Faculty Profile

Ms.Rakhee.R
Assistant Professor(Senior Grade)

Profile

Ms. Rakhee R completed her B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Muslim Association College of Engineering, Trivandrum and M.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with specialisation in Power Electronics from School of Engineering, CUSAT. She started her career as Lecturer on contract basis in SOE, CUSAT. Since 2008, She is working as an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly, Kerala, India. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D at SOE, CUSAT. Her areas of interest include Power Electronic Converters, Drives, Power Quality Improvement in Grid connected Systems, Role of power electronic systems in power systems.

Educational Qualification

Degree Specialisaion Institute University Year of completion
B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Muslim Association College of Engineering Kerala University 2006
M.Tech Power Electronics School of Engineering CUSAT 2014

Experience

Designation Instituituion from To
Assiatant Professor (Sr. Grade) FISAT 01/10/2023 till date
Assiatant Professor (Spl. Grade) FISAT 15/12/2015 30/09/2023
Assiatant Professor FISAT 01/07/2010 14/12/2015
Lecturer FISAT 30/06/2008 30/06/2010
Lecturer SOE,CUSAT 30/07/2007 25/06/2008

Administrative & Institutional Support

Present Responsibilities

  1. Website Committee Department Member
  2. Group Advisor 2021 Admission
  3. Blood Donor Cell Member
  4. Criteria 5 NBA member
  5. Criteria 3 NAAC member
  6. Lab in charge- Electronic Circuits Lab
  7. Co-ordinator- SPECon 24.

Past Responsibilities

  1. Member, Department Admission Cell -2021 Admission
  2. Exam Cell Member
  3. Time Table Committee Member
  4. Group Advisor- 2007,2012,2016 admission
  5. Co-ordinator-National Conference on Recent Advancements in Power Electronics and Power Systems

Research & Publications

PUBLICATIONS

Papers in Journals:  

  1. Control of bridgeless flyback converter“, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, IJERT,Volume 4 Issue .04, April 2015

  2. “Solar panel for house hold application with input voltage feed forward for the two switch buckboost DC-DC converter”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, IJERT,Volume 4 Issue .04, April 2015

  3. “High gain direct AC-AC resonant converter applied to domestic induction heating applications”, ISSN:2320-3765 DOI: 10.15662/IJAREEIE.2016.0503523

  4. “Full bridge AC-AC converter with high gain applied to domestic induction heating appliances”, International Journal of Science and Research, ISSN:2319-7064 VOLUME5 ISSUE 9

Papers presented in Conferences:

  1. “A multiple input multiple output switched capacitor dc-dc converter with reduced switch count”, Rakhee.R, Chikku Abraham, 5th International Symposium on Electronic System Design, 15-17 December 2014

  2. “High gain direct AC-AC resonant converter applied to domestic  induction heating applications”, Rakhee R, Shelma, National Conference on Future Technologies in  Power,Control and Communication Sysytems” 10-12 March 2016,College of Engineering, Perumon.

  3. “Transfromerless step down integrated buck-buck boost converter”, Rakhee.R, Reshma, First National Conference on Emerging Trends in Power,Instrumentation and Control, 22-23 March 2017,Muthoot Institute of  Science and Technology.

  4.  “Multiple Input Bidirectional DC-DC converter for DC Drive Applications”, Rakhee R, Asha K A, International Multi- Conference on Computing, Communication, Electrical & Nanotechnology, IJAIC volume 4, issue 1, 26-27 April 2018, Mangalam College of  Engineering, Kottayam.

  5. “Mitigation of MPPT generated interharmonics in grid connected PV systems by modified P and O algorithm”, Rakhee. R, Dr.Latha .P.G, IEEE International Power and Renewable Energy Conference IPRECON 2022

FDPs/Trainings attended

Sl No: Name of Program Instituition Period
1 ‘Recent Advances in Energy Science and Engineering’ online 24-29 April 2023
2 Modelling of Solar & Wind Energy System with Design Techniques of Converter and Inverter Topologies online 12 March 2021
3 Control System Design-Classical and modern with hands on online 22-27 March 2021
4 Simulating Power Electronics Applications using Python & MATLAB online 19-20 March 2021
5 Opportunities and challenges of Integrating Renewable Energy in Smart Grid online 15-19 March 2021
6 Solar PV System Design Using IoT online 3-9 March 2021
7 Research opportunities in Electrical and Electronics Engineering online 1-5 March 2021
8 Emerging Trends in Power Systems online 14-18 Sep 2020
9 Industry Oriented Online Training Program on Transmission SCADA organized by the
Dept.of EEE in association with KSEBEA for ten days.
online 23 July to 12August 2020
10 Data Science and ML Using Python online 3-7 Aug 2020
11 Introduction to Power Electronics by Coursera online four weeks 2020
12 Research Initiatives in Renewable Energy Systems online 21 July to 25 July 2020
13 FDP on “Real time Applications of Power Electronics – Research Scope and Challenges” (organized by EEE Dept., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology). online 27 July to 31 July 2020
14 Electric Power Grid Modernisation: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities” online 20 July to 24 July 2020
15 Power Electronic Applications to Renewable energy systems and Energy storage systems online 6 July to 10 July 2020
16 Introduction to PLECS Tool for PE Application Online 2-6 July 2020
17 Training Programme on Industrial Energy Audit online May 20 th to May 24 th 2020
18 Faculty Development Program on Role of IoT in Smart Grid FISAT 2, 3 and 4 July 2019
19 Two days FDP on “Distributed Generation and Smart Grid” organised by the Department of EEE FISAT 27, 28 July 2018
20 Two week ISTE STTP on Electric Power System organised by IIT Kharagpur FISAT 10 to 15 July 2017
21 Faculty Development Program on Arduino and Robotics for the faculty of Dept. of EEE FISAT 15, 17, 23 May 2017
22 Maker Workshop FISAT 20 to 30 July 2016
23 ISTE Workshop on Control Systems organised by IIT Kharagpur under the Ekalavya Project FISAT 2 to 12 December 2014

Projects Guided

PG Projects Guided

1.Switched Capacitor based dual switch High boost converter for PV application

2.Modified SEPIC Converter for Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications

3.Closed loop control for a high gain step up DC-DC Converter based on VL Technique.

4.Non-Isolated High Gain DC-DC Converter for PV applications with Closed Loop Control

5.Multiple Input Bidirectional DC- DC converter for DC Motor Application

6.Transformerless step down  integrated buck buck-boost converter

UG Projects Guided

1.Solar Mobile Charger

2.Design and Simulation of Dc to Dc converter for PV system

3.Hand Getsure Vocalizer

4.Robot Vacuum Cleaner

 

 

Courses offered

1.EET 306 Power Electronics-S6 EEE

2. EST-130 Basics of Electrical and Electronics Engineering S1/S2

3.MCN 201 Sustainable Engineering-S3 EEE

4.Analysis of Power Electronic Systems I- S1 PEPS

5.Analysis of Power Electronic Systems II- S2 PEPS

6. Switched Mode Power Converters-S2 PEPS

7.EE-367 Renewable Energy Systems-S6 EEE

8.EEL 203- Analog Electronics Lab- S3 EEE

9. Power Electronics Lab- S6 EEE

10.Power quality-old Scheme

11. Electrical Machines -II – old Scheme

12. Electronic Circuits Lab -Old Scheme

13. Measurements Lab-Old Scheme

14.Electrical and Electronics Lab-S4 ME -old scheme

15.Basic Electrical Engineering-old Scheme

16.Power Generation and Distribution-old scheme

17.Electrical System Design-old scheme

18.Linear Integrated Circuits-old scheme

19.Electrical Technology-old scheme

20.Switched Mode power converters-old Scheme