Advances in Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles: Select Proceedings of AREEV 2023

This book includes select peer-reviewed proceedings from the International Conference on Advances in Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles (AREEV 2023). It emphasizes the applications of electric vehicles, which are set to dominate the transportation sector by replacing conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Additionally, the book examines research related to power quality issues arising from vehicle-to-grid integration, along with the challenges presented by distributed network management systems. It also addresses topics such as wide band-gap semiconductor technologies and the modeling and simulation of power electronic converters. This book will serve as a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in renewable energy, electric vehicles, power electronics, and power systems.

Suryanarayana Kajampady is currently a Professor and Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at NMAMIT, India. He obtained his B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Mangalore University, M.Tech. in System Analysis and Computer Applications from Karnataka Regional Engineering College, India, and Ph.D. in the area of Power Electronics from VTU, India. His major areas of research interest include power electronics, control systems, EVs, and signal processing. He has published papers in journals and conferences of national and international repute. He is a Member of IEEE and ISSI.

Vinu Thomas has been an Associate Professor at École Centrale de Nantes, France, since 2022. Previously, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in France. He has also served as a faculty member and project manager at various institutes and companies in India. He obtained his B.Tech., M.Tech., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Calicut, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and the National Institute of Technology Calicut, India, respectively. His research interests include grid-connected inverters and renewable energy-based power systems.

P. Parthiban received Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India, in 2009. Currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangaluru, India. His research interests include dc-dc converters and switched reluctance motor drives.