Binoy Kumar Karmakar

Full Name:  Binoy Kumar Karmakar

Designation: Assistant Professor

Date of Joining the University: December 05, 2019

Personal website: 

Contact information:

Electrical Engineering Section, Department of Applied Physics, 92, APC Road, Kolkata-700009, West Bengal, India

E-mail: bkaphy@caluniv.ac.in,  binoy.karmakar@gmail.com 

Current research interests: 

          Mitigation of challenges associated with the integration of solar PV system with distribution system / microgrid. 

Education: B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D

ORCID: 0000-0002-6074-8999

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Earlier Positions held: 1.      Faculty at National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (July, 2015 to July 2017)

2.      Software Engineer at Powersys Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (June, 2009 to December 2010) 

Teaching assignments

(a) B.Tech. level :  

 1.      Circuit Theory

 2.  Power System

 3.  Electrical Machine

 4.          Solar and Wind energy systems

5.  Microprocessor and Microcontroller

(b) M.Tech. Level 

1. Smart Grid securiety and reliability

2. Power System Stability 

Research Guidance: 

Two (ongoing)

Patents (Granted):

1.             B.K.Karmakar, A.K.Sinha “A system and method for maximizing power generation from solar PV array” Government of India patent number- 358937; application Number- 1251/KOL/2014, filed on November 27, 2014. Patent granted on 19th February 2021.

2.            A.K.Sinha, B.K.Karmakar, Puja Kumari, Subir Sen “Smart socket and smart home energy manager” Government of India patent number- 411380, application number- 269/KOL/2015, filed on March 11, 2015. Patent granted on 14th November 2022.

Publications:

(a) Journal Publications 

     1.  B. K. Karmakar and A. K. Pradhan. "Detection and Classification of Faults in Solar PV Array Using Thevenin Equivalent           Resistance." IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 10, no. 2 (2020): 644-654.

   2.  B. K. Karmakar and G. Karmakar," "A Current Supported PV Array Reconfiguration Technique to Mitigate Partial Shading." IEEE       Transactions on Sustainable Energy 12, no. 2 (2021): 1449-1460.

(b) Conference Publications :

1.  B.K.Karmakar, A. K. Pradhan, ”Performance analysis of P-V and Q-F droop control strategy in an islanded resistive microgrid during partial shading on photovoltaic plant,” in International Conference on Recent Innovations in Electrical, Electronics & Communication Engineering (ICRIEECE), IEEE, 2018.

  2.       B.K.Karmakar, A. K. Pradhan, ”Improving PV array output during partial shading using voltage balancing approach,” in     5𝑡ℎ Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON),            IEEE, 2018. (Received best paper award)

                   3.  B.K.Karmakar, A.K.Sinha, “Real-Time Substation Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Module,” in 4th International Exhibition & Conference on New Technologies (GRIDTECH), pp.7-11, New Delhi, 3–5 April, 2013.

   4.    B.K.Karmakar, A.K.Sinha, ”Improvement in output power during partial shading of solar PV array,” in International Conference on Clean Energy, Quebec, Canada, 10-12 Sep. 2012. (ISBN:978- 1-77136-042-5)

Professional Activity 

Membership in professional bodies:

Member, IEEE, Member, IEEE PES

Voluntary Service Rendered in Professional Bodies: