Mr. Balaji Venkateswaran V

Assistant Professor - Senior Scale (DOJ-29-10-2015, Regular)

B. Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Anna University, Chennai

M. Tech Power System, SRM University, Chennai

Ph. D (Thesis Submitted), Electrical Engineering, UPES Dehradun

Area of Specialization:

Power System Resilience, Power System Planning, Power System Optimization, Renewable Energy

Journal Publications:

  • V. Balaji Venkateswaran, Devender K Saini, Madhu Sharma, “Techno Economic Hardening Strategies to enhance Distribution System Resilience against Earthquake”, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier. Vol.213, April 2021. [SCI-Indexed, IF – 5.040]
  • Devender K Saini, Ravikumaran Nair, Balaji Venkateswaran V, Monika Yadav, “Effect of Unaccounted Parameters on Reactive Power Compensation in Indian Electric Traction Line”, IEEE Access, 2020. [SCI-Indexed, IF - 3.745]
  • V. Balaji Venkateswaran, Devender K Saini, Madhu Sharma, “Environmental Constrained Optimal Hybrid Energy Storage System Planning for an Indian Distribution Network”, IEEE Access, vol.8, pp. 97793-97808,2020. [SCI-Indexed, IF - 3.745]
  • V. Balaji Venkateswaran, Devender K Saini, Madhu Sharma, “Approaches for optimal planning of the energy storage units in distribution network and their impacts on system resiliency”, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2020. [SCI-Indexed, IF - 3.115]
  • Balaji Venkateswaran V, Deepali Yadav, Neeraj Kumar Sharma, “Experimental Verification of Reconfiguration Techniques Applied for Partial Shading on Solar PV”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, Vol-8, Issue – 11, Sep-2019. [Scopus Indexed]
  • Balaji Venkateswaran V, Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Deepali Yadav, “State Estimation of Power System Embedded with FACTS devices and PMUs”, International Journal of Engineering and Technology/UAE, 2018. [Scopus Indexed]
  • Sakthivel S R, Sudarshan K, Balaji Venkateswaran V, “A Survey on flow meters based on application”, International Journal of Engineering and Technology/UAE, 2018. [Scopus Indexed].
  • Venkatasubramanian Balaji Venkateswaran, “Observability Analysis and Optimal Placement of PMU using Krill Herd Algorithm”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (IJAER), Research India Publication, Vol. 10 No.1, pp. 176-180, March-2015. [Scopus Indexed]

Conference Papers:

  • Balaji Venkateswaran V, Devender Saini, “COVID19: Impact on environmental parameters during the lockdown period in India”, National Conference on Sustainable Management of Environment & Natural Resource through Innovation in Science and Technology SMTST 2020.
  • Deepali Yadav, Balaji Venkateswaran V, “COVID-19 Fallout: India, Power Sector and Lockdown”, National Conference on Sustainable Management of Environment & Natural Resource through Innovation in Science and Technology SMTST 2020.
  • Deepali Yadav, Balaji Venkateswaran V, “Assessing the Impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Renewable Energy Sector of India during the lockdown”, National Conference on Sustainable Management of Environment & Natural Resource through Innovation in Science and Technology SMTST 2020.
  • Atul Sharma, Balaji Venkateswaran V, Rashmi Singh, “Experimental Analysis of Electrical and Thermal Effects of Various Configurations of Partial Shading on Three Different Solar Module Technologies”, IEEE Sponsored International Conference on Recent Trends in Electrical, Control and Communication (RTECC – 18) Oraganizing by Cresent University, Chennai, India and UniversitiTeknologi Mara, Shah Alam , Malaysia. 2018. [Scopus Indexed]
  • Deepali Yadav, Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Devendra Rawat, Balaji Venkateswaran V, “A Novel Shunt Hybrid Active Filter To Eliminate Dominant Current Harmonics Under Realistic Utility Conditions”, IEEE Sponsored International Conference on Recent Trends in Electrical, Control and Communication (RTECC – 18) Oraganizing by Cresent University, Chennai, India and UniversitiTeknologi Mara, Shah Alam , Malaysia. 2018.[Scopus Indexed]
  • V. Balaji Venkateswaran, ManojVasuppali, “State Estimation of Power System Containing FACTS Controller and PMU”, IEEE Sponsored 9th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Control (ISCO – 2015), Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, 9th & 10th January, 2015.
  • V. Balaji Venkateswaran, SubbuChithira Kala “Observability Analysis and Optimal Placement of PMU using Differential Evolution Algorithm”, IEEE Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical Engineering and Energy Management (ICETEEEM – 2012), AVIT, Chennai, 13th to 15th December, 2012.
  • V. Balaji Venkateswaran, “Performance Analysis of Twin Stator Induction Motor”, International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Technologies (ICEAEERT – 2012), Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Puducherry, 29th August, 2012.

Patents:

  • WindTurbine Blade of a Wind Turbine with Dual Energy Harvesting. Application No: 201911020675A Publication Date: 07/06/2019.

Funded Projects:

  • Feasibility Plan of Sustainable Highway Corridor Infrastructure for Electric Vehicle.Funded by UPESunder UPES-SEED Grant Program, Amount - INR 200000. 2020

Membership

  • Professional Member, IEEE

Certification:

  • Completed the online course: Machine Learning A - Z TM: Hands-On Python & R in Data Science, issued by Udemy.
  • Virtual Teacher Specialization, issued by Coursera - University of California, Irvine on June 2020.
  • Energy Production, Distribution & Safety Specialization, issued by Coursera - The State University of New York on April 2020.
  • Understanding Research Methods, issued by Coursera - University of London on April 2020.
  • Project: Clustering Geolocation Data Intelligently in Python, issued by Rhyme on April 2020.
  • Certified Trainer for the Qualification pack of Engineer- Power Distribution (PSS/Q7001) confirming to National Skill Qualification Framework Level-6.
  • Certified Trainer for the Qualification pack of Junior Engineer- Power Distribution (PSS/Q3004) confirming to National Skill Qualification Framework Level-6.
  • Participated in GIAN course on Fuel Cells for Automotive applications, NIT Trichy, Tamilnadu, India. (December 2016)
  • Pursued Basic training on Wind Resource Assessment using WindSim, Regus Milenia Business Park, Chennai, India during 5th June 2017 to 25th June 2017.

Workshops/Seminars:

  • Guest Speaker on FDP - Series RECENT TRENDS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES, Organized by SRM Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, during August 2020.
  • Organized and delivered a workshop on Wind Resource Assessment using WindSim, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. (June 2017)
  • Organized and delivered hands-on workshop on Solar PV technology and Wind Turbines at Energy Lab, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. (March 2017)
  • Participated in “One Week ISTE STTP for Coordinators on Electric Power System” conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur from 1st May to 5th May 2017. This workshop was held under the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD).

Other Activities:

  • Member of organizing committee of “International Workshop on Smart Grid and Electric Vehicles” held from 8th August to 11th August 2017, organized by department of electrical, power and energy, UPES in association with Purdue University Northwest, Chicago, USA.
  • Part of organizing committee and contributed as “Organizing member – Accommodation” in “National Conference on Water Resources & Hydropower 2016 (WRHP-2016)” organized by Department of Civil Engineering & Department of Electrical, Power & Energy at University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun on 17th& 18th June 2016