Alok Ranjan Verma

Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore)

Assistant Professor
EE, IIT Kanpur

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Contact

Address:	ACES 105A, Departement of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, UP 208016.
Email:	arverma@iitk.ac.in
Phone:	+91-512-259-2097
FAX:	+91-512-259-0063

Research

My areas of interest are

High Voltage Engineering
Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
Computational Electrostatics
Polymeric Insulation for High Voltage Applications
Over-voltages in Power Systems

Research Group Openings

Yes, We are looking for talent...!!!

We are looking for motivated post doctoral researchers, graduate and undergraduate students. Please drop me an email along with your CV and area you are interested to work.

Recent Publications

Journals

2019	Alok Ranjan Verma and Subba Reddy B., "Interpretation of Measured Leakage Current using Recurrence Plot Analysis for Polymeric Insulators," IET Science, Measurement & Technology.
2019	Alok Ranjan Verma and Subba Reddy B., "Interpretation of Surface Degradation on Polymeric Insulators," Engineering Failure Analysis, Elsevier Journal, Vol. 95, pp. 214-225, 2019.
2018	Alok Ranjan Verma and Subba Reddy B., "Aging Studies on Polymeric Insulators Under DC Stress with Controlled Climatic Conditions," Polymer Testing, Elsevier Journal, Vol. 68, pp. 185-192, 2018.
2018	Alok Ranjan Verma and Subba Reddy B., "Understanding Surface Degradation on Polymeric Insulators Using Rotating Wheel and Dip Test Under DC Stress," IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 25 No. 5, pp. 2029-2037, 2018.
2018	Alok Ranjan Verma, Subba Reddy B. and Rahul Chakaraborty,"Multistress Aging Studies on Polymeric Insulators," IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 524-532, 2018.
2018	Alok Ranjan Verma and Subba Reddy B., "Tracking and Erosion Resistance of LSR and HTV Silicone Rubber Samples Under Acid Rain Conditions," IEEE Trans- actions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 46-52, 2018.
2018	Alok Ranjan Verma and Subba Reddy B., "Tracking and Erosion Resistance of LSR and HTV Silicone Rubber Samples Under Acid Rain Conditions," IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 46-52, 2018.
2018	Alok Ranjan Verma and Subba Reddy B., "Studies on Ceramic Disc Insulators Used for UHVDC Transmission," IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 38-45, 2018.
2017	Alok Ranjan Verma and Subba Reddy B., "Accelerated Aging Studies of Silicon- Rubber Based Polymeric Insulators Used for HV Transmission Lines," Polymer Test- ing,Elsevier Journal, Vol. 62, pp. 124-131, 2017.
2016	Subba Reddy B., Alok Ranjan Verma and Shakthi Prasad D, "Surface Erosion Studies on Polymer Insulators Used for High Voltage Transmission," International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science & Technology (IJPEST) Japan, Vol. 10. No. 2, pp. 121-124, 2016.
2016	Subba Reddy B. and Alok Ranjan Verma, "Novel Technique for Electric Stress Reduction Across Ceramic Disc Insulators Used in UHV AC and DC Transmission Systems," Applied Energy Elsevier Journal Vol. 185 part 2, pp. 1724-1731, 2016.
2015	Subba Reddy B, Alok Ranjan Verma, and Satish Naik B. "Performance Analysis of 1200 kV Ceramic Disc Insulator String Under Normal and Faulted Conditions", Applied Energy Elsevier Journal, Vol. 75, pp. 1114-1119, 2015.
2015	Subba Reddy B. and Alok Ranjan Verma, "Protection of Digital Telecom Ex- changes Against Lightning Surges and Earth Faults," IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 5305-5311, 2015.

Conferences:

Noida, India 2020	“Leakage Current Analysis on Outdoor Composite Insulators,” IEEE International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies (GUCON) 2020 held at Gr. Noida, India during 2nd-04th Oct 2020.
Athens, Greece 2018	“Leakage Current Patterns Observed in Polymeric Insulators Rotating Subjected to Wheel and Dip Test,” IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE 2018) held at Athens, Greece during 10th-13th Sep 2018
Sri Lanka 2017	“Influence of Scintillations on the Surface Degradation of Polymeric Insulators” presented at 12th IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), held at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in Dec 2017
IIT Ropar 2017	“Multistress Aging Studies on HTV Silicone Rubber Insulators” presented at IEEE International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON), held at IIT Ropar, India in Nov 2017
GLA Mathura 2017	“Tracking and Erosion Resistance of Liquid Silicone Rubber Under Normal and Acidic Environment” 4th IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Electronics (UPCON) held at GLA University, Mathura, India, Oct 2017
Purdue, USA 2016	“Tracking and Erosion Resistance of Silicon Rubber Samples Subjected to Environmental Conditions” at Electrostatics Joint Conference, held at Purdue University, USA, June 2016
CPRI Bangalore 2015	“Influence of Corona Intensity on the Hydrophobicity Recovery of Polymeric Insulating Samples” presented at IEEE second international conference on condition assessment techniques in electrical systems, held at CPRI Bangalore, India, Dec 2015

Teaching

Course No.	Role	Course Title	Session (term)/ Year
EE 330A, IIT Kanpur	Course Instructor	Power Systems	Aug-Dec 2021
EE 698S, IIT Kanpur	Course Instructor	High Voltage Power Transmission Engineering	Jan-Apr 2021
ESO 203T, IIT Kanpur	Course Instructor	Introduction to Electrical Engineering	Aug-Dec 2020
EE 635A, IIT Kanpur	Course Instructor	HVDC Transmission and FACTS Devices	Jan-Apr 2020
MSO 202, IIT Kanpur	Course Tutor	Introduction to Complex Analysis	Aug-Dec 2019
E5 232, IISc Bangalore	Teaching Assistant	Advances in Electrical Power Transmission	May-Jun 2016 to 2018
E5 201, IISc, Bangalore	Teaching Assistant	Production, Measurement and Application of High Voltage	Aug-Dec 2016 & 2017
National Level Online Courses (NPTEL)	Teaching Assistant	Advances in UHV Transmission and Distribution Recent Advances in Transmission Insulators	Jul-Sep 2017 Aug-Oct 2018
(ICER), IISc, Bangalore	Teaching Assistant	Solar Photovoltaic Systems	22-26 Jan 2018 19-23 Feb 2018 19-23 Mar 2018
Short-term Courses (QIP) IISc, Bangalore	Teaching Assistant	Photovoltaics and Applications to Smart Grid. Recent Advances in UHV Transmission & Distribution. Condition Monitoring, Diagnostics & Testing of High Voltage Apparatus.	18-22 Jan 2016 19-23 Dec 2016 3-7 Jul 2017

Miscellaneous

Member, IEEE.
Member, IEEE Young Professionals.
Member, IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society.
Member, IEEE Power & Energy Society.
Conferred with POSOCO Power System Award for Best M.Tech Thesis given jointly by IIT-Delhi and Power grid corporation of India.
Best Paper Award for a research paper presented at 4th IEEE International conference (UPCON 2017) in the power systems track in 2017.
Secured 3rd place with cash prize in student paper competition in Electrostatics Joint Conference held in Purdue University, USA, 2016.
The work conducted in “Protection of digital telecom exchanges against lightning surges and earth faults,” is highlighted in newspaper Bengalore, KA.
Organized the workshop on “Graphic Software & Introduction to Animation” supported by IEEE Student branch Aligarh Muslim University.
Organized a National-Level All India Paper Presentation Competition (AIPPC 2011) supported by IEEE Student branch & IETE Aligarh centre.
Appreciation for valuable contribution as a Member of ‘Finance Committee’ in IEEE student branch for session 2011.