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Narayan C. Kar

Narayan C. Kar

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
43
Citations
6566
World Ranking
3954
National Ranking
187

Overview

Narayan C. Kar is affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada and has a primary focus in the broad field of Engineering. Their research emphasizes Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with additional work in Control and Systems Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of electric motor and related technologies. Key areas include:

  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Induction Heating and Inverter Technology
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Ze Li
  • Guodong Feng
  • K. Lakshmi Varaha Iyer
  • Chunyan Lai
  • Wenlong Li

The scientist has published predominantly in several IEEE journals and transactions, including:

  • IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics

Examples of recent published papers illustrate focus areas and research output:

  • PMSM Drive System Efficiency Optimization Using a Modified Gradient Descent Algorithm With Discretized Search Space (2020) - IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • Improved Harmonic Iron Loss and Stator Current Vector Determination for Maximum Efficiency Control of PMSM in EV Applications (2020) - IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • Fast Maximum Torque per Ampere (MTPA) Angle Detection for Interior PMSMs using Online Polynomial Curve Fitting (2021) - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Computation-Efficient Decoupled Multiparameter Estimation of PMSMs From Massive Redundant Measurements (2020) - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Torque Performance Enhancement in Consequent Pole PMSM Based on Magnet Pole Shape Optimization for Direct-Drive EV (2020) - IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Best Publications

  • A Comparative Study of Power Supply Architectures in Wireless EV Charging Systems

    Bryan Esteban;Maher Sid-Ahmed;Narayan C. Kar

  • Current Injection-Based Online Parameter and VSI Nonlinearity Estimation for PMSM Drives Using Current and Voltage DC Components

    Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Kaushik Mukherjee;Narayan C. Kar

  • Designing and Prototyping a Novel Five-Phase Pancake-Shaped Axial-Flux SRM for Electric Vehicle Application Through Dynamic FEA Incorporating Flux-Tube Modeling

    A. Labak;N. C. Kar

  • A Closed-Loop Fuzzy-Logic-Based Current Controller for PMSM Torque Ripple Minimization Using the Magnitude of Speed Harmonic as the Feedback Control Signal

    Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Narayan C. Kar

  • Design and Implementation of Neuro-Fuzzy Vector Control for Wind-Driven Doubly-Fed Induction Generator

    H. M. Jabr;Dongyun Lu;N. C. Kar

  • A Survey and Comparison of Characteristics of Motor Drives Used in Electric Vehicles

    Gaurav Nanda;Narayan Kar

  • Dual Three-Phase PMSM Torque Modeling and Maximum Torque per Peak Current Control Through Optimized Harmonic Current Injection

    Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Michael Kelly;Narayan C. Kar

  • Battery pack modeling for the analysis of battery management system of a hybrid electric vehicle

    Chitradeep Sen;Narayan C. Kar

  • A Novel Current Injection-Based Online Parameter Estimation Method for PMSMs Considering Magnetic Saturation

    Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Narayan C. Kar

  • Maximum Torque Per Ampere Control for IPMSM Using Gradient Descent Algorithm Based on Measured Speed Harmonics

    Chunyan Lai;Guodong Feng;Kaushik Mukherjee;Jimi Tjong

  • Rule-Based Control Strategy With Novel Parameters Optimization Using NSGA-II for Power-Split PHEV Operation Cost Minimization

    Yanhe Li;Xiaomin Lu;Narayan C. Kar

  • Open-Phase Fault Modeling and Optimized Fault-Tolerant Control of Dual Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines

    Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Wenlong Li;Jimi Tjong

  • Genetic Algorithm-Based Current Optimization for Torque Ripple Reduction of Interior PMSMs

    Chunyan Lai;Guodong Feng;K. Lakshmi Varaha Iyer;Kaushik Mukherjee

  • Torque Ripple Modeling and Minimization for Interior PMSM Considering Magnetic Saturation

    Chunyan Lai;Guodong Feng;Kaushik Mukherjee;Voiko Loukanov

  • Maximum Efficiency Control of PMSM Drives Considering System Losses Using Gradient Descent Algorithm Based on DC Power Measurement

    Aiswarya Balamurali;Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Jimi Tjong

  • Current Injection-Based Multi-parameter Estimation for Dual Three-Phase IPMSM Considering VSI Nonlinearity

    Ze Li;Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Debmalya Banerjee

  • Investigations of the Influence of PMSM Parameter Variations in Optimal Stator Current Design for Torque Ripple Minimization

    Chunyan Lai;Guodong Feng;Kaushik Mukherjee;Narayan C. Kar

  • Noninvasive Kalman Filter Based Permanent Magnet Temperature Estimation for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines

    Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Jimi Tjong;Narayan C. Kar

  • Multiple Reference Frame Based Torque Ripple Minimization for PMSM Drive Under Both Steady-State and Transient Conditions

    Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Jiangbo Tian;Narayan C. Kar

  • Expectation-Maximization Particle-Filter- and Kalman-Filter-Based Permanent Magnet Temperature Estimation for PMSM Condition Monitoring Using High-Frequency Signal Injection

    Guodong Feng;Chunyan Lai;Narayan C. Kar

  • Effects of main and leakage flux saturation on the transient performances of doubly-fed wind driven induction generator

    Hany M. Jabr;Narayan C. Kar

  • A Twofold Daubechies-Wavelet-Based Module for Fault Detection and Voltage Regulation in SEIGs for Distributed Wind Power Generation

    K. L. V. Iyer;Xiaomin Lu;Y. Usama;V. Ramakrishnan

  • A review of flux-weakening control in permanent magnet synchronous machines

    Dongyun Lu;Narayan C. Kar

Frequent Co-Authors

Mehrdad Saif
Mehrdad Saif University of Windsor

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