Name : Reddyprasad Reddivari Designation: Assistant Professor Educational Qualification Experience Area of Interest Email id/Contact Websites B.Tech, M.Tech 1 Year PV connected Grid Converters, Fuel cell based hybrid electrical vehicles, Magnetically coupled Z-source inverters, Multilevel inverters Reddytnp.244@gmail.com / 9494747497 www.reddyprasad.yolasite.com www.spotturns.blogspot.in Work Experience: 1+ Years Duties :- Handling the following subjects efficiently: Power electronics, Network Analysis, industrial Drives and Applications, Power system analysis and Stability. Adept knowledge in the following labs: Power electronics lab, Micro controller Lab, Analog Electronics lab, Measurements and Instrumentation Lab. R&D coordinator from EEE Dept., Handling one Project in Solar Inverter in SVCE Rooftop. Website designer and promoter of National Conference NCRDPE-15, FDP RIETPE-16. Develop discipline plans and work closely with at-risk students. Identify and organize field trips to enhance curriculum. Meet with parents to discuss progress and address behavior or mastery issue. National/ International Conferences: 6 ReddyPrasad Reddivari, Pruthviraj B G, Manish Bharat and Arjun Kumar G B “Modified Gamma source inverter for fuel cell+ Battery hybrid Electrical vehicles”, is presented Biennial International Conference on Power and Energy Systems: Towards Sustainable Energy (PESTSE-16), Amrutha University , Bengaluru, and also published in IEEE EXPLORE & Spinger journal special issue edited by Ned Mohan. R.Reddy Prasad and K.Suresh “Modified configuration of Gamma (Γ)-Source inverter for Fuel Cell Hybrid electric Vehicle”, is Presented in International conference on advanced electrical systems &applications (ICAESA-2014).25th June 2014, proc.pg 256-264. Reddy Prasad Reddivari, Venkataramanaiah, H.D Kattimani and Dr. B Muralidhara, “Ground Leakage current reduction methodology in transformer less grid connected converters for solar power plants”, is presented in National Conference on Recent Developments in Power Engineering (NCRDPE-15), SVCE, Bengaluru, proc.pg:112-120. Arjun Kumar G B, ReddyPrasad Reddivari, Eswaran C and Pruthviraj B G “Power Quality Improvements in Induction Generator Based Wind Power Systems”, is presented in National Conference on Recent Developments in Power Engineering (NCRDPE-15), SVCE, Bengaluru, proc.pg:57-63. Eswaran C, ReddyPrasad R, Arjun Kumar G B and Dr.B Muralidhara “A Control Technique for Grid Connected Renewable Energy System for Power Quality Improvement with Battery Storage System”, is presented in National Conference on Recent Developments in Power Engineering (NCRDPE-15), SVCE, Bengaluru, proc.pg:219-228. Anitha M, Manish Bharat, Reddy Prasad Reedvari, Pruthviraj B G “DC to DC converters with multi phasing techniques”, is presented in National Conference on Recent Developments in Power Engineering (NCRDPE-15), SVCE, Bengaluru, proc.pg:203-206. National/ International Journals: 3 D.Chandhrasekhara Reddy, L. Sagar and Reddy Prasad Reddivari “A Simulation overview of magnetically coupled Z-source inverters” is published in “International Journal of Advanced Research in Electrical and Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (IJAREEIE)” ISSN: 2278-8875, Vol.4, Issue 8, August- 2015, pg.no: 7286-7296. ReddyPrasad Reddivari and K.Suresh, “Comparative analysis of magnetically coupled Z-source inverters” is published in “International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (IJERT)” ISSN: 2278-0181, Vol.3, Issue 7, July- 2014, pg.no: 1512-1519. ReddyPrasad Reddivari, “Application of negative DC bus embedded type Z-source inverters in hybrid electrical vehicles” is published in “industrial engineering letters –IISTE” ISSN: 2224-6096, Vol.5, No 1, Feb- 2015, pg.no: 32-40. Workshops and seminars: Participated in two days’ Faculty Development Programme on Recent issues and emerging trends in power engineering organized by Dept. of EEE, SVCE, Bengaluru during 21st to 22nd Jan 2016. Participated in Five days’ Faculty Development Programme on Advances in HVAC, HVDC & FACTS CONTROLLERS organized by Dept. of EEE, MSRIT, Bengaluru during 13th to 17th July 2015. Actively Participated in National Conference in Recent Developments In Power Engineering (NCRDPE-15) organized by Dept. of E&EE, SVCE, Bengaluru on August 5th 2015. Participated in two days’ workshop on mi-power software for simulation of electrical systems conducted by kuppam engineering college during 12&13 Aug 2013. Participated in “National level symposium” in Project-Expo event on 20 March 2009 Participated in “National level symposium” in Poster Design, Techno Quiz events on 26/4/2010 Reviewer Experience in IAES publications: 1. International journal of power electronics and drive systems (IJPEDS) A New Control Method for Grid-Connected PV System Based on Quasi-Z-Source Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Using Evolutionary Algorithm on 11-09-2014 Comparison of Z-Source, EZ-Source and TZ-Source inverter systems for wind energy conversion on 01-03-2015. Simulation and implementation of Quasi-Z-Source based single-stage buck/boost Inverter based Induction Motor on 23-02-2016. 2. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IJEECS) Modeling, Impedance Design, and Efficiency Analysis of Battery Assists PV tied Quasi-Z source inverter on 05-04-2016 Workshops/Conference/FDP Organized: Resource person and organizer – Hands-on Workshop MATLAB/SIMULINK for Engineering Applications Coordinator and website designer& Promoter – National conference NCRDPE15 Coordinator and website designer& Promoter – Faculty Development Programme RIETPE16 Memberships of Professional Bodies: Member of International association of engineers (IAENG) in industrial, electrical engineering societies from Sept-2014. (membership ID: 143448) Achievements: Received Gold Medal from Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu as a Department Topper in my College at UG Level. Achieved 4457(437) rank in GATE 2012. Three times gate qualified within 10,000 rank in GATE (2012&13&14). I am in the top 4% of academics on @academia based on my research paper viewers. Succeed in web designing and admin of website named as EEENOTES2U for motivate electrical students towards GATE, Software and Govt. Sector Exams with the help of E-Notes and PPT’s. Admin of website SCIENCE SIMULTIONS WORLD, as a goal as made online labs for Physics, chemistry, mathematics and brain teasing games with HTML and JAVA codes. Maintaining one bloggers SPOTTURNS, four websites EEENOTES2U, SCIENCE SIMULATIONS WORLD, ELECTRICALPROJECTS4U, YOUNG INDIA to provide technical awareness to peoples, and approved by Google AdSense. Organizer and Admin of NGO named as YESTNP (Youth Educational Society of Thellaneellapalli) to help the poor children’s in nearby villages, and it is successfully going on Towards Growth. Projects Handled: Project #1: Design of multi-level inverter with charge regulator for PV cell- Grid connected systems (real time) Environment: Windows XP, Windows 7. Technology:Matlab (2012a/7.12a), D-Space. Simulation Package:User defined functions (S-function, S-function builder, Level 2 -file Sfunction, Embedded Matlab function), Matlab GUI Role: R & D coordinator Duration: Sept 2015-Till now Brief description of the project: This project aims the cost reduction scheme in PV cell- Grid connection converters. The designing of converters for 40KW PV-cell to 3-phase Grid integration. This projects majorly working on real time problems facing in grid integration, right solutions in form of right inverters with suitable gate pulses. Secondly the project aims to implement net metering approval with distribution electricity board, for developing this project, we made MOU with Vemana institute of technology, Bengaluru and working towards commissioning. Responsibilities: • Involved in designing and results verifications. • Numerical evaluation & simulation was developed in order to design ML Inverter. • Created user defined models using embedded matlab function block, S-function, Level-2 matlab S-function block, S function builder, S function in C mex file. • Compared with off grid and on grid abilities. • Involved in project reviews and weekly meetings, MOU Approvals. Project #2: Design of Z- Source inverter for extended the operational range of charge regulators for PV-Grid Applications (real time) Environment: Windows XP, Windows 7. Technology:Matlab (2012a/7.12a), D-Space. Simulation Package:User defined functions (S-function, S-function builder, Level 2 -file Sfunction, Embedded Matlab function), Matlab GUI Role: Team Leader, R&D Coordinator. Duration: Nov 2015-Till now Brief description of the project: This project aims to extended the operational limit of ON grid PV Inverters, generally inverters able to work DC input range as 250-850 voltages for 20 KW inverter, My proposed model going to work 100-850 volts range, it can increases the solar PV power at low value of generation time also. For this I worked with Dr. Dwarakadasa, Former Prof., IISC, Bengaluru. Responsibilities: • Involved in designing and results verifications. • Numerical evaluation & simulation was developed in order to design Z-Source inverter for proposed application. • Created user defined models using embedded Matlab function block, S-function, S function in C mex file. • Compared the inverter with wide range input PV cell voltages. Project #3: Comparative analysis of magnetically coupled Z-source inverters Environment: Windows XP, Windows 7 Technology: Matlab/Simulink (7.9b) Role: Team leader Duration: From Jan 2013 - Oct 2013 Brief description of the project: This project is mainly designs high efficiency boost inverters with reduced stresses which lead to reduction of cost and size of overall converters. Here this work deals invention of different converters topologies called magnetically coupled Z-source inverters and verification of results with help of MATLAB modeling. Responsibilities: • Involved in designing and results verifications. • Developer, Designer. • Created user defined models using embedded matlab function block, S-function, Level-2 matlab S-function block, S function builder, S function in C mex file. • Compared all the topologies of magnetically coupled Z-source inverters are T-source inverters, Gamma source inverters, flipped gamma source inverters. • Concluded Gamma source inverters show the better performance with reduced size and stresses. • Involved in project reviews and weekly meetings. Project #4: Application of negative DC bus embedded type Z-source inverters in hybrid electrical vehicles Environment: Windows XP, Windows 7. Technology: Matlab/Simulink (7.9b) Simulation Package: User defined functions (S-function, S-functionbuilder, Level 2 -file Sfunction, Embedded mat lab function), Sim power, Matlab GUI Role: Team Leader Duration: Nov 2013-Dec 2014 Brief description of the project: The electric drive systems used in electrical vehicles which require higher performance, reliability, variable speed due to its ease of controllability and high efficiency and regenerates energy at the time of breaking .recent days all hybrid vehicles are showing interest towards induction motor due excellent controlling by SVPWM method and rugged in construction. The speed control of 3-phase induction motor very crucial in hybrid vehicular applications because inputs sources battery about 12-15 volts &fuel cell about 20-50 volts that to DC. But output motor requires 3-phase ac 415 volts .here project needs powerful converter which converts dc-ac and also boost. So this project designs negative embedded type Z-source inverter in the place of vehicular applications in MATLAB platform, and designs PWM for controls induction motor. Responsibilities: • Involved in designing and results verifications. • Numerical evaluation & simulation was developed in order to design of Proposed inverter. • Created user defined models using embedded matlab function block, S-function, Level-2 matlab S-function block, S function builder, S function in C mex file. • Concluded Negative DC bus embedded type ZSI show the better performance with reduced size and stresses for mobile vehicles. • Design motor using state space equations. • Worked in matlab GUI Project #5: Modified configuration of Gamma (Γ)-Source inverter for Fuel Cell Hybrid electric Vehicle Environment: Windows XP, Windows 7. Technology: Matlab (2012a/7.12a) Simulation Package: User defined functions (S-function, S-function builder, Level 2 -file Sfunction, Embedded Matlab function), Matlab GUI Role: Team Leader Duration: Feb 2014-june 2014 Brief description of the project: This project aims the cost reduction scheme in hybrid vehicles by introducing spilt power mode of operation. And the Z-source inverter re designed such a way that the battery requirement to the hybrid vehicles was low. The complete work is carried out by Simulink platform. Hybrid vehicle runs by taking power from fuel cells and also battery. Split power operation decides input source for induction motor load. Responsibilities: • Created user defined models using embedded matlab function block, S-function, Level-2 matlab S-function block, S function builder, S function in C mex file. • Used tool boxes such as fuzzy logic, partial differential equation toolbox. • Designed Hybrid Gamma source inverter using state space equations. • Design motor using state space equations. Embedded Developer Project #1: Low cost wireless sensor network for in-field operation monitoring of induction motors Environment: Windows XP, Windows 7. Software used: Embedded c, Kiel IDE, U-flash, Express PCB Hardware used: AT89C51, ZIGBEE Trans receiver, MAX232, LCD, Keyboard, Induction motor, ADC, voltage & current& temperature sensors, power supply. Role: Team leader Duration: Jan 2011-June 2011 Brief description of the project: In this project: ZIGBEE communication system was developed to monitor the operation conditions of single-phase induction motor. This system is based on a low-cost electronic device that can acquire and pre-process current, voltages and temperatures, and transmit processed keyinformation related to the motor operation conditions. Information about operating parameters of motor can be sent to a central processing unit allowing knowledge of keyinformation of the motor in the plant. In the control section there is keypad, we can set the speed of motor. By pressing the keys available on the keypad the speed of the motor is varied by realizing the PWM technique. This is realized with the help of microcontroller. The various parameter data is displayed on PC. This data can be used in the implementation of effective motor management strategies targeting motor efficiency optimization, proper replacement and sizing and optimized rewinding. Project #2: An innovative approach for condition monitoring and controlling of transformers Using RF technology Software used: Embedded c, Kiel IDE, U-flash, Express PCB Hardware used: AT89C51, RF Tx & Rx Modules, LCD, power supply, ADC, relay, transformer, voltage, current, temperature sensors. Role: Team Leader Duration: Oct 2010-Feb 2011 Brief description of the project: In this project work, for the demonstration purpose a small step-down transformer of 12V, 2amps rating at secondary is considered and these three parameters are carried over this small transformer. This transformer is known as TUT (Transformer under Test).The main station sends a request to the transformer unit through the RF transmitter module. The transformer unit receives the request through the RF receiver module, and it sends the currently monitored parameters of the transformer to the main station through the RF transmitter module. The values are compared with the preset values in the main station, if excess in any parameter occurs the main station sends a shutdown signal to the substation. The substation shuts down the TUT and sends the currently measured parameters to the main station. Project #3: Automatic humidity monitoring and pumping system for farmers Software used: Embedded c, Kiel IDE, U-flash, Express PCB Hardware used: AT89C51, Buzzer, LCD, power supply, ADC, relay, water pump, humidity sensor, level indicator. Role: Team Player Duration: July 2011-Dec 2011 Brief description of the project: In this project the design is simple, easy to install, microcontroller-based circuit to monitor and record the values of humidity of the natural environment that is continuously modified and controlled in order optimize it to achieve maximum plant growth and yield. It communicates with the humidity sensor module in real-time in order to control the humidity process efficiently inside a greenhouse by actuating a water pump according to the necessary condition of the crops. An integrated Liquid crystal display (LCD) is also used for real time display of data acquired from the sensor and the status of the device. There is one water level sensor is present to indicate the level of water in the well. Also, the use of easily available components reduces the manufacturing and maintenance costs. The design is quite flexible as the software can be changed any time. It can thus be tailor-made to the specific requirements of the user.