Dr. E. S. N. Raju P of IIT Guwahati

The increasing integration of distributed generation (DG) sources such as solar, wind, and storage systems is driving the transition toward decentralized energy systems, with microgrids emerging as a promising solution. Microgrids offer enhanced flexibility, reliability, and resilience by enabling localized control and operation. However, their effective implementation is hindered by several critical issues. Key challenges include control complexities in coordinating multiple DG units, reliable islanding detection, protection scheme adaptation for bidirectional power flow, and ensuring overall system stability under dynamic conditions. This talk highlights the main issues associated with microgrids and discusses emerging research directions aimed at addressing these challenges through advanced control strategies, robust protection mechanisms, and resilient microgrid architectures.

Biography:

Dr. E. S. N. Raju P received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering,and advanced power systems, respectively, from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in the Discipline of Electrical Engineering from,Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, in 2018. He was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Manchester, UK, on a project titled ”Real-Time Monitoring and Control to Enable Transmission Network Transition (Work Package 2 of MIGRATE stands for Massive InteGRATion of power Electronic devices Project) for a period of around 2 years and worked as a Specialist - R&D at OPAL-RT Technologies and Head - R&D at Amperehour Solar Technology Pvt Ltd., Pune, India. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the School of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India. He has 24 publications in various international peer-reviewed journals (8), conferences (11,) and book chapters (5). His research interests include smart grids, microgrids, grid integration of renewable energy sources, energy storage, and flexible loads, different topologies and control algorithms of power electronic converters, power electronics applications to power systems, application of optimization/artificial intelligence techniques to power systems/micro-grids, PMUs/µPMUs applications to power systems/micro-grids, and electric vehicle (EV) Charging infrastructure.