Advancing Power Systems: Microgrids, Renewables, and Smart Grid Technologies
Welcome to my academic website. I am an Assistant Professor at IIT Kharagpur, specializing in microgrid systems, renewable energy integration, power system dynamics, and optimization. My research aims to develop innovative solutions for modernizing electrical power infrastructure and ensuring a sustainable energy future.
Looking for students interested in research
Seeking enthusiastic students who are interested in exploring topics such as grid integration and renewable energy systems, and who have strong fundamentals in power systems and power electronics.
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Contact Information
Office Address
NEX 205, Electrical Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
drpullaguram@ee.iitkgp.ac.in
deepak.pullaguram@gmail.com
Phone
+91 3222 283 084
About Me
I am Dr. Deepak Reddy Pullaguram, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, joining in September 2022. My research focuses on critical areas of modern power systems including microgrid systems, renewable energy integration, power system dynamics, and optimization techniques.
My work involves developing advanced control strategies, optimizing system performance, and enhancing the resilience and efficiency of power grids to pave the way for a sustainable energy future.
Education
Oct 2018
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Thesis Topic: Distributed control strategies for AC and DC microgrids
May 2014
M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems)
National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India
May 2012
B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Work Experience
Sept 2022 - Present
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Dec 2019 - Aug 2022
Assistant Professor
National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal, Telangana, India
June 2019 - Nov 2019
Assistant Professor of Research
University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Nov 2018 - May 2019
Faculty Research Associate
University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Expertise & Skills
Microgrid Systems
Renewable Energy Integration
Power System Dynamics
Distributed Control Strategies
Power System Optimization
Cyber Security in Power Systems
Research Interests
Microgrid Systems
Design, control, and optimization of AC/DC microgrids, focusing on stability, resiliency, and distributed control strategies for autonomous and grid-connected operation.
Renewable Energy Integration
Seamless integration of renewable energy sources (solar PV, wind) into power grids, addressing challenges of intermittency, power quality, and grid stability.
Power System Dynamics
Analysis of power system stability, including transient, small-signal, and voltage stability, with a focus on systems with high penetration of power electronic converters.
Power System Optimization
Application of advanced optimization techniques for economic dispatch, optimal power flow, energy management, and planning of modern power systems.
Cyber Security & Protection
Investigating cyber-physical security and Fault protection of power systems, developing relaying algorithms and resilient strategies against cyber-attacks like FDI and DoS.
Patents
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A Back to Back DC-DC-PV Battery Isolated System to Mimic Inverter to Drive Daily Appliances
Indian Provisional Patent No. 535174 Granted in 2024
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Low Disruption Current Estimated Boost Converter For PV Maximum Power Extraction
Indian Provisional Patent No. 491276 Granted in 2023
Research Funding
Development and Testing of Cyber Resilient strategies for Converter Dominant Microgrid Systems
Focuses on creating robust strategies to protect microgrids dominated by converters from cyber threats, ensuring reliable operation.
High sensitive grounded conductor identification for human safety in low tension (LT) system
Developing advanced techniques for detecting grounded conductors in LT systems to enhance human safety.
Convex optimization based economic and stable operation of microgrid system
Utilizing convex optimization for ensuring both economical and stable operation of microgrid systems.
Dynamic and Static Security Analysis of Large Power System using High-Performance Computing
Employing HPC for comprehensive security assessment of large-scale power systems.
Stability Improvement of Microgrid System with Uncertain Generation and Loads
Research focused on enhancing the stability of microgrid systems considering uncertainties in generation and load.
Publications
Cyber-Resilient Strategy for DC Microgrids Against Concurrent FDI and DoS Attacks
Resilient Dynamic Average Secondary Control for DC Microgrids Against FDI Attacks
Frequency Estimation for Energy Rate-Based Forced Oscillation Source Identification...
DC Microgrid Average Voltage Regulation and Current Sharing With Solely Current Communication
Resilient Event-Driven Distributed Control for DC Microgrids Against False Data Injection Attacks
Enhanced Validation of Intelligent Control Algorithms in AC Microgrids
High-performance computing for static security assessment of large power systems
Optimal Coordinated Energy Management Strategy for standalone Solar Photovoltaic System with Hybrid Energy Storage
Resilient AC Microgrids against Correlated Attacks
Energy Management Strategy for Standalone DC Microgrid with PV, Fuel Cell, and BESS
Distributed Control Microgrids: Cyber Attack Models, Impacts and Remedial Strategies
A computationally efficient jaya optimization for fuel cell maximum power tracking
Optimal Power Flow in AC/DC Microgrids with Enhanced Interlinking Converter Modeling
Small Signal Stability Constrained Optimal Power Flow for Inverter Dominant Autonomous Microgrid
A fully distributed hierarchical control strategy for multi-inverter based AC microgrids
A robust H∞ multivariable stabilizer design for droop based autonomous AC microgrid
A standalone BLDC based solar air cooler with MPP tracking for improved efficiency
A containment based distributed finite-time controller for bounded voltage regulation & proportionate current sharing in DC microgrids
Event-Triggered Communication Based Distributed Control Scheme for DC Microgrid
Design and Tuning of Robust Fractional Order Controller for Autonomous Microgrid VSC System
Coordinated single-phase control scheme for voltage unbalance reduction in low voltage network
Single-phase synchronverter for a grid-connected roof top photovoltaic system
A Transactive Energy Framework for Real-Time Primary Frequency Support by Active Distribution Networks
Partial Power Dual Active Bridge Converter Control for Grid Connected Battery Hub Systems
An FDI Resilient Dynamic Average Distributed Control for DC Microgrids
An Investigation of Recent Power System Oscillations in North Eastern Region Grid of India
Performance Analysis of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Microgrid based on Droop and VSG-Based Control
Static Security Assessment of Large Power Systems Under Contingency Cases
Static Security Assessment of Large Power Systems Under N-1-1 Contingency
Effect of CPL on the Stability of DC Microgrid
Observer based paradigm for resilient secondary control of AC microgrids
Cascaded Fractional Order and Sliding Mode Control for an Autonomous Voltage Source Inverter
Modeling and design of virtual inertia based rooftop PV
Isolated PV battery management system to power home appliances
A high voltage gain non-isolated modified three-port DC/DC converter based on integrated Boost-Cuk topology
Investigation of Distributed Cooperative Control for DC Microgrids in Different Communication Medium
A Fuzzy Assisted Enhanced Control for Utility Connected Rooftop PV
An adaptive droop based cooperative control framework in DC microgrids
A consensus priority algorithm based V2G charging framework for frequency response
Lyapunov based frequency independent current controller for grid connected single phase PV systems
Standalone BLDC based solar air cooler with MPPT tracking for improved efficiency
Non-linear fractional order controllers for autonomous microgrid system
Dynamic droop based inverter control for autonomous microgrid
A Systematic State of Charge based V2G Charging Framework for Frequency Response
Power flow algorithm for radial distribution system with voltage sensitive loads
Cyber security threats in multi-agent microgrids (Chapter 6)
Photovoltaic controller Design (Chapter 6)
Teaching & Courses
Renewable And Distributed Energy Systems
Covers advanced topics in renewable energy sources...
Course Materials
Network Analysis
Fundamental course on electric circuit theory...
Course Materials
Invited/Guest Lectures
Cyber security in DC microgrid systems
10-02-2025 to 15-02-2025 Bhimavaram, AP, India Type: Invited Lecture Event: AI-Empowered Electric Vehicles...
Microgrid Distributed Control and Security
13-04-2025 to 15-04-2025 IIT Kharagpur, India Type: Invited Lecture Event: Workshop on Towards Decarbonization...
Microgrid Distributed Control and Security
20-01-2025 to 24-04-2025 Kanpur, India Type: Invited Lecture Event: Short term Lecture Series...
Operational and Control of Converter Dominant Microgrid systems
16-11-2024 to 17-11-2024 NIT Warangal, India Type: Invited Lecture Event: 18th National Frontier of Engineering...
AI Application in Microgrid Energy Management and Cyber security
14-04-2024 to 19-04-2024 Guntur, AP, India Type: Invited Lecture Event: AI Techniques in Electrical System
Soft Computing Techniques in Power System Applications
28-02-2024 to 03-03-2024 NIT Warangal, Telangana, India Type: Plenary Lecture Event: High Performance Computing...
AI Application in improving cyber security in Microgrids
31-07-2023 to 06-08-2023 JNTU Kakinada, AP, India Type: Plenary Lecture Event: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning...
Advanced Control Strategies in Microgrids
31-07-2023 to 05-08-2023 Hyderabad, India Type: Invited Lecture Event: Recent Advances in the Power Sector...
Advanced Control Strategies for Reliable Renewable Energy Integration
23-01-2023 to 27-01-2023 Bangalore, India Type: Invited Lecture Event: Recent Advances in Electric Vehicle...
Keynote Speaker for AICTE STTP
2020 CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru Event: AICTE STTP on "Power Utilities and Artificial Intelligence..."
Keynote Speaker for AICTE STTP
2020 Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad Event: AICTE STTP on "Fractional Order Robust Control System Design..."
Professional Activities
Session Chair
9th IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems Conference (PEDES) 2020.
TPC Member
2nd Electric Power and Renewable Energy Conference (EPREC-2021)...
Program Committee Chair and Reviewer
International conference, “Sustainable Technology and Advanced Computing...”
Awards & Recognition
Best Paper award for "Cyber Resilient Fully Distributed Secondary Control for Inverter Dominant AC microgrid"
Awarded by International Conference on Power Electronics Converters for Transportation and Energy Applications.
Distributed Leader Follower Based Unified Grid-Following and Grid Forming Control for Inverter Based Microgrid
IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (IEEE SEFET-2025).
POWERGRID-IEEE India Council Excellence Award in Young Engineer Category
Awarded by Power Grid India and IEEE India Council.
INAE Young Associate
Awarded by Indian National Academy of Engineering for excellence in engineering research.
Scientific High-Level Visiting Fellowships (SSHN)
Awarded by The French Institute in India (IFI), French Government.
CSEE JPES Excellent Paper Award
For paper "A standalone BLDC based solar air cooler with MPP tracking for improved efficiency".
POSOCO Power System Award (PPSA-2018)
For best thesis in Power and Energy systems.
IRD Start-up Action Fund
By Industrial R&D Unit, IIT Delhi, India, selected as one of the top 25 startup ideas for year 2018.
APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial International Travel Award
For IFAC World Congress 2017 conference.
Professional Memberships
Member: IEEE
31-12-2024 to 31-12-2025
Member: INAE Young Associate
01-06-2024 to 01-12-2035
Annual Member: IEEE PES
01-12-2024 to 01-12-2025
Students & Research Group
PhD Scholars (Ongoing)
Postgraduate (PG) Students
Completed
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Harshanda Borse
Thesis: "Distributed Consensus-Based Secondary Control Strategies for Coordinated Voltage Regulation and Load Sharing with Economic Dispatch in Islanded DC Microgrids Using Minimal Communication"
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Dola Santhoshkumari
Thesis: "Variable Transformer Equivalent Turns Ratio Dual-Active Bridge Converter for Wide Voltage Range Applications"
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Sangeeta Servi
Thesis: "Distributed Secondary Control for DC Microgrids"
Research Projects
Cyber Resilient Strategies for Converter Dominant Microgrid Systems
Developing robust control strategies to protect converter-heavy microgrids...
Design Verification and Audit of 240 and 400 Sq. mm DC Positive Power Cables...
Design validation of 240 and 400 Sq. mm cables...
High Sensitive Grounded Conductor Identification for LT System Safety
Researching and developing advanced detection methods for grounded conductors...
Dynamic and Static Security Analysis of Large Power System using High-Performance Computing
Employing HPC for comprehensive security assessment...
Convex Optimization for Economic & Stable Microgrid Operation
Applied convex optimization techniques to enhance economic efficiency...
Stability Improvement of Microgrid System with Uncertain Generation and Loads
Research focused on enhancing the stability of microgrid systems...
Laboratory & Facilities
My research is supported by state-of-the-art laboratory facilities at IIT Kharagpur. I am currently the Laboratory In-charge (Co In-charge) for the Energy System Lab within the Electrical Engineering Department.
Our labs are equipped for research in power electronics, real-time simulation, microgrid control, and smart grid technologies.
Key Equipment & Capabilities:
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Professional Activities & Responsibilities
Administrative Loads
- Assistant Warden, JCB Hall 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
Departmental Loads
- Member Committee to look into the Weaker Students 22 Sep 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
- Faculty Advisor for UG Electrical Engineering- B.Tech 2022-26 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2026
- Laboratory In-Charge, Co In-Charge (Energy System Lab) 22 Sep 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
- Laboratory In-Charge, Co In-Charge (Microgrid Facility) 22 Sep 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
- PES- Research Scholar Co-ordinator 01 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2025
Other Activities
- IEEE, New Initiative Chair Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
- IEEE, Student Activities Committee, SBCOU Nov 2024 - Oct 2026
News Archive
This is where all past news and announcements would be listed.