Faculty

Professor Baibhav Kumar Gupta was the Research Associate in the Ministry of Electronics and Telecommunications project at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. During his time, he spearheaded the development of a solar-based AC charging station tailored for commercial vehicles. Professor Gupta completed his BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Dr. M.G.R University, Chennai, in 2013 and his MTech in Electrical Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesrain, in 2016. He subsequently earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in January 2023.

Professor Gupta's previous research predominantly centred on solar inverters interfacing with the utility grid or microgrid. His research encompasses the development of innovative topologies for grid interconnection aimed at reducing the DC bus voltage requirement while facilitating DC bus grounding. Furthermore, Professor Gupta's work extends to addressing power quality concerns and circulating current issues inherent in weak grid-coupled solar inverters.

Currently, he is investigating various Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques to optimise power extraction from the source to the load. Additionally, he is engaged in research on harmonic mitigation in grid current induced by non-linear loads by applying solar-based shunt active filters.

Professor Gupta intends to delve into control and hardware development aspects of wind energy power extraction, particularly focusing on Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) control. Additionally, he aims to explore the application of Silicon Carbide (SiC) based power converters to enhance the power density and efficiency of the converter system.

Journal Articles

• Gupta, B. K. and Sekhar, K. R. (2023). A current controller gain characterization of weak grid coupled solar inverter through impedance interaction modeling. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 2520–2530. doi: 10.1109/TIE.2022.3170633.
• Gupta, B. K., Sekhar, K. R., and Gedam, A. I. (2022). “Solar interfaced series inverter with provision of common dc bus grounding. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 3656– 3666. doi: 10.1109/TIE.2021.3073303.
• Gupta, B. K., Sekhar, K. R., and Kumar, A. (2022). A novel multigain single-stage grid-connected inverter with asynchronous switching for intra-inverter circulating current elimination. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 12, pp. 15 641–15 653. doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2022.3193566.
• Reddy, P.M., Gupta, B. K., and Sekhar, K. R. (2024). Design and Implementation of Load Network Time Constant Computation Based Solar Active Power Filters Cum Injector for Industrial Loads/Grids. IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 19967-19982. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3361309.

Conference Proceedings

• Gupta, B. K., Gedam, A. I., and Sekhar, K. R. (2019). A dual inverter-based grid connected solar power conditioning system with coordinated closed loop control. IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), pp. 2178–2183. doi: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2019.8880886.
• Gupta, B. K., Sekhar, K. R., and Gedam, A. I. (2019). Balanced per-phase sequential switching to suppress circulating current in grid connected modular solar inverters. 8th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), pp. 686–691. doi: 10.1109/ICRERA47325.2019.8996838.
• Sekhar, K. R., Gupta, B. K., and Gedam, A. I. (2019). The closed loop controller gain characterization for enhanced current quality in solar inverters coupled with weak grid. 8th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), pp. 696–701. doi: 10.1109/ICRERA47325.2019.8996644.
• Reddy, P. M., Gupta, B. K., and Sekhar, K. R. (2023). Nonlinear load time-constant based filter inductance design for pv-driven grid-connected saf in ev charging infrastructure. IECON, 2023.
• Kumar, A., Gupta, B. K., and Sekhar, K. R. (2022). Double integral sliding surface mpp control for single stage grid connected inverter. IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1109/PEDES56012.2022.10080376.
• Kumar, A., Karn, M., B. K., and Sekhar, K. R. (2022).  A direct current mppt control with eliminated outer loop for grid interfaced solar inverter.  IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1109/PEDES56012.2022.10080730.
• Gedam, A. I., B. K., and Sekhar, K. R. (2019). Evaluation of dc link capacitor for solar fed dual inverter with zero sequence elimination pwm. IEEE PES GTD Grand International Conference and Exposition Asia (GTD Asia), pp. 667–672. doi: 10.1109/GTDAsia.2019.8716014.

Patents

• Gupta, B. K., and Sekhar, K. R., Eds. (2023). A Method And System For Performing Adaptive Gain Adjustment In A Solar Inverter. Indian Patent Office, 202311045914.
• Gupta, B. K., and Sekhar, K. R., Eds. (2021). Single Stage Extended Range Voltage Rectifier Circuitry And Control Method Thereof For Battery Charging Application. Indian Patent Office. 202111016095.
• Gupta, B. K., and Sekhar, K. R., Eds. (2020). Suppressing Circulating Current Through Sequential Switching Of Modular Inverters In Grid Applications. Indian Patent Office. 202011014453, Grant No-464017.
• Gupta, B. K., and Sekhar, K. R., Eds. (2020). System For Optimizing Dc Voltages of Inverter Modules and a Method Thereof. Indian Patent Office. 202211021950.

Power Electronics, Basic Electrical Engineering, Electrical Machines, and Analog Electronics