CURRICULAM VITAE
Dr. R. GUNABALAN, B.E., M.Tech., Ph.D
Associate Professor
School of Electrical Engineering (SELECT)
VIT University – Chennai Campus
Vandalur – Keelambakkam Road
Chennai - 600127
E-mail: gunabalanr@yahoo.co.in
Contact No: 9894919269
Land Line: +91 44 3993 1577
SUMMARY:
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13 Years of experience in Teaching in various reputed Engineering Institutions
Carried out Projects in LabVIEW and MATLAB
Good knowledge on LabVIEW Concepts
Good knowledge on MATLAB Simulink Concepts
Good Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Commitment, Result Oriented, and zeal to
learn new technologies and undertake challenging tasks.
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Able to understand and simulate IEEE papers in the areas of power electronics and electrical
drives.
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Published 9 Research Papers in International Journals using MATLAB and LabVIEW
software and hardware.
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Presented and Published 10 Papers in International Conferences and 19 papers in national
conferences
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Reviewed Research Papers for IEEE Transactions of Industrial Electronics, IET Power
Electronics, IET Control Theory, Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Sciences, Instrumentation Science and Technology (Taylor and series), IEEE
Access, Elsevier - Mechanical systems and signal processing and Journal of Experimental
and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence
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Editor for Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences for a
research paper titled, “A generalized algorithm for space vector modulation in multilevel
inverters”.
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PERSONAL PROFILE:
Name
: GUNABALAN.R
Father’s Name
: RAMACHANDRAN.P
Date of birth
: 05.01.1979
Marital status
: Married
Personal Traits
: Hard working, Duty conscious, Self-confident
EDUCATIONAL PROFILE:
Ph.D. (P.T) – Pursued in August 2015 in Electrical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
M. Tech. (Regular) - Completed in June 2016 in Electrical Drives and Control, Pondicherry
Engineering College, Pondicherry University, Puducherry.
B. E. (Regular) – Pursued in April 2000 in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Govt. College of
Engineering, Tirunelveli, Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Associate Professor (Since May 2015)
School of Electrical Engineering (SELECT)
VIT University – Chennai Campus
Vandalur – Keelambakkam Road
Chennai - 600127
Assistant Professor (May 2011 – September 2014)
Chandy College of Engineering
Thoothukudi – 628005
Senior Lecturer & Assistant Professor (December 2008 – May 2011)
Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College
Coimbatore-22
Senior Lecturer (December 2007 – November 2008)
Karpagam College of Engineering,
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Coinbatore-32
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer (July 2006-November 2007)
Velammal Engineering College
Chennai-66
Lecturer (November 2000 – June 2004)
IFET College of Engineering
Villupuram
RESEARCH AREA OF INTEREST:
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Sensorless vector control of induction motor drive
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Sensorless vector control algorithms for speed and flux estimation
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Sensorless vector control of parallel connected induction motor drive system
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Labview based drive applications
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Design and analysis of power converters
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
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Life member in ISTE
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Member – IEEE
REVIEWER ASSIGNMENTS (JOURNALS):
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IEEE – Industrial Electronics
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IET – Power Electronics
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IET – Control Theory
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Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
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Instrumentation Science & Technology (Taylor and series)
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Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence
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IEEE Access
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Elsevier - Mechanical systems and signal processing
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Automatika - Journal for Control, Measurement, Electronics, Computing and Communications
EDITOR ASSIGNMENTS (JOURNALS):
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Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
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TECHNICAL SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
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MATLAB, PLECS
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LT-spice
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LabVIEW
PUBLICATIONS:
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National Conference Proceedings
: 19
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International Conference Proceedings
: 10
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National Journal
: 01
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International Journals
: 10
1. R.Gunabalan, V.Subbiah, B.Rami Reddy, “Sensorless Control of Induction Motor with
Extended Kalman Filter on TMS320F2812 Processor”, International Journal of Recent Trends
in Engineering, vol.2, no.5, pp.14-19, Nov.2009.
2. Gunabalan, R and Subbiah, V, “Sensorless vector control of parallel connected induction motor
drive fed by a single inverter using natural observer”, World Academy of Science, Engineering
and Technology, Paris, vol.44, no.5, pp. 475-480, 2010.
3. Gunabalan, R and Subbiah, V, “Review of speed-sensorless vector control of parallel
connected induction motor drive fed by a single inverter”, Journal of Electrical Engineering,
politehnica publishing house, Romania, vol.12, no.4, pp. 73-82, 2012.
4. Gunabalan, R, Immanuel Prabaharan, S, Reegan, and Ganesh, S, “Simulation of inverter fed
induction motor drive with LabVIEW”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and
Technology, International Journal of Electrical, Robotics, Electronics and Communications
Engineering, Paris, vol.8, no.1, pp. 91-95, 2014.
5. Gunabalan, R and Subbiah, V, “Stability analysis of single inverter fed two induction motors in
parallel”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of
Electrical, Robotics, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Paris, vol.8, no.8, pp.
1236-1240, 2014.
6. Gunabalan, R and Subbiah, V, “Performance study of two motor single inverter sensorless
drive with unequal ratings”, International Journal of Control Theory and Applications, Serials
Publications, India, vol. 7, no.2, pp.175-182, 2014.
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7. Gunabalan, R and Subbiah, V, “Speed sensorless vector control of induction motor drive with
PI and fuzzy controller”, International Journal of Power Electronics and Drives System, vol.5,
no. 3, pp. 315-325, 2015.
8. Gunabalan R, Sanjeevi kumar P, Blaabjerg F, Ojo O, Subbiah V, “Analysis and implementation
of parallel connected two induction motor single inverter drive by direct vector control for
industrial application”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 30, no.12, pp. 6472-6475,
Dec.2015.
9. Gunabalan R, Subbiah V, Sanjeevi kumar P, “ Vector control of three-phase parallel connected
two motor single inverter speed sensorless drive”, Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Sciences (Accepted for Publication, 2015).
10. R. Gunabalan, P. Sanjeevikumar, F. Blaabjerg, P. W. Wheeler, O. Ojo and A. H. Ertas, “Speed
sensorless vector control of parallel-connected three-phase two-motor single-inverter drive
system”, FACETS (Accepted for Publication, 2016)
DECLARATION
I hereby solemnly declare that all the above cited facts are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Place: Chennai
Date: 15.04.16
[Dr. R. GUNABALAN]
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