Dr. Ankit Pal – Assistant Professor | SR University

Dr. Ankit Pal

Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean Research • Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

PhD from

NIT Tiruchirappalli

Years of Experience

1 Years

Web Pages

Contact Details

ankit.pal@sru.edu.in

Availability

Mon-Fri, Office Hours, Room No-2013

Dr. Ankit Pal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at SR University. He holds a Ph.D. from NIT Tiruchirappalli. His research interests include renewable energy systems, solar photovoltaic performance optimization, biogas energy systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, predictive maintenance, and sustainable energy solutions.

Interests

Renewable Energy Solar PV Biogas Based Energy System

Research Areas

Maintenance of large PV plants Soling analysis and cleaning of PV plants Renewable Energy Integrations AI Applications in Renewable Energy

Student Supervision

Guiding Currently 6 BTech students & 4 PhD scholars

PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

2025

NIT Tiruchirappalli

MTech in Electrical Engineering

2020

NIT Agartala

BTech in Electrical Engineering

2016

MAKAUT West Bengal

Assistant Professor (Adhoc)

2026 Jan- May

NIT Andhra Pradesh

Assistant Professor, EEE

2026 July-Pre

SR University

→ DC Machines & Transformer
→ Solar PV
→ Electrical Network Analysis
→ Linear Integrated Circuits
→ AC Machines
→ Power System Protections

Key Publications

AI-enabled soiling loss forecasting and cleaning scheduling for solar photovoltaic systems • Authors: A. Pal, G.S Ilango • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2026.111480 Computers and Electrical Engineering 2026 5.5 Q1
Neural Network-Based Power Forecasting Framework for Solar PV Plants Under High Soiling and Degradation Conditions • Authors: A. Pal, S. Ghosh, A. Nath, G.S Ilango • https://doi.org/10.1515/ijeeps-2025-0444 International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems 2026 0.8 Q3
Data-Driven Soiling Estimation and Optimized Cleaning Strategies for Industrial Rooftop PV Systems • Authors: A Pal, G.S Ilango, MJB Reddy • 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2025.3527124 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 2025 2.6 Q2
Design and Experimental Validation of a Thermal Model for Anaerobic Digester for Consistent Biogas Production • Authors: A. Pal, G.S Ilango • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.137632 Energy (Elsevier) 2025 9.4 Q1
Impact of inverter DC to AC ratio on soiling losses and cleaning intervals in large solar PV plants • Authors: A. Nath, A. Pal, G.S Ilango • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113825 Solar Energy (Elsevier) 2025 6.6 Q1
Design and techno-economic analysis of an off-grid integrated PV-biogas system with a constant temperature digester for a cost-effective rural application • Authors: A. Pal, G.S Ilango • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.129671 Energy (Elsevier) 2024 9.4 Q1
Effectuation of biogas-based hybrid energy system for cost-effective decentralized application in small rural community • Authors: A Pal, S Bhattacharjee • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117819 Energy (Elsevier) 2020 9.4 Q1

Research Projects/Patents

Ankit Pal, and G. Saravana Ilango. A Biogas Digester and an Agitator System for the Same. Indian Patent App No. 202541067895. Granted on Aug. 11, 2026.

Indian Patent Granted

August 2026

Awards & Achievements

1

POSOCO Power System Awards

POSOCO Power System Awards (Master's Category) (POSOCO, 2021)

2021

2

Student of the Year

Student of the Year, BTech. (Dumkal Institute of Engineering and Technology, West Bengal, 2013

2013