Dr. Dipankar De (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in power electronics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Bangalore, India, in 2011.,From 2011 to 2014, he was with The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K., where he was involved in the development of efficient energy storage systems and compact power converter design with wideband gap semiconductors. From 2014 to 2016, he was with Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada, as a Research Fellow and worked for a sponsored project funded by Rockwell Automation, Cambridge, ON, Canada. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Electrical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India. His research interests include power converter systems for renewable energy, power quality, and wide band-gap semiconductor based power conversion.

• Comparison of control techniques for residential PV system with module based maximum power point tracking (PI), IIT Bhubaneswar – ₹ 10 Lakhs (completed) – SP77 
• Si/SiC Hybrid Semiconductor based solid state transformer for PV application (PI), DST – ₹ 36.12 Lakhs (completed) – RP146
• Brush Less DC Machine Based Solar Pumping System (co-PI), DST – ₹ 66.24 Lakhs (completed) [PI: Prof. C. N. Bhende]  – RP142
• Design and implementation of High-speed low-power embedded signal processor based custom power devices for power quality improvement (co-PI), DST – ₹ 33 Lakhs (completed) [PI: Dr. S. B. Karanki] – RP120
• Optimized Modulation of Triple Active Bridge Converter for Electric Vehicle Application with Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Devices (PI), DST, – ₹ 36.51 Lakhs (ongoing) – RP327

• Switched Mode Power Conversion (EE6L051);
• Advanced Power Electronics (EE6L010);
• Advanced Machine Drives (EE6L055);
• Theory and Analysis of Electric Drives (EE6L052);
• HVDC and Flexible AC Transmission Systems  (EE6L005);
• Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources (EE6L013);
• Electric Power Quality (EE6L002);
• Electrical Machines (EE2L003);
• Electromagnetic Field Theory (EE3L011);
• Electrical Technology (EE1L001);
• Switched Mode Power Conversion Laboratory (EE6P052);
• Power Converter and Electric Drives Laboratory (EE6P053);
• Power Electronics Laboratory (EE3P003);
• Power Systems Laboratory (EE3P006);
• Electrical Technology Laboratory (EE1P001);
• Digital Electronics and Circuit Laboratory (EC2P004);

PhD: Ongoing – 3

1. Guddy Satpathy
   
2. Burle Tulasi Rao 
3. Silpashree Sahu

JRF Guided-3

• Akshat Vijaywargiya – Tejaswi Memorial Awards for the year 2022 for best B. Tech. Thesis in Electrical Sciences – School of Electrical Sciences
• Suman Maharana – Best Session paper award International Conference Power Electronics and Energy-2021
• Srija Mukherjee – Institute Silver Medal (Best MTech Student in Electrical Sciences, 2018-19)

1. Guddy Satpathy, Dipankar De, “Reduction in switching losses/DC bus requirement for a grid-connected inverter with minimal sensors using PMR-OCC”, Springer Electrical Engineering, 106, 509–519 (2024).
2. S. Maharana, S. Sahu, R. K. Bhat, S. Kumar, D. De, “Analysis and compensation of dead time effects on power transfer in dual active bridge for a general optimized modulation”, Electrical Engineering, 2024, Accepted for Publications.
3. Guddy Satpathy, and Dipankar De,”PV-MPPT Based One Cycle Control of LV-DC Fed Three Leg Single-phase STATCOM for High Quality Grid Current”, Springer Electrical Engineering, 2024, Accepted for Publications.
4. Guddy Satpathy, and Dipankar De,”A Novel Proportional Multi-Resonant Current Controller Strategy for Reduced DC Voltage fed D-STATCOM with Internal LCL Resonance Damping”, Power Electronics and Drives, vol. 9 (44), 2024.
5. Tulasi Rao Burle, Guddy Satpathy, Dipankar De, “Hybrid controller configuration for master–slave paralleling of DC–DC converters with improved sliding manifold”, Springer Electrical Engineering, 106, 79–91 (2024).
6. Tulasi Rao Burle and Dipankar De, “A Coupled Inductor-Based High-Gain ZVS DC–DC Converter With Reduced Voltage Stresses,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 15956-15967, Dec. 2023.
7. B. Tulasi Rao and D. De, “Effective Leakage Energy Recycling in High Gain DC-DC Converter with Coupled Inductor,” in IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, Vol. 69, No. 7, pp. 3284 – 3288, July 2022.
8. B. Tulasi Rao and D. De, “A Single Switch High Voltage Gain DC-DC Converter with Reduced Switch Voltage Stress,” in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 978 – 987, October 2022.
9. C. Klumpner, M. Rashed, D. De, C. Patel, G. Asher, “Experimental evaluation of an energy storage system for medium voltage distribution grids enabling solid‐state substation functionality”, IET Smart Grid, vol. 4, issue. 2, pp. 190-201, April 2021.
10. S. Maharana, S. Mukherjee, D. De, A. Dash, A. Castellazzi,”Study of Dual Active Bridge with Modified Modulation Techniques for Reduced Link Current Peak Stress and Harmonics Losses in Magnetics”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Applicat., Vol. 56, No. 5, Sept-Oct. 2020.
11. T. Behera, D. De, “Enhanced operation of ‘Sen’ transformer with improved operating point density/area for power flow control”, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Vol. 13 No. 14, pp. 3158-3168, July 2019.
12. N. Mukherjee, D. De, “A New State-of-Charge Control Derivation Method for Hybrid Battery Type Integration,” IEEE Trans. Energy Conversion , vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 866-875, Sept. 2017.
13. D. Barater, C. Concari, G. Buticchi, E. Gurpinar, D. De, and A. Castellazzi, “Performance evaluation of a 3-level ANPC photovoltaic grid-connected inverter with 650V SiC devices and optimized PWM,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Applicat., vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 2475 – 2485, May-June 2016.
14. F. Giuliani, D. De, N. Delmonte, A. Castellazzi, P. Cova, “Robust snubberless soft-switching power converter using SiC power MOSFETs and bespoke thermal design,” Microelectronics Reliability – ELSEVIER, vol. 54, issue 9-10, pp. 1916-1920, Sept-Oct. 2014.
15. D. De, C. Klumpner, C. Patel, P. Kulsangcharoen, M. Rashed, and G. Asher, “Modelling and control of a multi-stage interleaved DC-DC converter with coupled inductors for super-capacitor energy storage system,” IET Power Electron., vol. 6, no. 7, pp. 1360-1375, Aug. 2013.
16. N. Mukherjee, and D. De, “Analysis and improvement of performance in LCL filter based PWM rectifier/inverter application using hybrid damping approach,” IET Power Electron., vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 309-325, Feb. 2013.
17. D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “Analysis, Design, Modeling, and Implementation of an Active Clamp HF Link Converter,” IEEE Trans. Circuit Sys.- I: Regular Papers, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1446-1455, Jun. 2011.
18. D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “Improved Utilization of HF transformer in a DC-AC Application,” IET Power Electron., vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 508-515, May 2011.
19. D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “Decentralized Parallel Operation of Inverters Sharing Unbalanced and Non-linear Loads,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 3015-3025, Dec. 2010.
20. D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “A DC to three phase AC high frequency link converter with compensation for non-linear distortion,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 57, no. 11, pp. 3669-3677, Nov. 2010.
21. D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “A proportional + multiresonant controller for three phase four-wire high-frequency link inverter,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 899-906, Apr. 2010.

1. S A, Sai Sumukh, Burle Tulasi Rao, D. De, A. Castellazzi, “GaN Switch Based Novel Quadratic-Double-Boost Floating-Input High Gain DC-DC Converter”, ECCE Europe 2024, Darmstadt, Germany.
2. Ravi Krishnamurthy Bhat, Dipankar De, Silpashree Sahu and Sujit Kumar, “Individual Current Stress Optimization for Multiple Dual Active Bridges with Common Input Stage”, National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC), Dec. 2023, pp. 1-6.
3. Sai Sumukh S A, Burle Tulasi Rao and Dipankar De, “Novel Zero-Current Switched Quad-Boost High Gain DC-DC Converter”, National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC), Dec. 2023, pp. 1-6.
4. B. T. Rao, D. De, D. Chattopadhyay, “Reliability Study of Multi-Phase Coupled Inductor Based Boost Converter with Continuous Input/Output Currents”, in Proc. IEEE ICPEE 2023, Bhubaneswar, India, pp. 1-6.
5. MK K. Mohanta, D. De, S. Sahu, A. Castellazzi, “Mitigation of Dead-Time Effects on Transient DC Bias Elimination in Dual Active Bridge Link Current”, in Proc. EPE ECCE Europe 2022, Hannover, Germany, pp. 1-8.
6. S. Mithun, D. De, B. T. Rao, A. Vijaywargiya, N. B. Puhan, “Analysis of Advanced Space Vector PWM Techniques Extended to Over-Modulation Region for Induction Machine Drive,” in Proc. IEEE PESGRE 2022, Trivandrum, India, pp. 1-6.
7. G. Satpathy, D. De, “Reduced DC Voltage Fed Grid Connected Transformer-less Shunt Compensator with AC-Side Impedance-Source Configuration”, in Proc. IEEE IECON 2021, pp. 1-6.
8. G. Satpathy, D. De, “Integration of Active Filter to the Grid at Reduced DC Voltage with Suppressed Leakage Current and Minimal Switches”, in Proc. IEEE APEC 2021, pp-1-6.
9. A. Dash, MK. K. Mohanta, D. De, P. Abhishek, A. Castellazzi, “Modeling and Mitigation of Transformer Saturation in Dual-Active-Bridge Converter”, in Proc. IEEE ECCE-Asia, 2021, pp. 1-6
10. S. Maharana, S. Mukherjee, D. De, A. Castellazzi, “Dead-Time Compensated Dual Active Bridge with Online Hybrid Optimized Operation”, in Proc. IEEE ICPEE, 2021, pp. 1-6.
11. S. Maharana, D. De, A. Castellazzi, “A New ZVS Zone Identification for Dual Active Bridge with a General Modulation Objective”, in Proc. EPE ECCE’20. September 2020, pp, 1-10.
12. B.T. Rao, D. De, ”Additional Voltage Assisted High Gain DC-DC Converter with Modified uk Configuration”, in Proc. IEEE PESGRE 2020, Kerala, India, pp. 1-6.
13. B.T. Rao, D. De, U. Dey, K. Satyadeep, ”Generalized Variable Interleaving Technique for Parallel Connected DC-DC Converters”, in Proc. IEEE PESGRE 2020, Kerala, India, pp. 1-6.
14. S. Mukherjee, A. Dash, D. De, A. Castellazzi, “Trade-off in Minimization of Fundamental Link Current and Reactive Power using a Novel Online Calculation based Triple Phase Shift Modulator for Dual Active Bridge”, in Proc. EPE 2019, Genoa, Italy, pp.1-10.
15. S. Mukherjee, A. Dash, D. De and A. Castellazzi, “Study of Dual Active Bridge with Modified Modulation Techniques for Harmonic Reduction in AC Link Current” in Proc. IEEE ICSETS 2019, Bhubaneswar, India, pp. 1-6.
16. G. Satpathy and D. De, DC Voltage Reduction in PV connected LV D-STATCOM with In-Phase Series Voltage Injection and Improved Transformer Ratings,” in Proc. IEEE SPEC 2018, Singapore, pp. 1-8
17. A. Dash, and D. De, “Dual Active Bridge “Magnetic Component Configurations for High Boost Application”, in Proc. IEEE ICEPE 2018, Meghalaya, India, pp. 1-6
18. A. Hassan, A. Dash, and D. De, “Comparison of Converter Structures for Residential PV System with Module based Maximum Power Point Tracking”, in Proc. IEEE ICSESP 2018, March 28-30, Bhubaneswar, India, pp. 1-6.
19. G. Satpathy, P. Patnaik, and D. De, “Shunt Compensation with Reduced DC Bus Voltage using Modulation Margin Controller”, in Proc. IEEE INDICON, Dec. 2017, Roorkee, India, pp. 1-6
20. N. Mukherjee, D. De and N. Nandagaoli, “Effect of sudden variation of grid voltage in primary frequency control application using converter based energy storage systems for weak grid systems,” in Proc. EPE, Sept. 2017, pp. 1-10.
21. C. Klumpner, M. Rashed, D. De, P. Kulsangcharoen, C. Patel, and G. Asher, ” Experimental validation of the solid state substation with embedded energy storage concept,” in Proc. ECCE, Sept. 2016, pp 1-8.
22. D. De, B. Wu, D. Xu, and N. R. Zargari, “A Novel ZCS Back-to-Back Current Source Converter for High Power Applications,” in Proc. EPE, Sept. 2015, pp 1-8.
23. D. Barater, C. Concari, G. Buticchi, E. Gurpinar, D. De, and A. Castellazzi, “Performance evaluation of a 3-level ANPC photovoltaic grid-connected inverter with 650V SiC devices and optimized PWM,” in Proc. IEEE ECCE, Sept. 2014, pp. 2233-2240.
24. E. Gurpinar, D. De, A. Castellazzi, D. Barater, G. Buticchi, and G. Francheschini, “Performance analysis of SiC MOSFET based 3-level ANPC grid-connected inverter with novel modulation scheme,” in Proc. IEEE COMPEL, Jun. 2014, pp. 1-7.
25. D. De, A. Castellazzi, and A. Lamantia, “1.2kW dual-active bridge converter using SiC power MOSFETs and planar magnetics,” in Proc. IPEC, May 2014, pp. 2503-2510.
26. D. Barater, G. Buticchi, C. Concari, G. Franceschini, E. Gurpinar, D. De, A. Castellazzi, “Performance analysis of UniTL-H6 inverter with SiC MOSFETs,” in Proc. IPEC, May 2014, pp. 433-439.
27. E. Gurpinar, S. Lopez-Arevalo, J. Li, D. De, A. Castellazzi, L. Mills, “Testing of a lightweight SiC power module for avionic applications,” in Proc. PEMD, April 2014, pp. 1-6.
28. D. De, A. Castellazzi, S. L. Arevalo, and A. Lamantia, “SiC MOSFET based Avionic Power Supply,” in Proc. PEMD, April 2014, pp. 1-6.
29. P. Kulsangcharoen, R. Mohamed, C. Klumpner, D. De, C. Patel, G. Asher, “Experimental evaluation and efficiency optimization of a grid-connected converter for household energy storage applications,” in Proc. PEMD, April 2014, pp. 1-6.
30. D. De, A. Castellazzi, A. Solomon, A. Trentin, M. Minami, and T. Hikihara, “An all SiC MOSFET High Performance PV Converter Cell,” in Proc. EPE, Sept. 2013, pp. 1-10.
31. P. Kulsangcharoen, R. Mohamed, C. Klumpner, D. De, C. Patel, G. Asher, and G. Z. Chen, “Evaluation of a digitally controlled power electronic emulator for Supercapattery,” in Proc. IET PEMD, Mar. 2012, pp. 1-6.
32. D. De, R. Mohamed, C. Klumpner, C. Patel, P. Kulsangcharoen, and G. Asher, “Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications,” in Proc. IET PEMD, Mar. 2012, pp. 1-6.
33. D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “An Active Shunt Compensator for Reactive, Unbalanced and Harmonic Loads under Balanced and Unbalanced Grid Voltage Conditions,” in Proc. IEEE PEDES, Dec. 2010, pp. 1-6.
34. D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “High Frequency Link Topology Based Double Conversion UPS System,” in Proc. IEEE PEDES, Dec. 2010, pp. 1-6.
35. S. Jagadale, D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “An Inexpensive Digital Network Analyzer,” in Proc. IEEE IECON, 2009, pp. 206-211.

• D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “Compact Isolated Power Supply Topologies,” in Proc. National Power Electronics Conf., 2010, pp. 1-7.
• D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “Regenerative Dynamometer with Vector Controlled Drive,” in Proc. National System Conf. India, 2008, pp. 1-6.
• D. De, and V. Ramanarayanan, “Bidirectional Isolated Soft Switching Converter,” in Proc. National Power Electronics Conf., 2007, pp. 1-6.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK (2011 – 2014)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada (2014 – 2016)