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Pragasen Pillay

Pragasen Pillay

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
64
Citations
19223
World Ranking
1273
National Ranking
67

Pragasen Pillay publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pragasen Pillay sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 485 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Pragasen Pillay D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pragasen Pillay sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pragasen Pillay is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada, contributing to the field of engineering with an emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering. Their research encompasses a broad range of subjects that include control and systems engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, mechanical engineering, and environmental engineering. The main focus centers on electrical and electronic engineering, with 53 publications in this subfield out of a total of 96 engineering-related works.

The scientist's principal topics of study include:

  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Real-time simulation and control systems
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors

Pragasen Pillay has published extensively in several prominent venues, with the most frequent being:

  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (12 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (5 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (4 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (3 publications)
  • 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM) (2 publications)

Among recent papers attributed to collaborators within the dataset, key works include:

  • "A Comprehensive Review on Signal-Based and Model-Based Condition Monitoring of Wind Turbines: Fault Diagnosis and Lifetime Prognosis," 2022, Proceedings of the IEEE
  • "Fault-Tolerant Individual Pitch Control for Load Mitigation in Wind Turbines With Actuator Faults," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Mathematical Model of an Interior PMSM With Aligned Magnet and Reluctance Torques," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • "Back-EMF Analysis of a Variable Flux Machine for Different Magnetization States," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Design of a Spoke Type PMSM With SMC Stator Core for Traction Applications," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Frequent collaborators in Pragasen Pillay's research network include Bassam S. Abdel-Mageed, Akrem Mohamed Aljehaimi, Mohanraj Muthusamy, Gayatri Tanuku, and Tamanwè Payarou.

Best Publications

  • Modeling, simulation, and analysis of permanent-magnet motor drives. I. The permanent-magnet synchronous motor drive

    P. Pillay;R. Krishnan

  • Modeling, simulation, and analysis of permanent-magnet motor drives. II. The brushless DC motor drive

    P. Pillay;R. Krishnan

  • Modeling of permanent magnet motor drives

    P. Pillay;R. Krishnan

  • Application characteristics of permanent magnet synchronous and brushless DC motors for servo drives

    P. Pillay;R. Krishnan

  • DEFINITIONS OF VOLTAGE UNBALANCE

    P Pillay;M Manyage

  • Multilevel selective harmonic elimination PWM technique in series-connected voltage inverters

    Li Li;D. Czarkowski;Yaguang Liu;P. Pillay

  • Control characteristics and speed controller design for a high performance permanent magnet synchronous motor drive

    P. Pillay;R. Krishnan

  • Cogging Torque Reduction in Permanent Magnet Machines

    L. Dosiek;P. Pillay

  • Biogas prediction and design of a food waste to energy system for the urban environment.

    Nathan Curry;Pragasen Pillay

  • PM wind generator topologies

    Yicheng Chen;P. Pillay;A. Khan

  • Self-Powered Sensors for Monitoring of Highway Bridges

    E. Sazonov;Haodong Li;D. Curry;P. Pillay

  • An improved formula for lamination core loss calculations in machines operating with high frequency and high flux density excitation

    Yicheng Chen;P. Pillay

  • A Comprehensive Review on Signal-Based and Model-Based Condition Monitoring of Wind Turbines: Fault Diagnosis and Lifetime Prognosis

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  • Application of wavelets to model short-term power system disturbances

    P. Pillay;A. Bhattacharjee

  • A New Method of Voltage Sag and Swell Detection

    R. Naidoo;P. Pillay

  • A new algorithm for transient motor current signature analysis using wavelets

    H. Douglas;P. Pillay;A.K. Ziarani

  • Influence of unbalanced voltage on the steady-state performance of a three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor

    J. Faiz;H. Ebrahimpour;P. Pillay

  • Broken rotor bar detection in induction machines with transient operating speeds

    H. Douglas;P. Pillay;A.K. Ziarani

  • Derating of induction motors operating with a combination of unbalanced voltages and over or undervoltages

    P. Pillay;P. Hofmann;M. Manyage

  • Full Load Efficiency Estimation of Refurbished Induction Machines From No-Load Testing

    A. G. Siraki;P. Pillay;P. Angers

  • California Electricity Situation

    P. Pillay;M. Manyage

Frequent Co-Authors

Sheldon S. Williamson
Sheldon S. Williamson University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Raghunathan Rengaswamy
Raghunathan Rengaswamy Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Jawad Faiz
Jawad Faiz University of Tehran
Brigitte Jaumard
Brigitte Jaumard Concordia University
Dariusz Czarkowski
Dariusz Czarkowski New York University
Youmin Zhang
Youmin Zhang Concordia University
Subhash Rakheja
Subhash Rakheja Concordia University
Ambrish Chandra
Ambrish Chandra École de Technologie Supérieure
Aldo Boglietti
Aldo Boglietti Polytechnic University of Turin
Ted Stathopoulos
Ted Stathopoulos Concordia University

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