Springer Advances in Power and Control Engineering: Proceedings of GUCON 2019: 609 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 609)

The book features selected high-quality papers presented at the International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies 2019 (GUCON 2019), organized by Galgotias University, India, in September 2019. Divided into three sections, the book discusses various topics in the fields of power electronics and control engineering, power and energy systems, and machines and renewable energy. This interesting compilation is a valuable resource for researchers, engineers and students. From the Back Cover The book features selected high-quality papers presented at the International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies 2019 (GUCON 2019), organized by Galgotias University, India, in September 2019. Divided into three sections, the book discusses various topics in the fields of power electronics and control engineering, power and energy systems, and machines and renewable energy. This interesting compilation is a valuable resource for researchers, engineers and students. About the Author Sri Niwas Singh is currently the Vice-Chancellor of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India, and a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He is also the recipient of the German Humboldt Fellowship and the Danish Otto-Monsted Fellowship. In 2013, Professor Singh became the first Asian to receive the IEEE Educational Activity Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education. His research interests include power system restructuring, FACTS, power system optimization and control, wind power, and security analysis. Professor Singh has published more than 440 papers in international/national journals/conferences, and written two books. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pandey is a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, and is the Director General, National Power Training Institute (NPTI). He has over 36 years’ experience in the fields of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology and flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) device control, intelligent power control along with the operation of power systems in open access. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers in both national and international journals and at leading conferences. Dr. Bijaya Ketan Panigrahi is a Professor of Electrical and Electronics at the Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from Sambalpur University. He is Chief Editor of the International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion. His interests include power quality, FACTS devices, power system protection, and AI applications in power systems. Dwarkadas Pralhaddas Kothari is an educationist and a Professor who has held leadership positions at various engineering institutions in India, including IIT Delhi, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, and VIT University, Vellore. In recognition of his contributions to engineering education, he was made an IEEE Fellow. He has published and presented over 842 papers in national and international journals and conferences. He has authored and co-authored about fifty books. He is the recipient of numerous lifetime achievement and other awards.