RESEARCH PROGRAMS · IIT (ISM) DHANBAD
Research that makes power systems ready for what’s next.
Our programs connect foundational power engineering with the practical demands of renewable integration, resilient grids, electric mobility, and trustworthy control.
01 / EXPLORE THE PROGRAMS
Five connected research agendas
Renewable Energy Integration
Strengthening networks for clean, flexible, and dependable power at scale.
Electric Vehicles
Building the propulsion, charging, and battery intelligence behind electric mobility.
Smart Microgrids
Designing flexible local energy systems that can operate securely and independently.
Cyber Physical Power Systems
Securing the data, models, and control loops that define modern power infrastructure.
Electric Machines
Exploring high-efficiency machines for mobility, industry, and generation.
02 / FEATURED PROGRAM
Renewable integration, with reliability built in.
From inverter-dominated grids to storage-aware dispatch, this program asks how clean power can scale without compromising system security or access.
03 / GALLERY
Five connected research agendas
RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION
Making variable renewables dependable at system scale.
We study how renewable generation, storage, and intelligent control can work together to deliver dependable, affordable power under real operating uncertainty. Research on forecasting, grid integration and control strategies that enable solar and wind resources to support resilient power systems.
MOTIVATION & OBJECTIVES
Develop grid architectures that accommodate variable renewable generation while protecting voltage quality, stability, and equitable access.
CURRENT WORK
Current problems include inverter-dominated dynamics, renewable forecasting, storage coordination, and reliable operation in weak-grid conditions.
LABORATORY & SIMULATION
Hardware-in-the-loop experiments, inverter testbeds, and power-system simulations connect analytical results with laboratory evidence.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Electrified mobility designed for performance and grid awareness.
A research program on EV drives, motor drives, charging infrastructure, vehicle-to-grid coordination, and battery management for clean mobility. Battery systems, charging behaviour and vehicle-to-grid interactions for cleaner, more intelligent transportation.
OBJECTIVES & CURRENT WORK
EV drives · motor drives · charging infrastructure · V2G coordination · battery management
TEAM, EQUIPMENT & OUTPUTS
Student researchers use motor-drive test setups and simulation workflows to develop publications, media demonstrations, patents, and industry collaborations.
SMART MICROGRIDS
Local energy networks that can operate with intelligence and autonomy.
Researching grid-forming inverters, AC and DC microgrids, and state estimation methods for responsive, locally resilient energy systems. Control, optimization and protection methods for distributed resources, storage and community-scale energy infrastructure.
OBJECTIVES & CURRENT WORK
Grid-forming inverters · DC microgrids · AC microgrids · state estimation
TEAM, EQUIPMENT & OUTPUTS
The program combines laboratory controllers, real-time simulation, team-led experiments, publications, visual records, patents, and collaborator engagement.
CYBER PHYSICAL POWER SYSTEMS
Securing the feedback loops that govern modern power systems.
Building secure control strategies and AI-enabled defenses against false data injection attacks, operating uncertainty, and emerging digital threats. Research at the intersection of sensing, communications, control and cybersecurity for dependable electric infrastructure.
OBJECTIVES & CURRENT WORK
False data injection attacks · secure control · AI · neural networks
TEAM, EQUIPMENT & OUTPUTS
Student teams investigate secure control with data and simulation platforms, communicating results through publications, videos, patents, and multi-disciplinary partnerships.
ELECTRIC MACHINES
Efficient machines for mobility, industry and generation.
Exploring axial flux machines and high-torque-density motors for more compact, efficient electric propulsion and energy conversion. Design and control research for high-performance electric machines that reduce losses and expand electrification possibilities.
OBJECTIVES & CURRENT WORK
Axial flux machines · high torque density motors · compact high-efficiency conversion
TEAM, EQUIPMENT & OUTPUTS
The program uses machine test equipment and electromagnetic simulation to support student work, photographs, publications, patents, and industrial collaboration.