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Dr. B. Vinod Kumar

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Assistant Professor

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

2 Years Industry

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Power and Energy Systems

Power and Energy Systems Planning and Operation, Electric Vehicle Grid Integration, Renewable Energy Integration, Electricity Markets and Reliability Analysis, Optimization Techniques, High-Voltage Engineering

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2025

Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

2019

M.Tech. in High Voltage Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India

2015

B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Key Publications

B. Vinod Kumar, and Aneesa Farhan M. A, "Multi-Objective Planning of Charging Stations and Shunt Capacitors Considering Driving Range-Based Traffic Flow in Distribution Networks." In Journal of Energy Storage Volume 138, 1 December 2025, 118585. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.118585) (Indexed in SCIE, Q1 Journal, Impact Factor: 9.8).

B. Vinod Kumar, and Aneesa Farhan M. A, "Multi-Objective Optimization Framework for Strategic Placement of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Shunt Capacitors in a Distribution Network Considering Traffic Flow." Applied Energy Volume 397, 1 November 2025, 126284 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126284). (Indexed in SCIE, Q1 Journal, Impact Factor: 11.0).

B. Vinod Kumar, and Aneesa Farhan M. A, "Optimal Integration of EV Charging Stations and Capacitors for Net Present Value Maximization in Distribution Network," in IEEE Latin America Transactions, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 239-250, March 2025, doi: 10.1109/TLA.2025.10879176. (Indexed in SCIE, Q2 Journal, Impact Factor: 1.3).

B. Vinod Kumar, and Aneesa Farhan M. A, "Optimal allocation of EV charging station and capacitors considering reliability using a hybrid optimization approach." Applied Energy 375 (2024): 124139. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124139). (Indexed in SCIE, Q1 Journal, Impact Factor: 11.2).

B. Vinod Kumar, and Aneesa Farhan M. A, "Optimal Simultaneous Allocation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Capacitors in Radial Distribution Network Considering Reliability," in Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1584-1595, September 2024, doi:10.35833/MPCE.2023.000674. (Indexed in SCIE, Q1 Journal, Impact Factor: 6.3).

B. V. Kumar and A. F. M. A, "Optimizing Electric Vehicle Charging Station Placement in IEEE-118 Bus System," 2025 3rd International Conference on Smart Systems for applications in Electrical Sciences (ICSSES), Tumakuru, India, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICSSES64899.2025.11009752.

B. V. Kumar and A. F. M A, "Techno-Economic Analysis of Coordinated Capacitor and EV Charging Station Placement in Distribution Networks," 2024 23rd National Power Systems Conference (NPSC), Indore, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NPSC61626.2024.10987015.

B. V. Kumar and A. F. M A, "Optimizing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Location in IEEE-118 Bus System Considering Interruption Cost," 2024 International BIT Conference (BITCON), Dhanbad, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/BITCON63716.2024.10984788

B. V. Kumar and A. F. M A, "Maximizing Economic Benefits in Distribution Networks by Optimizing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Capacitors," 2024 IEEE 3rd Industrial Electronics Society Annual On-Line Conference (ONCON), Beijing, China, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ONCON62778.2024.10931373.

B. V. Kumar and M. A. Aneesa Farhan, "Optimizing EV Charging Station and Capacitor Placement for Energy Loss Reduction in Distribution Networks Using GWO," 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Advanced Applications (ICISAA), Pune, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICISAA62385.2024.10829124.

10. B. V. Kumar and A. F. M A, "Optimal EVCS and Capacitor Allocation for Mitigating Energy Losses and Voltage Deviation in Distribution Network," 2024 3rd Odisha International Conference on Electrical Power Engineering, Communication and Computing Technology (ODICON), Bhubaneswar, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ODICON62106.2024.10797600

B. V. Kumar and A. Farhan M A, "Optimizing EV Charging Stations and Capacitors with the Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Reduced Energy Loss in Distribution Networks," 2024 IEEE North Karnataka Subsection Flagship International Conference (NKCon), Bagalkote, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NKCon62728.2024.10774792.

B. V. Kumar, S. Saxena, J. A. J. Shirley and A. F. M. A, "Integration of Electric Vehicles in Economic Load Dispatch Using Metaheuristic Algorithms," 2024 International Conference on Futuristic Technologies in Control Systems & Renewable Energy (ICFCR), Malappuram, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICFCR64128.2024.10763212

B. V. Kumar and A. F. M A, "Optimal Planning of EVCS and Capacitor in Distribution System Considering Interruption Cost," 2024 IEEE 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (SEFET), Hyderabad, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SEFET61574.2024.10718130.

B. V. Kumar and A. F. M A, "Energy Loss Reduction by Capacitor Placement Integrated with EVCS in Distribution Systems," 2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electrical Power and Energy Systems (ICEPES), Bhopal, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICEPES60647.2024.10653564.

T. K. Rao, B. V. Kumar, A. S. Rana, A. F. M A, J. S. Reddy and Y. V. Raghava, "Fault Analysis in Transmission System in Consideration with Different Types of DG's," 2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electrical Power and Energy Systems (ICEPES), Bhopal, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICEPES60647.2024.10653509.

B. V. Kumar, J. A. J. Shirley and A. F. M A, "Economic Load Dispatch with Integration of Electric Vehicles," 2024 International Conference on Signal Processing, Computation, Electronics, Power and Telecommunication (IConSCEPT), Karaikal, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IConSCEPT61884.2024.10627919.

B. V. Kumar and A. F. M A, "A Review of Technical Impact of Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations on Distribution Grid," 2023 International Conference on Recent Advances in Electrical, Electronics & Digital Healthcare Technologies (REEDCON), New Delhi, India, 2023, pp. 559-564, doi: 10.1109/REEDCON57544.2023.10150680.

J. Jacob, B. V. Kumar, P. Preetha and T. K. Sindhu, "Thermal Modelling of Mineral Oil and Natural Ester Nanofluids," 2021 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2021, pp. 339-342, doi: 10.1109/CEIDP50766.2021.9705360.

B. V. Kumar and A. F. M. A, " Strategic Planning of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Reactive Power Compensation for Interruption Cost Reduction in Distribution Systems," 2025 IEEE 4th International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy and Control (STPEC-2025), December 10-13, 2025, NIT Goa, India (To be Published)

Awards and Honors / Achievements

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Received the Outstanding Research Award from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, for the academic year 2024–2025

Project

Won the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Smart Systems for Applications in Electrical Sciences (ICSSES-2025), Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, India

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Won the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Electrical, Electronics & Digital Healthcare Technologies (REEDCON-2023), Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India,

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