Information
- Designation : Assistant Professor
- Email : debayan@ee.nits.ac.in
- Phone : 7602995170
Research Group
- My research focuses on optimizing solar energy generation through advanced integration of BIPV/BAPV systems, addressing partial shading, and enhancing GMPP tracking. I explore innovative solar array configurations and reconfigurations for improved efficiency in varied conditions. The work includes DER/DG integration, B2G/G2B energy exchange, and novel applications like Floating and Agro Solar PV. High Voltage and insulation challenges in PV systems are also addressed to ensure safety and reliability in large-scale deployments.
Key Notes
- Conference: International - 7
- Journals: 8
- Conferences: 7
- Book Chapters: 2
- PhD: Guided: 1
- Post Graduates: Guided: 1
- Under Graduates: Guided: 2
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DOCTORAL STUDENTSIntroduction [Biosketch]
- Dr. Debayan Sarkar (Senior Member, IEEE; Member, IET; Associate Member, IE(I); Life Member, SESI) received his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering and M.Tech in Power Systems from the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India, in 2015 and 2017, respectively. He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India, in 2023.
- Dr. Sarkar has authored more than 20 research publications to date. He actively contributes to the academic community by voluntarily serving as a reviewer for numerous reputed SCIE-indexed international journals, including IET Renewable Power Generation, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Solar Energy, Energy and Buildings, Electric Power Components and Systems, Scientific Reports, International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Heliyon, and Measurement and Control. He also reviews for ESCI-indexed journals such as Engineering, Technology and Applied Science Research (ETASR) and Scopus-indexed journals like Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (BEEI) and International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS).
- To date, Dr. Sarkar has reviewed over 150 manuscripts for several prestigious international journals and conferences published by IEEE, IET, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, Hindawi, and others. He is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Silchar, India.
Areas of Interest
- • Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) & Photovoltaic (PV) Generation
- • Partial Shading in BIPV, Building Applied PV (BAPV) & PV Arrays
- • Solar Array Configurations & Reconfigurations
- • Global Maximum Power Point (GMPP) Enhancement & Extraction in Solar Arrays
- • Distributed Energy Resources (DER) & Distributed Generation (DG)
- • Building to Grid (B2G) & Grid to Building (G2B)
- • Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) & Agrophotovoltaic (APV)
- • High Voltage (HV) & Insulation Engineering
| Institution | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| NIT Durgapur | 2015 | BTech (Electrical Engineering) |
| NIT Durgapur | 2017 | MTech (Power Systems) |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | 2023 | PhD (Electrical Engineering) |
Teaching Experience
NIT Silchar
Industrial/Research Experience
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
| Sl.No | Course Name | Semester | Course Code | Duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Electrical Engineering Laboratory | B.Tech | EE 111 | One Semester | Completed |
| 2 | Software-based System Design | B.Tech | EE 385 | One Semester | Completed |
| 3 | Power Electronics Application to Wind and Solar Energy Systems | B.Tech | EE 460 | One Semester | Completed |
| 4 | Measuring Instruments and Measurements | B.Tech | EE 204 | One Semester | Completed |
| 5 | Measurement Laboratory | B.Tech | EE 212 | One Semester | Completed |
| 6 | Micro Processor | B.Tech | EE 223 | One Semester | Completed |
| 7 | Basic Electrical Engineering | B.Tech | EE 101 | One Semester | Completed |
| 8 | Power Electronics and Drives Laboratory | B.Tech | EE 317 | One Semester | Completed |
| 9 | Software-based System Design | B.Tech | EE 385 | One Semester | Completed |
Partial Shading in BIPV, Building Applied PV (BAPV) & PV Arrays
Sweety Kumari (21-1-3-110) & Md. Rebji Alam (21-1-3-116)
Supervisor : Dr. Debayan Sarkar
Academic Year : 2024-2025
Global Maximum Power Point (GMPP) Enhancement & Extraction in Solar Arrays
Lakshay Prakash (21-1-3-063), Prakash Nandan (21-1-3-021) & Sandeep Kumar (21-1-3-026)
Supervisor : Dr. Debayan Sarkar
Academic Year : 2024-2025
Kalinglung Kamei
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Biswajit Sahoo
Co Supervisor : Dr. Debayan Sarkar
Academic Year : 2025-2026
Partial Shading in BIPV, Building Applied PV (BAPV) & PV Arrays
NIKHIL ARUNRAO BODKHE
Enrolled: 22 August 2021
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Debayan Sarkar
Co Supervisor : Dr. Risha Mal (IIT Guwahati)
Academic Year : 2021-2022
Awards And Honours
- • Best Paper Award (Special Session 3), 2025 IEEE North-East India International Energy Conversion Conference and Exhibition (NE-IECCE 2025), NIT Silchar, Assam, India, July 04–06, 2025.
- • Guest of Honour & Technical Session Speaker, STTP on Renewable Energy Technologies for Sustainable Power System (RETSPS-2023), NIT Jalandhar, October 30 – November 3, 2023.
- • Awarded JRF & SRF Fellowship, Ministry of Education, New Delhi (2017–2022).
- • Recognized as Active Reviewer for SCIE/ESCI/Scopus-indexed journals and international conferences.
- • SCIE Article featured among Most-Read Papers (Apr 2022–Mar 2023), IETE Journal of Research.
- • SCIE Article featured among Most-Read Papers (Oct 2022–Mar 2023), IETE Technical Review.
- • Qualified GATE (2015, 2016).
- • Qualified AIEEE (Engineering & Architecture) and WBJEE (Engineering & Medical), 2011.
- • Awarded Proficiency Trophy (Bengali), DRM, South Eastern Railway, Kharagpur (ICSE 2009).
- • Cultural Achievements:
- o Joint Cultural Secretary, OITIJHYA (Bengali Cultural Association, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad), Mar 2020 – Aug 2022.
- o Performed in multiple cultural events at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (2018–2022).
- o Certificate of Sangeet Bhushan Part III (Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal) – Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh (2008).
- o Certificate of Chitra Visharad Pratham Khand (Painting, IV Year) – Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh (2007).
Professional Memberships
- Senior Member, IEEE
- Member, IET (UK)
- Associate Member, IE (India)
- Life Member, Solar Energy Society of India (SESI)
Workshops Organized
- Coordinator, One Week Online Faculty Development Program (SETGM-2024) on Sustainable Energy Technology and Green Mobility: Present Status and Future Prospects, NIT Silchar, Sept 11–16, 2024.
Invited Talks
- Technical Session, STTP on Recent Developments in Electrical Engineering Systems (RDEES-2025), SSN College of Engineering, March 17–21, 2025.
- Session on “GMPP Enhancement in BIPV-Based Off-Grid System”, Hybrid STTP on OGRES:TCA-2024, SSN College of Engineering, March 25–29, 2024.
- Session on “Maximum Power Enhancement from BIPV Systems”, Online STTP on RETSPS-2023, NIT Jalandhar, Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2023.
International Conference Session Chair
- 2025 IEEE NE-IECCE, NIT Silchar, Assam, July 04–06, 2025.
- 4th International Conference on Emerging Electronics and Automation (E2A-2024), NIT Silchar, Dec 09–11, 2024.
Administrative Responsibilities (Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Silchar)
- UG Project Coordinator (Jan 2025 – Present).
- Measurement Laboratory In-Charge (Mar 2025 – Present).
- Faculty Advisor, B.Tech (EE) Batch 2024–2028.
- Convener, Document Verification Committee for M.Tech & PhD Admissions (2024 Sessions).
- Analog & Digital Electronics Laboratory In-Charge (Jul 2024 – Present).
- Doctoral Committee Member (PhD Scholars, since Jun 2024).
- Session Coordinator, B.Tech Project Viva Exams (UG) (since Mar 2024).
- External Examiner, B.Tech Laboratory End-Semester Exams (since Apr 2024).
- Coordinator, M.Tech (PESE) Project Viva Exams (PG) (since Mar 2024).
Peer Review Activities
International Journals
Reviewed manuscripts for: Solar Energy, Energy and Buildings, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, IET Renewable Power Generation, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, International Journal of Numerical Modelling, International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Electric Power Components and Systems, Scientific Reports, Heliyon, Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research, IJ of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics.
International Conferences
Reviewer for: IEEE IConSCEPT 2024, IEEE ICEPE 2024, IEEE ICSPCRE 2024, IEEE ICDCECE 2024/2023/2022, IEEE ERCICAM 2024, IEEE ICECCME 2023, IEEE ICRERA 2022, IEEE MYSURUCON 2022/2021, IEEE ICECET 2021.
Workshops / Courses Attended
a) GIAN Courses
- SIC Devices Enabled Power Converters Applications – Opportunities and Challenges, IIT Kharagpur, June 25–29, 2018.
- Computation Efficiency Enhancement Techniques in Forward and Inverse Problems, NIT Durgapur, June 19 – Dec 23, 2018.
- Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems, IIT Kharagpur, Dec 18–22, 2017.
- High Voltage Engineering Applications, IIT Kharagpur, Dec 11–15, 2017.
b) Short-Term Courses / FDPs / Workshops
- Advanced Technologies in Electrical Engineering (ATEE-2024), Five-Day Online FDP, SSN College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu, Feb 13–17, 2024.
- Sustainable Technologies & Energy Management of Hybrid Microgrid (STEMM-2023), Hybrid Mode FDP/STC, NIT Rourkela, July 12–16, 2023.
- Machine Learning and its Applications in IoT, Computer Vision and Cloud Computing (MICC-2023), Online STC, NIT Jamshedpur, July 10–14, 2023.
- Power Electronics Converters’ Applications in Microgrid and Vehicular Technology (PECAMVT-2022), NaMPET-Sponsored STC, NIT Rourkela, July 20–24, 2022.
- Active Distribution Networks – Challenges and Solutions, Workshop, BIT Sindri, July 11–15, 2022.
- IoT-based Power Electronic Interface for Green Energy System, TEQIP-III Sponsored STC, BIT Mesra, May 20–24, 2019.
- Power Electronics and Control Aspects of Microgrid Systems, TEQIP-III Sponsored STC, NIT Rourkela, Dec 26–30, 2018.
- Design & Style of a PhD Thesis and Reference Management using Open Source Solutions, TEQIP-III Workshop, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Apr 06–08, 2018.
- Recent Development in Insulation, Testing Technique and Monitoring of High Voltage Power Apparatus (ITTMHV 2017), TEQIP-II CoE STC, NIT Durgapur, Mar 07–11, 2017.
- Emerging Trends and Challenges of Modern Power Systems (ETCMPS 2016), TEQIP-II STC, NIT Durgapur, July 05–09, 2016.
- Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems (SSIS 2016), TEQIP-II STC, NIT Durgapur, June 14–18, 2016.
- Foundations in Photonics and Applications (FiPA 2016), TEQIP-II STC, NIT Durgapur, May 16–20, 2016.
Peer Review Activities
International Journals
Reviewed manuscripts for:
- Solar Energy
- International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications
- International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields
- Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks
- Energy and Buildings
- Electric Power Components and Systems
- IET Renewable Power Generation
- International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems
- Scientific Reports
- Heliyon
- Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research
- International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems
- Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
International Conferences
Reviewer for:
- 2nd IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Computation, Electronics, Power and Telecommunication (IConSCEPT 2024)
- 6th IEEE International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE 2024)
- IEEE International Conference on Smart Power Control and Renewable Energy (ICSPCRE 2024)
- 3rd IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing and Electrical Circuits and Electronics (ICDCECE 2024)
- 1st IEEE International Conference on Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication, AI and ML (ERCICAM 2024)
- 2nd IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing and Electrical Circuits and Electronics (ICDCECE 2023)
- 3rd IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME 2023)
- 11th IEEE International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA 2022)
- 2nd IEEE Mysuru Subsection Flagship Conference (MYSURUCON 2022)
- 1st IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing and Electrical Circuits and Electronics (ICDCECE 2022)
- IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, and Energy Technologies (ICECET 2021)
- 1st IEEE Mysuru Subsection Flagship Conference (MYSURUCON 2021)
