IITKGP

Research Areas

Prof Pradhan has research focus in the area of Power System Protection and Monitoring. His fundamental research contributions are in the field of directional and distance relaying for power networks and vulnerability assessment of Power System following disturbance where he has published more than 70 IEEE Transaction papers. He established pioneering research in the field of Wide Area Measurement technology for power system. In Smart Grid technolog, he is also involved in AC and DC microgrid protection. Curently he is involved with time domain protection including travelling wave based techniques.
  • An accurate fault location method for multi-circuit series compensated transmission lines by Gajare S., Pradhan A. K. IEEE Trans on Power Delivery 32 572-580 (2016)
  • A three-terminal line protection scheme immune to power swing by Nayak P. K., Pradhan A. K., Bajpai P. IEEE Trans. on Power Delivery 31 999-1006 (2016)
  • An accurate non-iterative fault location technique for low voltage DC microgrid by Mohanty R., Mukha Balaji U. , Pradhan A. K. IEEE Transaction on Power Delivery 31 475-481 (2016)
  • Faulty line identification algorithm for secured backup protection using PMUs by Saha Roy B. K., Sharma R. , Pradhan A. K. Electric Power Components and Systems 45 491-504 (2017)
  • Improved transverse current differential protection resistant to power swing by Rao J., Pradhan A. K. INAE LETTER 1 53-58 (2016)
  • A transfer trip scheme to supervise zone 3 operation by Rao J., Pradhan A. K. INAE Letter 1 9-13 (2016)

Principal Investigator

  • Design and development of novel protection and fault location techniques for transmission lines in the presence of renewable sources. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
  • Development of Real Time Energy Management System for Electrical Vehicle Aggregator by Considering Renewable Energy Uncertainties and False Data Injection Cyber Attack in Microgrids Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

Co-Principal Investigator

  • Centre of Excellence on Energy Aware Urban Infrastructure Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
  • Research & Development of a Decision Support Tool for renewable energy resources redispatch from Load Despatch Centres SOUTHERN REGIONAL LOAD DESPATCH CENTRE (SRLDC)

Ph. D. Students

Aarthi V

Area of Research: Power system Protection

Barsa Barnali Das

Area of Research: Power System Protection

Chandra Sekhara Panda

Area of Research: Power System Protection

Katariya Karan Vasudev

Area of Research: Power System Monitoring and Protection

Neethu George

Area of Research: Power system protection

Pratik Kumar Singh

Area of Research: Power System Monitoring and Protection

Ratnakar Nutenki

Area of Research: Power System

Sweta Shree Panda

Area of Research: Power System Protection