Advancements in the Design and Implementation of Smart Grid Technology

Ravi Samikannu is currently working as an Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department in Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana. Ravi Samikannu obtained his Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering, from Anna University, Chennai, India. He has a total teaching experience of 14 years at under graduate and post graduate levels. At present 5 Ph.D and 4 Master students are doing research under his supervision. Three Ph.D students and 17 Master students completed their research work under his supervision. He has published 60 research papers in International Journals. He has presented 40 Papers in International and National Conferences, and has received the Best Paper Award two times for his presentation. Karthikrajan Senthilnathan was born in 1991.He received his Masters in the field of Power Systems and Engineering from Anna University in 2014 and Under Graduate in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Anna University in 2012. His research interests include Active power filters, Power Quality Enhancement. - See more at: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-3821 Balamurugan Shanmugam is with Department of IT, Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore. He holds to his credit 100+ Publications in various International Journals and IEEE/ Elsevier International Conferences. He has authored a chapter in an International Book "Information Processing" published by I.K. International Publishing. He has published 4 international books titled "Principles of Social Network Data Security", "Principles of Scheduling in Cloud Computing", "Principles of Database Security", and "Principles of Security in Cloud Computing. He is a State Rank holder in 10th grade. He was Proficiency Award Winner in 11th grade and School First Rank Holder in 12th grade. He was University Rank holder M.Tech. Examinations, Anna University. He served as a Joint Secretary of IT Association, Department of IT, PSG College of Technology, India. He is the recipient of gold medal for best journal publication and best book publication by his host institution consecutively for 7 years. Some of his professional activities include editorial board member for 47 International Journals He has guided 40+ B.Tech projects and 10 M.Tech. projects. He is a life member of ISTE, CSI. Iyswarya Annapoorani is an associate professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. She completed a PhD on High voltage engineering. Her research led to a number of academic publications and presentations. Her main research interests include high voltage, back to back converters, smart grids, renewable energy system modelling and power system stability and control.