Chandrashekhar Narayan Bhende – School of Electrical and Computer Sciences

Prof. Chandrashekhar Narayan Bhende

Head, Department of Electrical Engineering & Coordinating Head, School of Electrical and Computer Sciences

Renewable Energy Sources, Microgrids, Power Quality, Application of Artificial Intelligent Techniques, Condition Monitoring of Machines

R&D Projects:

1. Title: Research Activities on Renewable Energy and Knowledge Exchange: Modular & Scalable Energy Solutions for Integrated Sustainability in the state of Odisha, (Sponsoring Agency: GRIDCO Ltd. Odisha).

Role: Co-PI (Co-PI of one of the verticals (Microgrids & Storage)) Status- Ongoing

2. Title: Demonstration Project for Installation and Testing of a Solar Powered Electric Fencing System (SPEFS) for Finalization of its Standard/Guidelines: (Sponsoring Agency: Energy Department, Govt. of Odisha).

Role – PI Status- Ongoing

3. Title: Design and Development of Grid Interactive Adaptive Controls for Frequency Regulation from Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems, (Sponsoring Agency: Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), India).

Role: Co-PI Status- Completed

4. Title: Development of adaptive motor controller for PMSM based three-wheel Electric Vehicle, (Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India).

Role – PI Status- Completed

5. Title: Photovoltaic assisted water harvesting from moisture using biomimetic surface (Sponsored Agency: DST).

Role – Co-PI Status – Completed

6. Development of cost-effective energy management strategies for green hydrogen based electric vehicle charging station, (Sponsoring Agency: DST-TARE).

Role – Mentor Status – Completed

7. Title: Brushless DC Machine based Solar Pumping System (Sponsored Agency: DST-SERI).

Role – PI Status – Completed

8. Title: Photovoltaic (PV) based grid-interactive and off-grid electricity system (Sponsored Agency: Joint Indo-Finish project sponsored by DST, India and Academy of Finland).

Role – PI Status – Completed

9. Title: Control of Stand-Alone hybrid “Solar-Diesel Generator-Battery” Power Supply System (Sponsored Agency: Department of Science and Technology, India).

Role – PI Status – Completed

10. Title: Classification of Switched Capacitor in the Distribution Network. (Sponsored Agency: IIT Bhubaneswar, India).

Role – PI Status – Completed

Consultancy Projects:

1. Title: Study of Power Factor Improvement, (Industry: Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.)

Role: PI Status- Ongoing

1. Title: Assessment of TPCODL’s Performance in the Previous Five Years, (Industry: Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Ltd.).

Role: PI Status- Completed

3. Title: Development of Preventive Maintenance Technique for Machines, (Industry: Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.)

Role: Co-PI Status- Completed

Electrical Technology, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Electrical Measurements and Electronics Instruments, Power System Dynamics and Control, Power Quality, Grid Integration of Renewable Sources, Power Electronics.

Pratik, C. N. Bhende, “Pole–zero placement based feed-forward damping control for virtual synchronous generators in power systems with inverter-based resources”, Electric Power Systems Research (Elsevier), July 2026.
S.R. Ghatak, S. Tripathy, C.N. Bhende, S Nandi, S Sannigrahi, P Acharjee, “Collaborative planning and scheduling framework of EV charging infrastructure with Vehicle-to-Grid facility in a renewable integrated smart grid”, Computers and Electrical Engineering (Elsevier), Vol. 130, Feb. 2026.
K. Biswas, O. Ray, C. N. Bhende, “A Current Sensorless Portable Power Electronic Fault Localization Unit for LVDC Microgrids”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, May 2025.
R Venkatesh, P Chandrasekhar, C. N. Bhende, “Sizing and Placement Strategy for Integration of Large-Scale Photovoltaic Systems in Power Transmission Networks”, Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems (Springer), May 2025.
Ranjan Kumar, C. N. Bhende, “Voltage Oscillations Stabilization in DC Microgrids: A Strategy Using Improved Model Predictive Control”, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, Aug. 2024.
K. Biswas, N. Bhende, O Ray, “A Bipolar DC Grid-Interfaced Integrated Dual Input Converter with Reduced Overloading under Unbalanced Line Voltage Conditions”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Aug. 2024.
Ranjan Kumar, C.N. Bhende, “Model Predictive Control-Based Voltage Oscillations Stabilizer for Point-of-Load converter With EMI Filter in DC Microgrids”. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, July 2024.
N. V. Mohan, C.N. Bhende, Y. Raghuwanshi, “Improving Resiliency of Cyber-Dependent Power Distribution Network Using UAVs”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, July 2024.
Debadarshini, R.M. Vardhan, S. Saha, C. N. Bhende, “iCoord: Efficient charging of the Electric-Vehicles through IoT-assisted coordination with the charging-infrastructure”, Ad Hoc Networks, Feb. 2024.
S. Nayak, D. Dwivedi, C. N. Bhende, P. K. Yemula, P. Chakraborty, “Data Imputation Using Self Attention Based Model for Enhancing Distribution Grid Monitoring and Protection Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Jan. 2024.
Kumar and C. N. Bhende, “A virtual adaptive RC damper control method to suppress voltage oscillation in DC microgrid”, Int. Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (Elsevier), Vol. 146, Jan. 2023.
N.V. Mohan and C. N. Bhende, “Resiliency enhancement of distribution network with distributed scheduling algorithm”, Int. Journal of Electric Power Systems Research (Elsevier), Vol. 225, Jan. 2023.
S Upadhyaya, N. Bhende, S Mohanty, R Pati, “Evaluation of power quality disturbance in PV-connected IEEE-14 bus system using lifting-based wavelet transform and random forest”, Electrical Engineering (Springer), Aug. 2022.
N.V. Mohan, C. N. Bhende, A.K. Srivastava, “Intelligent Control of Battery Storage for Resiliency Enhancement of Distribution System”, IEEE Systems Journal, June 2021.
K. Sharma, S.R. Samantaray, C. N. Bhende, “VMD‐Enabled Current‐Based Fast Fault Detection Scheme for DC Microgrid”, IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 16, Issue 1, March 2021.
C. N. Bhende, S. K. Hota, K. R. Nayak, S. B. Karanki, “Cooperative Control of Photovoltaic Based Water Pumping System”, IET Renewable Power Generation, Vol. 14, No. 12, Aug. 2020.
P. Mishra and C. N. Bhende, “Islanding detection using total variation-based signal decomposition technique”, IET Energy Systems Integration, Dec. 2019.
C. N. Bhende, S. B. Panda, A. Narayanan, T. Kaipia and J. Partanen, “Optimal Power Flow Management and Control of Grid connected Photovoltaic-Battery System”, Int. Journal of Emerging Electric Power System, Vol. 20, Issue 5, Oct. 2019.
P. Mishra and C. N. Bhende, “Islanding Detection based on Variational Mode Decomposition for Inverter based Distributed Generation Systems”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 52, No. 4, Jan. 2019.
K. Pradhan, A. Ghosh, C. N. Bhende, “Two-degree-of-freedom multi-input multi-output proportional–integral–derivative control design: Application to quadruple-tank system”, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Vol. 233, No. 3, March 2019.
Pradhan, C. N. Bhende, “Online load frequency control in wind integrated power systems using modified Jaya optimization”, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (Elsevier), Vol. 77, pp. 212-228, Jan. 2019.
P. Mishra and C. N. Bhende, “Islanding detection scheme for distributed generation systems using modified reactive power control strategy”, IET Generation Transmission & Distribution, Vol. 13, No.6, May 2018.
Pradhan, C. N. Bhende, A. K. Srivastava, “Frequency sensitivity analysis of dynamic demand response in wind farm integrated power system”, IET Renewable Power Generation, Vol. 13, No. 6, Dec. 2018.
Tomar, S. Mishra and C. N. Bhende, “AOMH-MISO based PV-VCI Irrigation System Using ASCIM Pump”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 54, No.5, Sept. 2018.
P. Mishra and C. N. Bhende, “Islanding detection using sparse S-Transform in distributed generation systems”, Electrical Engineering (Springer), Vol. 100, No. 4, Dec. 2018.
Pradhan and C. N. Bhende, “Adaptive virtual inertia-based frequency regulation in wind power systems”, Renewable Energy (Elsevier), Vol. 115, pp. 558-574, Jan. 2018.
Pradhan and C. N. Bhende, “Frequency Sensitivity Analysis of Load Damping Co-efficient in Wind Farm Integrated Power System”, IEEE Transactions in Power Systems, Vol. 32, No.2, March 2017.
K. Pradhan, A. Ghosh, C. N. Bhende, “Small-signal modeling and multivariable PI control design of VSC-HVDC transmission link”, Electric Power Systems Research (Elsevier), Vol. 144, pp. 115–126, March 2017.
Pradhan and C. N. Bhende, “Fuzzy based Primary Frequency Control of Wind Turbines”, in International Journal of Electric Power Components and Systems, Vol. 44, No. 15, Aug. 2016.
C. N. Bhende, A. Kalam and S.G. Malla, “ Mitigation of Power Quality Problems in Grid Interactive Distributed Generation System, International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, Vol. 17, No. 2, April 2016.
Upadhyaya, S. Mohanty and C. N. Bhende, “Hybrid Methods for Fast Detection and Characterization of Power Quality Disturbances”, Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems (Springer), Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 556-566, Oct. 2015.
Pradhan and C. N. Bhende, “Adaptive Deloading of Stand-Alone Wind Farm for Primary Frequency Control”, Energy Systems (Springer), Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 109-127, 2015.
C. Pradhan and C. N. Bhende, “Enhancement in Primary Frequency Contribution using Dynamic Deloading of Wind Turbines”, IFAC-Papers Online (Elsevier), Vol. 48, No. 30, 2015.
Ghosh, S.G. Malla, C.N. Bhende, “Small-signal modelling and control of photovoltaic based water pumping system”, ISA Transactions (Elsevier), 2015.
G. Malla and C. N. Bhende, “Study of Stand-Alone Microgrid under the Condition of Faults on Distribution Line”, Accepted for publication in International Journal of Emerging Electric Power System, Vol. 15, No. 5, 2014.
G. Malla and C. N. Bhende, “Enhanced Operation of Stand-Alone ‘Photovoltaic-Diesel Generator-Battery’ System”, Electric Power Systems Research (Elsevier), Vol. 107, pp. 250-257, Feb. 2014.
G. Malla and C. N. Bhende, “Voltage Control of Stand-Alone Wind and Energy System”, Electrical Power and Energy Systems (Elsevier), Vol. 56, pp. 361-373, March 2014.
G. Malla and C. N. Bhende, “Novel Control of Photovoltaic based Water Pumping System without Energy Storage”, International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, Issue 4, Vol. 13, 2012.
C. N. Bhende, S. Mishra and S. G. Malla, “Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator based Stand-Alone Wind Energy Supply System”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 361- 373, 2011.
Mishra, C. N. Bhende and B. K. Panigrahi, “Detection and Classification of Power Quality Disturbances Using S-Transform and Probabilistic Neural Network”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 280- 287, Jan. 2008.
C. N. Bhende, S. Mishra and B. K. Panigrahi, “Detection and Classification of Power Quality Disturbances using S-Transform and Modular Neural Network”, International Journal of Electric Power Systems Research (Elsevier), Vol. 78, Issue 1, pp. 122-128, Jan. 2008.
Mishra and C. N. Bhende, “Bacterial Foraging Technique based Optimized Active Power Filter for Load Compensation”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 457- 465, Jan. 2007.
C. N. Bhende, S. Mishra and S. K. Jain, “TS-Fuzzy-Controlled Active Power Filter for Load Compensation”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 1459- 1465, July 2006.
C. N. Bhende, M. K. Mishra and H. M. Suryawanshi, “A DSTATCOM Modeling, Analysis and Performance for Unbalanced and Non-Linear Load”, Journal of Institution of Engineers India (EL), Vol. 86, pp. 297-304, March 2006.

K Biswas, O Ray, C. N. Bhende, “Analysis and Evaluation of Optimal PWM Scheme for Integrated Three-Port DC-DC Converter for Bipolar Distribution Systems”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 22-26 March 2026, USA.
K. Biswas, C. N. Bhende and O. Ray, “FPGA-Based Fuzzy Logic Control for BLDC Motors Used in Lightweight Electric Vehicles”, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition Asia (ECCE-Asia), May 2025, India.
K Biswas, O Ray, C. N. Bhende, “An Integrated Dual-Input Converter for Modular Reconfigurable Battery Packs with Battery Voltage Balancing and DC Bus Regulation Capability”, IEEE Energy Conversion Conference Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 19-23 October 2025, USA.
SR Ghatak, S Tripathy, C.N. Bhende, “A Two-Stage Comprehensive Planning Framework of Distribution Network Considering Solar Powered EV Parking Lot”, 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (SEFET), 31 July 2024 – 03 August 2024, India.
Supriya Bharti, C. N. Bhende, Olive Ray, “Control of Six-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Electric Vehicle Application”, IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (SeFeT 2022), 4-6 Aug. 2022, India.
Harshit Sharma, C. N. Bhende, P. C. Sekhar, “Enhancement in Frequency Response Capability of Grid Connected Photovoltaic System”, IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (SeFeT 2022), 4-6 Aug. 2022, India.
V Bhavana, C N Bhende, GNV Mohan, “Voltage Control in Distribution Network by Cooperative Control of Photovoltaic Systems”, National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC), Bhubaneswar, India, 2021.
A Banajyoti, C N Bhende, “Performance Evaluation of Different Machine Learning Techniques for Detection of Non-technical Loss”, Proceedings of International Conference on Communication, Circuits, and Systems, Bhubaneswar, India, 2021.
C N Bhende, GNV Mohan, A K Srivastava, “Control of PV-Battery System for Resiliency Improvement”, 20th International Conference on Intelligent System Application to Power Systems (ISAP), Delhi, 2019.
S K Hota, K R Nayak, C N Bhende, “Photovoltaic-Based Water Pumping System using Brushless DC motor”, IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Bangalore, 2019.
C Pradhan, C. N. Bhende, “Enhancement in Primary Frequency Contribution using Dynamic Deloading of Wind Turbines”, IFAC-Papers OnLine, Issue 30, Vol. 48, pp. 13-18, 2015.
C Pradhan, C. N. Bhende, “Analysis of load damping co-efficient on system frequency response in wind farm integrated power system”, International Conf. on Electrical, Electronics, Signals, Communication and Optimization (EESCO), 2015, India.
C. N. Bhende and S. G. Malla, “Voltage control of stand-alone” Photovoltaic-Diesel Generator-Battery” system”, IECON 2014-40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2014, Dallas, USA.
C. N. Bhende, A. Kalam, “Power quality conditioner for microgrid”, Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), 2013 Australasian Universities, 2013, Hobart, Australia.
S. G. Malla, C. N. Bhende and S. Mishra, “Photovoltaic based water pumping system”, International Conf. on Energy, Automation, and Signal (ICEAS), 2011, India.

Book Chapter:

C. N. Bhende, G. N. V. Mohan, Y. Raghuwanshi, “Chapter-11, Voltage regulation in distribution networks with high penetration of distributed photovoltaic systems”, Energy Efficiency of Modern Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier, 2024.

Patent:

Patents granted –
1. System and Method for Performing Fault and Event Analysis in Electrical Substations.
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=fco0IgYAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=fco0IgYAAAAJ:P5F9QuxV20EC

2. A system and a method of classification of faults associated with digital substations.
https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2025120361A1/en?inventor=mayukha+pal&oq=mayukha+pal&sort=new

Patent Published:
Fuzzy logic-based BLDC motor controller with encoder-less operation for light weight electric vehicle application (application No. 202531068418, filed on 17.07.2025).

Degree	Discipline	Year	School
Ph.D.	Power Systems	2008	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Professor, Since 22-10-2022.

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Associate Professor, From 16-04-2016 to 21-10-2022.

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Assistant Professor, From 29-01-2010 to 15-04-2016.

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assistant Professor, From 31-12-2008 to 28-01-2010.

University of Wollongong, Australia, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, From 15-06-2008 to 24-12-2008.

Microtek International Pvt. Ltd., Delhi Sr. R & D Engineer, From 1-6-2007 to 31-12-2007.

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Senior Research Fellow, From 7-11-2003 to 12-7-2004.

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Tech. (VNIT) Nagpur, Teaching Assistant, From 15-11-2002 to 15-5-2003 And From 5-7-2000 to 28-2-2001.

Academic Honours & Awards:

Featured in top 2% Scientist in the world in 2025 published by researchers at Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier in the field of Enabling & Strategic Technologies.
Presently member of “Policy Advocacy and Vision Group for implementation of Odisha renewable energy policy”, Energy Department, Govt. of Odisha.
Participated in leadership development programme jointly organized by Indian National Science Academy (INSA), and National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) through nomination and subsequent selection, April 2024.
Guest Editor for special issue on “Trends and Prospects in Photovoltaic Systems” of International Journal “Energies (MPDI)” – 2022, (IF: 3.004). https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/trends_prospects_photovoltaic_systems
Duo-India ASEM Fellowship-2020.
Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE) Fellowship Program supported by Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), 2016.
Honorary Adjunct Fellow, Victoria University, Australia for the period of April – July 2013.
Indo-Australia Science & Technology Fellowship 2012-13.
Innovative Ph.D. Thesis Award 2009, awarded by Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Student Guidance:

PhD Students: Completed-7, Ongoing-3.
MTech Students: Guided-21, Ongoing-2.