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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
India
2023

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
48
Citations
15998
World Ranking
3010
National Ranking
25

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in India Leader Award
  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to design and control of multilevel converters

Overview

K. Gopakumar is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India and specializes in engineering, with a significant focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their research portfolio includes extensive work in related subfields such as control and systems engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, mechanical engineering, and human-computer interaction.

The scientist's main topics of research cover a range of advanced areas in power electronics and control systems. Key topics include:

  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Hand Gesture Recognition Systems
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition

Gopakumar's publication record features numerous papers, with notable works published in prominent IEEE journals and conferences. Selected recent papers include:

  • "A Cascaded Nine-Level Inverter Topology With T-Type and H-Bridge With Increased DC-Bus Utilization," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "A Simplified DTC-SVPWM Scheme for Induction Motor Drives Using a Single PI Controller," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "A Fault-Tolerant Five-Level Inverter Topology With Reduced Component Count for OEIM Drives," 2020, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • "Hybrid SHM-PWM for Common-Mode Voltage Reduction in Three-Phase Three-Level NPC Inverter," 2020, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • "Remote Micro-Grid Synchronization Without Measurements at the Point of Common Coupling," 2020, IEEE Access

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues, demonstrating an active presence in the industrial and power electronics research communities:

  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics
  • IECON 2022 - 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Several collaborators have contributed frequently to joint research projects with Gopakumar, including:

  • L. Umanand
  • Dariusz Zieliński
  • Mriganka Ghosh Majumder
  • R Rakesh
  • Leopoldo G. Franquelo

In 2012, K. Gopakumar was recognized as an IEEE Fellow for contributions to the design and control of multilevel converters.

Best Publications

  • Recent Advances and Industrial Applications of Multilevel Converters

    S Kouro;M Malinowski;K Gopakumar;J Pou

  • A Survey on Cascaded Multilevel Inverters

    Mariusz Malinowski;K Gopakumar;Jose Rodriguez;Marcelo A Pérez

  • Space Vector PWM Control of Dual Inverter Fed Open-End Winding Induction Motor Drive

    E.G. Shivakumar;K. Gopakumar;S.K. Sinha;Andre Pittet

  • A dual two-level inverter scheme with common mode voltage elimination for an induction motor drive

    M.R. Baiju;K.K. Mohapatra;R.S. Kanchan;K. Gopakumar

  • Split phase induction motor operation from PWM voltage source inverter

    K. Gopakumar;V.T. Ranganathan;S.R. Bhat

  • Space vector PWM signal generation for multilevel inverters using only the sampled amplitudes of reference phase voltages

    R.S. Kanchan;M.R. Baiju;K.K. Mohapatra;P.P. Ouseph

  • A multilevel inverter system for an induction motor with open-end windings

    V.T. Somasekhar;K. Gopakumar;M.R. Baiju;K.K. Mohapatra

  • A Five-Level Inverter Topology with Single-DC Supply by Cascading a Flying Capacitor Inverter and an H-Bridge

    P. Roshankumar;P. P. Rajeevan;K. Mathew;K. Gopakumar

  • A harmonic elimination and suppression scheme for an open-end winding induction motor drive

    K.K. Mohapatra;K. Gopakumar;V.T. Somasekhar;L. Umanand

  • Multilevel inverters for low-power application

    S. De;D. Banerjee;K. Siva Kumar;K. Gopakumar

  • Asymmetric Multilevel Converter for High Resolution Voltage Phasor Generation

    A. Rufer;M. Veenstra;K. Gopakumar

  • A Reduced-Switch-Count Five-Level Inverter With Common-Mode Voltage Elimination for an Open-End Winding Induction Motor Drive

    G. Mondal;K.. Gopakumar;P.N. Tekwani;E.. Levi

  • Seventeen-Level Inverter Formed by Cascading Flying Capacitor and Floating Capacitor H-Bridges

    P. Roshan Kumar;R. Sudharshan Kaarthik;K. Gopakumar;Jose I. Leon

  • Three-Level Inverter Scheme With Common Mode Voltage Elimination and DC Link Capacitor Voltage Balancing for an Open-End Winding Induction Motor Drive

    R.S. Kanchan;P.N. Tekwani;K. Gopakumar

  • Three-level inverter configuration cascading two two-level inverters

    V.T. Somasekhar;K. Gopakumar

  • A Nine-Level Inverter Topology for Medium-Voltage Induction Motor Drive With Open-End Stator Winding

    P. P. Rajeevan;K. Sivakumar;K. Gopakumar;Chintan Patel

  • A Dual Seven-Level Inverter Supply for an Open-End Winding Induction Motor Drive

    G. Mondal;K. Sivakumar;R. Ramchand;K. Gopakumar

  • A Hybrid Multilevel Inverter Topology for an Open-End Winding Induction-Motor Drive Using Two-Level Inverters in Series With a Capacitor-Fed H-Bridge Cell

    K Sivakumar;A Das;R Ramchand;C Patel

  • Low-inductance axial flux BLDC motor drive for more electric aircraft

    S. De;M. Rajne;S. Poosapati;C. Patel

  • Dual two-level inverter scheme for an open-end winding induction motor drive with a single DC power supply and improved DC bus utilisation

    V.T. Somasekhar;K. Gopakumar;M.R. Baiju

  • A Space Vector Modulation Scheme for a Dual Two Level inverter fed Open-End Winding Induction Motor Drive for the Elimination of Zero Sequence Currents

    VT Somasekhar;K Gopakumar;EG Shivakumar;SK Sinha

Frequent Co-Authors

Leopoldo G. Franquelo
Leopoldo G. Franquelo University of Seville
Carlo Cecati
Carlo Cecati University of L'Aquila
Jose I. Leon
Jose I. Leon University of Seville
Mariusz Malinowski
Mariusz Malinowski Warsaw University of Technology
Marian P. Kazmierkowski
Marian P. Kazmierkowski Warsaw University of Technology
Sheldon S. Williamson
Sheldon S. Williamson University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Emil Levi
Emil Levi Liverpool John Moores University
Subhashish Bhattacharya
Subhashish Bhattacharya North Carolina State University
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez San Sebastián University
Haitham Abu-Rub
Haitham Abu-Rub Hamad bin Khalifa University

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