Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems: Proceedings of ICPERES 2014 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (326))

Dr. C. Kamalakannan is presently working as a Professor and Head in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, India. He has completed his graduation degree in Electrical Engineering from Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, Master’s and Doctorate from Anna University, Chennai, India. He has more than thirteen years of research and teaching experience. He has published more than 15 papers in refereed international Journals and conferences. His research areas are Power Electronics and Drives, Electrical Machines. He is a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education, Institution of Engineers (India).

Dr. L. Padma Suresh obtained his doctorate from M S University and Dr. M.G.R University, respectively. He is presently working as a Professor and Head in Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, India. Dr. Suresh is well known for his contributions to the field in both research and education contributing over 50 research articles in journal and conferences. He is the editorial member of International Journal of Advanced Electrical and Computer Engineering and also served as reviewer for various reputed journals. He has been a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. He also served in many committees as Convener, Chair, and Advisory member for various external agencies. His research is currently focused on Artificial Intelligence, Power Electronics, Evolutionary Algorithms, Image Processing, and Control Systems.

Dr. S.S. Dash is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Engineering College, SRM University, Chennai, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University. He has more than seventeen years of research and teaching experience. His research areas are Power Electronics and Drives, Modeling of FACTSController, Power Quality, Power System Stability and Smart Grid. He is a Visiting Professor at Francois Rabelais University, POLYTECH, France. He is the chief editor of International Journal of Advanced Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Dr. B.K. Panigrahi is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department in Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from Sambalpur University. He is serving as a chief editor to the International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion. His interests focus on Power Quality, FACTS Devices, Power System Protection, and AI Application to Power System.