Debayan Sarkar

About

Dr. Debayan Sarkar (Senior Member, IEEE; Member, IET; Associate Member, IE(I); Life Member, SESI) received the B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2015 and the M.Tech. degree in Power Systems in 2017 from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, India. He earned the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India, in 2023.
He is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, India. His research interests encompass Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, solar photovoltaic technologies, partial shading analysis, PV array reconfiguration, maximum power point tracking (MPPT), battery energy storage systems (BESS), distributed generation, electric vehicle integration, smart grids, microgrids, power electronic converters, energy management systems, and high-voltage engineering.
Dr. Sarkar has authored more than 34 research publications in reputed international journals and conference proceedings. His publications have received over 261 citations, with an h-index of 9 and an i10-index of 9 (Google Scholar). His research is primarily focused on the development of novel photovoltaic array configurations, advanced MPPT techniques, intelligent fault diagnosis, and AI-enabled energy management strategies to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and resilience of renewable energy systems operating under non-uniform environmental conditions.
He is an active reviewer for numerous high-impact international journals and conferences published by IEEE, IET, Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Hindawi, and other leading publishers. His reviewing portfolio includes prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, IET Renewable Power Generation, Solar Energy, Energy and Buildings, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Scientific Reports, Electric Power Components and Systems, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, Heliyon, and Measurement and Control, among others. To date, he has reviewed more than 200 manuscripts for reputed international journals and IEEE conferences, contributing significantly to the advancement of research in renewable energy and power systems.
His current research emphasizes the design of next-generation photovoltaic systems, hybrid renewable energy systems, digital twin-assisted renewable energy applications, artificial intelligence and machine learning for photovoltaic fault diagnosis, battery-integrated energy systems, and grid-interactive sustainable energy solutions, with a focus on improving the performance, reliability, and sustainability of future power and energy infrastructures.

Employment

• National Institute Of Technology Silchar Assistant Professor
  2023 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad PhD
  2017 - 2023
• National Institute of Technology Durgapur MTECH (Power Systems)
  2015 - 2017
• National Institute of Technology Durgapur BTECH
  2011 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (20)

• Partial shading effect on recent PV array configurations and mismatch loss mitigation techniques: An extensive review
  Measurement: Digitalization 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.meadig.2026.100039
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• A Novel Fixed BIPV Array for Improving Maximum Power with Low Mismatch Losses Under Partial Shading
  IETE Journal of Research 2023 DOI: 10.1080/03772063.2022.2060871
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• Performance evaluation of building integrated photovoltaic system arrays (SP, TT, QT, and TCT) to improve maximum power with low mismatch loss under partial shading
  Microsystem Technologies 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s00542-023-05564-0
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• Power Enhancement by Hybrid BIPV Arrays with Fewer Peaks and Reduced Mismatch Losses under Partial Shading
  2023 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies (CONIT) 2023 DOI: 10.1109/conit59222.2023.10205941
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• GMPP Improvement with Fewer Power Peaks and Lower Mismatch Losses Using a New Hybrid BIPV Array Configuration
  2023 5th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Towards Flexible Green Energy Technologies (ICEPE) 2023 DOI: 10.1109/icepe57949.2023.10201617
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• Maximum power enhancement approach from building integrated photovoltaic systems
  2023
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• Critical Comprehensive Performance Analysis of Static BIPV Array Configurations to Reduce Mismatch Loss and Enhance Maximum Power Under Partial Shading
  IETE TECHNICAL REVIEW 2023 DOI: 10.1080/02564602.2022.2127944
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• A new hybrid BIPV array for enhancing maximum power with reduced mismatch losses under extreme partial shading scenarios
  ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS 2022 DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2022.2083271
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• Performance Assessment of Hybrid Triple-Tied BIPV Array Configurations for Maximising Power Output Under Patterns of Partial Shading
  2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-0745-6_54
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• Design and Analysis of a 1.1 kW BIPV-Based Residential Grid-Connected System
  Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7675-1_68
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