Venkata Sarada Madhuri Avatapalli

• Research work involves simulating Matrix Converter aimed for application in Wind Energy Systems and Hydrogen Electrolysers.
• Assisted in courses like "Climate Changing and Implementing Solutions", "Electric Drives in Sustainable Energy Systems Laboratory" and others.
• Assisted faculty members with research projects by collecting, organizing and analyzing data. Conducted literature searches.
• Provided technical assistance in the use of software and developing new experiments and projects.
• Organized seminars, workshops and conferences related to research topics.
• Collaborated with faculty members in literature reviews and manuscripts for publication in academic journals.
• Prepared reports summarizing research findings for presentation to faculty members.
• Attended professional development activities to stay abreast of current trends in teaching and research methodologies.
• Facilitated discussions among students about their research projects during class sessions. Evaluated and graded examinations, assignments or papers and recorded grades.
• Provided feedback on student work products such as papers or presentations.

• Development of Energy Efficient Sun Simulator for Indian Industries.
• Designed and modeled a hardware of the simulator using different LED lights instead of Xenon in an effort to make it more economical and develop a class B simulator for testing solar panels, the software programming done using Lab-View and attain the I-V graph, the project was aimed to encourage entrepreneurship and funded by the Government of India’s Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

• Worked on Application of FACTS devices on Overhead Transmission Lines to control Power Flow using PSCAD and PSAT.
• Conducted Literature Survey
• Assisted in routine research work and projects of assigned department.

• Assisted faculty members with research projects by collecting, organizing and analyzing data.
• Provided technical assistance in the use of software and developed Laboratory Experiments.
• Mentored undergraduate students in conducting their own research projects.

Undergraduate Projects:

➢ Lift/Elevator modeling using Siemens PLC.

➢ Automatic Solar tracking system using PLC and V/F drive.

➢ Intelligent Highway Street Lighting System.

➢ Traffic Control System using PLC.

➢ Load Flow Study using Tellegan’s theorem.

➢ Home Automation using PLC.

➢ Power Measurement setup by 2-Wattmeter method for 3-phase Balanced and Unbalanced Loads.

➢ Voice enabled Device Switching.

Graduate Projects/Thesis:

➢ Modeling and Control of Parallel Inverter in a Microgrid.

➢ Automation of Three Phase Induction Motor using DTMF control.

➢ A New Multilevel Inverter Topology with DC link switches.

• Created educational materials such as handouts, slideshows, videos or interactive modules to support student learning.
• Coordinated with other departments within the institution regarding joint initiatives or events related to teaching or research.
• Developed syllabi, visual aids and other teaching materials.