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Udaykumar Yaragatti

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, National Institute of Technology Karnataka

ORCID iD 0000-0003-0705-5277

About

Udaykumar R. Yaragatti (M’10–SM’16) received the B.Tech. degree in electrical power engineering and the M.Tech. degree in industrial electronics from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Mangaluru, India, in 1984 and 1990, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in energy systems engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, Mumbai, India, in 2000.In 1990, he joined as a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NITK Surathkal, where he has served in various capacities. He is currently a Professor (on-lien) heading the Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, India, as the Director since October 2016. He has supervised 14 Ph.D. and more than 50 M.Tech. students working in the field of power electronics. He is the author of more than 90 published technical papers, and the coauthor of chapters 3, 4, and 5 in Thermal Power Plants: Modeling, Control, and Efficiency Improvement (CRC Press, 2016). He has been involved in several funded projects in the field of power electronics and renewable energy systems. His research interests include power electronic converters, photovoltaics, smart grid, energy management, and electric drives.Prof. Yaragatti is a Life Member of the Indian Society of Technical Education, Bengaluru, India and the Institution of Engineers, Kolkata, India.

Employment

  • Malaviya National Institute of Technology Director
    2016 - Present
  • National Institute of Technology Karnataka Professor
    1990 - Present

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