Good day, Pritam Kumar Nirala. I'm Arjun. I've had a look through your background and your professional record. I'm interested in hearing more about your work and how you see yourself fitting in here with our faculty. Ready to start?

Please start by introducing your professional journey in academia.

Hello.

Hello, Professor. Please start by introducing your professional journey in academia.

Uh yeah. My name is Pritam Kumar Nidala. I have completed my graduation from Rajdhani Engineering College in BAS 2006 to 2010 and my thereafter my post graduation from IIT ISM Dhanbad from session 2012 to 2014 in Power System Engineering. After that I have five year of teaching experience working as assistant professor in two different engineering college from 2014 to 2019. In 2019 I have joined an IT Srin.

Join the IT Bhubaneswar as a post PhD researcher scholar. Right now I'm working on the hybrid energy storage system control actions.

Thank you for sharing that information, Professor. Since you're currently engaged in research on hybrid energy storage system control actions, let's explore your suitability for the professor role further, considering your academic and research background. Could you briefly outline how your current research aligns with teaching responsibilities, particularly in courses related to Power Electronics, Power Systems, or Control Systems?

Yeah, definitely I will explain, uh, right now I'm working in the project of the hybrid energy storage system. In that project of my, my role is to design work on the modeling and simulation of super capacitor, super capacitors and.

And battery in that I have to control the how the energy is distributed between supercapacitor and battery that I have been implementing by using the low pass filter. In that low pass filter we have means allowed to segregate the power between supercapacitor and as well as the filter so that the filter can responsible filter is sorry supercapacitor is responsible for supplying the energy at the transient conditions and. Battery irresponsible to supply the after the target.

Condition so that the battery health assessment will be good. Otherwise, if we not bifurcate this uh energy between the Super capacitor and uh battery, it will create the harmful effect on the life cycle of the battery. So it is essential to bifurcate the uh transient power and the steady state power between the Super capacitor and power. Now, in terms of the how it is related to the means academia, because nowaday frequently we are using the hybrid type of energy system.

Take a hybrid type of energy system is means DC microgrid or whatever the microgrid we are implementing at the large number of sources are interconnected like in particularly in the solar, solar like solar and PV. So during the daytime whenever the surplus amount of energy is available so we can store that amount of energy through the battery and for the backup supply and during the the time when the solar is not available so we can supply the energy to back to the load.

So it is essential to have the battery storage system and as well as the Super capacitor so that power backup is available 24 into the seven for the consumer side.

So in this aspect, in this aspect, we can say that this project is quite interesting for the day-to-day real type implementations. So.

This project is having the Power electronics application, control applications and Power System application, but my role is to work on the particularly in the power system and controlling action of the Super capacitor and battery.

Thank you, Professor, for the comprehensive explanation of your research and its connection to academia. The hybrid energy storage system project you are working on demonstrates a strong linkage to Power Electronics, Control Systems, and Power Systems. It highlights relevant advancements for modern energy applications, like DC microgrids and renewable energy integration. Keeping that context in mind, could you elaborate on how you would design a teaching approach to help students grasp these real-world concepts effectively in a classroom or laboratory setting?

This is quite interesting questions though I can see that the academia it is quite essential in a conventional type of the study. It is very less amount of literature or whatever the book is available for that the student can go through for the Super capacitor and the battery for the applications. These are the in the modern the power system. The these energy storage system is quite frequently implementing for the energy storage type of energy.

In earlier days this user implementation of battery and super capacitor was not up to the that.

Right now it is.

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Please proceed, Professor. I'm keen to hear how you would integrate these modern topics into your teaching methods.

This modern method Academy implemented, implemented, uh, in the teaching process, uh, particularly by implementing these motion, how it is applicable to the real time of system means we have to encourage the student to bring or create a mathematical modeling of this type of system, particularly super capacitor and battery, and it should be integrated to the our already existing system or solar PB or wind.

Storage system by implementing that the student can understand how the energy is distributed or surplus amount of energy just stored in the battery and during the shortage of the energy how it will be means how it is reliable source of energy to the consumer side. So student what is the student work to create the mathematical model in their study and how they are. Characteristic behavior, How it is charging and discharging?

How the transient time behavior, how the steady state time behavior can create the fruitful effect on the student so that there can be implement this thing in the real time or real time world applications.

Thank you, Professor. Your focus on encouraging students to develop mathematical models for systems like supercapacitors and batteries provides them with practical insights into energy distribution, reliability, and dynamic system behavior. Integrating this into teaching emphasizes real-world learning and bridges the gap between theory and application. Moving forward, can you describe how you would evaluate student performance in such hands-on projects or courses, ensuring both conceptual understanding and practical implementation are fairly assessed?

Yeah, definitely once we are means theoretical concept has to be given means already given to the student. Though it is the responsibility of the student, it should be obeyed by the student how much their extent or how much they are getting from the our delivered lecture. So it is essential to student to work on that and bring a.

Ready to use mathematical model and how it is implementing and uh in a weekend course or we can take a tutorial class for the student or we can create the uh surprise test for the quiz like and we can and create a a some. We can create a some group of a student and particularly 5 to 10 student in a one group and we can see them to create the.

So it, it, it will, it will be quite interesting to how student are representing from that representation. We can market out, yeah, a group of a student how they're performing from we can rate them one to 10 marks in between for their performance in the particular presentation or whatever the test we are taking on the earlier of course the study in the Glasgow.

PowerPoint presentation this particular topic how the energy storage system help to the modern day power system.

By seeing this, we can read the student, we can evaluate their performance, how they are performing this poor particular this course.

Yeah, we can see the student to we can give the student to particular task such that we can create means ask the student to create the model for the like DFIG for the wind power generation system for the solar photovoltaic sail and for the power generation in the metal up. They can implement in two two different type of scenario, they can create the. Code for this particular application or they can create for the simulation model for these two.

Thank you, Professor. Your evaluation strategy is well-rounded, combining theoretical assessments, practical modeling, group presentations, and quizzes. This fosters not only individual understanding but also collaborative learning among students. Shifting gears slightly, your resume indicates experience with MATLAB simulation and PSCAD. How would you leverage these tools for hands-on student learning in theory and laboratory courses within Power Electronics or Control Systems?

I mean solar PV connection and wind energy storage grid integrated system. So we can implement 2 two different scenario particularly in coding and second one is for the simulation process. For the simulation for pressure process student must have theoretical background knowledge how the system is behavior what?

If change the how, the nature of the system behavior will change. So in this sense, we can say the MATLAB is quite, uh, helpful for the student for the real time, uh, characteristic visualization for particular system.

Understood, Professor. Your approach of using MATLAB for both coding and simulation ensures that students not only gain theoretical insights but also visualize system behaviors and understand the practical implications of parameter changes in real-time scenarios. Shifting focus, could you share an example of how your prior research or academic experiences have contributed to mentoring or guiding student projects effectively?

Yeah, actually the right now I'm working on the cutting edge of the research field, particularly energy storage system as well. I have the knowledge of the DFIG based wind energy conversion system. So we can integrate these two things particularly we can integrate these two things, energy storage system with the DFIG, the energy storage system with the DFIG. It's a quite interesting topic for the student and it is emerging topic and we can change by. A different type of machine, maybe we can use the permanent magnets in Kronos machine and also we can use the different types of I triple Everse system so that we can integrate the large number of the generator such as we can integrate the tape IG we can integrate to the solar PV. In this scenario, we can say that the student can work collaboratively to increase in the research field and they can publish as their outcomes as a.

Quality of research, publication and conferences such that the student are motivated toward the research and they will credited by this research article and they are globally known by this research. So this is quite a interesting topic for the student.

Thank you, Professor. It’s commendable that you actively integrate advanced concepts like energy storage systems with DFIG-based systems and encourage students to collaborate and publish their research. This not only deepens their understanding but also motivates them toward contributing to the academic and professional community. Let’s now address the aspect of research publications. Could you share an example of your contributions to reputed journals, and how you might guide students to achieve similar success in publishing?

Yeah, I have three different, uh, type. I have published the three different type of journals article. Particularly my first article is the small signal stability analysis of DFIG based, uh, wind energy conversion system by varying the parameter. Second article, this is the on the wind energy journal Sage publisher. The second is the how the grid side. My second journal publication is about how the grid side filter.

Will impact on the system stability of the DFIG so.

And third one is the how the LBLT behavior analysis of the DFIG for the TCS integrated system and SBC integrated system. So these three articles we can.

Explore this further to integrate the system energy storage and what is the behavior of the system. We can check the what are the system parameter behavior on the stability of the system.

Thank you, Professor. Your published work demonstrates a strong grasp of stability analysis and advanced control techniques for wind energy systems, particularly using DFIG. This foundation positions you well to guide students in systematic research and publication. By mentoring them through similar advanced analyses and encouraging exploration of emerging integrations, like energy storage with DFIG, they would gain valuable experience in producing high-quality research. Can you elaborate on how you would connect your industry-oriented insights or consultancy experiences, if any, to enrich the academic curriculum for students?

Uh, sorry, can you repeat sorry?

Of course, Professor. How would you use any industry-oriented insights or consultancy experiences you may have to enhance the academic curriculum and better prepare students for real-world applications?

Yeah, definitely this is the very good things. And uh, in present scenario, lots of college integrating there is to tend to the uh, uh, industrial work, how they are integrating their student to the industry industrial work. Uh, they are means they are in collaboration. They are organizing, uh, certain set of conference and a particular topic like. Like a renewal energy integration and what are the industrial project scenario, how they are implementing? What different type of software they are implementing? Why? What is the recent recent research, uh, area and what is the emerging recent area and what is need to be done in next 20 years for the research so this thing can be. It can be acknowledged by the professors as well as the distinguished professor as well as the industrial person.

So it is essential to create a kid together with the industrial and academic person at a particular conference in a if we are working as in a VIT. So we should create a platform for the student so that they can interact with the distinguished or famous Academy and and famous industrial person. They can sit together, they can discuss on the topic particularly what are the research area, what are the recent burning research?

Yeah. In this way we can enhance the uh, we can enhance the student performance by interacting with the UH.

What we can say interacting with the, uh, industrial person and they can explore what are the difference between the academia career and what is the difference between the industrial carrier. So student can get motivated by these things. So we can definitely, we can, we should go through this type of collaborative, uh, conferences and group discussions. This, this things can definitely help the student to get their career path to get their.

Objective and to get their.

Skilled.

In this way.

Thank you, Professor. Your vision of bridging academia and industry through collaborative platforms such as conferences and group discussions between students, academicians, and industry experts is indeed valuable. This approach not only exposes students to current industrial practices and emerging research areas but also equips them with practical insights and motivation to excel in varied career paths. This provides a comprehensive overview of your teaching philosophies, research acumen, and academic strategies. Before wrapping up, is there any particular aspect of your academic or research journey that you would like to highlight further?

Sorry to interrupt, we're down to the last 5 minutes.

No, definitely recently the recently what they are doing means I as we know that the electric vehicle is frequently implementing on the different types of the in different areas. So it is essential to means we have to integrate our electric vehicle charging to the standard loan condition particularly in the grid.

Agreed and uh, grid connected a standalone DFIG based system and external solar portable textile and they are uh, in, uh, remote location can easily charge the electric vehicle. So we should work on the particular this research area that the at the remote location and Indian infrastructure, we can charge our, the electric vehicle without any hesitations and without any, uh, extra burden. So you so.

This type of infrastructure should be developed in our country so that even in the village we can not bother to bring our electric vehicle so that it can easily everyone know that that we have that much of infrastructure. We can charge our the electric vehicle anywhere. So this type of research should be integrated in our system.

Yeah, definitely. We can conclude the interview.

Thank you, Professor. Your focus on advancing research in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, particularly for grid-connected and remote standalone systems, highlights a forward-looking vision. Addressing these gaps would indeed drive impactful advancements in energy accessibility and sustainability. With this, I believe we’ve comprehensively covered your expertise and approach to teaching and research. Would you like to discuss or add anything else, or should we conclude the interview?

Regarding the how the student or activity, we can evaluate what are the recent research area, what is the cutting edge of research in this particular energy storage, solar photovoltaic electric vehicle? These are the cutting edge of research, particularly in the span of last 10 years to next 25 years. This is the very important area of research.

Yeah, definitely.

Thank you, Professor, for the valuable discussion. Your insights into cutting-edge research areas and your dedication toward teaching and mentoring students are truly commendable. Do I have your confirmation to officially conclude the interview?