Dr. Piyush Kuchhal

Professor

• M.Sc in Physics with specialization in Engineering Physics, IIT Roorkee
• Ph.D in Physics, IIT Roorkee

Area of Specialization:

Applications of Electromagnetics; Microstrip Antenna, Bio-electromagnetics, Renewable Energy: Solar Radiation Assessment, Solar Photovoltaics, Rheological properties of biofuels Thermo-physical properties of condensed matter

Publications

• Gehlot, Anita, Rajesh Singh, Piyush Kuchhal, Adesh Kumar, Aman Singh, Khalid Alsubhi, Muhammad Ibrahim, Santos G. Villar, and Jose Brenosa. 2021. "WPAN and IoT Enabled Automation to Authenticate Ignition of Vehicle in Perspective of Smart Cities" Sensors 21, no. 21: 7031. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21217031
• Piyush Kuchhal. (2021). Study of compression up to 200MPa in fatty acid alkyl esters and biodiesels. Design Engineering, 11708-11714. (Scopus)
•  http://www.thedesignengineering.com/index.php/DE/article/view/4326
• Anshuman Mishra, Piyush Kuchhal*, Madiha Nasim, and Umesh Chandra Sharma, Extraction and Characterization of Sesbania Cannabina (Retz.) Pers. (Dhaincha) Seed Oil for Potential Engineering Applications, Journal of Oleo Science 2021 Volume 70 Issue 6 Pages 777-785. doi : 10.5650/jos.ess20359 (SCI, IF: 1.601)
• D. Kumar, K. P. S. Parmar, P. Kuchhal* (2021). Analysis of charge transport properties of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) with TiO2 working electrode by employing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research-IJRER, Vol 11, No 1 (2021)    (ESCI)
• Piyush Dua, K.P.S. Parmar, Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Shalendra Kumar, Akshansha Chauhan, Piyush Kuchhal, (2021) Selection criteria for spintronic materials: Role of spin dependent band-width narrowing/broadening, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Volume 149, 2021, 109786, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2020.109786. (SCI-IF:2.48)
• Kumar D., Rahi S.B., Kuchhal P. (2021). Investigation of Analog Parameters and Miller Capacitance Affecting the Circuit Performance of Double Gate Tunnel Field Effect Transistors. In: Choudhury S., Gowri R., Sena Paul B., Do DT. (eds) Intelligent Communication, Control and Devices. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1341. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1510-8_33.
• Optimizing Photovoltaic Efficiency of a Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) by a Combined (Modelling-Simulation and Experiment) Study. International Journal of renewable Energy Research, Volume-10, No-1, March-2020. (ESCI)
• Experimental Study on electrical connections of pv system for improved performance under shadow test cases. EAI Endorsed Transaction, May 2020 doi: 10.4108/eai.13-7-2018.164582. (Scopus)
• Characterization and experimental investigation of rheological behaviour of oxide nano lubricants, Particulate Science and Technology, 2020. (SCI IF: https://doi.org/10.1080/02726351.2020.1792018
• SRR Slotted Multiband Antenna in Sub 6-GHz for Futuristic Communication. EAI Endorsed Transactions  on Energy Web, Aug 2020. doi: 10.4108/eai.1-7-2020.165997
• Design and Optimization of Genetic Algorithm (GA) based High Gain and Directive CPW-Fed Slot Dipole Antenna for Wideband Applications, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT) ISSN: 2249 – 8958, Volume-9 Issue-2, December, 2019 (Scopus)
• SSR Based Slotted Patch Antenna with Integrated Wave Guiding structure for 5G Application. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT) ISSN: 2249 – 8958, Volume-9 Issue-2, December, 2019 (Scopus)
• Study of Magnetoviscous Effects on Ferrofluid Flow, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 2019 | journal-article, Status:  Revised Script is Submitted
• Facile one-pot hydrothermal synthesis of nano rice-like TiO2 for an efficient Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC),  Nanotechnology Perceptions 15(1) 2019 PP: 58-64, 2019 | journal-article
• The concept of high dielectric material for the treatment of liver cancer through microwave heating. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/03091902.2019.1637471
• Enhanced sensitivity of magneto-optical sensor using defect induced perovskite metal oxide nanomaterial. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.05.118
• Fuzzy logic-based real-time control for a twin-rotor MIMO system using GA-based optimization, World Journal of Engineering, 2018-04-09 | journal-article,doi: 10.1108/wje-03-2017-0075, Part of ISSN: 1708-5284
• Design of a High Gain Compact Circular Microstrip Patch Antenna for X-Band International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 2018-03-11 | journal-article, DOI: 10.14419/ijet.v7i2.6.10561, Part of ISSN: 2227-524X
• Design of a High Gain Compact Circular Microstrip Patch Antenna for X-Band International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 2018-03-11 | journal-article, DOI: 10.14419/ijet.v7i2.6.10561, Part of ISSN: 2227-524X
• Experimental and theoretical investigation of viscosity, density and sound velocity of jatropha diesel and pure diesel blends, Biofuels, 2018 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1080/17597269.2016.1249736, EID: 2-s2.0-84996843224
• Optimization and analysis of high gain wideband microstrip patch antenna using genetic algorithm, International Journal of Engineering and Technology(UAE), 2018 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-85052851835
• Anand G, Nippani SK, Kuchhal P, Vasishth A, Sarah P. Dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of Ca0. 5Sr0. 5Bi4Ti4O15 prepared by solid state technique. Ferroelectrics. 2017 Aug 18;516(1):36-43.
• Five Stage Telecommunication Switching Design and Synthesis, Wireless Personal Communications, 2017 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1007/s11277-017-4660-y, EID: 2-s2.0-85026443010
• Design and implementation of energy efficient home automation system, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2016 | journal-article, DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i6/84141, EID: 2-s2.0-84960890699
• Effect of meterological parameters on prediction of daily solar radiations International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2016 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84966339618
• Structural, thermal and conductivity studies of PAN-LIBF<inf>4</inf>polymer electrolytes, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2016 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84994582541
• Anand G, Kuchhal P, Sarah P. AC and DC Conductivity Studies on Lead-Free Ceramics: Sr1–x Ca x Bi4Ti4O15 (x= 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8). Particulate Science and Technology. 2015 Jan 2;33(1):41-6.
• An electrical equivalent circuit of slotted metamaterial antenna for mobile handsets, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84941080071
• BER performance of OFDM system with various OFDM frames in AWGN, Rayleigh and Gaussian fading channel, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84945975734
• Development of PSO based hand held device to monitor the environmental parameters for coal mines and rigs. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84927740090
• Effect of height of the substrate and width of the patch on the performance characteristics of microstrip antenna. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2015 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84947461634
• FPGA design and implementation of FFT processor for OFDMA system international Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84955560182
• Hardware implementation of PID and ACO based wireless heating system, International Journal on Electrical Engineering and Informatics, 2015 | journal-article, DOI: 10.15676/ijeei.2015.7.3.4, EID: 2-s2.0-84943395796
• Impact of slots on the performance analysis of microstrip antenna, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84942051574
• Implementation and evaluation of heating system using PID with genetic algorithm, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2015 | journal-article, DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2015/v8i5/60472, EID: 2-s2.0-84928808181
• Intelligent integrated RF remote control for fan, light and heater, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84926442547
• Optimization and implementation of intelligent RF remote controlled heater system, International Journal of Control and Automation, 2015 | journal-article, DOI: 10.14257/ijca.2015.8.5.37, EID: 2-s2.0-84930581447
• Pressure-dependent viscosity and free volume of activation in hydrocarbons and other liquids., International Journal of ChemTech Research, 2014 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-84937542651
• Anomalous behaviour in sound velocity of water, Physics and Chemistry of Liquids
• 2011 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1080/00319101003646538, EID: 2-s2.0-79959271883
• New isothermal equation of state of solids applied to high pressures, Pramana - Journal of Physics, 2003 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-0142231842
• Equation of state and non-linear parameter from sound velocity measurements for liquid alkali metals. Pramana - Journal of Physics, 1999 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-0032636027
• Pressure and temperature dependence of self-diffusion in solids: Sodium, Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 1999 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3951(199907)214:1&lt;3::AID-PSSB3&gt;3.0.CO;2-M, EID: 2-s2.0-0033164382
• Pressure-volume calculation in bcc metals using Born stability criteria, Pramana - Journal of Physics, 1999 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1007/s12043-999-0112-x, EID: 2-s2.0-0033207226
• Thermal effect and equation of state in solids, Pramana - Journal of Physics, 1999 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-0032689013
• Pressure and temperature dependence of heat capacity and entropy in condensed matter, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 1998 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/10/35/001, EID: 2-s2.0-0142112995
• Equation of state of liquid metals from sound-velocity measurements, Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 1997 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-0001243563
• Self-diffusion and activation volume in solids from a melting temperature approach
• Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 1997 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/9/9/015, EID: 2-s2.0-0009320575
• Temperature-dependent equation of state of condensed matter, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 1997 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/9/14/013, EID: 2-s2.0-0001392809
• General approach to the problem of equation of state, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, 1996 | journal-article, EID: 2-s2.0-3042918768
• The pressure and temperature dependence of the velocity of sound in liquid metals
• Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 1996 | journal-article, DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/8/50/015, EID: 2-s2.0-0009369794

Conferences

• Analysis of bandwidth and directivity of rectangular microstrip antenna by inserting slots, notches and slits, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Communication and Electronics, Systems, ICCES 2017-2018 | conference-paper, DOI: 10.1109/CESYS.2017.8321159, EID: 2-s2.0-85047153984
• Design and Analysis of CPW-Fed Microstrip Patch Antenna for ISM Band Applications Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Electronics and Communication (ICOSEC 2020) IEEE Xplore Part Number: CFP20V90-ART; ISBN: 978-1-7281-5461-9
• P. Kuchhal, H. Castillo, R. G. Mishra and R. Mishra, (2021) Design and Analysis of a Dual-Band CPW fed Microstrip Patch Antenna, 2021 5th International Conference on Computing Methodologies and  Communication (ICCMC), pp. 53-60.
• Doi:  10.1109/ICCMC51019.2021.9418009. (Scopus)
• Design and analysis of CPW-Fed microstrip patch antennas for wide band applications, Proceedings of the International Conference on Inventive Computing and Informatics, ICICI 2017, 2018 | conference-paper, DOI: 10.1109/ICICI.2017.8365216, EID: 2-s2.0-85048312995
• Speed regulation of a non-linear separately excited dc motor using optimized fuzzy logic control, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2018 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5903-2_86, EID: 2-s2.0-85045839946
• Optimization of the dimension of circular slotted rectangular Microstrip antenna for wide band wireless applications, 2016 International Conference on Recent Advances and Innovations in Engineering, ICRAIE 2016, 2017 | conference-paper, DOI: 10.1109/ICRAIE.2016.7939468, EID: 2-s2.0-85021662529
• Analytical study on the effect of dimension and position of slot for the designing of ultra wide band (UWB) microstrip antenna. 2016 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI 2016, 2016 | conference-paper
• DOI: 10.1109/ICACCI.2016.7732093, EID: 2-s2.0-85007286132
• Four-stage telecommunication switching design and synthesis, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2017 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1708-7_128, EID: 2-s2.0-84990057561
• Secured Network on Chip (NoC) architecture and routing with modified tacit cryptographic technique., Procedia Computer Science, 2015 | conference-paper, DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2015.04.165, EID: 2-s2.0-84938924584
• Wireless controlled intelligent heating system using HPSO, Procedia Computer Science, 2015 | conference-paper, DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2015.04.141, EID: 2-s2.0-84938938238
• Design and FPGA synthesis of three stage telecommunication switching in HDL environment. Procedia Computer Science, 2015 | conference-paper, DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2015.04.119, EID: 2-s2.0-84938921407
• ZigBee and bluetooth network based sensory data acquisition system, Procedia Computer Science, 2015 | conference-paper, DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2015.04.195, EID: 2-s2.0-84938941103
• Design of double-sided metamaterial antenna for mobile handset applications, International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks, SPIN, 2014 | conference-paper, EID: 2-s2.0-84902437466
• Network on chip for DTMF Decoder and TDM switching in telecommunication network with HDL environment. Proceedings of the 2013 3rd IEEE International Advance Computing Conference, IACC 2013, 2013 | conference-paper, DOI: 10.1109/IAdCC.2013.6514464, EID: 2-s2.0-84879848472

Book Chapters

• The Digital Tracking Loop Enhancements for Mitigating Signal Interference in DVB-H and DVB-T. International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Control and Manufacturing, Technology (ICICMT’2015) March 16-17, 2015 Abu Dhabi (UAE), 2015-03-16 | book-chapter, DOI: 10.15242/iie.e0315513, Part of ISBN: 9789384422103.
• Piyush Kuchhal, Umesh Sharma, Chapter: Environmental Science and Engineering, vol 5   Solid Waste Management Ch-7 Battery Waste Management, ISBN:1-62699-093-X Series ISBN: 1-62699-088-3, Stadium Press LLC, USA, 2017
• Rajesh Singh, Piyush Kuchhal, Anita, Sushabhan Choudhury, Chapter: “Intelligent Integrated RF Remote Control for Fan, Light and Heater”, Handbook on Wireless Communications and Network (HWCN), ISBN No.978-93-84443-43-6, RESEARCH INDIA PUBLICATIONS, 2015
• Rajesh Singh, Piyush Kuchhal, Anita, Sushabhan Choudhury, Chapter: Energy Efficient Dynamic Control for Room Humidity with Optimized PID Controller”, Advances in Control and Mechatronic Systems Volume: I, ISBN 13: 978-0692623978, United Scholars Publications,2015
• Arpit Jain, Abhinav Sharma, Jianwu Wang, Mangey Ram, The Journey So Far, Use of AI, Robotics and Modern Tools to Fight Covid-19, River Publisher, River Publishers Series in Mathematical and Engineering Sciences, ISBN: 9788770224437. 
• Antenna path loss propagation in the Dehradun Region at 1800 MHz in L-band, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2018 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5565-2_15, EID: 2-s2.0-85040113822
• Choice of right dimension and position of microstrip feedline for the bandwidth improvement of microstrip antenna, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2018 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5903-2_64, EID: 2-s2.0-85045839473
• Design and performance analysis of high gain narrow band patch antenna array at x-band, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2018 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5903-2_95, EID: 2-s2.0-85045837420
• Design of broadband monopole microstrip antenna using rectangular slot Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2017 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1708-7_78, EID: 2-s2.0-84990047816
• Development and analysis of FSR and RFID based authentication system, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2017 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1708-7_136, EID: 2-s2.0-84990048322
• Prediction models for global solar radiations, diffused radiations and direct solar radiations using ANFIS, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2017 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1708-7_4, EID: 2-s2.0-84990030066
• Wireless personal area network and PSO-based home security system, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2015 | book, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2523-2_24, EID: 2-s2.0-84945932643
• Nuclear fusion and the moon as a source of power for the world-possibility of ³He fusion and the international quest for the moon. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012 | book, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.2054, EID: 2-s2.0-81255151083
• Correlation between activation energy and melting temperature of solids, Materials Science Forum, 1996 | book, EID: 2-s2.0-3743090537
• Temperature dependence of self-diffusion in liquid tin, Materials Science Forum, 1996 | book, EID: 2-s2.0-0030381947
• Piyush Kuchhal, Book: Equation of State and Its Applications, ISBN-13: 978-3639718089, Scholar's Press, Germany, 2014
• Rajesh Singh, Anita, Piyush Kuchhal, Bhupendra, Wireless Methods and Devices for Home Automation, ISBN:  978-93-87388-27-7, International Research Publication House, 2018

Patents

• Piyush Kuchhal, Wireless Data Acquisition for Agricultural Field Through A Wearable Device, 2605/DEL/2014 /11-09-2014, Indian Patent Office
• Piyush Kuchhal, WPAN based Smart Remote Control for Heater, 1405/DEL/2014 /27-05-2014, Indian Patent Office
• Piyush Kuchhal, Touchelp For Making Highways More Safe And Responsible, 201811009837/ 26/2018/2018-03-17, Indian Patent Office

Projects

• Effect of particle morphology on efficiency of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell, Seed Money (UPES), UPES/RnD/122018/06, March 18 – going on
• “Mapping of electromagnetic power radiation density emitted by cellular towers and its impact on the ecological system in Dehradun district,  UCOST, UCS&T/R&D-19/18-19/16828, Nov. 19 -Going On

Professional Memberships/Fellowships/Awards:

• Received Best Employer Award at UPES 2008.
• Received Dedicated Service Award at UPES, Sept. 2011.
• Received R&D C3 Research Award 2015 at UPES, Dehradun
• Received R&D Award 2016 at UPES., Dehradun.
• Dedicated Service Award 2016 at UPES, Dehradun