RESEARCH

The department is actively engaged in research ranging from theoretical investigations to practical implementation. During Regional Engineering College (REC) time mainly the institute has focused on teaching activities and research was limited to sponsored projects from MHRD and AICTE

Since, the Institute has transformed to the NIT status by 2002, intensive research has been started in the Electrical Engineering department.

The Department has six broad research groups:
1. Power & Energy Systems,
2. Industrial Power and Automation,
3. Electric Machines & Power Electronics,
4. Control System and Instrumentation,
5. High Voltage Engg
6. Biomedical and Signal Processing.

These groups also promote interdisciplinary research that is in the domain of the faculty expertise. The laboratories and research facilities in the Department are well maintained and regularly updated. Members of the faculty are actively involved in sponsored research and consultancy works. The R&D projects undertaken in the past were sponsored by the various agencies like the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Department of Science &Technology (DST), Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala, DRDO, CDAC etc. A number of projects are in progress.

Completed PhD

Ongoing PhD

Research groups and specializations

Power & Energy Systems

Energy Efficiency and Management
Power System Planning and Load Forecasting
Power Quality Issues and Remedial Measures
Resiliency Assessment of Electric Power systems
Power System Protection and Safety
Power System Reliability / FACTS
Non-Conventional Energy Systems
Reactive Power Management

Faculty associated with the Group: Dr. Ashok S., Dr. Sunitha R., Dr. Sunil Kumar T.K, Dr Kumaravel S, Dr. Gopakumar P , Dr. Deepak M, Dr. Subha D P, Dr. Nikhil Sasidharan, Dr. Nasirul Haque, Dr. Sukriti Tiwari, Greeshma Mohan U, Dr.Devesh Shukla, Dr. Nimal Madhu M, Dr. Vivek Mohan.

Industrial Power and Automation

Energy Auditing, Modeling, Economics and Project Management Industrial Load Modeling & Control Industrial Load Management Distribution Systems Management and Automation
Distribution Systems Management and Automation
Robotic Systems and Applications
Design and analysis of energy systems
Industrial Communication
Integrated Energy Systems

Faculty associated with the Group: Dr. Ashok S., Dr. Kumaravel S., Dr. T.K. Sunil Kumar, Dr. A.P. Sudheer(Mechatronics, MED), Dr. Karthikeyan V, Dr. S Kanagalakshmi.

Electric Machines & Power Electronics

AC & DC motor Drives and Control
Machine modeling
Static Power Supply Drives
Harmonics, Static Power Factor Compensation
Switched mode Power Supplies
UPS-Design
Hybrid Active power filters
Digital Control of AC/DC and DC/DC Converters

Faculty associated with the Group: Dr. Saly George, Mr. K.S. Suresh Kumar, Dr. Rijil Ramachand , Dr. Jagadanand G., Dr. Mukti Barai, Ms. Hemarani P, Dr. Karthikeyan V, Dr. Nikhil Sasidharan, Dr. Shreelakshmi M P, Dr. Sandeep J, Dr. Soumya Ranjan Meher, Dr. Greeshma Mohan U, Dr. Harish S N, Dr, Angshudeep M, Dr. M Raghuram.

Control System and Instrumentation

Adaptive and Optimal Control
System Simulation, Modeling and Analysis
PLC and PC based Instrumentation Systems
DSP Based applications in Control and Power Electronics
Biomedical Instrumentation
S-Net Models of Instrumentation & Control Systems
S-Net Models of Physiological Control Systems
Petri-Nets & Applications to Engineering Systems

Faculty associated with the Group: Dr. Jeevamma Jacob, Dr. Mija S J, Dr. Sunil Kumar T.K, Dr. M Sanjay, Dr. Kanagalakshmi S, Dr. Shihabudheen K V, Dr. K M Arun Neelimegham, Dr. Sathiya S, Dr. Rahul Radhakrishnan, Dr. S N Deepa, Dr. Ranjith Ravindranathan Nair.

High Voltage Engg

Power System Transients
Physics of Dielectrics
Computational Electromagnetics
Experimental Techniques in Nanotechnology
High Voltage Power Transformers and Circuit Breakers
Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility
High Voltage Testing Techniques
Condition monitoring of Power Apparatus using multiple sensors

Faculty associated with the Group: Dr. Sindhu T.K., Dr. Preetha P., Dr. Sunitha K, Dr. Nasirul Haque, Dr. Ashiq Muhammed P E.

Biomedical and Signal Processing

Image processing and analysis
Pattern matching
Digital Holography, holographic and coherence microscopy
Magneto motive optical imaging
Bioinstrumentation, Cardiovascular Physiology, Transducers and Biomedical sensors
Non-Linear Signal Processing
Electrical properties of Biological tissues

Faculty associated with the Group: Dr M.Sanjay, Dr. Subha D.P., Mr. Subhash K.M.