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पूर्वोत्तर क्षेत्रीय विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान   
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology 
deemed-to-be-university under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Nirjuli - 791109, Arunachal Pradesh 
faculties

Dr. Pukhrambam Devachandra Singh

Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)

Research interest includes Renewable Energy including Solar PV, Wind, Micro Hydro Power systems, etc., Distributed Generations, and related power quality analysis, Microgrid, Smart Grid and Electric Vehicle related studies, and Application of soft computing techniques in Power System studies.

E-mail: pds[AT]nerist(dot)ac(dot)in,
Phone(EPABX/Office): 0360-2257401-8 extn. 7017

  • Professional Background
  • Honors and Awards
  • Educational Details
  • Administrative Background
  • Memberships in Professional bodies
  • Teaching Engagements
  • MTech Projects and Thesis Supervised/ Currently Supervising
  • Participation in short term courses
  • Courses/Conferences Organized
  • Publications
From To Designation Organisation
2015 Till date Assistant Professor NERIST, Nirjuli, A.P.
2011 2015 Engineer (Drilling Operation) Oil India Limited
Award Institute Year
Gold Medal in MTech North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology 2009
Degree Subject University Year
Ph.D   Electrical Engineering N.E.R.I.S.T. ( Deemed to be University) 2021
M.Tech Power System Engineering N.E.R.I.S.T. ( Deemed to be University) 2009
B.Tech Electrical Engineering N.E.R.I.S.T. ( Deemed to be University) 2007
From To Designation Organisation
July 2015 Till date Programme Officer, NSS  NERIST.
Aug 2016 Till date Technical Expert member, EPABX Section NERIST
April 2017 Till date Member Institution-Industry Cell NERIST
April 2019 Nov 2021 Member Time table Committee NERIST
March 2020 Till date Vice Chairman, Gymkhana NERIST
May 2020 Till date Member, Online classes and exam committee NERIST
Jan 2021 Till date Member NEE Committee 2021 NERIST
Aug 2021 Till date Automation Coordinator NERIST
Sep 2021 Till date Member, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan NERIST
  1. IEEE member ( Membership no. 93314064) (IEEE Industrial Applications Society & Power and Energy)
  2. IAENG Life member (Membership No. 170360)
  3. Member, Institute of Engineers (Membership No. M-1737155)
Title Course Code Module Semester
Electrical Engineering Drawing EE-1251 BASE 1st year 2nd
Electrical Installation and Practices (PRACTICE COMPONENT only) EE-2201 BASE 2nd year 2nd
Installation and Practices EE-3102 DIPLOMA (LATERAL) 1st year 1st
Power System Switchgear and Protection EE-4102 DIPLOMA 2nd year 1st
Electrical Estimating & Costing EE-4103 DIPLOMA 2nd year 1st
Electrical Power Utilization EE-4203/EE-4402 DIPLOMA 2nd year 2nd
Solar PV Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications EE 6042 Degree 2nd Year 1st
Smart Grid Technologies EE 7106 MTECH 1st year 1st
Soft Computing techniques in Power System Applications EE 7201 MTECH 1st year 2nd
Economic Operation of Power System EE 7203 MTECH 1st year 2nd
Title of Project Names of Students
Modelling and performance analysis of parallel operated three phase self-excited induction generator for application in microgrid Domni Gamkak (MT/17/PSE/03)
Study On Overcurrent Protection Issues Of A Microgrid System Tapi Byai (MT/18/PSE/07)
Optimization Of Hybrid Renewable Microgrid System Using Artificial Intelligence Robert Bhadra Naorem (MT/18/PSE/10)
Genetic Algorithm For Solving Optimal Power Flow In Electrical Power Systems Bullo Loder (MT/19/PSE/018)
Artificial Intelligence in Power System Akib Jaman Laskar (MT/19/PSE/021)
Course Name Sponsored By Date
FDP on Recent advances in Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and their applications. TEQIP, NERIST. 17th to 21st February 2015
2nd IEEE Workshop on advanced MATLAB applications. IEEE, IIT Guwahati. 11th to 12th April 2015
E-journal user training workshop and 4th INDEST user convention. AICTE-INDEST user committee, NERIST. 22nd to 23rd August and 31st October 2015
Induction training on Pedagogy & Research Methodology for 2 weeks. NITTR, Kolkata, at N.E.R.I.S.T. 11th to 20th September 2015
FDP on recent advancements of electrical machines and industrial applications. TEQIP, NERIST. 4th to 8th November 2015
Workshop on Digital India Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology at NERIST 24th August 2016
Skill development program on system modelling and FPGA prototyping TEQIP-II, NERIST 19th to 24th September 2016
One Day Orientation Training on HIV/AIDS for Incharges of Red Ribbon Club/NSS Programme Officers  APSACS at Naharlagun 7th October 2016
Recent trends in renewable energy technologies for sustainable future with special reference to NE India NIT-Mizoram 28th to 29th October 2016
Pedagogy Training for Outcome Based Education NITTTR, Bhopal, at NERIST 16th March to 17th March 2017
Workshop on role of local chapters(NPTEL) IIT Kanpur, at NERIST 29th April 2017
Two weeks ISTE STTP on Electric Power System ISTE, IIT Kharagpur, at NERIST 12th June to 15th July 2017
One week FDP on Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems AICTE NEQIP at Tezpur University 19th – 24th February 2018
2nd International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Towards Sustainable Growth (ICEPE) IEEE, NIT Meghalaya 1st June to 2nd June 2018
8th IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics 2018 IEEE, MNIT Jaipur 13th Dec to 15th Dec 2018
In-house training Programme on Computer Networking NITTTR, Kolkata at NERIST 28th Jan to 1st Feb 2019
1st International Conference on Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies 2019 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 26th -27th April 2019
ARPRIT on Fundamentals of Outcome-based Curriculum in Engineering Education Swayam-AICTE April-May 2019
NPTEL-AICTE FDP on Introduction to Smart Grid Swayam-AICTE Jul-Sep 2019
Workshops on Recent trends in High Voltage and Power System Engineering TEQIP-III sponsored at NIT Arunachal 26th to 30th Aug 2019
Workshop on Distributed Generation in Power System Engineering TEQIP-III sponsored at NIT Arunachal 21th – 25th Oct 2019
2019 Research, Invention, and Innovation Congress (RI2C) King Mongkut Technological University, Bangkok, Thailand 11th Dec to 13st Dec 2019
VLSI Chip Design Hands on Using open source EDA Winter NKN Summer courses of IIT Guwahati at NERIST 16th to 20th Dec 2019
2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020) IEEE, Cochin, India, 2020 2nd – 4th January 2020
National Level Training Programme on DISASTER MANAGEMENT NIDM Govt. of India at NERIST 27th Feb to 29th Feb 2020
SWAYAM NPTEL FDP on Introduction to Soft Computing (8 weeks) NPTEL Coordinator IIT Madras Jan-Mar 2020
Moodle- An Open source Learning Management System TEQIP-III sponsored, NIT Arunachal Pradesh 29th June – 6th July 2020
Lab Experiments Development In Electrical And Electronics Engineering For Outcome Based Education NITTTR BHOPAL 27th – 31st July 2020
Understanding the Dynamics of Intellectual Property Rights IPR Cell NERIST in collab. With AP State Council for Science & technology 4th August 2020
ATAL online FDP  on Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Engineering Problems Organized Department of ME, NERIST sponsored by ATAL Academy 14th  – 18th Sep 2020
ATAL online FDP  on Energy Engineering and Applications Organized Department of EE, NERIST sponsored by ATAL Academy 21st  – 25th Sep 2020
Emerging Trends In Renewable Energy Technologies TEQIP-III sponsored, NIT Arunachal Pradesh 16th – 20th Nov 2020
A National Webinar on IoT and its Applications NERIST 25th Feb 2021
“ICT Tools for Teaching, Learning Process and Institute” Electronics & ICT Academies, NIT Patna, MNIT Jaipur, PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Roorkee 15th -26th March 2021
Course/Conference Name Sponsored By Date
5th International Conference on  Computer and Management Skills NERIST 17th to 21st February 2015
ATAL online FDP  on Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Engineering Problems AICTE ATAL Academy 14th  – 18th Sep 2020
ATAL online FDP  on Electric Vehicles AICTE ATAL Academy 7th  – 11th Dec 2020

Conferences:

  1. A. Sharma, D. Singh, P. Devachandra Singh and S. Gao, "Analysis of Sinusoidal PWM and Space Vector PWM based diode clamped multilevel inverter," 2018 5th IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON), Gorakhpur, 2018, pp. 1-6.doi: 10.1109/UPCON.2018.8596899
  2. P. D. Singh and S. Gao, "An Isolated Hydro Power Generation using Parallel Asynchronous Generators at Variable Turbine Inputs using AC-DC-AC Converter," 2018 8th IEEE India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE), JAIPUR, India, 2018, pp. 1-6.doi: 10.1109/IICPE.2018.8709477
  3. P. Devachandra Singh, A. Sharma and S. Gao, "PWM Based AC-DC-AC Converter for an Isolated Hydro Power Generation with Variable Turbine Input," 2018 2nd International Conference on Power, Energy and Environment: Towards Smart Technology (ICEPE), Shillong, India, 2018, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/EPETSG.2018.8659179
  4. P. D. Singh and S. Gao, "A New Scheme of Micro Hydro Power Generation Using AC-DC-AC Converter and Parallel Asynchronous Generators With Variable Turbines," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020), Cochin, India, 2020, pp. 1-6. 10.1109/PESGRE45664.2020.9070651
  5. P. D. Singh and S. Gao, "D-STATCOM based Voltage Compensator for a new Micro Hydro Power Generation Scheme Supplying Remote Areas," 2019 Research, Invention, and Innovation Congress (RI2C), Bangkok, Thailand, 2019, pp. 1-6. 10.1109/RI2C48728.2019.8999921
  6. P. Devachandra Singh and S. Gao, “Grid Connected Hydro Power Generation with Variable Turbine Input Using PWM Based AC-DC-AC Converter”, 1st International Conference on Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies 2019, Coimbatore, 26-27 April 2019, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer Publisher.
  7. Bhadra Naorem, Robert and Singh, P.D. and Prakash Singh, T. Vimal, “Optimal Siting and Sizing of Grid-Connected Microgrid System for an Educational Institution Using HOMER Software” (January 10, 2020). Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computers & Management Skills (ICCM 2019) | North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3517384 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3517384

Journals:

  1. Singh, Pukhrambam Devachandra, and Sarsing Gao. "Fuzzy based AC-DC-AC Converter Controlled Micro Hydro Renewable Power Generation using Parallel Asynchronous Generators for Remote Areas." International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), Vol. 10, no. 1, 2020, pp. 260-274. (ESCI and Scopus)
  2. Singh, P. D., Ajay Upadhaya, Michael Simte, and Heisnam Jimbrown Singh. "DESIGN OF AN EFFICIENT MICROGRID SYSTEM FOR A LOCAL AREA." Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, Vol. 10, no. 3, 2019: pp. 64-72. DOI: 10.34218/IJEET.10.3.2019.008
  3. Singh, P. D., Ajay Upadhaya, Michael Simte, and A. Sanyal " Optimal Design and Performance Analysis of a Grid Connected Microgrid System" International Journal of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Vol. 8, no. 3, 2019: pp. 78-82.
  4. S.K. Tamang; P.D. Singh; B. Datta. "Forecasting of Covid-19 cases based on prediction using artificial neural network curve fitting technique". Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 6, Special Issue (Covid-19), 2020, 53-64. doi: 10.22034/GJESM.2019.06.SI.06
  5. P. D. Singh and S. Gao, “Efficient AC-DC-AC converter for operation of variable speed small scale hydro power generation schemes,” J. Electr. Syst., vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 001–020, 2021, [Online]. Available: http://journal.esrgroups.org/jes/papers/17_1_1.pdf
  6. Singh, P. D., & Gao, S. (2022). Clean and sustainable micro hydro power generation using parallel variable asynchronous generators controlled by AC-DC-AC converter and fuzzy PSO/PI D-STATCOM for remote areas. Sustainable Cities and Society, 77, 103527.
  7. Singh, P.D., Gao, S. Clean and sustainable micro hydro power generation using variable asynchronous generator controlled by AC–DC–AC converter and fuzzy PSO-PI D-STATCOM for standalone and grid. Energy Syst (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12667-022-00527-2.

Book Chapter:

  1. P. Devachandra Singh and S. Gao, “Sustainable and Renewable Isolated Micro Hydro Power Generation using Variable Asynchronous Generator controlled by Fuzzy PI AC-DC-AC Converter and D-STATCOM”, “Green Engineering and Technology: Innovations, Design and Architectural Implementation”, CRC Press Taylor & Francis, May 2021, Page 103-120. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003176275-7