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RESEARCH SCHOLAR · IIT PALAKKAD

Amal Vinod K.

PhD Research Scholar
Electrical Engineering

My work spans power electronic converter modelling, control design, PCB development, embedded implementation, and experimental validation.

RESEARCH INTEREST

Exploring matrix converter topologies
Power Electronics · Converter Modelling and Control

Amal Vinod K. outdoors

01 / ABOUT

About

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

My experience includes system modelling, controller design, PCB development, embedded programming, and hardware testing. My interests include 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 / BACKGROUND

Academic Journey & Experience

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.

CGPA 9.6 / 10

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 / PUBLICATIONS

Publications

04 / SELECTED WORK

Selected Projects

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

05 / TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

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

06 / ACHIEVEMENTS

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.

07 / GET IN TOUCH

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