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Suvendu Samanta

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
IIT Kanpur



Education:
  • PhD: Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2018 (partly from NUS Singapore)
  • M. Tech: IIT Kanpur, 2013
  • B.E: Bengal Engineering and Science University (now IIEST Shibpur), 2009

Work Experience:

  • IIT Kanpur, Assistant Professor, Jul. 2020 - Present
  • NC State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, USA, Post Doctoral Fellow, Jun. 2018 - Jul. 2020
  • National University of Singapore (NUS), Research Associate, Apr. 2014 - Apr. 2016
  • Coal India Ltd, Sep. 2009 - Jul. 2011
 

Opportunities:

Postdoctoral Fellow/ Ph.D. and M.Tech Students / Research Associates (BTech, MTech): Applicants with a Power Electronics background interested in modeling and designing converters for various applications such as EV, Renewable, Consumer Electronics, Robotics, Biomedical Devices, etc., can email me with latest CV.

Research interests:
  • Power Electronics,
  • Electric Vehicles,
  • Renewable Integration
  • Wireless Power Transfer,
  • Application of WBG Devices (SiC, GaN)


Contact: suvendus@iitk.ac.in,
                suvendu@ieee.org
   
           
+91-512-679-2130 (office)
+91-6394810564 (Lab/mobile)

Office: 101, ACES Building,
             IIT Kanpur, Kanpur,
             Uttar Pradesh-208016

Lab:     101, ACES Building,

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News:

06 Nov. 2024
NYU Tendon, New York: Delivered a seminar "Wireless Charging of EVs - Overview, Critical Challenges and Possible Solutions", hosted by Prof. Francisco de Leon
30 Sep. 2024
Papers accepted in PEDES 2024 NITK1: 1) Study and Performance Evaluation of Design and Control Methods for CC/CV based EV Charging in WPT Topologies 2) Accurate Modeling Approach of Litz-Wire based Planar DD Spiral Coils for WPT Applications 3) Control Strategies for 3L Inverter in Islanded and Grid-Tied modes using controller hardware in the Loop
25 Sep. 2024
Awards received in IECON 2024 Chicago:
1) Avanish Pandey: IES Student and Young Professionals Activity (SYPA) Paper Award ($1500)
2) Dr. Aakash Singh/Yojan Sharma: IES Student and Young Professionals Activity (SYPA) Paper Award ($1500)
3) Dr. Suvendu Samanta: Best paper presentation
31 July 2024
Papers accepted in IECON 2024 Chicago: 1) Precise Modeling Approach of Litz-Wire Based Planar Rectangular Spiral Coils with Lateral Misalignment for WPT Applications, 2) Modeling and Control of Three-Level PFC Rectifier for lower THD, 3) Three Level Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Battery Charging and Discharging Applications
08 July 2024
Completed project with the TMEIC Industrial Systems India Pvt Ltd.
Project: New Gen Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for Indian Market (Role: PI)
Team: Yojan Sharma, Yamini Siripuram, Dhiraj Kumar and Dr. Aakash Singh
01 Apr. 2024
Approved Project: NYU Tendon, New York & IITK joint project: Emi Shielded And Fod Enabled Smart Wireless Ev Charging Station Powered By Renewable Energy
01 Feb. 2024
Journal papers accepted
1) "A Novel Parameter Tuning for LCL-LCL WPT with Combined CC/CV Charging and Improved Harmonic Performance" IEEE Trans. Ind. Electronics
2) "A Single-Stage Universal Input Wireless Inductive Power Transfer System with V2G Capability" IEEE Journal of Emerging & Selected Topics in Ind. Electronics.