Associate Professor
B.E.: L.D. College of Engineering, Gujarat Univ., Ahmedabad, 2001
M.E.: M.S. Univ. of Baroda, Gujarat, 2003
Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2009
Email: naran@iitgn.ac.in
Research Interests: Electricity market, smart distribution grid/microgrids, grid integration of distributed renewable energy resources and energy management
Prof Pindoriya’s research focuses on
1) energy management framework for renewable energy and battery storage integration and 2) technological tool for the peer-to-peer energy trading and aggregator level demand response participation.
Technological development and research contribution greatly leverages the benefits towards better distribution network efficiency, resiliency and reduced carbon footprint in the energy sector.
Lab
Power Systems and Smart Grid Laboratory: https://naran.people.iitgn.ac.in/
Publications
Book/ book chapters:
Sukumar, Shivashankar; Pindoriya, Naran M. and Singh, Sri Niwas, “Short-term solar PV generation forecast using neural networks and deep learning models”, in Fundamentals and innovations in solar energy, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6456-1_7, Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 127-140, 2021, ISBN: 9789813364561.
Journal papers:
Bhattar, Poornachandratejasvi Laxman; Pindoriya, Naran M. and Sharma, Anurag, “A combined survey on distribution system state estimation and false data injection in cyber‐physical power distribution networks”, IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, DOI: 10.1049/cps2.12000, Mar. 2021.
Rishabh Abhinav and Naran Pindoriya, “Risk-Constrained Optimal Bidding Strategy for a Wind Power Producer with Battery Energy Storage System using Extended Mathematical Programming,” IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 15, pp. 689–700, Jan. 2021.
S Hari Charan Cherukuri, Ravindra B. Kuhada, Vishal M. Kachhad, and Naran Pindoriya, “A Real time Control Strategy for Improvement of Autonomous Operation in AC/DC Micro grids using Electric Springs,” International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, vol. 30, no. 12, Dec. 2020.
Sachinkumar Suthar and Naran Pindoriya, “Energy Management Platform for Integrated Battery-based Energy Storage – Solar PV System: A Case Study,” IET Energy Systems Integration, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 373-381, Dec. 2020.
Das, L.; Munikoti, S.; Natarajan, B. and Srinivasan, B., “Measuring smart grid resilience: methods, challenges and opportunities”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.109918, vol. 130, Sep. 2020.
Batchu Rajasekhar, Wayes Tushar, Clement Lork, Yuren Zhou, Chau Yuen, Naran Pindoriya, and Kristin L Wood, “A Survey of Computational Intelligence Techniques for Air-conditioners Energy Management”, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, vol.4, no.4, pp. 555 – 570, Aug. 2020.
Batchu Rajasekhar and Naran Pindoriya, “A Heuristic Approach for Transactive Energy Management in Active Distribution Systems”, IET Smart Grid, vol. 3 no. 3, pp. 406 – 418, June 2020.
Kushan A. Choksi, Sonal Jain, and Naran Pindoriya, “Feature Based Clustering Technique for Investigation of Domestic Load Profiles and Probabilistic Variation Assessment: Smart Meter Dataset“, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, vol. 22, June 2020.
Patnam, B.S.K. and Pindoriya, N.M., “DLMP calculation and congestion minimization with EV aggregator loading in a distribution network using bilevel program”, IEEE Systems Journal, DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2020.2997189, June 2020.
Prudhviraj, D.; Kiran, P.B.S. and Pindoriya, N. M., “Stochastic Energy Management of a Mircrogrid with Nodal Pricing”, Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan. 2020, DOI: 10.35833/MPCE.2018.000519.
Rajashekhar, B., Pindoriya, N. M., Tushar, W., Yuen, C., “Collaborative energy management for a residential community: a non-cooperative and evolutionary approach”, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 177-192, DOI: 10.1109/ TETCI.2018.2865223, June 2019.
Kushwaha, V. and Pindoriya, N. M., ”A SARIMA-RVFL hybrid model assisted by wavelet decomposition for very short-term solar power generation forecast”, Renewable Energy, vol. 140, pp. 124-139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.020, Sep. 2019.
Papers presented at conference:
Tiwari, Abhishek and Pindoriya, Naran M., “Automated Demand Response for Residential Prosumer with Electric Vehicle and Battery Energy Storage System”, 9th International Conference on Power Systems 2021 (ICPS 2021), IIT Kharagpur, Dec. 16-18, 2021.
Sharma, Priyanka; Tiwari, Abhishek and Pindoriya, Naran M., “Multi-Objective Optimization-based Automated Demand Response Model in Smart Distribution Grid”, 9th International Conference on Power Systems 2021 (ICPS 2021), IIT Kharagpur, Dec. 16-18, 2021.
Hasan, Syed Nafiz; Singh, Satish Kumar and Pindoriya, Naran M., “Study of Optimally Located Electric Vehicle Charging Stations for Frequency Control Service in Distribution Network”, 9th International Conference on Power Systems 2021 (ICPS 2021), IIT Kharagpur, Dec. 16-18, 2021.
Sachinkumar Suthar and Naran M Pindoriya, “Blockchain and Smart Contract based Decentralized Energy Trading Platform”, 2020 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC 2020), IIT Gandhinagar, Dec. 17-19, 2020, pp. 1-5.
Shivashankar Sukumar, Naran M Pindoriya, Abhinav Ahuja, and Rahul Verma, “Forecast and Energy Management System (F-EMS) Framework for Optimal Operation of Sewage Treatment Plants”, 2020 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC 2020), IIT Gandhinagar, Dec. 17-19, 2020, pp. 1-6.
Abhishek Tiwari and Naran M Pindoriya, “Optimal Scheduling of Home Appliances under Automated Demand Response”, 2020 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC 2020), IIT Gandhinagar, Dec. 17-19, 2020, pp. 1-6.
Devesh Kumar, Rishabh Abhinav, and Naran M Pindoriya, “An Ensemble Model for Short-term Wind Power Forecasting using Deep Learning and Gradient Boosting Algorithms”, 2020 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC 2020), IIT Gandhinagar, Dec. 17-19, 2020, pp. 1-6.
Satish Kumar Singh, PBS Kiran, and Naran M Pindoriya, “ADMM Algorithm based Distributed Energy Management in Active Distribution Network”, 2020 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC 2020), IIT Gandhinagar, Dec. 17-19, 2020, pp. 1-6.
Suthar, S., Kumar, N., Pindoriya, N. M., “Cost-effective energy management of grid-connected PV and BESS: a case study”, in the 2019 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies – Asia (ISGT Asia), Chengdu, CN, pp. 4122-4127, May 21-24, 2019.
Projects and Collaborations
Research activities are majorly supported by national/ international collaborative projects viz. DST Mission Innovation – Smart Grid project on “Development of Prosumer Driven Integrated SMART grid”, Indo-German (IGSTC) project on “ECO-WET: Efficient Coupling of Water and Energy Technologies for Smart Sustainable Cities”, DST-UKIERI thematic partnership on “D-DIEM: Data driven intelligent energy management for Sustainable Energy Access” and DST-SERB project on “Smart Integrated Campus Energy Monitoring and Management System”. The project “Smart integrated campus energy monitoring and management system” is supported by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).
