Dr. Vibhu Jately

Dr. Vibhu Jately is an accomplished academic and researcher with over a decade of combined experience in academia, research, and industry across India, Europe, and Africa. His expertise lies in power electronics, renewable energy systems, photovoltaic (PV) integration, and advanced control of power electronic converters. He has made significant contributions to multilevel inverter design, hybrid inverter topologies, selective harmonic elimination techniques, and MPPT algorithms for grid-connected PV systems. 

Dr. Jately has served as a key member and task leader in prestigious European Commission H2020 and ERANETMED projects focused on microgrids, electric mobility, and solar PV system integration. He has published extensively in high-impact IEEE, Elsevier, Nature, and Scopus-indexed journals, and holds multiple Indian patents on innovative inverter architectures. 

At UPES, he leads the Power Electronics Research Group and mentors doctoral scholars, master’s students, and undergraduate research teams. He also conducts specialized training programs for industry partners such as Tata Power. Dr. Jately is committed to advancing sustainable energy solutions through innovative converter topologies and intelligent control strategies. 

Dr. Jately has over 10 years of academic and research experience across UPES (India), MCAST (Malta), Wollo University (Ethiopia), and REMTECH (India). At UPES, he serves as Associate Professor and leads major research initiatives in power electronics and PV grid integration. He previously worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at MCAST, contributing to €4M+ European-funded projects. His experience also includes curriculum development, product development leadership, and industry training delivery. 

Power Electronics | Multilevel Inverters | PV Systems and MPPT | Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Inverters | Microgrids | Switched-Capacitor Topologies | Optimization-Based Control | Renewable Energy Integration. 

Dr. Jately’s teaching philosophy emphasizes conceptual clarity, experiential learning, and innovation-driven understanding. He integrates real-world energy system challenges into classroom discussions, enabling students to connect theory with practical engineering applications. His approach involves project-based learning, simulation-driven exploration, and research-oriented mentoring that encourages students to think critically and develop problem-solving skills necessary for future energy professionals. 

Power Electronics | Control Systems | Power Systems | Digital Electronics | Microprocessors & Embedded Systems | Basic Electrical & Electronics Engineering | Electrical Machines | Electrical Installation | Non-Conventional Energy Resources | Elements of AI/ML | Computer Organization & Architecture. 

Dr. Jately has contributed to several prestigious European-funded projects, including H2020 Twinning (grant €1M), ERANETMED Smart Microgrid (grant €0.95M), and Energy–Water Nexus (grant €1.5M). As Task Leader and Research Member, he helped produce key deliverables and secured collaborative research funding. His patented inverter technologies and impactful publications further reflect his research excellence. 

Dr. Jately has an extensive research portfolio with publications in reputed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy, and Scientific Reports (Nature). His work spans multilevel inverter topologies, harmonic elimination methods, PV system control, microgrid optimization, and advanced MPPT strategies. 

He has authored books with River Publishers and CRC Press on energy harvesting and AI-enabled renewable energy systems. His patents include novel hybrid and switched-capacitor multilevel inverters designed to improve power quality and reduce component count. 

Dr. Jately regularly serves as reviewer for leading journals including IEEE TPEL, IEEE TSE, IEEE IAS, IEEE Access, International Journal of Energy Research, and others. He has presented at major IEEE PVSC conferences and led technical schools under European H2020 initiatives. His scholarly contributions continue to advance the state of the art in renewable energy power conversion technologies. 

vibhu.jately@ddn.upes.ac.in