Faculty · Department of Electrical Engineering

Vivek Agarwal

Vivek Agarwal

Contact

Email:
agarwal@ee.iitb.ac.in

Office:
+91-22-2576-7422

Residence:
+91-22-2576-8422

Address:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076, India

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Research Interests

Power conversion: New converter topologies, High frequency link power conversion, ZCS-ZVS configurations, Switched Capacitor DC-DC converters Power quality issues: Power factor correction techniques, Static VAR compensation, Active filters Non-conventional energy (solar PV, wind, fuel cell) : Power conditioning, maximum power point tracking, stand-alone and grid connected systems, Microgrid

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Electrical Engg.) 1990 – 1994: University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Specialization : Power Electronics
  • M.E. (Electrical. Engg.) 1986 – 1990: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India,
  • B.Sc. Physics (Hons.) 1982 – 1985: St. Stephen

Work Experience

  • Professor : Feb-2005 onwards, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay.
  • Associate Professor: Feb-2001 to Feb 2005, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay.
  • Assistant Professor: 1995 to Feb 2001, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay.
  • Research Engineer: 1994 – 1995, Statpower Technologies Corp., Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Research and Teaching Assistant: 1990-1994, Univ. of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Publications

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