Research Interest

• Power Electronics Converters
• Solar Photovoltaic System
• Electric Vehicle (EV) Technologies
• Electrical Drives
• Multiple Input Converter
• Multilevel Converter
• Fault Tolerant Operation of Power Converters

  Research Opportunities

I am looking for motivated and passionate researchers to join my research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai in the areas of Power Electronics Interface for PV and EV Applications My current research focuses on the design, control, and fault-tolerant operation of advanced power electronic converters, including: • Multilevel Inverters • Multiple Input Converters • Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Integration • Electric Drives and Control • Smart Energy Management Systems • Machine Learning-based Fault Detection and Diagnosis. We aim to address real-world challenges in clean energy, sustainable mobility, and resilient power conversion through cutting-edge technologies and interdisciplinary collaboration. If you are interested in innovative projects involving converter design, control strategies, and intelligent diagnostics, software defined converters, please feel free to reach out at lalitsahu@iitbhilai.ac.in.

  Academic Background

• Ph.D. (2015), Power Electronics Inteface for Electric Propulsion System, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, India
• Master of Engineering (2010), Electrical Drives, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, India
• B.Tech (2008), Electrical Engineering, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

  Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor (2025-till Date), Electrical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
• Assistant Professor (2013-2025), Electrical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Raipur, India

  Sponsored Projects

• Project on “Development of Single-Phase Fault Tolerant Topology of Multilevel Inverter with Reduced Number of Components Count for Photovoltaic Applications ” worth approximately Rs. 43,54,484.00 has been approved by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi under EMR scheme (Completed)

• Project on “Design and Development of Low Cost Single-Phase Fault Tolerant Multilevel Inverter Topology ” worth approximately Rs. 27,99,200.00 has been approved by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi under Core Research Grant scheme (Completed)

• Project on “Design and Development of Multiple Input Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Panels ” worth approximately Rs. 31,24,024.00 has been approved by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi under Core Research Grant scheme (Completed)

• Project on “Fund for Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastructure (FIST) ” worth approximately Rs. 10800000.00 is sanctioned by Depart of Science and Technology (DST) to the Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Raipur (On Going).

• Project on “Design and Development of Smart Power Electronics Interface and Power Management for Solar Photovoltaic Enabled Affordable Housing with EV Integration ” worth approximately Rs. 12,00,000.00 has been approved by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),under Research Initiation Grant Scheme (Ongoing)

• Project on “Design and Development of Multi Input Converter based Dynamically Reconfigurable Battery Pack with Smart Charging for Micro Urban Electric Mobility ” worth approximately Rs. 99,95,000.00 has been approved by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), New Delhi under Advanced Research Grant Scheme (Accepted)

  Patents/IPR s

1. Shivam Prakash Gautam, Manik Jalhotra, Lalit Kumar Sahu, Shubhrata Gupta, “Fault Tolerant Single-Phase Multilevel Inverter (Mli) Topology”, Application Number: 201921001000 , (Granted)
2. Shivam Prakash Gautam, Manik Jalhotra, Lalit Kumar Sahu, Shubhrata Gupta, “Highly Resilient Fault Tolerant Topology of Single Phase Mli”, Application Number: 201921003296 , (Granted)
3. Shivam Prakash Gautam, Lalit Kumar Sahu, Nitesh Agrwal, Anamika Pandey, “Bidirectional Switched-Capacitor Buck-Boost Converter”, Application Number: 202321007727 , (Granted)
4. Anil Chappa, Lalit Kumar Sahu, A Hemachander, S Gupta, KK Gupta “Asymmetrical Fault Tolerant Multilevel Inverter (MLI) Topology”, Application Number: 202241050954 , (Granted)

  Ph.D/M.Tech Students

1. Allamsetty Hemchander - Ph.D Thesis Title “Investigation and Development of Multi-Input Converter for Solar Photovoltaic Applications ” [Awarded]
2. Bankuphani Teja - Ph.D Thesis Title “Optimization Based Modeling and Controller Design for PEM Fuel Cell Fed DC/DC Converter ” [Awarded]
3. Manik Jalhotra - Ph.D Thesis Title “Development of Single Phase Fault Tolerant Topology of Multilevel Inverter with Reduced Number of Components Count for Photovoltaic Application ” [Awarded]
4. Anilkumar Chappa - Ph.D Thesis Title “ Development of Low Cost Single-Phase Fault Tolerant Multilevel Inverter Topology ” [Awarded]
5. Manish Kumar Barwar - Ph.D Thesis Title “Investigation and Development of Driver Circuit for LED Based Lighting Application ” [Awarded]
6. CH Kamesh Rao - Ph.D Thesis Title “Investigation and Development of Multiple Port Power Electronic Interface for Solar Photovoltaic Application ” [Awarded]
7. Akhilesh Tiwari - Ph.D Thesis Title “Investigation and Development of Multiport Electric Vehicle Charging System” [Awarded]
8. Yugal Kishore - Ph.D Thesis Title “ Modeling and Implementation of High-Gain Converter for a Solar PV System ” [Awarded]
9. V Hemant Kumar - Ph.D Thesis Title “ Design and Development of Solar Photovoltaic Based Drive for Agrarian Loads ” [Awarded]
10. Kamalkant Patel - M.Tech Thesis Title “Implementation of PV-BES Based System with AC–DC Power Management for EV Charging ” [Awarded]
11. Akash Prakash Ganne - M.Tech Thesis Title “Implementation and Analysis of PV-Integrated EV Charging Station for V2X Applications” [Awarded]
12. Prachi Agrawal - M.Tech Thesis Title “Implementation of Multi-Port Converter for Grid-Integrated PV and Battery Storage for EV Charging Application” [Awarded]
13. Godvin Joseph - M.Tech - A Hybrid Fault Detection and Localization Method for Asymmetric Multilevel Inverter” [Awarded]
14. Sourabh Kumar Dewangan - M.Tech Thesis Title “Single Phase Isolated Onboard Charger for Electric Vehicles ” [Awarded]
15. Swagatika Mishra - M.Tech Thesis Title “Investigation on Electric Vehicle DC Charging System ” [Awarded]
16. Pratibha Achintya - M.Tech Thesis Title “Open Circuit Switch Fault Detection in Multilevel Inverter Topologies Using Machine Learning Techniques” [Awarded]
17. Tushar J Nistane - M.Tech Thesis Title “Fault Detection and Tolerance in a Hybrid Five-Level Inverter Topology” [Awarded]
18. Nishant Kumar Dewangan - M.Tech Thesis Title “Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Nine-Level Inverter” [Awarded]
19. Manik Jalhotra - M.Tech Thesis Title “Development of Single and Multi-Switch Fault Tolerant Topology of Multilevel Inverter” [Awarded]
20. Sumit Gupta - M.Tech Thesis Title “Comparative Analysis of Five-Level CHB and T-Type Multilevel Inverter under Different PWM Techniques” [Awarded]
21. Nitesh Agrawal - M.Tech Thesis Title “Power Management and Control of Multiple Input DC–DC Converter” [Awarded]
22. Sunil Sahu - M.Tech Thesis Title “Removing Triangle Routing in Mobile IP Using Ant Colony Algorithm” [Awarded]

  Publications

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