Dr. Neelesh Yadav: MIEEE

Dr Neelesh Yadav is currently working as an assistant professor at Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior, India.

He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi in 2022. He completed his B.Tech. and M.Tech. dual degrees at Lovely Professional University in 2016. He worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Power Electronics Group at Tallinn University of Technology.

He received the 2nd Prize Award from the IEEE IAS Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems (RSECS) Committee for his paper, published in the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, during the 2020–2021 period. 

Research areas:

• Power electronics
• DC microgrids: Control and power management
• DC Microgrid Protection: Fault Detection and Isolation
• Integration of Renewable Energy Resources
• AC/DC and DC/DC converters
• Partial power converters
• Multi-port converters

Research Publications:

Patent

1. N. Yadav and N. R. Tummuru, “Filter capacitor dynamics-based fault detection along with time-frequency localization of the fault in low-voltage dc microgrid for building applications”, Indian Patent (Patent no. 202111002237)

Journal

1. N. Yadav, A. Chub, T. Mitra and A. Makkieh, "Fault Scenarios and Protection Challenges in Multiport Partial Power Converters for PV-Battery Integrated DC Microgrids," in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, doi: 10.1109/OJPEL.2026.3661119.
2. V. K. Yadav, A. Chub and N. Yadav, "Reconfigurable Non-Isolated DC-DC Converter for DC Microgrid Applications," in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 7, pp. 425-438, 2026, doi: 10.1109/OJPEL.2026.3655650.
3. N. Yadav, A. Chub, N. Hassanpour, A. Blinov and D. Vinnikov, "Protection and Control Implementation for Bidirectional Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converter for Droop-Controlled DC Microgrids," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2025.3561767.
4. N. Yadav, A. Chub, N. Hassanpour, A. Blinov, D. Vinnikov and I. Galkin, "A Hybrid Modulation Approach for Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converter With Improved MPPT Efficiency Around Zero Partiality," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 3259-3268, March-April 2025, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2025.3525607.
5. N. Yadav, Naser Hassanpour, Andrii Chub, Andrei Blinov, Dmitri Vinnikov, Ilya Galkin, "Performance Evaluation of Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converters Based on Current-Fed DC-DC Topologies," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 7111-7124, Sept.-Oct. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2024.3413050.
6. Hassanpour, A. Chub, N. Yadav, A. Blinov and D. Vinnikov, "High-Efficiency Partial Power Converter for Integration of Second-Life Battery Energy Storage Systems in DC Microgrids," in IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, vol. 5, pp. 847-860, 2024, doi: 10.1109/OJIES.2024.3389466.
7. N. Yadav, Balasundaram Pattabiraman, Narsa Reddy Tummuru, B.S. Soundharajan, K.S. Kasiviswanathan, Adebayo J. Adeloye, Subhamoy Sen, Mukesh Maurya, S. Vijayalakshmanan, "Toward improving water-energy-food nexus through dynamic energy management of solar powered automated irrigation system", Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 4, 2024, e25359, ISSN 2405-8440.
8. N. Yadav, Naser Hassanpour, Andrii Chub, Andrei Blinov, Dmitri Vinnikov, Ilya Galkin, Omar Abdel-Rahim, "Performance Evaluation of Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converters Based on Current-Fed DC-DC Topologies," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 7111-7124, Sept.-Oct. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2024.3413050.
9. N. Yadav, N. Hassanpour, A. Chub, A. Blinov and D. Vinnikov, "Improved Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converters Operating Around Zero Partiality," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2024.3354843.
10. Chub, N. Hassanpour, N. Yadav, T. Jalakas, A. Blinov and D. Vinnikov, "Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC Microgrids," in IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3354375.
11. N. Yadav and N. R. Tummuru, "Filter Capacitor Current Dynamics-Based Time-Frequency Domain Short-Circuit Fault Detection and Isolation in Experimental Low-Voltage DC Microgrid System, " IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2023, doi:10.1109/TIE.2023.3239934.
12. N. Yadav and N. R. Tummuru, "Application of Filter Capacitor Dynamics Based Short Circuit Fault Detection Method in Ring-Type DC Microgrid, " IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2022.3183363.
13. N. Yadav and T. N. Reddy, "Short-Circuit Fault Detection and Isolation Using Filter Capacitor Current Signature in Low-Voltage DC Microgrid Applications, " in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2021.3109523.
14. N. Yadav and N. R. Tummuru, "A Real-Time Resistance Based Fault Detection Technique for Zonal Type Low-Voltage DC Microgrid Applications, " in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 6815-6824, Nov.-Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2020.3017564.

Conferences

1. N. Yadav, T. Mitra, A. Makkieh and A. Chub, "Control of Multiport Partial Power Converters for PV-Battery Systems Integration in DC Microgrids," 2025 IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM), Tallinn, Estonia, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144705.
2. S. Hasan, A. Chub, N. Yadav, A. Blinov, J. Kurnitski and D. Vinnikov, "Energy Management Implementation Approach for Droop-Controlled Residential DC Nanogrids," 2025 IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM), Tallinn, Estonia, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144665.
3. N. Yadav, S. Hasan, I. Galkin and A. Chub, "Performance Analysis of Partial Power Converter in DC Microgrid with Active Front-End Converter," 2025 IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM), Tallinn, Estonia, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144718.
4. N. Yadav and A. Chub, "A Dual-Input Partial-Power Boost Half-Bridge DC-DC Converter with Integrated Transformer for Efficient Battery Integration in DC Microgrids," IECON 2025 – 51st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Madrid, Spain, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/IECON58223.2025.11221250.
5. Shirodkar, S. N. Banavath, N. Yadav, A. Chub and R. Mandrioli, "Active Redundancy in Isolated DC-DC Converters: A Modular Solution for Fault Tolerance," 2025 IEEE 19th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG), Antalya, Turkiye, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/CPE-POWERENG63314.2025.11027280.
6. N. Yadav, A. Chub and L. Kütt, "Three-Port Current Fed Push/Pull Partial Power Converter for Integration of PV/Battery Systems in DC Microgrids," 2024 19th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC), Tallinn, Estonia, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/BEC61458.2024.10737934.
7. Hassanpour, A. Chub, A. Blinov, N. Yadav, S. Hasan and D. Vinnikov, "Protection of Bidirectional Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converter against Short Circuit and Open Circuit Faults and Mode Transition Issues," 2024 IEEE 18th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG), Gdynia, Poland, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CPE-POWERENG60842.2024.10604315.
8. N. Yadav and A. Chub, "Multiport Current Fed Push/Pull Partial Power Converter for Battery Integration in DC Microgrid," 2024 IEEE 18th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG), Gdynia, Poland, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CPE-POWERENG60842.2024.10604406.
9. N. Yadav, A. Chub, N. Hassanpour, A. Blinov and D. Vinnikov, "Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converter with Enhanced MPPT Efficiency Around Zero Partiality," 2023 IEEE 64th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON), Riga, Latvia, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/RTUCON60080.2023.10412980.
10. N. Yadav, Naser Hassanpour, Andrii Chub, Andrei Blinov, Dmitri Vinnikov, "Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converters with Improved Performance Around Zero Partiality", 2023 IEEE 17th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG), Tallinn, Estonia, Jun. 14-16, 2023. IEEE, 1−6.
11. N. Yadav and N. R. Tummuru, "Fault Detection and Isolation Technique in Low Voltage DC Microgrid Based on Terminal Resistance of DC Circuit Breakers," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020), Cochin, India, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PESGRE45664.2020.9070425.
12.  Yousuf, N. Yadav and N. Chopra, "Mitigation of subsynchronous resonance using UPFC with fuzzy logic control for power system stability," 2016 7th India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE), Patiala, India, 2016, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IICPE.2016.8079346.

Invited Talks and Tutorials

1. Invited Speaker, Seminar Series of European Universities on Sustainability – TUM-IAS Wednesday Coffee Talk
   Talk Title: Partial Power Converter and Its Emerging Applications
   Date: 4 December 2024
   Organized by the Technical University of Munich – Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS) as part of the Scientists Meet Scientists – Wednesday Coffee Talk series.
2. Conference Tutorial Presenter, ICDCM 2025 – IEEE International Conference on DC Microgrids.
   Tutorial Title: Emerging Power Converter Topologies for DC Building Applications.

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

EE104: Hardware Workshop

CS104: Mobile Application Technology

Undergraduate Labs

CS104: Mobile Application Technology

Students

1. Yogesh Shekhar, Ph.D. EEE, Dec-2026-Present

           Area: DC Microgrid Protection

           Co-Supervisor: Professor S. N. Singh 

Projects

Collaborators

1. Power Electronics Group at Tallinn University of Technology