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Name | Dr. Kuntal Mandal |
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Designation | Assistant Professor |
Academic Qualification | M.E. - Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Ph.D. - IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India |
Areas of Interest | Dynamics & Stability Analysis of Power Electronic Systems (Time-Domain & Frequency Domain) Nonlinear Control of DC-DC Converters Synchronization of Switching Systems Modeling, Analysis and Control of Microgrids |
Work Experience | August, 2006 - July, 2007-Lecturer, Future Institute of Engineering & Management (FIEM), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. May, 2012 - January, 2016 - Postdoctoral Researcher at IISER Kolkata and King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
Teachings | Circuit Theory and Networks, Analog Electronics, Signals and Systems, Linear and Nonlinear Control Systems, Switch Mode Power Supply |
List of Publications | International Journals: [1] A. El Aroudi, K. Mandal, D. Giaouris, and S. Banerjee, "Self-compensation of DC-DC converters under peak current mode control," Electronics Letters, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 345-347, January 2017. [2] K. Mandal and S. Banerjee, "Synchronization Phenomena in Interconnected Power Electronic Systems," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems - II, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 221-225, February 2016. [3] K. Mandal and S. Banerjee, "Synchronization Phenomena in Microgrids with Capacitive Coupling," IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 364-371, September 2015. [4] K. Mandal, S. Banerjee, and C. Chakraborty, "A New Algorithm for Small-Signal Analysis of DC-DC Converters," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 10, no.1, pp. 628-636, February 2014. [5] K. Mandal, S. Banerjee, and C. Chakraborty, "Symmetry-Breaking Bifurcation in Series-Parallel Load Resonant DC-DC Converters," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-I, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 778-787, March 2013. [6] D. Giaouris, S. Banerjee, O. Imrayed, K. Mandal, B. Zahawi, V. Pickert, "Complex interaction between tori and onset of 3-frequency quasiperiodicity in a current mode controlled boost converter," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-I, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 207-213, January 2012. [7] K. Mandal et al., "Nonlinear Modeling and Stability Analysis of Resonant DC-DC Converters," IEE IET Power Electronics, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 2492-2503, December 2015. [8] K. Mandal et al., "Automated Algorithm for Stability Analysis of Hybrid Dynamical Systems," The European Physical Journal Special Topics, vol. 222, pp. 757-768, July, 2013. [9] A. El Aroudi, K. Mandal, D. Giaouris, S. Banerjee, A. Abusorrah, M. M. Al-Hindawi and Y. Al-Turki "Fast-Scale Stability Limits of a Two-Stage Boost Power Converter," International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol. 44, pp. 1127-1141, May 2016. [10] A. El Aroudi, D. Giaouris, K. Mandal et al., "Complex Nonlinear Phenomena and Stability Analysis of Interconnected Power Converters Used in Distributed Power Systems," IEE IET Power Electronics, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 855-863, April 2016. [11] D. Giaouris, S. Banarjee, K. Mandal et al., "Analysis of Discontinuity Induced Bifurcations in a Dual Input DC-DC Converter," International Journal of bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 25, no. 5, 1550071 (10 pages), May 2015. [12] M. M. Al-Hindawi, A. Abusorrah, Y. Al-Turki, D. Giaouris, K. Mandal* and S. Banerjee, "Nonlinear Dynamics and Bifurcation Analysis of a Boost Converter for Battery Charging in Photovoltaic Applications," International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 24, no. 11, 1450142 (12 pages) November 2014. [13] A. Abusorrah, M. M. Al-Hindawi, Y. Al-Turki, K. Mandal* et al., "Stability of the Boost Converter Fed from Photovoltaic Source," Solar Energy Journal, vol. 98, Part C, pp. 458-471, November 2013. [14] A. Abusorrah, K. Mandal et al., Avoiding Instabilities in Power Electronic Systems: Toward an On-Chip Implementation, IEE IET Power Electronics, July 2017. [15] Y. Al-Turki, A. El Aroudi, K. Mandal et al., Non-averaged Control-Oriented Modeling and Relative Stability Analysis of DC-DC Switching Converters, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, June 2017. International Conferences: [1] K. Mandal et al, "Control-Oriented Design Guidelines to Extend the Stability Margin of Switching Converters," IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS2017), Baltimore, MD, USA, May 28-31, 2017. [2] A. El Aroudi, K. Mandal et al., "A Novel Nonlinear Modulation Technique for Stabilizing DC-DC Switching Converters," IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS2017), Baltimore, MD, USA, May 28-31, 2017. [3] K. Mandal and S. Banerjee, "Synchronization in Parallel Connected DC-DC Converters," Dynamics Days Asia-Pacific 08 (DDAP 08), Chennai, India, July 21-24, 2014. [4] K. Mandal et al., "A new software for stability and bifurcation analysis of switched dynamical systems," 2014 International Symposium on NONLinear Theory and its Applications (NOLTA2014), Luzern, Switzerland, September 14-18, 2014. [5] K. Mandal and S. Banerjee, "A new software for dynamical analysis of nonsmooth systems," IEEE International Meeting on Analysis and Applications of Nonsmooth Systems (AANS2014), September 10-12, Como, Italy, 2014. [6] K. Mandal et al., "Dynamical Behaviors of Interconnected Converters in Intermediate Bus Architecture," IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS2014), Melbourne, Australia, June 1-5, 2014. [7] K. Mandal et al., "Dynamical Analysis of Single-Inductor Dual-Output DC-DC Converters", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS2013), Beijing, China, May 19-23, 2013. [8] K. Mandal et al., "Bifurcations in Frequency Controlled Load Resonant DC-DC Converters" IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS2012), Seoul, South Korea, May 19-23, 2012. [9] K. Mandal et al., "Symmetry-Breaking Bifurcation in Load Resonant DC-DC Converters," IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS2011), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 15-18, 2011. [10] K. Mandal et al., "Determination of Stable Region of Controller Parameters for Series-Parallel Resonant Converter with Capacitive Output Filter," IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Gdansk, Poland, June, 27-30, 2011. [11] K. Mandal et al., "Bifurcations in load resonant dc-dc converters," IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS2010), Paris, France, May 30-June 2, 2010. [12] K. Mandal et al., "Quasi-Periodic route to Chaos in load resonant dc-dc converters," IEEE International Conference Industrial Technology (ICIT), Valparaiso, Chile, March 14-17, 2010. |
Membership of Professional Bodies | Member, IEEE Member, IEEE CAS (Circuits and Systems Society) Member, IEEE IES (Industrial Electronics Society) |
Achievements | 1. Postdoctoral Fellowship from Saudi Arabia's
National Science Agency KACST (June 2014 - January, 2017) 2. Postdoctoral Fellowship from Highly Cited (HiCi) Project Grant, Saudi Arabia (July 2013 - May 2014) 3. Postdoctoral Fellowship from Highly Cited (HiCi) Project Grant, Saudi Arabia (June 2012 - July 2013) 4. M.H.R.D. Scholarship for Ph.D., India (August, 2007-May, 2012) 5. M.H.R.D. Scholarship for Master of Engineering, India (August, 2004 - July, 2006) |
Office Address | Assistant Professor National Institute of Technology Sikkim Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Room No - 05, Ravangla, South Sikkim - 737139, India |
Contacts | kuntal@nitsikkim.ac.in +919830952246 |
Extras | RESEARCHERID (Web of Science): http://www.researcherid.com/rid/R-5273-2016 Google Scholar Citation: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=9hDcAxgAAAAJ&hl=en |