AMAL VINOD K.

RESEARCH SCHOLAR · IIT PALAKKAD

Amal Vinod K.

Electrical Engineer | Research Scholar

Working across various aspects of power electronics, including converter modelling, control system design, simulation, digital implementation, hardware development, and experimental testing.

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RESEARCH INTEREST

Power Electronics · Renewable Energy Systems
Electric Vehicle Technologies · Energy Conversion Systems

Amal Vinod K. outdoors

About

I am an Electrical Engineer currently pursuing my PhD in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad.

My experience covers various aspects of power electronics, including converter modelling, control system design, simulation, digital implementation, hardware development, and experimental testing. I enjoy working across both simulation and practical hardware, connecting theoretical concepts with real-world implementation.

My current research exploration is in the field of power electronics, with a particular interest in matrix converter topologies.

Academic Journey & Experience

2026 — PresentJANUARY 2026
RESEARCH

PhD · Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

Upgraded from the M.Tech programme to the PhD programme in January 2026. Currently exploring research directions in power electronics, with a particular interest in matrix converter topologies.

Supervisor:Dr. Naga Brahmendra Yadav Gorla
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

2025MAY — NOVEMBER
INDUSTRY

Research & Development Intern

FLUDYN Advanced Technology Centre · CRI Pumps

Worked on the proof-of-concept development of a solar–grid interface for water pump systems, contributing to system modelling and simulation, control design, digital implementation and programming, hardware development, and experimental 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 July 2026, following an upgrade to the PhD programme in January 2026. Developed a hybrid solar–grid interface for water pump systems as my M.Tech project.

CGPA: 9.6 / 10

2020 — 2024BACHELOR’S DEGREE
EDUCATION

B.Tech · Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Government Engineering College, Thrissur

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

CGPA: 8.82 / 10

2018 — 2020SCHOOL EDUCATION
EDUCATION

Higher Secondary · Science

Government Higher Secondary School, Mupliyam

98.6% · Completed in 2020

2018SECONDARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION

Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC)

St. Mary’s High School, Chengaloor

100% · Completed in 2018

Publications

Selected Projects

Technical Skills

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.

PlatformsTI C2000 · STM32 · Renesas RX24T · Arduino
Programming languagesC · Python
DEVELOPMENT & DOCUMENTATION

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

Achievements

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.

Contact

EMAILamalvinodkallumpuram3@gmail.com ↗LINKEDINAmal Vinod K. ↗INSTAGRAM@amal_vinod_k

IIT Palakkad, Kerala, India