Department of Electrical Engineering

Dr. Devendra Potnuru

Professor

Power Converter Design , BLDC motor control , Auxiliary Power Supply for Electric Vehicles, Power Electronics and Electrical Drives

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
From(Date of Joining)ToDesignationOrganisationNature of Association
21-02-2025Till DateProfessorNERISTRegular
01-10-202420-02-2025ProfessorGayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering for Women (Autonomous),Visakhapatnam ,APRegular
09-05-201830-09-2024Associate ProfessorGayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering for Women (Autonomous),Visakhapatnam ,APRegular
02-08-201705-05-2018ProfessorGMR Institute of Technology (Autonomous), Rajam, APRegular
02-12-200601-08-2017Associate ProfessorGMR Institute of Technology (Autonomous), Rajam, APRegular
21-01-200201-12-2006Assistant ProfessorGMR Institute of Technology (Autonomous), Rajam, APRegular
HONORS AND AWARDS
AwardInstituteYear
Received Best Teacher Award at Institution levelGMR Institute of Technology2018
Received MGR merit Scholarship in M.Tech.Anna University, Guindy 2001
Received state merit scholarship (Telugu Vignana Parithoshikam) in IntermediateGovernment of Andhra Pradesh1995
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
B.TechElectrical and Electronics Engineering Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh2000
M.EApplied Electronics College of Engineering ,Guindy, Anna University2002
Ph.DPower Electronics and Drives Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada , Andhra Pradesh2017
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
20182025Chief Coordinator ,Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC)GVPCEW
20202025Convener Anti ragging committeeGVPCEW
20182025President –Staff clubGVPCEW
20142018M.Tech Co-ordinatorGMRIT
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  1. Senior Member IEEE ( Membership No: 93881566)
  2. Life member ISTE ( Membership No: LN4760)
  3. Associate Member IE(I)

TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModuleSemester
M. TECH. THESIS SUPERVISED
Title of ProjectNames of Students
Design of controllers for dc to dc convertersJavvaji Anil kumar
(15341D4204)
Design of an Observer for Sensorless Control of BLDC MotorYadlapalli Santosh kumar (14341D4211)
Parameter Identification and Control of BLDC MotorLavanya
Vadamodala (13341d4207)
Design of a Closed Loop Speed Control for BLDC MotorRagala Arun kumar
(12341D4212)
Simulation Approach for torque ripple minimization of BLDC motor using direct torque controlChalla Pavan kalyan
(11341D4203)
Torque ripple reduction method for four switch BLDC motor driveM.Ratnamala
(09341D4216)
Modeling and Simulation of four switch brushless dc motor driveVinod kumar katta
(09341D4216)
Flux and speed estimation in induction motor using MATLAB/SimulinkP.Prabhavathi
(08341D4210)
Direct torque control of Permanent magnet synchronous motorM.Anusha
(08341D4210)
PH.DS SUPERVISING
TopicScholar NameStatus of PhDRegistration Year
Design of High gain DC-DC Power Converters for Renewable Power SupplyMr. Ramu
Assistant Professor ,GVPCEW (A)
Pursuing in JNTU, Kakinada ,AP 15-02-2019
Design of DC microgrid for a remote village applicationMr.SaiKumar P
Assistant Professor ,GVPCE (A)
Submission Stage at NIT, Meghalaya05-10-2020
Design of efficient LED drivers for street light applicationMr.P.KrishnaPursuing in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam,AP 18-11-2022

PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES
Course NameSponsored /Organized ByDate
Methods of Improving Teaching TechniquesNational Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chennai25-11-03 to 29-11-03
Application of Power Electronics to Power SystemsGayatri Vidya Parishad (GVP) College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam. AP6th-10th December, 2005
VLSI and Embedded SystemsDepartment of EEE,GMRIT, Rajam,AP17th – 18th Feb 2006
Recent Trends in NanoelectronicsDepartment of EEE,GMRIT, Rajam,AP8th – 9th Sep 2006
three day workshop on “EntrepreneurshipDepartment of EEE,GMRIT, Rajam, AP10th-12th May 2008
Emerging trends in Electromechanical Energy conversionDepartment of EEE, GMRIT, Rajam, AP5th-9th May 2008
A two-day national workshop for faculty on “Optimization Techniques in Engineering ApplicationsDepartment of EEE, GMRIT, Rajam,AP12th -13th March 2009
A Two-Day Workshop on ‘Advanced Signal Processing Applications in Electronics and TelecommunicationsGMR Institute Technology, Rajam, AP11th -15th, July 2011
A Two-day Mission10X Certification WorkshopGGMR Institute Technology, Rajam, AP19th & 20th, September 2011
A Two-Day national workshop on ‘Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Engineering Applications -2011(AITEA-11)GMR Institute Technology, Rajam, AP17th - 18th December, 2011
One week training on ‘Power Plant FamiliarizationRosa Power Supply Company Ltd (Reliance Power), Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh01.02.2012 to 07.02.2012.
A One-Day workshop on ‘Implementation of Simulink models on dSPACEVignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Vishakhapatnam18th February, 2012.
A Five-Day National Workshop on ‘Advanced Signal Processing Applications in Electronics and Telecommunications’GMR Institute Technology, Rajam, AP1st – 25th March, 2016.
Internal Auditor Training on quality Management Systems based on ISO 9001:2015GMR Institute Technology, Rajam, AP30th & 31st March, 2016.
A Two-Day program on ‘Empowering Engineering Faculty in Question Paper Setting”,GMR Institute Technology, Rajam, AP11th & 12th November, 2016
Online FDPs Attended
One Week International FDP On “Recent Strategies on Micro- and Smart-Grid TechnologiesDepartment of Electrical & Electronics Engineering of GMR Institute of Technology, RajamJune 15 - 19, 2020
One Week Unique Hands-On International Online FDP On “Control Systems Design - From A Beginner To An Expert - 1.0Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering of GMR Institute of Technology, RajamMay 25 - 30, 2020
One Week online National FDP on “Applications of Optimization Techniques To Electrical EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering for Women, Visakhapatnam22-06-2020 to 26-06-2020
A Five day online Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Trends in Electrical EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vishnu Institute of Technology, Bhimavaram, AP.08-06-2020 to 12-06-2020
AICTE Sponsored One Week Online Short Term Training Programme on “Computational Fluid Flow and Heat TransferDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous), Visakhapatnam24th to 29th August 2020
AICTE Sponsored on line (phase-3) short term training program on “ Challenges in Electric Vehicular Battery Charging and Grid integration ChallengesDepartment of EEE, Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and Technology(Autonomous), Kurnool,24th to 30th September 2020.
Role of IoT,Embeded,Electric Vehicle and Power Electronic Converter for Smart WorldDepartment of EEE, St. Joseph‟s College of Engineering, Chennai18th to 22nd May 2020
AICTE Sponsored Online Short Term Training Program on “Fuel Cell Technologies for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FCTHEV)Maharaj Vijayaram Gajapathi Raj College of Engineering (Autonomous) ,Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh17 - 22, August 2020
Technological Advances in Power Switching Converters for Renewable Energy Sources and Fuel Cell Technology for E-vehiclesDepartment of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla,AP01-06-2020 to 05-06-2020
AICTE Sponsored on line (phase-1) short term training program on “ Challenges in Electric Vehicular Battery Charging and Grid integration ChallengesDepartment of EEE, Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and Technology(Autonomous), Kurnool, AP3rd to 8th August,2020
PARTICIPATION IN NPTEL /MOOCs COURSES
Course NameSponsored /Organized ByDuration (Grade)
Design of Photo Voltaic SystemsNPTEL FDP
Prof.L. Umanand
IISc, Bangalore
12 weeks (Elite)
DC MicrogridNPTEL FDP by
Dr. Avik Bhattacharya
IIT ,Roorkee
8 weeks(Elite)
Programming for Everybody
(Getting Started with Python)
Non-credit course
offered through Coursera byUniversity of Michigan
Prof. Charles Severance
School of Information,
University of Michigan
(https://www.coursera.org/in)
15 days (Successfully completed)
AI For EveryoneNon-credit course offered through Coursera by
Andrew Ng
Adjunct Professor
Computer Science Department Stanford University
(https://www.coursera.org/in)
15 days (Successfully completed)
INVITED TALKS
TitleTitle of Conference/ Seminar etc.Date
Real time closed loop control of BLDC Motor5 Days Short Term Training Program on Power System and Power Electronics and Real -Time Simulation (PSPERARTS) (online mode) , at NIT Raipur21-12-2024
MATLAB/Simulink for Electrical Engineering ApplicationsA two-day workshop at Avanthi‟s Research and Technological Academy, Visakhapatnam28-09-2021
Switched Capacitor based Power ConvertersAICTE Sponsored National Workshop on “ Power Electronics and Power Systems for Green Energy (Phase-1),Vignan‟s Engineering College for Women, Visakhapatnam18-09-2021
BLDC motor for Electric Vehicle ApplicationAICTE Sponsored National Workshop on “ Power Electronics and Power Systems for Green Energy (Phase-2),Vignan‟s Engineering College for Women ,Visakhapatnam25-09-2021
Applications of Power Electronics in Renewable Energy SystemsSri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology, Etcherla, Srikakulam18-09-2018.
MATLAB for Engineering applications Students' State level Fest STEPCONE 2017,GMR Institute of Technology ,Rajam27to 29-01, 2017
MATLAB/Simulink for Electrical Engineering ApplicationsVignan‟s Engineering College for Women ,Visakhapatnam20th-24th February, 2017
PATENTS GRANTED/PUBLISHED
TitleFile NumberDate
IOT BASED WASTE MANAGEMENT BIN422964-001 11/07/2024
Air Pollution Monitoring Device using AI &ML 419239-00106/06/2024
AI BASED ROBOTIC DELIVERY DEVICE412328-00102/04/2024
CIRCUIT AND A METHOD FOR DIRECT CURRENT- DIRECT CURRENT (DC-DC)
CONVERSION
202041046063 A13/11/2020
SEE-SAW PNEUMATIC PIEZO AND SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION MECHANISM OPTIMISED
USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
202241011385 A18/03/2022
COURSES OR CONFERENCES ORGANISED
Conference NameSponsored ByDate
AICTE -ISTE sponsored Induction/Refresher program on “E-Mobility and Battery Charging at GVPCEWAICTE -ISTE09th to 15th Dec,2021
A Two day workshop on MPPT techniques at GVPCEWGVPCEW12th-13th ,March 2020
A Five day online FDP on Applications of Optimization Techniques To Electrical Engineering at GVPCEWGVPCEW22nd -26th June ,2020
Webinar on Power Converter Topologies in Renewable Energy Sources at GVPCEWGVPCEW6th June,2020
National workshop on “optimization techniques in engineering application” ,at GMRIT ,RajamGMRIT12th -13th march, 2009
National workshop on “Sustainable Development and Environmental Challenges” at GMRIT ,RajamGMRIT26th-27th march, 2010.
National workshop on “Outcome Based Education & Accreditation” ,at GMRIT ,RajamGMRIT17th & 18th May, 2017
COURSES OR CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Title of the THE Paper presented
Organised byDate
A New Configuration of Switch and Source Fault-Tolerant Dual-Input Single-Output DC-DC Converter2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies (GUCON),Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia24-09-2021
A high-gain multi-input dc –dc converter for vehicle applicationVirtual National Conference on Emerging Technologies in Energy Systems (NCETES-2020),PVP Siddhartha Institute of Technology Vijayawada1-09-2020
Adaptive sliding mode control of puma 560 robotic armAICTE Sponsored E-Conference on Systems Modeling and System Dynamics,Bapatla Engineering college, Bapatla,AP24th – 28th August 2020
Control of Four Tank System using Grasshopper Algorithm,IEEE India Council International Subsections Conference (INDISCON), 2020,GVP college of Engineering ,Visakhapatnam03-10-2020
Implementation of grasshopper optimization algorithm for controlling a bldc motor driveSpringer international conference on Soft Computing in Data Analytics (SCDA), Sivani Engineering College, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.10th-11th March ,2018,
Design of a Front End DC-DC Converter for a Permanent Magnet DC motor Using FuzzyIEEE International Conference on Power, Control, Signals &Instrumentation Engineering (ICPCSI),Saveetha Engineering College,Chennai.21st-22nd September, 2017,
Open loop Speed control of BLDC Motor with dSPACE DS1103Springer International Conference on Soft Computing, Intelligent Systems and Applications, RL Jalappa Institute of Technology, BangaloreApril 8th -9th ,2016
Self-tuning of PID controller for speed control of BLDC Motor using Fuzzy gain schedulingSERB, DST- New Delhi Sponsored Two day National Conference on “Recent Trends in Power Electronics & Drives,AITAM, Tekkali, AP.18th & 19th March, 2016
Parameter Estimation and speed control of BLDC MotorNational Conference on Electrical Power & Energy Systems (EPES-2015),GVP College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam8th & 9th May, 2015
Sensorless Control of Brushless DC Motor Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference AlgorithmIEEE Conference ICEAS-2011,Siksha O Anusandhan University,
Bhubaneswar, Odhisa
28th – 29th
,December 2011
Harmonic Reduction in PWM type AC chopper using genetic algorithmNational Conference NCEPES-2010,Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa1st - 2nd ,October 2010
Simulation studies on MRAC technique for vector controlled PMSM driveNational Conference
ICNEAC-2011,Swarnadhra College of Engineering & Technology, Vishakhapatnam
8th -10th , July 2011
Direct torque control of induction motorNational Conference NCPSOEM-2011,Bhubaneswar, Orissa.15th-16th, May2011
Flux and speed estimation of decoupled induction motorNational Conference NCPSOEM-2011,Bhubaneswar, Orissa.15th-16th, May2011
Control of Induction motor by adaptive input-output LinearizationNational conference NADCON-09.
GRIT, Hyderabad
26th -27th November, 2009
Study and Review of High Gain DC-DC converters for Renewable power applicationsA Two-Day National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Engineering (RAiSE – 2023), GVP College of Engineering for Women ,VisakhapatnamAug 5th - 6th, 2023
Power Factor Improvement of Boost PFC Converter for Street Light ApplicationA Two-Day National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Engineering (RAiSE – 2023), GVP College of Engineering for Women ,VisakhapatnamAug 5th - 6th, 2023
Study of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output DC-DC Converter for
DC Microgrid Applications
A Two-Day National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Engineering (RAiSE – 2023), GVP College of Engineering for Women ,VisakhapatnamAug 5th - 6th, 2023
A literature review of high gain DC/DC converters1st National Conference on Design Thinking Trans-Disciplinary Challenges & Opportunities,Organized by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair, Andhra University1st and 2nd July 2023
Advancements in Multiple Input Multiple Output DC-DC Converters for Efficient DC Microgrid Integration: A Scientometric AnalysisInternational Conference on Smart Systems for Applications in Electrical Sciences [ICSSES-2024] ,Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Karnataka.29th February 2024
BOOKS AUTHORED
  1. BLDC Motor Drive Simulation and control (ISBN: 978-81-959642-4-6) by Sankalp Publications.
  2. Book Chapters :
  3. Advanced Engineering Research and Applications ,2019 (978-93-87374-77-5)
  4. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies,2018(Springer, vol. 104)
  5. Soft Computing in Data Analytics. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ( Springer, ISBN: 978-981-13-0514-6).
  6. Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology. (Springer, ISBN: 978-981-99-4177-3)
  7. Sustainability in Chemical Processes through Digitalization and Green Chemistry Approaches (Nova Science Publisher, ISBN:979-8-89113-257-3)
PUBLICATIONS
  1. Puppala, S., Singh, P. P., & Potnuru, D. (2025). Investigating the feasibility of a renewable energy-based standalone microgrid for remote area applications: An opto-techno-economic and environmental perspective. Environmental Engineering Research30(3), 27-59.
  2. Puppala, S., Singh, P. P., & Potnuru, D. (2025). Design and experimental validation of multi-input–multi-output DC–DC converter for a remote village DC microgrid application. Journal of Power Electronics, 1-12.
  3. Dhananjaya, M., Potnuru, D., Babu, T. S., Ramachandaramurthy, V. K., & Williamson, S. (2024). Multiport Converter with Reduced Part Count for DC Nanogrid Application. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics.
  4. Dhananjaya, M., Pattnaik, S., Potnuru, D., Devarapalli, R., & Marquez, F. P. G. (2024). Design and analysis of a switch fault-tolerant multi-input single-output DC-DC converter for high reliability applications. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems157, 109800.
  5. Dhananjaya, M., Anand, V., Singh, V., Pattnaik, S., & Potnuru, D. (2024). Design of non‐isolated DC‐DC converter using renewable energy source for two‐stage centralized grid connected inverters. International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications52(5), 2466-2492.
  6. Dhananjaya, M., Ali, J. S. M., Potnuru, D., & Mekhilef, S. (2023). Multi‐input multi‐output converter for simultaneous buck and boost voltage conversion. International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications51(12), 5691-5704.
  7. Chandra, K. P. B., Potnuru, D., Durairaj, D., Manoharan, P., & Alhelou, H. H. (2023). Nonlinear state estimator design and implementation for speed control of a BLDC motor drive using square‐root extended H∞ H_∞ filter. IET Power Electronics16(13), 2249-2260.
  8. Almakhles, D., Potnuru, D., & Mekhilef, S. (2023). Two‐input single‐output converter with preserved output voltage under source fault. International Journal of Circuit Theory & Applications51(11).
  9. Dhananjaya, M., Chaitanya, B. K., Babu, T. S., Potnuru, D., Aljafari, B., Kannan, R., & Lohani, T. K. (2023). Design of multi‐input single output DC–DC converter with preserved output voltage under source‐fault. IET Power Electronics16(10), 1732-1742.
  10. Dhananjaya, M., Vellingiri, M., Alaas, Z. M., Rawa, M., Sathik, M. J., Almakhles, D., & Potnuru, D. (2023). New multi-source DC-DC boost converter and its generalized structure with experimental validation. Ain Shams Engineering Journal14(10), 102173.
  11. Mudadla, D., Potnuru, D., Satish, R., Alhelou, H. H., & Abdelaziz, A. Y. (2022). Simplified configuration with reduced part count and improved total harmonic distortion for DC–AC conversion. IET Renewable Power Generation16(13), 2793-2804.
  12. Mudadla, D., Potnuru, D., Satish, R., Abdelaziz, A. Y., & El-Shahat, A. (2022). New class of power converter for performing the multiple operations in a single converter: Universal power converter. Energies15(17), 6293.
  13. Dhananjaya, M., Potnuru, D., Manoharan, P., & Alhelou, H. H. (2022). Design and implementation of single-input-multi-output DC-DC converter topology for auxiliary power modules of electric vehicle. IEEE Access10, 76975-76989.
  14. Dhananjaya, M., Potnuru, D., Chaitnya, B. K., Patnana, N., & Bokam, J. K. (2022). A Single-Input Dual-Output DC-DC Converter for Powertrain of PEM Fuel Cell Vehicle. Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems25(3).
  15. Potnuru, D., Ayyarao, T. S. L. V., Kumar, L. V. S., Kumar, Y. V. P., Pradeep, D. J., & Reddy, C. P. (2022). Salp swarm algorithm based optimal speed control for electric vehicles. Int. J. Power Electron. Drive Syst13, 755-763.
  16. Potnuru, D., Kumar, L. V. S., Sonia, B., Kumar, Y. V. P., Darsy, J. P., & Challa, P. R. (2022). Implementation of Harris Hawks optimization for load frequency control of hydropower plant. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems13(2), 1093.
  17. Dhananjaya, M., Ponuru, D., Babu, T. S., Aljafari, B., & Alhelou, H. H. (2022). A new multi-output DC-DC converter for electric vehicle application. IEEE access10, 19072-19082.
  18. Dhananjaya, M., Pattnaik, S., & Potnuru, D. (2022). Design and implementation of a new inverter topology with reduced THD and part count. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management13(3), 1410-1418.
  19. Bharani Chandra, K. P., & Potnuru, D. (2021). A nonlinear load frequency controller for hydropower plants. International Journal of Ambient Energy42(2), 203-210.
  20. Potnuru, D., Mary, K. A., & Babu, C. S. (2019). Experimental implementation of Flower Pollination Algorithm for speed controller of a BLDC motor. Ain Shams Engineering Journal10(2), 287-295.
  21. Potnuru, D., Bharani Chandra, K. P., Arasaratnam, I., Gu, D. W., Alice Mary, K., & Ch, S. B. (2016). Derivative‐free square‐root cubature Kalman filter for non‐linear brushless DC motors. IET Electric Power Applications10(5), 419-429.
  22. Potnuru, D., AM, K., & Ch, S. B. (2016). Adaptive PID Fuzzy gain scheduling for performance enhancement of Brushless DC Motor using dSPACE DS1103. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research11, 7020-7024.
  23. Madhav, T., Devendra, P., & Kumar, L. (2015). Yaw control of horizontal axis wind turbine using LVDT module. Int. J. Appl. Eng. Res10(13), 33904-33908.
  24. Soni, N. B., & Devendra, P. (2008). THE TRANSITION TO LED ILLUMINATION: A CASE STUDY ON ENERGY CONSERVATION. Journal of Theoretical & Applied Information Technology4(11).
  25. Potnuru, D., & Tummala, A. S. (2019). Implementation of grasshopper optimisation algorithm for closed loop speed control a BLDC motor drive. International Journal of Swarm Intelligence4(2), 143-154.
  26. Potnuru, D., & Ch, S. (2018). Design and implementation methodology for rapid control prototyping of closed loop speed control for BLDC motor. Journal of Electrical Systems and Information Technology5(1), 99-111.
  27. Potnuru, D., & Kumar, Y. S. (2017). Sliding mode observer and controller for Performance improvement of Brushless DC Motor. Int. J. Eng. Technol.9(2), 812-820.
  28. Potnuru, D., Mary, K. A., & Sai, B. C. (2016). Open Loop Speed Control Of Brushless Dc Motor Using Low Cost Arduino Uno Processor. i-Manager's Journal on Electrical Engineering10(1), 1.
  29. Devendra, P., Kalyan, C. P., Mary, K. A., & Saibabu, C. (2003). Simulation approach for torque ripple minimization of BLDC motor using direct torque control. Simulation2(8).
  30. Kumar, M. P., Devendra, P., Rao, R. S., & Saaki, I. (2012). Optimal tuning of PID controller for a linear brushless dc motor using particle swarm optimization technique. Int. J. Eng. Res. Appl2(4), 1416-1420.
  31. Devendra, P., Madhavi, T. V. V. S., Mary, K. A., & Saibabu, C. (2011). Microcontroller based control of three phase BLDC motor. Journal of Engineering Research & Studies2(4), 1-4.