–59, Jan. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2016.2528286. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7404050/

[27] S. Arun Rahul, R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, L. G. Franquelo, and J. I. Leon, "A Predictive Capacitor Voltage Control of a Hybrid Cascaded Multilevel Inverter With a Single DC-Link and Reduced Common-Mode Voltage Operation," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 5285–5292, Aug. 2016, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2016.2541635. [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7433426/

[28] M. Boby, S. Pramanick, R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, and F. Blaabjerg, "Multilevel Dodecagonal Voltage Space Vector Structure Generation for Open-End Winding IM Using a Single DC Source," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 2757–2765, May 2016, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2015.2511162. [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7362204/

[29] A. Rahul Sanjeevan, R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, P. P. Rajeevan, J. I. Leon, and L. G. Franquelo, "Reduced common‐mode voltage operation of a new seven‐level hybrid multilevel inverter topology with a single DC voltage source," IET Power Electronics, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 519–528, Mar. 2016, doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0130. [Online]. Available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0130

[30] R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, C. Cecati, and I. Nagy, "Timing Calculations for a General N-Level Dodecagonal Space Vector Structure Using Only Reference Phase Voltages," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 1395–1403, Mar. 2016, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2015.2495283. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7308064/

[31] R. Sudharshan Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, C. Cecati, and I. Nagy, "A Voltage Space Vector Diagram Formed by Nineteen Concentric Dodecagons for Medium-Voltage Induction Motor Drive," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 6748–6755, Nov. 2015, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2015.2436876. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7112131/

[32] S. Pramanick, N. A. Azeez, R. Sudharshan Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, and C. Cecati, "Low-Order Harmonic Suppression for Open-End Winding IM With Dodecagonal Space Vector Using a Single DC-Link Supply," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 5340–5347, Sep. 2015, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2015.2408562. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7054510/

[33] P. R. Kumar, R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, J. I. Leon, and L. G. Franquelo, "Seventeen-Level Inverter Formed by Cascading Flying Capacitor and Floating Capacitor H-Bridges," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 3471–3478, Jul. 2015, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2342882. [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6863677/

[34] R. Sudharshan Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, J. Mathew, and T. Undeland, "Medium-Voltage Drive for Induction Machine With Multilevel Dodecagonal Voltage Space Vectors With Symmetric Triangles," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 79–87, Jan. 2015, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2014.2327576. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6823724/

 

Peer-Reviewed International Conference Publications

[1] P. Singh, D. Bhule, and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Four Switch SiC Solid State Relay with Inrush Current Protection for High Voltage and High Power Converters," in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Mangalore, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES61459.2024.10961406. Full Text

[2] T. Joshi, R. Akshay, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Torque Ripple Minimization of Series Connected Split Phase PMSM under OC Fault," in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE58662.2023.10405115. Full Text

[3] P. Singh, D. Bhule, and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Non-Linear Voltage Controller for Grid Voltage Sensor-Less Power Factor Correction Converters," in 2023 IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), Chennai, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India59098.2023.10471503. Full Text

[4] B. Kushwaha, V. Vidya, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Linearization of Over-Modulation Region for a Dodecagonal Space Vector Structure with a Single DC Source," in 2023 IEEE International Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), Chennai, India, 2023, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India59098.2023.10471380. Full Text

[5] D. Bhule and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Grid Voltage Sensor-less Control Scheme for Single-Phase Integrated Battery Charger," in IECON 2023 - 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10312578. Full Text

[6] V. Vidya and R. S. Kaarthik, "18 Sided Space Vector Modulation Method for Open End Winding Induction Machine Using a Single DC Source," in IECON 2023 - 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, 2023, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10311647. Full Text

[7] D. Bhule and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Space Vector-based Hybrid PWM Scheme to Minimize Peak-to-Peak Torque Ripple in Split-phase Induction Motor," in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE58662.2023.10405299. Full Text

[8] S. B. Nair, C. S. Anoop, and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Simple Digitizing Front-end for Plasma Diagnostic Probes," in 2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace), Milan, Italy, 2023, pp. 672-676, doi: 10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190012. Full Text

[9] S. B. Nair, C. S. Anoop, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Performance Investigation of a Digital Signal Conditioner with 120 dB Range for Amperometric Sensors," in 2022 IEEE 19th India Council International Conference (INDICON), Kochi, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INDICON56171.2022.10039749. Full Text

[10] V. Vidya, M. Kumar, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Modeling of Single phase IBC with Active Power Decoupling," in 2022 IEEE 19th India Council International Conference (INDICON), Kochi, India, 2022, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/INDICON56171.2022.10039839. Full Text

[11] D. Bhule and R. S. Kaarthik, "Model Predictive Control Scheme for a Single-Phase Integrated Battery Charger with Active Power Decoupling for EV Application," in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES56012.2022.10080396. Full Text

[12] K. Ratheesh, R. S. Kaarthik, and D. D. D. Sam, "Pseudo Derivative Feedback (PDF) Control for Performance Improvement in Magnetic Bearing of Reaction Wheels," in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES56012.2022.10080340. Full Text

[13] M. Kumar, C. S. Abhishek, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Current Hysteresis Control of a Single Phase Integrated Battery Charger With Active Power Decoupling," in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE52268.2022.9715924. Full Text

[14] V. Vidya and R. S. Kaarthik, "Parallel Operation of IBCs for All Wheel Drive Electric Vehicles," in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE52268.2022.9715867. Full Text

[15] G. G. D. V. Sai Pavan and R. S. Kaarthik, "Circulating Current Mitigation in Parallel Inverters by Dynamic Carrier Changing Technique," in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE52268.2022.9715813. Full Text

[16] H. R. Vangala and R. S. Kaarthik, "Control of a Single Phase Integrated Battery Charger with Active Power Decoupling for Electric Vehicles," in 2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), New Delhi, India, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India53713.2021.9932503. Full Text

[17] G. G. D. V. Sai Pavan and R. S. Kaarthik, "Circulating Current Reduction in Parallel Grid Connected Two Level VSI using Hybrid Carrier Based Modulation," in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379698. Full Text

[18] M. Kompella, P. Yadav, and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Single Phase Integrated Battery Charger with Active Power Decoupling for Electric Vehicles," in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379459. Full Text

[19] H. R. V, R. S. Kaarthik, and P. P. Rajeevan, "Online Inductance Estimation of Speed Sensor less Induction Motor Drives," in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 2020, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379853. Full Text

[20] S. Gadipudi, P. P. Rajeevan, and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Grid Connected Open-end Winding Induction Generator System with Series Compensation," in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Cochin, India, 2020, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE45664.2020.9070498. Full Text

[21] G. S. Reddy and R. S. Kaarthik, "A 24-step Modulation Scheme for Dodecagonal Space Vector Structure with Six Concentric Dodecagons using Reference Phase Voltages," in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Cochin, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE45664.2020.9070567. Full Text

[22] V. Vidya and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Control Scheme for Integrated Battery Charger With Split-Phase Machine," in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Cochin, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE45664.2020.9070440. Full Text

[23] M. Kompella, R. S. Kaarthik, H. Priyadarshnam, and M. S. Harsha Simha, "Parallel Operation of Battery Chargers in Small Satellite Electrical Power Systems," in 2019 IEEE 16th India Council International Conference (INDICON), Rajkot, India, 2019, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/INDICON47234.2019.9030303. Full Text

[24] K. S. Ram, G. S. Reddy, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Decoupled Control of Series Connected Split-Phase Synchronous Motors with Open Circuit Fault with Eight-legged Inverter," in 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), Bengaluru, India, 2019, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India48457.2019.9080783. Full Text

[25] V. Vidya and R. S. Kaarthik, "Mathematical Modeling of Split Phase Machine based Integrated Battery Charger," in 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), Bengaluru, India, 2019, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India48457.2019.9080794. Full Text

[26] P. Yadav, V. Vidya, and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Voltage Sensor-less Single-Phase Unity Power Factor AC-DC Front-End Converter," in 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), Bengaluru, India, 2019, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India48457.2019.9080821. Full Text

[27] R. S. Ranjith and R. S. Kaarthik, "Linearization of Over-Modulation in Dodecagonal Space Vector PWM," in 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2019, pp. 215-220, doi: 10.1109/ISIE.2019.8781417. Full Text

[28] G. S. Athira, R. S. Kaarthik, and P. P. Rajeevan, "An Open End Winding Induction Generator System for Simultaneous Supply of Power to DC-link Loads and Frequency Insensitive AC Loads with Voltage Regulation," in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Chennai, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES.2018.8707679. Full Text

[29] N. Gupta and R. S. Kaarthik, "Decoupled Control of Two Series Connected Split-Phase Synchronous Machines From a Single Six-Phase Inverter," in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Chennai, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES.2018.8707477. Full Text

[30] S. K. Dash, R. S. Ranjith, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Decoupled Control of Dual-Split-Phase IMs for Full Power Range Using Capacitive Filters," in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Chennai, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES.2018.8707557. Full Text

[31] A. Hegde, G. S. Athira, P. P. Rajeevan, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Current Error SVPWM based Speed Sensorless IM Drive with Stator Resistance Estimation," in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Chennai, India, 2018, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/PEDES.2018.8707863. Full Text

[32] C. M. Archana, P. P. Rajeevan, and R. S. Kaarthik, "A Series Compensated Open-end Winding Induction Generator System for DC loads and AC linear, Non-linear and Unbalanced loads," in 2018 8th IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE), Jaipur, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IICPE.2018.8709541. Full Text

[33] S. K. Dash and R. S. Kaarthik, "Space Vector PWM Techniques for Parallel Connected Dual-Split-Phase IMs for Full Power Range Using Capacitive Filters," in 2018 8th IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE), Jaipur, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IICPE.2018.8709577. Full Text

[34] T. G. Gopika, N. Gupta, and R. S. Kaarthik, "Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis of Series-Connected Split-Phase Synchronous Motor Drive," in 2018 8th IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE), Jaipur, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IICPE.2018.8709344. Full Text

[35] G. S. Athira, R. S. Kaarthik, and P. P. Rajeevan, "An Induction Generator Scheme with Series Compensation for Frequency Insensitive Loads," in IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Washington, DC, USA, 2018, pp. 5015-5020, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2018.8592927. Full Text

[36] S. Ranjith and R. S. Kaarthik, "An Integrated EV Battery Charger with Retrofit Capability," in IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Washington, DC, USA, 2018, pp. 5021-5026, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2018.8592910. Full Text

[37] T. Payarou, K. Kuruvinashetti, R. S. Kaarthik, P. Pillay, and M. Packirisamy, "Sensing Circuitry for Real-Time Power Studies of Micro-Photosynthetic Power Cells," in 2018 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering (CCECE), Quebec, QC, Canada, 2018, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/CCECE.2018.8447819. Full Text

[38] R. S. Kaarthik and P. Pillay, "Real-time power hardware-in-the-loop emulation of a parallel hybrid electric vehicle drive train," in 2017 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), Pune, India, 2017, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India.2017.8333837. Full Text

[39] A. G. S. Athira, R. S. Kaarthik, P. P. Rajeevan, and A. Dasgupta, "Improved stator flux and stator resistance estimators for sensor-less control induction motor drives," in 2017 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), Pune, India, 2017, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ITEC-India.2017.8356943. Full Text

[40] R. S. Kaarthik, J. Mathew, and K. Gopakumar, "Carrier based modulation technique for space vector PWM of dodecagonal voltage SV structures," in IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Beijing, China, 2017, pp. 940-945, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2017.8216162. Full Text

[41] K. S. Amitkumar, R. S. Kaarthik, and P. Pillay, "A versatile power-hardware-in-the-loop based emulator for rapid testing of electric drives," in 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2017, pp. 5468-5474, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2017.8096913. Full Text

[42] J. C. Akiror, R. S. Kaarthik, J. Wanjiku, P. Pillay, and A. Merkhouf, "Closed loop control for a rotational core loss tester," in 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC), Miami, FL, USA, 2017, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IEMDC.2017.8002230. Full Text

[43] R. S. Kaarthik and P. Pillay, "Emulation of a permanent magnet synchronous generator in real-time using power hardware-in-the-loop," in 2016 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Trivandrum, India, 2016, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES.2016.7914290. Full Text

[44] A. Kshirsagar, R. S. Kaarthik, M. Boby, L. Umanand, and K. Gopakumar, "Elimination of dead-time transients in a three-level flying capacitor inverter using a state machine for switching state sequence selection," in 2016 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Trivandrum, India, 2016, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES.2016.7914554. Full Text

[45] S. Dey, R. S. Kaarthik, P. Pillay, and J. Maisonneuve, "Modeling and emulation of an osmotic power system," in 2016 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Trivandrum, India, 2016, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/PEDES.2016.7914436. Full Text

[46] R. S. Kaarthik, J. Maisonneuve, and P. Pillay, "Real-time emulation of a pressure retarded osmosis power generation system," in 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Milwaukee, WI, USA, 2016, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2016.7855379. Full Text

[47] A. Kshirsagar, R. S. Kaarthik, S. Arun Rahul, K. Gopakumar, L. Umanand, S. Biswas, and C. Cecati, "Reduced switch count seventeen level inverter topology for open-end induction motor drives," in IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Florence, Italy, 2016, pp. 3582-3587, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2016.7793014. Full Text

[48] S. Arun Rahul, R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, P. P. Rajeevan, L. G. Franquelo, J. I. Leon, and I. Nagy, "A hybrid seven level inverter topology with a single DC supply and reduced switch count," in 2015 17th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'15 ECCE-Europe), Geneva, Switzerland, 2015, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1109/EPE.2015.7309051. Full Text

[49] R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, C. Cecati, and I. Nagy, "Timing calculations for three level dodecagonal space vector structure from reference phase voltages," in IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Yokohama, Japan, 2015, pp. 19-24, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2015.7392070. Full Text

[50] A. Kshirsagar, R. S. Kaarthik, L. Umanand, K. Gopakumar, and K. Rajashekara, "Nine level inverter for open end induction motor with eight switches per phase," in IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Yokohama, Japan, 2015, pp. 1097-1102, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2015.7392246. Full Text

[51] R. S. Kaarthik, P. R. Kumar, K. Gopakumar, J. I. Leon, and L. G. Franquelo, "A hybrid multilevel inverter scheme for induction motor drives and grid-tied applications using a single DC-link," in 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Seville, Spain, 2015, pp. 3010-3015, doi: 10.1109/ICIT.2015.7125542. Full Text

[52] R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, C. Cecati, and I. Nagy, "A 19 level dodecagonal voltage space vector structure for medium voltage IM drive," in IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Dallas, TX, USA, 2014, pp. 988-994, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2014.7048622. Full Text

[53] R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, J. Mathew, and T. Undeland, "An open-end winding IM drive with multilevel 12-sided polygonal vectors with symmetric triangles," in 2014 16th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'14-ECCE Europe), Lappeenranta, Finland, 2014, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/EPE.2014.6910686. Full Text

[54] P. Roshankumar, R. S. Kaarthik, K. Gopakumar, P. P. Rajeevan, J. I. Leon, and L. G. Franquelo, "A seventeen-level inverter with a single DC-link for motor drives," in IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Vienna, Austria, 2013, pp. 6176-6181, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2013.6700151. Full Text

[55] B. Babu, R. Vigneshwaran, R. S. Kaarthik, N. Dalei, and R. Das, "A Novel Technique for Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photo-Voltaic Energy Conversion System," in 2010 International Symposium on Photovoltaic Science and Technology, IIT Kanpur, India, 2010. [Full Text]

[56] B. Chitti Babu, R. S. Kaarthik, N. K. Dalei, R. Vigneshwaran, and R. N. Das, "Photovoltaic Energy Conversion System for Water Pumping Applications – Modeling and Simulation," in 2010 International Symposium on Photovoltaic Science and Technology, IIT Kanpur, India, 2010. [Full Text]

[57] T. M. Ladwa, S. M. Ladwa, R. S. Kaarthik, A. R. Dhara, and N. Dalei, "Control of remote domestic system using DTMF," in 2009 International Conference on Instrumentation, Communications, Information Technology, and Biomedical Engineering (ICICI-BME), Bandung, Indonesia, 2009, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICICI-BME.2009.5417279. Full Text

Awards

  1. February 2025 - Outstanding Researcher Award from IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter, Kerala Section.
  2. December 2023 - Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Transportation Electrification (iTEC 2023) , December 11-13, 2023 at Chennai, India.
  3. February 2023 - Outstanding Professional Volunteer Award, IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter, Kerala.
  4. January 2022 - Outstanding Researcher Award, IEEE Kerala Section.
  5. January 2021 - Kerala Young Scientist Award 2020 and Chief Minister's Gold Medal.
  6. January 2020 - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Team Award for contributions in Advanced Retarding Potential Analyzer for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS) a scientific payload onboard PSLV-C45.
  7. December 2019 - Selected for Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Young Engineer Award for Electrical Power Systems Satellites, Electronic Systems and Renewable Energy.
  8. December 2019 - Best Paper Award (MV Chauhan Paper Contest) at IEEE INDICON - 2019.
  9. September 2019 -  Awarded Space Science Technology Excellence Certificate for 2019 by the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology for contributions in Advanced Retarding Potential Analyser for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS) a scientific payload onboard PSLV-C45.
  10. August 2019 - Elevated to Senior Member, IEEE
  11. February 2019 - Outstanding IEEE - Industry Applications Society Student Branch Chapter Award (Gold) for the year 2018.
  12. October 2018 - Granted International Travel Support from DST-SERB for attending 44th Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (IECON-2018) at Washington DC, USA.
  13. April 2017 - Granted merit scholarship by ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur (MEES) du Québec - Fonds de recherche du Quebec - Nature et technologies.
  14. November 2016 - Montreal Summit on Innovation (SMI 2016 - QI-MEQ-ÉTS) – Winner for Scientific Poster competition - Machine Emulator for Rapid Testing and Commissioning of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Systems.
  15. December 2016 - Concordia University Conference and Exposition Award for IEEE PEDES 2016 conference, Trivandrum, India. Emulation of a permanent magnet synchronous generator in real-time using power hardware-in-the-loop.
  16. November 2016 - Best Presentation Award at Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society IECON 2016 - Reduced Switch Count Seventeen Level Inverter Topology for Open-End Induction Motor Drives.
  17. November 2015 - Best Presentation Award at Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society IECON 2015 - Nine level inverter for open-end induction motor with eight switches per phase.
  18. October 2014 - Best Presentation Award at Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society IECON 2014 - A 19 level dodecagonal voltage space vector structure for medium voltage IM drive.
  19. August 2012 – Jul. 2015 Fellowship: Ph.D., MHRD, Govt. of India.
  20. August 2010 – Jul. 2012 Fellowship: M.Tech, MHRD, Govt. of India.
  21. May 2010 - All India Rank 139 of over 100,000 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
  22. March 2010 Innovation Award for DTMF based control platform.
  23. January 2010 Best Poster award at International Symposium on PV Science and Tech., IIT Kanpur.
  24. 2007 – 2008 Secured third position in B.Tech. Electrical Engineering.
  25. June 2006 Outstanding academic performance – top 0.1% in Computer Science.