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Dr Manish Kumar
(he/him)
BTech, MEng, PhD
Active Gate Driver Research and Development Engineer (KTP Associate)
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Dr. Manish Kumar (MK) is an Active Gate Driver Research and Development Engineer (KTP Associate) appointed by Cardiff University. He has been working on a collaborative project between Cardiff University and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd since October 2022. The project is funded through the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Scheme which is funded through a UK Government grant (UK Research and Innovation, UKRI) and a contribution from the host company, Toshiba Research Europe Ltd., in order for the KTP Associate to deliver the specific project. He works offsite at Bristol Research and Innovation Lab, Toshiba Research Europe Ltd, Bristol, United Kingdom.
He was awarded a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India, in 2022. He has extensively worked on the analysis, measurement, and mitigation of common-mode, differential mode, and non-intrinsic differential mode electromagnetic interference (EMI) in his research work. He also has gained expertise in designing output EMI filters for Si and SiC (wide-bandgap, WBG semiconductor) based inverter-fed AC motor drives. He has notable IEEE Transaction, Journal, and Conference publications in the said domain.
Publication
2024
- Kumar, M., Feng, Z., Wang, S., Sandell, M. and Ming, W. 2024. Closed loop digital design of active gate driver based power converter. Presented at: 39th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, CA, USA, 25-29 February 20242024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). IEEE pp. 1135-1140., (10.1109/APEC48139.2024.10509512)
2023
- Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2023. Analysis and measurement of non-intrinsic differential-mode noise in a SiC inverter fed drive and Its attenuation using a passive sinusoidal output EMI filter. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 38(1), pp. 428-438. (10.1109/TEC.2022.3207899)
2022
- Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2022. Design of a modified single-stage and multistage emi filter to attenuate common-mode and differential-mode noises in sic inverter. {IEEE} Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics 10(4), pp. 4290-4302. (10.1109/JESTPE.2021.3133374)
- Nistane, T. J., Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2022. Comparative evaluation of SiC based two-level inverter with passive EMI filter against dual two-level inverter under PWM schemes. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) 2022, Trivandrum, India, 02-05 January 20222022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE). IEEE, (10.1109/pesgre52268.2022.9715750)
2020
- Jayaraman, K. and Kumar, M. 2020. Design of passive common-mode attenuation methods for inverter-fed induction motor drive with reduced common-mode voltage PWM technique. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 35(3), pp. 2861-2870. (10.1109/TPEL.2019.2930825)
- Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2020. Design of Active Common Mode Noise Voltage Canceler for SiC Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drive with Reduced Common Mode Voltage PWM. Presented at: 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Delft, Netherlands, 17-19 June 2020. IEEE, (10.1109/isie45063.2020.9152492)
- Jayaraman, K. and Kumar, M. 2020. Design of Passive Common-Mode Attenuation Methods for Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drive With Reduced Common-Mode Voltage PWM Technique. {IEEE} Transactions on Power Electronics 35(3), pp. 2861-2870. (10.1109/TPEL.2019.2930825)
- Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2020. Common mode impedance shaping choke to attenuate the conducted EMI in three phase drive. Presented at: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 16-19 December 20202020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES). IEEE, (10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379346)
Articles
- Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2023. Analysis and measurement of non-intrinsic differential-mode noise in a SiC inverter fed drive and Its attenuation using a passive sinusoidal output EMI filter. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 38(1), pp. 428-438. (10.1109/TEC.2022.3207899)
- Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2022. Design of a modified single-stage and multistage emi filter to attenuate common-mode and differential-mode noises in sic inverter. {IEEE} Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics 10(4), pp. 4290-4302. (10.1109/JESTPE.2021.3133374)
- Jayaraman, K. and Kumar, M. 2020. Design of passive common-mode attenuation methods for inverter-fed induction motor drive with reduced common-mode voltage PWM technique. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 35(3), pp. 2861-2870. (10.1109/TPEL.2019.2930825)
- Jayaraman, K. and Kumar, M. 2020. Design of Passive Common-Mode Attenuation Methods for Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drive With Reduced Common-Mode Voltage PWM Technique. {IEEE} Transactions on Power Electronics 35(3), pp. 2861-2870. (10.1109/TPEL.2019.2930825)
Conferences
- Kumar, M., Feng, Z., Wang, S., Sandell, M. and Ming, W. 2024. Closed loop digital design of active gate driver based power converter. Presented at: 39th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, CA, USA, 25-29 February 20242024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). IEEE pp. 1135-1140., (10.1109/APEC48139.2024.10509512)
- Nistane, T. J., Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2022. Comparative evaluation of SiC based two-level inverter with passive EMI filter against dual two-level inverter under PWM schemes. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE) 2022, Trivandrum, India, 02-05 January 20222022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE). IEEE, (10.1109/pesgre52268.2022.9715750)
- Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2020. Design of Active Common Mode Noise Voltage Canceler for SiC Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drive with Reduced Common Mode Voltage PWM. Presented at: 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Delft, Netherlands, 17-19 June 2020. IEEE, (10.1109/isie45063.2020.9152492)
- Kumar, M. and Jayaraman, K. 2020. Common mode impedance shaping choke to attenuate the conducted EMI in three phase drive. Presented at: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Jaipur, India, 16-19 December 20202020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES). IEEE, (10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379346)
Research
His fields of interest include the analysis, measurement, and mitigation of common-mode, differential mode, and non-intrinsic differential mode electromagnetic interference (EMI) in Si and SiC inverter-fed AC motor drives. His interests also include the design of active & passive EMI filters to mitigate the EMI issues in SiC-based power converters. He has also worked on designing novel single-stage and multistage EMI filter configurations for the two-level and dual two-level inverter topology for AC motor drive applications. He has extensively worked on designing EMI filters to comply with aerospace EMI standards like DO-160. Currently, he is working on the design of active gate driver circuits for power electronics applications.
Biography
Manish Kumar received the B.Tech. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India, in 2013 and the M.E degree in Electrical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India, in 2016. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India, in 2022.
Since October 2022, he has been working as an Active Gate Driver Research and Development Engineer (KTP Associate) in collaboration with Cardiff University and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd., Bristol, UK. Currently, he is based in the Bristol Research and Innovation lab, Toshiba Research Europe Ltd., Bristol, UK.
His fields of interest include the design of active & passive EMI filters to mitigate the EMI issues in SiC-based power converters. He has also worked on the EMI filter design and its volume minimization for the two-level and dual two-level inverter topology for AC motor drive applications. Currently, he is working on the design of active gate driver circuits for power electronics applications.
Supervisions
I am interested in meeting and collaborating with the researchers working in my area of expertise. I have significant experience and interest in the following research area:
- AC-DC motor drive application.
- Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques.
- Design of silicon (Si) and silicon carbide (SiC) based two-level or multilevel inverter.
- Inductor and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) filter design.
- Volume minimization of the power converter and EMI filter.
- Design and application of Active Gate Driver (AGD) in a power converter.
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Power electronics
- Electrical and electronic engineering