Karuna Kiran

Dynamic Research Associate with a proven track record at IIT, leveraging expertise in MATLAB and LaTeX to drive innovative projects. As an Assistant Professor, I fostered collaboration and critical thinking among students, enhancing their learning experience. Proficient in DSPACE and Microcontroller technologies, I consistently deliver impactful results in engineering research.

IEEE, 93736156

• English
• Hindi

• 1st rank in Matriculation (School level)
• Inder Mohan Thapar Research (IMTR) Awards 2021 (University level)

Variable speed operation of brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine drive using model predictive current control technique, Karuna Kiran, Sukanta Das, IEEE Trans. Power Electron., 35, 8, 8396-8404, 08/01/20,

 Implementation of reactive power-based MRAS for sensorless speed control of brushless doubly fed reluctance motor drive, Karuna Kiran, Sukanta Das, IET Power Electronics, 11, 1, 192-201, 02/01/18, 

Sensorless speed control of brushless doubly-fed reluctance motor drive using secondary flux based MRAS, Karuna Kiran, Sukanta Das, Mukesh Kumar, Abhijit Sahu, Electric Power Components and Systems, 46, 6, 701–715, 03/01/18, 

Sensorless speed estimation of brushless doubly-fed reluctance generator using active power-based MRAS, Mukesh Kumar, Sukanta Das, Karuna Kiran, IEEE Trans. Power Electron., 34, 8, 7878 - 7886, 08/01/19, 

Model predictive field oriented speed control of brushless doubly-fed reluctance motor drive, Karuna Kiran, Sukanta Das, Diksha Singh, International Conference on Power, Instrumentation, Control and Computing (PICC), Thrissur, Kerala, India, 01/18/18, 

Sensorless speed estimation and control of brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine drive using model reference adaptive system, Karuna Kiran, Sukanta Das, Abhijit Sahu, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, 12/14/16, 

Particle swarm optimization-based tuning of brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine drive for speed control applications, Abhijit Sahu, Karuna Kiran, Sukanta Das, IEEE 1st International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy Systems (ICPEICES), New Delhi, Delhi, India, 07/04/16, 

Optimized design and improved performance of IPM-BLDC motor for light electric vehicles, Sephali Shradha Khamari, Karuna Kiran, Ranjan Kumar Behera, Narendra Kumar Yegireddy, Renu Sharma, Utkal Ranjan Muduli, IEEE conference SEFET-2023, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 08/09/23, 

Sensorless speed control of brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine drive: A simplified model predictive control approach, Karuna Kiran, Sukanta Das, Abhisek Pal, Sumant Anand, IEEE conference SEFET-2024, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 08/01/24, 

Optimized power control strategy for sensorless induction motor drive used in electric vehicle applications, Abhisek Pal, Sukanta Das, Karuna Kiran, IEEE conference SEFET-2024, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 08/01/24, 

Speed sensorless model predictive current control of induction motor driven electric vehicle, Internet of Energy- A pragmatic approach to Sustainable development, Apple Academic Press, Chapter-9

• Learning new skills
• Gardening
• Fine-art

• Motor Drives
• Power Electronics Converters
• Renewable Energy Applications
• Electric Vehicle Technology

• Father's Name: Girish
• Mother's Name: Sarita Kumari
• Date of Birth: 02/28/89
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Single

Book Chapter

Karuna Kiran, “Speed sensorless model predictive current control of induction motor driven electric vehicle”, Internet of Energy- A pragmatic approach to Sustainable development (Chapter-9), Apple Academic Press.

Patents

Karuna Kiran, “Model-predictive-current-control for speed regulation of brushless doubly-fed reluctance generator”, (Granted).

Murli Manohar, Abhisek Pal, Karuna Kiran, “IOT controlled charger for electric vehicles”, Ref. No./ Application No. 403948-001, Filling date: 06/01/2024 (Granted).

Abhisek Pal, Karuna Kiran, Murli Manohar, “Energy harvesting device for vehicle motor drive system”, Application number: 407338-001, Filing date: 12/02/2024 (Granted).

Outreach Activities

Judge for Hardware category for TECHNOVATION 2K24 at SVERI’s COE, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India on 13/04/2024.

Speaker at the One Week Industry Oriented International Online Faculty Development Program on "Next-Gen Sustainability Innovations: Pioneering Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Grid Integration", organized by the Center for Emerging Energy Technologies, S R University, Warangal, Telangana, India from 29/07/2024 to 02/08/2024.

§ 1st rank in Matriculation (School level)

§ Inder Mohan Thapar Research (IMTR) Awards 2021 (University level)