av.AMAL VINOD K.

RESEARCH SCHOLAR · IIT PALAKKAD

Amal Vinod K.

Power electronics.
From model to hardware.

I work across converter design, control, simulation, and experimental implementation — turning ideas into working power electronic systems.

CURRENT DIRECTION

Exploring matrix converters
PhD in Electrical Engineering

Amal Vinod K. outdoors
RESEARCH & ENGINEERINGPALAKKAD, INDIA
∿Modelling. Control.
Real hardware.
POWER CONVERTERS+DIGITAL CONTROL+RENEWABLE ENERGY+HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT

01 / ABOUT

Grounded in theory.
Built through practice.

I’m a research scholar in Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, working in power electronics.

My experience spans the complete development process: modelling a system, designing its control, building the PCB, implementing embedded algorithms, and testing the hardware. I’m particularly interested in power electronic converters, renewable-energy systems, and EV technologies.

I joined IIT Palakkad as an M.Tech student in 2024, upgraded to the PhD programme in January 2026, and completed my M.Tech in 2026. My current research direction is exploratory, with a focus on the scope of matrix converters.

02 / MY JOURNEY

Learning, building,
and moving forward.

Academic foundations and hands-on
experience in power electronics.

2026 — PresentJANUARY 2026
RESEARCH

PhD · Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

Upgraded from the M.Tech programme in the third semester. Exploring research opportunities in power electronics, particularly matrix converters.

Supervisor: Dr. Naga Brahmendra Yadav Gorla

2025MAY — NOVEMBER
INDUSTRY

Research & Development Intern

FLUDYN Advanced Technology Centre · CRI Pumps

Worked on solar–grid power blending for pump systems, contributing to modelling, control design, PCB development, embedded implementation, and hardware testing.

Coimbatore, India

2024 — 2026MTECH + PHD PATHWAY
EDUCATION

M.Tech · Power Electronics & Power Systems

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

Joined in July 2024 and completed the M.Tech in 2026, following the upgrade to the PhD programme. Developed a hybrid solar–grid interface for water pump systems as my M.Tech project.

2020 — 2024BACHELOR’S DEGREE
EDUCATION

B.Tech · Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Government Engineering College, Thrissur

Graduated with First Class with Distinction. Developed and implemented a single-phase D-STATCOM for my final-year project.

CGPA 8.82 / 10

2018 — 2020SCHOOL EDUCATION

Higher Secondary · Science

Government Higher Secondary School, Mupliyam

98.6% · Completed in 2020

SSLC · 2018

St. Mary’s High School, Chengaloor · 100%

03 / SELECTED WORK

Ideas, engineered
into working systems.

Three projects spanning renewable energy,
converter control, and power quality.

04 / TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

A complete path
from analysis to validation.

The tools and skills I use
to develop power electronic systems.

01 / ANALYSE

Modelling & control

System modelling, control-system design, PI tuning, and converter simulation.

MATLAB & Simulink
PLECS · PSCAD · LTspice
02 / DESIGN

Circuits & hardware

Circuit and PCB design, magnetic-component development, prototyping, and troubleshooting.

Altium Designer · KiCad
Hardware development & testing
03 / IMPLEMENT

Embedded systems

Digital control implementation and microcontroller programming for power converters.

TI C2000 · STM32 · Renesas RX24T
C · Python · Arduino
DEVELOPMENT & DOCUMENTATION

Code Composer Studio · Keil µVision · STM32CubeMX · CS+ for CC · LaTeX

05 / MILESTONES

Achievements along the way.

GATE 2024 · ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGAIR 3423

Qualified with a score of 446
among 59,599 candidates.

NATIONAL ENGINEERING OLYMPIAD 4.0AIR 6

Nationwide examination
July 2021.

FORMULA BHARAT 2024 · TEAM PETRONARCAIR 14

Part of the first Kerala team to clear all technical inspections in the competition’s history.

06 / GET IN TOUCH

Let’s talk
power electronics.

I’d be happy to connect with researchers and engineers
working on converters, control, and renewable energy.