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Power Electronics, Electronics
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology,
M.Tech. Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras, India - 1969
B.E.(Hons) Government College of Technology,
Coimbatore, India - 1966
A. Journal Publications
1. S. Yuvarajan and B. Ramaswami, "Suboptimal approach to the time optimal
control of second order
systems with complex poles," IEEE
Trans. Automatic Control, Vol. AC-14, 1969.
2. S. Yuvarajan and B. Ramaswami, "Time-optimal quasi-stationary switching
boundary for third system," Int.
Journal of Control, Vol. 14, 1971.
3. V. Subbiah and S. Yuvarajan, "On charging of ideal capacitors,"
Indian Journal of Technical Education, Vol.
2, 1973.
4. S. Yuvarajan, B. Ramaswami and V. Subrahmanyam,
"Analysis of current controlled inverter-fed induction
motor drive using digital simulation," IEEE
Trans. Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, Vol.
IECI-27, May 1980.
5. V. Subrahmanyam,
motor load," IEEE Trans. Industry
Applications, Vol. IA-16, May/June 1980.
6. B. Ramaswami and
inverter," Electronics and Electricals,
April 1983.
7. Abdollah Khoei
and
Machines and Power Systems, Vol. 10, No.5, 1985.
8. A. Khoei and S. Yuvarajan,
"Single phase ac-ac converters using Power MOSFET's,"
IEEE Trans. on
Industrial Electronics, Vol. 35, no. 3, Aug. 1988.
9. Hwa-liang Chiou,
for sine pulse width modulation," IEEE
Trans. Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 30, April 1994.
10. S. Yuvarajan and H. Chiou,
"A novel sine PWM scheme using waveform generators, " IEEE Trans.
Industrial
Electronics, Vol. 41, June 1994.
11. Danny Quek and
Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion, August
1994.
12. S. Yuvarajan and Danny Quek, "A simple PSPICE model for the MCT," IEEE
Trans. Industrial Electronics,
Vol. 42, No. 5, October 1995.
15. S. Yuvarajan and Abdollah
Khoei, “A novel PWM for harmonic reduction and its
application to ac-dc
converters,” IETE Journal of
Research, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 85-92, March-April 2002.
16. A. Khoei, Kh. Hadidi,
S. Jamal, and S. Yuvarajan, “Speed control of a dc
motor using a new fuzzy controller,”
IETE Journal of Research, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 93-98, March-April 2002.
21. S. Yuvarajan and Linging Fan, “A doubly-fed
induction generator-based wind generation system with quasi-sine
rotor injection,” Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 184, No. 1, pp. 325-330, Sept.
2008.
22. Zhixin Miao, Lingling Fan, Dale Osborn, Subbaraya
Yuvarajan, “Control of DFIG based Wind Generation to
Improve Inter-Area Oscillation Damping,” IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
(Accepted for publication)
B. Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings
1. V. Subrahmanyam, S. Yuvarajan and B. Ramaswami,
"On the utility of Park's vector in the analysis of
commutation of a current source inverter feeding
an induction motor," Proc. of Industrial Applications Society
Annual Meeting,
2. S. Yuvarajan and B. Ramaswami, "Digital simulation of a thyristor-fed dc motor drive," Proc. of the
27th Midwest Symposium on circuits and systems,
3. S. Yuvarajan, "Digital
simulation of a solid state dc motor drive using SPICE," Proc. of
the 29th Midwest
Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Lincoln, NE,
1986.
4. S. Yuvarajan, A. Khoei, and C.H. Chan, "Microprocessor based dc motor
controller using Power MOSFET,"
Proc. of the Midwest Symposium on Circuits and
Systems,
5. A. Khoei and S. Yuvarajan,
"Analysis of a rotor controlled induction motor drive using digital
simulation," Proc.
of the Midwest Symposium on Circuits and
Systems,
6. S. Yuvarajan and Abdollah Khoei, "Harmonic
behavior of three phase induction motorsfed by direct
ac-ac
converters," Midwest Symposium on Circuits
and Systems,
7. Abdollah Khoei
and S. Yuvarajan, "Single phase direct ac-ac
converter and its application to induction motor
drive," Midwest Symposium on
Circuits and Systems,
8. S. Yuvarajan and A. Khoei, "An improved direct ac-ac converter and its
application to three phase induction
motor control," Proc. IEEE IAS
Annual Meeting,
9. S. Yuvarajan, "Transfer
function of a current-fed induction motor," Proc. of the 32nd Midwest
Symposium on
Circuits and Systems,
10. Abdollah Khoei
and
ac-ac converter," Proc. IEEE IAS
Annual Meeting,
11. S. Yuvarajan, "DC to dc power
conversion using IGBT switches," Proc. of the 33rd Midwest Symposium on
Circuits and Systems,
12. S. Yuvarajan, "Switching
characteristics of an IGBT," Proc. IEEE IAS Annual Meeting,
13. S. Yuvarajan and Lu Wang,
"Power conversion and control using a current sensing
Power MOSFET,"
Proc. of the 34th Midwest Symposium on
Circuits and Systems,
14. S. Yuvarajan, "Gate control
circuit and switching characteristics of a MOS Controlled Thyristor
(MCT)."Proc.
IEEE IAS Annual Meeting,
15. S. Yuvarajan and L. Wang,
"Performance analysis and signal processing in a current sensing Power
MOSFET
(SENSEFET)," Proc. IEEE IAS
Annual Meeting,
16. S. Yuvarajan and Hwa-liang Chiou,
"Development of a novel PWM scheme for resonant dc link inverters,"
Proc. of Intersociety Energy Conversion
Engineering Conference,"
17. S. Yuvarajan, H. Chiou, J. Weimer, and G. Fronista,
"Resonant dc link inverters with sine PWM control," Proc.
of Midwest Symposium on Circuits and
Systems, Detroit, MI, Aug. 1993.
18. S. Yuvarajan, Danny Quek, and J. Weimer, "Switching characteristics and
PSPICE model of an MCT," Proc.
of IEEE IAS Annual meeting,
19. S. Yuvarajan and Hwa-liang Chiou,
"Waveform-generator-based sine PWM scheme for resonant dc link
inverters," Proc. of Applied Power
Electronics Conference and Exposition,
20. S. Yuvarajan, M. Chen, J. Weimer,
and G. Fronista, "DC-DC power conversion using a
resonant link," Proc.
of Intersociety Energy Conversion
Engineering Conference,
21. Danny Quek, S. Yuvarajan,
J. Weimer, and G. Fronista, "Development of
variable-power- factor MCT
converters," Proc. of Intersociety
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference,
22. Danny Quek and S. Yuvarajan,
"Design of control and protection schemes for MCT converters," Proc.
of
Midwest symposium on circuits and Systems,
23. M. Chen and S. Yuvarajan,
"Development of a dc chopper fed a resonant dc link," Proc. of
Midwest
Symposium on Circuits and Systems,
24. Danny Quek and
IEEE IAS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Oct.
1994.
25. S. Yuvarajan, R. Nelson, and Danny Quek, "A study of the effects of snubber
on switching loss and EMI in an
MCT converter," Proc. of IEEE IAS Annual
Meeting, Denver, CO, Oct. 1994.
26. Danny Quek and S. Yuvarajan,
"A novel PWM scheme for harmonic reduction in power converters,"
Proc. of
International Conference on Power Electronics
and Drive systems,
27. DaFeng Weng
and S. Yuvarajan, "Constant-switching-frequency
ac-dc converter using second-harmonic
injected PWM," Proc. of IEEE
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition,
1995.
28. DaFeng Weng
and S. Yuvarajan, "AC-DC converter using
second-harmonic-injected PWM," Proc. IEEE
Power Electronics Specialists Conference ,
29. DaFeng Weng
and S. Yuvarajan, "Analysis of a boost-type
power factor corrector using a conductance model,
Proc. of IEEE Applied Power Electronics
Conference and Exposition, San Jose, California, March 1996.
30. DaFeng Weng
and
saturable core reactor Proc. of IEEE IAS
Annual Meeting, Oct. 1996.
31. S. Yuvarajan and DaFeng
Weng, "A novel soft-commuated
inverter with a nonlinear-core transformer," Proc.
of 1996 Power Systems World International
Conference.
32. DaFeng Weng
and S. Yuvarajan, "A low-current-stress ZVT PWM
dc-dc converter using a saturable core
reactor," Proc. of IEEE Power
Electronics Specialists Conference,
33. S. Yuvarajan and DaFeng
Weng, "Input current harmonic reduction in ac-dc
converters using rectified-voltage
PWM," Proc. of Powersystems world International Conference, Sept. 1997.
34. Stefan Zebunke and
equal energy criterion," Proc. of Powersystems World International Conference, Sept. 1997.
35. DaFeng Weng
and S. Yuvarajan, "Resonant Boost Input Three
phase Power Factor Corrector," Proc. of IEEE
Applied Power Electronics Conference ,
Feb. 1998.
36. A. Khoei and
American Fuzzy Information Processing Society
(NAFIPS) Annual Meeting, August 1998.
37. A. Khoei and S. Yuvarajan,
"Fuzzy-logic dc motor controller with improved performance," Proc. of
IEEE Industry
Applications Society Annual Meeting,
38. S. Yuvarajan and D. Weng,
"Three-phase power factor corrector with an adjustable output
voltage," Proc. of
Power Systems World International
Conference,
39. D. Weng and
switches," Proc. of IEEE Applied Power
Electronics Conference, March 1999.
40. D. Weng and S. Yuvarajan,
"Single-power-stage three-phase ac-dc-dc converter with power factor
correction," Proc.
of IEEE INTELEC,
41. D. Weng and
ZCS switching condition." Proc. of
IEEE IAS Annual Meeting,
42. T. Cannon, B. Csongradi, and S. Yuvarajan, "A harmonic-modulated power factor
corrector operating from 400
Hz ac mains," Proc. of Power systems
World International Conference, Chicago, IL, Nov. 1999.
43. Rahul Patil and S. Yuvarajan, "A
dc-dc converter with a variable input voltage and variable output
voltage,"
Proc of Power Systems World International
Conference,
44. S. Yuvarajan and Dongseng Zhang, "Distortion minimization in a
single-phase power factor corrector using
a novel control circuit,"
Proc. of Power Systems World International Conference,
45. Jing He and
S. Yuvarajan, "Microprocessor-based fuzzy logic
control of a power factor corrector," Proc.
of Power Systems World International Conference,
46. Shanguang Xu
and S. Yuvarajan, "An electronic load for dc
power supplies," Proc. of Power Systems
World International Conference,
47. Shanguang Xu
and S. Yuvarajan, "Resonant-boost ac-dc-dc
converter," Power Systems World Conference,
48. S. Yuvarajan and Shanguang Xu, "Single-stage resonant-boost ac-dc-ac
inverter," Proc. IEEE Applied Power
Electronics Conference,
49. S. Yuvarajan and Shanguang Xu, “Photo-voltaic power converter with a simple Maximum
Power Point
Tracker, Proc. ISCAS 2003, Bankok, Thailand, May
2003.
50. M. Jayachandran and S. Yuvarajan, “Thyristor-controlled
Photo-voltaic power converter,” Proc. Power
Systems World Conference,
51. Dachuan Yu and
IEEE Applied Power Electronics
Conference,
52. S. Yuvarajan and D.
Yu, “Characteristics and modeling of PEM fuel cells,” Presented at IEEE
International
Symposium on Circuits and Systems,
53. Dachuan Yu and S. Yuvarajan,
“Modeling and performance studies of a fuel-cell-powered boost converter,”
Proc. of IEEE International Telecommunications Energy Conference,
54. S. Yuvarajan and D. Yu, “Electronic circuit model for PEM fuel
cells,” Proceedings of
Fuel Cell Seminar,
55. D.
Yu and S. Yuvarajan, “Load sharing in a hybrid power
system with fuel cell and PV Panel,” Proceedings of
Power Systems World Conference,
56. S. Yuvarajan
and Yinying Kuai, “An
improved voltage-based maximum power point tracking method for
photovoltaic panels,” Proceedings of Power Systems World Conference,
58. S. Yuvarajan
and Juline Shoeb, “Lighting
system with and LED string fed by PV Panel,” Proceedings of Power
Systems World Conference,
59. K. Zhou, J.G. Zhang, S. Yuvarajan, and D. Weng,
“Quasi-active power factor correction circuit for HB LED
driver,” Proceedings of IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Feb./March
2007.
60. S. Yuvarajan
and Juline Shoeb, “A fast and
accurate maximum power point tracker for PV systems,” Proceedings
of IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference , Feb.
2008.
61. Lingling
Fan, Zhixin Miao,
Control in DFIG Wind Generators,” Proceedings of IEEE Industrial Electronics
Conference 2008.
62. Lingling Fan and
S. Yuvarajan, “Modeling and Slip Control of A Doubly
Fed Induction Wind Turbine Generator,”
Proceedings of North America Power
Symposium,
63. Zhixin Miao, Lingling Fan, Dale Osborn, and Subbaraya
Yuvarajan, “Control of DFIG based Wind Generation
to Improve Inter-Area Oscillation Damping”, Proceedings of IEEE PES GM 2008.
64. Munir Kaderbhai and
S. Yuvarajan, “Hybrid rotor injection scheme for a
doubly fed induction generator,”
Accepted for presentation at the
Symposium on Power Electronics and Machines in Wind Applications,
65. S. Yuvarajan, “High efficiency dc motor drive
powered by a PEM fuel cell,” Accepted for presentation at
IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion
Conference,
Courses Taught
Power Electronics
Microelectronics -Devices
Electronic Circuits
Communication Circuits
Advanced Electronics
Electrical Machines
Control Systems
Electrical Circuits
Basic Digital Systems
1. Direct AC-AC Converter and its Applications to Variable Speed Induction Motor Drives by A. Khoei (May 1989).
2. Certain Studies on a Resonant DC Link Inverter by H. Chiou (April 1993).
3. Design of Protection and Control Strategies for Low-loss MCT Power Converters by D. Quek (July 1994).
4. Power Conversion and Control Using a Resonant DC Link by M. Chen (April 1995).
5. Development of High Input-Power-Factor Power Supplies by D. Weng ( May 1996).
6. Resonant-boost Single-stage Power Supplies by S. Xu (September 2002).
7. Power Conversion and Control Methods for Renewable Energy Sources by D. Yu (May 2005).
Book Chapters:
`MOS Controlled Thyristors (MCTs)’,
Book Chapter in 'Power Electronics Handbook' by Academic Press, August 2001.
Patent:
US Patent #6239995 'Resonant-boost three-phase power factor corrector with a
low current stress on switches' (With D. Weng).
Book Review:
"Design
with Operational Amplifiers and Analog Integrated Circuits" by S. Franco 4th
Edition for McGraw-Hill.
"Power Electronics," by M. Rashid, 3rd
Edition for Prentice Hall.
Grants and Contracts:
Projects Completed:
Power factor improvement of Thyristor converters,
National Science Foundation, $42,885, 1987 - '90.
Five course improvement projects funded by NDSU Faculty Development Committee, $4,825, 1985 - '98.
Performance evaluation and improvement of a Resonant DC link Inverter
with a limited Q-factor, Air Force
Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), $20,000, 1993.
Power measurement and current feedback in a Resonant DC Link Inverter,
Department of Defense/EPSCoR,
$50, 370, 1993- '94.
High-performance Power Supply for The More Electric Aircraft, Department
of Defense/EPSCoR, $137,168,
1997 - 2001.
Design and Performance Evaluation of Fuzzy-logic-based AC/DC Converters, North Dakota State EPSCoR,
$20.000, 1998 – 2000.
A Novel Approach to Optimal Photo-voltaic Power Conversion, North Dakota State EPSCoR, $12,000,
2002 – 2003.
Professional Development:
Worked on an AFOSR faculty research project at Wright Patterson
Air Force Base during May - Aug.,
1992.
Professional Affiliation:
Senior Member IEEE
Honors and Awards:
Government of India Technical Teacher Training Fellowship as a graduate student.