Optimal Planning and Operation of Distributed Energy Resources

S. N. Singh obtained his M. Tech. and Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, in 1989 and 1995. Presently, he is the Director of Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Gwalior (India) (on leave from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India). Before joining IIT Kanpur as Associate Professor, Dr. Singh worked with UP State Electricity Board as Assistant Engineer from 1988 to 1996, with Roorkee University (now IIT Roorkee) as Assistant Professor from 1996 to 2000, and with the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand as Assistant Professor from 2001 to 2002. Dr. Singh was Vice-Chancellor of MMM Univ. of Technology, Gorakhpur, India from April 2017 to July 2022. Dr. Singh received several awards including the Young Engineer Award 2000 of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), the Khosla Research Award of IIT Roorkee, and the Young Engineer Award of CBIP New Delhi (India), 1996. Prof Singh receives the Humboldt Fellowship of Germany (2005, 2007). Prof Singh became the first Asian to receive the 2013 IEEE Educational Activity Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education. He is also the recipient of the INAE Outstanding Teacher Award 2016, IEEE R10 region (Asia-Pacific) Outstanding Volunteer Award 2016, NPSC 2020 Academic Excellence Award, and 2021 IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS) Outstanding Educator/ Mentor Award. His research interests include power system restructuring, FACTS, power system optimization & control, security analysis, wind power, etc. Prof Singh has published over 500 papers in International/national journals/conferences and supervised 41 Ph.D. (8 Ph.D. under progress). He has also written 32 book chapters, 8 edited books, and two textbooks. Prof. Singh is FIEEE (USA), FIET (UK), FNAE, FIE(I), FIETE, FAIAA (Asia).

Naveen Jain received his B. Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering and hisM. Eng. degree in Power Systems from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (Erstwhile MREC Jaipur), India, in 1997 and 1999, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India, in 2013. He has over 20 years of teaching and research experience. Presently, he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the College of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur, India. Presently, he is also the coordinator of TePP Outreach cum Cluster Innovation Centre (TOCIC) of the College of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur under Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups, and MSMEs (PRISM), Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, New Delhi. He has published many research papers in reputed journals and National/International conferences. He is also having a Patent to his credit. He is a reviewer for several international journals and international conferences. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (USA), a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education, and a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India). His research interests include planning of distributed generations, renewable energy grid integration, and application of modern optimization methods in power systems, and technical issues in electricity markets.

Umesh Agarwal graduated in Electrical Engineering from the College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE, Udaipur) India, in 2012. He received his M. Tech. degree in Power Systems in 2015 from Rajasthan Technical University (RTU, Kota), India. Further, he has completed his Doctoral degree from the College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE, Udaipur) India, in 2022. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor at JIET, Jodhpur. He has over 08 years of teaching, research, and industry experience. He has published many research papers in reputed journals and National/International conferences. He is a reviewer for several international journals and international conferences. His areas of interest are power system restructuring, AI application to the power system, reliability analysis, and planning of distributed energy.

Manoj Kumawat graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, in 2009. He received the M. Tech. degree in Power Systems in 2012 from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (MNIT Jaipur), India. He received his Ph.D. degree in Planning Distributed Energy Resources in the Distribution System at the Department of Electrical Engineering, MNIT Jaipur. Presently, he is working as an assistant professor at the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He has more than nine years of industrial, teaching, and research experience and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (USA). He is a reviewer for several international journals and international conferences. His areas of interest are AI application to the power system, power quality, and planning of distributed energy resources.