Research Interest

  • High power density converters
  • DC/DC and DC/AC converters: Topology and modulation schemes
  • Motors for Automotive and Aerospace applications

  Academic Background

  • B.Tech: NIT Raipur, Electrical Engineering, 2013
  • M.E: IISc Bengaluru, Power Electronics, 2015
  • Ph.D: IIT Bombay, Power Electronics, 2022

  Professional Experience

  • Assistant Director, Central Electricity Authority: 2015-16
  • Technical Lead, L&T Technology Services: 2021-23

  Professional Memberships

  • IEEE, Student Member

  Publications

  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "Hybrid Energy Storage System Based on a Novel Reduced Rating Multi-Input Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 12133-12142, Nov. 2020
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "Interfacing Standalone loads with Renewable Energy Source and Hybrid Energy Storage System using a Dual Active Bridge based Multi-Port Converter," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "Dual Active Bridge based Reduced Stage Multi-Port DC/AC Converter for PV-Battery Systems," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "Characterization of ZVS Behavior and Optimum Control Point Determination for Three-Port Current-Fed Dual Active Bridge Converter," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 4816-4824, July-Aug. 2022
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "Novel Dual Active Bridge Based Multi Port Converter for Interfacing Hybrid Energy Storage Systems in Electric Vehicles," 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India), Bengaluru, India, 2019
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "A Multi Input Converter for Interfacing Battery and Supercapacitor to the Load," 2018 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), Portland, OR, 2018
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "Current Fed Dual Active Bridge based Multi-Port DC/AC Converter for Standalone Solar PV fed Systems with Battery Backup," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2020
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "Dual Active Bridge based DC/AC converter for Standalone Renewable Energy Systems with Low DC Link Capacitance," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2020
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "Characterization of ZVS Behavior and Optimal Operating Point for Three-Port Current Fed Dual Active Bridge Interlinking Converter," 2021 1st International Conference on Power Electronics and Energy (ICPEE), 2021
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "A zero current switching non isolated bidirectional converter for interfacing energy storage devices with microgrids," 2018 International Conference on Power, Instrumentation, Control and Computing (PICC), Thrissur, 2018
  • S. Kurm and V. Agarwal, "A Hysteresis Current Controlled Grid connected Full Bridge Inverter With Zero Current Switching," 2018 2nd IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Control and Energy Systems (ICPEICES), Delhi, India, 2018

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