Interests
Partial Discharge, Transformer, High Voltage Engineering, Transformer Fault Diagnosis
Achievements
Winner of DST AWSAR 2022 Competition | Secured a Position Among the Top 100 Popular Science Stories under the Ph.D. Category | Department of Science & Technology (DST) - Vigyan Prasar
Received International Travel Support Grant to attend the Conference | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi | July 2023
Received Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) | Lateral Entry | December 2020 Cycle
Received Certificate for Successful Completion of 8-Week NPTEL Online Certification Course on "Introduction to Smart Grid" from IIT Roorkee | Sept-Nov 2020
Received Certificate for Successful Completion of 4-Week NPTEL Online Certification Course on "Patent Drafting for Beginners" from IIT Madras | July-Aug 2022
Received Certificate for Successful Completion Short Term Course on "Diagnostics of High Voltage Insulation" Conducted by Department of Electrical Engineering , IIT Kanpur | March 2021
Previous Education
M.E. - Postgraduate (PG) in Electrical Engineering
L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, 2018
CGPA: 8.580
B.E. - Graduate (UG) in Electrical Engineering
Government Engineering College Modasa, 2015
CGPA: 7.830
12th - Intermediate (Class XII) in Science
Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, 2011
Percentage: 68.15%
10th - Matriculate (Class X) in Science
Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, 2009
Percentage: 84.15%
Work Experiences
Internship
Training at Thermal Power Plant at
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), Generation Training Institute, Wanakbori Thermal Power Station
Jun 2014
Successfully completed two-weeks thermal power plant training, specializing in the operation and maintenance of thermal power generation systems.
Job
Project Engineer at
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay
20th Aug 2018 to 31st Jan 2019
Analysis of failures of 400/220 kV transformers at 400 kV sub-station
Positions
Research Scholar,
Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Roorkee
12th Jul 2019 to Present
12th Jul 2019 to Present
Teaching assistant in allocated subjects to conduct tutorials and experiments in the lab and provide academic support to the professors. Development of a technique to locate partial discharge in power transformer using acoustic and electrical signals. Development of a fault diagnostic technique in transformer winding using frequency response analysis (FRA) and nano second pulse injection.
Projects
Application of Dynamic Phasor Model of DFIG for Voltage Stability Analysis with Unbalance in L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad
Jul 2017 to May 2018
Thesis work of Master of Engineering (M.E.)
Development of a Technique Based on Electrical and Acoustic Signals for Localization of Partial Discharge in Power Transformer in Condition Monitoring of Transformer
18th Feb 2019 to 17th Feb 2021
Sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi
Papers
Simulation of Partial Discharge Acoustic Wave Propagation Using COMSOL Multiphysics and Its Localization in a Model Transformer Tank by Viral B. Rathod , Ganesh B. Kumbhar & Bhavesh R. Bhalja
Published by IEEE in 2020
Journal: 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC 2020), IIT Gandhinagar
Single-Sensor Based Acoustic Time Reversal Technique for Partial Discharge Localization in Power Transformer by Viral B. Rathod , Ganesh B. Kumbhar & Bhavesh R. Bhalja
Published by IEEE in 2021
Journal: IEEE 5th International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON), NIT Calicut
Dynamic Phasor Modeling of Induction Machine with Standard Parameters by Viral B. Rathod , Mahipalsinh C. Chudasama
Published by IEEE in 2018
Journal: 3rd International Conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT), Pune
Performance Analysis of Acoustic Sensors Based Time Reversal Technique for Partial Discharge Localization in Power Transformers by Viral B. Rathod , Ganesh B. Kumbhar & Bhavesh R. Bhalja
Volumes: 215, Part A
Journal: Electric Power Systems Research
Published by Elsevier in 2023
Pages: 108965Volumes: 215, Part A
Journal: Electric Power Systems Research
An Electromagnetic Time Reversal Technique to Locate Partial Discharge in Transformer Winding by Viral B. Rathod , Ganesh B. Kumbhar & Bhavesh R. Bhalja
Published by IEEE in 2023
Journal: IEEE Letters on Electromagnetic Compatibility Practice and Applications
Partial Discharge Detection and Localization in Power Transformers based on Acoustic Emission: Theory, Methods, and Recent Trends by Viral B. Rathod , Ganesh B. Kumbhar & Bhavesh R. Bhalja
Volumes: 39:3
Journal: IETE Technical Review
Published by Taylor & Francis in 2022
Pages: 540-552Volumes: 39:3
Journal: IETE Technical Review
Inter-Turn Fault Localization in Transformer Winding based on Nanosecond Pulse Method by Viral B. Rathod , Ganesh B. Kumbhar & Bhavesh R. Bhalja
Published by IEEE in 2022
Journal: IEEE 6th International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON), NIT DurgapurReferences
Prof. Bhavesh R. Bhalja
Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Roorkee
bhavesh.bhalja@ee.iitr.ac.in
Prof. Ganesh B. Kumbhar
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Roorkee
mukesh.pathak@ee.iitr.ac.in
Skills
Software Packages
MATLAB, COMSOL Multiphysics, LTSpice, ATP Draw, EMTP-RV, LaTex
Minor Courses
Distribution System Analysis and Operation, EHV AC Transmission Systems, Power System Planning.
Spoken Languages
Gujarati, Hindi, English
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