Dr. Elangovan D

Designation : Assistant Director
School / Centre : Technology Information Forecasting and assessment Council
Department : Department of Energy and Power Electronics

Educational Details

VIT

Ph.D
Power Electronics
Graduated in 2016

Sri Venkateswara colloge of Engg / Anna University

M.E
Power Electronics and Drives
Graduated in 2005

Madras University

B.E
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Graduated in 2003

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • wireless chargers for EV
  • DC to DC converters for renewable energy resources
  • Sustainable Transportation
  • Smart DC grid
  • Fuel cell Vehicles

: 17
: 21

On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Autonomous Drone for Inventory Management Phase-II Pedigri Technologies, United Arab Emirates
Software Development for Hospital Management System Sri Thirumala Physiotherapy and Pain Relief Clinic, India

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Autonomous RFID- Enabled Drone for Efficient warehouse Inventory Management Pedigri Technologies, United Arab Emirates
Enhancement of nuOCR project phase - 1 Nuvento Systems Private Ltd, India

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Development of fuel cell Three-Wheeler for urban Green Transportation in India. Royal Academy of Engineering -UK, International

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Fuel Cell Powered Electric Biocycles With Solar Generator Based Refuelling Technique for Sustainable Transportation. DST (Indo-Egypt) , International
Design and development of a four-wheeled electric vehicle for research, teaching and outreach in Tamil Nadu, India Royal Academy of Engineering -UK, International

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
A LIQUID-COOLED BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A TWO-WHEELER VEHICLE 202141005377
AN AUTONOMOUS MULTIPURPOSE AGRICULTURAL ROVER POWERED BY FLEXIBLE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SHEET. 202441003805

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
A SMART PHOTOVOLTAIC TIED UNIFIED POWER QUALITY CONDITIONER SYSTEM 539157
FLEXIBLE DISTANCE WIRELESS CHARGER FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES 474583
CURRENT FED FUEL CELL POWERED HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES 442627
RENEWABLE ENERGY POWERED WIRELESS FAST CHARGER FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE 364892
VEHICLE TO GRID AND GRID TO VEHICLE WIRELESS CHARGER FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY POWERED ELECTRIC BICYCLES 521818

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Naturally clamped, isolated, high-gain DC-DC converter with voltage doubler for battery charging of EVs and PHEVs Springer 2017

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Patent awarded
  • Best paper award
  • Delivered an expert lecture in a Half-a-Day FDP FOP - Consultancy with Industry organized by Academic Staff College of VIT Vellore on 22-JUN-2021
  • RESEARCH AWARD - VIT
  • FUNDED PROJECT 2019

International Collaborations

  • Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37666 South Korea, South Korea
  • Texas A&M University, United States of America
  • Beijing Institute of Technology, China
  • City University of Hong Kong,Kowloon, Hong Kong, Singapore
  • University of Wollongong, Australia

Industry Collaborations

  • NUVENTO SYSTEMS Private Limited,Kochi, Kerala - 682303, India
  • BLAER MOTORS
  • Apeiron Mobility Private Limited
  • ePropelled

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